Field Notes: The Ghost in the Hallway
A boy nobody could place kept showing up at a church youth group, circling closer to a teenage girl. Her parents tried to figure out who he was, but every lead went nowhere. That’s when they called me.
Field Notes: Trust, But Verify
Not every case involves international travel or counterintelligence. Sometimes the hardest lessons are close to home. One family trusted a nanny without vetting her husband. Another trusted that a contractor’s reputation meant their house was secure. Both learned the value of checking first, and both leaned on me to help pick up the pieces.