After a long day at work, Melanie comes home and finds her house ransacked. Tables are flipped over, sofas, and other pieces of furniture are out of place.
[[Melanie calls the police.]]
[[Melanie explores the rest of the house.]]Pictures are on the floor in the hallway. Melanie enters the bedroom and finds their bed flipped over. Clothes are all over the floor. She walks over to the safe, which is open. Her $15,000 diamond necklace is missing. "My necklace! This is an important heirloom passed down from my grandmother."
[[Melanie calls her husband, Jonathan.]]
[[Melanie calls the police.]]A woman picks up the phone.
[[She asks to speak with Jonathan.]]
[[Melanie asks, "Who is this?"]]The woman asks, "May I ask who is calling?"
Melanie replies curtly, "This is his wife."
The woman hangs up.
[[Melanie calls her friend Leah, a hacker.]]
[[Melanie calls again.]]
[[Melanie begins a search for Jonathan.]]The woman hangs up the phone.
[[Melanie calls again.]]
[[Melanie calls her friend Leah, a hacker.]]
[[Melanie begins a search for Jonathan.]]Leah comes over and asks, "What do you need?"
Melanie replies, "I need you to trace this call to my husband. A strange woman picked up."
"Ugh! I don't know why you married him," Leah rambles as she goes over to her computer. She connects Melanie's phone to it, and finds that the call is traced to the Sheraton in Santa Barbara.
Melanie is amazed. "Thanks, Leah. I owe you one," she retorts.
Leah leaves the house.
[[Melanie packs her bags and books a round-trip ticket to Santa Barbara.]]
[[Melanie calls the police and reports Jonathan and the mystery woman as the alleged thieves.]]
[[Melanie calls the Sheraton Hotel in Santa Barbara.]]The woman picks up. "Hello?"
Melanie replies, "This is Jonathan's wife, Melanie. I need to speak with my husband."
The woman hangs up.
[[Melanie begins a search for Jonathan.]]
[[Melanie calls her friend Leah, a hacker.]]Melanie logs on her computer.
[[Melanie tries to log onto Jonathan's email account. Wrong password.]]
[[Melanie scours through Jonathan's social media pages. None of his posts trace his location.]]
[[Melanie looks through their joint bank account. No recent purchases.]][[Melanie books a room across the street from the Sheraton.]]
[[Melanie books a room at the Sheraton.]]
Police: "We will interrogate them if we feel that they are persons of interest."
[[Melanie packs her bags and books a round-trip ticket to Santa Barbara.]]Melanie asks, "Good evening. I need to know if a Mr. Jonathan Young is staying there. This is his wife, Melanie Young. I've been trying to reach him because there's an emergency, but I couldn't get a hold of his cell."
The receptionist answers, "Sure. I can find out."
The receptionist returns, [["Sorry. I can't find anyone with that name."]]Melanie sighs, "Thank you."
[[Melanie packs her bags and books a round-trip ticket to Santa Barbara.]][[Melanie scours through Jonathan's social media pages. None of his posts trace his location.]]
[[Melanie looks through their joint bank account. No recent purchases.]]
[[Melanie calls her friend Leah, a hacker.]][[Melanie tries to log onto Jonathan's email account. Wrong password.]]
[[Melanie looks through their joint bank account. No recent purchases.]]
[[Melanie calls her friend Leah, a hacker.]][[Melanie tries to log onto Jonathan's email account. Wrong password.]]
[[Melanie scours through Jonathan's social media pages. None of his posts trace his location.]]
[[Melanie calls her friend Leah, a hacker.]]Melanie keeps watch at the Sheraton.
She sees Jonathan leaving the building with the mystery woman. She's wearing the $15,000 necklace!Wearing a hat and sunglasses as a disguise, Melanie keeps watch at the lobby. She sees Jonathan exiting the elevator with the mystery woman. The woman is wearing the $15,000 necklace!The police enters and searches the house.
Melanie gives a statement. "I came home and found the house like this. I believe my husband is working late. I will try to get a hold of him."
Officer: "We will begin an investigation. We will let you know if anything new comes up."
[[Melanie explores the rest of the house.]]