As expected, Jim and his family slipped into the hot tub again—completely at ease. But this time, I had added a harmless dye to the water. After an hour, their skin started turning green. Confusion turned into panic. They tried to leave, but Tom had installed a timed gate lock.
We walked out casually, filming everything. “Enjoying yourselves?” I asked. Jim’s face turned pale—well, green and pale. “What did you do?” he stammered. I held up our phone showing footage of their secret visits. “Just making sure you never forget this lesson.”
After we unlocked the gate and they left in shame, we shared the footage with our neighborhood watch group. The reaction was explosive. Turns out, we weren’t the only victims—Jim had borrowed and never returned tools, used other people’s pools, and even hosted parties in empty homes.
Then came the real bombshell: an anonymous tip revealed Jim had been renting out his home to strangers, advertising our backyard hot tub as part of the “experience.” We reported everything. He was arrested for trespassing and fraud. They moved shortly after—and peace finally returned to our home.