The “surprise” was not dangerous, illegal, or even particularly complicated. I placed a large clear storage box on Desmond’s porch containing an empty gas can, printed stills from my security footage, and an itemized list of everything he had borrowed from me over the previous three years and never returned. At the top was a simple note: “Please return my property and reimburse the gasoline you admitted taking. The next incident will be reported.” His wife opened the door first.
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