She opened the cover with a crisp snap of the metal rings, turning the laminated pages toward the officers.
"And I've been documenting every month of it," Claire said evenly.
The two officers, Officer Rivera and Officer Chen, stepped closer to examine the clear plastic sleeves. Inside were date-stamped surveillance stills, timestamped utility meter logs, water bills, and certified surveyor maps showing the property line bisecting the wooden privacy fence Sandra had installed without a permit.
Chapter III: The Certified Boundary
Claire turned the page, displaying a red-lined municipal survey stamped by the county recorder’s office.
"When Sandra had her fence erected two years ago, she intentionally encroached eighteen feet past her legal boundary line, fencing this preexisting pool entirely into her enclosure while refusing to pay for its maintenance, water, or liability insurance," Claire explained to the officers.