Ask the PI Moms

Michelle and I were working an undercover sting this week together.  I was the woman scorned.  I was going out of town for spring break.  Therefore, my husband would be all alone for five days.  We met with a guy who posted an ad on Craigslist for investigative services.  When we met the “PI” he told us his story of how he came to be a PI.  He had been out of work for over a year and friends told him he was good at catching cheaters.

I made contact in advance with the “PI” to set up a time to meet.  He seemed nice enough on the phone, but we can never tell.  Once we met him we knew he really was just a nice guy.  We had mixed emotions about the sting because we do try to catch the “bad guys”.  This case was different because he was not a true “bad guy”.  Sitting in front of us during the sting was a guy just trying to make a living in a tough time.

As moms we are always watching out for our cubs by keeping danger away.  This was not one of those cases.  Luckily, the ending appears to have turned lemons into lemonade.  The funny thing was our subject had actually applied for a job with our firm several weeks ago.  This could have turned out to be the strangest job interview ever for him if he ends up actually becoming a licensed PI.

I am not sure if he will be working with us in the future or not, but it reminded us that not all of our cases involve “bad guys”.  Sometimes it really is just a nice guy in the wrong circumstances.