For the past few months, Denise had been uneasy because she believed her husband, Mitch, had been unfaithful. She discovered that the reality was far worse than she could have ever imagined while searching for the truth.
Denise saw her husband boasting to their friends about the cars he had been working on, including a classic Chevy and Mustangs, while they were out having fun.
Despite her skepticism about his claims—given their financial struggles with their auto repair firm, which she owned because of his credit history—she remained silent and let him enjoy his moment while his pals gasped in amazement.
When Mitch returned to the bar after a while to restock their drinks, Denise saw that a pretty blonde woman had given him a piece of paper. After taking the note out of her husband’s hand, Denise read it aloud. “Thanks for last night,” it stated.
At that point, Mitch said it was all a joke played on him, and Tom, one of his pals, agreed. However, it quickly became clear that Mitch was lying, and Tom felt compelled to lie. She chose to let it go, though, because she didn’t want to make a big deal out of it in front of their friends.
After a few minutes, Denise’s phone rang with a video from Mitch and the woman who gave him the paper. Denise approached the woman, eager to find out what was going on, but before Denise could get a hold of her, she left the area and got into her car.
Once home, she waited Mitch to fall asleep so she could go through his lap top.
Luckily, the lap top contained all of his passwords. At that moment, Denise discovered something far more alarming than an affair. Photographs, car parts invoices, and car registration papers with matching VINs were visible in his files. Her husband was obviously involved in criminal activities and all those transactions were illegal.
The following day, she decided to pay Mitch a visit at the shop. It was Carlos, the worker, who greeted her and told her Mitch was at the back of the shop.
She headed there and that’s when she saw her husband arguing with a man she had never seen before.
Denise decided to record the row, and what she heard chilled her blood.
“I can’t use parts that are already broken. Come on, at least give me something I can work with,” Mitch argued with desperation in his voice.
“You’re lucky we’re even giving you this,” the man replied angrily.
“Look at that cylinder head cover…it looks like it was pried off with a crowbar,” Mitch said, and the man replied, “Take it or leave it, Mitch. You owe us.”
As the man walked out, Mitch noticed Denise and started yelling at her, wanting to know how much of the conversation she had heard.
“Keep your mouth shut, or there’ll be consequences you can’t even fathom,” he sneered.
Denise got inside her car and just as she started driving, she noticed something cold on the back of her head. It was a gun, and the person pointing it at her was the blonde woman who handed Mitch the note the previous night.
“Drive now. Get moving,” she muttered coldly. “I’m Special Agent Garcia. I need your help to bring down the criminals at your husband’s auto repair shop,” showing her badge.
“How do I even know you’re the real deal?” Denise asked, looking at the badge as if she knew how to detect if it was fake.
“I’ve been watching Mitch’s shop, and you stumbled upon something big today,” Garcia replied. “I need you to cooperate.”
Denise trembled, and with a shaking voice she said, “Fine. I’ll help you.”
The two drove to Denise’s house. “What did you find?” Agent Garcia asked Denise.
“He’s been dealing with these people, paying off debts with stolen car parts,” Denise answered showing Garcia Mitch’s lap top. “This is crucial. It links him to these guys,” Agent Garcia said.
Denise explained that she thought he was cheating on her and that she never assumed he could be part of something dangerous.
“There’s enough here for a case, but we need more. Mitch might be key to bringing down the whole ring. Can you do one last thing to help me?” Garcia asked.
That evening, Mitch came home drunk and demanded his dinner, but Denise insisted they needed to talk.
“Mitch, we need to talk. What’s going on with the money you owe these people?”
He said it was just “business trouble,” but Denise confessed to him that she had heard his conversation with the man behind the store.
Mitch snapped. “I cheated them, okay? Sold a stolen classic car and pocketed the difference!” Denise wanted to know what he spent the money on. He admitted to squandering the money on part ownership of a racing dog, believing it to be a lucrative investment.
“How could you drag us into such a mess?” Denise screamed.
“I didn’t expect you to find out, so you better keep your mouth shut. You’ll end up wearing concrete shoes at the bottom of the river if you tell. They won’t do anything to me,” he smirked and laughed drunkenly. “They need me.”
Denise became aware that her husband didn’t care if she was going to be hurt. He only cared about himself. She then opened the front door and Garcia was there. She caught Mitch off guard and arrested him.
As other officers searched their home, Denise asked Garcia why she had sent her the video of her and Mitch the night at the bar.
“I thought you should know what Mitch was doing,” Agent Garcia answered, sighing. “I wanted to ensure you wouldn’t be blamed for his crimes since the shop is in your name.”
Denise gasped, “I could have been in trouble for Mitch’s actions?”
“It’s complicated, but now that we know all the details, you shouldn’t worry. You’re clear of any suspicion,” the agent comforted her.
Denise was relieved she wasn’t in trouble. With her husband being charged for doing illegal activities, she decided to run the shop herself. Of course, with the help of Carlos, who worked there long years.
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