The Locksmith's Dilemma: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Language: en
On New Year's Eve, the youngest son of our next-door neighbor was trapped inside their apartment, wailing uncontrollably. Relying on his decades of experience as a locksmith, my dad picked the lock in five seconds. But what greeted us inside wasn't a crying child—it was a tape recorder. Right then, the neighbor, Mrs. Higgins, blocked our exit with a crowd of people. "I knew a little bait operation would lure the suspect out!" "Picking a lock that fast, you've clearly done this plenty of times! I bet you're the one who's been stealing everything in our building!" I tried to explain nicely…