Case 8: Darker Side

1

Surveillance on Connor's house should give me more information about his drug-dealing work.

 

2

*Drive through Chinatown to Connor's house*

 

I have a feeling I will be driving in and out of Chinatown a lot...

 

*Park five houses away so he doesn't notice you*

 

Now the fun begins... Watching Connor's actions. I'll need some coffee.

Today is Monday, let's see what he does today.

It's already almost noon... 11:48 AM, and he still hasn't exited his house.

 

*Keep watching*

 

Two more hours have gone by, and nothing has happened. Does he know I'm here or something?

 

*Keep watching*

 

It's already 3:15 PM, and Connor still hasn't even left his house, maybe he's sick?

 

*Keep watching*

 

There he goes... he's getting into his car, it's 5:45 PM.

 

*Follow Connor's old black car*

 

He drove about 20 minutes to an Italian restaurant. He's just getting dinner.

 

Italian Restaurant

 

3

The restaurant is a fancy modern Italian eatery. It looks expensive and the items on the menu are around $30. This is definitely a high-end restaurant.

 

4

Connor is nicely dressed, with a button-down shirt and dress pants. This is quite different from the last time I saw him. Who is he trying to impress?

 

5

Connor is with an older woman, who looks to be in her 50s. Both of them seem to be having a great time, I didn't expect this from Connor at all...

 

6

The staff seemed to know Connor, he was joking around with one of them and Connor was showing a waiter something on his phone. It seems like Connor has been to this restaurant a lot.

 

 

7

Jeez, what a long dinner, almost two hours...

He's finally leaving, and so is the woman.

 

*Follow Connor home*

 

He didn't stop anywhere else; he just went straight home.

The day is over...

The whole day, he left his house only once, to eat dinner.

I need to do surveillance each day this week and see what else he does.

I'll build the schedule and go over the details afterward.

 

Monday's Surveillance

 

Tuesday's Surveillance

 

Wednesday's Surveillance

 

Thursday's Surveillance

 

Friday's Surveillance

 

Saturday's Surveillance

 

Sunday's Surveillance

 

8

He went to the Italian restaurant at 5:45 PM.

 

9

The strangest part about Monday is that he only left his house once, and that was to eat dinner. He must be very lonely...

 

10

He met with the middle-aged woman at the Italian restaurant. He also met with a waiter that he seemed to have some previous history with... given hos friendly they were.

 

11

He only left his house one time, and that was at 5:45 PM. I arrived at Connor's house at 6:00 AM, and left at 1:00 AM, so unless he left after 1:00 Am or before 6:00 Am he only left once.

 

12

He did absolutely nothing at all! He stayed inside the whole day!

 

13

Nothing happened at all, I watched him and only saw him a couple times through his windows.

 

14

Connor could have called or texted people. But I don't think he met face-to-face with anyone this day.

 

15

On Wednesday, I followed Connor to a barber shop called Lukshon. This barber shop was small and in the center of Chinatown.

 

16

The thing that stood out to me was the fact that the Italian restaurant seemed so high-end but the barber shop seemed so low-end. Why does he get his hair cut at a sketchy barber shop, but eat at a fancy place?

 

17

From all of my surveillance, I believe the only people he met on Wednesday were the employees at the barber shop. Connor doesn't meet with many people at all, it's hard to believe he's a dealer.

 

18

He went to the barber shop at 6:57 PM, and my notes say he left his house at 6:48 PM. He got back home around 7:50 PM.

 

19

Connor went to get groceries during the middle of the day and later that night he went to a bar... but I don't know what else he did because it was difficult to keep following him in that environment.

 

20

I think this was the most normal day. Connor got groceries and went out to bars in downtown Los Angeles. He was probably meeting friends.

 

21

I know he was talking to both guys and girls at the first bar he went to. After this, I had to dial back my surveillance because I think he would have caught me following him. He probably met lots more people at the other bars.

 

22

Connor left to get groceries at 1:06 PM, and returned at 2:24 PM. He left for the bars at 11:08 PM by taking public transportation. He returned very late at night, about 2:30 AM.

 

23

On Friday, Connor went to the UCLA college campus and went into a house party. But once again, I had to stop here, it was too risky to follow him in there or anywhere else.

 

24

Attending college parties when you're not in college is slightly strange, but... I don't know, maybe it's a norm here? I'm from London, maybe things are different here in Los Angeles.

 

25

He probably met with tons of college students. Is Connor looking for some girlfriend? Does he love the party scene?

 

26

Connor left his house at 11:20 PM using public transportation, which told me he was probably going to drink. He returned home at 1:42 AM.

 

27

Saturday was the same as Friday, all he did was go to the college campus at night and nothing more. His life is very strange, he barely does anything at all.

 

28

This day was just like Friday, nothing that weird happened besides the fact that Connor isn't in college but goes to the parties. Or maybe he is in college, taking online classes? I suppose this is possible.

 

29

He met tons of college students again. The house he went to on this day was even more busy than the house he went to on Friday. He must really enjoy parties.

 

30

Connor left at a standard nightlife time, around 11:30 PM. He left in public transportation and got back to his house at 2:05 AM.

 

31

I suppose Sunday was his recovery day from all the parties, because he was laying on his bed in his living room for hours and hours. I could barely see this through his window. He never left his house.

 

32

This day was his rest day, nothing weird happened.

 

33

Connor didn't meet with anyone on this day.

 

Overall Thoughts

 

34

Connor has lots of free time. Almost all of this time is spent at home. Maybe he is preparing his drugs for sale? I'm not entirely sure.

 

35

I've been conducting surveillance for nearly one month now. What is the strangest of all, is that each and every week look nearly identical. Connor always goes to the Italian eatery on Monday, always gets haircuts on Wednesday, goes to bars on Thursdays, and goes to the college campus parties on Fridays and Saturdays.

 

36

I didn't see any evidence at all... I watched him for over three weeks and I didn't see him go to any sketchy place and deal drugs. How does he deal his drugs?

 

Conclude Investigation

1. Who was Connor with at the restaurant?

  • Work associate
  • Old-time friend
  • His girlfriend
  • His mother

 

2. How does Connor distribute drugs?

  • It has to do with the Italian restaurant
  • It has to do with the barbershop
  • It has to do with the college parties
  • It has to do with the bars

 

3. Which activity is most suspicious?

  • Dinner on Mondays
  • Haircuts on Wednesdays
  • Bars on Thursdays
  • Parties on Fridays and Saturdays

 

4. When did I physically see Connor deal drugs?

  • At night in Chinatown
  • After the bars close
  • I never saw him deal drugs

Correct Answers

1. Who was Connor with at the restaurant?

  • His mother

 

2. How does Connor distribute drugs?

  • It has to do with the college parties

 

3. Which activity is most suspicious?

  • Haircuts on Wednesdays

 

4. When did I physically see Connor deal drugs?

  • I never saw him deal drugs