**Synopsis:** Max, a bright but pathological voyeur, sets out to expose all the town’s dirty, little secrets, only to capture a shocking affair that throws his practice into question.
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**Chapter 1 – The Spilling of Tea**
A disheveled woman stormed into the café and blared, “That little shit!”
Boisterous chatter fell to silence.
Anxious murmurs stirred amid the rising tension. Everyone froze and eyed the woman in disarray, her hair a ruffled mess, her shirt untucked and rumpled under her large overcoat. She scanned the café with ire, patrons shying away as her red face panned in their direction.
An uneasiness held the room hostage.
She clutched an expensive handbag in one fist and a canteen in the other, leaving everyone guessing her intentions.
“Uh, ma’am?” asked the cashier in a trembling voice. “You need help with something?”
If the woman heard her, she showed no signs of it, determined to spot a guilty face amongst the bemused. Her search ended when she located a small table nestled in the far corner, a table seating Max and May.
She seethed and made a beeline for the teenagers.