"If you report it, report it already. If you don't, I'll report it for you." I hung up after that.

The next thing I did was email the surveillance video I had copied earlier to William, together with a short summary of Cindy's activity.

William assured us we could sue Cindy for defamation.

I smiled and sent back the response.

Me: [Let's file the case.]

Even though defamation would not land Cindy in prison, the embarrassment of being sued for it would be severe. Irritating people was something anyone could do.

William agreed and asked if I could go in the next day to meet and finalize the division of...