Rachel Thought the Nanny Had Been Near Her Baby’s Crib — Then the Monitor Recorded Someone Hiding in the Camera’s Blind Spot
Chapter 5 — Why Aaron Was Fired
Northstar initially refused to release Aaron’s personnel file.
Once police became involved, that changed.
Aaron had not been fired for poor performance.
He had been fired for “unauthorized access to internal customer systems.”
The complaint had been filed by Colin Ward.
According to company records, Aaron repeatedly attempted to view audit logs outside his normal duties.
But Aaron had written a response before termination.
Detective Hayes read it aloud.
I accessed the logs because temporary maintenance credentials were being reused after installation dates. I reported this to Mr. Ward and was told to ignore it.
Rachel stared at Michael.
The response continued.
Aaron claimed he saw override codes accessed on nights when Northstar customers later reported missing property.
He believed someone inside the company was selling or using those codes.
He began copying records.
Then Colin accused him of violating security policy.
Aaron was terminated.
“Why didn’t he go to police?” Rachel asked.
Hayes shook her head.
“We don’t know yet.”
Then they found Aaron.
He was staying with his sister in another county.
When detectives approached him, he didn’t run.
His first question was:
“Did you find the cards?”
Hayes answered:
“Inside a baby’s nursery.”
Aaron closed his eyes.
“I know.”
“You entered that house yesterday.”
“Yes.”
“Without permission.”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
Aaron looked exhausted.
“Because Colin called me.”
Rachel leaned forward.
“He knew you hid them there?”
Aaron shook his head.
“Not until yesterday.”
Then he said something that made Detective Hayes stop writing.
“One of your current Northstar technicians told him.”
