Son In-law Revenge

Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold

"Babe, look at this." Susan turned her face to her boyfriend, Lex face and handed her phone to him. "It's a video of Jake and he is almost trending."

"So why are you interested? What? Do you want him back now?" 

"No of course not." Susan said with a sigh. "Just take a look it." Lex finally collected the phone from her and looked at the content. He couldn't believe his eyes. Jake's friend actually played a prank on him.

"I feel so much pity for the guy. He has been through a lot and I think it's all because of me. Maybe I should call him to apologize, I did speak rather rudely to him when he found out." Susan said in a sober voice.

"You have got to be kidding me. Look, if you want the idiot back just say so, stop beating around the bush. And while you are going back to him, do well to remember that he can't give you all that I can." Lex stood up from the bed and walked to the door. "And don't come back when you leave." That was the last thing he said before he banged the door shut.

Susan sat on the bed wondering what she said to get him so riled up. Lex walked with speed towards his system. He downloaded the video of Jake being pranked and cropped out the part where the police found out that the substance was just powder, when he was done he called his friend in the force.

"I have something for you." 

"Bring it down to the station then."

They have been friends for a long time and maybe it's because they also go straight to the point whenever they wanted to talk. They both understood each other. Both men were very busy and did not have time to exchange pleasantries whenever they meet. 

Lex drove speedily to the police station and in few minutes, he was in the station asking for Officer Stiles. The man walked up to him, it made Lex to know that he had already sighted him come in.

"Let's go to a quite place." Stiles said as he walked in front of Lex, leading him to the investigation room. He shut the door and finally asked Lex.

"So what do you have for me?" Stiles wasn't a pretty man but he wasn't a bad sight to behold either. His eyes were empty because of the number of times he had seen terrible things happen in his town. Stiles decided, after witnessing so much horror, to retire from the force. But after a day of staying at home with no cat, no dog, no daughter, no son, no wife, he knew that he would end up killing himself. So he stayed at a job that he did not like but a job that he was mostly appreciated for.

"It's a video of a guy I want you to deal with." Lex said with so much anger in his voice.

"What did he do?"

"He is Susan's ex and Susan is thinking of going back to him. I cannot let that happen." 

Stiles knew the kind of man Lex was. He was the green snake in the green grass. He was about counting the number of times he has done shady business for him but Lex next words stopped him.

"He got arrested for selling of drugs but it wasn't actually drugs. It was just powder. But the video I have doesn't make it look that way. Can you get him arrested for it?"

Doing shady business for Lex was one of the reasons Stiles stayed in the force. It was one of the things that gave meaning to his life.

"Of course." Lex smiled, stood up and after giving Stiles his address, he was gone.

Jake woke up to the banging of his door. He crawled out of bed and threw on a robe and opened the door. He saw a slender man flashing an ID card in front of him.

"Jake Swanson. I'm officer Stiles. You are under arrest for the possession and selling of hard drugs. You have the right to remain silent cause whatever you say or do could be used against you in the court of law."

Jake took a minute to absorb all what the man said and then he laughed.

"Nice one Marion. Are you that broke that you would repeat the same prank again just to gain viewers on your stupid channel?"

"Put your hands behind your back sir."

Jake finally steadied his eyes on the man. "How much is he paying you for this?"

"Okay that's it. " Officer Stiles forced Jake's hands behind his back and placed the handcuffs on him. He dragged a screaming Jake to his car and tried to silence out his screaming by listening to a heavy metal song all the way to the police station. When they arrived the police station, he dragged Jake into a jail and locked him inside.

"What the hell is going on here? Let me out of here, I didn't do anything."

"Not according to the video we have."

"What video? What the stupid video till the end, then you will see that it was just a stupid prank."

Officer Stiles left Jake in the jail without so much as listening to another word that came out of his mind. 

Jake did not understand what was going on. He could not comprehend why Marion would go to this level just to hurt him.

I swear, once I get out of here I am going to kill him. 

Jake sat on the cold cell floor thinking of how he was going to get himself out of the mess his friends had put him in. He didn't have any relative to call and now he didn't have any friends either. He just hoped he would be able to convince the judge that he wasn't involved in anything he is being accused of.

"Jake Swanson! There is a man here to see you."

Jake didn't know anybody and walking down to the counter, he saw a man who he hasn't met before smiling at him.

"Hello, Mr. Jake. I have been searching for you for a long time now." The man said while smiling.