After my neighbors placed a camera in my garden, I managed to give them a stern lesson without resorting to legal action.

I knew something had to be done when my new neighbors put a camera pointed at my backyard. A straightforward idea to teach children a lesson about privacy quickly devolved into a crazy performance that attracted the attention of the local authorities, with unanticipated repercussions.

I never imagined that my goal as an amateur actress would be to humiliate my inquisitive neighbors, but life has a way of taking you by surprise.

The beginning was when Frank and Carla moved in next door. At first, they seemed decent enough, although a little… strange.

I remarked, “Welcome to the neighborhood,” and extended a basket of tomatoes from my garden to them. “I’m Zoe.”