Inspector Roxy Wilson of the RCMP's Sexual Exploitation Unit walked past Will with a nod and a smile. She was not dressed as a maid, but had quickly changed into her work-a-day uniform. She looked rather good in that uniform. It became very apparent, rather quickly, that she was all business on this visit.
"Christopher MacMillan, My name is Inspector Roxie Wilson of the RCMP. I need to inform you that you have been under investigation for sexual exploitation, voyeurism and illegal wiretapping…"
Chris looked shocked. His head swiveled as he looked from Inspector Roxy, to Will and then Sonny. Will thought that Chris would be angry at them for causing him to be investigated, but he wasn't. He just looked shocked:
"But I didn't do anything…" Chris did not have any time to say anything else. Inspector Roxy interrupted him, by simply raising her hand: "Mr. MacMillan, I did not say you were being arrested or charged with anything. I am obliged to inform you that you had been under investigation."
All three of them, Sonny, Will and Chris, looked at Inspector Roxy with very acute curiosity at her choice of words. She must have seen all three expressions because she simply said:
"It has become clear, in our investigation, that you did not have any prior knowledge about the hidden vid-cams in this hotel room. Also, the video of Mr. Horton and Mr. Kiriakis in the court room, appears to have been hacked from the server your husband was using to store the photo. It was copied before your husband deleted the video, it seems; actually, we are very certain at this point, that it is so."
Among the three listeners, surprisingly, it was Chris that had a more incredulous look. Sonny and Will followed very closely behind, tying for second place. Also, Chris was first to say something: "You mean Daniel actually did delete it? Just like he said he did?"
Inspector Roxie assured Chris that it was indeed the case. She went on to explain that phone and internet service wiretapping, all legal and crown approved, also confirmed that Mr. Horvitz and Mr. MacMillan had nothing to do with the current situation. Neither Chris nor Daniel were involved in the illegal videotaping in Will and Sonny's hotel room. It just wasn't possible, given time constraints that either one of them physically set up the vid-cams. Also, it had become clear that neither Chris nor Daniel had any opportunity to arrange for someone else to set it up.
Chris, again was the first to speak: "Well then…who the hell did?"
Just then there was a knock on the door, a rather rhythmic knock. Roxy perked up: "Will, would you be so kind as to open the door. I believe Mr. Horvitz is ready to join in the conversation."
A revelation occurred to Sonny at that moment: "Inspector, what about the vid-cams? Won't whoever put them in the room be watching and listening?"
Inspector Roxy smiled and said: "Nope. They got spooked when you and Will found the vid-cams. The systems are inactive. From now on, if they activate, we will know and we will have prior warning. It is safe to talk. But good question though." Sonny couldn't help but smile and Will couldn't help but be proud of Sonny.
A relieved Will trotted to the door and opened it. Sure enough Professor Daniel Horvitz was at the door, escorted by a rather bored looking RCMP officer. Will decided to do the Canadian thing and be polite: "Hello Professor. Nice to see you."
Daniel looked at Will with a resigned, yet quite sincere expression and said: "Hello Will, Could you do me a favour and call me Daniel or Mr. Horvitz, if you can't do that personal….When we aren't in school….and especially in circumstances like this…I don't think academic formality is warranted…"
Will smiled, letting his expression be both genuine and quite enticing, and said: "Professor… I am not comfortable…as yet… to be that personal… and as for these circumstances…it appears that you still do warrant my respect…therefore…Professor…welcome to my room…" Will gestured for Daniel to enter his hotel room. Daniel, for his part, gave Will an incredulous look of his own, not understanding why Will would be this…forgiving.
Sonny, however, knowing Will more than anyone else in this room, simply fell more in love with him, in that moment. Will's incredible ability to find the good in people was, in Sonny's mind, incredibly sexy.
Inspector Roxy indicated that Daniel should sit, and he did. She then addressed the group: "Professor Horvitz might be able to shed some light onto the situation."
Daniel took a deep breath before he started his explanation. It seems that he woke up this morning and checked on a few sights on the internet. One such sight was for "candid" movies that usually featured young adult males in provocative, but not sexually explicit situations. It is said to be "candid", because usually the participants are aware that there is a possibility that they could be filmed, since they have given consent; usually in the form of a short videotaped interview. They however never know what situation they will be put in, or when this situation will occur.
It was therefore a great surprise to Daniel when he saw a newly uploaded video that featured Will and Sonny. It was a montage of the two young men being frisky in Daniel's spare bedroom and some very provocative tussling under covers, in a hotel room.
"I recognized the hotel room right away. That is when I shouted for Chris…" He then turned to his husband and said: "Sorry sweetheart" before continuing: "to run to your room. I had a feeling that you would never have consented to being filmed in that way…"
Daniel went on to explain that he then fired off an angry e-mail to the site's admins demanding they explain to him how they got the spare-bedroom footage of Will and Sonny, since it had been deleted. After he sent the e-mail, he had RCMP officers knocking on his hotel room door.
After describing a few more details regarding his surprise at seeing police with a warrant to search his computer…"and of course finding nothing…", Inspector Roxy took over: "Actually, we did find a few things that were…questionable…but the professor has agreed to help in the investigation…in exchange for us disregarding these slight infractions."
Chris, Sonny and Will, all three of them, simultaneously, shook their heads and shouted, some louder than others: "What?"
Inspector Roxy went on to explain that, while being interviewed, Daniel had received a response to his angry e-mail. It essentially was a blackmail note stating that the admins of the website would expose Daniel's and Chris' pasts, if they did not help in filming Will and Sonny in a compromising position; presumably in order to coerce them into doing other more unseemly things.
Inspector Roxy went on to explain that in the course of their investigation they had uncovered a few things. Some of the websites that Daniel frequented online were owned and operated, seemingly, by the same individuals that had dealings with a younger Chris.
It was at this point that Inspector Roxy made her suggestion: "If all four of you are willing to cooperate. We may be able to take down an illegal and extremely exploitative website, actually a series of websites that preys on the vulnerabilities of young men. Websites that are linked to several prostitution rings in Montreal and Ottawa."
And that is when it hit Will. He realized what Inspector Roxy was proposing. He also realized that someone, very recently, had predicted this very outcome: "Oh My God, Inspector! My roommate was right! You want ME to pretend…to pretend to be a…a…a…prostitute!" Will's cheeks went red with surprise and embarrassment.
Will could just picture Marc's face when he finds this out. First he will be mortified and then…and then he would laugh…really hard…right in Will's face. This was going to be even more ammunition for Marc to tease him.
