As the show went on, and the fans were none the wiser, MiraBeth sat at one of the computer terminals in the security office and watched every camera feed that they had. She transferred several of them onto a thumb drive and printed a couple of still frames. She didn't speak to anyone in the 'office' around her.
Halfway through the show's production, MiraBeth and Sam managed to meet up with each other at the limousine. "What have you found out?" MiraBeth asked her fellow officer.
Sam shook her head. "This place is rife with rumors. It's worse than a beauty parlor! I think the tabloids should hire these people because they come up with the wildest sh…"
"Really? You are going to talk like that on-duty?" MiraBeth chastised. "Just start sharing info."
The officers began taking fingerprints from the doors and seats of the car and putting the glasses in evidence bags. While they were processing the evidence, Sam summarized what she had learned. "The company has been having financial trouble lately. Vince McMahon believes that the company was doing better before The Authority was in control. Apparently he has looked into stocks and shares, television viewers, Twitter hits, and the bottom line on the WWE budget. According to what I overheard, the WWE brought in less money with The Authority running the day-to-day operations and expenditures increased by two-thirds. Obviously, the head man wasn't in charge. Scuttlebutt was Vince was going to show up in the near future and get rid of The Authority. No one was sure who would replace them and that was concerning – better the devil you know that the one you don't. I couldn't find anyone that knew he was going to be here tonight, though."
"That matches rumor that I heard as well." MiraBeth told Sam. "Of course, in the next breath he was off on Vince having marital problems." she grumbled as she checked the seat for fluids. "Ew. How often do they clean these things?"
"Don't think about that." Sam laughed. "So yeah, I heard about the marital problems, too. Linda's election runs cost a chunk of money. Vince has been looking at the WWE bottom line, their personal financial bottom line, and then he's looked at the money they have shelled out without a winning political return. The fact that he's thinking and looking at it put a strain on their marriage."
"That's two icky rumors about Vince McMahon but neither pose a threat to his safety." MiraBeth sighed.
"Stephanie and Triple H would be pissed and Linda would be hurt but it doesn't seem like either gain anything from kidnapping Vince." Sam said.
"Agreed. What do you think about competitors or former employees? Did you hear anything in that realm?"
"I didn't hear anything on that front. Why do you ask?"
MiraBeth handed Sam a copy of a still frame. "Who does this look like to you?"
"Why would he be here? And how would he get this close? There's more to this…" Sam said.
"I guess we follow the evidence. This could still be a publicity stunt."
"True. True."