A private investigator climbs onto a rooftop during a surveillance case in Annapolis, Maryland — and then the police show up.

In Episode 6 of Spy And Tell, licensed private investigator Seth Ward looks back at a wild surveillance case from the 1990s involving a business dispute, a former employee, a suspected affair, a hot tub, a rooftop stakeout, and an unexpected police response.

What began as a straightforward private investigation quickly turned into one of those nights where every decision had to be made on the fly.

If you enjoy real-world private investigator stories, cheating spouse investigations, surveillance cases, true crime podcasts, and behind-the-scenes stories from the field, this episode is for you.

Spy And Tell — Cheaters. Liars. Private Eyes.

Hosted by Seth Ward, a licensed private investigator with more than 30 years of experience.

A beach vacation. Three young children. And a boyfriend who wasn't supposed to be anywhere near them.

In Episode 5 of Spy and Tell, veteran private investigator Seth Ward takes you behind the scenes of a child custody investigation that started with a suspicious father and turned into a surveillance assignment full of unexpected obstacles.

A judge had ordered that the mother's new boyfriend stay away from her children. But when she planned a family trip to a beachfront resort, her ex-husband suspected the boyfriend would be joining them.

The plan was simple: Find the family on the beach, document who was there, and head home.

Then the thunderstorms rolled in.

Suddenly, the investigators were dealing with a massive resort, a gated parking garage, locked elevators, hundreds of rooms, and absolutely no idea where the family was staying.

A mysterious parking pass provided the first real clue. What followed was a series of unexpected turns, a little creative detective work, and one knock on a hotel room door that helped change the outcome of a custody case.

This is what private investigation really looks like when the original plan falls apart.

Join Seth Ward, a licensed private investigator with more than 30 years of experience, for another true story from the world of surveillance, cheating spouses, child custody investigations, and the people who hire private eyes to uncover the truth.

SPY AND TELL — Episode 5: The Beach Trip That Turned Into a Custody Case

🎙️ Real cases. Real surveillance. Unbelievable stories.

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A grandmother in Arizona, was convinced her daughter and son-in-law were still involved with drugs—but she needed proof before making a decision about her grandchildren.

What started with a Life360 location dot bouncing between Phoenix parking lots turned into weeks of surveillance, a storage unit, repeated car-to-car exchanges, and a growing list of people with drug histories.

Then, on what was supposed to be one final day of surveillance, everything exploded.

SUVs rushed the parking lot. Agents jumped out with guns drawn. People were put in handcuffs.

The DEA had arrived.

Did Grandma use our surveillance reports to tip them off? Were federal agents already watching the same operation? We never found out.

But one thing became clear: those kids were not going back into the situation everyone feared.

SPY AND TELL — Episode 4: The Parking Lot

Cheaters. Liars. Private Eyes.
Real stories from more than 30 years in private investigation.