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Unexpected messes outside your home can make you wonder exactly what happened.

The following story involves a woman who discovered some detergent liquid leaking through her apartment doorway.

She noticed some of it had reached her doormat and found a trail leading close to the outside wall.

She didn’t think it was anything intentional, but a past incident made her quite suspicious.

That sounds mysterious, eh? Read the full story below for all the details.

A cup or more floral detergent dumped outside apartment door?

Tonight, I noticed a thick yellow liquid smelling strongly of some kind of floral-perfumey, old-woman detergent leaking through my doorway.

It was maybe a cup’s worth. I’m almost certain it’s detergent.

I looked outside, and some of it got on the doormat.

A trail was very close to the outside wall.

This woman doesn’t have any enemies in the apartment complex.

I live in a small 12-unit complex and have no apparent beef with anyone I can think of.

Everyone keeps to themselves really.

But there is a laundry room way down the hallway.

Shich is why I want to be inclined to believe someone maybe spilled it not on purpose.

But she had made a complaint about a halfway house for being loud three times.

Next door is a halfway house for women doing sober living.

I’ve called non-emergency police on them for being loud 3+ times, but I don’t know if they know it’s me.

I ask to stay anonymous on the calls.

Is this normal retaliatory behavior, or is it possibly more innocent/an accident?

Anyone have any experiences with this?

Hmmm… It could certainly be just an accident, especially with a laundry room in the building.

So I don’t think there is enough here to assume retaliation.

But given the history of noise complaints, it makes sense that OP felt suspicious and wanted to keep an eye on what happens next.

What do you think? Let’s find out what others have to say about this.

Short and simple.

This user shares their personal thoughts.

This one has a valid point.

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This person thinks it’s an accident.

Finally, here’s an honest opinion.

Even a little spilled detergent can turn into a neighborhood mystery.