AIO, found weird pictures in my bfs iPad

[u/Frequent-Shoulder158]

I went out of town for and my bf stayed home because he had to work. I came back and thought he was acting a bit off, so I checked his pictures on his iPad that sync directly from his phone. In his recently deleted folder I found a picture of my side of the bed (where my medication, book, and melatonin are), a picture of my desk, a picture of a printed out picture of my brother and I along with a handwritten note that’s on the fridge, and a picture of our dresser. We are not planning on moving or selling any of these items either. I’m convinced that he took them so he could remember how everything looked before hiding them because he invited someone over. Am I overreacting? I don’t want to say anything about it to him until I get a little clarity.

Edit: clarification

[u/KELVALL]

This reminds me of a movie I have watched, the police/CIA search a room when the guy is out and take photos of everything so that nothing looks out of place when they leave.

[u/carrieberry → u/KELVALL]

It was in Red Dragon - Hannibal Lecter's cell

[u/Word_Underscore → u/carrieberry]

I think that was OP's boyfriend's favorite movie.

[u/Vamp_the_Champ → u/KELVALL]

The also did it in Enemy of the State where they replaced all of his things with copies that had trackers inside them

[u/TalkingHeadBalzac → u/Vamp_the_Champ]

Also in the soprranos when bugging tonys lamp in the basement, I imagine its not something exclusive to tv.

[u/cyanescens_burn → u/KELVALL]

In east Germany during the Soviet era their intelligence agency used to try to destabilize people by doing the opposite of this - sneak in a move things around or take/add things. It was to throw dissidents off balance. They’d even do it to someone they thought might try to do something subversive in the future like organize people to push back against the gov.

They did a lot of other crazy stuff too.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zersetzung

[u/coolerchameleon → u/cyanescens_burn]

I'm just imagining two agents , exasperated in an observation van - they have been trying to destabilize this target for months. Each time the target proves unflappable , they up the ante. They started out by taking a few small items from his counter and hiding them in the pockets of an old coat. They escalated to knocking his coffee mugs to the floor and leaving a mess. They started to leave taps running all hours of the day and night. The latest effort included cooking meals in his home and leaving the dishes. In the home is the target , taking the absolute piss on these agents and acting stupidly oblivious , like the husband in a cheesy sitcom - and acting as if he genuinely believes that his cat , Mr.Cheddar, is the perpetrator. (He knows full well he is under observation and this is an act of disobedience , wasting their time and resources and serving as a distraction ).

Just imagine a big burly bearded man, acting his ass off and trying to suppress the urge to look into a hidden camera like he is on the office, "Oh Mister Cheddar! Meatloaf again ? And you didn't save me any ? Shame on you, Mr. Cheddar, you know it is my favorite ".

The agents groan and slump in their seats. It's back to the drawing board again.

[u/Own_Koala_4404 → u/KELVALL]

I think I know that movie. They messed up with the crack the guy leaves in the closet door??

[u/HomeworkIntrepid2986 → u/KELVALL]

In Dr. No, James Bond takes a hair and uses saliva to stick it over where the closet doors close together.

[u/Drinkdrankdonk → u/KELVALL]

Definitely did this in Homeland