Judge Ellison: Order in the court! We are now in session for the sentencing of Brenda Vance.
Brenda: Your Honor, please! I am an pillar of the Dallas community! This is a misunderstanding!
Judge Ellison: Silence! Mrs. Vance, I have reviewed the backyard video evidence and the financial audit report.
Brenda: My lawyer didn't represent my side properly!
Defense Attorney: Your Honor, my client maintains that her actions were an overreaction to a disciplinary situation...
Judge Ellison: Dragging a toddler on an iron chain is not discipline, Counsel! It is criminal barbarism!
Mark: State your ruling, Your Honor. My family needs closure.
Judge Ellison: On the count of felony child endangerment, I sentence you to five years in state penitentiary.
Brenda: Five years?! No! You can't do this to me!
Judge Ellison: On the counts of grand larceny, probate forgery, and wire fraud, I sentence you to an additional twelve years, to be served consecutively.
Brenda: Twelve more years?! THAT IS SEVENTEEN YEARS! MARK, DO SOMETHING!
Mark: You did this to yourself, Brenda. You thought you could destroy my family and steal our lives.
Judge Ellison: Furthermore, full restitution of three million dollars is ordered to be repaid to the Vance Family Trust immediately from your seized assets.
Brenda: I have nothing left! You're ruining my life!
Judge Ellison: Bailiffs, remove the defendant from my courtroom!
Brenda: MARK! FORGIVE ME! MARK!
Mark: Goodbye, Brenda.
Mr. Sterling: It's finally over, Mark. The house, the trust, and the family business are completely secure.
Mark: Thank you for everything, Sterling. We couldn't have done this without you and Maria.
Maria: I'm just glad little Lily can grow up without fear in her own home, Mr. Mark.
Mark: She will. Let's go home and tell Lily the good news.
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