Mark: You think a fake wire transfer scares me? My late wife was a corporate attorney. Do you have any idea how secure that trust fund actually is?
Evelyn: Secure? The money is gone! Check your banking app right now!
Mark: I don't need to check an app. Lily's trust fund requires dual authorization. Mine, and her grandfather's.
Evelyn’s eyes widened slightly, a flicker of doubt crossing her expression.
Evelyn: Her grandfather? Judge Harrison?
Mark: Yes. The senior federal judge for the Northern District of Texas. Did you really think my father-in-law left his granddaughter’s life insurance vulnerable to a gold-digger?
Evelyn: You... you're bluffing!
Mark: Try making a transfer without his digital key. Any attempt triggers an automatic alert to the federal fraud unit.
Evelyn: That means... the wire transfer notification I saw...
Mark: Was a trap set by the bank's security team the moment your IP address tried to log into the portal yesterday morning.
Evelyn: No... no, that can't be right!
Mark: They let the transaction look like it went through to trace where you were sending it. You didn't just commit child endangerment today, Evelyn. You committed federal wire fraud.
Lily: Daddy, look! Sirens!
In the distance, the faint wail of police sirens began to echo down the quiet suburban street, growing louder with every passing second.
Evelyn: You called them before you came out to the pool?
Mark: The moment I saw you drag her toward the water on my phone screen, I dialed 911 on speaker mode and put the phone in my pocket. They heard everything.
Evelyn: You bastard!
Evelyn lunged forward, her nails clawing toward Mark’s face, but he easily stepped aside, pushing her back down onto the patio furniture.
Mark: Don't make this worse for yourself than it already is.
Evelyn: You set me up! You planned this entire thing!
Mark: I didn't set you up to hurt my child! I gave you a chance to be a human being, and you failed every single test!
Evelyn: I won't go to prison! My family has lawyers, Mark! You can't prove I was going to drop her!
Mark: The audio from the 911 call has you screaming 'I’ll let go right now.' The video shows her dangling over six feet of water. You're done, Evelyn.
Evelyn: Please... Mark... think about our prenup! We can just quiet divorce! I'll leave, I'll never come back to Texas!
Mark: The prenup has an infidelity and felony clause. You get zero dollars, zero alimony, and a prison sentence.
The sound of heavy tires screeching against the driveway signaled the arrival of the police cars.
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