Eldridge: What did you just say, Julian? You gave my private keys to the federal prosecutors?
Julian: I could not stay quiet any longer. I knew what you were planning to do to my brother's son today.
Eldridge: You traitor! I built this financial empire with my own hands! I gave you everything you have!
Julian: You didn't build anything! You stole the company shares from Toby's father right after his fatal accident three years ago!
Clara: We found the original trust documents in the estate's safety deposit box, Eldridge. My brother left one hundred percent of his assets to his son, under the guardianship of a trust until his fourth birthday.
Eldridge: Those documents are forged! I have the signed agreement right here in my coat pocket!
Julian: You mean the fake paper you forced his mother to sign when she was sick in the county hospital?
Down on the arena floor, Toby tilted his head up, watching the loud argument in the VIP balcony with wide, curious eyes. The golden pendant around his neck continued to cast a warm, reassuring light over the sand. The white lion let out a low, warning growl, its golden eyes turning upward toward Eldridge's angry face.
Toby: Why is the mean old man yelling at you, Uncle Julian?
Julian: He isn't going to yell much longer, Toby. Everything is going to be alright now.
Eldridge: Guards! I am paying you five thousand dollars each to clear this arena immediately! Confiscate all phones and recording devices!
Guard Leader: I'm sorry, Mr. Eldridge, but we can't do that. Look at the main gates behind you.
The heavy oak doors at the back of the VIP balcony suddenly burst open. Four armed federal marshals stepped into the room, followed by two uniformed police officers and a sharp-looking woman in a charcoal business suit carrying a thick leather briefcase.
Prosecutor Vance: Eldridge Vance? Stand back from the railing and place your hands behind your back.
Eldridge: On what legal authority are you interrupting a private family proceeding on my private estate?
Prosecutor Vance: We have a federal warrant for your arrest regarding grand larceny, corporate fraud, forged estate documents, and attempted child endangerment.
Eldridge: This is a misunderstanding! I was simply conducting a traditional family ceremony to verify the rightful heir!
Prosecutor Vance: You put a four-year-old toddler in a pit with a starved wild lion. The entire event was broadcast live on the arena's private security feed directly to our precinct.
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