Officer 1: Marcus Montgomery? You are under arrest for corporate fraud, grand theft, and conspiracy to commit forgery. You have the right to remain silent.
Marcus: Get your hands off me! Do you know who I am?! I own this city!
Officer 2: Hands behind your back, sir. Don't make this any harder than it needs to be.
The guests watched in utter disbelief as the man who was once one of the most powerful executives in Texas was led down the central aisle in handcuffs, his expensive tuxedo coat rumpled, his head hanging in total defeat.
Arthur Vance: Helena... Mrs. Montgomery, I cannot apologize enough for how long it took to bring this truth to light. Your late husband was a good man.
Helena: Thank you, Arthur. Julian always told me you were the one person in that company he could truly trust.
Arthur Vance: The board of directors has already scheduled an emergency session for tomorrow morning. As Leo's legal guardian, you will be appointed temporary trustee of the Montgomery estate, with full access to the family trust fund, housing properties, and healthcare accounts.
Helena: I don't care about the mansions or the luxury cars, Arthur. I just want to make sure my son gets the best medical care possible and grows up knowing his father was an honest man.
Arthur Vance: He will have the best medical care in the world, Mrs. Montgomery. That is guaranteed.
Leo looked up at his mother, wiping his tears with his tiny sleeve. The heavy weight of fear that had hovered over their lives for six long years finally began to melt away under the bright sunlight filtering through the stained glass windows.
Leo: Mommy, are we going to live in a safe place now?
Helena: Yes, my darling. We are going home. A real home, where no one can ever hurt us or hide us away again.
Leo: Can we buy a dog like Daddy promised?
Helena: We can buy two dogs, sweetheart. Whatever you want.
Helena picked up her young son, holding him close to her chest. She took off her maid apron and dropped it onto the cold marble floor right where Marcus had stood minutes before. Walking past the silent, respectful crowd of guests, she stepped out through the cathedral's grand front doors into the warm, open sunlight of a brand new day.
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