Richard: What is this angle? This is the nursery doorway...
Elena: Watch the framed glass reflection across the hallway, Mr. Vance. Watch carefully.
The video zoomed in automatically. Clear as day, Victoria appeared on the screen holding the infant over the high balcony railing. The room gasped in collective horror as Victoria deliberately unclasped her hands, allowing the child to drop into the open foyer space.
Senior Partner: Dear God above...
Richard: No... No, this can't be real... Victoria?
The video continued, showing Elena diving across the lower foyer tile, her arms catching the falling child just inches before the baby would have hit the hard floor.
Elena: I didn't drop your daughter, Mr. Vance. I caught her while your wife stood at the top of the stairs, hoping to collect on Sarah's fifteen-million-dollar trust fund before your divorce went through!
Victoria's face turned completely ghostly white. She stood up so fast her chair fell backward with a loud bang against the carpet.
Victoria: It's a fake! It's an AI-generated video! She fabricated it to get money out of us!
Marcus: The digital metadata on that file contains the original server signature from the manufacturer! It cannot be edited or faked!
Richard: You... You tried to kill my baby girl?!
Richard stood up, his body trembling with violent rage. Tears welled in his eyes as he looked at the woman he had married, realizing the incredible danger his daughter had been in.
Victoria: Richard, baby, listen to me! She set this up! I was holding Lily and I slipped!
Richard: The video shows you looking around to make sure nobody was watching before you pushed her! You tried to murder my daughter for an inheritance!
Victoria: Richard, please!
Richard: Don't touch me! Get your filthy hands off me!
Two uniformed Dallas police officers, who had been called earlier by reception, walked into the boardroom with their handcuffs already drawn.
Police Officer: Victoria Vance? You're under arrest for attempted capital murder and felony child endangerment.
Victoria: Let go of me! Do you know who my father is?! You can't do this to me!
The officers snapped the cold metal cuffs around Victoria's wrists, dragging her kicking and screaming out of the executive boardroom while the estate board members looked on in utter disgust.
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