Richard: Maria, take Clara into the kitchen. Lock the door from the inside until the police get here.[span_58](start_span)[span_58](end_span)
Maria: Are you going after her, Mr. Vance? She might be dangerous.[span_59](start_span)[span_59](end_span)
Richard: She’s trying to clear out the safe in the study. I know what she’s looking for.[span_60](start_span)[span_60](end_span)
Maria: The black binder? The one with the real estate titles?[span_61](start_span)[span_61](end_span)
Richard: Yes. She’s been trying to force my signature on those property transfers for three weeks.[span_62](start_span)[span_62](end_span)
Maria: I locked the study desk before I came into the foyer. Here is the key, sir.[span_63](start_span)[span_63](end_span)
Richard: Smart thinking, Maria. Go inside the kitchen now.[span_64](start_span)[span_64](end_span)
Richard strides up the grand staircase, his heavy footsteps echoing through the high structure[span_65](start_span)[span_65](end_span). He finds the study door wide open, desk drawers pulled out, and papers scattered across the oriental rug[span_66](start_span)[span_66](end_span). Evelyn is at the wall safe, frantically punching in numbers on the digital keypad[span_67](start_span)[span_67](end_span).
Richard: It won't open, Evelyn. I changed the security combination this morning from my office.[span_68](start_span)[span_68](end_span)
Evelyn: Give me the code, Richard! Give me the code right now[span_69](start_span)[span_69](end_span)!
Richard: You really thought you could drain Clara’s trust fund and walk away to Europe?[span_70](start_span)[span_70](end_span)
Evelyn: I earned every dollar of that estate! I looked after this massive home while you worked sixty hours a week[span_71](start_span)[span_71](end_span)!
Richard: You hired a full staff to clean, cook, and raise my child while you spent thousands on credit cards[span_72](start_span)[span_72](end_span)!
Evelyn: That was my right as your wife[span_73](start_span)[span_73](end_span)!
Richard: You were never a wife. You were an opportunist.[span_74](start_span)[span_74](end_span)
Evelyn: If you give me the bearer bonds inside that safe, I’ll sign the divorce papers today and leave without a fight[span_75](start_span)[span_75](end_span)!
Richard: You don't have any bargaining chips left. The police cruiser is pulling up to the front gates right now.[span_76](start_span)[span_76](end_span)
Evelyn: I’ll tell the officers you beat me! Look at my arm—I’ll bruise myself right now and tell them you threw me against the desk[span_77](start_span)[span_77](end_span)!
Richard: Go ahead. Every room on this main floor has 4K video recording with audio capability.[span_78](start_span)[span_78](end_span)
Evelyn: You sneaky coward! You recorded me in my own home?[span_79](start_span)[span_79](end_span)!
Richard: It stopped being your home the moment you threatened my child’s life.[span_80](start_span)[span_80](end_span)
Evelyn: I didn't mean to drop her! The baby squirmed out of my grip[span_81](start_span)[span_81](end_span)!
Richard: You yelled "Look what happens when you disobey me!" before you let her go. I heard it over the intercom downstairs.[span_82](start_span)[span_82](end_span)
Evelyn: I was angry! People say things when they are angry[span_83](start_span)[span_83](end_span)!
Richard: Normal people don't drop babies off second-story balconies when they get angry.[span_84](start_span)[span_84](end_span)
Heavy boots sound on the marble stairs below[span_85](start_span)[span_85](end_span). Two uniformed officers march up toward the open study doorway[span_86](start_span)[span_86](end_span).
Officer Miller: Mr. Vance? We received a emergency call regarding child endangerment and attempted robbery.[span_87](start_span)[span_87](end_span)
Richard: Officer, thank goodness you're here. The video evidence is ready on my tablet.[span_88](start_span)[span_88](end_span)
Evelyn: Don't listen to him! He’s trying to frame me so he doesn't have to pay my divorce settlement[span_89](start_span)[span_89](end_span)!
Officer Miller: Ma'am, step away from the wall safe and put your hands behind your back.[span_90](start_span)[span_90](end_span)
Evelyn: Don't you touch me! Do you know who my family is?[span_91](start_span)[span_91](end_span)!
Officer Davis: Hands behind your back, ma'am. Right now.[span_92](start_span)[span_92](end_span)
The metal handcuffs click sharply around Evelyn’s wrists[span_93](start_span)[span_93](end_span). She struggles against the officer, her hair falling out of its neat bun as she screams insults[span_94](start_span)[span_94](end_span).
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