Arthur opened the manila folder and pulled out a single sheet of paper.
Arthur: I also reviewed the financial records of the estate yesterday.
Evelyn: Those records are confidential!
Arthur: Not to the legal trustee of the trust fund, Evelyn.
Arthur: I noticed you took fifty thousand dollars out of Lily's college fund.
Sarah gasped loudly and looked over at Evelyn in shock.
Sarah: You stole from your own granddaughter's college fund?!
Evelyn: It was a temporary loan for my personal accounts!
Arthur: You spent it on luxury clothes and country club memberships!
Lily: What is a college fund, Mommy?
Sarah: It is your future, sweetie, which she tried to steal.
Evelyn's face was completely red with embarrassment and rage.
She had thought no one would check the accounts until next year.
She planned to replace the money after selling some of her jewelry.
Now her secret crime was exposed right in front of her daughter-in-law.
Arthur: You have twenty-four hours to return every single penny.
Evelyn: Or else what, Arthur?
Arthur: Or else I file formal criminal charges for fraud and theft.
Evelyn's voice trembled as she tried to find her words.
Evelyn: You would ruin my reputation over money?
Arthur: You ruined your own reputation the moment you mistreated this child.
Sarah took Lily from Arthur's arms and held her closely.
She felt a huge weight lift off her shoulders after so many months of fear.
Sarah: We are leaving tonight, and we are taking our things.
Arthur: You are moving into my home across town, Sarah.
Arthur: There is plenty of space, and Lily will have her own garden.
Lily: Can I have a puppy in the garden, Grandpa?
Arthur: You can have anything you want, my little darling.
Evelyn stood motionless by the long dining table.
She realized she was left entirely alone in the massive, empty mansion.
Her pride had destroyed her relationship with her son, her daughter-in-law, and her granddaughter.
Evelyn: Please... do not take my son away from me.
Sarah: My husband will make his own choice when he hears the footage.