Mark walked over to the desk computer and pulled up a screen.
The mansion had a fully integrated security camera network in place.
A hidden camera sat high above the main entry foyer chandelier.
Mark clicked on the local footage recorded just thirty minutes earlier.
Victoria watched the digital screen with her breath held inside her chest.
The video clearly showed the entire argument near the top landing.
It captured Victoria's hand extending directly toward Chloe's upper shoulder.
The footage showed a clear push right before Chloe lost her footing.
Victoria gasped as she saw her own actions recorded in high definition.
Mark: The police will want to see this file immediately.
Victoria: That video angle is misleading and completely unclear!
Mark: It clearly shows you putting both hands on her shoulders.
Victoria grabbed a bronze paperweight from the top of the desk.
She held it firmly while stepping directly toward the computer terminal.
Victoria: Delete that file right now or you will regret it!
Mark: Back away before you make your legal situation much worse.
Mark stayed completely calm and stared straight into her panicked eyes.
He copied the security video file directly onto a small flash drive.
He slipped the drive into his coat pocket before she could move.
Mark: The hospital just called to update me on her condition.
Victoria lowered the heavy paperweight slightly as her hands began shaking.
Victoria: Is she awake and talking to the medical team?
Mark: She is out of immediate danger and awake right now.
Victoria dropped the bronze object onto the soft floor rug below.
She realized her plan to claim full inheritance had completely failed.
Mark: She remembered everything that happened on that landing.
Victoria: She was confused because of her serious head injury!
Mark: She remembered your exact words before you pushed her down.
Victoria slumped into the leather chair beside the desk in silence.
Sirens began echoing from the long driveway outside the property gates.