Mark walked briskly across the marble floor and took his crying daughter into his arms.
He checked Emma carefully to make sure the baby had no injuries or red marks.
Mark: Sarah, explain to me exactly what happened the moment I walked outside today.
Sarah: I was bringing clean bottles from the kitchen toward the main hallway stairs.
Sarah: I looked up and saw Victoria holding Emma right over the balcony railing.
Sarah: She leaned out too far while typing a message on her phone screen.
Sarah: The baby slipped, and I had to dive straight across the marble floor.
Victoria let out a loud, theatrical laugh and shook her head in utter disbelief.
Victoria: That is a complete fabrication created to cover up her own terrible mistake!
Victoria: I caught Emma after Sarah stumbled on the carpet and dropped her bottles!
Victoria: She is trying to save her nanny job by blaming me for everything!
Mark looked back and forth between the two women with a troubled expression.
He loved his new wife, but he also trusted Sarah's long record of honest work.
Mark: Victoria, why were you holding Emma near the balcony railing in the first place?
Victoria: I was just taking her to look out the window at the morning birds!
Sarah remembered something important about the house security system installed last year.
Sarah: Mark, check the corner camera that covers the entire second floor upper balcony!
Victoria's face turned completely red as her confident posture suddenly collapsed into tension.
Victoria: We do not need to look at security feeds like we are in court!
Victoria: You are taking the word of a hired servant over your loving wife!
Mark: I am checking the footage right now on my mobile security app.
He pulled out his phone and tapped the screen to load the high-definition recording.
The room fell completely silent except for the sound of Emma sniffling softly.
Mark watched the video clip replay the exact moment from three minutes prior.
His face transformed from mild confusion into absolute, terrifying rage within seconds.
Mark: Victoria... you held her over the edge on purpose while looking away!