The ambulance arrived ten minutes later with its blue lights flashing brightly.
Paramedics checked Lily's lungs while Mark stayed right beside her bed.
They confirmed she was safe, though severely shaken by the terrifying plunge.
Victoria stayed inside the air-conditioned living room, talking smoothly on her phone.
She claimed to the arriving officers that it was purely a tragic accident.
Victoria: The child slipped on the wet tile while running around.
Officer: That is not what your husband reported on the call.
Victoria: Mark is simply emotional and confused right now.
Mark walked into the living room, holding a small plastic memory drive.
He stepped right between Victoria and the responding police officers.
He pointed at the subtle outdoor security camera mounted under the roof eaves.
Mark: I installed high-definition cameras around the pool last month.
Victoria's pale face went completely white in a matter of seconds.
Her confident stance vanished as she looked toward the backyard wall.
Mark: Every single angle streams directly to a secure cloud server.
Victoria: Mark, please, we can talk about this privately.
Mark: Hand the video footage straight to the officers, right now.
The police officer plugged the drive into a portable laptop on the counter.
The clear footage played, showing Victoria's violent shove in broad daylight.
The officer closed the laptop screen with a sharp, heavy click.
Officer: Victoria Vance, you are under arrest for child endangerment.
Victoria backed away toward the front door, her hands trembling visibly.
Victoria: You can't do this to me, I have rights!
Mark: You lost every single right the moment you touched her.
The officers placed handcuffs around Victoria's wrists behind her back.
She glared at Mark as they led her out to the cruiser.