The senior police officer stepped forward and pulled Victoria up from the stairs.
He pulled her arms behind her back and clicked the cold steel handcuffs shut.
Officer Miller: Victoria Whitman, you are under arrest for attempted harm of a minor.
Victoria: Get your filthy hands off me! Do you know who I am?!
Arthur: You are nobody in this town anymore, Victoria.
Another officer pulled out a thick envelope from his tactical vest pocket.
He had been investigating Victoria's background for the past two full weeks.
Arthur had hired a top private detective when he noticed money missing from accounts.
Officer Miller: We also have a warrant for your arrest regarding financial bank fraud.
Officer Miller: We found evidence that you tried to alter Mr. Whitman's legal will.
Victoria stopped shouting and stared at the officer in complete shock.
She had paid a crooked attorney thousands of dollars to forge Arthur's signature.
The fake document left the entire estate and trust fund to her alone.
She had planned to eliminate Leo and then poison Arthur over several months.
Now every single part of her wicked scheme was exposed in the light.
Arthur: My corporate lawyers have already filed for an immediate divorce today.
Arthur: You won't get a single penny from my family estate or accounts.
Victoria: You can't do this to me! I built this life with you!
Arthur: You built a house of lies, and now it is falling down on you.
The police officers grabbed Victoria firmly by her arms and dragged her away.
Her high heels scraped uselessly against the hard marble steps as she fought.
She screamed loud threats all the way out through the front double entrance doors.
The sound of police sirens echoed from the long driveway outside the estate.
Arthur took a deep, heavy breath and wiped a tear from his own eye.
He turned around and saw Hannah standing near the kitchen entrance with Leo.
The boy was still shaking slightly, but his crying had finally stopped completely.
Arthur walked over to them and dropped down to his knees on the floor.
He pulled his son into a tight, warm hug and kissed the top of his head.
Arthur: I am so sorry I wasn't here to protect you, son.
Leo: Hannah saved me, Daddy. She caught me when I fell.
Arthur looked up at the loyal maid with profound gratitude in his eyes.
He realized that the true heart of his home was standing right before him.