The thick glass doors of the mansion slammed open with a loud, violent bang.
Mark Vance rushed out onto the sunny patio with his face red with sudden rage.
He ran past the pool and saw his tiny daughter crying shivering on the stone floor.
Mark looked at Clara's soaking wet uniform and then turned his furious gaze to Victoria.
Victoria collapsed onto her knees, sobbing loudly with fake tears spilling down her cheeks.
Victoria: Mark, she tried to hurt our baby!
Clara: That is not true, sir!
Victoria: I saw her push the stroller into the deep end with my own eyes!
Mark: Get away from my daughter!
Mark stepped firmly between Clara and the crying baby, shoving Clara's wet shoulder back.
Clara stumbled back on the slippery marble tile, her voice trembling with rising anger.
Clara: Your wife pushed her!
Mark: Shut your mouth!
Clara: I jumped in to save her life!
Victoria: She is lying to save herself because she knows she got caught!
Mark lifted little Emma into his arms and held her tight against his navy shirt.
He refused to look at the evidence right in front of his very own eyes.
The heavy iron gates of the estate clicked open as two police cruisers pulled into the driveway.
Victoria had already called the local police department before Clara had even emerged from the pool.
Two uniformed officers walked fast across the lawn with their hands resting on their belts.
Victoria pointed an accusing finger at Clara while leaning weakly against her husband's chest.
Victoria: Arrest her before she tries to hurt anyone else in this house!
Officer Miller: Ma'am, stay right where you are.
Clara: Officer, please check the cameras around the pool area!
Officer Miller: Put your hands behind your back immediately.
The officer grabbed Clara's wet arm and pulled her hands firmly behind her back.
Cold steel handcuffs clicked tightly around Clara's wrists, cutting into her damp skin.
Clara looked over the officer's shoulder and saw Victoria turning around with a sinister smile.
The evil woman knew she had total control over the situation and her rich husband's mind.
Clara felt a wave of total helplessness wash over her as the police began dragging her away.