The afternoon sun began to dip behind the hills.
Arthur's private investigator arrived at the mansion door.
His name was Mark, an old friend of Arthur's.
They sat down in the library to review files.
Elena brought them fresh tea on a silver tray.
Arthur: Did you find out where she was going?
Mark: Victoria opened a bank account in the Bahamas.
Arthur: She was planning to leave the country?
Mark: She wasn't acting alone in this scheme.
Arthur: Who was helping her behind my back?
Mark: Your stepbrother, Charles.
Arthur stood up so fast his chair pushed back.
Arthur: Charles was working with my wife?
Mark: They forged a new life insurance policy.
Elena remembered seeing Charles visit the house last week.
He had spent two hours alone with Victoria downstairs.
She thought they were just discussing holiday family plans.
Now the entire ugly truth was coming out.
Elena: Mr. Sterling, Charles was here on Tuesday.
Elena: He left a large envelope on her desk.
Arthur: Did you see what was inside it?
Elena: It had official legal stamps on the front.
Mark: That was the forged guardianship paper.
Mark: If Lily was gone, Charles inherited the estate.
Arthur: He wanted to split my inheritance with her!
Arthur: My own brother betrayed me like this.
Arthur pulled out his cell phone right away.
He dialed the police detective handling the case.
Arthur: Detective, you need an arrest warrant for Charles.
Arthur: He was involved in the entire plot.
Detective: We are sending a squad car now.
Elena felt a deep wave of relief wash over.
The dangerous people were finally getting caught.
She walked up to the nursery to check on Lily.
The baby slept peacefully in her small wooden crib.
Elena placed a warm hand on Lily's back gently.
She swore she would never let anyone hurt her.
Downstairs, heavy car doors slammed outside the gate.
Charles had just pulled up to the main driveway.
He did not know the police were waiting inside.
He walked up the front steps with a smile.
Arthur opened the heavy front doors wide himself.
The moment of truth had finally arrived for Charles.