David walked up the stairs carefully while holding his sleeping son.
He looked exhausted and deeply stressed from the long clinic visit.
David: Leo is fine, but he has a small bruise on his hip.
Rachel immediately changed her tone to a soft comforting voice.
Rachel: Oh thank goodness our sweet baby boy is safe!
Rachel reached out to take the child from David's tired arms.
Vanessa: David, before you go to bed, you need to watch this.
Vanessa pulled the small metallic flash drive out of her dress pocket.
David frowned as he looked down at the shiny silver object.
David: What is that supposed to be, Vanessa?
Rachel: She is just making up stories to save her job, David!
Vanessa: It is the raw footage from the hallway camera today.
David looked at Rachel's nervous face for a long silent moment.
He walked past her into his private home office down the hall.
He laid Leo gently on the small leather sofa inside the room.
Vanessa and Rachel followed him into the quiet study right away.
David plugged the drive into his desktop computer on the desk.
He clicked on the video file and watched the monitor carefully.
The room became completely silent except for the sound of ticking clocks.
David watched Rachel place the plastic toy near the top step.
He saw her stand back and watch Leo walk toward the edge.
He saw Vanessa rush forward in a desperate attempt to save him.
David turned his head slowly to look at his wife Rachel.
His face was pale with deep disappointment and dark rising fury.
David: You put our son in danger to fire Vanessa?
Rachel: David, please! I didn't think he would actually fall!
David: You endangered a child for your own selfish jealousy!