Daniel dropped to his knees at the threshold of the vault.
He reached into the dark enclosure and took his father's hand.
Arthur's skin felt freezing cold against Daniel's warm palm.
Daniel: Father, how long have you been locked inside this room?
Arthur: Three long weeks in absolute cold and total darkness, son.
Leo: Grandpa, I knew I heard your voice tapping for help!
Arthur smiled through his heavy tears at his brave young grandson.
Arthur: You saved my life, brave little boy.
Daniel turned his head slowly toward Evelyn with intense anger building.
Evelyn stood frozen near the marble archway with pale white skin.
She clutched her expensive leather handbag tightly against her waistline.
Evelyn: Daniel, wait! He was losing his mental stability lately!
Daniel: You locked my father inside a steel vault for money!
Evelyn: I was doing it to preserve the family wealth and estate!
Daniel: You are going straight to federal prison for this crime!
Daniel stood up from the cold floor and marched toward Evelyn.
She tried to turn around and run toward the heavy front door.
Daniel stepped directly into her path and blocked the large exit.
Daniel: You are not escaping accountability for what you did here.
Evelyn: I have full power of attorney over this entire mansion!
Arthur: She forced me to sign those forged papers under threat!
Daniel gasped as he heard his father's frail voice explain further.
Evelyn had trapped Arthur to seize control of the massive inheritance.
She brought him small rations of water through a side slit door.
She wanted everyone to believe Arthur had left the state forever.
Daniel pulled his mobile phone out and dialed nine-one-one immediately.
Daniel: Send emergency medical units and police officers to this address.