The morning sun shone brightly through the massive glass windows of the grand estate.
Marble floors stretched across the wide entryway of the wealthy family home.
An American flag hung proudly on the wall near the entrance.
Everything looked perfect from the outside to anyone who passed by the house.
Inside the house, a dark dynamic was slowly breaking the family apart.
Victoria walked through the living room with a heavy scowl on her face.
She was married to Richard, a successful businessman who spent long hours working.
Richard loved his newborn baby boy with all his heart and soul.
Victoria only cared about the wealth and luxury that came with her marriage.
She found the daily care of a crying child to be annoying.
On this sunny morning, the baby began to cry loudly in his bassinet.
Victoria rolled her eyes in frustration and walked into the grand room.
Instead of comforting the child, she pulled the heavy carrier roughly across the floor.
The infant cried louder as the plastic scraped across the cold marble.
Victoria: Cry all you want, it won't help you.
She spoke those cold words without showing any gentle feeling at all.
She turned her back on the crying infant and prepared to leave.
A young maid named Sarah was walking near the kitchen doorway.
Sarah heard the scraping noise and the sharp sound of the infant weeping.
She hurried around the corner to see what was taking place.
Her heart sank when she noticed the neglectful behavior of her employer.
Sarah had worked for the family for only three short months.
She knew that speaking up could cost her the job she needed.
Yet she could not stand by and let a child suffer.
Sarah: Oh my god!
Sarah: Stop!
Sarah: I've got you, sweetie.
Sarah ran across the glossy white floor as fast as she could.
She reached down carefully and lifted the crying baby into her warm arms.
The little boy pressed his soft face against Sarah's shoulder immediately.
His small gasps slowly quieted down as Sarah rocked him gently back and forth.
Victoria turned around and glared angrily at the young house worker.
Victoria: Put him back down right now!
Victoria: You do not tell me what to do in my home!
Sarah: He was hurting, ma'am.
Sarah: He needs real care and attention.
Victoria stepped closer to Sarah with her eyes filled with cold rage.
Victoria: You are just a maid here.
Victoria: Know your place before I fire you today!
Sarah stood her ground despite the harsh threat against her livelihood.
She held the innocent infant closer to her chest to keep him safe.
The silence in the grand foyer felt heavy and dangerous now.
Neither woman backed down as the tension reached a boiling point.
Heavy footsteps suddenly echoed down the wide hallway behind them.
Richard had returned early from his morning business meetings downtown.