Victoria tried to brush past Arthur toward her bedroom to collect her luxury designer handbags and coats.
Arthur stepped directly in her path, blocking her access to the master wing of the estate entirely.
Arthur: You will leave this house right now with only the clothes on your back.
Victoria: I am your legal wife and I have rights to my belongings inside!
Arthur: Everything in this house was purchased with stolen funds from my daughter's trust fund.
Martha walked up the stairs holding a large manila envelope filled with bank records and contract papers.
She handed the evidence directly to Arthur while giving Victoria a stern look of complete disgust.
Martha: The police officers are arriving at the front gate right now, Mr. Sterling.
Victoria: You called the police on your own wife over a simple family disagreement?
Arthur: You committed forgery, grand larceny, and child endangerment under this roof today, Victoria.
Victoria's aggressive attitude instantly dissolved into panic as she realized her scheme had failed completely.
She dropped her expensive leather shoes onto the marble floor and grabbed Arthur's arm in desperation.
Victoria: Arthur please, I will return all the money back to the bank accounts immediately!
Arthur: Remove your hands from my coat before the officers enter this hallway directly.
Two uniformed police officers walked briskly through the front doors and up the sweeping grand staircase.
They looked at the scattered financial documents on the floor and the frightened child downstairs on couch.
The lead officer stepped forward and produced a pair of polished steel handcuffs from his belt.
Officer: Victoria Sterling, you are under arrest for grand theft, fraud, and reckless endangerment.
Victoria: You are making a huge mistake, my attorney will sue every single one of you!
The officer turned her around firmly and secured the cold metal cuffs around her slim wrists.
Victoria sobbed loudly as she was escorted down the marble stairs past the large American flag hanging.
Lily watched from the living room couch while Martha held a warm blanket over her small shoulders.
Arthur walked down the steps slowly, feeling an enormous weight lifting off his tired shoulders forever.
He knew the battle was not entirely over yet, but his home was finally safe again.