Clara: There's more in the safe, Ethan. The original copy of your father's final revised will is sitting inside the inner drawer behind the brass plate.
Ethan: My father's true will? The lawyer told me five years ago that my father died without leaving an updated codicil!
Victoria: Don't listen to her, Ethan! That safe is private property belonging to the surviving spouse of the household!
Clara: Your father left clear instructions, Ethan! He left the entire mansion, the logistics business, and seventy percent of the liquid capital to you and your future children!
Ethan: And what did he leave for Victoria?
Clara: A monthly living stipend of ten thousand dollars, contingent on her non-interference with the business operations. He knew she was spending millions on illegal gambling debts in Las Vegas!
Victoria: That old fool was out of his mind when he wrote that document! He was heavily medicated during his last six months in the hospital!
Ethan: He was completely sharp until his final days, Victoria. You hid his true last will so you could claim fifty percent of the entire commercial estate as the surviving widow!
Victoria: I earned every penny of that estate by standing by his side for twenty years!
Ethan: You married him three years before he died and spent his final months attempting to rewrite his medical power of attorney!
Ethan turned away from the laptop and walked directly toward his mother-in-law, his tall frame looming over her as she backed up against the marble staircase railing.
Ethan: You knew if Clara gave birth to my son, the estate board would automatically initiate the trust fund audit required by my father's original succession clause.
Clara: That's why she pushed me... She thought if I lost the baby or suffered a severe injury, the trust audit would be delayed for another six months!
Victoria: You have no proof that I pushed you! It's your word against mine, and the camera on the balcony was turned off for maintenance this morning!
Ethan: The balcony camera was turned off... but the high-definition security lens mounted inside the crystal chandelier was installed last month.
Victoria: What?! What chandelier camera?!
Ethan: The security team installed wide-angle 4K lenses inside all central lighting fixtures after the break-in attempt last winter. It records continuous video and audio directly to the secure cloud server twenty-four hours a day.