Victoria: You... you put hidden cameras inside the living room chandeliers without telling me?!
Ethan: I own this mansion, Victoria. I don't need your permission to secure my own home.
The loud, echoing sound of police sirens cut through the grand hallway as three marked patrol cars pulled up the long driveway outside. Blue and red lights flashed through the tall stained-glass windows of the front entrance.
Thomas: Mr. Vance, Detective Harrison and two officers from the domestic crime unit are at the front door.
Ethan: Show them inside immediately, Thomas. Tell them we have live high-definition video evidence of an attempted homicide.
Victoria: Ethan, please! Think about our family name! If the local newspapers get hold of this story, the company stock price will drop by twenty percent tomorrow morning!
Ethan: My company will recover. My wife and child could have died on this marble floor today because of your sickening greed!
Detective Harrison: Mr. Vance, we received an urgent call regarding a violent assault and push off a second-story indoor balcony.
Ethan: Detective Harrison, thank you for coming quickly. My stepmother, Victoria Vance, intentionally shoved my pregnant wife Clara over that railing five minutes ago.
Victoria: Detective, this is a outrageous misunderstanding! My daughter-in-law suffered a dizzy spell due to her pregnancy and fell over the low railing! I reached out to grab her but missed!
Clara: She grabbed both of my wrists, Detective! Look at the red bruises forming on my arms right now!
Detective Harrison stepped closer to Clara, inspecting the dark red finger marks clearly visible against her fair skin. He motioned for the female paramedic standing behind him to examine Clara immediately.
Paramedic: Ma'am, let me check your blood pressure and heart rate right away. We need to make sure the baby isn't in distress from extreme shock.
Clara: Thank you... please check the baby's heartbeat.
Detective Harrison: Mr. Vance, do you have visual proof of the incident?
Ethan: I have full high-definition video from the ceiling sensor, Detective. Let me pull up the live playback on my phone right now.