Ethan tapped his smartphone screen, opening the encrypted security app. He handed the phone directly to Detective Harrison, stepping back as the officer watched the footage play in high definition.
Detective Harrison: Clear footage... I can see the suspect grabbing the victim's arms at the railing... and here is the intentional shove forward with both hands.
Victoria: That video is a deepfake! Ethan used artificial intelligence software to generate fake video footage to steal my legal inheritance!
Detective Harrison: Ma'am, this video is timestamped and streamed from a verified commercial server. You clearly pushed this pregnant woman over a high balcony railing.
Victoria: I am the matriarch of the Vance family! My late husband built half the municipal buildings in this city! You cannot touch me!
Detective Harrison: Officers, arrest Victoria Vance for attempted murder, felony assault, and corporate wire fraud pending investigation.
Victoria: Get your filthy hands off my expensive clothes! Ethan, tell them to stop! You can't let them take me to a county jail!
The two patrol officers stepped forward, pulling Victoria's arms behind her back and snapping the steel handcuffs around her wrists. She kicked her feet and screamed frantically as she was turned toward the front door.
Victoria: You will regret this, Ethan! I will hire the best defense lawyers in the country! You won't get a single dollar from the trust fund!
Ethan: The trust fund has been frozen by court order, Victoria. The only place you're going is a high-security holding cell.
Maria: Detective, I want to give a full official statement! I saw everything and I have text messages from Madam Victoria ordering me to cover up the safe code!
Detective Harrison: Bring her along as a material witness, officer. Take full possession of the laptop and flash drives for evidence logging.
Victoria: You traitorous snake, Maria! I hope you rot in prison with me!
The officers dragged the screaming woman down the front marble steps, her high heels scraping against the stone as she was forced into the back of the waiting police cruiser. The heavy door slammed shut, cutting off her hysterical cries once and for all.