Evelyn: I don't know where she is! She went out shopping two hours ago!
Renata: She didn't go shopping, Mr. Vance! Check the basement security vault under the study!
Evelyn: Shut up, you stupid servant!
Officer Davis: Hey! Watch your language, ma'am!
Richard: Officer, keep her right here! Do not let her move an inch!
Richard sprinted out of the bathroom, his heavy dress shoes pounding against the marble floor of the grand hallway[cite: 1]. He flew down the main staircase, past the framed family portraits lining the wall, and rushed into his private study[cite: 1].
Behind the large mahogany desk, the heavy iron door of the basement security vault was closed shut[cite: 1]. Richard reached for the digital keypad, his fingers trembling as he punched in his six-digit passcode[cite: 1].
The keypad beeped twice, showing a red error light[cite: 1].
Richard: What?! Incorrect passcode?!
He tried again, typing his birthday[cite: 1]. Red light[cite: 1]. He tried Maya's birthday[cite: 1]. Red light[cite: 1].
Richard: Someone changed the vault code!
Footsteps rushed into the study as Officer Davis and Renata appeared at the doorway, with Renata holding little Maya in her arms[cite: 1].
Renata: Mr. Vance, the emergency override key! She stole it from your desk drawer this morning!
Richard: The drawer is locked!
Richard grabbed a heavy brass paperweight from the desk and slammed it violently against the wooden drawer lock until the wood splintered open[cite: 1]. He reached inside, grabbing a long silver master key[cite: 1].
He shoved the key into the bottom keyhole of the vault door and turned it with all his strength[cite: 1]. A heavy metallic latch clunked open, and the heavy door swung outward[cite: 1].
Cool air rushed out of the dark stone room[cite: 1]. Lying on the floor near a row of metal storage shelves was Clara[cite: 1]. Her hands were tied with zip ties, and a piece of duct tape was pressed across her mouth[cite: 1].
Richard: CLARA!
Clara: Mmmmff! Mmmmff!
Richard dropped to his knees on the concrete, pulling the tape off her face and cutting the zip ties with his pocketknife[cite: 1]. Clara gasped for air, collapsing against his chest as she sobbed frantically[cite: 1].
Clara: Richard... oh God, Richard! Maya... is Maya okay?!
Richard: Maya is safe! She's right outside with Renata! Clara, what happened to you?!
Clara: It's my twin sister... it's Evelyn! She came to the house two hours ago while you were at the office!
Richard: Evelyn?! Your estranged twin sister from Chicago?!
Clara: Yes! She showed up at the front door pretending she wanted to reconcile! But the moment I let her in, she hit me from behind with a heavy brass vase!
Renata: I knew it! I knew it wasn't you, Mrs. Vance!
Clara looked up at Renata, tears streaming down her bruised face[cite: 1].
Clara: Renata... thank you... thank you for saving my baby...
Clara: Evelyn told me she was going to take my place, take my husband, and claim the twenty-million-dollar trust fund you set up for Maya!
Richard: She tried to act like you... she put on your green robe... she even put makeup over her birthmark!
Clara: She told me if Maya noticed anything strange, she would eliminate her too!
Richard stood up, his face twisted in pure rage as he looked toward the hallway[cite: 1].
Richard: Officer Davis! Bring that woman down here right now!