Richard: "Victoria.[cite: 5]"
The grand entrance doors swung open once more as a well-dressed man in a tailored blue suit stepped into the foyer[cite: 5]. He was flanked by two personal security guards, his heavy footsteps echoing off the high ceiling[cite: 5].
Victoria: "Richard! Thank goodness you're here! These crazy people broke into the house and attacked me!"
Richard didn't answer right away. He stood in the center of the flooded room, his blue suit immaculate, but his face was twisted in an expression of pure, unbridled fury[cite: 5]. His eyes locked onto Victoria with a terrifying intensity that made her breath catch in her throat[cite: 5].
Richard: "You lie even when you're caught standing over a dying child."
Victoria: "Richard, darling, listen to me! The maid left the container open! I was trying to turn the valve to drain it!"
Elena: "She's lying, Richard! She locked the lid from the outside! She sat on that couch drinking wine while your son was drowning![cite: 5]"
Victoria: "Don't listen to that bitter woman! She's just trying to steal your money through child support!"
Richard: "Is that what you think this is about? Money?"
Officer Miller walked up to Richard, holding out a sleek black smartphone that was currently playing a video file on loop[cite: 5].
Officer Miller: "Explain this immediately. Watch how your wife tried to drown him.[cite: 5]"
Richard took the phone with trembling fingers. On the screen, high-definition security footage from the foyer camera showed Victoria clearly placing the baby into the glass box, closing the heavy glass lid, and turning the iron key inside the lock[cite: 5]. It caught every detail, including her cruel smile as she walked over to the couch[cite: 5].
Richard: "Oh... dear God..."
Richard's eyes widened in absolute horror and shock as he watched the horrifying clip play over and over[cite: 5]. A sudden sharp gasp escaped his lips as the reality of what his wife had done slammed into his chest[cite: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5].
Richard: "You monster... you absolute monster!"
Victoria: "Richard, please! It isn't what it looks like!"
Richard: "YOU TRIED TO KILL MY SON![cite: 5]"
Driven by pure rage, Richard turned violently and lunged forward toward Victoria[cite: 5]. His security guards immediately grabbed his arms to hold him back as he shouted in anger[cite: 5].
Richard: "I trusted you! I brought you into my home, and you tried to murder my baby!"