Arthur: "She wanted his inheritance..."
Elena: "Yes, sir. She said twenty million dollars was waiting for her as soon as the child was gone."
Arthur: "That evil, greedy snake... She married me just to get her hands on my late wife's estate!"
Arthur dialed his chief legal adviser, Marcus Vance, placing the phone on speaker mode.
Marcus: "Arthur? What's going on? I just saw an alert from your security system."
Arthur: "Marcus, get the Palm Beach District Attorney on the phone right now. Nora just tried to murder Leo in the foyer."
Marcus: "WHAT?! Are you serious?!"
Arthur: "I have the entire incident captured on 4K security video. She dropped him off the balcony landing into the hall, but Elena caught him."
Marcus: "Thank God for the maid! Is the baby okay?!"
Arthur: "He's uninjured, but traumatized. I want Nora arrested for attempted capital murder immediately."
Marcus: "I'm calling the police chief right now. Do not let her leave the house under any circumstances!"
Arthur: "She's pinned in the living room by my guards. But Marcus, there's more."
Marcus: "What is it?"
Arthur: "Elena overheard her discussing the family trust fund with a lawyer. Check my accounts right now."
Arthur heard the frantic clacking of a keyboard over the phone line as Marcus checked the firm's financial portal.
Marcus: "Arthur... Oh no..."
Arthur: "What did you find, Marcus?!"
Marcus: "Three days ago, Nora forged your signature on a legal amendment to the trust structure!"
Arthur: "A legal amendment?!"
Marcus: "She submitted paperwork claiming that if Leo died before reaching eighteen, the entire twenty-million-dollar inheritance would transfer to a shell corporation registered under her maiden name!"
Arthur's blood ran ice-cold as the full reality of Nora's sick, calculated scheme unfolded in front of him.
Arthur: "She planned this from the very beginning... She altered the paperwork first, then tried to commit the murder!"
Elena: "She was planning to make it look like an accidental fall, Mr. Sterling!"
Arthur: "Marcus, send the police the original trust documents and the forged amendments right now!"
Marcus: "On it! The police units are turning onto your street as we speak!"
Outside the mansion windows, the loud wail of police sirens echoed through the quiet Palm Beach neighborhood, signaling the final downfall of Nora Sterling.