Evelyn: Richard, listen to me! That video is fake! It was generated by artificial intelligence software!
Arthur: Save it for the judge, Evelyn. The original camera feed was recorded directly onto a secure cloud server managed by the Dallas Police Department's digital forensic team.
Evelyn: You called the police on your own mother?!
Arthur: I called them an hour ago from the hospital room while you were trying to fix your makeup in the mirror[cite: 1].
The heavy glass doors of the boardroom opened once again. Three uniformed officers from the Dallas Police Department walked into the room, followed by Detective Miller.
Detective Miller: Evelyn Vance?
Evelyn: I am the owner of this building! You cannot enter this private room without a warrant!
Detective Miller: We have an arrest warrant signed by Judge Sterling for first-degree assault, conspiracy to commit murder, and corporate fraud.
Evelyn: Murder?! Nobody died! She just has a few broken bones!
Arthur: Listen to yourself, Evelyn. You sound like a lunatic.
Detective Miller: Hands behind your back, ma'am.
Officer Ramirez pulled Evelyn's arms behind her back, clicking cold steel handcuffs around her wrists over her dark velvet blazer.
Evelyn: Arthur! Tell them to stop! You are destroying the Vance name! The press is going to ruin us!
Arthur: You destroyed the Vance name the moment you put money over human life.
Evelyn: I raised you! I gave you everything! I built this company for you!
Arthur: You didn't build this company for me. You built it for your own sick pride. And now you're going to pay for every single tear my wife shed in that hospital bed[cite: 1].
Detective Miller: You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
The board members stood in silence as Evelyn was escorted out of the boardroom in chains, her loud shrieks echoing down the executive hallway until the elevator doors closed.
Richard walked over to Arthur, placing a gentle hand on his nephew's shoulder.
Richard: Arthur... I am so deeply sorry. We had no idea your mother was capable of such evil.
Arthur: I need an emergency vote right now, Uncle Richard. I am stepping in as acting CEO, and I want Evelyn stripped of all corporate shares immediately.
Richard: You have my vote, Arthur. All those in favor?
Every single hand in the boardroom raised without a second of hesitation.
Arthur: Thank you. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go back to my wife[cite: 1].