Two hours later, Marcus sat inside the grand living room of the mansion, holding a hot mug of coffee while baby Toby slept peacefully in a wooden crib beside the sofa. Elena sat on the adjacent armchair, wearing a clean, dry sweater provided by the house staff.
Detective Callahan from the Dallas Police Department entered the room, holding a thick folder containing Victoria's personal belongings found in her bedroom safe.
Detective Callahan: "Mr. Vance, we just executed a search warrant on Victoria's personal vault upstairs."
Marcus: "What did you find, Detective?"
Detective Callahan: "We found a forged amendment to your estate trust fund and a life insurance policy taken out on baby Toby three weeks ago."
Elena: "A life insurance policy... on a six-month-old baby?!"
Detective Callahan: "Two million dollars, payout assigned directly to Victoria in the event of accidental drowning."
Marcus slammed his coffee mug onto the glass table, his body shaking with profound disgust.
Marcus: "She planned this from the very beginning. She took out a policy on my son and tried to murder him so she could collect millions and inherit my entire estate!"
Detective Callahan: "That's correct, sir. She also had plane tickets booked to Zurich, Switzerland, departing tomorrow night."
Elena: "She was going to take the insurance money and flee the country, leaving Mr. Vance to take the blame for negligence!"
Detective Callahan: "Precisely. If you didn't have that 4K security camera active on the hedge, Elena would likely be in jail right now for manslaughter, and Victoria would be on a flight to Europe."
Marcus looked over at Elena, his eyes filled with tears of deep gratitude. He reached out and placed his hand over hers.
Marcus: "Elena, you saved my life and my son's life today. I can never repay you for what you did."
Elena: "I was just doing my job, Mr. Vance. I love little Toby."
Marcus: "No, Elena. You're not just an employee anymore. You are family."
Detective Callahan closed his folder with a heavy click, looking at both of them with a supportive smile.
Detective Callahan: "The District Attorney is filing charges for attempted capital murder, insurance fraud, and false reporting. She won't be seeing the outside of a prison cell for a very long time."