Detective Carter: "Dallas PD! Nobody move!"
Four uniformed officers jumped out of the cruisers with drawn sidearms, swiftly fanning out across the green grass toward the well area[cite: 1]. Detective Carter, a heavy-set man in a grey suit, strode quickly ahead of them.
Detective Carter: "Mark! Step away from the well with the child!"
Mark: "I've got her, Carter. The suspect is right there."
Evelyn: "Officers, arrest him! He shoved me! He threatened to throw me down the well!"
Detective Carter: "Mrs. Sterling, keep your hands where we can see them. Officers, secure her."
Two officers grabbed Evelyn's wrists, pulling her hands behind her back. She began to thrash frantically, her heels digging deep furrows into the manicured lawn.
Evelyn: "Get your filthy hands off me! Do you know who I am?! I am Evelyn Vance-Sterling! My husband owns half this county!"
Officer Ramirez: "Ma'am, stop resisting or you will be charged with assaulting an officer!"
Evelyn: "Mark, tell them! Tell them this is a misunderstanding!"
Mark: "Detective Carter, the tape she used is still sitting on the stone ledge right there. The nylon rope matches the roll in her private storage shed."
Detective Carter: "We'll bag it for forensics. Did you say the cloud footage is live?"
Mark: "I already forwarded the timestamp from 11:15 AM to your precinct email. You can watch her lower my daughter into the shaft in full HD."[cite: 1]
Detective Carter pulled out his departmental tablet, tapping the screen a few times[cite: 1]. His face hardened as the video clip buffered and played[cite: 1]. He looked up from the screen at Evelyn with an expression of pure disgust.
Detective Carter: "Evelyn Sterling, you are under arrest for attempted capital murder of a minor, aggravated kidnapping, and child endangerment."
Evelyn: "You can't do this to me! I have high-powered defense attorneys! I'll have all your badges by tomorrow morning!"
Detective Carter: "Save it for the magistrate, ma'am. Read her her rights."
Officer Ramirez: "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law..."
As the officers forced Evelyn into the back seat of the lead police cruiser, she screamed curses through the tinted glass, her fists pounding uselessly against the window until the vehicle sped away down the long estate driveway[cite: 1].
Mark: "Thank you, Carter."
Detective Carter: "Don't thank me, Mark. Get that baby to a hospital to get her checked out. That rope burn looks nasty."
Mark: "I'm taking her straight to Dallas Children's Hospital right now."