Eleanor: AHHH! MARK, ARE YOU CRAZY?!
The water exploded into a massive white splash as Eleanor went under robe first, her wine glass shattering against the marble edge. She surfaced a second later, sputtering and flailing her arms, her expensive grey hair plastered against her face[cite: 1].
Eleanor: How dare you touch me like that! I am your mother!
Mark: Shut your mouth! Shut your mouth before I lose control completely!
Eleanor: I'm soaking wet! My phone was in my pocket! You've completely lost your mind over a kid's silly story!
Mark: Toby does not lie to me! Did you push my seven-year-old son into the deep end of that pool?!
Eleanor: It was a lesson! The boy is soft, Mark! He's seven years old and still afraid of deep water because his precious stepmother coddles him all day!
Hannah: A lesson?! He was drowning! He could have died while you sat there drinking wine!
Eleanor: Oh, please, Hannah! Stop acting like a martyr! I was watching him the whole time! He was never in any real danger!
Toby: She... she told me to come close to the edge, Daddy... and then her hand pushed my back!
Mark: You shoved my child into eight feet of water when you knew he couldn't swim without his floaties?!
Eleanor: He needs to learn how to be a real Sterling! Your father learned to swim by being thrown in the lake! You learned the exact same way!
Mark: My father was an abusive alcoholic, Eleanor! And I spent twenty years trying to undo the damage you two caused in my life!
Eleanor: Don't you dare speak about your late father like that in front of this maid you married!
Hannah: I am his wife, Eleanor! And I am Toby's mother, whether you like it or not!
Eleanor: You're a former schoolteacher who married my son for his trust fund and his estate! You have no blood right in this house!
Mark: Get out of that pool, Eleanor. Get out right now, pack your bags, and get off my property.
Eleanor paddled over to the pool steps, her soaked silk robe heavy and dragging behind her as she climbed out onto the marble floor.
Eleanor: You are kicking your own mother out of your mansion for a boy who isn't even biologically hers?!
Mark: Hannah risked her life diving into that pool while you sat there like a cold-blooded statue. She is more of a mother to Toby than you ever were to me.
Eleanor: You need me, Mark! Who do you think holds the board seats for Sterling Logistics?! Who do you think controls your trust fund distribution next month?!
Mark: I don't give a damn about your board seats or your money. Get off my estate before I call the Dallas police and have you arrested for attempted child endangerment.
Eleanor: You wouldn't dare embarrass this family name in public!
Hannah: Try us, Eleanor. I still have the outdoor security camera footage running on my phone right now.
Eleanor stopped in her tracks, her lips trembling as she stared at Hannah in utter disbelief.
Eleanor: What security footage...?
Hannah: The 4K patio cameras installed last month. The lens is pointed directly at the deep end of the pool.