Victoria: The camera in this room isn't connected to any cloud server! It’s just a dummy dome for the security company to lower the insurance rates!
David: Is that what you told yourself when you decided to attack her?
Victoria: I know how the house security works! I paid the installation bill last year!
David: You paid for the old system, Victoria. I had a new, high-definition digital system installed four days ago after Dad’s funeral.
Sarah: David... does that mean the camera recorded everything?
David: Every single second. In 4K resolution, with full room audio.
Victoria’s face turned completely ghost white. She took a slow step backward, her wet shoes squeaking against the slick marble floor.
Victoria: David... please. You wouldn't hand video footage of your own mother to the authorities.
David: I didn't just hand it to the authorities. The stream is live-synced to the estate attorney’s secure portal right now.
Victoria: You set me up!
David: You set yourself up the moment you let your greed drive you to violence!
Sarah: Victoria... why do you hate me so much? I never did anything to you. I tried to love you when you married my father.
Victoria: You existed! That was your crime! Every time your father looked at you, he saw your mother!
David: My mother was a saint compared to you, Victoria!
Victoria: I gave fifteen years of my life to this family! I maintained this estate, hosted every corporate dinner, and kept your father's business image spotless!
David: And you got paid handsomely for it with a luxury lifestyle, designer clothes, and unlimited credit cards!
Victoria: I deserved half of everything! Not a pitiful monthly allowance from a trust fund controlled by a twenty-two-year-old girl!
Sarah: I would have taken care of you, Victoria! If you had just been kind to me, I would have made sure you never wanted for anything!
Victoria: I don't want your handouts, Sarah! I wanted what was rightfully mine!
David: Nothing here is rightfully yours anymore. The moment the police review the assault footage, you’ll be facing felony charges for assault with intent to inflict severe bodily harm.
Sirens began to wail in the distance, their high-pitched echoes drifting down the long driveway toward the main gates of the villa.
Victoria: You called the police... you really called the police on me...
David: I called them ten minutes ago when the security app sent a motion and distress alert to my phone while I was driving back from the lawyer’s office.
Sarah: I’m so glad you checked your phone, David... I didn't think I was going to get out of this room today.
David: I will always answer when that alert goes off, Sarah. Always.