Julian spent the entire night sitting beside his mother in the hospital room.
The doctors said Eleanor had suffered from cold exposure and heavy shock.
However, her strong lungs had saved her from taking in water.
By morning, the warm sunlight poured through the hospital window.
Eleanor slowly opened her eyes and saw Julian sitting in the chair.
He was still wearing his wrinkled gray suit trousers from the night.
He held her cold hand gently between both of his hands.
Eleanor: You should go home and rest, son. You look exhausted.
Julian: I am not leaving your side until you come home with me.
Eleanor: What will happen to the company and the big house now?
Julian: The company is fine. The estate is being secured by lawyers.
Julian: I canceled all of Victoria's credit cards and legal access hours ago.
Eleanor let out a long, quiet sigh of relief against her pillow.
Eleanor: I was so scared out there in the dark water, Julian.
Julian: I know, Mom. I am so sorry I did not see her real heart earlier.
Eleanor: Greed makes people wear very convincing masks for a long time.
Julian nodded slowly, feeling the truth of her quiet words.
He had been so focused on success that he ignored the red flags.
Victoria had constantly asked about his life insurance policy and his will.
She had pushed him to isolate himself from his oldest friends.
Now he saw that she was calculating every step for her own gain.
A detective walked into the hospital room carrying a thick leather folder.
Detective: Mr. Vance, we searched your wife's private safe at the house.
Julian: Did you find something important for the case?
Detective: We found search records on her laptop about drowning laws.
Detective: She had also drafted fake trust fund papers to sign later.
Julian looked down at the floor as the detective confirmed his worst fears.
The push into the water was not a sudden impulse at all.
It was a planned move to secure millions of dollars for herself.
Julian: Make sure she stays behind bars for a very long time.
Detective: With this evidence, she will not get bail, Mr. Vance.