Clara backed out of the kitchen and into the high hallway corridor.
She needed to get to her car and drive far away immediately.
Victoria stepped in front of the heavy front doors to block the exit.
Victoria: You are not leaving this house with that baby today!
Clara: Get out of my way before I call the police!
Victoria: I own this mansion and everything inside these four walls!
Victoria lunged forward and tried to grab the legal folder from Clara.
Her long sharp nails brushed against Clara's soft right cheek.
Clara turned her body sharply to protect her innocent baby boy.
A classic pearl earring snapped off Clara's earlobe during the scuffle.
The white pearl bounced softly across the shiny dark oak floor.
The baby started crying loudly from the sudden sharp movement.
Clara: Stay away from my child, you crazy woman!
Victoria: Give me those papers before Victor comes back home!
Clara held her ground while resting her back against the wall.
She could hear a car engine pulling into the long driveway outside.
Victoria heard the sound too and turned her head toward the door.
Victoria: This conversation is far from over, you little thief.
Her cruel smile turned into sudden shock as the doors swung open.
A tall shadow stretched across the bright sunlit entry floor.
Victor: What in the world is happening in my home?
Victor stood in the doorway wearing his sharp navy business suit.
His face was red with intense anger and total surprise.
Victoria: Victor, thank goodness you are finally back home!
Victoria changed her tone instantly into a soft worried voice.
Victoria: She was trying to steal private estate records from your desk!
Clara pointed at the green folder lying near the floor.
Clara: She tried to make me sign away my baby, Victor!
Victor looked down at the pearl sitting on the wooden floor.
He looked at the fresh scratch mark on his wife's cheek.
Victor: Call nine one one right now!