Security Chief: Step away from your husband, ma'am! Put your hands where we can see them!
Sarah: I am the caller, Chief. The weapon he tried to hit me with is lying right there on the floor near your boots.
The chief looked down, his eyes widening as he spotted the heavy wooden baseball bat resting against the edge of the rug. He immediately gestured to his officers, who rushed forward with heavy steel handcuffs drawn.
Security Chief: Officers, secure the male suspect immediately! Get his arms behind his back!
Daniel: Aaargh! Watch my shoulders! She almost broke my arm!
Officer Martinez: Keep quiet, sir! You have the right to remain silent! Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law!
The two officers dragged Daniel off the bed, pulling his hands behind his back and snapping the steel cuffs tightly around his wrists. The metallic clicks sounded loud and sharp against the quiet background of the ocean waves outside the balcony doors.
Daniel: Chief, you don't understand! She attacked me! Look at my wrist, it's bruised! She's the crazy one!
Security Chief: Save it for the federal marshal, pal. We heard the recorded emergency call from the bridge. You threatened her with a deadly weapon.
Sarah: He also admitted on camera that he married me specifically to steal my family's inheritance and estate funds.
Daniel: What camera?! There are no cameras in a private cruise suite!
I walked calmly over to the dresser, picking up my small bridal handbag. I reached inside and pulled out a tiny, sleek black recording device that was still blinking with a small blue light.
Sarah: I placed this audio device on the dresser the moment we entered the room, Daniel. I started suspecting your real motives two weeks ago when my family attorney found suspicious bank transfers under your name.
Daniel: You... you set me up?! You planned this whole thing?!
Sarah: I didn't set you up, Daniel. I gave you every chance to prove me wrong. I wanted to believe you were a good man. But you walked in here with a weapon and proved to be an abusive coward instead.
Security Chief: Ma'am, this audio recording will be turned over directly to the Coast Guard and the FBI maritime division at our next port. He won't be seeing the light of day for a very long time.
Daniel: Sarah! Please! Tell them not to arrest me! My father will lose his company if this gets out to the press!
Sarah: Your father belongs in a cell right alongside you, Daniel. And as of right now, our marriage is officially over.
The officers grabbed Daniel by his lapels, forcing him to walk toward the open hallway. Guests from neighboring cabins were standing out in the corridor, pulling out their phones and filming the humiliating sight of a groom in a navy suit being marched away in handcuffs on his wedding night.