Little Leo ran out onto the patio as fast as his small legs could carry him.
He was holding a bright black tablet tightly in his hands while running fast.
His face was red, and he was breathing heavily from sprinting down the stairs.
Leo: Dad, don't let her burn it!
Mark turned around in confusion, holding the crying infant against his shoulder.
Mark: Leo, stay back near the door right now.
Leo: No, Dad, you have to look at this!
Leo pushed past the police officer and held the tablet high into the air.
Victoria's face instantly paled as she recognized the tablet from the playroom.
Victoria: Give me that device, Leo!
Victoria: You shouldn't be playing with electronics right now!
Victoria stepped forward to snatch the screen out of the young boy's hands.
The police officer put up a hand, blocking Victoria from reaching the child.
Leo: Look at what she did on the screen!
Leo pressed the play button on the recorded video file on the screen.
Mark leaned down to look closely at the glass display held by his son.
The tablet was linked to a high-definition nanny monitor hidden inside a birdhouse.
It showed the entire pool deck from a clear angle, completely unobstructed.
On the video, Victoria was seen walking up to the blue stroller very carefully.
The recording showed her reaching down to release the wheel safety lock explicitly.
Then, the screen showed Victoria giving the stroller a firm, deliberate push forward.
The stroller rolled toward the deep end while Victoria stood back and watched.
The video clearly showed Sarah leaping across the stone patio to save the baby.
It captured Sarah diving underwater without hesitation to rescue the drowning child.
Mark stared down at the screen, his eyes widening in complete shock and horror.
The heavy reality hit him like a physical blow to the chest instantly.
He looked up slowly from the tablet screen toward his new wife.
Victoria took a step backward, her calm expression vanishing into total panic.
The police officers watched the video playback carefully over Mark's trembling shoulder.
The whole patio fell into a heavy, silent freeze as the truth became clear.