The heavy front doors swung open as four uniform police officers marched quickly inside.
Their heavy leather boots clicked firmly against the white marble floor of the grand entrance.
The lead police officer stepped forward and assessed the tense situation instantly with keen eyes.
Victor stepped forward to meet the officers, pointing directly up toward Victoria on the stairs.
Victor: Officer, that woman just committed physical assault against her own sister.
Victoria: That is a complete lie, I never laid a hand on her!
Sarah: She pushed me from the top landing after destroying my legal court papers.
Officer: Ma'am, please step down the stairs slowly with your hands where we can see them.
Victoria hesitated on the steps, looking around the large entrance hall for any escape.
Two officers moved swiftly up the staircase and placed metal handcuffs around her wrists.
Victoria gasped in utter shock as the cold steel snapped tight around her thin wrists.
Victoria: You cannot arrest me inside my own luxury Dallas house!
Officer: You have the right to remain silent, ma'am, so step down now.
They escorted Victoria down the grand stairs, past the giant framed American flag above.
She looked at Sarah with bitter tears streaming down her carefully made-up face.
Sarah did not say another word as her sister was led away in police custody.
The second officer stayed behind to take Sarah's formal statement about the whole incident.
Victor provided the backup financial evidence and pointed out the torn paper scraps nearby.
Officer: We have more than enough physical evidence to charge her with felony assault.
Victor: Make sure the district attorney sees the full inheritance records as well.
Sarah: Thank you for arriving so fast and keeping us safe today.
The police officer nodded respectfully and walked out to join the patrol cars outside.
The loud siren sounds slowly faded away down the long street into the warm afternoon.