Victoria: Wait! Stop right there! You cannot arrest my husband without a formal judicial warrant!
A fair-skinned woman in an emerald green velvet gown rushed through the crowd, her face twisted in rage as she stood between Richard and the police officer.
Richard: Victoria! Tell these fools to stop this madness right now!
Victoria: Officer Hayes, I am Victoria Sterling. My family owns this estate and the trust fund that pays for this venue!
Officer Hayes: I don't care who owns the trust fund, Mrs. Sterling. Your husband was caught on camera committing a felony.
Victoria: That camera system is private property! Any footage captured without my written consent is completely inadmissible in a court of law!
Eleanor: The camera belonged to the building management, Victoria! The estate leased this hall for the charity gala under public event terms!
Victoria: Keep your mouth shut, Eleanor! You are nothing but a penniless widow living off my family's generosity!
Mia: Don't talk to my mom like that! You knew what Richard was doing the whole time!
Victoria: You rude little girl! How dare you speak to an adult with such disrespect!
Eleanor: Do not shout at my daughter, Victoria! You and Richard planned this whole thing together, didn't you?
Victoria: That is a slanderous lie! I had no idea Richard lost his watch until he called security!
Officer Hayes: Then why did we find a second luxury watch box hidden inside your designer handbag during the entry security sweep, Mrs. Sterling?
Victoria's eyes widened in sudden terror as she clutched her leather handbag tight against her dress.
Victoria: That... that is my personal jewelry! It has nothing to do with this situation!
Officer Hayes: The serial number on that warranty card matches the exact insurance claim filed by your husband two days ago.
Richard: Victoria, you brought the original box inside the hall?! Are you completely insane?!
Victoria: You told me to keep it in my bag so we could swap the fake watch with the real one after the police searched the maid!
Richard: Shut your mouth, you foolish woman!
Eleanor: Unbelievable... You were going to let an innocent house maid go to state prison for years just so you could scam an insurance company!
Officer Hayes: Looks like both of you are going to be taking a ride to the central precinct tonight. Handcuff her too, deputy.
Victoria: Get your hands off me! Do you know how much my family's estate is worth?!
Officer Hayes: Right now, ma'am, it's not worth enough to buy you out of a grand larceny charge.