Marcus: Toby, what did you just say?
Toby: My mommy had that same ring, Uncle Marcus. She said it was the only one ever made.
Marcus: Your mother died three months ago, Toby! I put this exact ring on Sarah's finger before they closed the casket!
Server: Sir, I don't know who Sarah is! Please, you're scaring me!
Marcus: Look at the band! Look at the tiny floral engraving on the inside rim!
Marcus lifted the server's trembling hand closer to his eyes, his voice cracking with emotion.
Vanessa: Marcus, stop this right now! You're making a complete fool of yourself in front of our board of directors!
Vanessa stood up from her chair, her expensive silk gown rustling as she adjusted her gold necklaces.
Vanessa: The girl obviously bought a cheap knockoff online! Let her go this instant!
Marcus: This is a custom five-carat flawless diamond, Vanessa! You can't buy this in a retail store!
Server: It's real! A lady gave it to me three weeks ago at the community shelter!
Marcus: Three weeks ago?! My wife was buried ninety days ago in our family mausoleum!
Server: I'm telling the truth! My name is Clara! I work two jobs to pay for my brother's medical bills!
Marcus: Describe the woman who gave you this ring, Clara! Tell me everything about her!
Clara: She was tall... dark hair... and she had a crescent scar right above her left eyebrow!
Marcus stumbled back against the dining table, knocking over a crystal water glass that shattered on the floor.
Marcus: A crescent scar... Sarah got that scar when we were teenagers.
Vanessa: Marcus, this is ridiculous! The car crash near the lake was fatal! The police confirmed Sarah was in that vehicle!
Marcus: The body was burned beyond recognition, Vanessa! You were the one who handled the identification while I was unconscious in the hospital!
Vanessa: I did it to spare you the trauma! The coroner handed me her personal belongings from the crash site!
Marcus: Did you actually look at her face, Vanessa?! Or did you just hand the funeral home this ring and tell them to lock the casket?!
Vanessa: How dare you accuse me of something like that! I loved Sarah like my own daughter!
Toby: Aunt Vanessa told me not to look in the box at the funeral, Uncle Marcus. She said Mommy looked scary.
Marcus turned slowly toward his stepmother, his hands clenching into fists at his sides.
Marcus: You kept me away from the casket. You told the doctors I was too unstable to attend the viewing.
Vanessa: You had a severe concussion! I was taking care of you!
Marcus: Or you were making sure I never found out that the body in that box wasn't my wife!
Clara: Please, if this ring belongs to your family, take it! Just don't get me fired!
Marcus: You're not going to get fired, Clara. You're coming with me right now.
Vanessa: Marcus, if you leave this charity gala, the board will vote to remove you as CEO of Sterling Enterprises!
Marcus: Let them vote. I'm going to the cemetery to open that coffin.