Marcus: Clara, where is that community shelter located?
Clara: It's on 4th Street, near the old harbor district. She comes there every Thursday to help out.
Marcus: Richard! Call my head of private security right now. Tell him to meet us at Oakridge Cemetery with tools.
Richard: Right away, Mr. Sterling. Dialing Captain Vance now.
Vanessa: Richard, put that phone down! I am the head of the Sterling Family Trust, and I order you to stay here!
Marcus: The trust agreement states that my wife holds fifty percent of the voting power. If Sarah is alive, your authority is gone.
Vanessa: You've lost your mind, Marcus! Sarah is dead!
Marcus: Then you shouldn't mind watching us open the vault, Vanessa.
Twenty minutes later, three dark SUVs pulled up to the iron gates of Oakridge Cemetery. Rain began to drizzle from the night sky, making the stone pathways slick. Marcus, Clara, Toby, and four security guards walked quickly toward the marble Sterling family mausoleum.
Officer Miller: Mr. Sterling, I received your emergency call. A judge signed an exhumation order based on the ring's serial number.
Marcus: Break the bronze seal, Officer. Open the casket.
Toby: Is Mommy inside there, Uncle Marcus?
Marcus: We are going to find out the truth right now, Toby.
The security guards used heavy steel crowbars to pry open the mausoleum door with a loud screech. Inside the tomb, the polished mahogany casket sat on a stone pedestal. Two officers unlatched the brass locks and lifted the heavy lid.
Flashlights lit up the inside of the casket. Clara gasped loudly, covering her mouth with her hands.
The casket was completely empty of human remains. Sitting on the white silk lining were four heavy plastic bags filled with construction sand.
Marcus: It's empty... It's just bags of sand!
Officer Miller: What is the meaning of this?! This is criminal fraud and desecration!
Toby: See! I told you! Mommy isn't in the ground!
Marcus: Sarah is alive... My wife is really alive!
Marcus turned to Officer Miller, his chest heaving with emotion.
Marcus: Vanessa faked the accident! She buried sand so she could take control of our family trust fund!
Officer Miller: Where was the shelter where you met this woman, Clara?
Clara: Saint Jude's Shelter on 4th Street! Room 304 on the top floor!
Marcus: Drive! Drive as fast as you can!