Julian: Did you really think you could hand this to my wife inside my own house, Ashley?
Ashley: Julian, wait! Let me explain! You're reading the wrong file!
Julian: I am reading your personal sworn statement prepared for the state regulatory board!
Ashley: That was supposed to stay in my private attorney’s safe! Give that envelope back to me right now!
Ashley lunged forward, her diamond bracelets rattling on her wrist, but Julian pushed her back with one firm arm.
She staggered against the wall beneath the American flag, clutching her burning red cheek where Julian’s palm had struck her.
Julian: Don't take another step toward me or my daughter, you psycho.
Maya: Julian, she kicked Lily... She kicked our little girl right in the stomach!
Lily: Daddy, look at my bunny! The lady squished Mr. Fluffy's ears with her shoe!
Julian knelt back down for a brief second, picking up the dirty plush rabbit and wiping the marble dust from its fabric.
He handed it gently to Lily, kissing her forehead as tears welled in his dark eyes.
Julian: Daddy has your bunny, sweetheart. Daddy’s got you now. No one is ever going to kick you again.
Ashley: Julian, she is making a scene to turn you against me! I was only trying to protect your business assets!
Julian: Protect my assets? By admitting you embezzled thirty million dollars from Sterling Global Enterprises?!
The vast foyer went completely silent, the only sound being Lily's soft sniffles against Maya’s shoulder.
Ashley's face drained of every ounce of color, turning as white as the marble beneath her heels.
Ashley: That... that isn't what that document says! It was a preliminary draft for the corporate merger!
Julian: 'I, Ashley Vance, admit to falsifying the offshore vendor invoices through Vance Logistics to liquidate the late Marcus Sterling's trust fund'!
Maya: She wanted me to sign it... She put my name on the signature line at the bottom, Julian!
Julian: You tried to frame my wife for your federal grand larceny?!
Ashley: She's a nobody from the suburbs! No one would question if a jealous ex-wife stole corporate funds!
Julian: Maya is not an ex-wife! She is the woman I swore an oath to before God and our family!
Ashley: But your father promised me that seat on the board, Julian! Your father wanted us together!
Julian: My father passed away eight months ago, Ashley. And now I know why his heart suddenly gave out!
Ashley gasped, taking a quick step backward toward the grand front doors.
Ashley: Don't you dare accuse me of having anything to do with Marcus's medical emergency!
Julian: Page three of your own confession lists the private clinic payments you made to Doctor Evans!
Maya: Doctor Evans was the one who prescribed his medication... He changed Marcus's pills three days before he collapsed!
Julian: You poisoned my father so you could seize control of the Sterling estate before our daughter was named in the will!
Ashley: You can't prove any of this in court! That document was stolen from my vehicle!
Julian: You dropped it on my floor with your own hands, Ashley. And every security camera in this foyer is recording in 4K resolution.
Ashley looked up in terror at the hidden dome cameras nestled in the crown molding above the American flag.
The tiny green lights were blinking steadily, capturing every single word, every tear, and every drop of sweat running down her face.