Evelyn: Marcus, darling, listen to me! It was an accident! The baby slipped out of my hands while I was showing him the chandelier!
Clara: She shouted 'let's see if your scam survives a fall' right before she let go, Marcus!
Marcus: Stay with Toby, Clara.
Filled with blazing fury, Marcus turned sharply and ran rapidly up the grand marble staircase, his heavy leather shoes thundering against the stone steps with every stride.
Evelyn backed away toward the balcony wall, gasping in terror as her son approached her like a hurricane.
Evelyn: Marcus, stop! I am your mother! You cannot address me like this in my own house!
Marcus: You are an evil, heartless psychopath!
Marcus reached the top landing in seconds. Before Evelyn could utter another word, he delivered a powerful, hard slap directly across her face.
A loud, sharp slap echoed off the high marble walls of the foyer. Evelyn stumbled back in absolute shock and tears, clutching her reddened cheek as her golden satin dress rustled against the railing.
Evelyn: You... you slapped your own mother?!
Marcus: You tried to murder my three-month-old infant son!
Evelyn: He is not your son! He's a bastard child brought into this family to steal our inheritance!
Marcus: Get out of my house immediately! Call 911!
Clara: I'm calling them right now, Marcus!
Evelyn: You can't throw me out of this mansion, Marcus! My name is on the deed of the Sterling estate!
Marcus: Your name was removed from the estate deed three days ago when the family board audited your offshore accounts!
Evelyn's face drained of all color as she stared at her son in disbelief.
Evelyn: What... what do you mean audited?!
Marcus: Did you really think I wouldn't notice five million dollars missing from my late father's life insurance trust fund?
Evelyn: I transferred those funds to protect our corporate holdings from market inflation!
Marcus: You transferred those funds to a private bank account in the Cayman Islands under your personal maiden name!
Clara: And we have the full paper trail right here in our hands, Evelyn!