Evelyn: Isabella, you are making the biggest mistake of your life!
Isabella: No, Mother. Slapping my sister tonight was the biggest mistake of my life.
Mia: You didn't know, Isabella. You were just protecting your party.
Isabella: That's no excuse. I'm so sorry, Mia.
Isabella stepped forward and pulled Mia into a tight, warm embrace. Mia froze for a second, then wrapped her arms around her twin sister, tears spilling down both of their cheeks.
Isabella: I will spend the rest of my life making this up to you.
Mia: You don't owe me anything, Isabella. Just stand with me against her.
Isabella: I am standing right beside you.
Evelyn: Look at you two! Hugging like long-lost best friends! You've known each other for five minutes!
Isabella: We shared a womb for nine months, Evelyn! We are blood!
Mr. Harrison: Officers, please step inside the room.
Two uniformed police officers walked through the heavy double doors of the ballroom, stepping up beside Mr. Harrison.
Evelyn: Why are the police here?!
Mr. Harrison: I filed a formal complaint with the district attorney's office four hours ago, Evelyn.
Police Officer: Evelyn Vance?
Evelyn: Yes... but there's been a mistake! This is a private family dispute!
Police Officer: Ma'am, we have a warrant for your arrest regarding grand larceny, falsification of state records, and child trafficking.
Evelyn: Child trafficking?! That's absurd! I gave her to a licensed adoption agent!
Mia: You paid an unlicensed midwife ten thousand dollars under the table, Evelyn! That's illegal in every state in the country!
Evelyn: Get your hands off me! Do you know who I am?! I am the head of the Vance Foundation!
Police Officer: Turn around and place your hands behind your back, ma'am.
The police officer pulled Evelyn's arms behind her back, clicking cold steel handcuffs around her wrists. Her gold embroidered gown rumpled as she thrashed against their grip.
Evelyn: Isabella! Tell them to stop! Call our corporate defense lawyers!
Isabella: Our corporate defense lawyer is Mr. Harrison, Mother. And he just handed the police your file.
Evelyn: You ungrateful brat! I gave you everything! I raised you in luxury!
Isabella: You raised me in luxury using money that belonged to my sister!
Mia: Goodbye, Evelyn.
Evelyn: You'll regret this! Both of you! You won't last a month running Vance Global without me!
Mr. Harrison: The board of directors has already called an emergency vote for tomorrow morning, Evelyn. You are officially removed from the board.
The police officers led Evelyn down the center walkway of the ballroom. High-society guests pulled out their phones, taking video clips of the former socialite matriarch being dragged out in handcuffs.
Guest A: Unbelievable... She hid a twin daughter for twenty-eight years for money.
Guest B: She deserves to spend the rest of her life in prison.
As the heavy doors closed behind Evelyn, a quiet calm settled over the grand ballroom. Isabella turned to face the remaining guests, taking the microphone from the stage podium.
Isabella: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for attending tonight. The birthday party is officially over.
Mia: But a new chapter for the Vance family is just beginning.
Isabella: Tomorrow morning, Vance Global Enterprises will officially announce my twin sister, Mia Vance, as co-chairperson of our family business.
The crowd broke into a warm, enthusiastic round of applause. Isabella stepped down from the stage, taking Mia's hand in her own.
Isabella: Come on, sister. Let me take you upstairs so you can change out of that wet uniform.
Mia: I've worn this uniform for three years, Isabella. I'm ready for something new.