Mark tapped the screen to connect the camera feed to the wall TV.
The huge monitor above the fireplace flickered to life.
A sharp chime echoed off the grand high ceilings.
Black-and-white video footage began playing in real time.
The footage showed Brenda snatching the bear from little Lily.
It showed Brenda laughing while the child cried out in pain.
Several evening party guests began arriving through the front door.
The guests stopped dead in their tracks to watch the screen.
Guest 1: Is that Brenda?
Guest 2: Look at what she is doing to that child!
The video clearly showed Brenda picking up the ceramic vase herself.
It captured the exact moment she smashed it against the floor.
It showed her falling to her knees to fake her injuries.
Gasps of shock echoed across the crowded room.
Brenda: Turn it off! Turn it off right now!
Mark: You broke my mother's memory just to frame Clara?
Brenda: It was an accident! I lost my temper!
Mark: You lied to my face and tried to ruin an innocent woman's life!
Brenda looked around at the judging faces of the local society guests.
Her fake smile completely vanished into pure fear.
Brenda: Mark, please! We have a wedding planned next month!
Mark: There will be no wedding.