Maya felt her heart sink as Victoria pointed a shaking finger at her.
She held the baby tighter against her blue apron dress.
Ethan looked at Maya with a confused and stern glare.
Ethan: Maya, is this true?
Maya: No, Mr. Sterling, that is not what happened at all!
Victoria: She was trying to run out the back door with him!
Victoria: I tried to stop her and she shoved me aside!
Maya shook her head firmly while stepping down off the stairs.
Maya: Sir, she tried to cast him away in the rain!
Maya: She tossed his carrier off the foyer table on purpose!
Maya: I slid across the floor to catch him before he fell!
Ethan looked between the two women in complete silence.
The two security guards moved closer to secure the front entrance.
Ethan walked slowly over to Maya and looked down at his son.
Little Leo was slowly calming down in Maya's gentle care.
Ethan gently touched his baby boy's soft cheek with his thumb.
Ethan: The baby is safe, thank God for that.
Victoria: Ethan, fire her immediately and call the local police!
Ethan: Quiet down, Victoria, let me think for a moment.
Ethan noticed the unlatched infant carrier sitting upside down nearby.
He noticed the deep scuff marks on the pristine marble floor.
The marks lined up directly with Maya's knees and shoes.
Ethan turned his head slowly to face his young wife.
Ethan: Why are you still dressed in last night's party dress?
Victoria: I stayed up late waiting for your flight to return!
Ethan: My flight was delayed until sunrise, as you well knew.
Victoria: I was worried about you, that is all!
Ethan: Where was the baby's night nurse during all this?
Maya spoke up in a calm and clear voice.
Maya: Mrs. Sterling sent the night nurse home two hours early.
Maya: I saw the nurse leave through the side gate earlier.
Ethan's eyes narrowed as he turned toward Victoria again.
Ethan: Is that true, Victoria?
Victoria: I just wanted some quiet time with our baby!
Ethan: You have never asked to spend quiet time with him once.
Victoria took a step back toward the front doorway.
Her face lost all of its previous artificial color.
Ethan: Security, lock all the gates immediately.