The senior officer stepped forward and pulled a pair of silver handcuffs from his belt.
Officer: Victoria Sterling, you are under arrest for endangerment and attempted assault.
Victoria: Get your hands off me! Do you know who my husband is?!
Mark: Your husband is calling the best divorce lawyer in the city right now!
Victoria tried to pull away, but the officer firmly secured her wrists behind her back.
Her green silk dress crumpled as she struggled uselessly against the officer's strong grip.
Victoria: Mark, you cannot do this to me! I am your wife!
Mark: You were supposed to protect my son, but you proved to be a tyrant!
The second officer guided Victoria firmly toward the open front doors and waiting police car.
She glared back at Elena with deep hatred, but Elena did not look away at all.
The front doors clicked shut behind the officers and the cruel woman forever.
A heavy silence fell over the bright marble hallway under the large American flag.
Mark walked slowly toward Elena and reached out his trembling arms to hold baby Leo.
Elena carefully handed the calm child over to his loving biological father.
Mark pressed his face gently against his son's soft forehead and wept quiet tears.
Mark: I am so sorry I left you alone with that horrible person, little guy.
He looked up at Elena with immense gratitude shining clearly in his tear-filled eyes.
Mark: You saved my baby today, Elena. I can never repay you enough for this.
Elena: I was just doing what was right for this innocent boy, Mr. Sterling.
Mark: You did far more than your job required, and I will never forget it.
He held his son tightly against his chest, feeling safe inside his own home again.