Back in the bright dining room, Victoria stepped closer to David's tall chair.
She reached down to touch David's arm with a soft and gentle movement.
Victoria: David, this maid is clearly having a dangerous mental health episode today.
David: Let her speak, Victoria, because she looks truly terrified right now.
Victoria: Look at her dirty uniform and the huge mess she made here!
Elena: I am not crazy, Mr. Vance, and I can prove it!
Victoria stepped between Elena and David while trying to block the maid's view.
She reached into her gown pocket and pressed a small red button on her phone.
Suddenly, the front doors of the mansion burst open with heavy footsteps echoing inside.
Two uniformed police officers walked into the grand home with serious faces.
Victoria had called them minutes earlier to create a backup plan for herself.
She pointed her finger straight at Elena with a high and sharp voice.
Victoria: Officers, thank goodness you arrived so quickly to protect us from her!
Officer Vance: What is the problem here, ma'am?
Victoria: This maid just attacked my husband and tried to ruin our home!
The officers moved forward across the room toward Elena with their hand cuffs ready.
David stood up slowly from his seat and held his hands out to stop them.
David: Wait a moment, officers, let us hear what she has to say!
Elena: Look at this screen right now before you take me away!
Elena stepped around Victoria and held her small phone high in the air.
The red scratches on Elena's cheek showed how hard she had worked today.
She tapped the screen and held it directly in front of David's face.
The video began to play with bright light showing every detail clearly.
David stared at the tiny screen while the video played the short kitchen scene.
He saw Victoria's green dress and her clear face near the juice pitcher.
He saw her pour the white powder into his glass and stir it in.
David: Is that... you in the kitchen just ten minutes ago?
Victoria's face turned completely white as she stared at the glowing phone screen.
Her calm smile vanished instantly and her eyes filled with total panic.
Victoria: That video is a fake made by a dirty maid!
Elena: You cannot fake live video captured on this house network, ma'am.
Officer Vance: Let me see that device right now, miss.
The police officer took the small phone and watched the short video clip twice.
He looked up from the screen and stared directly at Victoria's green gown.
The quiet room filled with a thick silence that made everyone stop moving.
David felt his whole world shatter as he realized the truth about his love.
The woman he planned to marry was trying to kill him for money.