Two days passed slowly while Elena stayed in a cheap local motel down the highway road.
She spent her limited savings on basic canned food and hot tea while searching for help.
Every time she closed her eyes, she saw Victoria's cold, calculated stare by the pool edge.
She remembered something very important about the high green boxwood hedge surrounding the pool deck area.
Mr. Vance had installed top-grade security cameras around the whole property just last year.
One small black lens camera was mounted high inside the thick green leaves near the corner.
That lens pointed directly at the pool deck where the stroller had rolled down the slope.
Elena realized that the digital video recording would prove her complete innocence beyond any doubt.
However, David controlled the master security server stored inside his private locked home office.
She needed someone inside the house to help her access those crucial private digital files.
Elena called Marcus, the old head gardener who had worked on the estate for decades.
Marcus had always been very kind to Elena and knew how dedicated she was daily.
They met secretly at a small quiet diner near the edge of the town limits.
Marcus: I never believed that terrible lie for a single second, my dear child.
Elena: Victoria planned this whole thing to get rid of me from the home.
Marcus: Why would she want to remove you from looking after little master Toby?
Elena: I caught her looking over legal inheritance papers in Mr. Vance's private study last week.
Marcus leaned forward across the small wooden table, his face turning very serious and grave.
Marcus: She wants full control of the vast family trust fund for herself alone.
Elena: The baby stands in her way, and I was always watching over him closely.
Marcus: The security footage from the hedge camera is stored on a local backup drive.
Elena: Can you help me get those video files before she forces David to delete them?
Marcus nodded his head slowly, his rough hands gripping his warm mug of black coffee.
Marcus: The IT technician comes every Thursday morning to service the main estate servers.
Elena: That technician is my cousin's good friend, he will definitely help us out!
A tiny ray of bright hope illuminated Elena's troubled mind for the very first time.
They made a careful step-by-step plan to retrieve the hidden video file without Victoria knowing.