The heavy front gate of the estate slammed shut behind Elena.
She stood on the sidewalk with only her small cloth bag in hand.
Her wet clothes were still damp under the hot afternoon California sun.
She had nowhere to go and very little money in her bank account.
Her job as a maid was her only source of living income.
She walked down the long street toward the local bus stop alone.
Cars whizzed past her on the busy US road without stopping once.
Elena sat down on the hard wooden bench and covered her face.
She remembered the tiny hand of little Leo grabbing her apron in fear.
She knew she had done the right thing by saving his life.
Yet she was the one being punished as if she were a criminal.
A red car pulled up near the bus stop a few minutes later.
The window rolled down to reveal Sarah, the chief housekeeper at the mansion.
Sarah looked around carefully to make sure no one was following her car.
Sarah: Elena, get in right now!
Elena looked up in complete surprise and wiped her teary eyes quickly.
She opened the passenger door and slid into the soft front seat.
Elena: Sarah, you know I didn't do it!
Sarah: I know you didn't, sweet girl.
Sarah: I was watching from the upstairs guest bedroom window the whole time.
Elena's eyes went wide as hope suddenly bloomed inside her chest again.
Elena: You saw what happened?
Sarah: I saw the wind blow the stroller toward the deep end.
Sarah: I saw Victoria stand there and watch it fall without moving at all.
Elena gasped loud when she realized the full dark truth of the event.
Victoria had intentionally let the baby fall to frame the young maid.
Elena: Why would she do something so terrible to a baby?
Sarah: Victoria wants full control over Marcus and his large estate trust fund.
Sarah: She wanted to replace all the old loyal staff with her own people.
Elena set her jaw tight as anger replaced her deep fear and sadness.
Elena: We cannot let her get away with this awful scheme.
Sarah: I have something that will prove your complete innocence to Marcus.