Ten minutes later, two black police cruisers pulled up the long grand driveway of the estate.
Red and blue emergency lights flashed bright against the tall white pillars of the front porch.
Arthur opened the large double doors himself, standing tall and firm in his charcoal grey suit.
Two uniformed officers walked briskly up the steps, carrying official legal clipboards in their hands.
Officer Miller: Mr. Arthur Vance? We received your emergency call regarding financial fraud and endangerment.
Arthur: Yes, Officer, my wife is inside the library with our legal security team right now.
Officer Miller: Do you have the video evidence and document copies ready for our review, sir?
Arthur: Everything has been exported to a memory drive, including the digital wire transfer records.
Evelyn emerged from the library escorted by Arthur's private lawyer, her head hanging low in shame.
Her gold satin dress looked wrinkled and messy, and her eyes were red from bitter tears.
Evelyn: Arthur, please, do not do this to me! Think of what the newspapers will write!
Arthur: You should have thought about the consequences before you endangered my daughter and framed Sarah.
Officer Miller: Mrs. Evelyn Vance, you are under arrest for grand theft and dangerous child endangerment.
The officer calmly placed silver handcuffs around Evelyn's thin wrists behind her satin back.
Evelyn: Get your hands off me! Do you know how much money my family has?
Officer Miller: The law applies to everyone equally, ma'am, please walk carefully down the steps.
Evelyn sobbed loudly as she was guided out the grand double doors toward the waiting squad car.
Arthur let out a long, heavy sigh of exhaustion as the heavy front door finally closed shut.
He walked out to the sunny back patio where Sarah was pushing Clara on the green swing.
The little girl was laughing happily as the warm afternoon breeze moved through the trees.
Arthur: Sarah, I owe you an apology that words can barely express today.
Sarah: You do not owe me anything, sir, I was only doing what was right for Clara.