Within ten short minutes, flashing blue lights reflected through the front windows.
Two city police cruisers pulled up along the massive circular driveway.
Eleanor stood near the hallway table, looking smaller than ever before.
She tried to call her personal corporate lawyers on her mobile device.
However, none of her high-priced legal team answered her frantic calls.
The heavy front doors swung open, and two uniformed officers entered.
Mark immediately stepped forward to handle the high-tension situation.
Officer Davis: Mr. Vance, we received your urgent call regarding a disturbance.
Mark: Thank you for coming quickly, Officer, my family is in danger.
Eleanor: Officer, this is a simple family misunderstanding between relatives!
Officer Davis: Ma'am, please stay where you are while we investigate.
Mark led the lead officer toward the center of the foyer.
He pointed up to the wide balcony high above their heads.
Mark: My mother pushed my wife over that railing deliberately.
Officer Davis: That is a very serious charge, sir, are there witnesses?
Mark: I saw it happen, and our security camera recorded every second.
Eleanor's face lost whatever remaining color she had left inside her.
She had forgotten that Mark installed modern cameras throughout the mansion.
Every corner of the top balcony was covered by ultra-clear cameras.
Mark walked over to a touch panel built into the hallway wall.
He tapped the screen three times to bring up the video record.
The footage clearly showed Eleanor pushing Clara over the shiny edge.
The officer watched the video playback with a very stern expression.
Officer Davis: Ma'am, turn around and place your hands behind your back.
Eleanor: You cannot arrest me, I am Eleanor Vance of the board!
Officer Davis: You have the right to remain silent under the law.
The officer placed metal handcuffs around Eleanor's wealthy wrists.
She gasped in deep embarrassment as the cold steel snapped tight.
She looked over at Clara with eyes full of deep bitterness.
Eleanor: You set me up for this, you sneaky little teacher!
Clara: You did this to yourself because you could not control us.
Mark: Take her away, Officer, I will press the maximum charges.
The officers guided the disgraced socialite out through the large doors.
Her expensive green suit looked wrinkled as she walked away now.
Outside, neighbors watched as Eleanor was placed into a police car.
The news of the scandal spread through high society like wildfire.
Mark turned back to his wife and knelt down beside her sofa.
He pulled her into a warm embrace and held her tight.
Mark: The danger is finally gone, my love, no one will hurt you.
Clara: I was so worried about our baby when I fell down.
Mark: The ambulance is on its way to check on both of you.
Clara leaned her tired head against her husband's broad chest.
She felt the fast rhythm of his heartbeat slowing down to normal.
Yet they both knew that the legal battle was just beginning.
Eleanor would use her remaining fortune to fight the criminal court case.
Mark was determined to make sure justice was fully served today.