Evelyn began walking down the marble stairs as the police officers escorted her closely from behind.
Her high heels clicked sharply against the hard stone steps with every dramatic step she took.
She tried to put on a proud look, but her pale face betrayed her inner terrifying fear.
Arthur stood like a solid rock at the bottom of the stairs with the papers in his hand.
Emma held the baby close to her chest, shielding her from the tense dramatic energy in the room.
Evelyn: Emma, do not give those papers to any divorce lawyer or local police investigator!
Emma: You brought this on yourself the moment you signed those illegal fraudulent documents!
Evelyn: That money belongs to the original family business bloodline and nobody else!
Arthur: My daughter is your bloodline, Mother, but you treated her like an enemy today!
Evelyn reached the bottom landing of the grand staircase and tried to step toward her son.
Arthur held up his right hand to stop her from coming any closer to Emma and the baby.
Arthur: Do not take another step toward my wife or my child ever again, Evelyn.
Evelyn: You cannot cut me out of this estate! I built half of this mansion with my own hands!
Emma: You built it on lies and manipulation, and today everything finally comes to light.
The lead police officer pulled a pair of steel handcuffs from his utility belt with a quiet metal click.
Officer: Mrs. Evelyn Vance, you are under arrest for attempted fraud and forging legal documents.
Evelyn gasped in horror as she looked at the shining silver hand restraints in the officer's hand.
Evelyn: This is outrageous! Do you know who my lawyer is? My family owns this entire town!
Arthur: Your power ends right here today, Mother, because I am revoking your corporate power of attorney.
Arthur pointed directly to the legal papers that contained clear proof of her forged signatures.
Evelyn looked around the massive sunlit atrium, realizing that no one was left to save her position.
The servants standing in the side hallway lowered their heads and refused to make eye contact with her.
Her long reign over the family fortune had finally come to an embarrassing, public end.