Clara: You can't keep me here! I am leaving!
Ethan: You aren't going anywhere until the police arrive.
Clara: Police? You actually called them?
Ethan: I hit the silent alarm on my phone the moment I walked into this hallway and saw that iron.
Outside the tall stained-glass windows of the mansion, distant police sirens began to wail, growing louder as they turned into the long private driveway of the estate.
Clara: No... no, no! This can't be happening to me!
Ethan: It is happening, Clara. You made your choice.
Clara: Ethan, please! I will check into a clinic! I will get help! I was stressed!
Ethan: Save your excuses for the judge.
The front doors burst open, and four armed police officers rushed into the luxury mansion, led by Detective Miller.
Officer Miller: Mr. Vance! Is everyone safe?
Ethan: My son is safe upstairs with the nanny. That woman right there tried to harm him with a hot iron.
Clara: He's lying! Officer, he slapped me! Look at my face! He assaulted me!
Officer Miller: Ma'am, stay calm and put your hands behind your back.
Clara: Are you blind? He struck me! Arrest him!
Ethan: Detective, I have full security footage of the entire incident, including her confession and her attempt to injure my infant child for trust fund control.
Officer Miller: We received the live upload feed from your attorney ten minutes ago, Mr. Vance. We've already reviewed the footage.
Clara froze as the officer pulled out a pair of heavy steel handcuffs.
Clara: You saw the footage?
Officer Miller: Yes, Mrs. Vance. You are under arrest for attempted felony child abuse, aggravated assault, and endangerment.
Clara: Take your hands off me! Do you know who I am?
Officer Miller: You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
The officers pinned Clara's arms behind her back, clicking the cold metal cuffs tightly around her wrists. Her expensive red satin gown was now wrinkled and messily pulled around her shoulders.
Clara: Ethan! Tell them to stop! You can't let them take me in handcuffs!
Ethan: You chose this path, Clara. Now you have to walk it.
Clara: I will hire the best legal defense team in the country! I will be out by tomorrow morning!
Ethan: My legal team has already filed an emergency injunction. Your assets are frozen, your credit cards are blocked, and bail will be contested.
Clara: You ruined my life!
Ethan: You tried to burn a baby. You ruined your own life.
The police led the screaming, sobbing woman out through the heavy double doors. As the police cruiser doors slammed shut outside, a profound silence returned to the massive foyer.