Evelyn: You cannot arrest me! Do you know who my husband's family is in this city?
Officer Davis: Law applies to everyone equally, ma'am. You are under arrest for felony child endangerment today.
Officer Martinez stepped forward and placed heavy steel handcuffs tightly around Evelyn's delicate wrists behind her back.
The metallic clicking sound echoed clearly off the high marble walls of the bright entrance hall space.
Evelyn gasped in shock as her arms were secured behind her green silk dress by the officer.
Evelyn: Arthur! Tell them to stop! You are destroying my entire life over a stupid mistake!
Arthur: You destroyed your own life the second you decided to mistreat my helpless little girl, Evelyn.
Evelyn: I will tell the judge you forced me into this! I will lie about everything you did!
Arthur: The video camera evidence never lies. You will face full justice in a court of law.
Officer Davis led the weeping and struggling woman toward the open front doors into the bright sunlight.
Evelyn stumbled slightly on her high heels as she was escorted down the exterior stone steps outside.
Arthur watched her leave with a feeling of deep relief washing over his tired heart and mind.
He walked over to the large American flag hanging on the wall near the sunlit marble entrance.
He held Clara close against his shoulder and kissed her soft forehead with warm, fatherly love.
Arthur: You are completely safe now, my sweet girl. Nobody will ever hurt you in this house again.
Clara stopped crying and wiped her small eyes with her sleeve while looking up at her father.
She wrapped her tiny arms tightly around his neck and rested her head peacefully against his chest.
Clara: I love you, Daddy. Thank you for coming home to save me today.
Arthur: I will always come home for you, Clara. You are the most important part of my world.
Arthur walked upstairs to the warm and bright nursery room to give Clara a glass of milk.
He knew that healing would take time, but the dark cloud over their home was gone forever.
He made a vow right then to protect his daughter's joy and laughter above everything else in life.