Arthur pulled out his phone and tapped the screen with a steady thumb.
Clara stumbled backward on the bottom stair with a shocked expression on her face.
She reached out to grab the wooden handrail to steady herself.
Clara: You cannot take the side of a simple maid over your own wife!
Arthur: Elena has served this family far longer than you have, Clara.
Elena kept her head held high while standing near the marble pillar.
She felt a faint tremor in her knees, but she refused to back down.
Arthur stepped closer to Elena and gently took the heavy folder from her hands.
He opened the leather latch and inspected the official wax seal inside.
The papers were completely dry and undamaged thanks to Elena's quick movement.
Arthur: These are the original custody and trust agreements for the estate.
Arthur: Why were these taken out of my private wall safe downstairs?
Clara crossed her arms tightly over her gold dress while glaring at Elena.
Clara: She must have unlocked the safe while you were away on business!
Clara: I saw her carrying them near the balcony and tried to stop her!
Elena shook her head firmly as she looked Arthur directly in the eyes.
Elena: I do not know the code to your private safe, sir.
Elena: Mrs. Sterling brought those documents out of your office ten minutes ago.
Arthur looked back at his wife with a cold and calculating stare.
He knew that only two people had the combination to that office safe.
He had given the combination to Clara just three weeks after their small wedding.
Arthur: The security cameras in my study will show who opened the safe door.
Clara paled instantly as those words echoed through the massive high room.
She had forgotten about the tiny camera mounted above the dark oak bookshelf.
Her mouth opened slightly, but no words came out of her throat.
Arthur turned away from her and pointed toward the study at the hallway end.
Arthur: We are going to sit down and review the video footage together right now.
Elena stepped forward and gestured toward the long hallway carpet.
Elena: I can bring the main security tablet from the guard room, Mr. Sterling.
Arthur: Please bring it straight to my study, Elena.
Clara backed away toward the front doors as if looking for an escape route.
Arthur: Do not even think about stepping outside that front door, Clara.
Clara: You are treating me like a criminal in my own home!
Arthur: If you stole legal documents, you are a criminal in this home.
Elena walked quickly down the long hallway toward the private security station.
Her heart beat steadily now as she realized justice was finally near.
She pressed the code on the security room panel and opened the heavy door.
The wall monitors showed clear views of every single room in the mansion.
Elena clicked on the study log from twenty minutes prior on the screen.
The screen clearly showed Clara entering the office with a small gold key.
She watched Clara dial the code on the silver safe handle without hesitation.
Clara pulled the folder out and smiled cold as she closed the safe door.
Elena recorded the clip onto a small black flash drive with a single click.
She pulled the drive from the port and held it tight in her fist.
She knew this evidence would change everything for the Sterling family forever.
As she stepped back into the hallway, she heard raised voices near the study.
Clara was screaming loudly at Arthur about her rights to the family money.
Elena hurried down the corridor to deliver the final proof that would end it all.