Victoria: Mark, oh thank goodness you came back home early today!
Victoria reached the bottom step while dabbing fake tears from her red face.
Victoria: She slipped right from my hands! The floor was so slick!
Mark hurried toward his crying daughter with wide, terrified eyes full of concern.
Elena: That is a complete lie, sir! She pushed her on purpose!
Victoria: How dare you accuse me in my own home, you ungrateful servant!
Victoria pointed a trembling finger directly at the pale housekeeper's face.
Victoria: Look at my face, Mark! I fell trying to grab her hand!
Mark took the crying toddler into his strong arms and held her very tightly.
He looked back and forth between his crying wife and the brave young maid.
Mark: What on earth just happened in this house while I was gone?
Elena: I saw everything from the lower hallway with my own eyes, sir.
Elena: She held her over the edge and let go without even trying.
Victoria: She is trying to ruin my marriage because I threatened to fire her!
Victoria fell dramatically onto her knees against the bright, cold marble floor.
She began sobbing heavily into her hands while rocking back and forth slowly.
Victoria: I love Lily like my own flesh and blood, you know that!
Mark: Elena, you have worked for me for years, but this is extreme.
Mark looked down at the housekeeper with a confused and conflicted expression.
Elena: Please check the hidden hallway security camera near the ceiling light, sir.
Victoria froze completely in place the instant she heard the word camera spoken.
Her sobbing stopped instantly as her head snapped up toward the dark ceiling corner.
She had totally forgotten about the small high-definition lens installed two weeks ago.
Mark set his crying daughter down gently behind the brave housekeeper's back.
He turned his gaze toward the small dark camera perched above the high archway.
Mark: I installed those new security feeds directly onto my phone last Tuesday.
Victoria's pale face turned completely white as all the color drained out immediately.