The morning sun shone brightly through the high arched windows of the grand Dallas mansion.
Sarah stood in the quiet hallway and stared at the framed flag hanging near the entry.
She took a soft breath as she touched her growing pregnant belly with trembling hands.
Her father had built this beautiful home with his own hands decades ago.
He had spent his whole life building a successful business in Texas.
Now the entire house felt empty and cold without his warm voice echoing inside.
Sarah had moved away three years ago after her father married Victoria.
Victoria had always looked at Sarah with quiet coldness and deep jealousy.
She wanted the entire family fortune left strictly in her own hands.
When Sarah's father passed away last month, Victoria immediately claimed the entire estate.
She told everyone in town that Sarah had been cut out completely.
Sarah knew her father would never leave his only daughter with nothing.
She had returned to the home today to look for the truth.
Her brother Mark walked out into the hallway carrying a heavy legal folder.
Mark: Are you feeling okay today, Sarah?
Sarah: I am just thinking about dad and everything he built.
Mark: We will get through this settlement together, I promise.
Mark had always tried to keep the peace between everyone in the family.
He worked as an attorney in downtown Dallas and loved fairness above all.
He knew that something felt wrong about their father's sudden final paperwork.
Victoria walked down the wide marble staircase wearing a dark purple silk dress.
She carried a silver tray with coffee and looked down at Sarah coldness.
Victoria: Why are you still wandering around my house, Sarah?
Sarah: This was my father's house first, Victoria.
Victoria: It belongs to me now according to the signed paperwork.
Mark: We are still reviewing the official bank records, Victoria.
Victoria: There is nothing left for you to review in this house.
Sarah stepped closer to the stairs and looked right into Victoria's dark eyes.
Sarah: Dad told me about the secret safe behind his desk.
Victoria froze for a brief second on the third step from the top.
Her hands shook slightly as she placed the silver tray on a table.
Victoria: Your father was confused during his final weeks alive.
Sarah: He was completely clear when he wrote his last letter to me.
Mark: What letter are you talking about right now, Sarah?
Sarah: He sent me a key three days before he went into the hospital.
Victoria's eyes widened with sudden fear as she glared down at Sarah.
She took a fast step down the stairs toward the young pregnant woman.
Victoria: You are making up lies to take my inheritance away!
Sarah: I have the key right here in my purse today.
Mark took a fast step forward between the two angry women.
Mark: Everyone needs to calm down and take a deep breath.
Victoria: Get out of my home before I call the police!
Sarah: I am not leaving until Mark opens that hidden safe.