The heavy dark wooden front doors burst open wide with a loud bang.
Richard stepped inside the grand foyer accompanied by two tall corporate security officers.
He stopped immediately when he saw his wife screaming at the weeping maid.
His silver hair caught the bright afternoon sunlight coming through the windows.
Richard: What is happening in my home right now?!
Victoria altered her tearful expression instantly and ran toward her wealthy husband.
She threw her arms around his black suit coat and sobbed loudly.
Victoria: Oh darling! Thank goodness you arrived just in time to save us!
Richard: Explain what is going on here immediately, Victoria!
Victoria: The maid tried to drop our precious baby off the upstairs balcony!
Maria looked up from the floor with tears streaming down her pale cheeks.
Maria: Sir, she is lying to you! She handed the baby over the railing!
Victoria: Fire her right now! Call the police and have her locked up!
Richard looked down at Maria, who was holding his daughter with pure tenderness.
He noticed how the baby rested calmly against the maid's shaking shoulder.
Then he looked at his wife's neat makeup and perfectly staged tears.
Maria: He said she tried to drop your child to collect insurance money!
Richard: Wait... who told you about the insurance policy?
Maria reached into her apron pocket with a shaking right hand.
She pulled out a small black audio recording device she kept for safety.
Maria: I recorded her phone conversation with your corporate lawyer this morning.
Victoria's face turned completely white as her jaw dropped open in shock.
She tried to reach out and grab the small recorder from Maria's hand.
Richard stepped firmly between his wife and the loyal young house maid.
Richard: Hand that device to me right now, Maria.
Maria gave the small black recorder directly to the master of the house.
Richard pressed the play button as cold silence filled the vast foyer.
A clear recorded voice echoed loudly through the high marble hall.
Victoria's Voice: Once the baby is out of the way, the entire trust fund becomes mine.
Richard stared down at his desperate wife with pure cold anger.