Eleanor unlocked the slider just an inch without taking off the heavy security chain.
Eleanor: You are disturbing our private family moment on this important afternoon.
Mark: Holding a scared child against her will is not a private family moment.
He jammed his heavy boot directly into the narrow gap between the metal doors.
The metal frame creaked loudly under the sudden force of his heavy weight.
Chad: Stop pushing before my bandaged arm bleeds all over the tile!
Mark: Why was Sophia crying for help behind that glass panel, Chad?
Chad took a quick step backward while holding his left arm near his chest.
Sophia managed to break free from his grip and ran behind Mark's back.
Sophia: They hid Dad's real will inside the private office safe today!
Mark wrapped one protective arm around his trembling young sister's shoulder.
Eleanor: Shut your mouth, Sophia, or you will lose your full allowance!
Sophia: She made Chad sign a fake trust fund paper this morning, Mark!
Mark looked deeply into Eleanor's calm eyes and saw the dark truth instantly.
Mark: Their father died six months ago while I was away on duty.
He remembered how quickly Eleanor had handled all the legal paperwork back then.
She had claimed their father left the entire estate and mansion to her alone.
Mark: Where is the original inheritance paperwork that Dad showed me before?
Eleanor: Your father was confused during his final weeks at the hospital.
Chad: Mom took care of everything legally while you were away in uniform.
Mark: Dad was completely sharp until his very last breath on this earth.
Sophia pulled a small silver key out of her blue dress pocket slowly.
Sophia: Dad gave me this key before he went into the main hospital.
Eleanor's face lost all its normal color the moment she saw the key.
Eleanor: Give that key to me right now, you ungrateful little brat!
She reached forward with sharp fingernails to snatch the silver metal away.
Mark stepped forward firm and blocked her arm with his broad shoulder.
Mark: Touch her again and you will talk to the sheriff today.