Victoria: You actually called the authorities to my daughter's wedding destination?!
Ethan: I called them the moment I saw you raise your hand, Victoria.
Victoria: You are destroying Chloe's life! She has dreamt of this wedding for two whole years!
The heavy doors at the top of the ballroom balcony swung open, revealing Chloe Sterling in a white silk gown.
She clutched her long lace train as she looked down at the gathering on the marble floor below.
Chloe: What is going on down there?! Why do I hear sirens in the driveway?!
Victoria: Chloe! Come down here right now! Ethan has lost his mind!
Chloe hurried down the grand curved staircase, her diamond heels clicking loudly against the steps.
Chloe: Ethan, what is happening? Why are there police cars driving through our front gates?
Ethan: Your mother unplugged my mother's life support monitor and attempted to slap her across the face.
Chloe: What?! Mom, is that true?!
Victoria: It was an accident! His mother was talking back to me and disrupting the decorator schedule!
Chloe: Mom, we talked about this! You promised you wouldn't cause a scene before the ceremony!
Ethan: "Cause a scene"? Chloe, your mother physically assaulted my mother!
Chloe: Ethan, please! We can sort this out after the wedding reception!
Ethan: There is not going to be a wedding reception, Chloe.
Chloe: What do you mean there's not going to be a wedding reception?! The guests are arriving in twenty minutes!
Ethan: The wedding is canceled. Take off that dress and leave this property.
Chloe: You can't cancel our wedding over a stupid argument between our mothers!
Daisy: It wasn't just an argument, Miss Chloe. Your mother almost caused Mrs. Eleanor to collapse.
Chloe: Who asked you, maid?! Mind your own business and go back to the kitchen!
Ethan: Daisy saved my mother's life today, Chloe. Do not speak to her with that tone.
Chloe: She is a paid employee! Why are you choosing a maid over your bride?!
Ethan: Because this maid showed more character in thirty seconds than you or your mother have shown in two years.
Chloe: Ethan, look at me! I am wearing a forty-thousand-dollar wedding gown from Paris!
Ethan: The dress doesn't hide who you are inside, Chloe. You knew your mother hated my family.
Chloe: She doesn't hate your family! She just wants things done properly!
Ethan: Unplugging my mother's medical unit is proper to you?
Chloe: Your mother is sick! She shouldn't be sitting in the center of the ballroom where three hundred guests will see her!
Ethan stared at Chloe, his face hardening as he took a step back from her.
Ethan: You think my mother is an embarrassment?
Chloe: I'm just saying we could have set up a quiet room for her upstairs during the party!
Ethan: This house belongs to my mother. She will never be hidden away in her own home.
Victoria: Chloe, stop begging him! He's being foolish! Let's go to our lawyers!
Chloe: Shut up, Mom! You ruined everything!
Victoria: How dare you raise your voice at me after everything I did to secure this marriage for you!
Chloe: You didn't secure anything! You blew it because you couldn't control your temper!
Two uniformed police officers walked into the ballroom, their boots echoing sharply on the marble floor.
Officer Miller: Good morning. We received an emergency dispatch regarding an assault on the premises.
Ethan: Thank you for coming, Officer. I am Ethan Vance, the owner of this estate.
Officer Miller: Who is the victim here, sir?
Ethan: My mother, Eleanor Vance, sitting right there in her wheelchair.
Officer Miller: And who committed the physical attempt?
Ethan: Victoria Sterling, standing right in front of you.
Victoria: This is a complete lie! I never touched that woman!
Daisy: I grabbed her wrist before her palm hit Mrs. Eleanor's face, Officer. I have bruises on my arm from holding her back.
Daisy pulled back her black sleeve, showing a red, inflamed mark around her wrist where Victoria had clawed at her skin.
Officer Miller: Ma'am, step forward and place your hands behind your back.
Victoria: You cannot arrest me! Do you know who my brother is?! He is a federal judge!
Officer Miller: I don't care who your brother is, ma'am. Put your hands behind your back right now.