Victoria raised her hands in complete disbelief as the officers stepped forward.
Victoria: Do not touch me! Do you know who I am?
Officer: Ma'am, you need to step away from the railing right now.
Victoria: Richard, tell these men to leave our house immediately!
Richard glared up at her with a look of absolute cold disgust.
Richard: Get out of my sight and never return to this home!
Victoria: You cannot kick me out! We are legally married!
Richard: My divorce lawyer will have the papers ready by tomorrow morning.
Richard reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a small recorder.
He played the audio that Maria had secretly recorded on her phone.
Victoria's clear voice echoed through the high ceilings of the marble foyer.
The recording captured her threats to lock Leo in the study.
It also captured her admitting to hiding his mother's legal trust fund.
Victoria gasped loudly as her entire plan fell apart before her eyes.
Officer: Mrs. Vance, you are under arrest for child endangerment and theft.
The officer placed metal handcuffs around Victoria's manicured wrists.
Her face flushed red with shame as her emerald dress rustled nervously.
Victoria: This is a massive mistake! My lawyer will destroy you all!
Richard: Your luxury lifestyle ends effective right this second, Victoria.
The police officers guided Victoria down the grand staircase securely.
Her high heels slipped slightly on the smooth stone as she walked.
She looked back at Richard, but he refused to look at her.
Maria stood beside Leo, wiping the tears from his red cheeks.
Maria: It is over now, Leo. You are completely safe.
Leo: Thank you for protecting me when I was scared, Maria.
Richard knelt down on the marble floor beside his young son.
He wrapped his strong arms around Leo and pulled him close.
Richard: I am so sorry I did not see her true nature sooner.
Leo: She wanted to take everything my mother left for us.
Richard: She will never touch anything that belongs to you again.
The front doors of the mansion closed firmly as police removed Victoria.
The heavy sound echoed like the final chapter of a terrible nightmare.
Richard looked up at Maria with tears shining in his eyes.
Richard: You saved my son's life and his future today, Maria.
Maria: I only did what any decent human being would do, sir.
Richard stood up and took a deep breath of relief and resolution.
He knew that big changes were required to fix his broken family.
The dark cloud that hung over the Dallas mansion was finally gone.