The night sky grew dark over the large coastal valley town.
Clara waited inside her parked car near the edge of the property line.
She watched the warm yellow lights turn off inside the giant mansion.
Sarah had promised to leave the small pantry side door unlocked for her.
Clara opened her car door quietly and walked across the damp grass.
She kept her hand resting on her stomach to comfort her baby.
Clara: Everything will be okay, little one.
Clara: We are going to fight for what is rightfully yours.
She pulled open the wooden pantry door without making a sound.
The smell of fresh herbs and old wood filled the quiet hallway.
Sarah was waiting in the shadows near the kitchen counter.
Sarah: Hurry, Clara, they are both sleeping upstairs in their rooms.
Clara: Where did Daniel put the key to the main library office?
Sarah: He keeps it in his coat jacket near the front stairs.
Clara walked on tiptoe across the polished marble floor.
The big house was deathly silent except for the ticking hallway clock.
She reached the coat rack near the heavy front entryway.
Her fingers searched through the dark navy suit jacket hanging there.
She felt the cold brass key in the inner pocket.
Clara: I found it, Sarah.
Sarah: Be fast because Evelyn wakes up at the slightest noise.
Clara crept up the grand carpeted staircase with careful footsteps.
She slipped into the quiet library room and closed the heavy door.
The room smelled of old leather books and mahogany wood.
She walked directly to the large painting hanging on the wall.
Behind the picture frame sat the heavy steel office safe.
She used the small key and dialed the secret birthdate combination.
The metal door clicked open with a soft mechanical sound.
Inside sat legal folders tied with thick red ribbons.
Clara reached inside and pulled out the top paper file.
Her eyes scanned the bold black ink on the official document.
It was the original last will signed by her father-in-law.
Clara: He left seventy percent of the trust fund to the baby!
Clara: Daniel was only given a small monthly allowance.
A shadow suddenly blocked the dim hallway light under the door.
The heavy brass door handle slowly began to turn downward.
Clara quickly tucked the legal paper inside her jacket pocket.
The door swung open to reveal Evelyn standing in her nightgown.
Evelyn: What do you think you are doing in my house?
Clara: I am taking the truth with me, Evelyn.
Evelyn: Daniel! Wake up right now and come to the library!
Evelyn stepped into the doorway to block Clara from leaving.
Her eyes were wild with anger and desperate greed.
Evelyn: Give me those papers before you ruin everything!
Clara: These papers prove you both lied to the court!
Evelyn: That old man was confused when he signed those papers!
Clara: He was completely sharp and he knew your true nature.