Victoria hurried down the grand hallway toward the guest bedroom in total silence.
Arthur picked up Lily and carried her gently back down to his desk.
He sat her down on the comfortable leather couch inside his quiet office.
Arthur: Are you okay, sweetheart? Did you hurt your arm during the fall?
Lily: My arm feels okay, Daddy, but I lost Mommy's soft bear down there.
Arthur walked over to the foyer floor and retrieved the dropped brown toy.
He handed the soft bear back to his smiling daughter with a kiss.
Arthur: Nobody will ever take your mother's memories away from you again, Lily.
He turned to his office computer and opened the security management dashboard immediately.
He saved the full high-definition video file of the balcony incident to drive storage.
Then he opened the digital financial files linked to his family bank accounts.
He discovered thousands of dollars transferred out to an unknown offshore legal entity.
The transfers began three months after Victoria moved into the primary home.
Arthur immediately called his trusted estate lawyer, Marcus Vance, on speakerphone.
Marcus: Good morning, Arthur. What can I do for you this clear morning?
Arthur: Marcus, I need an immediate emergency protection order against my wife Victoria.
Marcus: Did something happen at the estate regarding your daughter Lily today?
Arthur: She endangered Lily on the balcony and stole funds from the estate trust.
Marcus: I have additional urgent news regarding your late father's official last will.
Arthur leaned forward on his mahogany desk with deep curiosity and concern.
Arthur: What do you mean about my father's official last will, Marcus?
Marcus: Victoria filed forged documents yesterday trying to alter the trust fund terms.
Arthur gripped his desk phone tightly as the truth became completely clear now.
Victoria was not just an unkind stepmother; she was attempting full financial fraud.
She wanted full control of the mansion and the multi-million dollar life insurance policy.
Arthur: I have clear digital video proof of her actions inside the house today.
Marcus: Stay inside the office with Lily until I arrive with local police officers.
Arthur locked the heavy wooden office door and sat down beside his daughter.
He knew the final confrontation was going to happen in the front foyer soon.