The emergency line connected instantly after two long, agonizing ringing tones.
Dispatcher: 911 emergency, what is the exact location of your situation?
Julian: 911, send police immediately! My mother just tried to murder my wife!
Julian shouted into the receiver with a voice full of absolute anger.
Dispatcher: Sir, calm down, are there any injuries on the scene?
Julian: My pregnant wife was pushed off the second floor balcony landing!
Dispatcher: Paramedics and police officers are dispatched to your address right now.
Julian pressed the end button and set the phone beside him on the floor.
He looked back up at the high balcony where Evelyn was still standing.
She looked down at them with a mixture of terror and severe disbelief.
Evelyn: Julian, it was an absolute accident, you must listen to me!
Julian: Do not come near us or say another word to my wife!
Clara: Julian, please don't leave my side, I am so cold.
Julian pulled his black suit jacket off and wrapped it over Clara's shoulders.
Julian: Hold on, help is coming right now, Clara!
Distant police sirens began to echo faintly through the quiet suburban neighborhood.
The sound grew louder and closer with every second that dragged on.
Evelyn realized the police were coming fast and began backing away from railing.
She hurried down the wide grand staircase, her expensive heels clicking loudly.
Evelyn: You cannot involve the authorities in our private family business, Julian!
Julian: This is not business anymore, this is a dangerous criminal matter.
Evelyn: Think of the family name and the stock values of the company!
Julian: I care about my family, which means Clara and my unborn baby.
Evelyn stood at the bottom of the stairs, looking frantic and cornered.
The loud red and blue lights began flashing through the front glass doors.
Tires screeched to a halt right on the wide brick driveway outside.
Four armed police officers rushed through the grand double doors into the atrium.
Two paramedics followed closely behind carrying an emergency medical stretcher kit.
Officer Miller: Nobody move! Everyone stay exactly where you are right now!
Julian raised his hand while keeping his other arm tightly around Clara.
Julian: Over here! My wife needs immediate medical checkup right away!
The paramedics hurried over to Clara and knelt down beside her on floor.
They placed a warm blanket over her and started checking her blood pressure.
Officer Miller turned his hard gaze toward Evelyn, who looked visibly shaken.
Evelyn: Officer, this is a complete misunderstanding inside my own home.
Julian: She pushed my pregnant wife over that railing deliberately, Officer!
Officer Miller: Ma'am, step away from the stairs and keep hands visible.
Evelyn held her breath as another officer stepped behind her with handcuffs.