Victoria: Police?! You called the police on your own wife?!
David: You're not my wife anymore. The divorce papers were drawn up two hours ago when we received the bank audit.
Victoria: What bank audit?!
Clara: The audit showing the two million dollars you transferred from the family trust to your brother's offshore account in the Bahamas.
Victoria backed up until her heels hit the base of the grand staircase, her eyes darting frantically toward the front exit[cite: 1].
Victoria: My brother needed that money! His real estate firm was going into foreclosure!
David: So you stole from my family trust fund to cover your brother's illegal gambling debts?!
Victoria: It was a loan! I was going to pay it back as soon as the estate dividend was paid out next month!
David: There is no estate dividend for you, Victoria. There never was.
Victoria: What do you mean?! I am listed as a secondary beneficiary!
David: My father altered his will three days before he died. He knew you were using our family name for status.
Clara: Uncle David, my dress is ruined, but I think the court documents in the office are still safe.
David: The court documents are fine, Clara. You don't have to worry about anything ever again.
David stood up from the floor, helping Clara stand up beside him[cite: 1]. He wrapped his warm grey suit jacket around her soaked shoulders, shielding her from the cold draft of the high-ceilinged hallway[cite: 1].
Victoria: Look at you... wrapping your expensive jacket around a girl who smells like cheap wine!
David: She smells like the true owner of this house, Victoria. Something you will never be.
Victoria: I built the reputation of this estate! I hosted every major business dinner in this city!
David: You hosted dinners using my family's money while treating the staff like slaves.
The heavy front doors swung open, and three uniformed police officers stepped onto the black-and-white checkered marble floor[cite: 1].
Officer Miller: Mr. David Sterling?
David: Over here, Officer. Thank you for arriving so quickly.
Officer Miller: We received the dispatch regarding financial fraud, grand larceny, and physical assault on the premises.
David: The suspect is standing right by the staircase in the gold gown.