Carter sprinted past the marble foyer toward the long dark corridor.
Sarah ran behind him as fast as her weak legs could carry her.
They reached a thick oak door at the very end of the hallway.
A heavy brass padlock was hanging from the old door handle.
Carter grabbed a nearby brass floor lamp from the side table.
He smashed the heavy lamp base against the old metal lock violently.
The wooden door frame splintered under the heavy force of his strikes.
On his third strike the lock snapped open and fell onto carpet.
Carter kicked the heavy door open and rushed inside the dimly lit room.
The room was cold and smelled like old dust and closed windows.
In the center of the room sat Mrs. Bennett in her wheelchair.
Her grey hair was messy and her hands were tied with cloth.
She looked exhausted but her eyes opened wide when she saw Carter.
Carter: Grandmother! Thank God you are safe and still alive!
Carter dropped to his knees beside her high wooden wheelchair quickly.
He untied the soft cloth bands from her delicate thin wrists carefully.
Mrs. Bennett gasped softly as she held her grandson's warm face.
Mrs. Bennett: Carter, my boy, she took my keys and my phone!
Carter: I am here now, nobody will ever hurt you again.
Mrs. Bennett: She brought strange men here with false legal forms yesterday.
Mrs. Bennett: She wanted my signature on the primary estate deed transfer.
Carter: She forged a cremation permit to cover up her whole crime!
Mrs. Bennett trembled with horror as she processed his shocking words.
Mrs. Bennett: She wanted to steal the family trust fund completely from us.
Maid: Drink some water, Mrs. Bennett, you are safe right now.
Sarah handed a fresh glass of water to the frail old woman.
Carter: Stay here with Sarah while I call the local police force.
Mrs. Bennett: Be careful, Carter, she hired security guards to help her.
Carter stood up with fierce determination burning inside his whole mind.
He walked back into the long bright hallway with solid fast steps.
He heard loud shouting coming from the main entrance hall again.
Chloe was standing near the double front doors looking frantic and wild.
Two heavy set security guards in black suits stood beside her now.