Victoria: You thought you could control everyone in this house forever, Evelyn.
Evelyn: I built this estate, Victoria. This legacy belongs to the Montgomery family, not to you.
Marcus: Keep your voice down, Mother. You almost killed my son!
Evelyn: He isn't your son, Marcus! Can't you see how she's manipulated you from the very beginning?
Victoria: You keep repeating that lie because you think if you say it loud enough, it will become real.
Evelyn: I know the truth! A mother knows when an imposter enters her house!
Victoria clutched the infant securely in her left arm while her right hand raised the thick brown paper envelope into the air.
Victoria: You talk about truth, but you've been running from it for months.
Marcus: Mother, step back from the railing before you lose your balance.
Evelyn: Don't order me around in my own mansion, Marcus!
Victoria: It isn't your mansion anymore, Evelyn. And this baby isn't your lever for control.
Evelyn: What is that paper? Another fake document cooked up by your cheap lawyers?
Victoria: This is from the accredited lab downtown. The official DNA test results.
Marcus stepped up beside Victoria, his jaw tight as he stared at his mother with cold disgust.
Marcus: We went directly to the genetic testing center yesterday, Mother. Without telling you.
Evelyn: You bypassed my family attorney? How dare you!
Victoria: We had to bypass your attorney because you paid him to forge the first set of custody records!
Evelyn: That's a slanderous accusation! I will have my legal team file a lawsuit by noon!
Victoria: Go ahead and call them! Let's see if they want to defend fraud and child endangerment!
Evelyn leaned heavily against the wooden balcony rail, her face pale under the bright chandelier lights.
Evelyn: Marcus, don't let this woman turn you against your own blood.
Marcus: Blood isn't an excuse for what you just did on that balcony.
Victoria: Look at the heading on this paper, Evelyn! Look at it!
Victoria pulled the top document out of the envelope and held the heavy paper upright so the bold letters were visible.
Evelyn: I don't need to read your ridiculous paperwork!
Victoria: It says 'Verified Negative Familial Relation' right here under your name and the trust fund records!
Evelyn: What... what did you just say?
Victoria: You aren't who you claim to be, Evelyn. You never were the rightful heir to the Montgomery estate.
Evelyn: Shut your mouth! Shut your mouth right now!
Victoria: Your lies end right here today! 🇺🇸
Marcus: Is it true, Mother? Did you lie about the inheritance trust from day one?
Evelyn: Marcus, listen to me, she's spinning a web of deceit to steal our family wealth!
Victoria: The lab results don't lie! You forged the adoption papers thirty years ago!
Evelyn: That's impossible... those records were sealed!
Victoria: Sealed