The dark heavy leather bag dangled from Victoria's tightly clenched hand in the bright room.
Clara raised both her hands quickly to show she had nothing hidden inside them.
Tears began to pool in the corners of her soft blue eyes as guards stepped closer.
Clara: Please do not do this, I have never taken a single penny here!
Victoria: Be quiet, you ungrateful thief, you ruined my family piece!
Victoria shouted so loudly that her voice bounced sharply off the pristine white walls.
She slammed her hand down against the side table to make an aggressive point.
The sudden loud noise made Clara flinch back against the hard cold marble surface.
She held her hand up defensively while trembling from the overwhelming accusation thrust upon her.
Clara: You know my family relies on this job for our monthly house rent!
Victoria: Then you should have thought about that before stealing my expensive jewelry!
One of the tall security officers stepped forward with his arms held out straight.
He reached for Clara's brown bag while Victoria pulled the dark metal zipper open wide.
The sunlight caught a bright metallic chime as the shiny zipper glided straight across.
Inside resting right on top of a worn wallet lay the heavy diamond teardrop necklace.
The huge central diamond sparkled intensely under the overhead daylight coming from the ceiling.
Clara gasped loudly and backed away until her spine hit the smooth marble pillar.
Clara: How did that get inside my bag, I never touched that box!
Victoria: The proof is right here in front of everyone's eyes now!
Victoria looked down at Clara with a cold triumphant expression on her pale face.
She held the glittering necklace up high so the guards could confirm the missing item.
Victoria: Call the police immediately and tell them we caught the maid red handed!
Clara: Please listen to me, I was just carrying my cleaning rags down here!
Her voice cracked with deep panic as she wiped a warm tear from her cheek.
She looked around the grand room searching for anyone who might believe her word.
The guards moved in closer to place firm hands on Clara's thin shoulders today.
She felt completely helpless as the heavy legal weight dropped onto her shoulders suddenly.
Her entire life and honest reputation were being shattered in a single brief minute.
She remembered feeling the brush against her apron just moments before the loud scene.
Clara: She brushed past me in the hall, she put it there herself!
Victoria: How dare you accuse me of lying in my own primary residence!