Two days passed before Clara was released from the hospital.
Arthur drove her back to a quiet private guest house.
He handed her a hot cup of tea on the porch.
Arthur: My investigator found the hidden financial bank records today.
Clara: What did the documents reveal about my father?
Arthur: Your father discovered that Eleanor was embezzling company funds.
Clara took a slow sip from her ceramic tea cup.
Clara: So she blamed my father to protect her secret?
Arthur: She framed him right before he passed away in peace.
Arthur pulled a thick legal folder from his leather bag.
He laid the evidence out across the small glass table.
Arthur: She transferred three million dollars to an offshore bank account.
Clara: That is why she panicked when I mentioned my name.
Arthur: She knew you would eventually find the missing truth.
The sound of a car engine echoed up the driveway.
A black police vehicle parked near the front garden steps.
Two uniformed police officers stepped out into the bright sunlight.
Arthur walked to the edge of the wooden porch railing.
Officer: We have a warrant for Eleanor Vance's immediate arrest.
Arthur: She is staying at the main mansion on the hill.
Officer: Thank you sir, we will handle this matter now.
Arthur turned to look at Clara with a firm smile.
Arthur: Would you like to come watch justice finally served?
Clara: I want to look her in the eye one last time.
They drove up the long estate driveway behind the police car.
The grand mansion stood tall under the bright blue sky.
The front doors stood wide open just like two days ago.
Inside the foyer, Eleanor was packing a small velvet suit-case.
She froze as the two officers walked into the room.
Officer: Eleanor Vance, you are under arrest for fraud and assault!
Eleanor dropped her suit-case onto the white marble floor.
Her green dress looked wrinkled and worn out in the light.
Eleanor: You cannot do this to me! I own this estate!
Arthur: Not anymore, Eleanor. I filed for divorce this morning.
The officer clicked silver handcuffs around Eleanor's thin wrists tightly.