The quiet room felt unusually heavy as the security monitors flickered to life.
Richard sat behind his wide mahogany desk with his hands folded tightly together.
Maria stood near the heavy wooden door while holding her trembling hands together.
Elena leaned against the painted wall with a cold posture and crossed arms.
The security footage showed the entire balcony scene from a high upper angle.
The clear recording displayed Elena intentionally rolling the carriage to the edge.
It captured the exact moment she shoved the heavy frame over the decorative railing.
Richard watched the video clip three times without saying a single word.
Richard: You staged this whole accident on purpose, Elena.
Elena: It was only a simple test to see if she was attentive!
Richard: You endangered everyone in the lower hallway for a staged test?
Maria: She wanted to make it seem like I was careless, sir.
Elena: You have no right to speak in front of my husband!
Richard: She has every right to speak in this room right now.
Richard stood up slowly from his comfortable leather armchair.
He walked over to the velvet pillows that lay on his desk.
He unzipped the side lining of the thick blue blanket carefully.
Inside the lining lay several folded legal documents stamped with official seals.
Maria gasped softly when she recognized the distinctive red stamp on the paper.
Richard: What are my private trust documents doing inside this stroller lining?
Elena: I was only keeping those papers safe from common thieves!
Richard: These papers belong in the fireproof safe in my office.
He unfolded the thick white sheets and began reading the clauses quickly.
The document was an application to transfer family property to an offshore account.
Elena shifted her weight uncomfortably near the closed study door.
Richard: You were planning to take the family inheritance out of the state.
Elena: You promised me full control over those accounts last month!
Richard: I promised you equal access, not secret complete ownership.
Maria: Sir, she asked me to move those boxes yesterday evening too.
Elena: Silence yourself before I make sure you never work again!
Richard: You will not threaten anyone in this house ever again, Elena.
He tapped his desk phone to connect directly with his corporate legal team.
Richard: Freeze all joint bank accounts effective immediately, clear everything out.
Elena rushed toward the desk with a desperate look in her eyes.
Elena: You cannot do this to me over a simple mistake!
Richard: This was not a mistake, it was a deliberate attempt to deceive.
He pointed firmly toward the study door with an unyielding gesture.
Richard: Leave this room while I figure out what else you hid.