The local police station was quiet and cold during the late afternoon.
Elena sat on a hard bench inside a small holding room.
Her damp clothes felt freezing against her smooth skin as hours passed.
A kind female detective named Clara walked into the room with a file.
She sat down across from Elena and opened up the yellow folder.
Clara: Tell me what happened at the house today, Elena.
Elena: I saved that baby from drowning in the pool.
Clara: The parents claim you tried to harm the child on purpose.
Elena: Sarah Vance is lying to cover up her own terrible action.
Clara: Why would a mother push her own baby into a pool?
Elena: I do not know, but I know what I saw.
Elena remembered a strange conversation she had overheard earlier that week.
Sarah had been arguing on her phone about a trust fund account.
The inheritance money was tied directly to the young child's safety.
If anything happened to Richard, the money went to a private bank.
Elena shared this critical detail with Detective Clara right away.
Elena: Check the security cameras near the pool terrace wall!
Clara: Mrs. Vance said the outdoor cameras were broken today.
Elena: She is hiding something big from all of you!
Detective Clara looked closely into Elena's sincere and frightened eyes.
She could see genuine fear and concern rather than cold guilt.
Clara: I will visit the mansion again to inspect the camera system.
Elena: Please hurry before she deletes the footage forever.
Clara stood up and left the room to start her investigation.
Elena prayed that the truth would come out before it was too late.