The bright midday sun glared off the turquoise swimming pool in the backyard of the Dallas mansion.
Victoria stood at the edge of the deep end, wearing a sparkling royal blue sequin gown with high heels clicking on the stone.
She held five-month-old Toby in her arms, wrapping her manicured hands tight around his white swaddle blanket.
Victoria: You think your daddy is going to hand you this estate?
Victoria: You think you can take away what belongs to me?
Toby started squirming in the blanket, his big brown eyes blinking in confusion as cold drops of water splashed his cheeks.
Victoria: Get out of my life!
With a cruel twist of her lips, Victoria opened both hands wide, letting the infant plunge into eight feet of water.
The child hit the surface with a loud splash, sinking under the clear water as bubbles floated to the top.
Elena dropped her laundry basket near the outdoor kitchen, screaming in absolute horror as she sprinted along the flagstones.
Elena: Oh my God, no!
Elena leaped off the coping in her navy uniform, kicking hard toward the bottom where the baby was drifting.
Her hands grabbed the heavy blanket, pulling the child to her chest as she kicked toward the sky.
She broke the surface gasping for air, holding the wet baby tight against her shoulder as he choked and cried.
Elena: I've got you baby... I've got you, little Toby! You're safe!
Elena climbed out on the shallow steps, her uniform soaked, and marched straight toward Victoria.
Elena: You monster! You threw a baby into the pool!
The white glass patio double doors flew wide open with a sharp clatter.
Marcus Sterling strode out in his dark charcoal suit, his eyes widening in shock at the wet child and crying maid.
Marcus: What is going on out here?
Elena: She drowned your baby! She threw him right into the pool!
Victoria: She's lying! It was an accident!
Marcus grabbed Victoria by the neck, slapped her hard across the face, and threw her down on the stone.
Marcus: Get out of my family!
He knelt by the pool, hugging his wet son and kissing his forehead.
Marcus: Daddy's here. Nobody will ever hurt you again.
Victoria sat on the wet stone in shock, completely unaware of the folder in Marcus's coat that held her darkest secret.