Clara dialed an urgent number, holding the phone firmly against her ear while glaring down at Julian[cite: 1].
Clara: OFFICER, LOCK THE DOORS AND ARREST HIM IMMEDIATELY!
Julian: Clara, put the phone down! We can talk about this privately in the back room!
Clara: Detective Miller? Yes, this is Clara Sterling. I am at the grand ballroom. I have the missing evidence from Eleanor Sterling's estate case[cite: 1].
Julian: No! Don't do this to me!
Clara: I have the original USB drive containing the forged audit logs and the financial transfer records signed by Julian Vance[cite: 1].
Julian turned around frantically, trying to rush toward the exit doors, but four heavy-set security guards immediately blocked the doorway[cite: 1].
Security Guard: Nobody leaves this room until the police arrive, sir[cite: 1].
Julian: Get out of my way! You don't have the authority to hold me here!
Clara: They do have the authority, Julian. I paid for the venue and the security team myself[cite: 1].
Julian stood humiliated and panicked in the center of the sunlit ballroom as the guests whispered and pointed at him in disgust[cite: 1].
Clara walked past him without giving him another glance, kneeling down on the marble floor beside Maya[cite: 1].
Clara: Are you okay, Maya?
Maya: I was so scared... I thought everyone would believe him instead of me.
Clara: I know my mother's belongings, Maya[cite: 1]. And I know when someone is lying to my face[cite: 1].
Clara extended her hand, gently helping the crying young woman in the orange dress stand up from the floor[cite: 1].
Maya: My sister suffered for years because she was blamed for that crime. She died with her name ruined.
Clara: I am going to make sure her name is completely cleared today. I promise you that[cite: 1].
Maya: Thank you... thank you so much.
Clara turned toward her father, who was standing near the front pew with tears streaming down his face[cite: 1].
Clara: Dad, bring your laptop over here right now[cite: 1].
Father: Clara... is it really true? Was Julian the one who stole from your mother?
Clara: Let's plug this drive in right now and let everyone in this room see the truth for themselves[cite: 1].