Elena: Before you two get taken away, let's review the evening's main entertainment feature.
Richard: What are you talking about? Turn off those AV screens!
A giant projector screen lowered automatically from the outdoor pavilion ceiling beneath crystal chandeliers and a visible American flag.
The mechanical whir of the projector motor hummed loudly over the stunned silence of the guests[cite: 1].
Clara: Don't look at the screen! Everyone keep eating and drinking!
Guest Four: Good lord... those are bank transfer records scrolling in real time.
A medium shot tracking view showed security footage appearing on the projector, clearly showing the older woman assaulting the girl earlier that afternoon[cite: 1].
A low static hum accompanied the high-definition playback of Clara pushing Elena into the salad bowl[cite: 1].
Guest Five: I can't believe we're watching a charity host commit assault and battery live.
Guest Six: Look at the second screen—it's showing millions of dollars in embezzled community funds.
Richard: Those documents are classified corporate property! You stole those files!
Elena: They were public record the moment you filed them through offshore shell companies in my father's name.
Federal Agent: Richard Sterling and Clara Sterling, you are under arrest for fraud, embezzlement, and conspiracy.
Clara shrieked as cold steel cuffs were locked tightly around her delicate white wrists.
Clara: This is a nightmare! My social calendar is completely ruined!
Elena: Your social calendar is the least of your worries when you're facing twenty years in federal prison.
The medium shot static view showed the footage continuing as wealthy guests watched the recorded evidence unfold with open jaws[cite: 1].
Will the lingering remnants of the Sterling empire finally be returned to their rightful owners?
Elena: Every cent you stole is coming back to the family foundation starting tomorrow morning.