Nathan: Let go of me, you idiots! Do you know who my father is?!
Clara: Your father is currently being arrested at his penthouse downtown, Nathan.
Nathan: You're lying! My father has full immunity!
Clara: Immunity doesn't cover thirty counts of grand larceny, wire fraud, and money laundering.
The heavy mahogany doors at the back of the ballroom burst open, and a tall man in a tailored grey suit stepped into the bright light, accompanied by six federal agents.
Arthur: Good evening, everyone. Sorry for the brief interruption to your gala.
Nathan: Arthur...?! No... you're supposed to be broke!
Arthur: Broke? Nathan, I have been managing private wealth funds since before you were born.
Arthur walked down the center aisle toward the stage, his polished leather shoes clicking steadily against the marble floor. He stopped right beside Clara, putting a warm arm around his daughter's shoulders.
Arthur: Are you okay, Clara?
Clara: I'm fine, Dad. The pendant recorded every single thing, just like we planned.
Arthur: Good girl. Let's make sure the paramedics clean up that cut on your face.
Nathan: Arthur! Tell these guards to let me go! We can make a deal! I'll give back the trust fund money!
Arthur: You don't have any money to give back, Nathan. The court signed an emergency injunction freezing every account tied to your family name two hours ago.
Nathan: What about the merger?! The thirty-million-dollar corporate merger with the Sterling Group?!
Arthur: Canceled. Mr. Sterling watched the live feed from his office in New York. He withdrew his investment twenty minutes ago.
Nathan slumped in the guards' firm grip, his knees shaking as all the strength drained completely from his body.
Nathan: You... you set this whole thing up... from the very beginning...
Arthur: You tried to destroy my daughter, Nathan. You stole her inheritance, you framed her for corporate espionage, and you thought you could make her kneel on the floor and count coins like a servant.
Clara: The only one kneeling tonight is you, Nathan.
Agent Miller, the lead federal investigator, stepped forward, pulling a pair of heavy steel handcuffs from his tactical belt.
Agent Miller: Nathan Vance, you are under arrest for federal wire fraud, attempted extortion, grand larceny, and physical assault.
Nathan: I have a right to a lawyer! Call my corporate attorney right now!
Agent Miller: Your corporate attorney is currently being processed at the federal precinct along with your father. You can share a holding cell with him tonight.