
Nora: Shh, sweetheart, it's okay. Nora is right here with you.
Lily: She was going to burn my dress... she looked so angry.
Nora: I know, baby. You never have to be afraid of her again, I promise.
The woman hugs the sobbing child tightly on the bathroom floor, comforting her with gentle strokes[cite: 1].
Loud crying muffled against Nora's uniform shoulder as the little girl trembled uncontrollably[cite: 1].
Victoria: Arthur! Thank goodness you're here!
Arthur: What in God's name is all this screaming about?
Victoria: That crazy woman in the uniform just attacked me unprovoked!
Nora: Don't listen to a single word coming out of her mouth, Mr. Vance.
Victoria: She came into our nursery out of nowhere and started beating me in front of Lily!
Lily: That's not true, Daddy! She had a lighter and she was trying to hurt me!
Arthur: Hold on. Everyone just stop talking for one second.
A stern fair-skinned American man in a dark suit stands in the doorway, witnessing the chaotic scene[cite: 1].
A low tension chord vibrated through the air as Arthur's eyes swept across the bathroom floor[cite: 1].
Can Arthur see through his wife's elaborate web of lies before she twists the narrative completely?
Arthur: Nora, step out here and explain to me what just happened.