"Marcus..." Elena gasped, coughing up pool water. "You... you found me."
"I've got you, Elena," Marcus sobbed, pulling his sister tight against his chest on the wet marble patio. "I've got you."
At the end of the driveway, the sharp blare of police sirens echoed up the winding roads of Crestview Ridge. Three police cruisers and an emergency medical vehicle pulled up to the main gate, blocking Sophia's attempt to escape in her sports car.
Officers swarmed the patio, weapons drawn, taking Sophia into custody right beside the side gate.
Sophia looked back over her shoulder as the steel handcuffs clicked around her wrists, her beige silk dress ruined, her illusion of power entirely shattered.
"It's over, Sophia," Marcus said, standing tall beside his sister and little Lily. "The truth always comes to the surface."
Act IV: Restoration
Chapter 7: The Clear Horizon
Two weeks later, the sun rose brightly over the restored headquarters of Bennett Global Logistics in downtown Manhattan.