Chapter 8 - The Trial
Three months later, the high-profile trial of State v. Victor Vance & Sienna Miller opened at the New York Supreme Court.
The courtroom was packed to maximum capacity with reporters, legal analysts, and curious onlookers. Victor sat at the primary defense table wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, his hair completely gray, his face looking hollow and aged. Sienna sat at the adjacent table in a plain, oversized gray dress, hiding her visibly showing pregnant belly under a cardigan.
I was called as the prosecution's star witness on the second day.
I stepped up to the wooden witness box, wearing a dark navy blazer, and swore the oath.
The prosecutor, a sharp woman named District Attorney Vance (no relation), walked up to the podium. "Ms. Sterling, please detail the events of the evening of October 12th at the Grand Plaza Banquet Hall."
I looked directly at Victor and Sienna. "Sienna approached me while I was standing near the birthday cake. She told me she was pregnant with my fiancé's child, threw a full glass of cabernet into my face, and slapped me to the floor. When Landon ran over to defend me, Victor kicked him into a floral arrangement to stop him from exposing the truth: that Sienna was actually carrying Victor's child, and that Victor was paying her hush money with stolen company funds."
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The prosecution then played the crystal-clear audio recording from my phone, followed by forensic bank logs detailing the $300,000 in total illegal wire transfers.
Sienna's defense team tried to argue that she was an innocent victim of Victor's corporate power, but our legal team produced text messages showing her actively threatening to ruin Victor's marriage if he didn't pay her more money.
