Chapter 19 - Confronting the desperate ex-wife in a crowded courtroom hallway before private marshals escort her back to her holding cell block.
Three months later, Mason attended the formal pre-trial hearings inside the Southern District of New York federal courthouse.
While walking down the marble hallway, a disheveled figure in an orange prison jumpsuit rushed toward him from behind a barrier.
It was Victoria, looking thin, pale, and desperate as she caught sight of her ex-husband walking past with his legal team.
"Mason! Please, just listen to me for one minute! We can fix this marriage!" Victoria screamed, lunging toward the glass divider.
Before she could take another step, two federal marshals stepped in, blocking her path with firm, unyielding authority.
"Stay back from Mr. Vance or face immediate solitary confinement," the head marshal barked, pushing her back toward the holding door.
Mason didn't even flinch, turning his back on his pathetic ex-wife as marshals hauled her down the concrete corridor.
The gathered press corps photographed the dramatic scene, capturing the final, pathetic collapse of the disgraced socialite.
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She was locked out of his world for good, left to face a federal jury without a single ally left in society.
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