She turned to her assistant. “Call ahead to NYPD. I want officers waiting at the gate. Charges: Assault of Minors (Three Counts), Battery (Three Counts), Child Endangerment (Three Counts). I want her arrested the moment we deplane.”
Rebecca was hysterical. “I’ll lose everything!”
“My daughters needed safety. They needed respect. They needed dignity,” Vivien said, her face granite. “You took that from them. And now I’m taking everything from you. You should have thought of that before you spat on my daughter.”
Consequences and Change
Rebecca was led away, still weeping. The cabin erupted in applause. Vivien held up her hand. “Please don’t applaud. What happened today should never have happened. The fact that it did means I have work to do.”
As the plane landed, police and media swarmed the gate. Vivien gave a statement to the world’s press, standing in front of the cameras like a general.