Daniel vaulted out of his chair, knocking it backward, screaming at the top of his lungs that his mother was a pathological liar and a psychopath.

Two armed bailiffs had to physically restrain them as mother and son viciously turned on each other, their screams echoing across the stunned courtroom.

The jury didn’t need long.

They returned with a verdict in precisely three hours and twelve minutes.

Vivian was convicted of first-degree aggravated assault, unlawful imprisonment, and felony conspiracy.

Daniel was found guilty on all counts: conspiracy, extreme financial exploitation, obstruction of justice, identity theft, and attempted grand larceny.

As the deputies locked the heavy steel handcuffs around Daniel’s wrists, he stopped struggling for a moment.