The large crowd inside the mansion hall fell completely silent and still.
Everyone watched as Arthur held the damp white pill high in the air.
Dr. Evans wiped sweat from his forehead with a trembling hand.
Dr. Evans: You are being paranoid after your tragic accident Mr. Vance.
Arthur: Call our private security team to this room immediately.
Richard stepped between his brother wheelchair and the frightened doctor.
Richard: Let us discuss this inside your private office away from everyone.
Arthur: No Richard we will clear this matter up right here.
Arthur reached into his coat and grabbed his personal mobile phone quickly.
He dialed the chief of police who was a close personal friend of his family.
Arthur: Captain Miller please come to my estate with a lab team instantly.
Dr. Evans backed away slowly toward the large wooden double doors.
Two tall security guards blocked the exit with firm professional stance.
Guard: Nobody leaves this room until the police arrive sir.
Dr. Evans: This is an outrage against my medical reputation!
Lily held onto her father knee and looked at the nervous doctor.
Lily: Why is the doctor shouting at us Daddy?
Arthur: Everything is okay sweetie just stay close to me.
Arthur looked closely at the tiny white tablet sitting on a paper napkin.
He remembered taking a similar white pill six months ago after dinner.
That exact night his legs had grown numb and heavy without any warning.
The local doctors could never find any physical injury inside his spine.
They blamed mysterious nerve inflammation for his sudden inability to walk.
Arthur glanced up at his brother Richard whose hands were shaking badly.
Richard had taken over the family manufacturing business five months ago.
He had urged Arthur to sign over voting rights due to his poor health condition.
Arthur: Richard did you hire Dr. Evans directly six months ago?
Richard: I only wanted the very best care for you brother!
Arthur: He was not our family physician before my sudden illness.
Richard: Our old doctor retired to Florida right before your accident.
Arthur felt a terrible cold realization wash over his heart instantly.
Within twenty minutes police sirens sounded outside the front driveway.
Captain Miller walked into the bright hall along with two lab technicians.
Captain Miller: What seems to be the emergency here Arthur?
Arthur handed the small damp pill carefully to the chief technician.
Arthur: Test this pill immediately and tell me what chemical it contains.
The technician placed the pill into a portable field testing machine.
A bright red indicator light began flashing rapidly on the dark screen.
Technician: This tablet contains a heavy synthetic muscle blocker sir.
Captain Miller: Is that a dangerous regulated compound technician?
Technician: It causes total artificial paralysis when taken continuously over time.
The entire crowd gasped loudly in shock at the shocking revelation.
Arthur looked at Dr. Evans with fierce anger burning in his chest.
Arthur: You were poisoning me inside my own home every day!