Chapter 5 - Lily Tells The Detective About The Mysterious Visitor
Detective Miller noticed little Lily standing quietly beside her father’s chair, still holding her beige plush bunny.
“Hey there, champion. Did you see anyone strange walking near the library before your daddy got sick?” Miller asked gently.
Lily nodded slowly, her small fingers nervously twisting the fabric of her navy cardigan sweater.
“Aunt Victoria came in here earlier while Daddy was on an international conference call,” Lily explained in her innocent voice.
“Did you see what she was doing near the desk, sweetheart?” Detective Miller prompted with encouraging patience.
“She opened the middle drawer and swapped the small brown pill bottle with a new one from her handbag,” Lily recalled clearly.
Arthur slammed his fist against the mahogany desktop, the shocking realization crashing down over his mind like a physical blow.
“Victoria... she planned this whole thing to make it look like an accidental medication mix-up,” Arthur hissed angrily.
Detective Miller turned back to the security computer terminal, tapping the keyboard to access the archived hallway camera feeds.
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“Let’s see if your security system caught her in the act, Mr. Vance,” the detective said, pulling up the timestamp.
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