Brandon: You just answered my question, Vanessa[cite: 1].
Vanessa: It was an accident[cite: 1]! You were crowding me[cite: 1]!
Brandon: Maid, bring the emergency testing kit from my study[cite: 1]. Right now[cite: 1].
Maid: Yes, Mr. Brandon[cite: 1]! Right away[cite: 1]!
The maid rushed out of the dining hall toward the rear hallway[cite: 1]. Vanessa turned around quickly, snatching her gold clutch off the dining table[cite: 1]. She turned to sprint toward the foyer[cite: 1].
Brandon: Arthur, stop her[cite: 1]!
Arthur stood up quickly, stepping directly into Vanessa's path and blocking the main hallway exit[cite: 1].
Vanessa: Get out of my way, Arthur[cite: 1]!
Guest Arthur: I don't think so, Vanessa[cite: 1]. Not until we find out what's in that bag[cite: 1].
Vanessa: You have no legal right to touch me or my belongings[cite: 1]!
Brandon: This is my penthouse, and you just attempted to murder me in front of twelve witnesses[cite: 1]. Give me the purse[cite: 1].
Brandon walked over calmly, pulling the gold purse straight out of Vanessa's trembling hands[cite: 1]. She tried to grab it back, but Arthur held her arms firmly[cite: 1].
Vanessa: Let go of me[cite: 1]! You're making a massive mistake[cite: 1]!
Brandon unzipped the purse and turned it upside down over the dining table[cite: 1]. A lipstick tube, a gold compact mirror, a set of keys, and a small glass vial filled with white odorless powder tumbled onto the white tablecloth[cite: 1].
Brandon: What is this, Vanessa[cite: 1]?
Vanessa: It's... it's my prescription medication[cite: 1]!
Brandon: Prescriptions come in pharmacy bottles with labels, not unlabeled glass vials from a chemical lab[cite: 1].
Lily: That's the bottle[cite: 1]! She put the white sugar from that bottle into your cup[cite: 1]!
Vanessa: You ungrateful little brat[cite: 1]! I gave you toys[cite: 1]! I bought you dresses[cite: 1]!
Brandon: Do not speak to my daughter like that[cite: 1]!
Vanessa: She's ruining my life[cite: 1]!
Brandon: You ruined your own life the second you decided to target my family for money[cite: 1].
The maid ran back into the dining room, holding a small black box containing chemical testing strips used for checking food safety in high-profile executive residences[cite: 1].
Maid: Here it is, sir[cite: 1]!
Brandon: Dip the strip into the wine spilled on the floor[cite: 1]. Then test the powder inside the vial[cite: 1].
The maid knelt down on the marble floor, pressing a test strip against the spilled red wine[cite: 1]. Within three seconds, the white strip turned a dark, bright purple[cite: 1].
Maid: Oh my goodness... it's arsenic compound[cite: 1]. High concentration[cite: 1].
The dining room erupted into shocked screams[cite: 1]. Guests backed away toward the windows, staring at Vanessa with absolute horror[cite: 1].
Guest 1: She was trying to poison him right in front of us[cite: 1]!
Guest 2: Call the police immediately[cite: 1]!
Vanessa: It wasn't my idea[cite: 1]! It was Carter's idea[cite: 1]! He forced me into this[cite: 1]!
Brandon: You just confessed, Vanessa[cite: 1].
Vanessa froze, realizing her own panic had just destroyed her last lie[cite: 1]. Her face turned pale as ash[cite: 1].