The room became completely quiet as Mr. Miller stared at the illuminated laptop screen.
Director Vance stood up slowly and picked up the printed accounting paperwork sheets.
Director Vance: Miller, did you alter the payroll figures without my official approval?
Mr. Miller: I managed the entire field staff while you sat in luxury.
Director Vance: You were stealing from the very people who clean these houses.
Mr. Miller: They were happy to receive any job at all in this town.
Arthur stood up straight and looked Mr. Miller directly in his narrow eyes.
Arthur: Happiness built on deception and fear is not going to stand here.
Mr. Miller: You cannot prove any of these wild claims in a courtroom.
Arthur opened a Manila paper folder resting right beside his black laptop computer.
He pulled out several signed statements collected from the cleaning staff that morning.
Arthur: Elena and six other workers gave full statements to my legal team.
Mr. Miller sank back into a secondary chair as his face grew pale white.
Mr. Miller: I can pay back the difference for your house maid immediately.
Arthur: This is not just about Elena, it is about every worker you cheated.
Director Vance pulled out his mobile phone and dialed a three-digit emergency number.
Director Vance: I am reporting a major corporate embezzlement crime inside my agency.
Mr. Miller grabbed his heavy briefcase and rushed toward the primary room exit.
Two security officers stepped into the doorway to block his fast path out.
Arthur: You are not going anywhere until the police officers arrive, Miller.
Mr. Miller dropped his briefcase onto the soft carpet floor with a thud.
Mr. Miller: My career in this city is completely ruined because of you.
Arthur: Your career is ruined because you chose greed over human basic dignity.