“It won’t cause organ failure or cardiac arrest.”

He placed his index finger on a chemical compound name printed in bold capital letters across the middle of the first page.

“This particular compound is a prescription sedative used in long-term psychiatric facilities,” he said.

“When it’s given in small daily doses, two drops at a time in a warm drink, it builds up slowly in the system.”

“Does it have a smell or a taste?” I asked.

“In tea or coffee, you’d hardly notice it,” Doctor Aris said.