A Costly Assumption

The short doctor briefly made the rounds of the wards before returning to his office.

He thought that his colleagues had returned long ago, but he realized that there was no one in the office.

"What's going on?" The short doctor sat on the chair and was very puzzled. He thought, "Aren't they just going over to sign? Why aren't they back yet? Could it be that they have been forcefully kept by Ben?"