“What about Edward Roberts? Where can we find him?”
She turned to the other woman. “Martha, do we have an Edward Roberts working here?”
The woman typed a few words into the computer. “Yes,” she replied.
The woman at the counter turned back to Bass, “What’d he do? Steal something?”
“Why do you say that?”
“That’s the only reason you guys come around here, blaming us for something that gets lost, broken, or stolen.”
“I’m not saying anything was –”
“Even if he did, it’s still not our fault. The company’s not responsible for the employees or what they do. They have a mind of their own sometimes. No telling what they’re thinking of. It’s a miracle they think anything at all. And we don’t approve of stealing. Not by anybody.”
“We’d just like to talk to him,” Bass reiterated.
“So would I.
