Re: [Call to Art C. at Above Number.]
[Pausing in his note-taking. Somewhere, his hindbrain picks up a hint of something not being quite right.] And I suppose simply asking the owner of this particular establishment for this information, whom you say you are not related to despite your name being on the building, is, erhm. Out of the question? [Increasingly uncertain.] And your last employee failed you [...] how, exactly?