The One We Don't Talk About

I have been back a couple of days from my week off going through the written reports from the theft prevention officers under my command. For the most part they basically read straight forward, including the ones from Daniel. I just stopped to get myself a cup of coffee when Daniel came in, after doing his ‘rounds’

"Hey Mr. Darrow, I spent some time going through the files and I came across one which has pretty well been blacked out from a few months ago, know anything about it?”

“Depends on the file!”

I don’t know if that was what Daniel wanted. Apparently not, since he went over to the file cabinet and got the case he was talking about. A vanilla folder with red across the top. signifying that the file was closed by the head of Theft prevention. Daniel went to hand me the folder, but I refused to accept it from him.

“Trust me Daniel, I’m well aware of the Miriam Thorne case!” I paused for a couple of seconds. “It happened six months before you joined us. A youngster who was unstable accused Mrs. Throne of shoplifting and hauled her in. Now before i go into the details, I want to make you aware that Mrs. Thorne is the wife of Feeler’s founder Raymond Thorne!”

“Holy Shit, you don’t mean he tried to make a relationship with her?”

“Now don’t get ahead of the story!” I went into a file cabinet that I kept locked and the only key on the keyring in my front right pants pocket. Unlocking it, I searched for the official folder. Getting it out, opening it and removing an eight by ten picture of Mrs. Throne.

I handed it to Daniel and he said something that I don’t think I heard right!

“Damn not bad for an older woman!” A pause then “Any chance she available for others to have “reactions” with?