Seven Empty Deposit Envelopes Showed What Was Happening At Carters Diner
“He won’t refuse,” Carter said.
“Why not?” Miller asked.
“Because he thinks he is the one who called the meeting to get Henry fired,” Carter said.
Miller nodded slowly, writing another note on his pad.
“We need the exact legal documents ready before we walk through that door,” Miller said. “If those kids realize they are caught, they will try to walk out.”
Carter sat back down and reached for his fountain pen.
By half past ten, the office was quiet except for the steady scratching of Carter’s pen against the white legal paper.
He was preparing the official termination papers and the restitution agreements for Troy Dixon and Megan Vance.
His hand was steady, but his chest felt heavy with the realization of how long he had let this go.
He had built his business on the idea that people were basically honest if you gave them a fair wage and a clean place to work.
Now he was writing out forms that accused two young people of systemic theft.
The restitution agreement had blank spaces for the dollar amounts, which he would fill in once Miller ran the final physical count.
