I was always told as a kid that honesty was the best policy, so I went out to meet the two cops as they climbed out of their cruiser. I was back in my red burger-boy outfit and they were looking pretty calm about their missing boss so I took a chance.

"You come fer the sarge?" I drawled in my best dumb-ass burger-boy way. "He's out back, sleeping off too much beer. Can you take him so I can close up?"

The two cops snorted and looked at each other. "Told ya!" said one.

I left the first cop reporting back to the dispatcher while I led the second one to where I had left the sarge.