[Oh... He was going to say that it couldn't hurt to check again but if the lock's broken then clearly SOMETHING is amiss. Not that he's concerned or anything, that would be too 'good Samaritan' for his tastes.]
Why, yes, I am a very close friend of his. [ That much is enough to make him beam, at least, but it is only brief. His expression sinks back into something more disappointed. ]
Has he heard of this yet? He will be very upset when he realizes what has happened...
It is not your fault! You must not berate yourself. It is not because of you that it has been stolen. Perhaps the thief could have been so perceptive that they may have located it despite having it somewhere more secure. A matter of stealth and deduction, removing values, calculating what remains to locate what one may seek...
[ shut up, n. ]
... We will locate it. I will help you. Shall we organize a search party? [ A pause. ] I must say... that terminology is strange. A search 'party', yet it is not nearly as positive as the word 'party' would give off. It is a serious movement.
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