Wow. That was priceless.
The MPs came to our office, but fortunately, crazy toaster lady was with a patient, so I go to talk to them first. Plus, I had recently done both of their employment physicals....I wonder if that helped.
So when she came out of her office and saw the MP's she directed them to the breakroom which is most central to the entire office so everyone could hear. This completely backfires on her.
She dictated her 15-20 minute version of events as the MPs patiently took notes. As she finished her tale, she stared eagerly at them waiting for them to walk across the room and slap some cuffs on me. Instead, the older MP says,"are you sure you want to press charges for a stolen toaster, Ma'am? I mean technically, we could have you arrested for theft and destruction of property. We don't even know if their was any theft of your toaster. Do you have a picture of said toaster in your possesion. We've talked to almost everyone in the office and no one recalls using or even seeing the toaster you describe?! Did you recieve a note regarding the missing toaster?"
Toaster lady's face turned white as her bottom lip dropped. She immediately started a 10 minute tearful explanation of how my toaster was broken accidentally and how she tried to fix it. The MPs said they would let her slide this time.
My entire office had to hold their breath until she walked back into her office and shut the door before they started laughing.