"Would you believe it if I said I found them in the lost and found box over there?" She gestures to the back where the employees only room would be as she gestures for him to roll up his pant leg so she can apply the ice, hoping this will deal with the swelling. "I wish I found something of use to you back there. Like a cloak that makes you invisible or something."

That will help him a lot. He can read a newspaper in peace without worrying someone calling the police to his attention. "I take it that you at least managed to shake them off for now, right? It seems to be the case."