76. Drew, the owner of a truck leasing company, asked Pat, one of Drew's employees, to deliver $1,000 to the dealership's main office. The following week, as a result of a dispute over whether the money had been delivered, Drew instructed Pat to come to the office to submit to a lie detector test. When Pat reported to Drew's office for the test, it was not administered. Instead, without hearing Pat's story, Drew shouted at him, hearing Pat's story, Drew shouted at him, "You're a thief!" and fired him. Drew's shout was overheard by several other employees who were in another office, which was separated from Drew's office by a thin partition. The next day, Pat accepted another job at a higher salary. Several weeks later, upon discovering that the money had not been stolen, Drew offered to rehire Pat. In a suit for slander by Pat against Drew, Pat will 
prevail, because Pat was fraudulently induced to go to the office for a lie detector test, which was not, in fact, given.  prevail, if Drew should have foreseen that the statement would be overheard by other employees.  not prevail, if Drew made the charge in good faith, believing it to be true.  not prevail, because the statement was made to Pat alone and intended for his ears only. 
Question: 76. Drew, the owner of a truck leasing company, asked Pat, one of Drew's employees, to deliver $1,000 to the dealership's main office. The following week, as a result of a dispute over whether the money had been delivered, Drew instructed Pat to come to the office to submit to a lie detector test. When Pat reported to Drew's office for the test, it was not administered. Instead, without hearing Pat's story, Drew shouted at him, hearing Pat's story, Drew shouted at him, "You're a thief!" and fired him. Drew's shout was overheard by several other employees who were in another office, which was separated from Drew's office by a thin partition. The next day, Pat accepted another job at a higher salary. Several weeks later, upon discovering that the money had not been stolen, Drew offered to rehire Pat. In a suit for slander by Pat against Drew, Pat will 
A. prevail, because Pat was fraudulently induced to go to the office for a lie detector test, which was not, in fact, given. 
B. prevail, if Drew should have foreseen that the statement would be overheard by other employees. 
C. not prevail, if Drew made the charge in good faith, believing it to be true. 
D. not prevail, because the statement was made to Pat alone and intended for his ears only. 
Answer: