The master thief had been on the point of saying something else.
Here, for the first time, the words of the master thief took him by surprise.
"Not much use having a master thief as a friend of the family if he can't help out, eh?"
He had not seen the master thief since the day's festivities began.
"Except that only a master thief would know how to make one, then use it with skill."
Apparently a master thief, she has a different personality from her Earth-616 version.
"Well, master thief, I see someone caught you at last."
The players believe him to be the bluejay, a master thief.
Rubber Bob is the resident master thief, or so he thinks.