The plaintiff, an elderly man, was suspected by the defendant store manager of having stolen goods from the store. The store manager waited until the plaintiff left the store and then sent a clerk out to catch up to the plaintiff. The clerk told the plaintiff that he was suspected of stealing goods and requested that he return to the store for questioning. The plaintiff returned and produced a sales slip for the goods, and the store manager apologized for questioning him. The plaintiff brought an action against the defendant for false imprisonment. At trial, the plaintiff established the above facts. At the close of the evidence, the defendant moved for a directed verdict on the basis that reasonable persons could find only that the plaintiff consented to return to the store for questioning. How should the trial judge rule