Money gone missing?

[Starfish]

Heck no, your friend shouldn't be paying. Nutty woman was was traveling around with unsecured cash should be paying.

Exactly. Not to mention only one person counted it, presumably alone, and I don't care how many times she said she counted it. Mistakes happen.

She might have made an error in counting. She might have gone to the dry cleaners and turned around for a minute while someone grabbed some bills. Her dog might have nosed the box open and eaten a bill. Whatever.

She should have sat down right then and there after the sale, with 2 other people, and handled the cash. She chose to take the responsibility to take it home alone. She gets responsibility. Maybe next time she will choose some different protocols.