Reference for Bava Metzia 189:6
מאי אין עליו תשובה וכ"ת איכא למיפרך מה לשומר שכר שכן משלם תשלומי כפל בטוען טענת לסטים מזויין
— For should you object, It may be refuted, thus: as for a paid bailee, [he is responsible for theft and loss] because he must make restitution of twice the principal [if discovered] in a [false] plea of [loss through] an armed robber,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra. The same holds good here. ');"><sup>6</sup></span>
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Rashi on Bava Metzia
But why [should be be obligated]? it is [a case of] watching with the owner: The owner of this object that was stolen was in the employ of the watchman, for also he [the guard] has a guard to him. And it is written: "If the owner is with him he shall not pay" (Shemos 22:14). And we expound later on "with him" [as] "in his employ". And even though this is written by a borrower, later we expound this also on every type of guard in Chapter "The Borrower" (Later, 95a)
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