Gandalf is aging, so he hires a home care company, Harad Help, to help him with basic tasks at home. Saruman is an employee of the Harad Health. While he is working for Harad Health in Gandalf's home, Saruman steals a precious ring from Gandalf's box of treasures. Harad Help did a background check when it hired Saruman that indicated that Saruman has a history of pretending to be good while committing evil acts such as theft. Gandalf's lawsuit against the home care company is most likely to

Group of answer choices

succeed based on a theory of direct liability by Harad Help.

succeed based on a theory of vicarious liability by Harad Help or respondeat superior.

fail because the theft was not motivated by service to the principal.

fail because Gandalf didn't have insurance for the ring.