So I still think this was a misunderstanding on Jason's part that got him into the wrong car. If the manager said she would send "someone" to pick Jason up, instead of saying a specific person, Jason could have gotten into the car with a stranger on a misunderstanding on his part. He's standing there, someone comes up and offers him a ride, and he's gone.
A couple weeks ago, I was supposed to pick up a woman in a restaurant parking lot for a volunteer activity. I knew the woman's name, and kind of a description of her. When I got there she wasn't there - she'd gotten into a different car, with people who were also supposed to pick someone up from that parking lot. It's a great thing they meant her no harm. Because REALLY??? I can't believe she did that - without confirming where they were going. It was on the 3rd time she called the driver Jeanna that it became clear she had gotten into the wrong car. Baffling. But I think that could have happened to Jason. He's waiting for a ride, some nefarious person pulls up and rolls down the window and looks like he's going to engage him, and Jason says are you from Fazolis to pick me up? Yes, I am. And that was that.