What is the significance? of the character referred to only as the boss

What is tomas paine's central claim in this excerpt

When the telephone rings incessantly, what is it that the men want to have happen? they want the phone to be answered because it is jangling their nerves. they want mr. frank to go to the office and answer it because they are afraid it might be bad news. they want mr. frank to go to the office because they think it might be miep. they want mr frank to ignore the phone.

How does the author foreshadow trouble in the prison? support your answer with explicit textual evidence.