Who is Mr. Battis from The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer and what is their importance? The_Secret_Diary_of_Laura_Palmer English & Literature Mr. Battis | The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer

Mr. Battis is employed as the manager of Horne's Department store, where Laura works at the makeup counter. She describes him as creepy....... someone to be avoided. He later offers her a job as a "hostess" in another business owned by Benjamin Horne and is unable to resist the offer.