Molly glanced around furtively, then lowered her voice to a whisper. "The back door's unlocked. I'm telling you, this is gonna be a piece of cake. All the little brats'll be distracted by the clowns and ponies and shit." Bill scratched his stubbly chin. "I dunno, babe. Breaking into a kiddie party? Seems kind of messed up, even for us." "Oh, don't be such a softy," Molly scoffed. "Those spoiled rotten brats have more toys than they know what to do with. They won't miss a few measly gifts." She hefted her heavy sack over her shoulder with a grunt. "Besides, the presents are usually the best stuff - the good electronics and high-end dolls and shit. Totally worth it." Bill still looked uncertain as they crept toward the house. Suddenly, raucous children's laughter and jaunty music drifted out from the backyard. Molly flashed him a devilish grin. "You see? They're all busy playing pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey or whatever the hell. The coast is clear." She cracked her knuckles. "Time to put Operation Kiddie Christmas into action. I'll go in and snag the gifts while you keep watch out here. Let's blow this pop stand!" Molly slunk around the side of the house toward the open back door, a wicked gleam in her eyes and her sack at the ready to fill with purloined presents. Bill just shook his head and settled in for guard duty, resigned to being an accomplice to his partner's latest heist, no matter how questionable the target. "Merry Christmas to all," Molly muttered gleefully under her breath as she slipped inside to pilfer the party plunder, "and to me especially!" With a mischievous wink thrown over her shoulder at Bill, Molly disappeared into the house, ready to make the most of this golden opportunity to rob the rich spoiled rotten children of their toys, leaving behind a trail of disappointed kids and one bewildered parent who couldn't figure out how all the presents vanished in the blink of an eye. Just another day in the life of a duo of daring thieves with a taste for the unusual. They had to keep things interesting somehow! And so Molly and Bill pulled off the heist of the year, the most notorious children's birthday party burglary the town would ever see. They