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The rain drummed a chaotic rhythm on the dumpster lid. Molly checked her watch for the third time in a minute. "He's late. For a heist, that's a felony in the first degree." A soggy cardboard box shifted two dumpsters down, and Bill emerged, shaking a confetti-studded sneaker. "Had to take the scenic route. Mrs. Henderson's Chihuahua was on patrol." "Tell me you have the intel," Molly said, her voice low. "Better," Bill produced a crumpled sheet of paper, glistening with what might have been juice. "The floor plan. From the inside." "You went in?" "Of course I went in. The piñata was a donkey. A classic. I had to pay respects." He smoothed the paper on a wet lid. It was a child's drawing of a house. "Here's the target zone. The presents are stacked under a banner that says 'Happy 5th Birthday, Leo.'" "Beautiful," Molly murmured. "Five-year-olds have the best loot. Unregulated. No receipts." "What's the security situation?" Molly asked. "Dire. A single adult, designated 'Uncle Steve,' was tasked with watching the children. When I saw him, he was asleep on a chair, a half-eaten hot dog in his hand." "Amateur," Molly scoffed. "And the noise?" "The screams of delight are constant. Perfect cover. But the high-pitched shrieking does make comms difficult." He tapped his ear. "My hearing is still fuzzy from a game of musical chairs." "The approach?" Molly was already visualizing it. "We come in through the garden during the 'Duck, Duck, Goose' segment. The kids are mesmerized. We’re just two other adults. Maybe holding balloons." "Brilliant. Blending in is key. What’s the extraction?" "The 'Cooler.' You bring it,假装 to be full of ice cream. We load the presents in, carry it out. No one questions the ice cream man." "Bill, this is why you're the best." Molly clapped him on the shoulder. "Now, the objective. Are we talking everything? The plastic swords, the coloring books?" Bill gave her a look. "We're professionals. We go for the big-ticket items. The wrapped boxes. The mystery is where the value is. Could be a console, could be a lifetime supply of glitter." "Glitter is not valuable. Glitter is a curse." "In the right market, everything has value. Now, timing. We strike at the climax: the cake ceremony. When they sing 'Happy Birthday,' we sing too, then move. The emotional peak is our window." "Emotional peak. Got it." Molly cracked her knuckles. "Let’s go make some five-year-old’s birthday unforgettable." "For the wrong reasons," Bill added, pulling a black beanie over his head. "For the *right* reasons," Molly corrected with a grin. "We’re making it memorable. Now, about your disguise. You still look like a man who lost a fight with a piñata." "That was the point! I was establishing credibility." He plucked a tiny star-shaped sticker from his jacket. "See? Infiltration complete." They slipped into the night, two shadows on a quest for plastic and paper-wrapped treasure, leaving only the smell of wet cardboard and the faint echo of a children's song between them.