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Molly adjusted her fake mustache, which was slipping into her mouth. "Bill, if I inhale one more fiber of this synthetic hair, the heist is off. Why am I the clown and you get to be the bouncy castle inspector?" Bill looked up from his clipboard, smoothing his yellow safety vest. "Because you actually know how to make balloon animals, Molly. My attempts look like deformed intestines. Now, focus. The targets are in the sunroom. Forty wrapped boxes. Rumor is there is a vintage Nintendo in the pile." "A vintage Nintendo? At a six-year-old’s birthday?" Molly gasped, her eyes widening behind her oversized rainbow glasses. "That’s child abuse. The kid probably wants some iPad game. We are legally rescuing it." "Exactly. We are doing a public service," Bill agreed, pointing at a hand-drawn map. "The cake cutting is at precisely two feedback-induced shrieks of 'Happy Birthday'. That is our window. While the parents are busy filming the destruction of a sugar-laden Elsa cake, you lure the kids to the front yard." "With what, Bill? My sparkling personality?" "With a puppy, obviously." Bill reached into a ventilated sports bag and pulled out a tiny, sleepy golden retriever. Molly clutched her chest. "Are we stealing a puppy to steal the presents?" "No, I rented him. He is a freelance distraction." Bill put the puppy back. "The kids will swarm him. Once they are outside, I slip into the sunroom, bag the loot, and toss it over the azalea hedge into the getaway minivan." Molly frowned, crossing her arms in her oversized polka-dot jumpsuit. "And what if the birthday boy’s mother spots you? She’s a PTA president, Bill. They have the situational awareness of a hawk." "I have prepared for that," Bill said confidently. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a juice box. "Behold. Organic, non-GMO, artisanal apple juice. If she approaches, I offer her this. It will trigger a conversation about parenting philosophies, buying me exactly three minutes of distraction." "You are a criminal mastermind," Molly muttered. "But wait. What if the bouncy castle pop occurs during the cake cutting?" "Why would the bouncy castle pop?" Molly held up a small, shiny tack. "Because I planned a contingency plan. A little pop, a little hiss, and suddenly every dad in a thirty-foot radius is drawn to the deflating vinyl like moths to a flame. It’s a classic diversion. We steal the presents while they argue about who has the best air compressor." Bill stared at her, genuinely impressed. "Molly, that is diabolical. And beautiful." "I know," Molly said, checking her enormous plastic watch. "It’s one-fifty. The bouncy castle is fully inflated. The target is set." Bill grabbed his clipboard and adjusted his hardhat. "Let's go ruin a childhood."