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Molly crouched behind the hedge, binoculars pressed to her eyes, surveying the suburban battlefield that was the Henderson backyard. Balloons bobbed menacingly from the fence posts. A bounce castle loomed like an inflatable fortress, and somewhere within, a clown was juggling with the confidence of a man who'd never been arrested. Bill unrolled the blueprints—really just a crayon drawing he'd swiped from the mailbox—and spread them across the grass with the gravity of a general planning D-Day. "The presents are inside," he whispered. Molly nodded, scribbling notes. The gift table, according to her calculations, held approximately forty wrapped boxes, each containing untold treasures: action figures, dolls, possibly cash tucked into greeting cards by lazy aunts. The motherlode. Their plan was elegant in its stupidity. Bill would create a diversion involving a piñata and strategic chaos. Molly, disguised as a face-painting entertainer, would infiltrate the perimeter, load the loot into an oversized duffel bag, and vanish before the candles were even lit. She'd practiced her balloon animals for weeks. They all resembled tumors, but children weren't art critics. Bill checked his watch, sweat beading despite the autumn chill. "It's go time," he breathed. They rose in unison, two grown adults declaring war on a seven-year-old's birthday.