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The warehouse smelled of stale popcorn and desperation, which felt about right given what Molly and Bill were about to attempt. Spread across the folding table between them was a hand-drawn map of the Hendricks' backyard, complete with a bounce house marked in red marker labeled "DANGER ZONE." "So we go in through the hedge," Bill said, tracing a route with a greasy finger, "past the clown—" "There's a clown?" Molly's eyebrows shot up. "There's always a clown, Molly. Focus." She rubbed her temples. Six years of high-stakes jewelry heists, art forgery scandals, and one memorable incident involving a stolen yacht, and here she was, thirty-seven years old, planning to steal birthday presents from seven-year-olds. "The bag with the dinosaur wrapping paper is the target," Bill continued. "Inside, allegedly, is a gaming console worth more than my car." "Your car is a Datsun held together with duct tape." "Exactly my point." Molly stared at the map, at the tiny stick figure labeled "BOUNCER" standing guard near the present table, at the elaborate escape route through someone's vegetable garden. She thought about her mother, about disappointment, about the various life choices that had led to this moment. "We're really doing this," she said. It wasn't quite a question. Bill grinned. "Cake first, though. Obviously."