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"Bill," Molly said, "this is a children's party." "I know," he said. "Maximum presents." "There's a clown." "Even better cover." "Bill, we are grown adults." "Exactly. Nobody suspects us." "We don't have invitations." "Neither does the guy in the van." "He delivers cake," she said. "He could be lying." Molly adjusted her mask. "We steal from children." "They have too many toys anyway." "That is not moral reasoning." "It's practical reasoning." "There's a bouncy castle," she said. "I brought a ladder." "Bill, the ladder is for walls." "This wall is inflatable." "Okay," she said. "What is the plan?" "We wait until the kids open gifts. Then we move." "That is during the party." "Peak present density," he said. "We need a distraction." "I volunteer as the magician." "You cannot do magic." "I can disappear," he said. "That is half the job." "I will drive," she said. "You always drive." "Someone needs a license." "Your license expired," he said. "Details," she said. "Also," he said, "we need bags." "I packed three duffels." "Are they festive?" "They are black," she said. "Not very birthday," he said. "We are thieves," she said. "Right," he said. "Subtle." "What if parents see us?" "We tell them we are the cool aunt and uncle." "We don't have nieces or nephews." "We don't need them for the lie," he said. Molly looked at the house. "There are balloons." "I brought scissors," he said. "For balloons?" "For everything else." "Bill, do you have gloves?" "Of course." "Show me." He pulled out oven mitts. "Those are oven mitts." "They cover hands," he said. "With flowers printed on them." "Festive cover," he said. Molly sighed. "We enter through the back gate?" "Yes," he said. "While they sing." "While they sing what?" "That song," he said. "Which song?" "The birthday one," he said. "That takes thirty seconds." "Then we hustle." "We need to wrap the haul," she said. "Why?" "So it looks like we belong." "Bill, we are carrying thirty wrapped boxes in black duffels." "Good point," he said. "Let's skip wrapping." "Agreed." "How do we carry it all?" "You grab the big ones," he said. "I always grab the big ones." "Then I get the small shiny ones," he said. "That is not fair division." "Size versus value," she said. "You take value." "I want the robot dinosaur." "That is one present." "It is the best present." "We split everything fifty-fifty." "Except the dinosaur," he said. "We are partners," she said. "Then we split the dinosaur." "Bill, you cannot split a toy." "We can negotiate," he said. "After the job." "Always," he said. Molly checked her watch. "Party starts in five minutes." "Then we move in ten." "That is late." "Fashionably," he said. "Bill, this is not a gala." "It could be," he said. "We steal and leave." "With style." She opened the gate. "Keep the mitts on." "Always," he said. "Happy birthday, Molly." "It is not my birthday." "Then happy heist day." Molly smiled. "Let's take those presents." "Every single one," he said. "Even the socks?" "Especially the socks," he said. "Why?" "Kids hate them," he said. "We will too." "That is the spirit," she said. "Ready?" "Always," she said. "Then go," he said.