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Molly slapped the blueprint onto the diner table. It was a crayon drawing of a castle, stained with grape juice. Bill peered at it through his thick spectacles, adjusting his fedora. "Is this the layout for the Kensington estate?" Bill whispered, tapping a purple turret. "Because the architectural proportions are frankly insulting. Where are the load-bearing walls, Molly? Is that a moat or a giant blue snake?" "It’s a bouncy castle, you absolute turnip," Molly hissed, sliding into the vinyl booth. "And keep your voice down. The target is little Timmy Kensington’s seventh birthday bash. Intelligence suggests the loot table is situated right next to the inflatable drawbridge. We are talking high-end plastic, Bill. Untraceable LEGO sets. Vintage Hot Wheels. Maybe even an envelope of crisp twenty-dollar bills from the grandparents." Bill stroked his chin thoughtfully. "High stakes. What kind of security are we looking at? Lasers? Pressure plates? Dobermans?" "Worse. Sugar-crazed seven-year-olds and a teenager dressed as Spider-Man who gets paid minimum wage to do backflips." Molly pulled two oversized, polka-dotted bowties from her trench coat. "Which brings me to our disguises. You are going in as Barnaby the Juggling Clown. I am Twinkles the Face-Painting Fairy." "I don't juggle, Molly. You know I have terrible depth perception since the toaster heist of ninety-eight. Why can't I be the fairy?" "Because you have a five o'clock shadow that could sand wood, Bill! Just throw some bowling pins in the air and scream. Children love chaos. Once you create a diversion near the piñata, I’ll back the getaway van up to the patio hedge." Bill frowned, picking up a red foam nose. "Wait a minute. A piñata? That’s a blunt-force weapon situation. If they arm those kids with a wiffle ball bat, I’m walking into a war zone. I want hazard pay. I demand fifty-five percent of the LEGOs, and I get sole custody of the Millennium Falcon if there is one." "You’ll take fifty percent and a Barbie Dreamhouse if that’s what we grab," Molly snapped. "Now focus. At exactly two-fifteen, the mother brings out the sheet cake. That is our blind spot. Every pair of eyes in that backyard will be locked on the buttercream frosting. Everyone is singing. Nobody is watching the gift table." "Brilliant," Bill breathed, his eyes widening. "The Happy Birthday vulnerability. It’s a classic security flaw. By the time he blows out the candles and wishes for a pony, we’re already three blocks away with the goods." "Exactly. We sweep the brightly wrapped boxes into the heavy-duty laundry bags, toss them over the rhododendrons, and vanish like ghosts. No witnesses, no crumbs." Molly shoved the foam nose onto Bill’s face, producing a loud squeak. "Okay, I'm in," Bill said, his voice muffled and nasally. "For the glory. And the Star Wars sets. Mostly the Star Wars sets. Did you bring the tranquilizer darts just in case Spider-Man gets heroic?" "We are using juice boxes, Bill. Now drink your coffee."