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Bill adjusted the binoculars, squinting through the grease-streaked windshield of their rusted sedan. Across the manicured street, a massive inflatable dragon dominated the front lawn of the Henderson estate. Streamers fluttered in the suburban breeze like caution tape. Inside that pastel fortress lay the ultimate score: little Preston Henderson’s eighth birthday gift table. Molly sat in the passenger seat, meticulously loading miniature turkey basters filled with warm milk into a tactical vest. She paused, tapping a blueprint spread across the dashboard. It was drawn in green crayon, stolen from the local preschool bulletin board. "Tell me the perimeter status again," Molly said, snapping a bright pink party hat under her chin. "Are we dealing with standard mall clowns or trained magicians?" Bill lowered the binoculars, his jaw tight. A minivan pulled up, disgorging three pint-sized pirates brandishing foam cutlasses. The sheer chaotic energy radiating from the driveway made his left eye twitch. He had cracked safes in Zurich with fewer unpredictable variables than sugar-fueled second-graders. "Worse," Bill muttered, rubbing his temples. "They hired a guy in a knockoff spider-suit. And the mothers are clustering near the mimosa bar, right beside the sliding glass doors." Molly cursed softly, tossing a handful of glitter onto the blueprint to mark the maternal hazard zone. Stealing electronics and rare plastic building blocks from affluent children was supposed to be easy money. Rich grandparents practically threw crisp hundred-dollar bills into musical greeting cards, and unopened toy boxes flipped effortlessly online. Yet, every ounce of Bill’s seasoned criminal instinct screamed that this operation was a death trap. "We stick to the distraction protocol," Molly declared, checking her watch. "At two-fifteen, they cut the artisanal fondant cake. Every sticky finger within fifty yards will converge on the patio." "That leaves roughly ninety seconds before the sugar rush hits," Bill warned, pointing at the crayon map. "Once their glucose spikes, they scatter everywhere. If they catch us bagging the loot, we get swarmed." Molly smirked, reaching into the backseat to retrieve two giant, terrifyingly cheerful mascot heads shaped like purple hippos. She tossed one onto Bill’s lap. It smelled faintly of mildew and broken dreams. Disguises were standard procedure, though Bill usually preferred sleek ski masks to plush velour snouts. "Put the head on and stop panicking," Molly ordered, shoving hers over her ears. "We waltz through the side gate, do a quick silly jig near the gift mountain, and sweep the boxes into these jumbo laundry sacks." Bill stared into the cross-eyed plastic pupils of the hippo mask. Across the street, the knockoff superhero tripped over a garden hose, immediately getting pelted with water balloons by a ruthless gang of seven-year-olds. Bill sighed, hoisting the heavy fabric head over his face. "If I get bitten on the ankles again, I am demanding sixty percent of the bricks," Bill grumbled from inside the stuffy foam cavern. "Deal, just grab the envelopes first before the spider-guy notices us," Molly replied, racking a roll of heavy-duty packing tape before kicking open the rusty car door.