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Bill unrolled the blueprint across the sticky dashboard of their rented minivan. Except it wasn't a blueprint; it was a glittery, unicorn-themed invitation fished from a wealthy neighborhood's recycling bin. Across the street, the Henderson estate pulsed with the terrifying, bass-heavy rhythm of a children's pop remix. Dozens of sugar-fueled seven-year-olds swarmed a monumental bounce house that loomed over the manicured hedges like an inflatable fortress. Molly lowered her binoculars and stared at the sheer madness awaiting them behind the white picket fence. "Look at the perimeter," Molly whispered, tapping the glass. "Three clowns, a face-painter, and a guy in a sweating mascot suit. Security is tight." "The mascot is our way in," Bill replied, pulling a vibrant bundle of fabric from a duffel bag. "I neutralized the real entertainment three blocks back. Paid him fifty bucks to go eat a sandwich." Molly eyed the lime-green dinosaur costume spilling onto the floorboards. This was decidedly a step down from the Antwerp diamond exchange, though a string of recent failures left them desperate for liquidity. The Hendersons were tech billionaires, meaning the gift table near the patio wasn't stacked with cheap plastic toys. Molly had already spotted four next-generation gaming consoles, miniature electric cars, and a wicker basket overflowing with thick envelopes. Untraceable birthday cash was the cleanest score in the game, provided you survived the extraction. Bill began shoving his legs into the scaly green trousers, grunting as the cheap zipper snagged on his crowbar. He looked less like a beloved prehistoric creature and more like a menacing pickle. "Tell me again why we aren't just waiting until dark," Molly sighed, checking the pressure on her silly-string canisters. "Because at four o'clock, the kid opens the loot," Bill grunted. "Once the packaging is breached, resale value plummets forty percent. Basic economics, Mol. Now zip my tail." "If those toddlers swarm us, I am leaving you behind to be eaten alive. Have you ever seen what sticky fingers do to suede?" She yanked the zipper up, sealing Bill inside the polyester sauna. Her own disguise was far more dignified: a crisp clipboard, a fake headset, and a frantic expression, the universal uniform of an overworked event coordinator. Nobody ever questioned a woman holding a clipboard and looking mildly furious. Bill hoisted the oversized dinosaur head under his arm and peered at the mountain of metallic wrapping paper shimmering in the sun. A small child bounced high enough to clear the hedge line, screaming with manic glee before plummeting back down. Bill swallowed hard, sweat tracing his temple. "Stick to the plan," Molly ordered, grabbing two industrial trash bags. "I fake a localized plumbing emergency near the ice cream cart. You waddle in, sweep the table, and exfiltrate." "Right," Bill wheezed. "We go in and out before the piñata drops. Godspeed, partner." "Don't step on any balloon animals," she warned. "The gunfire sound will spook the nannies." Bill jammed the grinning foam head over his face and threw open the sliding minivan door.