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getting bored. She started making origami out of a pile of yellow sticky notes lying on the desk.
    Finally, on about the twentieth call, they got a break. Alexis learned that the snowmobile they were looking for was rare because it was expensive. Only two places in South Tahoe even rented them—and one of those places was only minutes away from the reserve! It was called Rainbow Rentals.
    “This makes sense, Bailey!” said Alexis. “If the person we’re looking for rented the snowmobile just down the road, they wouldn’t have had to transport it at all. They could have just taken off up the mountain and circled around onto the reserve’s property! Bailey! Are you even listening?”
    Bailey’s head had drooped onto the desk. She was sleeping comfortably and drooling on a half-made paper bird. Alexis shook her.
    “Bailey!”
    “Huh? What?” Bailey said. She sat up and Alexis laughed. One of Bailey’s sticky-note creations had stuck to her cheek.
    “I might have found the right place,” said Alexis. “I just need to make one more call to check.”
    Alexis made the call and scribbled furiously on her notebook the whole time. It turned out that someone
had
rented a Yamaha Phazer the day before. It was a girl who rented the machine all the time. Her name was Chloe. She had long, red hair and was a bit of a snob according to the guy on the phone. Alexis thanked him for the information and hung up.
    “So, do you think this Chloe girl is the one who is doing all of this damage?” asked Bailey.
    “If she rented the snowmobile, then she might be the one waking the bears,” said Alexis. “But we still have to figure out who she is and tie her to the crimes if we’re going to get her to stop. That’s what has to happen before the reserve will be safe.”
    Bailey opened her mouth to say something else, but nothing came out. She was staring over Alexis’s shoulder at the front door to the office. Her mouth was hanging open, and when Alexis asked her what was wrong, she just pointed toward the door. Alexis turned around, and it was all she could do to keep her mouth from dropping open as well.
    Standing in the doorway was none other than Misty Marks, one of Hollywood’s most popular actresses. Miss Marks shrugged off her coat and hung it on the rack, just as if she were at home. Then she turned to the girls.
    “Hello!” she said, crossing the room. “I don’t believe I’ve met you two. I’m Misty, Karen’s sister.”
    Alexis shook Misty’s hand.
    “Oh, hello,” she said. “I’m Alexis and this is Bailey.” Alexis elbowed her friend, and Bailey finally closed her mouth.
    “You still have a bird stuck to your face!” Alexis whispered. Bailey swiped at her cheek and sent the paper pigeon flying across the room. It landed near Bubbles, startling him awake. Misty Marks looked like she was trying not to laugh.
    “Are you two new here at the reserve?” she asked.
    “Oh no,” said Alexis. “I mean, yes! Well, we don’t work here or anything. We’re shooting a documentary for a contest.”
    “That’s right! My sister told me about that! Is she around?”
    Just then, Karen burst through the back door.
    “Misty! I thought I heard your car!” The two women hugged, and then they both began talking at the same time. Bailey leaned toward Alexis.
    “Karen’s sister is
Misty Marks?
” she said. Alexis just nodded. How exciting! Alexis
loved
movies, and here she was meeting one of the hottest stars in Hollywood. It was obvious that Bailey was even more excited. She simply couldn’t sit still.
    “So, Misty, have you met our detectives?” asked Karen.
    “Detectives? I thought they were filming a documentary.”
    “Yes, they are, but Alexis and Bailey have offered to help us figure out what is behind all of the strange happenings here,” said Karen.
    “Well, not really what,” said Bailey. “It’s actually a who.”
    “Really?” said Misty. “How interesting! Any leads?”
    The actress leaned down