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minute with your ledger and weâll keep our mouths shut.â
He reluctantly handed his ledger to Ezra; he opened it to the previous week and looked down the line. There were no names in the ledger that rang any bells with Ezra or the twins.
Ezra looked up at Mr. Lipschitz angrily and asked, âWho did you make the key for?â
Mr. Lipschitz waved his hand at Ezra and spoke quietly in his ear. Ezraâs eyes opened wide and his jaw fell slightly.
A man and woman walked into the shop, the bells on the door jingling wildly.
Mr. Lipschitz still spoke in a hushed voice, âNow get out of here. Please.â
Ezra and the twins left the small shop and departed for the museum.
âWho copied Tanyaâs key?â Madison asked.
When they were outside again, Ezra said urgently, âWe have to hurry.â
Inside the Ancient Artifacts Museum, tour after tour was being led through the exhibits. Since it would only be at the museum another few days, everyone seemed to be coming out of the woodwork to see the Japanese Sword Exhibit.
Ezra and the twins rushed through security flashing their membership badges. The curatorâs blonde dolt of a nephew was working. He waved them through and then returned to his Surfer Magazine. When they came to the fork leading in one direction to administrative offices and in the other to the Japanese Sword Exhibit, a noise made Ezra freeze.
Ezra turned and looked down toward the offices. He pressed himself against the wall and slinked slowly toward the noise, the twins following his lead. The noise they heard was a heated altercation between Tanya Brand and Mr. Roy.
âI know what you did,â Mr. Roy said viciously in his fake British accent.
âFrank, I told you before, my keys were stolen and I was nowhere near here when it happened!â
âA likely storyâ¦â he said sarcastically. âOne that hasnât been confirmed by anyone.â
Ezra noticed Tanyaâs face flushing.
âI told you! I met with Mr. Dillinger at the Hotel DeLuxe and then showed him around town. We went to the sword exhibit because he was very interested in the Masamune. I dropped him off at his hotel afterward and I went home. When I came in to work the next day I noticed the sword had been switched.â
Mr. Roy wasnât satisfied.
âI led the police to believe you had a solid alibi because I never believed you would be capable of this,â he said with his phony accent fading and his voice becoming darker and booming. âIf the police received a warrant to search your house, I wonder what theyâd find?â
âThey wouldnât find a thing. If youâd just listen, Iâve been working out who did it, conducting my own investigation!â Tanya said sleekly.
As if on cue, two police officers walked past Ezra and the twins and read Tanya Brand her rights, cuffed her, and made to lead her outside.
âIs this YOUR doing Frank?â She shrieked.
âIâm afraid it is. You see, Iâve been doing my own research, and youâre the only person I know who could have done this. I canât wait until they search your house and give Kenji back what rightfully belongs to his museum.â
âI wouldnât place so much trust in Kenji Okazaki if I were you! Did you even look into his past?â Tanya shouted while trying to worm her way out of the handcuffs but failing.
âTake her away!â Mr. Roy commanded, his accent returning in full force.
Ezra watched as the officers led her away past the hordes of onlookers. The spectators got more than they bargained for when coming to the museum that day. Instead of viewing artifacts of times come and gone, they witnessed history being made in front of them.
Moments later the officers reached their squad car and loaded Tanya in the back. She looked out from the back seat, a nasty glare in her eyes. The onlookers returned to their respective tours, though few
He reluctantly handed his ledger to Ezra; he opened it to the previous week and looked down the line. There were no names in the ledger that rang any bells with Ezra or the twins.
Ezra looked up at Mr. Lipschitz angrily and asked, âWho did you make the key for?â
Mr. Lipschitz waved his hand at Ezra and spoke quietly in his ear. Ezraâs eyes opened wide and his jaw fell slightly.
A man and woman walked into the shop, the bells on the door jingling wildly.
Mr. Lipschitz still spoke in a hushed voice, âNow get out of here. Please.â
Ezra and the twins left the small shop and departed for the museum.
âWho copied Tanyaâs key?â Madison asked.
When they were outside again, Ezra said urgently, âWe have to hurry.â
Inside the Ancient Artifacts Museum, tour after tour was being led through the exhibits. Since it would only be at the museum another few days, everyone seemed to be coming out of the woodwork to see the Japanese Sword Exhibit.
Ezra and the twins rushed through security flashing their membership badges. The curatorâs blonde dolt of a nephew was working. He waved them through and then returned to his Surfer Magazine. When they came to the fork leading in one direction to administrative offices and in the other to the Japanese Sword Exhibit, a noise made Ezra freeze.
Ezra turned and looked down toward the offices. He pressed himself against the wall and slinked slowly toward the noise, the twins following his lead. The noise they heard was a heated altercation between Tanya Brand and Mr. Roy.
âI know what you did,â Mr. Roy said viciously in his fake British accent.
âFrank, I told you before, my keys were stolen and I was nowhere near here when it happened!â
âA likely storyâ¦â he said sarcastically. âOne that hasnât been confirmed by anyone.â
Ezra noticed Tanyaâs face flushing.
âI told you! I met with Mr. Dillinger at the Hotel DeLuxe and then showed him around town. We went to the sword exhibit because he was very interested in the Masamune. I dropped him off at his hotel afterward and I went home. When I came in to work the next day I noticed the sword had been switched.â
Mr. Roy wasnât satisfied.
âI led the police to believe you had a solid alibi because I never believed you would be capable of this,â he said with his phony accent fading and his voice becoming darker and booming. âIf the police received a warrant to search your house, I wonder what theyâd find?â
âThey wouldnât find a thing. If youâd just listen, Iâve been working out who did it, conducting my own investigation!â Tanya said sleekly.
As if on cue, two police officers walked past Ezra and the twins and read Tanya Brand her rights, cuffed her, and made to lead her outside.
âIs this YOUR doing Frank?â She shrieked.
âIâm afraid it is. You see, Iâve been doing my own research, and youâre the only person I know who could have done this. I canât wait until they search your house and give Kenji back what rightfully belongs to his museum.â
âI wouldnât place so much trust in Kenji Okazaki if I were you! Did you even look into his past?â Tanya shouted while trying to worm her way out of the handcuffs but failing.
âTake her away!â Mr. Roy commanded, his accent returning in full force.
Ezra watched as the officers led her away past the hordes of onlookers. The spectators got more than they bargained for when coming to the museum that day. Instead of viewing artifacts of times come and gone, they witnessed history being made in front of them.
Moments later the officers reached their squad car and loaded Tanya in the back. She looked out from the back seat, a nasty glare in her eyes. The onlookers returned to their respective tours, though few
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