Swindle

The team finds the safe in the master bedroom. Griffin is equipped with his father’s blowtorch, which he will use to burn through the safe. Opening the doors or windows will set off an alarm, so Melissa goes about trying to disconnect the military-grade security system. It is a delicate process, but she eventually succeeds. She unlocks the front door, giving the team an escape route. Luthor nervously leads Savannah to a closed door, where she realizes Swindle keeps another, bigger guard dog. He barks and bangs against the door, threatening to break it open. Griffin is still working with the blowtorch. It will only take another few minutes, but they may not have that much time.

The narrative shifts to Logan and Mr. Mulroney. Mulroney hears the dogs barking across the street and tells Logan that Swindle—whom he calls “Pal-o-mine”—rented the second dog home a couple of days ago. Logan panics when he sees the auction courier pull up and ask Mulroney for directions to Swindle’s house. Mulroney points across the street, and Logan realizes the driver will be at Swindle’s house in seconds. Griffin finally burns through the safe, only to find that the card is not there. The team scrambles as the doorbell rings. Ben radios to tell Griffin about the courier from the auction house. Since Melissa has disconnected the security system, the front door is open, and the courier walks into the house. 

The second guard dog—an enormous, snarling German shepherd—breaks loose from its room and flies at the courier. The man runs to the basement and locks himself inside. Then the dog goes upstairs, trapping the team in the master bedroom. Luthor fights him off, giving the team enough time to get downstairs. Savannah heads for the kitchen to find some meat to distract the dogs. There is nothing in the refrigerator except a for large frozen turkey. Griffin has a moment of realization when he remembers that the reporter who interviewed Swindle on television asked him why the baseball card was cold. Griffin reaches into the turkey’s chest cavity and pulls out a plastic bag containing the card. Before Griffin knows it, Darren steals the card and runs for the door. The team goes after him. Ben tries to tackle him outside, but as Darren falls, the card flies out of his hands and becomes lodged in a tree. 

Across the street, Mulroney hears the commotion and decides to call the police. Logan tries to distract him by falling of the porch, which buys his team a little extra time. Griffin runs to his house to get his father’s invention to pluck the card out of the tree. When he returns, he sees that Darren has climbed the thirty-foot tree, trying to get the card. While Darren tries to reach limb holding the card, Griffin turns on the SmartPick, which telescopes up until it reaches the card’s location. He maneuvers it carefully to grasp the card and brings it down safely.