"Gary and Shadow continued their walk. He walked Shadow toward the beach and out across the Raft Island Bridge on his usual route, once again stopping to gawk at all of the boats. He had dreams of something bigger and faster than Little Imp, but she would do fine for now. He and Shadow crossed the bridge, and then turned to head back."

"From the far end of the bridge he noticed a slightly overweight man headed toward him on a bicycle. He knew most of the families on the island—this guy didn’t look familiar. About 30 yards before they were going to cross paths, Gary could see one of those holstered cell phones dangling from the guy’s side. Gary’s mind began processing. He had just seen a spot on TV where a pickpocket had snagged a cell phone from an unsuspecting passer by in a situation exactly like this."

"Gary was always imitating stunts he’d seen on TV. He could roll a top hat off the back of his hand right onto his head just like Fred Astaire, draw a six shooter as fast as Clint Eastwood, and just as he was about to pass this guy, he wondered if he could duplicate that cell phone heist."

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