“Mr. Devine-,” Maggie started to tell the teacher/monitor posted at the door from the auditorium. His name was Mr. Guestier and he taught languages, which included French, Russian, and Chinese, at the school. He was nicknamed “Le Pric.”

“And Jolly Chollie Chakely,” Michael Goldberg finished for her. "Secret Service Detail Nineteen. Lincoln town car. License number SC-59. North exit, Pelham Hall. They're assigned to me because the Colombian cartel has made death threats against my father. Aurevoir, mon professeur.

It was noted in the school log for December 2 1. M. Goldberg and M.R. Dunne-Secret Service pickup. North exit, Pelham, at three.

“C'mon, Dweebo Dido.” Michael Goldberg poked Maggie Rose sharply in her rib cage. "I got a fast car. Uh huh, uh huh. And I got a plan to get us out of here.

No wonder she liked him, Maggie thought. Who else would call her a dweebo? Who else but Shrimpie Gold berg?

As they walked out of the assembly hall, the two friends were being watched. Neither of them noticed anything wrong, anything out of the ordinary. They weren't supposed to. That was the whole idea. It was the master plan.

CHAPTER 4

At NINE O'CLOCK that morning, Ms. Vivian Kim decided to re-create Watergate in her Washington ADay School classroom. She would never forget it.

Vivian Kim was smart, pretty, and a stimulating American history teacher. Her class was one of the students' favorites. Twice a week Ms. Kim acted out a history skit. Sometimes she let the children prepare one. They got to be really good at it, and she could honestly say her class was never boring.