January 14th

Hornet, Bo, and Prosper all talk to the thief lord. Scipio denies being rich. Bo and Prosper come to the conclusion that he has never stolen anything from anyone except from his own house. Scipio has been coming to his own house all these times, when he said he was going on a heist. The gang returns to the Stella feeling betrayed by their leader. They realize they have been stupid to let Victor alone in the theatre, and he might have escaped. Their fears become reality as they find Victor and his turtle gone, with a note that reads, "Pay Attention! This is Victor's Promise. The Hartliebs will not hear anything from me -- not unless I hear about any strange break ins over the next few weeks. See you later. You can count on it. Victor" Victor says that he will not tell anyone that they are here as long as they don't commit any crimes. They prepare for the heist anyways. The night of the heist Prosper wakes up and finds that everyone is gone, including Bo. Furious he goes to the Casa Spavento and finds that everyone is there already. Hornet tells Prosper that Bo followed them here and that she was forced to bring him becuase he threatened to wake everyone up at the Casa. Bo's character has changed after he started living in the Stella, he quickly learns the ways of older people by blackmailing.

January 7th Post

I finished reading The Curious Case of Benjamin Button last week, and although it was good it wasn't as good as I expected it to be. But since it was not two hundred pages long, I am going to finish reading The Thief Lord (like I was before).

After Scipio tries to warn them, he leaves a note and goes back home becuase his father is looking for him. Victor comes to the Star Palace after following Scipio, but with a little team effort everyone helps to tie him up (carefully and without hurting him (they are not gangsters after all). Bo and Victor talk frequently, mostly about his turtle named Paula, and they steal his wallet. Hornet and Prosper, meanwhile, go to Victors office to find if he has any evidence showing that Bo and Prosper are in Italy. Hornet calls Esther, pretending to be Victor's secretary, and tries to convince Esther not to call and that Bo and Prosper aren't in Italy, but it doesn't work, and demands to speak with Victor. Hornet quickly puts the phone away. A few days later Victor asks the orphans how much they really know about Scip, which is not a lot compared to what Victor knows. Victor challenges them to go to a house (Scip's house) and tells them to find out about Scipio himself. There Hornet sneaks in the house and tries to find out about her. Scipio's dad, Dottore Massimo, calls the police and right when Scipio returns home, Hornet is being escorted. The police ask if Hornet knows who Scipio is...