Catjuice growled when he saw the cop, his tail fluffing. "Hey Mr. Charles!" Nate waved the officer over. "That's the cheif of the police. He's my dad's best friend," Nate explained to Lydia. "Let me handle this."

When Charles asked what happened, Nate came up with an impressive on the spot lie. "Some maniac in a Halloween costume broke into the school," Nate said. "We saw him run off towards the woods."