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Black said. That sounded like a serious upgrade from the Thrifty.
    â€œThat’s nice,” Stark said. I could practically see the smoke coming from her ears. “I didn’t even know we had a base of operations in this building—I just showed up at the White House West Wing this morning like some idiot!”
    Black didn’t seem bothered that she was mad. “Presidential orders. I couldn’t tell anyone, including you.” He made a motion across his lips like he was zipping them up. “Get over it, and let’s get to work. What’s the game plan?”
    Stark nodded but still had a dark look in her eyes. “We really have two objectives here. We have to find the mole and we have to find the Dangerous Double,” she said, ticking off the items on her fingers. “Like you said, we don’t have much time. The best way is to split the cases. You and I will have to dig through the files, interview staff—the kids can’t do those things.”
    Albert Black seemed to chew on that. Then he nodded, slapped his knees, and got up. “That settles it. Stark: You and I will flush out the rat. And Ben and Linc here will find George Washington’s coat.”
    â€œWait—Ben and I have to work together?” I asked, jumping up.
    Black grinned. “Think of it as an opportunity to bond. Oh, and there’s a Presidential Medal of Freedom in it for everyone on the team—if the mission is a success.”
    A medal? That was even better than some certificate. Mom and Dad would love it. Still. “I’m not working with him,” I said.
    Ben didn’t seem too excited about partnering either. “Baker here is not trained for this mission, sir. He never even went to junior agent boot camp!”
    â€œThank goodness,” I said. “Who wants that?” Believe it or not, there’s an actual boot camp for kids that all the agencies use. It churns out junior agents like Ben on a regular basis.
    Ben gave me a death-ray look. “You need training to be an effective agent—not that you’d know anything about that.” He turned his attention back to Albert Black. “Bakersimply cannot handle the pressures of secret agent life. With all due respect—”
    Albert Black put his hand on Ben’s shoulder and pushed down. “Make it work, Agent Green. With all due respect. ”
    Ben clenched his jaw. “Yessir,” he mumbled.
    â€œThe ball is on Thursday evening at seven. You kids have just . . .” Black checked his watch. “Fifty-five hours to get this coat.”
    Fifty-five hours. I could almost hear the clock ticking inside my head.
    No pressure, right?

8
TUESDAY, NOON
55 HOURS UNTIL THE BALL
    â€œ NOBODY HAS A CLUE WHERE THE Dangerous Double is, so time’s a-wastin’.” Black pointed his finger at me, like he just remembered something. “Oh, you’ll like this: I called in some help for you both. I figured you could use a gadget or two.”
    I grinned from ear to ear. “You brought Henry?”
    Henry’s this scrawny kid with red hair, freckles, and glasses—and he’s a total genius. For my last mission, he gave me a parachute and a device called the Double Detector that helped me find the evil Mona Lisa . But Henry isn’t just super-smart. He’s also a great friend.
    â€œPermission to speak freely, sir?” Ben asked Albert Black.
    Black nodded.
    â€œI do not require the issue of any gadgets . Sir.” Ben pulled the junior agent training manual from his cargo pants pocket. “The manual is all the help I need.”
    Black shrugged. “Suit yourself.” He looked at me, then at Ben. “I don’t care how you get it done, but you bring me that Dangerous Double before Thursday seven o’clock. Get it?”
    â€œGot it,” I said.
    â€œAffirmative,” Ben said.
    Stark gave us all a piece of paper with everyone’s