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children,” Claire said. “You’re here awfully early.”
    “Claire,” Jessie said, “everyone is looking for you. You were supposed to be on the set at eight!”
    “What?” Claire said. “Oh, no, there’s been a terrible mistake.”
    Claire quickly paid for her breakfast and ran toward the set. The children followed her.

    “So there you are,” Amy said when Claire finally arrived. “Where have you been? You’re late!”
    “You called last night saying I didn’t need to be on the set until nine-thirty,” Claire said in a puzzled tone of voice. “I went to get breakfast.”
    “I didn’t call you,” Amy said.
    “It sounded like you,” Claire said. “There were announcements and some music in the background and I couldn’t hear you very well, but I did hear the time clearly.” Claire looked close to tears.
    “Honestly, Claire. You can’t be serious,” Amy said angrily. “I’m telling you I didn’t call you. We started at exactly eight this morning like we always do. All these delays are serious. And you seem to be causing a lot of them lately. We’ve decided to replace you with Janice for the next scene. We’ll set up the camera shots from a distance.”
    Amy stormed off before Claire could say a word.
    Claire looked at the children. “Honest. Someone did call me,” Claire said, sounding upset. “I’m so unhappy. All I want to do is go home.” Then Claire ran toward her trailer.
    “Poor Claire,” Jessie said. “I feel so sorry for her.”
    “Do you think someone really called her?” Henry asked.
    “Of course,” Violet said. “Why would she make up a story like that?”
    “But you heard Claire say that she wants to go back to California,” Antonio said.
    “She said all she wants is to go home,” Henry said.
    “Yes, she did say that,” Jessie admitted. “Since Violet and I aren’t in these scenes, we’ll go talk to Claire. We’ll meet you here at break time.” Then she and Violet ran over to Claire’s trailer.
    The sisters knocked on the door of Claire’s trailer. Claire opened the door and let the girls inside.
    “We came to see if we could help you,” Jessie said.
    “That’s really sweet of you,” Claire said. “But I’m afraid there’s nothing anyone can do.”
    “Claire,” Violet said. “Do you remember anything else about that call?”
    “I guess it really didn’t sound like Amy after all,” Claire admitted. “I was really tired last night. I guess I just thought it was her since she’s the only one who tells me what time to be on the set. I just remember music and loud announcements.”
    “That sounds familiar to me,” Jessie said. “Where have we heard loud announcements?”
    “At the lemonade stand,” said Violet.
    “That’s it!” Claire said. “The wax museum plays announcements all the time.”
    “Whoever called must have used a pay phone near the wax museum,” Jessie said.
    “I just wonder why anyone would want to ruin my career,” Claire said.
    “So do we,” Jessie said. “And we’re going to find out.”

CHAPTER 5
The Mysterious Stranger
    W hen Violet and Jessie returned to the movie set, Henry, Antonio, and Benny were waiting anxiously for them.
    “What did you find out?” Henry asked,
    “Well, we think the call was made from a phone near Antonio’s mother’s lemonade stand,” Violet said.
    “Why do you think that?” Antonio asked.
    “Because Claire kept talking about announcements and music in the background.”
    “ Verdad! ” Antonio said. “That’s the truth! The wax museum plays the same announcements night and day. It drives me crazy when I’m working at the booth. The pay phone is right in front of the museum and directly across from my mother’s stand.”
    “Do you think you can keep an eye on that phone while you’re working, Antonio?” Violet asked. “If the person who called Claire used that phone once, he or she might use it again.”
    “Of course,” Antonio said.
    “Okay, people,” Amy said