CONGRATULATIONS heavenly1998! I'm a dum dum. I forgot I asked what a kleptomonkiac is. Well, it's a few days late, but here it is! Also, if you're confused about what's going on, let me know if it's because I didn't explain something right! I don't want to confuse anyone, unless it's a twist in the storyline!

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"And that story is?" Jack asked, waiting to know what went on the previous night.

"It was a kleptomonkiac!" Sue blurted out.

He just stared at her, completely confused. "Excuse me?"

"You know, a monkey who is a kleptomaniac, he's a kleptomonkiac?" Howie explained.

Jack shook his head. "So you're saying that the person that's stealing your stuff is a monkey?"

"Not just any monkey! A monkey actor! You know, from the soundstage next door?" He exclaimed.

Jack couldn't help his laughter. "Now I think I've heard everything."

"Don't believe us? Here!" Sue exclaimed, taking out her phone to show her husband a video of the monkey walking over, shutting off the camera, opening the lock and entering the locker.

"I don't think I'd believe you if you didn't take that video." He replied, still laughing.

She nodded. "We thought so too. We're going over to the director now, want to come with?"

He eagerly nodded. "This, I gotta see."

"Good!" Howie exclaimed, leading the pack.

"Hey," Jack started, touching his wife to let her know he was speaking. "Do you know what happened to the stuff?"

She nodded. "We followed the monkey to another shed on the other side of the lot, one without a lock. Quite a collection he has there! It's not only stuff from Howie's movie, but basically bits and pieces of everything else on this lot. They have one sneaky monkey!"

He laughed as they walked into the other soundstage.

?-?

I'm surprised how good I feel!" Carla announced with a smile as she hung up from the realtor.

"See? The best is truly yet to come." Bob replied as he took her in a hug.

She smiled widely as she slightly pulled away so she could see his face. "Thank you for all the encouragement, everything that has allowed me to continue on."

He smiled back. "It's the least I can do as a thank you for making me the happiest I ever have been!"

"You have done the same thing for me! I can't wait to marry you in less than a month!"

"Me too."

"Now." She said, wriggling out of the embrace. "We have work to do! Let's pack this house up!"

Bob groaned. "The whole house? In one day?"

She laughed. "Yes the whole house, but not in one day, silly! Let's get to work!"

"This is definitely not a part of you that I love." He grumbled as he regretfully followed Carla upstairs to start packing.

?-?

"My goodness. That is my monkey." The producer said as she watched the video on Sue's phone. "And this has been going on for several days?"

Howie nodded. "He seems to have been stealing from various places around the studio for a while. I guess he only started with us recently."

Her eyes opened wide. "I am so sorry! I remember on Friday, I caught him playing around your storage shed and Naomi. He must've watched her go in there and memorized the code! I am going to the animal trainer right now to give him a strict talking to and to make sure this never happens again!" She replied.

"Hey, at least if it does, we know where to look!" Howie replied, shrugging.

She laughed. "Thank you for being so good natured about this. I will ensure it doesn't happen again." With that, the producer walked away.

"The case of the missing film supplies has been officially solved!" Sue proudly announced as they walked back to Howie's set.

"Thank you so much to you both, you really helped when we really needed you guys."

Sue smiled widely. "It's the least we could do. Even through the mystery, we have thoroughly enjoyed our California trip. Right, kids?" She asked when they got back on Howie's set and the kids who were being watched by one of the crew members.

"Yeah!" Mellody and Chris happily announced, jumping up and down.

Howie laughed. "I love you guys."

"We love you too, Howie. Right, Jack?" Sue said, turning to Jack on the last part, glaring at him to say the right thing.

He chuckled. "Yes, we love you Howie."

Howie beamed a smile bigger than any of his smiles since they got there. "Now, who's ready to see a movie being made, the proper way?"

"Me, me!" Everyone happily announced.