The next day at school Alex ran up to the side of the school building. She pulled out a walky talky and talked into it. "I spot our first victim, get ready for 'operation: heart throb,'"

Jan sighed. "Why do we need these?" she asked Alex through the talky. "People are staring,"

"That's because you're not in your assigned hidden position soldier," Alex replied through the talky.

"Why are you talking that way?"

"No mind, I see Jerry, you know what to do?"

"Yes,"

"Get ready I'll be watching from here, if all else fails, I'm ready with plan B, 'operation: ready with back ups' Cousin Brady, out!"

Jan sighed as she put her walky talk back into her bag, she walked up to Larry Richards.

"Hi Larry," she said with a grin.

"Oh uh, Jan, hi," Jerry said nervously.

"So Jerry, I was wondering, if you would like to go out sometime?" Jan asked. After asking this question Jan bit her bottom lip, trying to prevent herself from screaming.

"Would I ever!" Jerry shouted with excitement. He then cleared his throat trying to remain cool. "I mean, that's groovy,"

"Far out, but there's one little problem," Jan said turning her back for dramatic effect.

"Oh great, drama queen is playing her card," Alex said to herself. Watching from behind a building.

"What's the problem?" Jerry asked.

Jan turned back to Jerry. "Well, a couple of days ago our window got busted, and my parents grounded me because they thought I did it," she replied. "And I didn't do it, the only way that they'll believe me is if they have proof on someone else who did it,"

"Oh," is all Jerry said.

"You don't happen to know anybody who broke the window, do you Jerry?"

Meanwhile, back in the school building Peter and Jason were outside the gym doors. Inside is where Sarah Parker is. "Alright Peter, you know the plan?" asked Jason.

Peter nodded. "Sure do," he replied.

"So you're ready?" Jason asked again.

"I guess so," Peter replied with a shrug.

Peter walked into the gym towards Sarah. "Hey, Sarah," he called. "Got a moment?"

"Peter Brady?" Sarah said with a surprise. "Well nice to see you around here, sure what's up?"

"Well, I came down here because," Peter began. "Because..."

"Because what, Peter?" Sarah asked.

"Because, I always had a secret crush on you," replied Peter.

"You do?" she asked with surprise.

"Yes, and now that I got that out in the open. I don't want any secrets between you and me anymore," said Peter. "Lets have a clean relationship, starting now. I told you my only secret about you, is there anything you'd like to tell me?"

Meanwhile in the halls, after Peter had left for the gym to put Sarah through trial, it was almost time for lunch, and Simon would be getting out of class. Jason looked at his watch. "No time to lose," he said.

Simon was putting books into his locker. He closed the door and he saw Jason was standing there. Simon jumped, then cleared his throat, trying not to show any fear. "Ah, Jason, Smith is it? What brings you at my locker?"

"You know what," Jason replied.

"Not really," said Simon.

Then Jason slammed Simon up against the lockers. "So were going to play dumb? Alright, fine, but I'm explain this once, are your ears clean?"

"I, I do believe so, y-yes," Simon replied trembling, body against the lockers, at least a few inches off the ground. Jason's firm grip on his coat only a grandfather would wear.

"Alright, well the word is that the Brady home has a busted window, someone threw a brick through it. Everyone thinks it's me, I heard that you've been running your mouth blaming it on me. And I'm a thinking you're the one who threw the brick, did you or did you not?"

"Jason, may I remind y-" Simon began.

But before he could finish the sentence Jason slammed Jason's body, but not enough to hurt him just scare him, into the lockers. "Listen if you lie to me, and I find out you lied to me, then well, you know the rest, don't you?" Jason asked. And Simon slowly nodded. "Good, now let's hear your answer,"

Meanwhile back at the school yard with Jan and Jerry.

"No Jan, I don't, I'm sorry," Jerry replied.

"Are you sure, Jerry? If I don't find out now, I'll be grounded longer, which means I won't be able to go out with you," said Jan.

"Well, maybe another time Jan, but I don't know anybody, honest," Jerry replied. Jan could see that he wasn't lying.

"Okay," Jan said. "Thanks anyway," She walked away and the walky talky in her back pack began to talk.

"Jan, come in, what did you find out?" Alex said through Jan's talky. She took out the walky talky and talked into it.

"He didn't do it," Jan said into the talky.

"He maybe lying go to Plan B!" said Alex talking through the talky coming from behind the building looking for Jan.

"And what is that?" Jan asked through the talky.

"Threaten him and kick him where the sun don't shine!"

"Alex!"

Meanwhile, back at the gym where Peter is.

"Well Peter, there is something I have to tell you too," said Sarah.

"Yeah?" Peter asked.

"I have a crush on you too," she said.

"And?" Peter asked.

"And, I have pictures of you in my locker," Sarah replied.

"Oh, really? That's nice," said Peter. Then mumbled under his breath. "Creepy,"

"Thanks, I really think you're cute," she said with a giggle getting closer to him, Peter backed away.

"Well, isn't there any secret with, you know my family maybe?" Peter asked getting uncomfortable.

Sarah thought a minute. "Well, there was this one time I threw a basketball at your cousin's head," she replied.

"That's all?"

"And the time I cheated off of your sister's test,"

"And?"

"And, that's all,"

"That's all?" Peter asked. "Nothing to do with our house? Window?"

"No, why?" she asked.

"No reason," he replied.

"So, now that we're both clean, when do we go out?" she asked.

"8:00 PM, Pizza Parlor, million years from now," replied Peter. Then he walked out.

"I swear! I didn't start the rumor!" cried Simon back at the lockers. Jason holding him at least a few inches from the ground.

"Don't lie!" Jason yelled. "You threw the brick, and blamed me, didn't you? Didn't you?!" he slammed Simon into the lockers again.

"No! No! I swear! I would never lie to you! Never, never, never!" Simon cried, frightened tears rolled down his cheeks. "If this is about Alex Brady and her family I'll never tease them again, I'll never try to get back at Alex, I'll never make fun of any American again!"

Jason let go of Simon and stepped back. "You mean, you didn't throw the brick through their window.

"Why would I do that?" Simon asked. Wiping his tears away.

"For getting back at Alex for hitting you," Jason replied.

"I tried getting back at Alex for that before," Stated Simon. "But come on, I'm not that sinister,"

"Oh well, sorry about all that buddy," Jason replied wiping of his coat. He patted his back and walked off.

Five minutes afterwards, it's time for lunch. And time for the group to report back to their table and share what information they found out about the mystery of the shattered window. "So what did you find out?" Jason asked sitting down. "I got nothing,"

"We don't either," replied Alex.

Peter walked up. "Hey you guys!" he said.

"Hey Pete," replied Alex. "What did you find out?"

"Sarah didn't do it," replied Peter sitting down at the table.

"So, none of three did it?" Alex asked.

"But," Jason said with confusion. "But nobody else in the school hates Alex,"

"Maybe it's someone out of school, maybe at the elementary school, or high school," said Jan.

"But Alex doesn't know many high schoolers, she's only been here a couple of months," stated Peter. "And an elementary schooler, throwing a heavy brick through a window? Get real,"

"Well, I'm officially stumped," announced Jan.

"This would be a whole lot easier if they left their name on the note," said Alex.