Day Six Secret Life of Boys

Ethan, someone's in the house!

A burglar or a mutant rat

or something.

It's probably Mum sleepwalking or

Dad's home early from Paris.

Go see. Unless you're scared.

Scared? I'd love to meet a mutant rat, but I'm trying to sleep.

BANGING

There's someone out there.

It's a mutant rat.

Did Dad come home early?

I'll call him.

Hiya, love. Missing our midnight cuddles?

-Gross!

-Bob!

There's someone in the house.

What? Where's Chris?

Chris!

-Well, take your phones with you. Ethan, Robbie!

-Over there.

-Who's that?

-Where are you going, Robbie, you coward?

Get out of our house, you monster.

Will someone pick up a phone!

Kids! Corey!

NOOOO!

Relax, Dad. False alarm.

The neighbour's goat snuck in and ate a whole tin of biscuits.

-Then the tin.

-Chris slept through the whole thing.

-I wasn't worried!

So, they're not coming to Australia for Christmas.

Robbie can't fly and I'd never make him try.

So, I took his mind off it with a secret mission.

16,983 kilometres away and still in the gang.

VIDEO CHAT TONE

I've waited all day for you to wake up. How was Operation Midnight Goat?

Why ask me when you can ask the goat?

BLEATING

-Heath! Thanks for helping us out.

-Of course.

Any time you need a goat, I'm the-e-e-ere.

-Ethan has no idea that we faked the goat to steal his journal.

-Great.

I have a bad feeling I might be the reason why Penny dumped him.

Just see if there's anything about the break-up in there.

I tried calling Penny but she's always out with her new friends.

I thought we were blackmailing Ethan with one of his weirdo secrets?

Just open it and check.

NO...WAY.

-Hey, Dad. How's Paris?

-Work, work, work. Not fun, it's got to be done.

Listen, Matt, the reason I've called is because I want to ask you

if you'd please spend Christmas with us instead of with Tabitha

and her family?

Oh, your brother's told me everything.

-Ugh! They're worthless.

-True.

-Look what I can do!

-CHUCKLING

I'm a snowman!

What is it?

Did Ethan become a vampire and now he and Penny are having issues

-because he can't go out in the day or...?

-Rein it in, Ginger.

It's worse. A GPS tracker and a note.

"Decoy journal, stay out of my room."

Morning, losers.

Matt, look me in my button eyes.

Mum already knows, so talk to her.

There's no telling what'll happen if you don't.

She's cool with Tabs having a key, maybe she'll...

You do know that was an act? Talk to her.

All right, chill, Snow Dad.

I will. Promise.

Anyway, I'd better go. I've got a meeting with two colleagues.

KNOCKING

Hello, room service. Steak Diane and creme brulee.

There they are now.

Diane and...

Creme.

Bye.

Oh! Merci, merci! Au revoir!

Still here, Dad.

I can't believe you're part of this, Ginger. Robbie, yeah, but you?

-And me, too.

-Don't remind me!

-I just wanted to make sure you're OK.

-I'm fine!

People who are fine don't scream, "I'm fine!"

I wish the trip was still on so I could talk to him in person.

Not that I'm blaming you, Robbie,

it's not your fault that you're scared. I mean, afraid.

No, nervous, I'm not saying you're a... Help me out, here.

I think I'm done helping you, Ginger.

Oh, Ginger, you've been ba-a-a-ad!