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Shawn is searching cabinets and closets.

He walks into the kitchen, his flip-flops slapping on the floor, and keeps searching. Henry is sitting at the table reading the paper and drinking coffee.

"Hey, Shawn, what in the world do you think you're doing?", His father greets him.

"Hide and seek.", Shawn shrugs.

"I don't think so.", Henry shakes his head.

"But you said we could.", Shawn whines.

"Not like that."

"But that's how you play."

"Not in my house. Shawn, you can't tail a suspect like that. Look how loud you are. (sets down paper and coffee) Your perp is going to hear you coming from every turn. Those things (points at flip-flops) smack every time you take a step. If you're going to wear them when you compete..."

"Compete?", Shawn cuts him off.

"(whispers) On the balls of your feet. (stands and demonstrates) Balls of your feet. You take deliberate steps. You don't know where he is. He shouldn't get to know where you are. He's invisible, you're invisible. Now you've leveled the playing field.", Henry explains.

"It's just Gus though."

"I thought Emily was playing with you guys."

"She was, but her sister came by. Her dad made her come home. He was real upset."

Henry clenched his jaw before speaking again.

"Ok."

"Can I go now?"

"No, you're going to learn to do the little things right. For instance... (kneels behind wall) when you peer around a corner, I want you to stay down low, because they're expecting you up here at eye level. (crawls on all fours) When you walk down a hall, check the grains of the carpet. We just vacuumed, right? And never, ever again do I ever want to hear you slam a door when you can pull it closed."

"But we're just playing.", Shawn complains again.

"Well, play right, Shawn, or don't play at all. (sits back in chair)"

Shawn takes off his flip-flops and walks across the floor on the balls of his feet.

"Shawn, he's not in here.", Henry whispers.

Shawn crouches as he heads for the door.
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Shawn creeps down the hall and hides behind a section of wall where he listens to Lassiter talking with Juliet and other officers.

"I don't need to tell you how vital it is that we maintain the utmost secrecy on this heist. The Attorney General does not want his son's wedding disrupted any more than it's already been.", Lassiter lectures the officers.