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said.
    â€œThat’s
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classroom,” George added.
    â€œOh, that’s too bad,” Nicole said. “Well, let me have the sack, and I’ll return everything to the models.”
    â€œOh, Nicole, thank you so much!” Nancy said.
    Juliana suddenly called, “Nancy, Bess, George, Deirdre, and Quincy, come up onstage, please!”
    For the rest of the morning, the River Heights models practiced their walks and their outfit changes.
    During the lunch break, Nancy said, “Why don’t you eat with us, Nicole?”
    â€œOh, I’d love to,” Nicole said. “And please don’t worry. The other models were so happy to get their things back that they won’t file a police report.”
    â€œThat’s good to know,” Nancy said.
    Mrs. Corwin had arranged for all the models to get their cafeteria trays and take them to the teacher’s lounge so they could eat in peace. The River Heights models and Nicole sat in one corner of the room. The other models sat in a far corner. Juliana and Mrs. Corwin sat in the middle.
    â€œYou must lead a really interesting life,” Bess said to Nicole. “What’s a typical day like?”
    Nicole began describing her life as a fashion model. “Of course, there aren’t as many fashion shows for tweens and teens as there are for adults,” she said, “so I’m hoping all this pays off and that I get picked up by one of the really top modeling agencies. I want to go to Paris and Rome.”
    â€œOh, that is so exciting,” Nancy said.
    â€œIt would be even more exciting if I could model some of my mother’s designs,” Nicole said. “Unfortunately, she’s not having much luck placing them with a top fashion designer.”
    â€œThat’s too bad,” George said.
    Later, back in the auditorium, Nancy declared, “After ten walk-throughs and outfit changes, I’m getting really tired.” She looked at her watch. “It’s almost time for school to be out. I wish we’d stop for today.”
    â€œYeah! I never thought I’d say this, but I’d rather be in class,” Bess agreed. “This is really hard work.”
    â€œI thought I was in better shape than this,” George said. “I may need to play more soccer.”
    Juliana shouted, “Okay! Okay! We’ll stop for a couple hours, but I want everyone back here at seven p.m. The show is tomorrow, and we still have a few things we need to work on.”
    â€œLook what I found!” Everyone turned. Nicole was standing at the back of the auditorium. Shehad a pile of clothes in her hands. “It’s all the missing outfits!”
    â€œOh, wonderful, Nicole!” Juliana said. “We really don’t need them now for the River Heights show, but I do want to use them for the New York show!”
    The Clue Crew rushed over to Nicole.
    â€œWhere did you find them?” Nancy asked.

    â€œIn one of the gymnasium lockers,” Nicolesaid. “I was just wandering around, trying to clear my head, and all of a sudden I saw a piece of blue cloth sticking out from the bottom of a door, so I opened it, and there they were!”
    â€œBring them here, Nicole!” Juliana called. “I want to see if they’re all right.”
    When Nicole was out of earshot, Nancy turned to Bess and George and said, “That’s strange. We searched those lockers ourselves, and we didn’t find anything.”

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The Last Rehearsal
    As the models began their last rehearsal for the fashion show, Nancy simply could not shake the feeling that the one final clue that would solve the mystery was right under their noses.
    Nancy struggled to concentrate on all the last-minute details about successful modeling that Nicole kept telling them. Unfortunately her brain simply would not let her think about anything else except the case.
    Suddenly Nancy stumbled and almost fell off the