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broke the slide?”
    “Oh my,” Lisa said. “How did you know those things, Mr. Benjamin?”
    “I—” Mr. Benjamin began. Suddenly he pointed at Dante. “That kid told me what happened.”
    “No, I didn’t,” Dante said.
    “I must have heard it from Ms. Werner then,” Mr. Benjamin said.
    “No, you didn’t hear it from me either,” Ms. Werner replied.
    “I just realized something else,” Jessie told Mr. Benjamin. “You said that Buffalo couldn’t stay on stage long enough to finish the kitchen audition. You thought Buffalo went after the steak. But Buffalo went out for a walk. You didn’t know that it was Watch who got distracted by the steak instead.”
    “I—” Mr. Benjamin didn’t know what to say.
    “I’ve heard enough,” Mr. Lillipool said. “Mr. Benjamin, you have behaved badly. Wundermutt Company will no longer consider Ninja to be a contestant for the commercial.”
    “You all see that my dog is the best. I was just making sure you knew it!” Mr. Benjamin said.
    Benny said softly to Ninja, “No matter what Mr. Benjamin did, you’re still my hero.” The black Lab wagged his tail.
    Mr. Lillipool shook his head. He pointed to the exit.
    “Hmph! Ninja will be a star again. Just you wait and see!” Mr. Benjamin told them. He put on Ninja’s leash and stomped out of the room.
    Mr. Lillipool came over and shook Henry’s hand. “Good detective work, young man,” Mr. Lillipool said.
    Henry pointed at his brother and sisters and said, “The Aldens work together as a team.”
    Mr. Lillipool shook hands with Violet, Jessie, and Benny. He even shook Watch’s paw. “Tell you what,” he said. “Let’s forget about yesterday. We’ll have both Watch and Buffalo eat a bowl of Wundermutt food. It’ll be a race. Whoever finishes his bowl first, wins the audition. Agreed?”
    The Aldens all nodded their heads yes. Dante’s eyes opened wide, then he also nodded his head in agreement.
    “Come on, Watch,” Benny said. He guided Watch over to the bowl with his name on it. “This is your favorite food.”
    Dante took Buffalo to his bowl.
    “On your marks,” Mr. Lillipool said.
    “Get set,” Lisa said.
    “Go!” Ms. Werner said. Then, the eating race began. Buffalo dove into his bowl, chomping loudly.
    “Eat up, Watch,” Benny told the dog. Watch poked his nose in the bowl. But then, just like Ninja had done earlier, he turned and walked away. Watch was more interested in Buffalo’s food than his own. Jessie had to hold his collar to bring him back to his own bowl.
    “What’s wrong with Watch?” Benny asked.
    “He must be nervous,” Violet said.

    Jessie bent down and said, “Relax and eat, Watch.”
    Watch refused. Buffalo kept on eating.
    “Watch should be super hungry,” Benny said. “I mean, we’ve been here a whole hour already. I know that I’m so hungry, I could eat a bear!” Violet took a turn getting Watch up to his bowl.
    “Something’s wrong,” Violet said. “Why won’t Watch eat?”
    “I don’t know,” Henry replied. “But now Buffalo is more than halfway done. It looks like we’re not going to go to Hollywood.”
    Benny frowned. “But I wanted to get Grandfather a chauffeur’s hat,” he said.
    “Josh won’t get his bike fixed, either,” Violet said sadly.
    “The audition is over,” Ms. Werner suddenly announced. “Buffalo just finished his last bite of Wundermutt food. Buffalo is the winner of the Wundermutt Food Commercial!”

CHAPTER 9
Who is Buffalo?
    “I’m so sad,” Benny said.
    Henry put his arm around his little brother. “Watch did his best. I think it’s time to find Grandfather and head home,” Henry said,
    “Hot chocolate would make me feel better,” Benny said. “And maybe we could get a bone for Watch. He did do his best.” Benny gave Watch a hug.
    “Sure thing,” Jessie said.
    Violet put the leash on Watch. “Good try, boy,” Violet said.
    The kids shook hands with Mr. Lillipool, then went over to congratulate