Richard, a wealthy teenager, loses his AirPods and enlists the help of Joseph to find them. In exchange, Richard offers Joseph $20, but Joseph wants more, citing that he saved Richard's life after he was nearly hit by a car. Richard is grounded by his father and has his allowance reduced from $50,000 to $1,000 per day. Joseph demands $5,000 as payment for saving Richard's life, which Richard agrees to. Richard retrieves the money from his father's safe, but later discovers that the safe has been broken into and the $5,000 is missing. The police are called, and they launch an investigation, eventually discovering that Richard is the culprit. As punishment, Richard's father reduces his allowance to $500 per day.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. The main character's name is Joseph, but he later wants to be called Joseph Christ, and then God.
2. Richard lost his AirPods in the street and asked Joseph for help finding them.
3. Richard's dad grounded him and reduced his allowance from $50,000 a day to $1,000 a day.
4. Richard's dad caught him peeing in a water fountain, which led to him being grounded.
5. Joseph saved Richard's life when he was almost hit by a car.
6. Richard asked Joseph to get him grapes, a sombrero, and roller skates as a reward.
7. Joseph decided to get cash from Richard's dad's safe instead, using the code "MONEY 6639" to access it.
8. Joseph took $5,000 from the safe and gave it to Richard as payment for saving his life.
9. Richard's dad later discovered that the $5,000 was missing from his safe and called the police to investigate.
10. The police found hair and handprints that didn't match Richard's dad, and eventually discovered that Richard was the one who stole the money.
11. Richard confessed to stealing the money and was punished by his dad, who reduced his allowance to $500 a day.
12. Richard's dad told him to go to the arcade and think about what he did.