Two siblings, Carter and Sophia, are extremely suspicious of their new neighbors, the Torvald family, after witnessing some unusual behavior. They mistakenly believe the family is involved in a series of bank robberies and are even hiding a dead body in their backyard.
The children use their father's drone to spy on the family, but their plan is soon discovered by their father, who is furious and orders them to return the drone and apologize to the neighbors.
When the children visit the Torvald's house, they are met by the patriarch, Torvald, who explains that the family is actually made up of artists, and the "dead body" they saw was just a sculpture. However, in a surprising twist, it is revealed that the family is indeed involved in the bank robberies, and the father is a detective who has been using his family's artistic activities as a cover for his investigation.
In the end, the detective apprehends the bank robbers, and the children learn a valuable lesson about not judging others before getting to know them.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Two children, Carter and Sophia, are spying on their new neighbors.
2. The neighbors, Torvald, Flannery, and their son Lars, are artists.
3. Carter and Sophia accuse the neighbors of stealing money from their father's sock drawer.
4. The neighbors are seen carrying shovels and the children think they are burying a body.
5. The children use their father's drone to spy on the neighbors.
6. The drone is discovered by the neighbors, who return it to the children.
7. The children and the neighbors have a conversation, during which the neighbors explain that they are artists and the "body" was a sculpture.
8. The neighbors show the children their artwork, including a painting of a girl in red.
9. The children's father scolds them for spying on the neighbors and jumping to conclusions.
10. The family meets their new neighbor, Martha, who seems nice but may be hiding something.
11. The children's father says they can watch ninja kids again as a reward for learning their lesson.
12. The neighbors are not bank robbers or heroes, despite the children's initial suspicions.
13. The family is seen together, smiling and laughing, at the end of the text.
14. The children and their father share a laugh about the misunderstanding.
15. The children learned a lesson not to judge people before getting to know them.