A Conspiracy Gone Wrong

“Do you really think it’s a good idea to form a conspiracy against an old man just because he wouldn’t return your basketball after you accidentally threw it into his backyard?” I asked Bob.
“It’s not just any basketball; it’s the basketball that the Dallas Mavericks used to win the championship!! And I really didn’t mean for it to go into his backyard.” He retorted. Bob’s favorite basketball team is obviously the Dallas Mavericks. I don’t watch basketball, so I don’t know what he’s talking about half the time.
I sigh and say, “Okay, so, I ask the old man to come outside to help me with a quick science experiment. While the house is in a state of anarchy, you’ll run into the backyard and retrieve your most prized possession and leave as if nothing ever happened. That’s the plan, right?” At first, I thought this plan was fool-proof, but leave it to Bob to mess it all up. He had knocked the old ma’s trash can while he was trying to leave, but he obviously failed.
The old man thought he was being robbed, so he called the police. My first thought then was that the police would come to apprehend us, and we’d be in jail for the next few years of our lives. Luckily, they just gave us a warning and gave Bob his basketball back. Needless to say, I won’t be helping Bob with any of his “fool-proof” plans ever again!