There's a BIG plot hole in the film. Margaret is missing her doll, and later, when Dennis comes up missing and the neighborhood is searching for him, Margaret's beloved doll can be seen again. Careless filmmaking? No, not exactly...
In the John Hughes script (strangely he's credited as "John Limerick" on the title page), Switchblade Sam steals the doll.
Later, Joey, Dennis, and Margaret find him living in their treehouse. He says he found the doll and offers it back to Margaret as a sign of friendship. That's when Dennis mentions the gold coins of Mr. Wilsons and it slips about the use of Mr. Wilson's address as the lock combination. It's a creepy scene, as Switchblade Sam knows exactly how to manipulate the children into learning their secrets.
Thus, Switchblade Sam surreptitiously follows Dennis back to Mr. Wilson's house and then searches for the safe while the lawn party is in full bloom (did it ever seem strange that SS knew EXACTLY what he was looking for?)
They must have cut the sequence for pacing or time, but it was valuable to the story. Too bad the didn't include it in the DVD's deleted scenes.
"Martha, where are all the G.D. garden lanterns?" --Mr. Wilson
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