A newly developed machine that will allow access to every important installation in the world, particularly in the United States, is to be sold to terrorists. Two former college buddies, Tyler Bridges and Gerald Franks, are accidentally reunited and become involved in stopping the machine's development before it ends up in enemy hands. Their plan is a simple one: steal the device and destroy the plans. Easier said than done. Meanwhile, Tyler has problems. His girlfriend's father hates him, the bank is foreclosing on him, and thieves have stolen a meteorite he recovered, which has dashed his...

Someone is killing Abagail Farnsworth's expensive Scottish terriers. The elderly lady is angry and distraught, and hires a struggling private detective, who quickly takes the case when a large sum of money is offered. Desperate to keep his detective agency afloat, Alexander Moses reluctantly begins his investigation, considered childlike and comedic by his former police partner. His first efforts prove fruitless and somewhat futile and discouraging, but as the case develops, it becomes apparent that something sinister is involved; sibling rivalry abounds between his client and her sister, and...