Ed Barron from Tri-state Life and Casualty Insurance of New York calls Johnny to tell him his friend, Tommy Hargrave, has died in a car accident near his summer lodge. He had a significant amount of insurance, and his wife was the beneficiary. Johnny asks "did Tommy and his wife get along alright?" Ed says "no, not really, however, I'm sure that this should just be a routine investigation. Please, just go up there and help her. The place is called Shadow Hill, near the town of Bethel, New York". When Johnny arrived at Shadow Hill, it turned out to be a beautiful summer lodge, sitting high on a hill near a private lake. On the narrow, winding road down to the lake, he found the place where a car took a corner too quickly, and rolled over on its side. Johnny stopped his car to look, when an older man jumped out from a hidden car nearby and pointed an old 30-30 rifle at him!

On a particularly hot evening in Cairo, Rocky made his way toward the Nile river lagoon, hoping to catch a cool breeze. As he drew near, he heard the muezzin call the Muslim faithful to prayer from the minaret of the mosque. Not wanting to interfere, he hid in a small passageway that led to the winding stairs of the minaret. He waited until the sounds from the street told him that the prayers were complete. Suddenly, he heard a loud scream and looked up to see the bearded muezzin in his long flowing robes tumbling headlong down the stairs. The red splotches from stab wounds were spreading on his white robe. Rocky ran to him to help stop the bleeding, when he noticed another individual wearing a robe and heavy black field boots walking down the stairs toward him saying "this does not concern you". He then pulled out a Lugar and bashed Rocky across his face.

At 8:30 in the morning, before the First National Bank opens at 10:00, two robbers encounter the bank manager, J. T. Barnes, as he is stepping out for some breakfast. They tell him to go back into the bank and call everyone inside to come out to the lobby. They announce that this is a robbery and tell everyone to line up against the wall. One of the two robbers tell the manager to tie up their hands. The other robber goes into the vault to get the cash. About that time, the bank guard steps out of the manager's office and begins to pull his gun, but the robber and shoots him before he can. The robbers run out the front door and down the street as the bank's alarm rings. A short time later, Mr. District Attorney and the police appear and question Mr. Barnes. He says "they must have known all about how a bank is run. They had everything down just right".