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".

A man named Austin is knocking at Mrs. Grace Bradley's door in the Metropolitan Hotel. A bellboy is bringing a pitcher of ice water and some glasses to her room. Mr. Austin says "is that ice water for Mrs. Bradley? I don't think she is in. I have been knocking on her door for the past five minutes, with no answer. I have an appointment with her". The bellboy says "that is strange, she just told me on the phone to bring this up right away". Austin asked "do you have a key to this room? We better check to see if she is alright". The bellboy opened the door, and they started looking around the room. Mr. Austin stopped and said "set that tray down and get ahold of the police, quickly". The bellboy asked him "why, what is the matter?" and Austin said "look behind the screen". There lay the body of Mrs. Bradley, dead, with a bullet hole through her neck.

In the Arizona desert, two older gentleman and a girl are sitting around a campfire, watching the sun go down until dark. Doctor Harold is an archeologist, Miss Larrie, is his niece, and Mason is their guide. They are in the desert to study ancient Indian culture. The three soon hear a wolf howling somewhere nearby, as their horses start to become nervous. Mason goes out to check on them, when suddenly, a stranger appears out of the darkness holding a gun. Larrie notices the stranger's arm is bleeding. He asks her for a bandage. It seems that the stranger is an escaped bandit of a bank in Flagstaff. He stole 20 thousand dollars in a running gun battle with the police. The FBI in Flagstaff was notified and Special Agent Blake drove in to confer with Sherriff Hickman.

At 3:00 AM, on the outskirts of Houston, Texas, at the Palace Grove Modern Tourist Camp, a man crept by the all-night clerk, headed to Cabin 4. Upon entering, he woke Kitty, his girlfriend, who was asleep. She said "Jack, what are you doing here? His name was John Fredrick Benson, but she calls him "Jack". He said "They were taking me to the Federal Building this afternoon, and I broke out. I made it out to the freight yards, and have been there for twelve hours. I need you to get a hacksaw to cut my handcuffs off". The next morning, Kitty buys a hacksaw and uses it to remove the handcuffs. He says "I have to find some place to lay low for a while. How about your sister Nora's farm in Kansas?" Kitty says "Allright, if that's what you want". Three weeks later, Jack is working on the farm, but he getting very bored and restless.

Jeff was called in to Mr. Lyon's office to meet the client, Mr. Carter, who was telling them about his daughter, Patrice. Carter says "she left about five years ago and, since then, I have never heard from her. I can understand, in a way, because ever since her mother died I sent her away to boarding schools. I haven't been the best companion for her, but I want her back Mr. Regan". Jeff says "I can see how you feel". Carter says "I have offered Mr. Lyon a two thousand dollar fee if he can find my daughter. Let me know when you find anything". When Carter leaves, Lyon hands Jeff a train ticket to New Orleans and says "she had a boyfriend next door, but he hasn't seen her in a year. She has another boyfriend in New Orleans and went to see him there. I found that out with two phone calls. Go to New Orleans and bring her back".

Sergeant Barnes of the Dewhurst Police is relaying the facts of the case to Inspector Carr. He says "A farmer named Tom Ferguson was shot last night when he was returning from a party in the company of a Mr. Flynn, who called for an ambulance. However, Ferguson was deceased by the time the ambulance arrived at the hospital. He lived at Greystone Farm, along with Vera Hammond. a widow, and her 20 year old son, Robert. Vera was a Ferguson before she married. Tom Ferguson was her nephew. The farm was originally owned by Vera's brother, but when he died, Tom inherited it". Inspector Carr asks "Did Tom have a girlfriend?" Barnes says "yes, he was engaged to Evelyn Todd, from a neighboring farm. Once they were married, they planned to live at Greystone, so Vera Hammond and Robert would have had to move out.