Lou Belasco, a private detective (Roger C. Carmel) acquires $1 million in gems stolen from his client by killing the jewel thief. To snare him, Pete and Mac must resort to tricks used by old gumshoes. The cops turn to Pete and Mac for a special job.

Paul Sinclair, a lawyer who embezzled a million dollars from a retirement home takes up residence in Brazil, a country from which he cannot be extradited. Ryan and MacBride face a real challenge -- how to get Sinclair and his embezzled one million dollars out of Brazil within a week in order to save the residents of a senior citizens' home from being evicted.

When a family of con artists stages seances to bilk rich widows out of their money, Pete and Mac decide to enliven the game. The distaff members of the Simon family stage seances to con rich widows and widowers into investing their money in the stock market through their 'broker". The Simon family conduct "seances" on unsuspecting people, including a kindly lady whose nephew enlists Pete and Mac to expose the con artists. They come up with a plan, including a costly loan of $100,000—at 10 per cent interest per week—from a loan shark they know. They fake Pete's death, and Mac, posing as his father, remorsefully attends a seance for the big windup.