While her father is in hiding after attempts on his life, twelve-year-old Cleopatra records in her diary how she fears for her own safety and hopes to survive to become queen of Egypt some day.
Brothers Jeff and David, along with their cousin Claire, plunge into a dangerous mystery after spotting someone dumping a large bundle into the lake at Cabin Creek in the middle of the night.
The cousins discover a stranger sneaking into the local dump. Broken things start disappearing all over town, and then, reappearing, repaired and refurbished.