The Skaa, having slaved in misery for a thousand years under the corrupt, absolute power of the Lord Ruler, still manage to find hope, which rises once again when a criminal mastermind teams up with an unlikely heroine.
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate the theft of a great deal of money from the belly of a nearly life-size Tyrannosaurus Rex model that their friend, Jud Wheat, is using to raise money for a dinosaur museum.
The mayor asks Detective Chase McCain to protect an important box on a cargo plane, and it is up to him to save it from the clutches of infamous criminal Rex Fury.
When Miss Chinatown and the crown go missing from San Fransisco's Chinatown Parade, Holden--Lily, Miss Chinatown's boyfriend--is accused of the crime. It will take Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose's best detective skills to clear their friend's name.
When they hear that both banks in town have been robbed, Todd and Noelle decide to help the new police chief solve the crimes, but the thief hasn't left any clues except for a discarded sweaty handkerchief.