The quiet town of Bayport has been disrupted again. A criminal group has robbed a bank, and scuffles between residents have been going on in the oceanfront settlement for days. The local police are very concerned about these events, and therefore decided to seek help from the Hardy family. The investigation is slow, and emerging evidence and suspicions are immediately dispelled by a series of obstacles that stand in the way of the Hardy brothers. But the rules of the game are changing dramatically: the Hardy brothers' friends, Chet and Biff, have been abducted! And now every minute is precious, because the lives of the missing friends are at stake.…