Maxcine and Isabel set out to follow a cat thief to his lair. What should have been simple enough, became quite a big deal. They found themselves on a dude ranch that was being used to hide illegal aliens. Checking in as guests, they began gathering evidence. Fortunately they weren't alone in this endeavor. Not only was a U.S. Marshal already on the case, their brother and cousin show up to help.

Along with both hiking and horsebacking in the desert, the Sykes sisters follow a suspect in their van, during the course of what seemed like an endless night. If they had known what wicked twists Fate had in store for them, they would have stayed back at the ranch.