Jerri's boyfriend, Jeff, lures her into a cult headed by "The Great You", who is really Flick Anders. Jerri's mother becomes worried and tells her friend, Honey, who then asks Rip to help. When Anders is killed, Rip has to figure out who actually shot him.; Stuart Beaumont, playboy and heir of the Beaumont estate, has a whirlwind romance with Honey and proposes to her. Honey is conflicted because of her feelings for Rip. But Stuart's mother and brother scheme to prevent any possible marriage. Rip gets involved when he discovers that one of Stuart's previous girlfriends died under mysterious circumstances.; A bank employee embezzles over $800,000 from the bank where he works and heads to Florida. Rip is hired to find him, but rival gangs led by Joe Seven and the Widow want the money for themselves.; A kindly kleptomaniac accidentally interferes with a gang's plans to steal the Chitterton emeralds at a fashion show where Honey is modeling.; Pagan accepts an offer to spend the summer playing stock in New England for famous director Hampton Gaunt. She boards in a cottage with the mysterious John Smith and his blind wife, Mary. Gaunt knows about Pagan's past and attempts to blackmail her. Pagan calls Rip to help her. Gaunt goes to the cottage to confront Pagan, but only Mary is home. Things escalate when Gaunt makes a pass at Mary.; Frisco Fritz tells the Mangler how he buried some stolen jewels in Europe during the war shortly before he was captured and sent to the U.S. as a German prisoner of war. Meanwhile, Rip is hired by the trustee of Margie's estate to investigate Count Benares before she marries him. All their paths converge on the Count's villa in Italy.; Ten years ago, Alden Stone eloped with Jeannie, but his wealthy family threatened to disinherit him. When Alden died in a car crash, the Stones offered to bring up the daughter in luxury if Jeannie would give up the child. Penniless, she consented. Rip is later hired by the mother to find Valerie and give her reports. But Rip becomes worried when the mother disappears. Then Valerie runs away from the girls' school where she had been staying.; An overnight singing sensation disappears and Rip is hired by her record company to find her.; Desmond gets involved in a love letter romance with a mysterious 'Juliet'. Rip discovers that she is really the Bingo Julie who has a history of conning men out of their money.; Rip and Desmond go on a cruise to catch a woman suspected of smuggling. Rip finds the rubies in the brandy cask on her dog, Major, to break the case. With Major's owner in custody, Desmond adopts the dog.