When an old detective friend is falsely accused of stealing a priceless ruby, Chip and Dale decide to take on the task of solving the crime themselves, in this introduction to the series.

Chip and Dale are hot on Fat Cat's trail, who leads them to a Chinese laundry and then to a fishing vessel where they meet Monty and Zipper for the very first time.

Monty suggests they visit his old friend, Geegaw Hackwrench, but instead find Geegaw's daughter, Gadget, who flies the group to Glacier Bay as they continue their investigation.

The investigative trail leads Chip, Dale, Monty, Gadget and Zipper from Glacier Bay to a dog pound and then to the subway where they find Claudaine, who masterminded this whole thing.

Claudaine and Nimnul plot together and build a huge jello mold, which they plan to use to cause an earthquake to crack open a Reserve Building vault so they can steal all the gold inside it.