A call for help from gallery owner Mr. Prentice leads the three detectives into a new adventure: his apartment is said to be haunted. When the Carpathian dog, a valuable work of art, is also stolen, events spiral out of control because all the residents have a motive. As the suspects are eliminated one by one, the three detectives find themselves in the middle of their most exciting case yet.
An unexpected encounter with an unfamiliar woman rouses Marlene, a young single mother, from her unsatisfying routine. Inspired by the provocative verve shown by her new friend, Marlene takes a plunge into the unknown. Is this what a life without children and obligations could look like? But during Marlene’s quest for freedom, piecemeal images from her childhood begin to intrude more and more, reawakening a repressed childhood trauma.
The three investigators want to go on a road trip during their vacation, but just as they are about to set off, the phone rings and an unknown caller hands the trio of detectives their latest case: the archaeologists belonging to the secret society Sphinx are carrying out illegal excavations and selling the stolen art treasures. Their next target is the supposedly cursed island of Makatao.
