Terry Teo is a savvy teenager on his way to becoming a career criminal until his father is murdered and it appears that the gang he's prospecting for may be responsible.

Guided by his newfound moral compass, Terry and his sister Polly vow to take down the gang responsible for their father's death.

When a prop gun shoots an ageing Hollywood star with a real bullet, Polly's framed for negligence and Terry must find out who's responsible.

Terry goes head to head with a brilliant French detective to find out who stole a valuable Maori artefact on loan from the Louvre to the local Museum.

Terry unwittingly takes a job from a woman accused of murder, but the plot thickens when a rare coin intended for her daughter's inheritance goes missing.

When Penny's kidnapped, and it looks as though her supposedly deceased stepfather may be responsible, McMurray has no choice but to let Terry help him solve the case.