Joe finds a strange golden idol hidden in his room, but when he accidentally breaks it, inside is a strange piece of broken stone that he stashes in his pocket. Later that day at the Bridgeport Fair Joe gets lucky, but he also draws the attention of the Tall Man. Meanwhile, Frank discovers some information about an old mining expedition that ended in tragedy and the boys start to wonder what their Mom was investigating.
After a family tragedy strikes, Frank Hardy, 16, and his brother Joe, 12, are forced to move from the big city to their parents' hometown of Bridgeport for the summer. Staying with their Aunt Trudy, Frank and Joe's quiet summer quickly comes to a halt when they discover their dad, Detective Fenton Hardy, has taken on a secret investigation. Realizing that their Dad may be on to something the boys take it upon themselves to start an investigation of their own, and suddenly everyone in town is a suspect.
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