Justin, upset that his mother has agreed to marry Lance just eight months after his father's death, is inspired by the play Hamlet to investigate whether his father might have been murdered, and reaches a dangerous conclusion.
Alexandra Shaw, the daughter of a very wealthy man, has turned to her bodyguard Jerrilyn for friendship, believing her fellow students are just interested in her money, and is shocked and disappointed when Jerrilyn betrays her.
An illustrated adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Kidnapped" in which sixteen-year-old David Balfour, having been kidnapped by his uncle, escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.