A sheep farmer receives a mysterious telephone call shortly after he
buys a series of pictures painted on parchment. "Decipher the message in
the parchment and right a great wrong, " the voice says. Puzzled, the
owner asks Nancy to help.
With Junie, his daughter, Nancy tracks down a kidnapper and a group of
extortionists. Clues weave in and out of several puzzles, two of which
are linked with Italy. Is there a connection between the message in the
parchment and a boy artist on another farm? And who is responsible for
the atmosphere of fear in the neigborhood?
After several harrowing experiences, Nancy begins to tighten the net
around a ruthless villian and calls on the assistance of her friends
Ned, Burt, Dave, Bess and George to bring his nefarious schemes to a
dead end.