PC Tedder's suspicions grow when the 'Death and Glory' boys appear to have come into money. Dick, Dot and Tom seem to be the only people in Norfolk who believe the boys to be innocent.
When Dick and Dot arrive back in Norfolk at the start of a new holiday, they discover that the 'Death and Glory' boys are PC Tedder's prime suspects in an outbreak of criminal activity.
Grounded on a mudbank in fog, lom sits helpless as the Hullabaloos pound towards him. Mrs Barrable is powerless to help as the Teasel too is in trouble.