Pepper and Crowley pose as international jewel fences as part of a complex plan to capture a gang of jewel thieves. Heading down to Mexico, they are kidnapped and forced to make a deal to secure their release.

Private investigator Larry "Turk" McClendon, a former New York City policeman, is working as a bodyguard to Fred Blau when he returns to Los Angeles in an effort to talk crime boss Vince Albany into a deal. Blau's silence about a million-dollar swindle is offered in exchange for Albany's assurance that he will leave Blau and his family alone.