Pruneface and Itchy are stealing oysters from the city's shores and stockpiling the shellfish in an attempt to monopolize the oyster stew market. Dick Tracy sends Joe Jitsu to stop them.
While out for an afternoon drive, Joe Jitsu receives an urgent call from Dick Tracy. Stooge Villa and Mumbles have stolen a race car- the Spumoni Special- from the city's racetrack. The pair plans to hold the car for ransom.
Sketch Paree and The Mole are plotting to steal the rare painting titled "The Purple Boy." Officer Heap O'Calory heads for the museum and foils the villains with his supply of apples.
The Brow and Oodles are robbing the payroll at Grumbles department store. Officer Heap O'Calory foils the crooks by dumping them down the gift wrapping chute and turns them over to Dick Tracy.
Stooge Villa and Mumbles are hitting the city's banks in a stolen tank. Dick Tracy assigns Officer Heap O'Calory to stop them. O'Calory falls from the top of the water tower and breaks it open, which rusts the tank.
Hemlock Holmes and The Retouchables are after B.B. Eyes and Flattop for robbing The Able Sable Fur Co. Trailing them to a deserted farm. They find some skunks among the stolen fur pieces and use the stinky animals to capture the crooks.
Dick Tracy gets a call. Mumbles and Stooge Villa are making counterfeit $3 and $7 bills (with a two-way stretch) in a remote mountain cabin. Tracy contacts Joe Jitsu and puts him on the job.
The Brow and Oodles are stealing the city's cattle and selling them on the black market. Dick Tracy sends Hemlock Holmes and the Retouchables to stop them. With the aid of a feisty steer, Hemlock captures the pair.
Dick Tracy assigns Hemlock Holmes and The Retouchables to guard a rare cat at the cat show. Stooge Villa and Mumbles try to steal the priceless feline, but the detectives foil the villains and turn them over to Dick Tracy.
