Arne Niemi, auto company security man, must watch Pete Brower who has invented a microcircuit to solve the 1974 energy crisis. When Pete leaves on a suspicious trip to a remote Michigan town, Arne follows Pete and discovers dismaying news: his friend Margaret's husband is enmeshed in a shady ski hill scheme. Still, he needs her help, especially when he's tagged as a thief. Attacks, kidnappings, burglaries... Trouble builds on trouble until everything comes crashing down at a country mansion.