Mrs. Culbert summons Cobb to request he search for her missing son 'Teddy Bear' Cobb is not interested till Mrs Culbert agrees to sign new transport contracts to her mines if Cobb finds the man.
Mrs. Culbert, matriarch of a wealthy Sydney family, hires Chris and Dan to find her son, the black sheep of the family, whom she claims is living in the outback with a tribe of Aborigines. Chris believes that the Culberts aren't really interested in finding out the fate of the missing heir, but would like to locate a legendary gold vein, called 'Dutchman's Reef'.—David Bassler