Private Eye Jack Dallas (played by series co-creator and writer Ron Leavitt), was a detective Al was hired by to clean up his office as a janitor. While Jack was out Al was mistaken for a Private Eye, and paid for sleuthing services by a mysterious woman, a lovely blonde, leggy femme fatale-type named Vanessa Van Pelt (Traci Lords). Al went with her to a family meeting, where her Uncle, Colonel Van Pelt, a wealthy eccentric, was to give away a valuable gem, "The Pharaoh's Eye", which was a priceless family heirloom.