Okay, granted, an albino alligator on the loose in San Francisco is pretty darn exciting. But my two cats, Rupert and Isabella, and I have better things to do than tail a reptile from Nob Hill to Fishermanβs Wharf. Weβre investigating the mysterious Steinhart brothers, the 1900s-era benefactors who provided the original funding for Clive the alligatorβs aquarium. Follow the money, as my uncle Oscar used to sayβ¦
In the media circus surrounding Clive, one clown gets a little too close to the renegade gatorβour very own aspiring mayor, Montgomery Carmichael. Weβd hate to see Monty meet an undignified end, but weβre on a hunt of our ownβfor Uncle Oscarβs latest treasure. Of course, thatβs assuming the whole thing isnβt a crockβ¦