Swindle

Griffin and Ben discover a Honus Wagner baseball card hidden inside a wall after one of Ben’s father’s inventions punches through it. They realize the card’s immense value and the trouble it could bring if it falls into the wrong hands. This discovery kicks off the central conflict and motivates the subsequent plan to protect the card.

Griffin and Ben decide to cash in and hand the card to pawn shop owner Paul Swindell for $350. They assume it’s a straightforward sale, unaware Swindell intends to flip it for a fortune. The modest deal seeds the larger caper when news later reveals Swindell’s real plan to auction the card for millions.

The news reports reveal Swindell’s plan to auction the card for $1.2 million, claiming to have found it himself. Griffin and Ben recognize the deception and vow to retrieve what’s theirs. The revelation escalates the conflict and sets the group on a path to recover the card.

Griffin sketches a plan and recruits Amanda, Savannah, and Darren to help recover the card. He initially rejects his younger sister Melissa, who later proves herself capable and joins the effort. The assembled crew prepares for the planned infiltration of Swindell’s operations.

The team sneaks into Swindell’s shop to locate the card. Griffin spots the prize but fears being a prime suspect, prompting Melissa to join by hacking the alarm and enabling a safer escape. The successful alarm hack marks a turning point in their covert operation.

Wealthy businessman Anton Lefevre invites Swindell to auction off the card, escalating the stakes. This pushes the plan toward the Lakeshore Hotel auction and attracts additional bidders. The invitation advances the plot toward the high-stakes event.

Amanda trades for two Captain Cybertor action figures with Eddie Goldmeyer, exchanging a date for the rare blue-haired version and a valuable red-headed version worth $80,000. The figures become central to later deception and planning. This haul expands the team’s resources for the upcoming scheme.

The Lakeshore Hotel auction becomes the battleground. Savannah poses as Swindell’s daughter to secure the crown suite key, while Melissa hacks the hotel system to assign Swindell a cheap room. The hotel maneuvers set the stage for the card’s final exchange.

Savannah and Darren manipulate the price game around the red-headed Captain Cybertor, helping Swindell misjudge the value of the real red figure. The deception compounds as the hotel plan unfolds and the real prize remains in play.

Disguised as Lefevre, Griffin warns Swindell that collector Ivan Volkov is seeking the red-headed Cybertor. The warning heightens tension and sets up a dramatic confrontation at the auction. The scheme gains an ominous personal edge with Volkov’s looming presence.

Amanda swaps the Cybertor boxes, and Swindell ends up selling the red-headed Cybertor to Volkov for $80,000. The twist reveals Volkov as Savannah’s father, adding a personal stake to the caper. The team ramps up efforts to recover the card.

The gang reveals themselves to Lefevre as the actual owners of the Honus Wagner card, prompting Lefevre to invite them to the upcoming auction. This shifts the power dynamics and legitimizes their claim to the prize. The plan now centers on the auction itself as the climactic battlefield.

Swindell spills a case full of counterfeit Honus Wagner cards bearing his own face. The real victory comes when the gang retrieves the Cybertor and exchanges it for the actual card, foiling Swindell’s ruse. The true card ends up back with its rightful owners.

Ben rewards the team with $25,000, explaining his family’s fortune is secure thanks to his father’s invention winning the cash prize. He funds a real honeymoon for the wedding couple, pays for the group’s college, and reserves the rest for future ventures. The team gains financial stability and recognition.

A little girl asks Griffin to help retrieve a rare-breed bird worth $20,000 from a fake groomer, and Griffin agrees to help. He resolves to use the remaining money to continue foiling swindlers rather than spending it all. The story closes with a commitment to helping others and resisting deception.