The new game is again based around the exploits of Tony Tough, a short, nerdy, squeaky-voiced private detective. This time the adventure is set years earlier, when Tony was a child in 1953, growing up in his home town in New Mexico. Based around 300 miles from the notorious Area 51, the plot involves the Roswell UFO landing mythology and alien abductions. In the course of our story, Tony embarks on his first "case" as private detective in a bid to track down his pet dog Pantagruel (whom fans of the first game will no doubt remember), as well as other town inhabitants who have mysteriously gone missing.

The section we played began with Tony arriving late for school. No matter what response Tony gives (mostly smart-aleck replies, given the nature of the game), he is forced to stay behind for detention after school. Of course Tony isn't content to sit through detention, so we need to work out a means of escape. Aside from the eventual imaginative solution, there are a number of amusing additional things to be tried that don't have any real effect, except to entertain. Whether it's putting thumbtacks on the teacher's chair or balancing full buckets over doors, there are more optional activities available than in many other modern adventures.