A father and son criminal duo steal Boss' silver from the Boar's Nest and hide out in a house owned by Hezechiah Pringle, which he left to his niece, Mary Lou Pringle. When Mary Lou returns to Hazzard to sell the house, the crooks try to scare her off by staging a series of paranormal events. She turns to Bo and Luke for help, who are on the run from Rosco because Boss is convinced they are the silver thieves and therefore ordered Rosco to arrest them for the theft.