It's autumn in santa Martina, California — Presidential election season at William Rose Junior High. The usual campaign tactics are taking place — the school is covered with posters and banners, and the candidates are busy handing out buttons and candy to sway the votes their way. But some strange happenings are going on at the same time. Hundred's of ballons suddenly appear in the cafeteria with the cryptic message "Revolution!" written on them. Lipstick messages screaming "RESPECT!" are scrawled across mirrors in the bathrooms. And, oddly, tube socks are being forced down toilets and into sinks, creating floods and leading to student panic.

Enter Officer Gilber Borsch of the Santa Martina Police Department. Officer Borsch is called in to investigate the vandalism and to figure out who has been wreaking such havoc at William Rose Junior High. Here, in its entirety, is his casebook. The following pages contain the information he compiles from the matter — an incident reprot, an evidence log, and several transcripts of interviews with key witnesses...or are they suspects? Unfortunately (or, fortunately) for Offiver Borsch, seventh-grade super sleuth Sammy Keyes stumbles across this casebook, and solves the crime before he gets a chance to do the same.