Matt and Luisa are lovers kept apart by their warring fathers. Except that their dads, Hucklebee and Bellomy aren't really feuding. They're play-acting in hopes that childish rebellion will send the kids straight into each other's arms. The strategy works beautifully, and soon it's time to end the fight without Matt and Luisa finding out it was all a sham. To that end, Hucklebee and Bellomy hire the services of mysterious El Gallo and some actors to kidnap Luisa so that Matt might heroically rescue her