 Your job, as an agent of the Acme Detective Agency, is to catch Carmen and her agents of V.I.L.E. who have stolen some object or another (the salt from the Dead Sea, the gargoyles from Notre Dame). Recover the stolen goods and put those criminals in jail. You will do this by using various clues that point to certain parts of the world, geographically. Ms. Sandiego is reported to be a former spy for the Intelligence Service of Monaco. She has auburn hair and a fondness for tacos.