While flying a group of refugee children from an Austrian displaced-persons camp (to spend the holidays with American servicemen's families In Germany), Steve meets a nine year old girl who has never celebrated Christmas. He has to figure out a way to explain the true meaning of Christmas to her.
When a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella de Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Arriving in Vienna, Austria for a visit with friends Steve gets a taste of Cold War intrigue. Canyon learns that his little friend Lisa and Mrs. Czerny have been kidnapped by the Reds. The kidnappers will release her if her father Karolyi, a Hungarian underground leader, is turned over to them.