Message In A Cellphone

This child-friendly detective picture compensates for its absence of stars and modest budget with some nifty plot twists. Eleven-year-old Chase Peterson (Nick Whitaker) carries on bravely after a corrupt police supervisor frames his innocent father. While dad rots in the big house, Chase's buddies, Jeremy (Robbi Merrill) and Mac (James Laub), do their best to cheer him up and while the kids are horsing around at a desert resort in Las Palmas, Calif., they discover a new pastime: sleuthing. Eager to make five bucks, Chase agrees to deliver the cell phone an undercover agent named Felix (Terry Taylor) left by the hotel pool. As Chase gets to Felix's room, he overhears ...