In a twist of fate, Ben and Zane were delayed from their cartoon-centric mission when they were deputized by ACME to catch the notorious criminal Carmen Sandiago. Naturally, what with ACME being the highest form of law on earth, they complied, and immediately C5-ed from place to place, learning about exotic locales and artifacts from Matthew Lesko. They didn't catch Carmen, but they sure did learn how to get free money from the government.