Baloo helps a plane in distress before it crashes. Turns out the that the plane was transporting Shere Khan. Khan promises Baloo anything in return for his saving his life. After asking for a few small items, Baloo starts to get greedy. He visits Khan every morning and asks for more things, including enough money to pay back Becky and quit Hire for Higher. Khan knows he's being taken advantage of, so he arranges Baloo to be kidnapped. Kit and Becky liquidate everything Baloo owns in order to pay the ransom, including Hire for Higher. But when they make the drop-off, not everything goes according to plan.