O Mistério do Taurus 38 is a collection of four episodes of the TV series O Vigiante Rodoviário, starring Inspector Carlos and his faithful canine companion, Lobo.

After robbing and massacring a village, the head of a gang of bandits, Captain Jagunço, kidnaps Flô, Mayor Cisso's wife and tortures her.

A talented songwriter of sambas is forced to face the social injustices of the city around him.

After a powerful outlaw dies, a reporter interviews his lover and gets three different stories about the legendary man.