Sydney Fox is a professor and globe-trotting "relic hunter" who looks for ancient artifacts to return to museums and/or the descendants of the original owner. She is aided by her linguistic assistant Nigel and occasionally by her somewhat air-headed secretary Claudia. She often ends up battling rival hunters seeking out artifacts for the money.
A policeman discovers during a case that he is investigating himself. His wife has witnessed a terrorist attack committed by her lover.
A steelworker leaves Lorraine with his family for Finland, his wife's country. On the way, they meet two zonards, one of whom falls in love with the proletarian's daughter. The other, his brother protector, a sort of philosophic brute, does not accept to abandon him.
