Ben "Finn" Finnegan este un vânător de comori, afabil și modern, obsedat să găsească legendara zestre a coroanei din secolul XVIII - 40 de cufere cu bogății, care au fost pierdute în largul mării în anul 1715. În această aventură, Finn și-a sacrificat inclusiv mariajul cu Tess.
A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a passionate preacher and infatuated by the beauty of the congregation's pianist, in such a way that he tries to improve his life of poverty by becoming a policeman. His first assignment will be to patrol along Easy Street, the turf of a vicious bully and his criminal gang.
The film focuses on the exciting life journey of Swiss writer Katharina Zimmermann. She follows her husband on a mission to the jungle in Indonesia where she raises their four children and five foster children and lives through the military coup. Back in Switzerland Katharina discovers her voice and finds her path. Now, at eighty, she is writing her life story. Yet suddenly she faces another battle because her publisher is threatening to let her go.