Africa, I.sz. 100. Vud Istenhez, a mindenható teremtőhöz könyörögnek a törzs tagja. Ross ereklyevadászként talált rá Vud bálványára, de az átokkal sújtja, mióta elhozta a templomból. Bár 35 éves, 70-nek látszik és nagyon beteg. Ha nem viszik vissza a ritka kincset a téli napfordulóig. Vud Isten nem csak Rosst bünteti halállal, de dögvésszel és szárazsággal sújtja majd a népét is.

Randal Fox, Sydney édesapja és gátépítő mérnök, int a lányának Kínába, hogy betartsa a szerzeteseknek adott szavát. A szent emberek nem hajlandók elhagyni Három Folyót a gát megnyitása miatt, mert azt hiszik, rég elveszett szobrukat, a Jáde császárnőt a völgyben rejtették el. Sydney, Nigel, Randall és fiatal vőlegénye, Jenny több mint 700 éves nyomot követnek, tudván, hogy a kudarc vizes halált jelent.

Event: URAL STEPPES, RUSSIA 339 B.C.

Sydney, Nigel and their Army escorts are ambushed by rebel forces, while in Russia recovering an ancient blade, known as the Sword of Ateas, lost over 2000 years ago. When Sydney regains consciousness two weeks later, she's being held against her will at a hunting lodge in the woods. Unbeknownst to Sydney, her captor has given up hunting animals and now stalks only the most dangerous game - humans.

Event: JERUSALEM 1099 A.D. THE FIRST CRUSADE

Allan has been blackmailed by a collector into finding the world's first Christian cross. It is believed to grant its possessor eternal salvation. The collector has also infected Allan with a deadly virus using the antidote as an extra incentive. Sydney and Nigel must help Allan find and deliver the Cross of Tau and get him the antidote in twelve hours.

Event: QUAN SHU FORTRESS, MANCHURIA 1359 A.D.

Sydney and Nigel are hot on the trail of a Chinese ""dragon's egg"" concerning an early contact-explosive like nitroglycerine. Rival relic hunter Kane has the map, but has been captured by a local warlord, Shandar. The duo have to break Kane out, and then get the map from him and go for the egg. They manage to get hold of it, but Kane and Shandar pursue them, and Sydney uses the explosive to blow up their opponents. Meanwhile, Claudia is off on a ""fashion emergency"" and temp Karen Petrusky is forced to deal with a budget review of Sydney's Ancient Studies department.

Event: ASIA MINOR 1200 B.C.

A professor/mentor of Sydney's is killed and a staff piece stolen from him. Sydney and Nigel head off to Istanbul to investigate where they run up against Natasha Tripova, the head of a militant group of Goddess worshippers looking for the Belt of Hippolyte. Nigel is grabbed by Natasha and her women gang, and forced to lead them to the belt. Sydney frees him and the two pursue Natasha to her ship. In a final fight Sydney defeats Natasha and proves herself worthy to the other women, who give up.

Event: STONEHENGE, ENGLAND 121 A.D.

Sydney is plagued by dreams of De Viega as they meet with a druidic expert in England to get hold of a map leading to Druid astronomicon - the ""keys to Stonehenge"". But it's a fake Watson, as Karen discovers. He wants them to steal the map to the astronomicon from the secret society De Viega worked for, the Gar'al Na'tash (sic). ""Watson"" is actually Fabrice's son Andres, who reveals his father is alive but facially scarred. They find a coded blade but need the scabbard to solve the code. Andres leads them to his father, who offers to help them against the Gar'al Na'Tash to save his son. Andres is captured, and Fabrice bargains with the scabbard for his son's life after they use it to solve the code. While Sydney and Nigel go for the hidden site, Fabrice is captured by his society and tries to reconcile with his son. He then trades his life for his son's. Sydney and Nigel avoid the goons and recover the keys to the astronomicon. At the end someone lea