Due to a heart condition when she was little, Dorothea was told she would not live past twenty, but thanks to her mother's support, she thrived and even earned herself a degree in archaeology from Oxford. However, when her beloved mother passes away suddenly, Dorothea has no choice but to live with her distant father in London. On her way there, she meets a disheveled American man by the name of Jack Temple, who is looking for someone. After twenty years apart, Dorothea is looking forward to meeting her scholarly father... who is actually the cunning thief that Jack is searching for!