More than seven hunderd yuears ago, a gold box was unearthed near the village of Megiddo, only to disappear again. The clues to its whereabouts were embedded in a cryptic verse known as the quatrains. For centuries, it has been the most sought-after treasure in the world.

Photographer Edie Miller witnesses a murder and the theft of an ancient Hebrew relic. Fearing authorities are complicit, she turns to a historian for help. Neither realizes the breadth of the crime, its ties to a government conspiracy, or its connection to the most valuable relic in history-until they are both marked for execution.