People don't just disappear. Especially famous archaeologists. Detective Dr. Thorndike is confident that someone is behind the disappearance of the famous British antiquities expert, Mr. John Bellingham. The day before, the archaeologist returned from Egypt. And not empty-handed. Bellingham brought with him a very valuable collection of artifacts, including an ancient mummy. And soon disappeared... What is this? The effect of the curse of the pharaohs or banal human greed? Dr. Thorndike does not believe in coincidences and begins a dangerous investigation, which leads to a completely unexpected outcome...