The New York safe deposit box, which once belonged to the Italian Countess di San Pignelli, is full: yellowed photographs, letters written in faded ink and... a real collection of magnificent antique jewelry. But did the Countess really die without leaving a will? Who is this wealth intended for? And why did the heirs never show up? The law requires that the jewelry be auctioned. However, young legal trainee Jane and auction expert Philip understand that everything is not so simple. Together they begin the search for a mysterious heir, without even imagining how this will affect their own fate and the fate of those close to them...