As a 'divvie', Lovejoy is a dealer with a special talent for guessing the real value of antiques. Unfortunately, he doesn't always divine the dangers that lurk in a cunning and greedy trade.

Lovejoy is being relentlessly hunted by more than just a tax inspector, when he thinks he has struck pure gold.

Lovejoy decides that one double-cross deserves another as he comes to the rescue of a pretty girl in trouble and indulges Charlie Gimbert 's passion for jade.