Tough businessman Frank Whymark hires Lovejoy to recover a priceless Samurai sword stolen from his home.

Lovejoy takes a valuable gun to a famous gunsmith whose Soho shop is now the target of unscrupulous landlords. But the gun is stolen and Lovejoy's dinner with Charlotte is interrupted by the police who arrive in force to arrest him.

Lord Dunwich puts a valuable communion vessel into Cavendish Auction Rooms, but his ownership is challenged by the Greek Orthodox Church.