Born in Amsterdam, but living in the United States, Elias Andriessen devoted his career to tracking down famous stolen paintings. For him, this was always much more than just a job: fleeing from the Nazi’s, his family had to leave their art collection behind.
Now in his fifties, Elias has sold his successful law firm in exchange for a teaching job at a small town university, in an attempt to reestablish his relationship with his daughter Mia, with whom he lost touch after his divorce. But when he meets the flamboyant art collector Tony Barbas and his wife Isabel, Elias’ life takes an unexpected turn. Tony claims to have found a famous painting by Franz Marc which vanished without a trace during World War II. He needs Elias’ help to strike a deal with the original owner, a museum in Berlin. Soon, Elias and his daughter are entangled in Tony’s world, where nothing is what is seems.