Brilliant, dedicated, and driven, archaeologist Emma Fielding is trying to unearth evidence of a 17th century coastal Maine settlement that predates Jamestown, one of the most significant archaeological finds in years. But the dead body that accompanies it has embroiled Emma and her students in a different kind of exploration.

故事发生在车水马龙的繁华大都市纽约，这里的博物馆正在举办一场宴会，让参加宴会的众人没有想到的是，四位不速之客骑着高头大马闯入了大厅，并且抢走了博物馆所收藏的一件展品。之后，四具尸体被市民发现，而他们抢走的展品却下落不明。

　　身处现场亲身经历了这一场混乱的苔丝（米拉·索维诺 Mira Sorvino 饰）敏感的察觉到了此事有异常。她联手FBI派出的警探达利（斯考特·佛雷 Scott Foley 饰）决心彻查整个事件，并就此挖掘出了隐藏在十字军骑士团中不为人知的黑暗秘密。与此同时，一位名叫马丁（Stéphane Demers 饰）的骑士渐渐浮出了水面，他是最后一名幸存的圣殿骑士，在他的身上，或许存在着解开谜团的钥匙。

A comedic, sometimes poignant look at the absurdity of today's college-applications process for parents and teens. Joan Cusack stars as a stressed-out mom who is trying to get her teen daughter into college.