Une femme mariée à un directeur de banque voit sa vie détruite en quelques heures lorsque la police découvre que son mari s'est enfui avec de l'argent de la banque.
Amós is a sailor and owner of a ship. He is impatient with the arrival of his uncle who returns from the Soviet Union, after having exiled there after the Civil War. They have no time to meet because the old man unexpectedly dies. Amos knows, thanks to the letters his mother received, that his uncle had a treasure. However, this one is not among the objects that were in the old man's room.