Sicily 1928,Mount Etna is in full and venomous eruption as a desperate man frantically searches for a hidden treasure before the deadly lava or the mafia can claim it.

84 years later a struggling, disillusioned, film researcher and his beautiful young assistant set out to solve one of cinemas greatest mysteries,what became of Alfred Hitchcock's iconic missing film, The Mountain Eagle? Their search leads them to a long forgotten,disused London bank vault where they make a horrific discovery. Unseen ruthless forces follow their every move as time begins to run out and their careers,newly found love and their very lives all hang in the balance.