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  101 - Buddha's Bowl - 09-20-99
Sydney and Nigel head to Nepal to recover Buddha's fabled overflowing alms bowl for the residents
of a small village building a shrine to the original Buddha, Siddhartha. But a long-time rival of
Sydney's, Stewie Harper, is also searching for the priceless artifact. Stewie has been hired by a
banker, Michael Chan, who needs the treasure to save his family's bank from financial ruin. Stewie
will stop at nothing to beat Sydney to the prize, and it takes all her resources, along with the help
of a wise monk, to make sure the bowl ends up in its rightful place.
Guest starring: Tony Rosato as Stewie Harper, Martin Doyle as Robert Blaine,
Damon D'Oliveira as Siddhartha, and Arthur Eng as Michael Chan.
103 - Smoking Gun - 09-27-99
The grandson of a man framed for murder 70 years ago persuades Sydney to locate Al Capone's
diamond encrusted gun, which he hopes will clear his grandfather's name. Sydney uncovers a lot
more than she bargained for in a Chicago hotel formerly frequented by Capone and his mobsters,
while Nigel discovers life beyond the books in the form of Lori. With Capone's fabled lost bunker
booby-trapped - in deadly fashion - to keep its secrets save, the question remains: Will Sydney,
Nigel, and Lori escape, or leave their bones to be unearthed by future Relic Hunters?
Guest starring: Michelle Nolden as Lori, Mark Burgess as Aaron Shiner,
and Aron Tager as Lawrence Zale.
102 - The Headless Nun - 10-04-99
Returning from an expedition, Sydney crash lands at a convent in Nova Scotia. There, the Sisters
of Mercy ask for help in finding the remains of Sister Evangeline, whose decapitated body has
been missing for over 400 years. Enlisting Nigel's help, Sydney finds there is more than one person
on the island seeking the body of the murdered nun - and discovers that the good Sisters are
guarding a fortune in lost jewels and pirate treasure!
Guest Starring: Sherry Miller as Sister Mary, Ron Gabriel as Derek Beauchamps,
James Binkley as Glen Frohman, and Paulino Nunes as Mark Poole.
107 - Flag Day - 10-11-99
It's off to the wild, wild West after Sydney and Nigel see an old photo of the Pioneer's Bear
Flag of California, believed to have been destroyed during the struggle to control the state in
1846. Tracking the banner to Larivee, California, the intrepid Relic Hunters meet Jake
Whitney, a crusty old miner, claiming to know where the flag is hidden. When Sydney and Nigel
finally decipher Jake's old West slang and find him dead in an abandoned gold mine, they suspect
that he was murdered while trying to capture the flag himself. The only question remains --
can they unearth the pioneer artifact before meeting Jake's same fate?
Guest Starring: Michael McPhaden as Merrit Falsey, Anthony Ashbee as Zeke Adams,
Dov Tiefenbach as Marty Billings, Cyndy Preston as Hannah, and Don Francks as Jake Whitney.
105 - Thank You Very Much - 10-18-99
A washed-up musician appeals to Sydney to help him find his lost "treasure" - a guitar given to
him by Elvis Presley during their GI days. Despite Nigel's reluctance, the three head first to
Nashville, then Germany, where the trail to the guitar seems to hit a dead-end. Sydney fans an
old flame for information, and discovers that the guitar has a lot more than just sentimental
value for a number of interested parties, including a notorious Cold War spy.
Guest Starring: Duane Murray as Yong George, William Colgate as George Hall,
Kevin Milanese as Elvis, David Dunbar as Gunther, Howard Hoover as Steve Goodman,
and Hardee T. Lineham as Dieter Van Hoffman.
109 - Diamond in the Rough - 10-25-99
Frank Newhouse, an arrogant baseball star whose career is crashing and burning, hires Sydney
to find the "magical" glove of former baseball great Jimmy Jonesboro. The glove was stolen more
than 50 years ago. Sydney and Nigel track the missing glove - purported to have single
"handedly" defeated the Red Sox in the 1946 World Series - to the sewers of pre-Revolutionary
war Boston, while unwittingly being tailed by Sydney's former rival, Kurt Reiner. Can the
two feuding Relic Hunters put aside their differences, put their heads together and put
another foe out of commission to get the glove?
Guest Starring: Gordon Pinsent as Jimmy Jonesboro, Mark Lutz as Frank Newhouse,
Thomas Kretschman as Kurt Reiner, and Steven Bogaert as Tony.
106 - Transformation - 11-01-99
A military officer from a shadowy U.S. intelligence agency "persuades" Sydney - with Nigel in
tow - to join him on an undercover mission to locate the Paracelsus scrolls, fabled to contain the
formula to turn lead into gold, in a remote, war-torn Peruvian jungle. With only a minimal amount
of need-to-know information, Sydney and Nigel find themselves caught in the crossfire between
two government spies, each claiming that the other is a rogue agent with a lust for gold. Sydney
must make a snap decision that could quite possibly get her and Nigel killed - not to mention,
allow the alchemist's secret to fall into unsavory hands.
Guest Starring: Steve Behal as Arthur Stanton, Louis Mandylor as Derek Lloyd,
and Roberta Angelica as Turley.
114 - Etched in Stone - 11-08-99
Sydney's old "friend" and rival Relic Hunter, Stewie Harper (played by special guest star
Tony Rosato, who first appeared in the premiere episode of RELIC HUNTER, "Buddha's Bowl"),
is up to his usual underhanded tricks when he shows up at the university posing as a visiting
professor. He's got a hot lead on an ancient fortune but cannot recover it without Sydney's
expertise. Reluctantly, she and Nigel join forces with the little twerp and head off to Sweden
to root out the pillaged booty of legendary Viking marauder Jann the Bold. But Stewie's
not exactly telling his partners the whole truth, which becomes painfully clear after an
encounter with the formidable Swedish Society of Vikings, determined to stop
Sydney, Nigel and Stewie - dead in their tracks.
Guest Starring: Tony Rosato as Stewie Harper, Lori Gordon as Lynette,
Adrian Hough as Lars Diebold, Robert Clarke as Bjorn, and Nahanni Johnstone as Kristine.
111 - The Book of Love - 11-15-99
Soccer superstar and international heartthrob Roberto Giannini sweet-talks Sydney - and Nigel
- into launching a hands-on search for Casanova's Book of Love, the legendary lover's personal
guide to sex. While considered to be a ladies' man in his own right, Roberto becomes
single-minded in his quest to possess the book's secrets -- so much so that Sydney begins to
suspect that the soccer player's best moves are reserved for the field. When the Book
of Love is snatched out of their grasp, it becomes obvious that Roberto's real passion is
his lovely agent Kate Crowley. But will he ever be able to share his feelings with Kate
and discover what Casanova meant by true love?
Guest Starring: Joe Dimambro as Roberto Giannini, Linnea Sharples as Kate Crowley,
Domenic Cina as Casanova, and Ramona Milano as Anna.
112 - Myth of the Maze - 11-22-99
Stavros, a modern-day version of a Greek god, dangles an ancient trinket in front of both
Claudia, on a European vacation, and Sydney, lecturing in Athens. Stavros claims that the
marble charm is the key to the fabled Minotaur's Maze. Taking the "bait," the two women -
and Nigel - land in the middle of a family feud between Stavros and his crime boss father,
both of whom will go to Olympic lengths to find the Maze and its mythical ball of golden twine.
With what appears to be 2000-year-old "blueprints" drawn by the Maze's architect, the
hunt is on to unearth possibly the most important archeological find of the modern era. But
even if the map is accurate, they'll be lucky to make it through the legendary labyrinth alive.
Guest Starring: Yannick Bisson as Stavros Vardalos, Paul Miller as Alex Tavina,
and Gerry Medicino as Dimitri Vardalos.
115 - Irish Crown Affair - 01-31-00
Molly, Sydney's former classmate at Frau Gutfreund's Finishing School in Geneva, Switzerland,
fears the life of an online acquaintance is in danger and begs Sydney to help. Sean Bolger discovered
an ancient scroll that could lead to the lost crown of Brian Boru, the last King of Ireland, but Sean
has since dropped out of sight. The childhood girlfriends and Nigel hop the pond to Dublin to
investigate the O'Donnell clan, branded as traitors after their ancestor, Hugh O'Donnell,
entrusted with dying King Boru's crown, swore allegiance to the King of England. Their search
for the missing crown turns into a search for the truth, as Sydney, Nigel and Molly uncover a
long-buried family secret that will rewrite history.
Guest Starring: Mandy Schaffer as Molly, Graeme Millington as Garrett, Steve Jackson as Sean, Jonathan Cuthill as Brant, Michael Copeman as Michael O'Donnell, Scott Clarke as Malachy,
David Christo as Hugh O'Donnell, and Michael Hanrahan as Brian Boru.
108 - Emperor's Bride - 02-07-00
Sydney and Nigel head North to investigate a Chinese antiquity that washed ashore in Alaska,
more than 3000 miles from its place of origin - and over 3000 years after being lost. Legend has
it that a young Chinese Emperor carved a jade sarcophagus for his bride, who wore a priceless
necklace of gold around her neck, even in death. But the Empress was never laid to rest, as bandits
raided the funeral and stole the coffin. Upon arriving in Moose Bay, Alaska, Sydney and Nigel
find that not one but two rival Relic Hunters -- both former beaus of Sydney's - are also on
the case. They'll have to outsmart the unscrupulous adventurers - and a local intent on claiming
a golden fortune - if they want to return the legendary relic to its rightful resting place.
Guest Starring: John Schneider as Dallas, Thomas Kretschmann as Kurt Reiner,
Paryse Allen as Conor, and John Hemphill as Tom Fergusen.
113 - Afterlife and Death - 02-14-00
When an old friend of Sydney's, Bruce Farrow, is framed for plundering the tomb of
Thutmose III and pocketing the Pharaoh's legendary diamond, Sydney and Nigel jet off to Cairo to
chase down the real tomb raider. The theft of the gem, believed to have fallen from the sky inside
a meteor, lures mercenary Avery Ko, an unscrupulous rival Relic Hunter, from the shadows. The trail
leads them all to Amsterdam, where the stone is to be cut and sold to the highest bidders. But
Sydney, Nigel and Bruce discover that the rock is not a diamond after all, and if cut by laser,
will unleash an inexplicable force that could cause major destruction -- just like the
tomb's mysterious hieroglyphs described.
Guest Starring: Kevin Jubinville as Bruce Farrow, Ho "Oyster" Show as Avery Ko,
John Evans as Nicholas Van Hulsen, Robyn Palmer as Karla, and Geoffrey Pounsett as Emile Boote.
110 - Nine Lives - 02-21-00
Elizabeth Ruckeyser (special guest star Rena Mero), the curator of New York's Crawford
Institute, summons Sydney and Nigel to the Big Apple to track down the sacred statue of the
cat goddess Mafdet, a priceless, ancient Egyptian relic that Sydney found and returned once
before. An age-old curse on the golden figurine, on loan from Cairo, claims that anyone who
steals it will die by the claws of the cat. The hunt delves into Manhattan's underground ring of
art thieves and fencers, turning up dead body after dead body - all covered with mysterious
thrash marks. Is the cat goddess Mafdet seeking revenge, or is someone of flesh and blood
fulfilling the ancient prophesy? And who would risk such peril -- supernatural or
otherwise -- to get their claws on the piece?
Guest Starring: Rena Mero as Elizabeth Rukeyser, Carlo Rota as Simon Lagerfeld,
Michael Gabriel as Archie Brogan, Edward Jaunz as Juan Escuevero,
and Katheryn Winnick as Roselyn Lamm.
104 - Affaire de Coeur - 02-28-00
Sydney and Nigel head to the Scottish Highlands in search of the missing half of the
"twine-ing rings" that belonged to a doomed pair of star-crossed lovers from the 15th century.
Legend has it that whoever wears the rings will find everlasting happiness together, and their
employer, who's got one of the two, is anxious to put the myth to the test. Once there, Sydney
faces more than a decaying castle and secret passageways, when she discovers that her own
lost love, rival Relic Hunter Francois du Marier, is also in pursuit of the missing ring
- but for far less romantic reasons.
Guest Starring: Claire Rankin as Ophilia, Joseph Scoren as Francois du Marier, Tim Progosh as Angus MacEvoy, Anthony Lemke as Brad, Malin Akerman as Elena, and Alec McClure as Calum.
116 - A Vanishing Act - 03-06-00
Rex Rolands, a magician with a penchant for making things disappear, seeks out Sydney's
expertise -- making things reappear - to locate Hungary's Cursed Scepter, a jewel-encrusted
staff that belonged to the Hungarian royal family until they were the victims of a magic show hoax.
The recovered journal of a Scotland Yard investigator brings Rex, Sydney and Nigel to The
Magic Mansion in Atlantic City, which was once the home of The Great Brodsky, the very
trickster reputed to have stolen the royal heirloom at the beginning of the century. While
Sydney and Nigel navigate the mansion's secret passageways, entangling labyrinths and
hidden chutes, someone on the inside clues into their search and is determined to stop
them - using more than sleight of hand and magic tricks.
Guest Starring: Shaun Smith as Rex Rolands, Jeff Pustil as Malcolm Zales,
and Julie McCullough as Erica.
118 - A Good Year - 04-17-00
The unexpected discovery of a scroll hidden inside a toy horse once belonging to Louis XVII
sparks a transcontinental mission to recover the lost crown jewels of France. The handwritten
message points Sydney and Nigel to Chateau Halezan, a winery built and founded by Jerome
Halezan, long considered to have been Marie-Antoinette's lover. It's possible Halezan hid the
jewels in a wine bottle. If so, is searching for a bottle of wine in France akin to looking for a
needle in a haystack? The treasure hunt, quickly turning into a wild goose chase, winds through
a Parisian black market and the city's famed underground catacombs, in addition to pitting
Sydney and Nigel against petty thieves and dangerous crime lords alike.
Guest Starring: Ed Stoppard as Laurent Halezan, Melanie Maudran as Arielle,
Miglen Mirtchev as Mischa, Andreas Apergis as Professor Dupuys,
Susana Vasseur as Queen Marie-Antoinette, and Julien Lambroschini as Jerome Halezan.
120 - The Last Knight - 04-24-00
After monks deliver a Knights Templar medallion to Dr. Jaebert, curator at the French
Institute of Antiquities, Sydney and Nigel are off to Paris to authenticate both the find and
the legend behind it. In 1307, Jacques de Molay, the Grand Master of the Knights Templar,
the order created to protect pilgrims in the Holy Land during the Great Crusades, trusted the
future of the Templars to his aide by commanding him to hide sacred documents and the Grand
Master's sword from their enemies. The reappearance of de Molay's medallion could mean that
the sword, believed to make the Grand Master invincible in battle, is not far behind. With the
help of an unlikely expert Sydney and Nigel rush to puzzle the ancient clues together,
before a greedy Relic Hunter and unscrupulous saboteur can beat them to the punch.
Guest Starring: Nicholas Rowe as Peter Graham, Hugh Dancy as Michel Previn,
Victoria Scarborough as Rita Rosellini, Less Clack as Dr. Jaebert, Patrice Coquerel as Rene,
William Tapley as Jacques de Molay, and Gaetan Wenders as Chevalier.
117 - Love Letter - 05-01-00
Nicole Chamfort, one of Sydney and Nigel's graduate students, is convinced that two young
lovers from her ancestral hometown, a tiny village in France, were secretly married on the
eve of the French Revolution, just moments before the happy groom was murdered by
revolutionaries. If true, the bride's illegitimate son would be the rightful heir of the de Bourdin
family - and the rightful owner of the village itself. With the imminent sale of St. Agnes
Sur-Loire to greedy land developers, the race is on to find proof of the hasty union. Sydney and
Nigel will have to do the impossible - conjure up centuries-old church records believed to have
been burned by anti-clerics during the Revolution - if the ancient village of St. Agnes Sur-Loire
is to stay on the map. Things turn dangerous as the land developers will go to any lengths to stop them.
Guest Starring: Elsa Kikoine as Nicole Chamfort, Michel Modo as Hugo Murnau,
Tony Anholt as Vincent de Bourdin, Jay Villiers as Father George,
Jean-Christophe Emo as Guy de Bourdin, Coralie Revel as Josephine Pontoise,
Bonnafe Tarbouriech as Father Louis, and Doug Murray as Dean Bernson.
121 - Possessed - 05-08-00
At the request of Sydney's old friend, author Eric Dalt, she and Nigel rush off to Brussels to
search for Zeus' sacred sundial. Eric is convinced that his girlfriend is a lamae, a female vampire descended from Lamia, one of Zeus' lovers. According to ancient Greek mythology, Hera cast a
spell on Lamia, turning her into a serpent to keep her away from Zeus. Ever since, her descendants
have mesmerized their men, ultimately killing them with the power of their love. The spell can
only be broken by the great god's sundial. In Brussels, Sydney and Nigel fear they've discovered
modern day lamae, one of whom has set her sights on Nigel. With her trusty assistant in a potent
love trance and Eric dying in a hospital, Sydney must take on the female coven - alone.
Guest Starring: Jonathan Firth as Eric Dalt, Jane March as Suzanne,
Coralie Revel as Anna, and Zeta Graff as Emanuelle.
119 - Nothing but the Truth - 05-15-00
One of Sydney's former mentors, Professor Chandler, passes away before finishing his life's
work - recovering the Ruby Chalice of Truth, a long-fabled relic imbued with hypnotic,
truth-inducing powers. The chalice, made in the thirteenth century by a Syrian mystic and stolen
by the legendary pirate Red Beard, eventually fell into the hands of a French diplomat, but has
been lost for almost 200 years. With a parchment written in Berber and the professor's notes,
Sydney and Nigel team up with their sometimes-nemesis, Stewie Harper, tracking the mysterious
goblet to a cooking academy in Paris. Posing as students, the three chef it up as best they can
during the day and scourge the school by night. But with a masquerading rival, an egocentric
teacher, a stunning set of triplets and a Martha Stewart wannabe at every turn, can the
reluctant threesome concentrate long enough to fulfill Professor Chandler's life mission?
Guest Starring: Tony Rosato as Stewie Harper, Paul Brooke as Chef Gerald La Grange,
The Dahm Triplets (Nicole, Jacklyn, and Erica) as Amy, Amanda, and Abigail,
Carim Messalti as Fuat, Laura Heath as Marilyn, and Margot Marguerite as Najeeb.
122 - Memories of Montmartre - 05-22-00
A steamer trunk of her grandmother Isabelle's things sparks a trip into the past for Sydney,
who's long been fascinated with the relative who once sang at Paris' famed Moulin Rouge. Falsely
accused of stealing a locket actually given to her by her adoring lover, Isabelle lost everything
just before the Second World War - including her paramour, Philip Ashcroft, believed to be an
English secret agent. Ashcroft smuggled the Heart of Europe, a tiara Ivan the Great gave to his
wife, out of Russia, but was murdered in Paris before it could be delivered to Churchill. The
jeweled crown was never recovered. Setting out to find the "stolen" locket and clear her
grandmother's name, Sydney's very personal mission uncovers long-ignored clues to an international intrigue, and turns into a dangerous hunt for a priceless relic that could rewrite history.
Guest Starring: Sara Kestelman as Simone DeGuerre, Lucie Jeanne as Roselyn, James Faulkner as Guy Rocher, David Lowe as Father Gaston, Regis Ivanov as Louis, and Enrico Mattaroccia as Philip Ashcroft.
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