A treasure hunter is in hot pursuit of a mythical treasure that has been passed down for centuries, while his employer turned enemy is onto the same path that hes on.

Treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, by uncovering the mystery within the 18 pages missing from assassin John Wilkes Booths diary.

Ben Gates comes from a family of treasure hunters. Now his grandfather believes that the forefathers buried a treasure somewhere in the country and have placed clues everywhere but unfortunately the clues are highly cryptic and scaterred all over the place. Now Ben thinks he has found it but it only leads him to another clue which is on the back of the Declaration of Independence. Now one of his associates Ian wants to steal it so that they could get the clue but Ben refuses to do it so he tries to kill Ben.

Benjamin Franklin Gates descends from a family of treasureseekers whove all hunted for the same thing: a war chest hidden by the Founding Fathers after the Revolutionary War. Bens close to discovering its whereabouts, as is his competition, but the FBI is also hip to the hunt.

Benjamin Franklin Gates descends from a family of treasureseekers whove all hunted for the same thing: a war chest hidden by the Founding Fathers after the Revolutionary War. Bens close to discovering its whereabouts, as is his competition, but the FBI is also hip to the hunt.