Harry Chen, a lecturer in archaeology at a university in Singapore, is also a thief, who has a private collection of artifacts' he has stolen. He is frustrated that he cannot afford the choice items on display in the antique shops. One day, his superior, Professor Teo, asks Harry to check through a collection of goods found in a nearby grave. There appears to be little of interest until Harry accidentally smashes a sealed pot. Inside is a whistle with the inscription BE STILL. He decides to pocket it.