Lovejoy meets distant cousins from America, who are visiting England. As well as a female ghost, old Lord Wakering has treasures which once belonged to Sir Walter Raleigh, and both Lovejoy and Mary-John Lovejoy, his American cousin, want them. Some of Lord Wakering's things are stolen, and Lovejoy travels in hot pursuit to the Carolinas, where he is not made welcome. Charlotte has to fly over to get him out of trouble.

While Lovejoy goes away with Charlotte to value an antique clock, Charlie Gimbert tries to evict him. And an antique fish reveals a romantic secret.

Lovejoy, Charlotte and Charlie are in search of religious books for the Felsham Library.

Lovejoy to invite Charlotte out for a romantic evening. Jimmy Jewel appears as Boswell the fairground owner.

Romance is in the air between Lovejoy and Charlotte.

Lovejoy finds an unusual and valuable Chinese cannon being used as a plant pot, but when Charlotte takes him to London to sell it they are kidnapped.

When Charlotte asks Lovejoy to help her value the contents of a private nursing home it seems straightforward enough - until there is an attempt on Lovejoy's life.

Lovejoy invites a suspicious Charlotte away for a weekend, but their trip to Wales turns out to be a hunt for a murderer.

Eric is holidaying on the Essex marshes, and finds himself involved in a smuggling racket.

When Charlotte's boyfriend arrives from New York and asks her to move to Paris, Lovejoy has to prove to her that Suffolk has its own charms.

Lovejoy is menaced by a private debt collector, causing him to attempt to hijack one of Charlotte's auctions.

Felsham Hall is up for auction, but can anyone ever replace Lady Jane in Lovejoy's affections? Auctioneer Charlotte Cavendish turns out to be a real challenge.

Is it time for Lovejoy to make an honest woman of Jane, or has someone got there before him? Eric blames the evil-eye mirror for the major emotional upheaval that enters all their lives.

While the true-to-form Lovejoy is selling a set of dodgy Gillray prints to a friend of Jane's, Eric discovers a stolen antique Bacchus hidden at their house. The police have their suspicions and the race is on to return it to the rightful owner.