ROYAL COUPLE OF THIEVES

Baited with a fake jewel and coerced by his good reputation, Autolycus (the King of Thieves) is recruited by Xena to help steal the most valuable chest in the world. He masquerades as a feared man named Sinteres and Xena as some "concubine." They travel by ship, trying out their new characters. They reach the castle. Xena ("Cherish") must dance while Auto inspects and makes a mold of a key. Later, they sneak in only to find the body of the chest "owner." Now there is a hunt for the murderer. (We learn that Auto steals since his family was killed and brother died when he was young). The chest has been hidden in their room! They return it. They await the demonstration of this so-called weapon when the real Sinteres show up...with Gabrielle! The murderer is found and killed. The gang escapes. Later, a pressure point fight! (Whoosh!) Then another fight! (Gabrielle really wants in on the action.) The leader bad guy then opens the chest/weapon and only those who don't fear and run from it are spared. With the good gang still alive, the chest is returned to the people who hired Autolycus. It was the Ark of the Covenant with the Ten Commandments inside.