Fake or Fortune

Suspicions are aroused when Philip and his researcher spot a rogue picture for sale in a South African auction house. It exudes all the classic scent of being a "sleeper"; an important picture that had been miscataloged and offered for a very low price. But there's a darker side revealed when investigations uncover this is a wanted painting, having been stolen by the Nazis in World War Two. Records show it was once recorded as being a German national treasure, having thought to have been painted by Rembrandt. A Jewish family have been trying to track it and other works stolen from their gallery ever since. With minutes to go Philip & Fiona manage to stop the sale and release the picture for investigation. Having picked it up from Cape Town, Fiona delivers it to Philip and an in depth examination utilising the latest infra red and forensic testing begins. Can it really be by Rembrandt and will it be possible to see it returned to its rightful owners? In an effort to solve who painted it Philip travels to Amsterdam to meet a man with the power of a demi god; the chair of the Remrandt committee on whose word hangs the verdict which can make the value differ by many millions of pounds. Fiona meanwhile tries to unpick the thorny question of ownership before finally returning the picture to South Africa when the owner of the disputed painting finally emerges from the shadows to tell his story.