Messing, who has not seen relatives for many years, is staying at his parents' house, entertaining his fellow villagers with interesting “tricks” - he is not going to return to concert life. His peace is disturbed by the Tselmeister, who arrived in Mount Calvary with a fabulous offer: the Polish count Czartoryski promises Messing a lot of money if he agrees to find the missing family brooch. The count is sure that someone from the servant stole the necklace.
