Richard Coeur-de-Lion is wasting away in his prison cell. Price John persuades the Archbishop of Canterbury that the ransom must be paid as quickly as possible. So Ivanhoe must and over his treasure. The Prince promises to complete the ransom personally. Entrusted to the monks at the York Abbey, the ransom is immediately transported to the coast. But, with the help of the underhanded Abbot, Prince John has the ransom money stolen by a band of brigands.