Relic Hunter - Season 3 - Eps 1: Wages of Sydney
Event: QUAN SHU FORTRESS, MANCHURIA 1359 A.D. Sydney and Nigel are hot on the trail of a Chinese ""dragon's egg"" concerning an early contact-explosive like nitroglycerine. Rival relic hunter Kane has the map, but has been captured by a local warlord, Shandar. The duo have to break Kane out, and then get the map from him and go for the egg. They manage to get hold of it, but Kane and Shandar pursue them, and Sydney uses the explosive to blow up their opponents. Meanwhile, Claudia is off on a ""fashion emergency"" and temp Karen Petrusky is forced to deal with a budget review of Sydney's Ancient Studies department.
About Relic Hunter

Title: Relic Hunter
First Air Date: 1999-09-25
Last Air Date: 2002-05-20
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.7/10 (from 157 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 66
Network: Syndication
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Action & Adventure, Drama
Production Companies: Rysher Entertainment, M6 Métropole Télévision, Fireworks International, Chum Television
Synopsis
Sydney Fox is a professor and globe-trotting "relic hunter" who looks for ancient artifacts to return to museums and/or the descendants of the original owner. She is aided by her linguistic assistant Nigel and occasionally by her somewhat air-headed secretary Claudia. She often ends up battling rival hunters seeking out artifacts for the money.
Cast

Tia Carrere
Sydney Fox

Tanja Reichert
Karen Petrusky

Christien Anholt
Nigel Bailey