The Soul of Genghis Khan

**The Soul of Genghis Khan** the first episode of Season 2, and the thirteenth episode overall of the *Blood & Treasure (TV Series)* on Paramount+. It also served as the season premiere, and was supposed to air on July 17, 2022, alongside *Tales of the Golden Tiger* in a two-hour premiere. However, by Friday July 15, 2022, the first two episodes dropped early on July 16, 2022.

## Premise

*As Danny and Lexi finish tracking down the last of Farouk's black market antiquities, they begin to make plans for their future. But their plans are derailed when the Vatican is attacked by terrorists. A person from Danny's past returns, leading them on a new hunt to recover one of the greatest lost treasures of Asia, the Spirit Banner of Genghis Khan.*

## Plot summary

In present day Florence, Italy, Dan is inside a museum with Julia, who just happens to know the museum director. But then Lexi is also there, and Dan tells Julia that Lexi must be there to steal something, and he soon finds a tracker that Lexi was going to use to hack the museum. After Lexi tries to flee, Julia tells Dan that the piece Lexi is after was bought with forged papers.Thus, when she goes to the vault, Dan and Lexi reveal that they have been working together this whole time. Shortly afterwards, the police arrive, Julia gets arrested, and Dan and Lexi make out.

Meanwhile, in Vatican City, armed men break into St Peter’s Church. After stealing some documents and injuring Father Chuck, they make a fire symbol in the centre of the church. After hearing what went down in the Vatican City, Dan and Lexi leave Florence and go see Father Chuck in hospital. Dan asks Father Chuck if he has any idea who may be behind the attack, but Father Chuck doesn’t. Dan leaves the hospital when he gets a call request from Jay Reece, but Dan puts the phone down. When Lexi asks what Jay wants, Dan says that he doesn’t know, nor does he care. But then, one of his representatives bombards Dan and Lexi and claims that Jay knows who is behind the attack on Vatican City.

The representative further reveals that the attack is linked to the soul of Genghis Khan and that Jay awaits his visit. Dan realises that both Hitler and Stalin previously wanted the artifact in question. So, Dan decides to visit Jay in prison, Only to learn that Jay was stabbed 24 times an hour and a half ago. To make matters worse, the CCTV cameras were turned off during the attack. Just to be sure this isn't a ploy, Dan ends up getting a good look at Jay's corpse.

Later, at Jay’s funeral, Dan reunites with Kate, Jay’s daughter, and it soon becomes apparent that the pair have a history together. Father Chuck tells Dan, Lexi, and Kate that he may have a lead, which suggests that Vatican City has their own spies. Father Chuck then lets it slip that Dan and Kate used to be engaged. Unaware that people are listening, Lexi breaks open Jay’s safe. Dan, Lexi, and Kate go to Hong Kong with their findings. After being led underground, they find a film titled “Project Gray Wolf”. Lexi, however, does not want to investigate further and reminds Dan and Kate that the last time they followed one of Jay’s agendas, her father ended up dead.

When Dan spots a man following them, he warns Lexi and Kate. But a car drives straight at Kate, and after a brief scuffle, Kate gets kidnapped. A mysterious male visits Father Chuck and tells him there isn’t any Vatican intelligence. Dan and Lexi decide that they will ditch the treasure hunt after they track down and rescue Kate. From a phone placed in his jacket, Dan is told to bring in the soul of Genghis Khan, or he will kill Kate.

## Cast and characters

### Starring:

* Matt Barr as Danny McNamara
* Sofia Pernas as Lexi Vaziri
* Mark Gagliardi as Chuck Donnelly

### Co-starring:

* Davide Chiazzese as Enzo Caribinieri Officer
* David Paetkau as Major Reece
* Danny Lawrence as Father Alonso
* Marianna Di Martino as Giulia Reggazano
* Francesca De Martini as Sister Lisa
* Douglas Dean as Slick Lawyer
* Tara Nicodemo as Warden
* Suck Ryul Yoo as Old Chinese Shop Owner
* Zhimei Zhang as Older Chinese Woman
* Gabriele Ragusa as Scar

## Trivia

* On June 26, 2019, CBS renewed the series for a second season.
* Filming for the second season began in October 2019.
* On May 17, 2022, it was reported that the series is moving from CBS to Paramount+ and will air on a weekly basis.

## Gallery

### Concept artwork

Season 2 PosterS2 Title CardNow StreamingDropped early on Paramount+

### Videos

Blood & Treasure - Official Trailer - Paramount+

## External links

* Watch *Blood & Treasure* on Paramount+
* The Soul of Genghis Khan on the Internet Movie Database

## References

1. ↑ [https://directories.wga.org/project/1170614/blood-and-treasure/ Blood & Treasure
2 Seasons (2018 - 2020) - WGA]
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Blood & Treasure Season 2 Finally Has a Premiere Date, Moves to Paramount+ - TVLine
3. ↑ Matthew Federman July 16 IG Post - Instagram
4. ↑ ‘Blood & Treasure’ Renewed for Season 2 at CBS - Hollywood Reporter
5. ↑ Y&R Alum Sofia Pernas Begins Shooting Season 2 of Blood and Treasure - Daytime Confidential