The villainous Henry Tanner returns, pressing Amid for the location of the scarab box. Meanwhile, strange seismological activity has excited Dr. Ralph Mallord.
Amid attempts to retrieve the scarab box from Jackson, while he and his friends attempt to decipher the second clue to finding Pharaoh Akhenaten's lost tomb.
Demanding information on the scarab box she translated for Jackson Carter, Will Tanner and the villainous Sholto interrupt Melinda McGillicutty's lecture and hold the students hostage.