The story is based loosely on the epic Cleopatra, with events stretched to the imagination of the writer with plot twists to align with events of the lives of 'Pat' and 'John', conveys how Pat managed the news of his alleged death and the effort she made to go on, eventually finding love again.  John and Pat are finally reunited in "Denied".   And on their honeymoon a bit of misfortune finds them.  Pat is sickened with fever, and dreams of a time where her life closely parallels the Queen of the Nile, for whom she was named.