Chapter 6 Summary

Emerson, Amelia, and their Egyptian workers head for the Valley of the Kings with all their equipment. The local holy man, the Imam, is at the tomb to cause trouble, but Emerson respectfully bullies him into granting a blessing and going on his way. Work begins with Emerson and Amelia pitching in like common laborers, believing that once the villagers see they are not immune to hard work, they will be able to hire some of them at the tomb, and the specter of a curse will be removed. Kevin O'Connell is there with the crowds of tourists, and Amelia is very suspicious and wary of him.

Lady Baskerville arrives with Mr. Vandergelt, to view progress on the excavation. While they are there, Emerson finds indication that this is a prominent tomb they are working on, and the team works well into the...