Chapters 24 through 29 Summary

Yazid meets with a group of his advisors and followers and reveals that he has plans to kidnap the presidents of Mexico and Egypt. The majority of those gathered are skeptical but Yazid assures them that both men will be on board a yacht in Uruguay and that he has a plan that will work - that the Lady Flamborough, her crew and passengers will all disappear.

Schiller visits Hala while she is in Colorado. Hala is due to address the UN in just a few days. Schiller asks her to include the information that the US is on the verge of discovering the treasure, which could have information on Egyptian mineral deposits. Hala declines, saying she'll be giving her people false hope that there's an end to the poverty in sight. However, she then agrees if the US can make...