Brad Scott determines that he's had enough of all the intrigues, the skulking of the two unsavoury mysterious strangers, and decides to terminate his vacation trip. Somehow his wavering to act immediately and resolutely as well as his guide's advice convinces him to change his mind. Additional mysterious events serve to dissuade him from going through with his plans to cut the trip short. He's caught in a whirlwind of events that draw him further into one of the bizarre and unbelievable fables that are abundant in that part of the world. As time passes he begins to feel an ominous sense of foreboding that he's caught in a deadly and dangerous game. Yet all these events and his own emotions don't help to settle his concerns, but rather confuse him further. The last day before he leaves for home some disturbing and mysterious incidents crop up that don't make any sense. Brad tries to rationalize them and finally gives up, but is glad that he's done with the whole business as he settles in the plane for his ride home to Belgium and a saner world or is he? As time passes the people and the events from his vacation in Israel begin to reoccur as well as start to haunt him again. During his routine trip to Germany he meets with the worst experience of his life not knowing whether this time he'll survive. His only salvation is to return to Israel where it all began and try to close the dreadful portal that opened when this whole affair began.