Princess Becataten survives the birth of boy and girl twins. When Pharaoh learns one child is a male, he sends Becataten's husband away and deems Becataten's boy twin his. Queen Tiy learns of this and sees this twin a threat to her only living son. Becataten's plan to save her son, puts her life and marriage into grave danger. She suffers a harrowing escape from the madness of the royal family only to learn her husband has been captured by natives in the Land of the Bow.