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The book starts with Zeljan Kurst, leader of Scorpia, being asked by Yannis Ariston Xenopolos to return the Elgin Marbles back to Greece. He assigns the mission to new Scorpia member, Abdul-Aziz Al-Rahim, known as Razim, who suggests blackmail, attemping to almost ruin the British reputation with the rest of the world. Razim is studying the issue of pain, with the aim to come up with a unit of pain, naming it after himself, by torturing all kinds of members of society, with a teenager being the top of his wish list for a new subject. The plan requires Scorpia to build up a file, codenamed Horseman, on the subject of Alex being used as a spy by the British government, threatening to expose it, hence ruining the British reputation, unless the Elgin Marbles are returned to Greece. In a secret prison in Gibraltar, Scorpia manages to free Alex's look-alike from Point Blanc, Julius Grief, one of Hugo Grief's clones, who is hellbent on revenge over Alex for what he did in Point Blanc. Scorpia also decide that the best way to start the ball rolling would be for a body leading MI6 to Cairo, where the main action will happen, to be found, and Kurst decides this is Levi Kroll, who opposed the plan initially. In Britain, MI6 scientists use the clues found with Kroll, who was found floating in the River Thames, to suspect an attack at the Cairo International College of Arts and Education in Cairo, Egypt.
At Alex's school, Alex is attacked by a sniper, which give Mr. Blunt a chance to send Alex on a mission to Cairo to investigate the new head of security Erik Gunter, believing he might have somethings to do with Scorpia. Unlike in most other missions, Jack, Alex's friend and guardian, decide to come along to keep an eye on him, as well as Mr Smithers being sent from MI6 to co-ordinate the mission. The action ultimately leads Alex to a floating market, the House of Gold, which is blown up whilst he is on it. He is then kidnapped by a mysterious group, who take him to a room known as the Bell Room, where he is waterboarded for information. However, this is quickly stopped by Joe Byrne, revealing that the mysterious group are the CIA, who have recognised Alex as an MI6 spy and believe he is there as an assassin. They explain that they are in Cairo to protect the American Secretary of State, who is planning to make a speech announcing Britain to be less influential as a world power – they are well aware of the furore that will be caused by the speech (mentioning that even the President tried to stop it) and, though not happy, are forced to provide security. Scorpia then begin to target Mr Smithers, who is found to have booby trapped his entire house in Cairo, from itching powder to a doormat which leads to the Cairo sewers. Alex then finds out what Smithers' last gadget is – a fat suit which he has been wearing since the moment Alex met him and Alex discovers that Mr Smithers is really an small, wiry Irishman. This way, Scorpia can never find him, as they don't know what they're looking for. As the book progresses, both Alex and Jack are taken to Razim's fort in the Sahara Desert, where Alex is taken to be Razim's next subject. However, for the plan to work out, they cannot physically cause him pain or mark his body in any way. So Razim instead decides to use the opportunity to subject him to emotional pain. To do this, he pretends to allow Jack to escape from her cell, knock out a guard and drive off in an old Land Rover. Unbeknownst to her, the Land Rover has a bomb rigged to it and, with Alex watching live on a camera, Julius Grief detonates the bomb, killing her instantly. Alex's grief is too much for him to handle and he faints.
The book starts with Zeljan Kurst, leader of Scorpia, being asked by Yannis Ariston Xenopolos to return the Elgin Marbles back to Greece. He assigns the mission to new Scorpia member, Abdul-Aziz Al-Rahim, known as Razim, who suggests blackmail, attemping to almost ruin the British reputation with the rest of the world. Razim is studying the issue of pain, with the aim to come up with a unit of pain, naming it after himself, by torturing all kinds of members of society, with a teenager being the top of his wish list for a new subject. The plan requires Scorpia to build up a file, codenamed Horseman, on the subject of Alex being used as a spy by the British government, threatening to expose it, hence ruining the British reputation, unless the Elgin Marbles are returned to Greece. In a secret prison in Gibraltar, Scorpia manages to free Alex's look-alike from Point Blanc, Julius Grief, one of Hugo Grief's clones, who is hellbent on revenge over Alex for what he did in Point Blanc. Scorpia also decide that the best way to start the ball rolling would be for a body leading MI6 to Cairo, where the main action will happen, to be found, and Kurst decides this is Levi Kroll, who opposed the plan initially. In Britain, MI6 scientists use the clues found with Kroll, who was found floating in the River Thames, to suspect an attack at the Cairo International College of Arts and Education in Cairo, Egypt.
At Alex's school, Alex is attacked by a sniper, which give Mr. Blunt a chance to send Alex on a mission to Cairo to investigate the new head of security Erik Gunter, believing he might have somethings to do with Scorpia. Unlike in most other missions, Jack, Alex's friend and guardian, decide to come along to keep an eye on him, as well as Mr Smithers being sent from MI6 to co-ordinate the mission. The action ultimately leads Alex to a floating market, the House of Gold, which is blown up whilst he is on it. He is then kidnapped by a mysterious group, who take him to a room known as the Bell Room, where he is waterboarded for information. However, this is quickly stopped by Joe Byrne, revealing that the mysterious group are the CIA, who have recognised Alex as an MI6 spy and believe he is there as an assassin. They explain that they are in Cairo to protect the American Secretary of State, who is planning to make a speech announcing Britain to be less influential as a world power – they are well aware of the furore that will be caused by the speech (mentioning that even the President tried to stop it) and, though not happy, are forced to provide security. Scorpia then begin to target Mr Smithers, who is found to have booby trapped his entire house in Cairo, from itching powder to a doormat which leads to the Cairo sewers. Alex then finds out what Smithers' last gadget is – a fat suit which he has been wearing since the moment Alex met him and Alex discovers that Mr Smithers is really an small, wiry Irishman. This way, Scorpia can never find him, as they don't know what they're looking for. As the book progresses, both Alex and Jack are taken to Razim's fort in the Sahara Desert, where Alex is taken to be Razim's next subject. However, for the plan to work out, they cannot physically cause him pain or mark his body in any way. So Razim instead decides to use the opportunity to subject him to emotional pain. To do this, he pretends to allow Jack to escape from her cell, knock out a guard and drive off in an old Land Rover. Unbeknownst to her, the Land Rover has a bomb rigged to it and, with Alex watching live on a camera, Julius Grief detonates the bomb, killing her instantly. Alex's grief is too much for him to handle and he faints.
