Porpentine and his partner Goodfellow are in Egypt, working as espionage. Goodfellow, however, languidly courts an English girl, another one of his many romantic conquests. They all go to a party, hosted by the Austrian Consulate, meeting other Europeans in Egypt. Porpentine meets Bongo-Shaftsbury and Lespius, his enemies. Porpentine works for Moldweorp, though his boss is not present. It is revealed that Bogo-Shaftsbury’s arm has been mechanically altered to be weaponizes—he is a step forward into the creation of mixing human biology and weapons. Porpentine watches, hidden in a tree, as Goodfellow and his date, Victoria, end their time together in the bedroom; Goodfellow, crying, as he explains to Victoria his erectile dysfunction. Porpentine concludes, perhaps, that Goodfellow had been lying over the years about his many seductions. He descends from the tree and loudly makes his presence known before entering into the room, allowing Victoria time to escape. They all board a train to Cairo. Intensity arises as they attend an opera, where an assassination is planned. There, the boss, Moldweorp sits. Porpentine realizes that Moldweorp has double crossed him, a treachery inspiring a chase through the desert. Beside the Sphinx, Moldweorp orders Bongo-Shaftbury to kill Porpentine. Goodfellow and Victoria escape. Many years later, Goodfellow is still working as a spy, fails to prevent the murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and continues to be lackluster in the bed.