The smoke clears across the desert plateau as Lucius Flavius Silva surveys his victory over the rebel Jews at Masada. The body of his fallen enemy, Elezar ben Yair, lies at Lucius' feet, a gold medallion clutched in its dead fist - a medallion with a curse, a curse that brings grave misfortune to Lucius. The medallion travels through the ages, bringing death and misery to all who lay claim to it. Southern California doctor, Mark Patterson, and his new wife, Ayu, are honeymooning on the South Pacific island of Bali when he discovers the medallion hidden deep in the underbrush of a mountainside...