ThemoonrisesatapredestinedangleandawakensthesleepingDr.Phibesin1928,threeyearsaftertheeventsofthepreviousmovie.Tohisdismay,hefindsthathishousehasbeendemolishedandhispapyrusscrollsstolen,thescrollsheneedstofindthePharaoh'sTombinEgypt,wheretheRiverofLifeflows.Afteridentifyingthesourceofthepapyrustheft,hepacksandleavesforEgyptwithhisassistantVulnavia-whosefacedisplaysnoeffectsfromtheacidshowershereceivedattheendofthepreviousfilm(althoughthecharacterisnowplayedbyadifferentactress,ValliKemp).Hisprimarygoalistheawakeningofhisdeadwife,Victoria.　　ThethievesofPhibes'scrollssufferanattritionproblemasInspectorsTroutandWaverlychasePhibesacrosstheworld.ThepartyisledbyBeiderbeck(RobertQuarry,bestknownforplayingCountYorga).Althoughhelooksyoung,heisseveralhundredyearsoldandwantstofindtheRiverofLifeinordertostayaliveandbewithhisloverDiana(FionaLewis)forever.ThistimePhibes'murdersallhaveanEgyptianthemetothem;forexample,onecharacterissand-blas