During a gathering of relic hunters, Gordon recounts a terrifying ordeal involving his wife Evelyn, who began attempting to kill him in trance-like states after receiving a serpent-shaped ring from a former suitor. Present at the meeting, occult scholar John Kirowan recognizes the ring as a relic tied to the sorcery of Thoth-Amon. As the truth emerges, they confront a summoned elemental whose master has lost control of the deadly force he unleashed.