Using his fluent German, knowledge of Arabian lore, and disguised as a German officer, Sgt. Moffitt infiltrates Colonel Schweiger's headquarters to decipher and destroy an ancient map detailing a lost oasis deep in the desert with an ancient water source. Meanwhile, Sgt. Troy must overwatch the mission with orders to kill Sgt. Moffitt if he is discovered and captured. This is, of course, precisely what then happens. Troy faces the decision to kill his comrade and friend or find some way to disobey his orders and rescue the mission.