Synopsis: Fire in Khartoum

A newly graduated lieutenant is torn between his caring English wife back in England and his forbidden yet passionate Arabian lover in Khartoum, as he bravely assists Charles Gordon's doomed evacuation of the city under the guns of the Mahdists.

The tale of a newly minted (and married) Lieutenent who has been despatched as the aide to General Gordon in the relief of Khartoum during the Mahdist revolt. He meets an exotic, but innocent Moslem girl and they have a forbidden affair, but can he struggle through his guilt towards his wife waiting him at home as he tries to evacuate the city in the face of the encroaching Mahdi? Narrated by the Cynical American Reporter.

Characters
Ernest New Lieutenent (ENL)
Cynical American Reporter (CAR)
Innocent Moslem Girl (IMG)
Trusting Young Wife (TYW)