As word of these remarkable medical and non-medical properties spreads, Alicia finds herself in deepening troubles, both imaginary and real. In an expedition to establish a neurology clinic in the heart of the Guatemalan jungle, she turns to brilliant Brazilian crisis manager Paulo Almeida Soares for assistance. When a cataclysmic problem erupts there, she could become a source of invaluable help to the country, but she finds herself in dire circumstances requiring her own rescue first.