Malchus, the personal slave of the high priest Caiaphas in Jerusalem, chafes in his spirit at his status as a slave--and regrets that his condition will not allow him to pursue Sabrina, the one with whom he is enchanted, also a slave. He is charged with the duty of protecting the money-changers' booths at the great temple, but when a Galilean rabbi ransacks those booths, Malchus--for reasons he himself does not understand--fails in his duty. Two...