Continued from "The Restored Cleopatra", page 6 - With the armies of Mithradates advancing toward Alexandria, the scene dissolves to a Palace annex where Ptolemy, Pothinos and Theodotos are nervously watching the Roman troops celebrating their victory over the battle of "The Moon Gate".

Pothinos exchanges a long look with Theodotos. Theodotos nods. Pothinos wets his lips...

Ptolemy, his eyes still on Pothinos, nods. Theodotos' hand trembles to his mouth, in fear. The scene switches to Cleopatra's apartment. Lotos brings in a goblet for Cleopatra, wiping the rim of it after she tastes it. The scene continues with Cleopatra forgiving Lotos' attempt and commanding her to, "...drink it." She obeys and drops dead. Eiras runs out, screaming, "Apollodorus! Apollodorus" The scene switches to the pool and colonnade of the Palace Gardens outside Caesar's apartment. There, Caesar is sitting comfortably with Agrippa, who is holding a battle plan. Flavius has just finished shaving Caesar and is rubbing astringent on his face and neck. In the background, a couple of junior officers are bathing in the pool.

Laughter comes from the bathing officers - they've splashed some passing female servants who giggle and hurry by...Agrippa looks over disapprovingly...

A Legionnaire stops outside the colonnade; he holds a wineskin out to Caesar...

He leaps up. Flavius pantomimes his vigorous objections. Caesar ignores him. He grabs the wineskin, tips it back and drinks from it expertly. He wipes his mouth, returns the skin to the legionnaire - who tips it back, then follows it back and out cold into the bushes... Caesar laughs and crosses to pick up a beaker of wine from the table. Flavius takes it from him. Caesar takes it back...

He lifts the beaker, but hesitates when he sees Apollodorus approaching with the dead body of Lotos in his arms. He gently lowers the body to the ground before Caesar.

Agrippa leaves. Caesar turns to Apollodorus

His look convinces Apollodorus. He goes. Flavius hurries to Caesar's side. He pantomimes that Caesar is tired, that he has drunk wine, that he needs sleep...

The scene dissolves to Cleopatra, followed by Apollodorus, making her way down a corridor to Caesar's reception room. The doors to Caesar's bedroom are closed, and a large chair has been placed as the Cathedra (a Roman chair of State) beside them. Agrippa and a clerk are making things ready. Ptolemy, Pothinos, and Theodotos are ushered in. Ptolemy starts for the Cathedra, but Agrippa stops him.

Cleopatra and Apollodorus come down the steps to the reception room.

Pothinos, seeing Cleopatra alive, realizes the jig is up. He edges toward the door, but is stopped. Ptolemy glares at Cleopatra. Led by Agrippa to a seat across the room, she seems unaware of their presence. The clerk catches Agrippa's eye, and nods. Agrippa strides importantly to stand beside the Cathedra. Agrippa speaks, "Pray silence for Gaius Julius Caesar, Consul of the Senate of the People of Rome - ! You will stand." The rest of this scene continues uncut. Pothinos is sentenced to death. Ptolemy and Theodotos are "...hereby removed from the protective custody of Rome." Theodotos pleads with Caesar to spare what will be certain death if Ptolemy is banished to the camp of Achillas, who is wedged between the armies of Mithridates and Caesar's troops. Caesar replies, "An occupational hazard for those who would be king." Ptolemy and Theodotos are led out. Cleopatra is now the undisputed Queen, and sole ruler, of Egypt. Soon, she is alone with Caesar, who has been trying to stave off a seizure. When it appears the seizure is imminent, Cleopatra "betrays herself", and retrieves the padded ivory stick she saw Flavius get from Caesar's trunk when she was spying on them through the peephole. The seizure passes and Cleopatra comforts him. Her physical presence - her warmth and femininity - his desperate need for physical release and peace - overwhelm him. He kisses her. She responds. The scene dissolves to the Egyptian countryside. We see a shallow stream and the defeated Egyptian army straggling away in the background. In the foreground, we see a Royal litter at the edge of the stream, partially submerged in it. Half-hanging out of it is the body of Theodotos.

Following the gaze of his dead eyes, we see, below the surface of the water, pinned down by his resplendent golden armor, the body of Ptolemy. The scene dissolves to the closed eyes of Cleopatra, sitting on her throne. Around her are Caesar, the High Priestess, Priests, Sosigenes, Apollodorus, and many other attendants for the Coronation of the Queen.

Cleopatra holds out her hands and the priestess anoints them...

Throughout the anointings, the shot, which started tight on Cleopatra, slowly moves out, revealing Cleopatra's intimates, then the dignitaries, then the entire throne room. At this point, we can no longer hear the priestess, but we see her kneel and anoint each foot. The High Priestess now gives way to the High Priest. From a luxuriant cushion held by a slave, he takes a gold-handled whip...

He put the scourge into Cleopatra's left hand - she crosses it on her breast - from another cushion, he takes the Gold Crook of the Pharaohs...

He puts the crook into her right hand which she likewise crosses on her breast. The High Priestess now turns to take up the Double Crown. There is absolute silence. Caesar steps forward to take the crown and turns to face Cleopatra...

Gently, he sets the crown upon her head. The film continues from here uncut. Cleopatra is now, officially, the Queen of Egypt. Later that night, Cleopatra welcomes Caesar to her bed, where she promises to bear Caesar the son he has been so long denied.