In the Solomon Islands, a plantation is about to be visited by the owner's arrogant but naïve college boy son. The overseer wants to send him back immediately, but his old friend Captain Greif and the owner's daughter plan a sham native uprising to scare him away.
Two ships from Loomis Shipping have gone missing since the owner's recent death. The company has been inherited by his daughter and her surly husband and is operated by a long-time employee. Captain Grief investigates.
A band of oyster bed raiders damages the Rattler. In lieu of jail time, Captain Grief takes the leader, Tomas, aboard the Rattler as a crewman. Boley takes an instant dislike to Tomas.
In the Solomon Islands, a plantation is about to be visited by the owner's arrogant but naïve college boy son. The overseer wants to send him back immediately, but his old friend Captain Grief and the owner's daughter plan a sham native uprising to scare him away.