In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.
Travelers find themselves marooned on an island with a maniacal self-made ruler.
A down-on-his-luck sea captain accepts an assignment on a rickety boat with a mysterious cargo and a questionable crew. As disaster befalls disaster, the crew finds itself on an uncharted island with a mad ex-sea captain who lives with a mute woman who threatens to kill them all.
