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There you are, Hispaniola, Senor Salvador.

I'm extremely grateful.

I shall stay on board.

I'm not going ashore to look around until you're ready

to set sail again.

Aren't you coming with us to see the governor?

Oh, a police officer in the palace of the royal

governor?

But for what reason?

We do our job from undercover.

Well, I don't envy you.

Why not, Commander?

Discovering who is aiding the pirates to plunder our shipping

may not be so difficult.

You know, the really difficult thing is your job, to

apprehend them and bring them in.

Stand by to fire the salute.

We're really simply thrilling.

For goodness sake, darling, we came very near perishing at

the hands of Buccaneers.

What a pity you didn't.

Well, sir, what do you think of it?

Your Excellency, this is a reception that equals the ones

at the court of the King of England, and your

splendid hospitality will be duly noted in my confidential report

to London.

I can only say I am grateful, however unworthy, Signor

Anderson.

Flattery is my weakness.

If only we Englishmen could have more such governors as

yourself, Your Excellency.

Oh, perish the thought.

With your permission.

Ah, beautiful, my dear.

A real masterpiece.

There's no use being complimentary to me.

You can say that for the ladies at the ball.

Thank you.

How do you like it here?

You may go.

Oh, Uncle, it's awful.

I want to leave Hispaniola and return to Spain as

soon as I possibly can.

I've given my whole career preparing for your future.

Isabella, please listen to reason.

Here is where your future lies.

In Spain, the nobility is only allowed by the King

to...

Would you leave the useless lives of courtiers?

We've been all over this more than once.

But I prefer the court life.

Any woman won't.

What can you offer?

The King's resident of Santa Cruz would be pleased to

show you his hospitality.

And if I refuse to accept?

Your father, as my elder brother, left you rich in

name and titles, but...

Poor in money and dowry.

Well, it's not reason enough to throw me at that

man's head.

At court, you know, they used to ridicule his pretensions.

Today, he's the King's resident of Santa Cruz.

If they don't ridicule him now, they wouldn't dare.

The captain of the galleon Victoria, just arrived from Spain,

is requesting to be received by Your Excellency.

Magnificent.

I might go back on that galleon and avoid a

visit to Santa Cruz.

I will see him tomorrow, Your Excellency.

His Excellency Don Fernando Linares, the Count of Cordova.

Custodian of the Holy Crown.

Royal Governor of Hispaniola.

And his niece, the noble Countess Isabella Linares.

Companion and maid of honor to Her Most Catholic Majesty,

the Queen of Spain.

May these creatures

be the gentlemen of your court.

They're fabulously rich planters, my dear.

How could I ever leave you?

They all have the faces of pirates.

Oh, they're making progress.

Nothing like gold to transform even their ugly faces.

How much time altogether to make the voyage?

Eight months and two weeks, precisely.

Why, that's impossible.

Before long, they'll make it in only seven months.

Oh, what marvels they can make.

Oh, that's progress.

This is Baron Franco Maria Perez, our burgomaster.

For us in this intemperate corner of the world, your

very presence is like a welcome breath of spring.

Forgive me if I must disturb you, Your Excellency, but

Commander Monterey insists on being received at once.

He submits his credentials as an envoy of the King

to claim an immediate audience.

Then show him in.

Your Excellency.

His Majesty always seems to find these overzealous officers who

interpret all instructions as declarations of war.

Sir Frederick Henderson, Ambassador of the King of England.

I think I will remain here for a long time.

Excuse me, Your Excellency.

Captain Luis Monterey, Commander of the ship Victoria.

By warrant of His Majesty, I will leave you to

your affairs of state.

My niece, Doña Isabella, may I present Commander Luis Monterey.

But we two have met before, isn't that so, Commander?

I don't really remember.

I don't think so.

Do you mind if we withdraw, Commander?

Excuse me.

My word, it seems the niece of the Governor must

have been particularly smitten by someone.

He is pleasant enough, a real sea wolf.

Monterey, Monterey.

I don't recall a family by that name.

There's none to recall.

With pirates.

The Spanish Navy should be protecting the trade routes.

Oh yes, certainly, Your Excellency.

I personally will protect the cargo of silver which you

consigned to me.

Your personal assurances, Commander, make me feel more at ease.

The Victoria is a ship mounting 40 guns.

No one could possibly be mad enough to challenge her.

Have you forgotten the dry tortugas, Commander, and the stronghold

of the pirates of the coast bristling with ships ready

and lying in wait for their victims?

We will load up in secrecy.

Spain needs money to buy weapons.

Is there a war?

Every day, England grows more jealous of our power.

Very well, then.

If that's how it is, we must respect the wishes

of our King.

Thank you, Commander.

Also, the Court of London would be delighted to have

you.

Apparently, your rejected plebeian has had more success with the

other lady.

Is it true that French perfumes will be subject to

taxation?

Does the Holy Inquisition continue to burn witches?

Excuse me, please.

Why do you ask me these questions, my ladies?

I couldn't answer them to save my life.

Will you permit me, ladies, to save the Captain's life?

Thank you.

I was just about to sink to the bottom.

That's exactly what you deserve.

I know.

Forgive me.

But seeing you unexpectedly that way, I...

Yes?

I suddenly remember everything I've been trying so hard to

forget.

I'm embarrassed as a woman can be who refuses a

man.

Isabella.

You promised me you would forget, and yet you still

love me as much as ever.

I refused you once in Spain, and the distance from

Madrid doesn't make you my equal any more than you

were then.

Be careful.

What is it inside there, gold?

Maybe it is, from the way they keep watching us.

Quickly.

Good morning, Commander.

You can see I've had everything done with military rapidity.

Thank you, Your Excellency.

I must take advantage of the tide.

Shall we go over the last details?

Delighted.

Well, that does it.

As of now, the responsibility for the silver is yours.

And the best of luck, Commander.

Thank you, Your Excellency.

Will you have some more wine?

Oh, gladly.

What an excellent Madeira.

The salt air hasn't affected it in the least.

And what course are you taking?

That's a secret, Your Excellency.

I'll set the course as soon as we're at sea.

That's what I expected, Commander.

Come in.

Loading operations have been completed, sir.

Very good.

Prepare to sail.

The course, sir?

For the moment, just see the ship sails out of

Hispaniola.

Did you know, Commander, that I had decided to return

to Spain aboard your galley?

My uncle convinced me to remain here a while.

Well, that has saved me an unpleasant refusal.

Are you saying you wouldn't have me as a passenger

aboard?

It's not I, madam, but regulations that don't allow a

woman to sail on a man of war.

You're every inch the proper sailor.

It's really a pity you have to be so terribly

serious.

Serious?

Perhaps I could be wrong.

But didn't I amuse you last night?

I won't deny you were entertaining.

For a moment.

I wish you well, Commander.

Take first the hatches!

Prepare to cast off!

What's this?

Someone coming ashore?

It's Senor Salvador, our merchant.

Best of luck to you again, Commander.

Ready to cast off!

Cast off astern!

Full starboard tiller!

Steady as she goes!

Letter report.

Powder magazine in order.

Ammunition and pieces secured, sir.

What's on your breath, sailor?

Tobacco from our ship.

Well, that won't kill the rum from Jamaica.

Let me tell you this.

If you fall from up there and don't end up

with a broken neck, I'll break it for you.

Second watch!

Wreckage of the starboard bow!

Women!

They've been shipwrecked.

We must pick them up.

Give the word to bring the ship about.

We've spotted some people on a raft, sir.

We're closing in on it.

What?

Who gave the order?

Have them get back on course.

Sir, the raft has some women on it.

We can't stop for any reason.

But if these women are abandoned at sea, it amounts

to the same thing as murder.

They're crazy.

Why would they let them go without a ransom?

They wanted to give you a present.

Thank you.

Our crew made us get on the raft and put

off before our ship was attacked and boarded by the

pirates.

Who was it that gave the order to heave to?

The bosun, sir.

Clear the deck immediately and take these women below to

the hull.

Get back on our original course at once.

When they've recovered, interrogate them and report to me.

Water.

Do you want some water?

Rum.

Tell me

what your name is, my kind sir.

So I can put in a good word for you

in my prayers.

Do you like rum?

Now, these are the captain's orders.

Issue blankets to all the women.

Oh, my God.

They're closing in.

Stand by the fire.

Break out the powder.

You've already lost and you're our prisoner.

Surrender and not the slightest harm will come to you.

Chief Gunner.

Fire radio broadside from starboard.

Surrender if you want to avoid a massacre of all

your men.

The powder's underwater.

We've got you covered on two sides.

The powder magazine has been flooded.

There's a traitor aboard.

Prepare for boarding.

Don't put up any resistance, you.

All we want is the cargo you're carrying.

Stop the ship.

They won't

know what we're carrying.

The silver's well hidden.

Where's the captain?

This is a man of war.

We have nothing aboard that's worth stealing.

Perhaps you have a few beautiful ladies with you.

A few personal belongings, that's all.

Did you hear that, men?

He only has a few personal belongings, that's all.

My dear captain, I would never permit myself to deprive

you of them.

I'll be content to relieve you of only a few

worthless bales of cotton.

Compliments are in order, girls.

You did a perfect job.

And so did you.

Quickly, get the bales of cotton off.

Don't you see how badly we need it?

I wanted to save my men from certain death.

Have you nothing else to say in your defense, commander?

Nothing else.

I only want to repeat that the pirates knew perfectly

well of the cargo of silver.

Someone betrayed us.

When the government agent Pedro Salvador comes, he will prove

it.

If he exists, there's no one who knows of him

in Hispaniola.

Commander, you have exhausted the court.

This witness of yours must be imaginary.

I remind you that you are being held to trial

with a charge of high treason brought against you.

The prosecution will continue.

Do the regulations of the Royal Navy allow the embarkation

of women aboard the warships of His Majesty?

No.

And yet you raised no objection to admitting aboard the

accomplices of the pirates.

We thought they were shipwrecks.

Ah, we thought they were.

You and who else?

Who gave the order to stop your ship at sea?

The second officer.

Let this witness be called to testify.

Killed on board, sir.

Commander.

The only witness who could corroborate your testimony was killed

by the one shot it took to defeat you.

One shot against a man of war mounting a battery

of 40 cannons.

I'm not trying to excuse myself.

But I protest the charge of high treason.

I repeat that there is someone who knows everything about

this plot.

The police official, Pedro Salvador.

I know you doubt his existence.

But he is on this island.

Was it possible for you to trace this man?

We made a thorough search.

He presented himself to His Excellency the Governor saying he

was a merchant.

It seems that he disappeared after the departure of the

Victoria.

Gentlemen, I am not a traitor.

On my word of honor, I was only doing my

duty in avoiding a massacre.

The court will consider the evidence.

Your Honor, there's a man outside who wants to appear

as a witness.

Objection.

The testimony has already been recorded.

Your Honor, it may be Pedro Salvador.

I present a petition that the court hear the new

witness' testimony.

Your petition is granted.

It's Pedro Salvador.

The witness will testify under oath.

Pedro.

In the name of His Majesty, the King of Spain,

do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole

truth, and nothing but the truth?

In the name of His Majesty, the King of Spain,

I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and

nothing but the truth.

There's no more that we can do now.

Take him out of the courtroom.

You continually cite witnesses who are no longer able to

speak.

Someone made sure that he couldn't speak.

I asked for an investigation.

I object.

Objection sustained.

I ask for a sentence of the full penalty.

In my capacity as governor of Hispaniola, I would like

to point out to the court that Commander Luis Monterrey

has had an unblemished record to his credit.

Judge him therefore with benevolence since he perhaps may only

be guilty of unfortunate judgment.

The court will take into consideration all extenuating circumstances.

The court will now withdraw.

Everybody rise.

All we can do now is trust in the common

sense of the jury.

Commander.

I'm afraid I have no right to be called that.

Your merits alone open the doors to advancement at the

court of Madrid.

I expected they would get you out of this court.

Isabella, I think that it's the last time...

Oh, now, don't be so dramatic.

Or were you trying to upset me?

It was only in my case that the regulations were

observed.

But then perhaps you found the pirates' women more interesting,

more to your liking.

I think you've said everything you wanted to.

Now you can return to your equals.

I only want to give you some good advice.

You should watch out with women.

You never have luck with us, do you?

The court is now in session.

Everybody rise.

Approach the court to hear the verdict.

Luis Monterey.

Before hearing this court deliver its verdict, have you anything

further to say on your own behalf?

Yes, Your Honor.

Sentence me for one mistake.

But not for high treason against Spain.

You will proceed to deliver the sentence.

In the name of His Most Catholic Majesty, the King

of Spain, this court finds the accused Luis Monterey guilty

of negligence in command and of complicity with the pirates

and therefore condemns him to death.

In consideration of the previous merits shown by this commander,

the penalty of death is commuted to deportation for life

at hard labor in a penal colony.

I must execute the sentence of this court, although it

may be personally painful to do so.

Luis Monterey, I now degrade you.

Surrender me your sword and commission.

Luis.

On your feet, get to work.

Drink, drink.

What's he faking now?

Who's faking?

It's malaria.

Oh, malaria, is it?

Doctor.

Have some pity.

It's malaria.

Stop.

Luis, keep out of this.

Leave him alone.

I'll take his place.

Murderer.

Murderer.

Pedro.

Pedro.

He's done for.

I swear I'll make him pay for this.

Hurry up, get that star in place.

Have it taken a loft and replace the other one.

It's split in two.

It's about to fall.

Hey, Bosun.

Take these chains off.

I'll need him and two other men who are not

afraid to climb up on the yard.

I want two volunteers.

Just now, sir, one of the prisoners died below.

Oh, immovable.

What about services for the dead, sir?

Have all hands assembled on the main deck at once.

The poor devil deserves a Christian burial.

Come on, look lively there.

If we have to die anyway, better do it fast.

Gogo, look.

And of the heavens, with thy mercy receive him and

grant him thy pardon.

Amen.

Before the soldiers leave the deck, we must chop away

this spar.

Well, let's start chopping.

We're letting you breathe.

Surrender me

your sword.

What do you intend to do?

I'll answer you.

How do you intend to die?

Hold on.

Surrender me your sword at once if you want to

avoid a massacre.

You, Captain Fernandez, are free to withdraw your sword.

You embark on a launch without your men.

Lower the launch.

Put your back to the oar, you slave driver.

Give him provisions and water enough for a week.

And may God have mercy on his soul.

Why should we?

We are men without a country, but not without honor.

Santa Cruz.

For us of the Tortugas, it's like falling off a

log to capture it.

First, we land here at the old port.

Pass over the canal, go over land through the forest

and arrive at the citadel from the rear.

Easy, isn't it?

Provided there is one ship standing off the coast to

draw down the Spanish garrison's fire.

What do you say, Captain Lamont?

I am afraid my ship is too fragile to face

the batteries of the fortress.

And you, Captain Brooke, are the Irish also going to

say they are too frightened to go?

Not frightened, Dolonese.

I promised all my childhood companions that we'd grow old

together.

In Ireland.

Rock.

You will sail in as close as you can to

the coast and open fire on the Spanish batteries while

we attack the walls of the city from the rear.

What city?

Santa Cruz.

Why should I be the one to act as clay

pigeon for the Spaniards?

But are you going to attack Santa Cruz by day

or by night?

By night.

What does it matter?

Well, I'm afraid at night they couldn't see me.

But this is a chance that comes once in a

lifetime.

You're all a bunch of blockheads.

Three days from now, there's a ball at the citadel.

There will be ladies with golden earrings and covered with

pearls and diamonds.

Gold and silver to be had for the asking.

What's happened now?

There's a ship in port.

Whose is it?

I never saw it before.

Get out of here.

Friendly Tortugas, huh?

You'll have to leave your men here.

Are you afraid?

I'm not going to trust you with them even if

your ship is flying the pirate flag.

If I don't come back in half an hour, take

the ship and put out to sea.

No.

Go on.

That one's our chief, Bolognese.

What do you want in the Tortugas?

Who are you?

My name wouldn't mean anything to you, but I command

a 40-gun ship and have a good crew.

I want to stay here in the Tortugas with the

pirates of the coast.

What else do you want of us?

Our women also?

Captain, um...

Nobody.

I know one thing about you, Captain, as you say,

nobody.

You're a proper mariner, you are.

You sailed into the channel from the northeast, avoiding the

part where the reefs are.

Perfect.

You want to live as one of us?

Well, I'd like to give you the opportunity.

That is, providing these gentlemen will permit you to.

Captain Lamotte?

Yes.

Captain Brooke?

Yes.

Captain Rock?

Yes.

Let's hear the proposal.

Santa Cruz.

Clear out, all of you.

This is the fortress.

You're attacking the Spaniards from offshore.

And stand in as close to shore as possible.

And go to the bottom.

Do you imagine that I can attack a fortress as

though it were a ship?

I'm imagining that whoever wants to join the pirates of

the coast won't be afraid to stand firm under fire

from the Spanish guns while we attack and capture the

fortress from the rear.

A proper sailor like yourself will be sure to avoid

damage from the batteries.

And if I should lose my ship?

Then we'll come and pick you up.

You will have proved that you are trustworthy.

You will come to our rescue if our ship goes

down?

I give you my word.

What do you say?

Is it a deal?

I accept.

Tell your men to come ashore.

There's a party in your honor.

Well, what does it take to cheer you up?

Not even my own woman can heat the ice water

in your veins.

Why don't you at least give this a try, Captain?

Or do you prefer to see something even more effective?

Dance for him.

Dance for him.

And pull off those rags.

That's enough.

Stop.

Haven't you already decided he is coming with us to

Santa Cruz?

Come with me.

Let's leave him alone.

You were risking your very life, Captain.

I've never liked to see a woman being forced to

do something she doesn't want to do.

Olenazy is a brute, I know, and I loathe him.

But still you obey him.

At certain moments I could snatch a weapon and kill

him.

And moments when he holds me close in his embrace,

I can't resist him.

Then I know I'm his woman.

I help him carry out his most daring plans.

I once drifted on a raft for days to catch

the attention of a ship with a hidden cargo of

silver.

You're a brave girl.

How did you know what course the ship was following?

Well, the captain was bound to follow only one course

if he knew the currents.

And how did you know about the cargo?

Take my advice.

Don't ask such questions.

Captain, whatever your name is.

A penny for your thoughts.

I'm thinking of what I agreed to do for Olenazy.

It's not like in Spain, but the life here is

not too tedious.

I and my guests will recall this reception especially on

account of your presence.

It's kind of you to say so, and I'm even

more pleased that you invited me.

I trust you will extend your stay here.

Yes, I'd like to.

Everyone ashore.

You first.

Follow him.

Excuse me the creeps.

Captain Lamont.

Attack from the left side.

Captain Brooke, from the right.

Rock and I will attack them from the center.

Is that clear?

Will Captain Nobody be as good as his word?

Will he bring his ship within range of the fortress?

Well, if he does, he will pay for it with

his neck.

And if he fails us, we will pay with our

own.

He'll risk it.

And we'll wait for him here.

Open fire!

There's an appointment between two lovers.

I beg you to conduct yourselves with calm.

There's no reason to be afraid.

You know our soldiers are here to defend us all.

The fortress is quite impregnable.

Well, we made it on the dot.

Let's rush them.

Thank you, Your Excellency, for having prepared this welcome.

Do you wish to make the formal presentation or do

you prefer instead that we dispense with etiquette?

You'll pay for this outrage, you cutthroat.

Leave that

one alone.

He's mine.

Ollinese, we'd better be moving out of here.

Take this woman to the ship.

Don't lay a hand on her.

Everybody out of here.

We can't run off before we save the captain who

attacked the fortress.

Have you lost your mind?

That was our agreement with him.

You're not going back on your word now.

I don't have time to bother with him.

Now get out of my sight before I break you

in two.

Fall back through the town.

Give them

more time.

I'm keeping my word to Ollinese.

Why, Captain, we'll be blown sky high.

Prepare to abandon the ship.

All hands on deck.

These idiots

will only come and put us out of our misery.

Well, he's one they won't have to worry about.

You might have known it.

I can see now that we have been betrayed.

Left it to the Spaniards to do away with us.

Madame.

Perhaps the company doesn't give you any pleasure, my well

-bred lady.

Is that how they taught you to behave?

Why not take a whip to her, Ollinese?

I'll whip you first.

The ceremony can begin now.

The whole lot of you are invited.

And mourn for him.

I want you to cry.

Fellow pirates of the coast, companions and enemies of the

deported, I propose a toast to the success of his

long and arduous journey.

Long and arduous voyage to that devil.

What name should we drink to him by?

No one knows what his name was.

Let's call him something.

Captain Misfortune.

To the repose of the late Captain Misfortune.

Greetings to all you pirates of the coast.

We're almost overwhelmed with joy at your return.

I'm very grateful to you for having organized such a

nice funeral.

But sometimes the dead come back to ask for their

part of the inheritance.

Let's hear what you have to say.

You must live up to your agreement with me.

You couldn't come and help me as you promised.

Very well.

But now I want my share.

You will divide your share with me.

You're expecting too much.

I don't think so.

I appeal to your captains.

Half of your booty belongs to him.

And I'll all say so.

It's just as he says.

Very well, then.

You shall have everything that's coming to you.

Are you satisfied now?

The gold and silver will go to my men.

I want this woman.

I'm not going to let you have her.

Then I'll take her.

Don't let him be killed, Madonna.

Just teach him a good lesson.

I can't really believe that it's you.

And after the way I treated you so badly.

Isabella.

And you were ready to risk your life for me.

My darling.

I belong to you now.

Now I'm an outlaw.

It doesn't matter any longer what you are.

You love me and I'm staying with you.

No, it's not possible.

I have two men that I can trust to accompany

you.

Poro.

Go, go.

Go back with them.

You'll soon be an Espanola.

There's no danger.

All the pirate ships are here.

Please don't send me away.

If it were only possible.

I'd never let you out of my sight again.

You must go now.

Oh, please, come with me.

An officer who's been degraded is compromised forever.

So this is goodbye.

Goodbye, Luis.

Were you listening?

Yes.

But I'll never give away your secret, Captain.

You have my word of honor.

Thank you.

I'll hang a whole pack of them.

I won't have any peace until I see every last

pirate with a rope around his neck.

Uncle, one of them saved my life.

Otherwise I wouldn't be here.

I never heard of those dogs doing anything for nothing.

I'll pay the rascal off sooner or later whether he

causes ransom or reward.

No, I don't think so.

The man who saved me from dishonor and death was

not one of the pirates.

He was Commander Luis Monterey.

Monterey?

But are you quite sure?

Yes, as sure as I am of being here.

Monterey?

On the Tortuga?

On the Tortuga?

How could he possibly...

I don't know.

Oh, this is incredible.

It's incredible.

Monterey on the Tortuga.

Safe and sound.

You will help him, won't you, to redeem his honor?

Why should I?

Because he's innocent.

Innocent, is he?

Yes.

I beg you, Uncle, help him if you can.

I promise I'll do everything to have him exonerated and

restored to duty.

Governor!

You'll excuse me, sir.

I bring you a message of the utmost importance from

the Viceroy.

Urgency is no excuse for you to dispense with good

manners.

Is it bad news?

Yes.

We're at war.

The kings of England and Spain have decided to lock

horns with each other.

And who gains?

We do!

We are!

Let's throw in with a stronger power.

Yeah!

The English fleet is the most powerful.

Let's join up with them.

Yeah!

The idea has its attractions.

The English would pay and pay well to have us.

And we are in a position to round out the

price.

Legitimately.

Raiding citizens.

And it's hurrah for the English!

Yeah!

I say for Spain!

Brooke.

Where do you come from, Brooke?

From Ireland!

The Irish are enemies of the English.

And you.

Have you forgotten the windmills of La Mancha?

And you.

Don't you dream of the Red Earth?

And the birth of Castile?

And you.

Haven't you spoken to me of the Asturias?

Lamont.

You're a Frenchman.

And France is not with the English.

I see you're cured.

What's become of your eye patch?

From now on our companion can see doubly well.

You.

You used to fish at Barcelona.

You.

You were an innkeeper in Seville, weren't you?

And you.

And you.

And you.

And all of you.

What language do you speak?

Here amongst you I found a little bit of my

own home in this faraway country.

But you make me ashamed of the blood that runs

in our veins.

This is a grave period for our country.

But if we help her to come through it.

If we side with Spain.

Not only will we get as much as we would

from the English.

But we could also regain our liberty.

Obtain a royal pardon.

Whatever the wrongs we've committed.

Did you hear that?

Would you obtain a royal pardon?

Yes.

Would you like to have your pockets full of gold?

Yes.

Well then what more do you expect to get?

Stupid gallows bait.

Are you or aren't you good Spaniards?

Well all right.

Hurrah for Spain then.

You heard me.

We're all with you Captain Misfortune.

You have managed to convince us.

You will have documents to permit you free navigation issued

to you in the name of the king.

I'll bet they hang you from the highest lamp post

in the town square.

And have a thanksgiving for your funeral Captain.

The rum they'll drink at my funeral hasn't been put

into barrels yet.

I want all of you to sign an oath swearing

that you will not disobey the king.

And with this document in hand I shall go myself

to Hispaniola.

Good evening my friend.

What are you doing here?

How often do I have to tell you not to

show yourself here without warning me?

There was no time to warn you.

Besides this was the only way I could be sure

of seeing you.

You have not respected our agreement either.

Pygad, weren't you content with the cargo of silver I

sent?

Who gave you the order to raid Santa Cruz?

No one gives me orders to do or not to

do what I want.

The operations you put me on to serve only as

exercises to keep our sea legs nimble.

Why warn you?

Don't go beyond the limit of my endurance if you

want your sea legs to get you out of here.

Are you trying to frighten me?

You and I both know too much about each other.

Be careful.

At Santa Cruz one of them was my niece.

Did she get away all right?

Her name is Isabella.

Why then that beautiful girl would have been she.

I treated her with great consideration.

And she'd be with me on the Tortugas if a

scurrilous buccaneer hadn't stolen her away.

You're beginning to show yourself at your age, Olonese.

That scurrilous buccaneer is the ex-commander of the Spanish

Navy, Luis Monterrey.

The one who carried the hidden silver?

Right.

And it is to him that I owe the safe

return of my niece.

You owe him that as well.

It's the pirate's oath of fidelity.

They all signed it even if some could only make

a cross beside their names.

Magnificent.

This offer of allegiance must never reach the Viceroy.

Perhaps I could change their minds.

But it's not going to be easy with that Monterrey

who has great influence with my men.

Don't make any mistake.

The English have already accepted my pact.

I was forced to make them friendly overtures since in

Spain they're beginning to suspect.

Suspect on what grounds?

The disappearance of that Pedro Salvador and the fact he

died at the trial of Monterrey.

And eventually the truth will out however we fight it.

And I don't wish to hang in particular.

It's no time to be talking about the gallows.

Yes, it is.

If it weren't for the declaration of war I'd already

be under investigation.

We've no other way out.

You and your ships will go over to the English.

That way the Spaniards won't have a prey on their

desperation.

And after they've been defeated no one will be thinking

about me.

And you'll come out of it with mountains of gold.

The mountains will be half yours as my accomplice.

Yes.

Everything must be destroyed on the Tortugas to prevent them

from becoming my enemies.

I'll be forming a supply base for the Spanish men

of war.

And we must arrange for our ships to be turned

over to the English fleet.

That'll be the end of piracy.

A fitting end which will leave you one of the

richest men in the whole of the New World.

Ah, certainly.

I shall turn into a respectable plantation owner.

I must create a past though.

A kind of guarantee.

I need something to put me beyond the reach of

the slightest suspicion.

Your gold will make people forget anything you wish.

Even people like you?

I'd be the last one to betray you.

Certainly.

But when you no longer have any need of me

maybe you'll change your mind then.

And no one prefers to divide what he might easily

keep all to himself.

Unless, of course, he divides it within his family.

You're implying that...

That this future rich plantation owner in the New World

should be related to you by marriage.

I want Isabella.

If you agree to this...

But how dare you?

If you raise your voice once again I'll slit your

throat like a goat, do you hear?

I'm asking for Isabella.

Give me your answer.

I'll give two-thirds of the gold if you promise

to go far away, back to Europe.

No, I only want my half.

My half plus Isabella.

Or would you prefer that I go and give an

account to Captain Monterey of how I learned of the

cargo of silver?

No, you mustn't do a thing like that.

What could you gain by it?

The sight of you dangling in air from a gallows,

Your Excellency.

All right then.

I have the honor to request the hand of your

niece in marriage.

Have it your way.

That's better.

We seem to see eye to eye.

I shall be a good husband.

After the destruction of the Tortugas you shall have Isabella.

After?

Why do you say after?

Otherwise you couldn't trust me.

As you say, we see eye to eye.

Now these are my plans.

In the name of His Most Catholic Majesty, et cetera,

et cetera, I grant you this document to permit you

free navigation during the war against the English.

Captain Lamont, this one goes to you.

You'll be the handsomest captain in all Spain.

Brock, here's one for you.

Everyone aboard his own ship.

We're sailing as soon as possible.

And I?

I haven't a ship anymore.

Don't get excited.

There's another assignment for you.

It seems that the governor knows who you are and

expressed his wish to show you consideration.

He has named you commandant of the Tortugas.

The islands will stay as they are to be a

supply base for a part of the Spanish fleet.

Tomorrow the first of the Spanish ships will arrive and

you'll be here with your men to do the honors

of the occasion.

You see, it's addressed to Commander Luis Monterrey in the

name of the King of Spain.

Will that do?

I would have preferred to return to sea again.

But if these are my orders, I'll obey them.

Perfect.

You'll see that Spain will repay you as well as

you deserve.

This is one time I go with you.

No.

Why not?

I don't want a woman on board.

Good luck.

Are you happy, Captain, to be serving your country again?

Yes, to serve my country.

But you would like to be at sea again.

What's wrong, Anna?

I don't want him to sail this time without me.

I understand.

I'll have my men help you.

Go, go.

Aye, aye, sir.

Just leave it to me.

Thank you, Captain.

Keep our place at the head of the formation.

Break out full sails!

Break out full sails!

You!

Why, I'll beat you to death!

Now I understand why Orenese didn't want me sailing on

this ship with him.

I'd only be in the way, huh?

But don't you realize what sort of life you can

expect to lead?

I, too, you know.

I was captured by force of arms.

And when I was brought down here the first time

and I entered this cabin, another woman was leaving it.

The one who preceded me.

But in spite of everything, I guess I really love

this life and this ship.

It reminds me of a caravan of my mother's.

She was a gypsy woman.

I was forced against my will to come here.

What kind of force brought you here?

I was sold.

Who could have sold you?

My uncle.

He's in league with that Orenese.

They're going to turn all the ships over to the

English.

I was part of the bargain.

Help me.

I beg you to help me to get away.

I must reach Luis and warn him in time.

We can do nothing.

We've put out too far from the coast.

I want to try it anyhow.

Please help me.

But don't you understand?

He's too far away.

It would be foolish.

There's no way to reach him.

It's impossible now.

How did you get aboard?

Can't you see this is the ladies' cabin?

Get out of here.

I'll make you pay for this.

You filthy traitor, you.

He's a traitor.

He's betrayed all of us.

That lady down there is the governor's daughter.

She told me.

Traitor.

Does one

of you have anything he wants to say?

Get back to your stations then.

The Spanish fleet.

It's coming into the harbor now.

The Spanish fleet.

That's my ship leading the fleet.

The Victoria.

The flag.

Right away, Captain.

They're hoisting the Spanish flag.

Why, of all the brazen impudence.

Your Excellency, before we launch an attack on the Tortugas,

wouldn't it be advisable to negotiate with the pirates?

I do not agree with your views, Commander.

The aid of the pirates would be decisive in a

naval battle against the English.

We ought to come to terms with them, subject to

the King's approval.

I won't come to terms with those cataracts.

In war, we can't be choosy of our allies.

Victory is the important thing, and any means justifies that

end.

It's my decision.

The Tortugas and those buccaneers are a blight that has

to be wiped out.

The faster you destroy the men in the installations, the

better it'll be for all concerned.

As you wish, sir.

Give the word to attack at once.

I am at your orders, Your Excellency.

All ships, come about in a line.

Forward!

Luis.

We're finished.

All the naysayers in league with the...

Isabella.

What do you know of Isabella?

Isabella is with all the naysayers.

Aboard his ship.

The governor sold her to him.

They're done for me.

From now on, you watch out for our captain.

I will.

I promise I will.

If I could just manage to get aboard one of

those ships, I'd kill a dozen with my bare hands

for you.

Don't leave him alone.

Don't leave him now.

I'll see that they pay for this.

I have to, for Gogo's sake.

Come to

the Victoria and stay underwater.

The information we had was entirely correct.

We've surprised them when they were defenseless.

Gentlemen, this is a great day for us.

What we are witnessing at first hand is the end

of piracy.

Gentlemen, grant me the right to punish a traitor to

our country.

Here is the man who by secretly forming an alliance

with the pirates has sent many brave men to their

deaths.

And now he's in agreement with the English.

No, no.

Have mercy.

Please don't take my life.

If you want to save your life, shout out that

you're a traitor.

Tell your soldiers that you sold them to the English.

Tell my men about the pact you made with Olanese.

Speak!

I didn't know anything.

Remember, we were at war.

I was carrying out orders.

Be careful now.

I'm running out of patience.

Very well.

I'll confess it.

Everything said by Captain Monterey is the truth.

You even sold Isabella.

Where is Olanese waiting for you?

Where is Olanese?

Further east.

From there we were to set sail for the rendezvous

with the English.

You'd better pray that nothing has happened to Isabella.

Did you hear that?

It wasn't Spain who betrayed us.

Now listen to what I say.

And remember it well.

Spain is our country.

This is the end a traitor deserves.

He betrayed Spain just as Olanese betrayed the pirates of

the Tortugas.

Men of Spain!

We are fighting the same battle as you are.

Men of the Tortugas!

Let's go after Olanese before it's too late.

The General has

just told me to inform you that we are getting

close now to where the English village is.

Tell that idiot that I'm the captain of this ship.

And follow the course.

It's about time.

He certainly took long enough to settle accounts with those

fine patriots.

Up the port side!

Reduce sail and come about!

The other ships will follow the same course as before!

Hold on

tight!

In a few minutes your uncle will be here.

This is the end of your career!

Which yard arm do you prefer to be hanged from?

Porro!

Porro!

Every man for himself!

The ship is sinking!

Isabella!

Olanese is dead.

He wanted to sell us all out.

That ship is signaling that we are headed straight into

the jaws of the English.

Prepare to bring her aboard!

Set your course to follow the Spanish fleet!

Full stop at hand!

Take the course!

The Spanish are following!

And under full sail!

Therefore we, Viceroy of New Spain, in the name of

His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, as a

result of the reversal of the decision of the court

and in view of the Royal Warrant and Commission of

Rehabilitation, restore to this valiant commander his rank and his

full honors.

Be careful.

I'm still only an officer in the Royal Navy.

I'm afraid I'll have to settle for that, Commander.