The crew's missions have hit snags--the hated Snapper Bennett, Mary's putrid brother, plans to slander Mary's late husband to keep hold of her salt interest forever. Captain Crowe used the distraction Sorrowful Barks provided to broker a peace on Nevis, but their new hosts on Barbados have questions for them--and a problem with the local wildlife. Will both parties be able to fight a beast in its lair and survive to tell the tale?