A young thief named Benny Wand is arrested for illegal gaming and deported to the city of Port Royal, Jamaica. Benny is forced to join a raid on a Spanish city, and he attracts the attention of the mission’s leader, Captain Henry Morgan. Benny and Morgan develop an unlikely friendship through their shared love of chess. Morgan becomes corrupted through his attacks on Spanish cities, and he becomes Wand’s greatest enemy.
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