Late 19th century, the Delaware coast.
Until now violent storms were all Jack had to fear, but he finds that human will, for good or ill,.
But LeFrank, the captain of the ship, is bent on selling her to gain control of her fortune.
Jack Light, a Surfman with the Lifesaving Service, pulls her to safety and at her insistence hides her until she can return to her home.
Heiress Elizabeth Harrison leaps from a slave ship where she has been held captive.
The Civil War is over, but slavery has not died.
Late 19th century, the Delaware coast