Pearce awaits a court martial while the government claims the silver from Santa Leocadia as Crown property and denies his crew their prize money. HMS Hazard is placed under Horatio Nelson, drawing Pearce into a clash with Spanish frigates and a mission to evacuate the Corsican government.
The rescue traps Hazard in a defended bay and forces Pearce to seek help from a local clan chief. Success depends upon tactics that may conflict with his orders, while old enemies threaten Emily and his allies in Britain.
