A state welfare agent persuades a Maine lobsterman to take a troubled orphan boy aboard.

An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.

Captain English permits Mr. Walkes to board his ship bound for Bali, only to learn Walkes is unwelcome at virtually every port, forcing English to endure his increasingly unwelcome guest.

The story of James Otis who was a part of the American revolution. He contested in court the right of the British to search colonists' homes.