- A discovery by Sumner sends Drax into a murderous rage. Cavendish proves crucial in Baxter and Brownlee's plan. An arctic storm rages and threatens the safety of the ship's crew.
- Captain Brownlee reluctantly starts the investigation doc Sumner insists on for the brutal rape and murder of simpleton cabin boy Joseph Hannah. Captain's deputy Cavendish eagerly follows up on rumors that McKendrick, a reputed homosexual (then a major crime) has an eye and his hands on poor, anxious Joseph, hence 'must be' the killer. Sumner insists, before he's locked up as sole suspect, to examine him for sign, none of which are found after he's forced to strip starkers, nor venereal contamination, yet the captain grumbles 'enough trouble', dismissing his remark that Cavendish is too eager to blame McKendrick. While Brownlee plots with fellow captain Morwood to wreck the whaling ship as insurance fraud, Sumner finds McKendrickphysically disabled to commit the crime die to a crushed thumb. Doc inquires for other suspects an settles on Drax, the conspirators' ruthless backup fixer. The captain allows his nude investigation, which initially seems void, until he finds in a festering, so far covered-up wound the very tooth missing from Jacob's mouth. Another crew member dies, skull-crushed.—KGF Vissers
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