A woman in a rustic fishing boat is attacked and beheaded by a crocodilian shadow. In the village, a meeting of men folk discusses the potential threat of a monster attack as predicted by a hooded traveler. Some agree to flee, others to stay. The traveler rides out with a fisherman, seeking the crocodile monster. As a large shadow appears to swim toward them, the traveler produces a shotgun. When the creature attacks, the traveler loses an arm protecting the fisherman. Returning to the village, the fisherman leads the shadow until the entire shadow is on one ship's sail. He throws an oil lantern at the sail and the traveler fires, drenching the sail in oil and flames. The monster shadow is consumed, disappearing with a roar.