The Hispaniola, the ship Mr. Trelawny bought for the expedition, puts to sea. The days go by and sometimes there is good and sometimes bad weather. Things aren't going well on board either: the rumor is spreading among the crew that the trip is going to a secret treasure island, and the vice-captain turns out to be a drunkard. When Jim goes fishing in a rowboat with the ship's cook, John Silver, during a lull, a mutiny breaks out on the ship...