In 1900. In different situations, George Leach, Ruth Brewster, and writer Humphrey Van Weyden were criticized with an iron fist by Wolf" Larson, who would not tolerate any questions about his authority. His cruelty had turned his crew into a strong group. In this cruel situation, he often makes his opponents confront each other, ultimately achieving the goal of complete control. Although all three wanted to leave, George and Ruth were outside of San Francisco, but they were to some extent captured by Wolf because they had neither interacted with any other ships nor landed before finally returning to San Francisco. Humphrey saw and discovered that Wolf was a contradictory group, as the true nature of ghosts, related to Wolf's fellow sailors, remained hidden for most people. At the same time, George did his best to get off the car safely with Ruth, especially when their love was partly due to escape, even if it required organizing a mutiny without knowing who to trust. Through each person's conspiracy to achieve their goals, Wolf may demonstrate to the most important person that he would rather rule in hell than serve in heaven;.