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Soldiers on a mission from a fort on the Northwest Frontier of British-Raj India argue over tactics as they seek to deal with reports of a native uprising.

Former pirate chief MacDonald has gone to England and won amnesty for his band of buccaneers, promising to reform them into peaceful colonial ways. But what follows is an engaging and ruthless tale of deceit and treachery as MacDonald faces ruin due to traitors who plot to overthrow him and seize Blood Island whose waters contain a valuable treasure.

Zack, a cynical adventurer, robs an old pioneer, Alfaro, and his daughter Gladys of a map that indicates the place where the Indians have hidden a fabulous diamond which they consider a sacred talisman.