Ian again tries and fails to seduce Rowena; while Miss Drumgoole, still in love with Ian, throws herself overboard when he rejects her. Before they can be arrested, Jack, Ian, and Christopher abscond in the lifeboat; they find Miss Drumgoole adrift, then become caughat in a storm.
Ian makes another attempt to win Rowena's affections, but she is uninterested. In a tragic turn of events, Miss Drumgoole throws herself into the sea after Ian rejects her. Before they can be apprehended, Jack, Ian, and Christopher escape in the lifeboat, only to find themselves caught up in a treacherous storm that also claims Miss Drumgoole's life.