Beckett first appears in "Dead Man's Chest", when he arrives in Port Royal with warrants of arrest for Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann (for aiding in the escape of Jack Sparrow), and also for James Norrington (for giving Jack a head start when he escaped), although Norrington had already resigned his commission and disappeared months before. Beckett offers Will a deal, informing him that he and Elizabeth will be pardoned if Will locates Jack Sparrow and brings back his compass for Beckett to use. Beckett wants to use the compass to find the Dead Man's Chest and the heart of Davy Jones within it, in order to take control of Jones and the "Flying Dutchman" to purge the seas of pirates.