When tragedy strikes aboard the Redemption, it threatens to disrupt the placid calm which has enveloped both Paul and Rebecca Burgess, as well as Captain William Jameson and the crew who serve under him... The war between Napoleon Bonaparte's France and the ruling monarchy in England continues to rage on. When rumors of Spain's intent to join forces with the murderous Napoleon Bonaparte begin to surface, Captain Jameson and his crew are placed on vigilant alert. While monitoring the activities of the Spanish fleet near the Strait of Gibraltar, their attention is suddenly waylaid by the unexpected death of Paul and Rebecca's infant daughter. Forced to consider the unthinkable, William Jameson, in a selfless act of compassion, surrenders that which is dearest to his heart, while inadvertently setting his most trusted lieutenant and his beloved Rebecca on a course for certain disaster.