MurdochandIns ectorBrackenreidareaboardtheSSKeewatinaftertheowner,ClarenceMacFarlane,receiveswhathebelievesisathreat.TheKeewatinisabouttode artfromTorontoonitsmaidenvoyagedestinedforRochester,N.Y.andMurdochthinkstheyshouldstayonboard,es eciallyafterheseesthatJuliaisoneoftheinvitedguests.Their resence rovesusefulafterMacFarlane’sdaughterAmy,whoisengagedtoherfather’schieffinancialofficerOwenMathers,fallsoverboardandisnowheretobefound.AsMurdochinvestigateshefindsthereisarealthreatagainsttheKeewatinandthetruefactsbehindAmy’sdisa earance