8Rich Harris, a Wildlife Resource Officer, makes the discovery of a lifetime...a real-life treasure! Uncertain of how to turn this treasure into wealth he keeps it a secret. What Rich doesn't realize is that this treasure is cursed with the spirit of the pirate to which it had once belonged. Rich begins to take on characteristics of the pirate until he has been all but fully consumed. He now walks, talks, and thinks like the infamous Captain Billy Thompson. Rich's friends make a startling discovery of their own...the origin of the curse. Now they must find a way to save Rich before he completely becomes a murderous plundering rogue hell-bent on ruling the seas.