It's a new century the beginning of the twentieth. Adam Pernell returns home after thirty years with no contact with his family. After a joyous reunion Adam learns that Pirates still roam the waters of the Great Lakes. Dan Leavey pirate attacks the Pernell family. Killing David and Sam Pernell, and kidnapped two Pernell cousins, Martha and Becky. Adam leads the family in a rescue attempt before the girls are sold into prostitution.