A man is brutally murdered by an unseen assailant. We glimpse the murder weapon: A steel spearhead with a scythe-like hook on the side, mounted on a shaft. Some days later and Jack Taylor is returning to his beloved Galway after having been away for a year. Jack is clean and sober. Now he's back, off the booze and determined to stay away from trouble| determined not to get suck...。1812年盘踞在巴利提亚的海盗琼拉费特·势力遍及墨西哥湾与加勒比海,当时美国遭受英军强大舰队攻击,华盛顿沦陷,仅余安得鲁·杰克生将军率领的1200名猎人及新兵,煞费苦心守于纽奥良,英舰队16000人直逼而来,并欲联合琼·拉费特一举歼灭美军。
拉费特深爱州长之女安妮,并向州长投诚,未料城中反对派竟炮轰巴利提压,并掳走所有海贼,拉费特于是单枪匹马与杰克生将军谈判……。