"This map is incorrect," the pronouncement came from Davy Jones as his pincer indicated the cartographer's flaw. A lieutenant, a little young for Navy standards but a keen enough navigator for the EITC, began to interrupt – to defend against a resented interloper – but Jones continued to speak over him. Without failing to catch a syllable of what Jones was saying, Norrington slid his gaze to the lieutenant with the full force of his reproof snapping behind his eyes. The young man did not catch it at first, but when he did he blinked and snapped his mouth shut and shuttered his face to the passions roiling inside of him. An outburst such as that would have severely annoyed James in the past: the Navy had more discipline and those under his command would have known better in the first place.
The Admiral knew that Jones, who had been a man once, had much to teach if one where willing to learn. James had a thirst for knowledge and soon discovered that Jones had a thirst for Scotch. Norrington used his little cache of Scottish Moonshine to pry secrets from the Dutchman's captain. Davy Jones had the privilege to see all the horrors and all the wonders that dwelt beneath the break of waves: giant pill bugs that scavenged the floor of the sea, great chimneys that bellowed black and white smoke in the deep, dark trenches, and fish with translucent skin that glowed like will o' wisps in the eternal darkness.
Too late did James learn that not only does whiskey burn as it goes down, it also burns as it comes back up. Davy Jones had lured out the secret of Miss Swann and called Norrington a fool for still loving her. It was a gentle rebuke from Jones, but Norrington was full of liquor and was about to slur an insult when he stumbled upon a revelation. This ship had a Great Cabin full of fools and James Norrington loved Elizabeth Swann unconditionally. Davy Jones cut out his heart because his love had failed to meet his expectations. Elizabeth had cut out his heart, thrown it to the ground, stomped on it, and then turned her back to it. James picked it up and put it back in his chest and still it beat for her. James Norrington found it revealing to have the edges of the map of his heart revealed to him by a creature that no longer had one.