Will, Jack, Ragetti and Pintel rush to the harbour and gaze out to see the remnants of a firefight and battle dying down aboard the Flying Dutchman and the ship turning to leave with another in tow. Will calls out Elizabeth's name in anguish. Jack simply asks, "You stole the Dutchman? Well, that was clever". Ragetti and Pintel find the bodies of their other sailors, all with their throats cut, and the remnants of the longboat lying in the water. But there are plenty of ships about. Will says to Jack that they must get Elizabeth and the crew back. Jack says he might hang around Isla Noche for a bit - but Will counters that whoever is doing this is doing this is working for Norrington, who now controls the sea, which controls the Kraken, which has the Black Pearl. Jack says "Oh right, let's go".
They jump aboard a sleek looking pirate vessel, the 'Essex', and orders the crew off. The captain laughs, saying "you can't just..." BANG! Jack shoots him dead, and the rest of the crew run for it. Ragetti and Pintel cast off and they set off in pursuit of the Dutchman and the Buddha.
Back aboard the Buddha, Elizabeth is carried, bloodied from the battle, into Sao Feng's cabin. He berates his men for harming a woman, before asking Elizabeth's shipmates. A sailor replies that some were killed, but those who survived are being held prisoner aboard the Dutchman - which is being manned by some of the Chinese crew, and travelling alongside. The sailor says that Chun and the other assassins must be dead. Sao Feng agrees, nodding gravely, before ordering his men to leave him alone with Elizabeth. He asks her about this "William Turner" - if he is such a dangerous and wanted pirate to Admiral Norrington, why has he (Sao Feng) never heard of him. Elizabeth replies that Will is a blacksmith, nothing more... but his father is Bootstrap Bill. Sao Feng recognises this name and asks whatever happened to Captain Jack Sparrow, first mate Barbossa and the Black Pearl. Elizabeth says, "Barbossa mutinied. Left Jack for dead. Got cursed. Became a zombie. Jack escaped. Hunted down the Pearl. Killed Barbossa. Took back the Pearl. Was chased by Davy Jones. Was killed by the Kraken. Okay?" Sao Feng nods, "I see".
Back on the Dutchman, Gibbs and the others are imprisoned and being guarded by a hulking Chinese pirate armed with a ferocious looking mace. Gibbs mutters under his breath, "Where the devil are ya, Will?"
Aboard the 'Essex', Jack, Will, Ragetti and Pintel are struggling to maintain the ship with just four men, but it is surprisingly fast. Dawn is breaking and it is becoming a beautifully clear day at sea. Will asks what the plan is. Jack explains that they will most likely catch the Dutchman because the evil vessel does gain any advantage in the wind, and the Buddha will have to stay with it. Will queries whether the ships will fire on them, and Jack replies that they might, but he gets the impression that Sao Feng wants proof of Will's death, and would therefore prefer his dead corpse to a drowned one at the bottom of the ocean. Will asks how he knows it is Sao Feng. Jack says he would recognise the Golden Buddha anywhere - the ship was the closest any ever got to matching the Black Pearl for speed, and they should count themselves lucky that they were not simply pursuing that ship alone. Will asks what about Sao Feng, why would he want them dead. Jack says, "I've knew him a few years back. A good man. A good pirate. Ruthless bugger though. Would sell his mother for a shilling. Now, William, who would want you dead?" Will realises this is Norrington's doing and that Sao Feng is trying to flee from the Uncharted Waters back to him. They cannot allow this, as they would be surely captured, and the Dutchman would fall into Norrington's hands, confirming his power over the seas. Will says that they have to hurry.
On board the Dutchman, Sao Feng says to Elizabeth that he is sorry that Jack Sparrow is dead and asks how it happened. She tells him about Davey Jones and the Kraken's hunt. Sao Feng replies, "Oh yes, that old story". Elizabeth is shocked by the pirate's acceptance of this and realises "you've seen them?" Sao Fang replies yes, saying that Mr.Norrington has quite an army at his disposal now. Elizabeth says that she once thought Norrington was a good man and still believes he has the potential to be. She understands that she and the Dutchman are being taken to Norrington, but asks what is in his army. Sao Feng replies that Norrington has the servants of Davey Jones, the Kraken, and more ships than a human eye has ever seen. He explains that this army is coming to the Uncharted Waters to end the world of piracy once and for all. Elizabeth asks why he (Sao Feng) is helping him then. The pirate says he has no choice, at least this way he has some chance of survival. There is a cry from the deck that a ship has been sighted in pursuit and it is gaining - it's Turner and Sparrow. Elizabeth is astounded, but grabs Sao Feng's hand and tells him that with them (her, Will, Jack and the others) he has a chance of survival too. Sao Feng seems reluctant, but orders his men to speed up, but hold off on cannon fire - he wants both Sparrow and Turner's corpses recognisable so they will receive their bounty. He rushes up on deck and runs to the starboard side, where the 'Essex' is gaining on them. He sees the familiar figure of Jack Sparrow at the wheel, murmuring "my god". The chase is on!"
