Sao Feng motions to the section of his crew aboard the 'Flying Dutchman' and points out the chasing 'Essex'. The 'Dutchman' is unable to understand his commands and they ready the guns whilst moving. Sao Feng has an armed guard stay with Elizabeth.

The 'Essex' draws closer to the 'Buddha', avoiding the guns of the 'Dutchman'. Jack is at the wheel, explaining the plan to an eager Ragetti and Pintel: they will offer Sao Feng Will in exchange for the 'Dutchman' and Elizabeth. They are sailing now alongside the 'Buddha' and Jack begins to shout over to the fuming Sao Feng. Suddenly, he turns to Pintel, "where's Will?" From above, in true Errol Flynn style, Will swings across from the 'Essex' to the 'Buddha' via one of the mast ropes, and crashes into the crow's nest, knocking the lookout to the deck. The Chinese pirates open fire on both Will and the 'Essex' - using small arms only. Jack says, "oh bugger" and climbs the mast of the 'Essex', ordering Ragetti and Pintel to keep the speeding ships in line.

Will slides down the mast of the 'Buddha' at a ferocious pace, barely able to remove his sword, and crashes into several of the crew, one of them holding the anchor. They fly overboard; Will and another pirate gripping the anchor line in the middle, just above the water, and tussle for a grip. The anchor sweeps dangerously close to the seabed.

Jack, Ragetti and Pintel all swing across to the 'Buddha' at the same time, abandoning the 'Essex', which swerves off course and smashes into the hull of the Chinese ship. One pirate is jolted in mid aim and ends up shooting his own man. Ragetti and Pintel fly through the air and slam, breaking the wood, down into the captain's cabin. The guard is knocked out, and Elizabeth flees up onto the deck. Almost as soon as she steps foot up there, a hand grabs her from above, and Jack Sparrow hoists her up with him on his still swinging rope. He places her in the Crow's nest. She stares at him in amazement - what is that we see sparkling in her eyes? From below, Sao Feng grimaces, puts his cutlass between his teeth, and begins to climb the mast in pursuit of Captain Jack and Miss Swan.

Will kicks the pirate he was fighting with off the anchor line, just as the sea again drags the 'Essex' into the 'Buddha', knocking her off course. The Chinese vessel swings around violently, causing the anchor line to wrap around her hull, sending the anchor crashing through the wood, with Will still attached.

Sao Feng sees Jack climbing to the very top of the mast, atop the sail even, high above the rest of the ship, balancing precariously. The Chinese pirate ignores Elizabeth and lets her go free, but climbs up after Jack. The two men face one another on the highest point of the ship, the wooden panels groaning and swinging below them. Jack says Sao Feng betrayed his pirate roots, but the Captain of the 'Buddha' counters that good ol' Jack Sparrow did that along time ago. They together in a clash of steel, Jack stumbling and almost falling to the deck far below.

With the rifles they have acquired from the dead crew of the 'Buddha', Ragetti and Pintel are exchanging shots with the neighbouring 'Dutchman', killing some of its crew. A soaking Will joins them, grabbing a rifle and firing also, but explaining too of the hull breach down below, and the amount of water coming in. "We'll be down in minutes," Ragetti panics. Will notices Elizabeth and quickly climbs after her.

Jack and Sao Feng duel high above the waves. At one point, Jack slips and has to slam his sword against the mast to hang on, whilst Sao Feng balances awkwardly over him. The Chinese pirate is the better swordsman, and succeeds after a long battle in knocking Sparrow's weapon away and having him for the kill. Unfortunately for Sao Feng, the 'Essex' thunders into them once more, causing the masthead of the 'Buddha' to careen around and slam into him. Sao Feng is thrown from the top of the ship, but becomes tangled in the sail and its ropes as they stop his fall. Jack shimmies down to greet Elizabeth; at the same moment Will has arrived up to rescue her. There is an awkward moment between them, before the port side of the 'Buddha' virtually buckles and the ship begins to sink rapidly. The three of them grab the nearest rope and swing awkwardly across to the 'Dutchman'. Ragetti and Pintel see the ship sinking around them and their comrades retaking the Dutchman with ease, and think it is time to leave. The water pursues them upwards as they climb the mast frantically, but just before they and the entire 'Buddha' go under, a great many pairs of hands stretch out, and the newly freed Gibbs and co. haul the untrustworthy pirates aboard the 'Dutchman'. All that is heard as the 'Buddha goes under, is the deathly scream of Sao Feng as he disappears beneath the waves. Elizabeth seems remorseful of this, but everyone else seems more concerned with the loss of the 'Essex', which has been blown completely off course and is rapidly disappearing into the distance. "I hope the owners are not expecting a refund," Jack notes."