A treasure hunter hires an intrepid guide to help locate the fabled lost city of Ophir and its treasure. They find their partnership tested when they're joined by a woman of ill repute who finds herself falling in love with both men.
In 1883, ship captain Hanson plans a shipwreck salvage mission in The Dutch East Indies to retrieve a cargo of pearls but an unexpected volcano eruption and a state-ordered transport of convicts upset his plans.