Pamela Stephenson embarks on an intriguing journey to discover the fate of her great-great-grandfather, Master Mariner Samuel Stephenson. Is the story she's always believed the truth?
The Takapuna goes to Ambon, the Clove Island of Ternate and Makassar, before sailing on to Bali, where Pamela meets another researcher who has found the fictitious island of Carabatoo, Salty Sam's last known location. There they find an old man who has family stories about a shipwreck, pirates and a dodgy Rajah. So Pamela heads off to the Straits of Alis, where Salty Sam disappeared over 200 years ago.
There is tension aboard the Takapuna as tempers flare between Mike and Sean. Pamela flies to Surabaya from Darwin to try and track down Salty Sam's shipping agents and the 80,000 Dutch guilders he left as treasure.
Pamela Stephenson goes in search of the sunken wreck of the Rosalie, as she concludes her epic journey to discover the fate of her great-great-grandfather, Salty Sam.