King William, fearing that the treasure might fall into the wrong hands flees to the new world. His daughter, carrying the gems and keys of her birthright and learning of his continued existence follows him, pursued by an evil pirate. Upon arriving in the new world, she finds that her father has moved on to the developing lands of California. Doggedly she follows his trail which eventually leads to the new city of San Francisco. Her worst fears come true as her ship pulls into the bay and they are faced with the evil pirate.
Generations pass and a small boy finds a bottle on the shores of the bay.
Several notes and a key fall into the hands of the boy's father who then tries to piece together the ancient pieces of the puzzle. His notes become part of the box's legacy as he falls prey to the beast. His inevitable madness leads him to Angel Island where he is discovered, years later, by a doctor. The second World War is about to begin, and in these terrible times, the beast forces the doctor's hand to a gruesome end. Then, for years, nothing.