On a cabin cruiser the captain suspects the charts near a certain island. A doctor notes that animals killing to survive are called savage, while humans hunting for sport are considered civilized.
Misplaced buoys cause the ship to run aground and sink.
The captain and the doctor are killed by sharks, but Rainsford swims ashore and finds an old castle. Zaroff has read Rainsford's books on hunting. He hunts at night, and a guest has been missing for three days. Eve spills her tea on purpose and mentions danger while Zaroff is talking about his hunting and how it began to bore him until he found a new animal, the most dangerous one. While Zaroff plays the piano, Eve tells Rainsford that two men have disappeared from the trophy room.