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Below deck, Nessa informs the rest of the Red Crew that the Black Crew just received $45,000 and that Joe Don is keeping the same Officers. Everyone complains about the Captain getting rich. Jay jokingly gives Sean advice on what they can do to the Captain: "You're the cook. You can screw with his food and make him crap all night."
A Pittance for the Pirates
In the Captain's Cabin, Joe Don and his Officers can barely contain their excitement as they count their treasure. "I have enough money to pay off my credit card now", says Joe Don as he stacks his gold coins. However, amidst the excitement, Joe Don starts to think about the rest of his crew. "Unfortunately I think a lot of the people who have lost are still broke and the Black Spot's coming up and I think it's gonna cause some serious anguish and problems," he notes. "I gotta kinda pay attention to that."
This leads Joe Don to visit his crew below deck where he pays each of them $200, reassuring them that, "A couple hundred bucks a piece is a couple hundred more than what you had." However, Joe Don's gratuity doesn't sit well with Alexis, who later complains: "Big deal. You're sitting on 45,000 dollars and you're gonna throw me 200 bucks apiece. How's your gold treating you?" After the Captain leaves, Louie tries to make everyone feel better by saying, "Things will change."
Secret Pacts in Private Places
Later, Joe Don meets with his Bosun, Jay, in the privacy of the Captain's Quarters. Joe Don wants to make sure jay can continue giving him information on how the crew is doing or feeling, so he has set aside $2,000 in gold coins for him. "I'm not buying you, I'm rewarding you," Joe Don explains. "Big difference between the two." Jay happily accepts the money and the two of them enjoy a glass of rum. Unbeknownst to Joe Don, Jay reveals that he'll continue to be the Captain's number one man only as long as it's lucrative for him. "I've got $2,000 that nobody knows about and I haven't won a thing," he explains. "That's the key here. You don't have to go out and get the loot to be a Pirate. You just gotta know how to get the loot into your bag."
Who Will Get the Black Spot?
When it's time to determine who gets the Black Spot, Joe Don meets with his two trusted Officers. With John already gone, it's not as easy to choose who should be cut adrift this time. Ben suggests that they choose three Pirates who contributed to the loss of the Expedition. Eventually Joe Don hands three letters to his Officers. "It was a harder decision this go around," Joe Don explains. "This one's gonna be a heartbreaker. So be it."
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