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Shortly after Christa mistakenly finds a rock instead of the treasure, the Red Crew yells excitedly when they find the treasure buried under the anchor. Ben fires the blunderbuss, signaling a win for the Red Crew. Sean hoists the treasure chest up in the air. "My first win, it was huge," he says. "Because I felt like we had a handicapped, kind of underdog team, it just goes to show you, it's half physical and half mental." Louie shares everyone's excitement when he realizes what this win means for him: "I got a win and I'm gonna use it to get Joe Don, cut him adrift."
Small Treasure, Big Pardon
The Red Crew brings their treasure back onboard the ship and discovers a secret compartment in the chest with an old parchment. Cameron holds the parchment and the coins are counted. Sean is disappointed to learn that the treasure is only worth $5,000. Cameron informs everyone that it's time to elect a new Captain and everyone quickly nominates Louie. "I don't like being a Captain, I'd rather be a thorn in the Captain's side," he jokes as he accepts the nomination. Louie receives half of the treasure, which is $2500 and he picks Sean and Nessa as his two Officers.
Cameron opens the parchment that also came from the treasure chest, revealing it to be a Royal Pardon. "Whoever has the Pardon can not be cut adrift at Pirates' Court," he explains and hands the Pardon to Captain Louie. Cameron further explains that the Pirates can bid on the Royal Pardon, but all bids must be placed before the Pirates receive the Black Spots. The highest bidder will be revealed at Pirates' Court, where that Pirate must pay the Captain in full whether he or she needs the Pardon or not. Finally, Cameron mentions that if the Pirate who buys the Pardon doesn't use it, they must then sell it before the next Pirates' Court.
Pay for Yer Pardon
As Captain Louie and his two new Officers, Sean and Nessa, sit down to split up the smaller treasure, Louie informs them that he'd like to split the treasure evenly. "I think money's meant to be shared, not to be horded," Louie states. "That's the reason I hate Joe Don so much. He wanted to be a horder." Sean brings up the Royal Pardon and everyone realizes that Joe Don will most likely be the highest bidder since he is the richest Pirate on the ship. "We're all in positions to lean the crew towards making it so Joe Don leaves," Sean explains to Louie. "Joe Don knows that…what's he do? He either leaves the ship or he pays top bid to buy that Pardon. I mean, that's a power thing for you. You own that, Louie."
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