On the day of her wedding, Ellie Andrews, a rich heiress, is kidnapped from the steps of the Justice of the Peace. (Well, kidnapped by her own father, who doesn't like the groom, so I'm not sure it's really classed as kidnapping!) After refusing to eat and assaulting the various deck hands and mates who try to bring her food, her father takes her a tray of food. However, after an argument, she manages to lock him in the closet, escape the yacht and swim away...