A Screenplay by Dale R. Botten — Based on his novel A Nice Relaxing Sea Cruise
What does a quiet substitute teacher from Des Moines do when he inherits a pirate ancestor's old house containing a diary with coded directions to a fabulous treasure?
Simple: He embarks on a hazardous adventure of self-discovery, of course. Money, love, passion, and murder are spiced up with sea-going adventure, pirates old and new, ancient Incas, poison darts, and a new lust for life.
A soldier-of-fortune, a traveler, a daredevil... all of which he ain't. The fact that he regularly gets seasick crossing a one-by-three mile inland lake on a calm day makes him a very unlikely swashbuckler. His sailing prowess is matched stride for stride by his courting capabilities.
Lovely Iris is carnal, comely, captivating, comedic... and married. She is married to Scott, a jerk and an abuser in league with some very nasty people whose passion for profit is not deterred by the prospect of murder.
An unusual man who looks like Dick Tracy, dresses like Columbo, and spouts Shakespeare like Sherlock Holmes. Quite an interesting combination—this honest public servant stormed into a dying seaside city and rose like a rocket through the ranks.
"Welcome aboard! We sail with the tide!"
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