Captain Captain is determined to keep a hold of all the jewels today but during a surprise jewel inspection she discovers that Cook and Line have lost the blue jewel. Rules are rules, and she must have all the jewels available to give to the Swashbucklers if they win. She commands Cook and Line to find the missing blue jewel at once. They decide to empty all the slop from the Ship's Mess to look for it.

Cook is reading his favourite comic instead of paying attention to Captain Captain or doing any chores. The Captain angrily threatens to send him to the brig - the place where naughty pirates are locked up if they don't do everything their Captain tells them. Cook pretends to be worried but then goes back to reading his comic. Later on, Cook is still reading his comic instead of slopping out. This pushes the Captain too far and she commands him to go to the brig as punishment. It doesn't have the desired effect, though, as Cook just seems to be relaxing in the brig while Line does all the chores. Cook points out that if Line is naughty then perhaps Captain Captain will send him to the brig, and then he can take it easy too.