Brendam Docks is quiet, so the Fat Controller tells Salty that he is going to a dockside onthe Mainlandto help out. Salty is delighted at first, until he is told the Vicarstown Bridge is under repair, so he will have to go by sea. His imagination runs away with him as he believes scary monsters will be out at sea, so he tries to keep himself busy in an attempt to stay on the island.

Thomas does not wait for his load of pipes to be tied down at the shunting yards and when he rounds a sharp bend, the pipes fall off his flatbed and Hiro derails. Thomas feels guilty, especially when he fears the Steamworks will not have any spare parts for him. Wanting to help his friend, Thomas ventures into Hiro's old hideout to see if he can try to salvage some left behind parts for Hiro.