Storyline: Captain Kidd 1945 In this unhistorical account, Capt William Kidd is already a clever, ruthless pirate when, in 1699, he tricks the king into commissioning him as escort for a treasure ship from India He enlists a crew of pardoned cutthroats and Orange Povey, whom Kidd once abandoned on a reef and hoped never to see again Of course, Kidds intentions are treacherous But theres more to gunner Adam Mercy than meets the eye