 As Chief Cody walks briskly away, Tim Collins makes a quick size-up of the situation. His orders are to train the crew of the Eustace T in basic firefighting skills, but he can teach these men nothing if he cannot win their confidence. It's plain already that Captain Juckle will resent any stranger aboard his boat. In the midst of a hostile silence, Tim boards the Eustace T and approaches Captain Juckle, who towers above the deckhands Tim is expected to train.