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The Loggerhead Island Research Institute is set to close due to lack of funds.
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Tory is told about the lost treasure of the famous pirate Anne Bonny.
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The Virals steal a treasure map drawn by Anne Bonny which gives clues to the location of her treasure.
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The Virals buy a letter written by Anne Bonny from a pawnshop owned by a man named Lonnie Bates.
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The Virals go to the Karpeles Manuscript Museum and get the letter translated by a man named Dr. Short.
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The Virals go on a ghost tour hosted by Sallie and Chris Fletcher in order to scout out an old dungeon that might be the location of the treasure.
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The Virals explore tunnels underneath the dungeon, only to get shot at by an unknown assailant and to find that the treasure is missing.
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The Virals break Chance Claybourne out of a mental hospital to obtain an important artifact in his possession.
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The Virals are again attacked by unseen individuals while they are retrieving the artifact from Chance Claybourne's cabin.
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The Virals uncover the treasure chest, but it is empty.
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The Virals are ambushed by their assailants, who reveal themselves to be the Fletchers. However, the Virals escape and the Fletchers are murdered by an unknown party.
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Further clues lead the Virals to the location of the real treasure, which is some gold doubloons and a priceless manuscript.
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The Virals engage in a Mexican standoff with Dr. Short and Lonnie Bates's sons, who want the treasure for themselves.
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The Virals are saved by the police, who arrest Dr. Short and Lonnie Bates's sons.
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The Virals take the treasure and use it to save LIRI from being closed.