Storyline: Adventures of Captain Fabian 1951 In 1860, a New Orleans French Creole maid, Lea Marriotte, is tired of her lowly social status and dreams of being wealthy She gets romantically involved with wealthy playboy George Brissac whose influential clan controls much of the region However, George Brissac is engaged to marry rich and spoiled New Orleans socialite Cynthia Winthrop Wanting to cast Lea aside, George Brissac has her arrested on charges of murder, after a violent confrontation between Lea and house servant Phillipe ends up with Phillipe being accidentally killed Leas fate seems to be sealed after a short trial biased by false testimonies and fabricated evidence However, she is saved by sea captain Michael Fabian who intercedes in her behalf with the local magistrate He even buys a tavern for Lea in order to provide her with a source of income and better social status Nevertheless, Lea is not romantically interested in Michael Fabian Instead, she continues to pursue the wealthy George Brissac Her opportunity arises when George Brissac gets drunk at his bachelors party and cajoles with her at the Brissac Manor When, in a drunken rage, George strangles his uncle and benefactor Henri Brissac, Lea blackmails him into marrying her in order to buy her silence They bury uncle Henri Brissacs body inside the stables Now a rich woman and mistress of the Brissac mansion, Lea savors her newly found life of plenty But her continued rejection by New Orleans society, amplified by Georges hatred and a longing for Captain Fabian bring her nothing but unhappiness A hate filled George devises a plan to eliminate Fabian and hurt Lea at the same time The plan involves uncle Henri Brissacs dead body buried inside the stables, the local constable, Fabians gold pocket watch, an angry mob and Fabians cargo ship filled with contraband gun powder
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