 Micahel Lanyard arrives on a small Pacific Island after receiving a cable for help from an old friend named Suva Polege. He is an islander who is a Yale graduate and a credit to his country. After some inquiries to his whereabouts Lanyard is detained and questioned by the police. They claim that Suva has reverted to the savage ways of his ancestors and is stirring up the natives with barbaric rituals. Lanyard can t believe this of his friend and will have to find him to get to the truth.