Stranded on the ocean and left to their own devices, a ship's passengers embark on a new journey of dominance and sexual exploration
The freighter Dark Torrent left the harbor in Sydney, but the paint on its name was already starting to run. The second "r" showed its true self, the letter "m", Dark Torment. The freighter has twelve unusual passengers and one steward along with a crew of eleven. The two single men are soldiers of fortune. The couples consist of a con-man and his forgiving wife, a cheap-rich man with a trophy wife, a man of mystery as is his wife, a sickly husband and his doting wife and the last couple is a black couple that find themselves unwelcome and invisible to the others. One week out, the passengers wake up to an uneasy quiet. The ship lay in calm waters, the ocean smooth as a lake with only a gentle breeze. No engines are running, but the lights burn brightly. The crew is gone, all except the young steward, but he is as confused as the passengers. The ship is searched, but nothing is found. It’s as if the crew disappeared without a trace. Communications are non-existent, only static. An eerie feeling pervades the stranded people that something is amiss. The five couples and three other men wait for help to rescue them. It should be a matter of days at the worst. It’s been a month now, and hope has turned to despair. They all realize that something is wrong and it’s not going to get any better. The single men are not about to live the rest of their lives on this ship celibate. Husbands are just as anxious to try their luck with the other women. A few among the passengers have already found something new in the form of dominance and submission, some by choice, some in desperation, some by betrayal - all with interracial tensions. A surprising vote gives the men the right to have any woman in any manner they desire. And so the fun begins, but no one expected the way it started or the way it ended.