Sandokan decides to free Marianne and journeys to Sarawak to find his real parents. Sandokan and Marianne are captured by a rogue Dayak tribe, which happens to be Sani’s. Yanez and crew are also caught while tracking Sandokan. Forced to fight a cobra to prove his Dayak heritage, Sandokan is poisoned but survives, gaining the tribe’s acceptance. Meanwhile, Brooke and Murray defy orders and follow Sandokan’s trail.