Sandokan helps fight off a raid by the Sultan’s men, but is captured when Lang betrays him. Marianne, back in civilized life and courted by Brooke, struggles with doubts about what Sandokan told her, breaking down as the Sultan parades the tortured pirate in Labuan and she realises her father’s guilt as a war criminal. Meanwhile, the Sultan exposes Brooke’s biracial identity, disgracing him. Determined to redeem himself, Brooke proposes a mysterious plan to Marianne. Soon after, Sandokan is found dead in his cell.