OnFranandMaxwell'shoneymoonaboardtheyacht,FranfallsoverboardandMaxwelljumpsintorescueher.Theymanagetomakeittoadesertedisland.There,theyhavesomegoodtimesandbadtimesintheirsurvival,buttheworstendsupbeingapoisonousbitethatMaxwellreceives.Hethinkshe'sgoingtodie,butluckilyforhim,Franwatcheddaytimetelevisioninthepastwhichgaveherthenecessaryskillstotendtohisillness.Meanwhile,theyarenoticedmissingwhentheyachtdockedatitsfirstportwithoutthem.TheSheffieldkids,SylviaandNilesfeartheworst.AfteraweekoftheCoastGuardnotbeingabletolocateanysignofFranandMaxwelldeadoralive,C.C.decidestotakemattersintoherownhands.