In Singapore harbor, 1883, Captain Chris Hanson greets his passengers as they board the Batavia Queen to begin their search for sunken treasure near the island of Krakatoa. Just as a fortune in pearls is discovered and the passengers are dividing the treasure, Krakatoa erupts, causing a giant tidal wave.

A sinister thriller from the fractured 1960s that concerns a middle-aged businessman dissatisfied with his suburban existence, who is urged (and blackmailed) to undergo a strange and elaborate procedure that will grant him a new life as a reborn.