When young David Balfour arrives at his uncle`s Scottish house to claim his inheritance, his relative first tries to murder him. Then he has him shipped off to be sold as a slave in the colonies. Fortunately for the lad he makes a friendship with Alan Breck escaping from Bonnie, Prince Charlie`s defeat at Culludon. When the ship`s captain tries to kill Breck for his money the two manage to get to land. Will they be able to survive in this wild and dangerous world?