anne maroons larochelle and his wife on a remote island to die. she sails away, but a few days later her conscience compels her to return with provisions and a small boat. as she does so, she is attacked by blackbeard; instead of fleeing, she stays and fights to stop blackbeard from finding larochelle, even though her ship is no match. as anne, the last survivor of her crew, challenges blackbeard to a final personal duel, she is blown away by a salvo from the enemy ship before blackbeard can stop his cannoneers. watching on, larochelle and his wife pay tribute to anne's sacrifice.