They man is an illegal immigrant from Russia. He wants to go to the US to make money and pursue his dreams. He finally gathers the courage and the money to do so but the captain of the boat says that after a boatload of immigrants got caught security at Ellis Island was very tight. He says he needs more money in order to take the man to the states. The immigrant want to be is desperate and tells the captain that he will work for him when he arrives in the US. The captain agrees with the condition and takes him on the boat. But the captain is thinking in his head that he will use the man for more illegal acts and use him as a shield. The immigrant will get caught smuggling but the blame will not go to the captain. The immigrant will spend his life in jail sooner or later.
