A treasury agent is hunted by a counterfeiting ring and shares his investigation with Charlie Chan on an ocean liner, where they narrowly escape a third attempt on his life. Despite Chan's efforts, the agent is fatally stabbed in the ship's club room. With the ship approaching Samoa, Chan vows to uncover the killer's identity among a cast of suspicious characters.

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Charlie Chan teams up with a treasury agent to crack a whodunit on a lavish cruise ship, exposing a deceitful counterfeiting operation and foiling two assassination plots.