The Tavern

The Tavern
Continent	North America
Location	Nassau, New Providence Island
Notable inhabitants	Eleanor Guthrie (former owner; deceased) Max (current owner)
Population	Pirates and townsfolk (patrons)
Affiliation	Guthrie Trading Company Pirate Republic British Empire

The Tavern is Eleanor Guthrie's seat of power in Nassau. While the tavern performs all the usual duties of a tavern, serving food and drink to its customers, it also contains Eleanor's office. From there, she conducts business deals with the pirates of Nassau, giving them leads and helping them buy supplies. The Tavern is one of the places where the pirates and the citizens of Nassau mingle the most. 

A bridge connects the second story of the Tavern with the Inn, another important location in Nassau Town. 

History

Season One

Once back in Nassau, Gates enters the tavern run by Eleanor Guthrie, the daughter of Richard Guthrie. Eleanor is a hardnosed businesswoman who finances many pirate crews, including Flint's. Gates meets with Eleanor and her adviser Mr. Scott and explains that there is an agitator on board, Singleton, who is about to unseat Flint as captain. Gates asks Eleanor for money to pay off bribes that he must give out to keep the votes from swinging in Singleton's favor. Gates claims that she should give him the money as a "sort of investment" because if Singleton were made captain, he would surely be a disaster, therefore Eleanor's profits would diminish. Against the advice of Mr. Scott, Eleanor agrees to pay the money. Gates then leaves to bribe his crew. 

Eleanor and Scott in Eleanor's office

Believing Flint's captaincy secure, Gates returns during the night for a celebratory drink. However, an African member of the Walrus's crew, Joshua, tells Gates that he has found Mosiah on the beach. Joshua, Gates, Mr. Scott, and Eleanor rush down to the beach where they see the corpse of Mosiah. Joshua explains that before Mosiah died he uttered one word: "Vane." Eleanor leaves to go confront Vane at the Inn. 

In Eleanor's office, Vane pleads with her for more leads to prize scores. Vane says he believes that the lack of information Eleanor is giving him about potential prizes is personal and that he'd like to put an end to it. Eleanor states that she finds his suggestion preposterous and that she only stopped giving him leads because she doesn't like the way he runs his ship. She tells him that his men are unruly, undisciplined, and what they cause in damages is twice as much as the profits they bring in. Flint enters the tavern with his men, revealing to a surprised Vane that he was not deposed as captain. Asking to speak to Eleanor, Flint explains that her father Richard is a wanted man and is currently a fugitive on the Walrus. Eleanor is dismayed at the thought of her father being a wanted man because he has been bribing the Lords Proprietor for years. Mr. Scott expresses concern over Flint's nonchalant attitude toward the new development with Mr. Guthrie, explaining to Flint that without Guthrie's protection they are finished in Nassau. Flint responds by telling them the story about the Urca de Lima and the schedule they are chasing. He also tells them about his dream of creating a "nation of thieves".

On the balcony of the tavern, Gates sits observing an appraiser arguing with a local captain on the street below. Bones approaches and admonishes Gates for just sitting around when they are supposed to be looking for the cook. Gates explains that they must follow the appraiser because if he were the cook and was trying to sell the map he would need two things, a boat and a method of payment. Gold would be too heavy a form of payment but jewels would not be therefore there would need to be an appraiser involved in any potential transaction between the cook and a buyer paying in jewels. They follow the appraiser into a brothel where he enters a room with Anne Bonny standing guard outside.

Eleanor and Billy Bones stand watch over John Silver as he transcribes to paper what he had memorized in his head from the schedule before he burned it. Mr. Scott interrupts and tells Eleanor that Max has left and has likely sailed away. Eleanor is incredulous that Max wouldn't accept her offer. Silver hands over the transcription of the schedule. Flint remarks that the transcription is incomplete because the Urca has to stop in Florida to take on water but there is no mention of this on the schedule. Silver explains that in the interest of self-preservation, he intentionally left off some of the latter details of the Urca's course. When they threaten to bring Joji in to torture the remaining bits out of him, Silver states that he has an exceptionally low tolerance for pain and he would tell them anything to make it stop, so that wouldn't work. Silver proposes a mutually beneficial arrangement to Flint. He offers to remain with the crew and to forego payment for the schedule in exchange for a share of the prize.

Flint appears to reluctantly accept Silver's proposition and asks Eleanor if she agrees to it, which she does. Flint states that this type of operation is going to require a consort i.e. another ship. Flint goes on to list to Eleanor a number of items that they will need for the expedition, including a dozen new 12 pounder cannons. He tells Eleanor that when they attack the Urca they are going to never heavier artillery pieces if they are going to do anything more than make a scratch against her hull. Eleanor tells Flint that she will get them for him. Later, Mr. Scott asks Eleanor where she thinks she is going to find the guns for Flint. She tells him that a merchant captain named Bryson is due back in port in a few days and that she will take the guns from him. Mr. Scott goes on further to explain that they probably shouldn't expect any more supply ships to show up in port now that word has surely got around that Richard Guthrie is being accused of black marketing. Eleanor retorts that that just means that her father will have to help her in Flint's expedition.

While Gates sits looking at navigational charts, he is approached by an overly friendly Rackham. Gates is immediately skeptical and calls Rackham out for his obvious desperation, stating that he knows about Rackham and the lost pearls. Rackham then begins to plant a seed of doubt into Gates about Gates' looming captaincy. He questions whether Gates is too old for such a job; what if he oversleeps or hurts his bum knee. This seed of doubt apparently grows because Gates immediately goes to find Flint and proposes that they use Charles Vane and the Ranger crew as their consort.

Later, inside Eleanor's tavern, the meeting is set up between Vane and Flint. As soon as the meeting begins, Flint interjects that he wants to talk about Mosiah. He demands that before they even begin to discuss anything, he wants to hear Vane apologize for Mosiah's murder. Gates immediately jumps in and takes Flint outside where he explains that Flint must behave himself or nothing will get accomplished. They eventually agree to terms with Vane joking about how surprising it is that he is the only one behaving himself.

The next day, Hornigold confronts Mr. Scott, claiming that Eleanor is out of control after her humiliation of Vane. Hornigold states that several captains are fearful that they too will lose their livelihoods if they catch Eleanor on the wrong day. News arrives that the Andromache is about to arrive in port. The Andromache is the ship captained by Dyfed Bryson that Eleanor wishes to take the large cannons from and give to Flint. Mr. Scott explains to Eleanor that what they are about to attempt with Bryson is very risky and that they cannot under any circumstances try to detain him. He tells her that if they were to make a violent move against Bryson that it would be a direct affront to the Guthrie Trading Company and therefore to her grandfather. Scott insists that Eleanor promise that she understands and that she won't do anything to detain him should he balk. Eleanor promises that she won't try anything like that. As Bryson arrives on the beach, Eleanor is there waiting for him. She tells him that one of their crews plans to hunt the Urca. Bryson seems shocked and states that surely her father wouldn't agree to such a thing. Eleanor tells him that in fact her father does agree and that he wishes to speak to Bryson.

At Eleanor's tavern, the meeting between the Guthrie’s and Bryson is taking place. Bryson seems stunned that Richard would go along with a plan such as the one to capture the Urca, but Richard tells him that the only thing that matters to him is profit and that they stand to gain quite a bit. Richard then asks to speak to Bryson alone. Bryson then accuses Richard of being desperate. He surmises that with the Scarborough docked nearby and with Guthrie taking part in such a risky plan, that something must be terribly wrong. Outside the room, Mr. Scott sees several armed guards and realizes that Eleanor has lied to him about her promise to not use force against Bryson should he not comply. Bryson then emerges from the room and tells Eleanor that the guns are hers and that he will begin transporting them to shore later that evening.

The next morning, Eleanor is pacing back and forth dismayed that Mr. Scott seems to have disappeared. In one of her rooms, she comes upon John Silver who is sitting on the floor chained to a sleeping Randall. Silver tells Eleanor that Flint commanded that he stay in Nassau and not take part in the expedition against the Andromache, lest his brains end up on the deck and that he is chained to recent amputee Randall to ensure that he doesn't run away. When Silver senses that Eleanor has some hostility toward him, he asks her why. She tells him that she blames him for what has happened to Max. They are interrupted by O'Malley who tells Eleanor that she needs to go outside right away.

Eleanor watches from the Tavern as Richard Guthrie is giving a speech to a crowd in front of the Guthrie Warehouse. He tells them that he is now a fugitive from the law and is facing execution. He tells them that his family in Boston has found out about his fugitive status and sent Captain Bryson and the Andromache down to liquidate his holdings. Guthrie tells the crowd that he convinced Bryson to leave their warehouse and that anyone owed credit by the Guthrie's or anyone that has goods in the warehouse should settle it up with Eleanor.

Richard approaches Eleanor. Eleanor curses him for sending Bryson's ship away and for lying right to her face. Richard tells her that she is a fool for letting Flint seduce her in his mad quest for the Urca de Lima. Richard tells her that Flint will likely come back from his pursuit of the Andromache empty handed or not at all and that'll be the end of his quest for the Urca de Lima. He tells her that he has a plan in place that will let them remain in power on the island. He states that he has made allies with many of the large land owners on the island and that when British rule comes to the island, they can make money the legitimate way.

Captain Lilywhite rabble rouses.

Outside on the streets, Captain Lilywhite is rabble rousing and whips the crowd into a fury as he condemns the Guthries, railing against their crookedness and now open thievery. As a member of the mob attempts to physically assault Eleanor, he is stopped by Captain Hornigold, who tells Eleanor that he and his crew will man the tavern in order to keep tempers from boiling over. He tells Eleanor that she must hurry up and square up with those that she owes money to. She tells Hornigold that she has no money to pay them back with. She then calls for a meeting with the leadership of the Intrepid and the Black Hind, as well as Frasier and Captain Hornigold.

Inside her office, Eleanor is preparing for her meeting. Silver tells her that he doesn't think she is taking the threat of the mob very seriously and that she obviously hasn't ever seen a mob turn. Hamund then barges in and threatens Eleanor before O'Malley orders him out. Hamund jokes that he should go spend some more time with their friend on the beach (Max).

At the meeting, Eleanor informs those captains present that she intends to carry on the family business without her father. She states that she wishes to form a consortium with everyone sharing in the profits. Eleanor tells Hornigold that she desperately needs a respected captain like him to back her. Hornigold tells Eleanor that he will only back her if she lifts the ban on Vane. Eleanor adamantly rejects his proposal, but Hornigold gives her until dark.

Inside of the Guthrie tavern, a large crowd awaits Eleanor's decision about the deal proposed in episode V.Several captains discuss how long it is taking her to say something. After some time, she exits from her office. Eleanor nods in agreement to the deal, and Captain Hornigold says that he will tell the good news to Captain Lilywhite.

Later that night, Eleanor is confronted by Anne Bonny who tells her that the treatment Max is receiving on the beach from Hamund isn't right and needs to be remedied. Bonny asks that Eleanor kill Hamund. Eleanor rejects this idea and suggests that they wipe out all of the remaining Ranger crew that are still loyal to Vane. To assist her, Eleanor enlists the help of John Silver, who is still locked up in Eleanor's office. Though he initially rejects the idea, Eleanor convinces him to help her when she tells him that he is eventually going to need friends to protect him from being disposed of once he has outlived his usefulness to Flint.

The next morning, after the Walrus returns, a meeting is held at Eleanor's tavern, Gates, Silver, and Flint sit in Eleanor's office. Eleanor is asking Flint about how the Scarborough managed to find them. Flint tells her that it was her father's doing and that her father will have to answer to him as soon as he sees him. Eleanor responds by pointing out that Barlow should also be questioned because Mr. Guthrie was under her care. Eleanor proceeds to tell Flint about the changes that have occurred while he was gone, such as her father leaving and her forming the new consortium. Before Flint leaves, Eleanor bring up to him the fact that Silver was of great help in helping her sort things out the past few days. She states that in lieu of his help to her, she demands that Flint not ever harm him, else it might hurt her relationship with Flint. Flint seems to reluctantly agree.

Inside the parlor of Eleanor's tavern, a meeting of the consortium is being held. Captain Naft clumsily states that the name that he has come up with for their new consortium: "The Guthrie Frasier Naft Lawrence Consortium for the Purposes of Shipping and Trade in the West Indes, Excelsior." When the silence from the others overwhelms him, Naft asks that a new name be looked into during their next meeting. Naft then asks Captain Lawrence what the status of his ship, the Black Hind, is. Lawrence states that a good number of his crew defected when they were offered the chance to be legitimate sailors and that the Black Hind currently is undermanned.

Eleanor is called outside of the meeting by O'Malley who tells her that Mr. Scott is downstairs. When she confronts Scott, Eleanor tells him that she has heard all about his deeds in leading the revolt by the slaves aboard the Andromache. Scott then tells Eleanor that everything he did against her was actually done out of love for her. His chief concern is always her safety and well being. When Eleanor asks him if he thinks he can just waltz back in there and everything will be OK, Scott responds by telling her "where else would I go?". It is then revealed that he is still a slave and is property of the Guthrie estate. Eleanor tells him that she has never seen him in that way. Scott then tells Eleanor that he has a favor he'd like to ask of her.

Later, Scott is summoned into Eleanor's office. She tells him that she has given the able bodied male slaves to Captain Lawrence to replace the depleted crew on the Black Hind. The females will now be under her employ at the tavern. Scott is obviously very pleased with this. When Eleanor asks that Scott come back as her adviser, he tells her that he has joined Captain Hornigold's crew. He states that as long as she is working with Flint, he will always be tempted to interfere.

Late that night, Eleanor is cleaning up when she comes upon a drunken Captain Flint. She asks how wise it is for him to get drunk when he is about to embark upon the most dangerous mission of his career. Flint then expresses much doubt in what he and Eleanor are trying to do to change Nassau. Eleanor insists that she believes Flint is the only person who can do the things necessary to make Nassau a better place. Flint kisses her on the forehead and then leaves.

During the hurricane,  Mr. Scott arrives in Eleanor's office. Eleanor expresses her concern with the storm, which she calls a "ship killer." Eleanor tells Scott how sad she is about all the strife that the schedule has caused between her and Scott and her and Max. Scott tells her that trouble might have found them anyways, regardless of the schedule.

The members of the consortium are convene in Eleanor's tavern trying to figure out what to do about the men in the fort. Hornigold tells her that he has 250 men assembled and ready to storm the fort in the morning. Outside on the street stands Vane and his crew. Vane shouts up at Eleanor that it is time to talk. Inside Eleanor's office, Eleanor meets with Vane. He tells her that all he wants is to be a partner in her new enterprise. He tells her that she cannot attempt to overthrow the fort because before she'll be able to overtake the fort, he can sink half the ships in the harbor. Eleanor concedes to his demand to be a partner.

Later, Max meets Eleanor on the bridge between the tavern and the inn, wryly calling it "no man's land." Max says that there was a time when walking halfway across the bridge was unthinkable to her. She remarks on how much things have changed, yesterday she was a whore of little consequence, now she is madame and has friends and allies. Furthermore, yesterday Hornigold was immovable from his fort, but now it belongs to Vane. Eleanor tries to apologize for everything that happened, but Max stops her, saying that it brought her to where she is now. 

Season Two

Late at night in Eleanor's bar, Eleanor pours herself a drink. She is then confronted by Low, who proceeds to tell her why he is a good captain; it is not because he is smart or a good sailor, but rather it is because he is feared and has no remorse in his heart. He then asks for proper compensation for the goods he brought in earlier. Eleanor, holding firm, then tells him to get out of her bar.

Meeks meets Eleanor in her office and tells her that she has to do something to help him remove Low from his captaincy as he does not think Low has the crew's best interest at heart. Their meeting is interrupted by O'Malley who tells her that the meeting of the consortium is ready. Eleanor tells Meeks to wait for her in the bar so they can finish the conversation later.

Eleanor attends the meeting of the Consortium. Captain Lawrence explains to Eleanor the difficulty he had in trading during his last mission. He states that the difficulty comes from the fact that Eleanor's family name is no longer respect and is tarnished. Lawrence admits that he had to threaten the custom's man personally to get him to accept their goods and that he had to use Vane's name to complete the threat.

Downstairs at Eleanor's bar, Meeks is approached by Low and Mr. Holmes. Low inquires as to the reason Meeks was seen meeting with Eleanor. Meeks responds that he has a duty to provide for the well being and safety of the crew, even if that means deposing a captain. Low and Holmes then grab Meeks, put him on a table, and decapitate him in front of the whole bar. Eleanor immediately demands that Low and his crew leave and seek like elsewhere. O'Malley then puts his sword to Low's neck and implores him to leave. Low then begins to sword fight with O'Malley, eventually gutting O'Malley and then stabbing him through the neck, killing him.

The next day, Eleanor is in the process of hiring a new bodyguard to replace O'Malley, who was killed by Low. She is interrupted by Flint's arrival. Eleanor gives Flint a hug, but Flint then tells her the truth of what has occurred. Flint then demands that Eleanor do something about Vane before he attempts to bring the gold back. Eleanor balks at the idea of removing Vane, claiming that Flint doesn't really understand the situation. Flint goes to Hornigold's tent and tells him that he can't figure out which side Eleanor is on. Hornigold demands that they must act quickly, regardless of whether Eleanor will condone their actions or not.

Drinking alone in her room, Eleanor hears a commotion downstairs. When she goes to investigate what is occurring, she sees that her father, Richard Guthrie, has come to town to help her. The next morning, in Eleanor's bar, she and her father Richard Guthrie are discussing her future. Guthrie tells Eleanor that Underhill is not completely against working with her and her consortium, but that they must ship goods that are legally obtained. She demands that she will not work with her father again until she can totally trust him.

In the parlor of Eleanor's tavern, Flint and Barlow begin to discuss what has occurred in the town since Flint has been gone. She informs Flint that Vane has captured Abigail Ashe and that Flint needs to take her from Vane and then return her safely to Ashe. She believes that Ashe would help Flint in his efforts to reform Nassau. Flint finds the proposition to be extremely unlikely because Ashe has changed since they knew him last and that he is now violent toward pirates. Flint is still remembering when suddenly Vane springs from somewhere in the room and attacks Flint.

Captains Flint and Vane continue wrestling in a Eleanor's empty tavern. The two men trade blows with each other until they are interrupted by Eleanor Guthrie who fires a shot from a musket in their direction. The two men immediately stop fighting. Flint then tells Vane that he will stand his men down from attacking Vane's fortress if Vane will give Abigail Ashe to him. Flint then asks that Eleanor go and bring her father, Richard Guthrie, to a meeting at the tavern.

Richard Guthrie appears along with Miranda Barlow and Flint begins to outlay his plan. He tells everyone that England is soon going to assault Nassau in an attempt to exterminate the pirates on the island. Flint states that there is a way that their downfall can be avoided and that Abigail Ashe is the key. Flint believes that if he returns Abigail to Peter Ashe, that Ashe will be more likely to promote the idea of providing pardons to all the pirates of Nassau. Vane demands that he will only hand Abigail over to Flint if he is given the Spanish Man of War. Flint states that he absolutely will not do this and Vane leaves the meeting, with Eleanor following. Later, Eleanor guarantees to Flint that everything will work out and that Vane will agree to the terms.

After Flint wins the election over who gets to captain his and Hornigold's combined crews, Flint is then summoned to the tavern where he introduces himself to Abigail. He tells her his name is James McGraw and that he is friends with her family.

Mapleton meets with Eleanor Guthrie after hearing a report from a spy, revealing that she has been hired by Eleanor to keep an eye on what Max is doing in the brothel. She tells Eleanor that Charlotte has disappeared, allegedly fleeing with Logan away from Nassau. Mapleton knows this cannot be true, as Charlotte entrusted Mapleton with her savings, which she still possesses. She tells Eleanor that she believes Max and Rackham are conspiring to send the Colonial Dawn to retrieve the gold whilst Flint is taking Abigail back to Charles Town.

Frasier approaches Eleanor and tells her that the Colonial Dawn is most certainly emptying her hold, giving further credence to the theory Mrs. Mapleton had proposed. Frasier tells Eleanor about the damage that could be done were the gold ever to reach the shores of Nassau. He states that pirates with that much gold will only be more empowered than ever and that it would surely kill any hopes of reconciliation with England. Eleanor tells him that the only way to actually stop the plan is to have everyone killed, including Max and Rackham. She declares that is something that she absolutely will not do.

After Richard's death, Eleanor sits in her office greeting individual mourners lined up outside her tavern desiring to pay their respects to her father. One of the mourners is Max, who brings bread and fruit from the girls at Rackham's brothel. Eleanor explains to Max there is now a war between her and Charles Vane, concerning the future of the island and everyone must now choose sides.

Max exits her meeting with Eleanor and encounters Jack Rackham on the street outside of Eleanor's tavern. Max feels Eleanor is up to something and wishes Rackham to launch his ship as soon as possible in order to retrieve the Urcagold. As they are speaking, Max notices Eleanor is watching them from her window. Inside the tavern, Frasier announces to Eleanor the arrival of two mysterious men.

After the news spreads of Eleanor's arrest, Captains Naft and Lawrence's crews scatter, and the remaining members of the Consortium meet in the Tavern to discuss what to do, however Frasier and Mapleton simply bicker until they are interrupted by Eme, who is unaware of the news. Max buys up many of the businesses that Eleanor used to have a stake in, with the last holdout being her Tavern, which has now under Frasier's control. Max approaches Frasier in Eleanor's office, and states that she heard that the Consortium has been disbanded and only Frasier is left. Max offers to buy his interest in the tavern. She tells him that he has until sundown to accept or reject the offer. He eventually agrees, and Max becomes the new owner of the tavern.

Season Three

The play based on Eleanor Guthrie's trial.

In Max's tavern, a mock trial is taking place. The men are mocking Eleanor Guthrie's forthcoming trial back in England. Max and Mr. Scott discuss how sad it is that the men in Nassau are not taking Eleanor's trial seriously, considering how much she did for all of the men on the island. Mr. Scott states that the Urca gold has been split up between Flint, Rackham, and Vane. He tells Max that although he has been placed in charge of restoring the fortress at Nassau, he cannot get any men to do the work and the restoration has come to a halt.

Woodes Rogers arrives in Nassau and is able to get the pirates on the beach to surrender by promising them all pardons, but the Pirate Fleet in the harbor holds out, leading to a standoff. Meanwhile, Captain Benjamin Hornigold takes control of Nassau Town on behalf of Governor Rogers. In the tavern, clerks sign pardons for the pirates. Inside, Mr. Scott meets with Hornigold, who brings him to the front of the line. Scott offers his services to repair the fort. Hornigold reveals the fort slaves have fled, but Mr. Scott claims he can get them to return as he can offer them fair treatment.

Featherstone accepts a pardon. He then goes to sit with Idelle and Max, musing about how he is no longer a criminal marked for death. They are all surprised to see Eleanor Guthrie walk into the tavern. Max and Eleanor meet in Eleanor's former office, where Eleanor remarks that during the winter, the sun drives hard through the windows that Max repositioned her chair by. Eleanor then says that Max hasn't been there long enough to know that.  Eleanor tells Max that Rogers is forming a governing council, composed of leading merchants from Nassau and the Governor’s men. Eleanor coldly tells Max that she has not been selected, though she would still like her blessing. Max says that she owns more legitimate business than Eleanor ever did, and can be a very dangerous enemy to the new regime. Eleanor insists that Max is no better than a pirate, having signed articles and accepted shares from crews. Max retorts that what she did pales in comparison to Eleanor's misdeeds, but Eleanor reminds her that she was arrested and imprisoned. 

Jack Rackham returns to Nassau, and is shocked at the level of loyalty the people show towards the new Governor. He finds Featherstone in the tavern, and tells him how astonished he is, especially at Featherstone's new "gentlemanly" appearance. Featherstone tells him that "it ain't half bad." However, when he attempts to garner a pardon, he is immediately taken into custody to speak with Governor Woodes Rogers.

In the tavern, Madi secretly meets with Eme in the kitchens to secure Scott's weapons stockpile. She informs Eme that Scott is dying. Meanwhile, Silver leads his men to the main room. Billy , Joji, Dooley  and the others fan out around the room. Silver warns the pardoned pirates to rejoin Flint or else. He takes the pardon rolls, the book listing every pardon pirate, and says that everyone who rejoins Flint will have his name redacted. Those who do not join them will face reprisals when Flint and his men return to reatake the island. However, Dufresne mocks his words as nothing but an empty threat. Silver knocks Dufrense down with a cup, and crushes his head repeatedly with his metal peg leg. Billy and Dooley force two of the men to stay and watch the scene play out. After giving one final warning, Silver and his men leave, rejoining Madi and hers to return to the Walrus. 

Rogers, Eleanor, Max and Hornigold arrive at the scene as Dufresne's body is being carried away. Eleanor asks who killed him, and Max tells her that a man claiming to be John Silver did the deed, announcing Flint's return in the process. Hornigold adds that they cannot be sure it was Silver, for Dufresne was the only one who knew him well enough to identify him. Rogers says he cannot have any men joining Flint on the beach, but refuses Hornigold's offer to have men posted, for if Flint doesn't show, it'll make Rogers seem weak. Max says she will help by having her prostitutes convince the pirates not join Flint. 

In Max's office, Eleanor Guthrie shares with Max that Anne relinquished the cache with little resistance. Max is shocked, Eleanor continues to say that eight men were sent and forbidden from provoking her. Max says it doesn't matter if it were eight men or twenty, if Anne had realized that she was being duped she would have gone berserk. Max realises something is amiss. Later, Eleanor and Max are discussing the fact that there must be a spy amongst them, when Rogers arrives back bloody and bruised. 

After the Black Spot is delivered to Throckmorton, he ignores it and is seen in high spirits drinking with his men. He is later hanged in the street by Billy and his men. After Rogers' forces are defeated at the Battle of the Maroon Island, another Black Spot is sent. Rogers declares martial law over Nassau Town and Max convenes his council and other influential merchants in her office, where she reads the letter to them. 

Season Four

After the pirate invasion of Nassau is repelled, Judge Adams and his court hold trials for the pirate prisoners in Max's tavern. Max asks Rogers if she will be reimbursed for this, as Adams and his court have large appetites. Rogers refuses, but Max tries to tell him that the street views them in a more favorable light if they are silent partners. Rogers replies that he will no longer accept silent partners, he only has true friends and mortal enemies on the island. 

While the gallows are being prepared for the impending trials of the capture pirates. Max finally confronts Idelle and Featherstone in the tavern that she’s known all along about their spying for the pirate rebels; it was she who intercepted the warning about the underwater wrecks. She’ll let it slide, but no more, if they value their lives. Later that day, Max and Berringer watch the trial of Colin in the tavern. Max says she objects to the spectacle of the trials, and thinks they should be moving past all of this. Berringer says he would have agreed had a soldier of his not been found dead with his throat cut that morning. Berringer believes that there are still radicals among them who wish to topple Rogers' regime, and he believes that Max could be doing more to help ferret them out. He adds that when Rogers and Eleanor leave for Port Royal and Philadelphia respectively, he alone will be left in charge. Max apologizes for the loss of his man and takes her leave. While Woodes Rogers sails the Lion out of the bay under the cover of the fort's guns, Max and many others watch from the tavern's tower. 

Max is arrested by Lieutenant Burrell and brought to her office, where Berringer, Judge Adams and Mr. Harrison sit waiting for her. Berringer’s spy, Mr. Harrison, tells Adams that he followed Max after she left Nassau town and watched her meet with a one-legged man, Long John Silver. Max attempts to defend herself, pointing out that four of her six men died trying to apprehend Silver. Berringer points out that if she were loyal, she would have informed Berringer or the governor instead of sneaking around in the dead of night. Berringer then asks Adams if the testimony presented by Harrison warrants a charge of treason. Adams responds that it does. Berringer says that the only way to avoid her death sentence is to give him the names of her contacts in the Pirate Resistance. 

After finding out that Berringer has delayed her departure, Eleanor storms into  Max's office while Berringer is trying to verbally beat a confession out of Max. In a private chat, Eleanor berates Max for not turning Silver over to Berringer, but Max reminds her of how the last prominent pirate was dealt with, and the pirate resistance it incited. Their meeting is ended by the news that Long John Silver is to return to Nassau.

When the pirates retake Nassau Town, Max is captured by Billy's men and kept in the Tavern's cellar. Eleanor offers an exchange: twenty men taken prisoner from the invasion in exchange for her. Silver confronts Billy Bones, none too pleased with him. It is a tense exchange that shows how much they’ve both grown. Billy pleads with him to remember a time when neither of them bought into Flint’s crusade. Flint will trample anyone who's in his way, including Madi. Silver is more than a little affected by Billy’s words. 

Israel Hands asks Flint about his background as a Royal Navy man and how he was present the first time they drove off the British. Hands remarks that that was a good day for him. Flint gets impatient and asks him what the point of this little conversation is. Hands says that Flint is counseling Long John Silver to be reasonable, to do Flint wants him to do rather than what he wants to do. Hands asks him how long he thinks Silver will suffer it before he decides he can do better than Flint. 

In the end, Woodes Rogers is defeated and Featherstone becomes the new governor, although Max is the real power behind the throne. Jack Rackham sits with a new recruit, Mark Read, and tells him the story of Long John Silver, and how Nassau is now a legitimate port. However, Featherstone secretly allows Jack to go out on the Account, and Jack points him out to Read. Jack then takes Read to his ship. 

Quotes

"The pirates of New Providence Island are about to become more powerful than they have ever been before at a time when they would be less restrained than they have ever been before. And this tavern will still be the crossroads where their world connects to ours. Where their disputes are aired. Where their business is conducted. Where their passions are expressed." - Max to Frasier in XVIII.

Owners, Employees and Patrons

Owners

• Eleanor Guthrie
• Max
• Frasier (former; partial stake)

Employees

• Mr. Scott (bartender/advisor)
• Eme (waitress)
• Featherstone (bookkeeper)
• O'Malley (bodyguard)
• Babatunde (bodyguard)

Notable Patrons

• Gates
• Sanderson
• Charles Vane
• Jack Rackham
• Anne Bonny
• Singleton
• James Flint
• Benjamin Hornigold
• Dufresne
• Ned Low
• Meeks
• Holmes
• Throckmorton
• Judge Adams

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