With the boys getting ready for their flat boat trip to New Orleans, something's not right at the Eagle Tavern. Serious problems lie ahead. Deep thinking is needed to solve it. The return of the Shakespeare spouting Steamboat Captain Amos Beacon might be the solution. But, to quote Himself "I doubt it."

A comet is hurtling to earth. Criminals are running amok and, the extinguishing of all life is imminent. Yes, it's another typical day in the sleepy "Hamlet" of Vevay, IN. The boys contemplate their impending doom with stoicism, a little bit of humor, and plenty of ardent.

Trouble is brewing in Vevay between two companies of local militia.. The infantry and artillery are forming battle lines over which is the superior method of warfare. As the slow match ignites the powder momentous news arrives.

Hero of our Revolution, the Marquis de Lafayette is touring America. Captain Dufour and his Helvetian Artillery are drilling nonstop getting ready for his Cincinnati visit. The Eagle Tavern boys are along for the libations and the laughs.