Ernest Abernathy is a writer who wanders in and about historic haunted mansions in the Maritimes with a partner who has gifted capabilities of her own. The pair meet ghosts of the past who have been earthbound and seek release to join their comrades in either Heaven or Hell depending on their deeds while on earth. The second story is about another Abernathy, also from the eastern part of Canada. His name is Ahab and like the sailor of old he is a sea captain. His ship the Mary Jane and his crew of divers are after sunken treasure and dive on relics that sank back when Spain was taking gold and silver from the Americas.