The eruption destroys Krakatoa, ending hopes of recovering the diamonds, but Boll tells the Gerrymander's crew that there is a 100,000-guilder bounty on Besar, which they will earn by handing Besar's island over to the Dutch authorities. In his capacity as captain of the ship, Boll then marries himself to Kim Kim on the deck of the Gerrymander as his crew looks on.