ðə kˈeɪs ɪz fˈɜːðɚ kˈɑːmplᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd wɛn ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv nˈeɪvi pˈɛɾi ˈɑːfɪsɚz, ˈɔːl fɹˈɛndz ʌv mˈɜːdɑːk, kˈɪdnæp ðə θɹˈiː ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ hæwˈaɪiənz, tˈaɪ ðˌɛm ɪn spɹˈɛdˈiːɡəl fˈæʃən tʊ ɐn ˈɪmpɹəvˌaɪzd ɹˈæk, ænd bˈiːt ðˌɛm tə ɡɛt ðˌɛm tə kənfˈɛs tə ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ɐlˈɛdʒd ɹˈeɪp ænd ɐsˈɔlt.
The case is further complicated when a number of Navy petty officers, all friends of Murdoch, kidnap the three remaining Hawaiians, tie them in spread-eagle fashion to an improvised rack, and beat them to get them to confess to the original alleged rape and assault.