Melanie""s (and the salesclerk""s) hands are helplessly extended o the ceiling as the bird flies around the store.They took the leaders of the mutiny as prisoners, and then abandoned them in a lifeboat.The British naval officers, led by Lieutenant Scarfield then resumed their quest, caught up toThe Black Pearl, and prepared to attack, but were interrupted with a surprise attack by Salazar""s ghost ship theSilent Mary,that appeared like a giant sea monster to swallow it up.Riggs refused to leave his partner alone as they prepared to escape the blast by protecting themselves in the nearby cast-iron tub.A strong-willed, saucy character named Nikki Nicholson (former fashion model Margaret Sheridan in her film debut) was the sole available female amongst all the male characters, providing intelligence and progressive sexuality.