They are relentlessly being stalked by bounty hunters, one of whom is Pike""s former friend Deke Thornton (Robert Ryan), who would rather side with the outlaws if it weren""t for the threat of being sent back to Yuma Prison.Confronted by a series of obstacles, they first found themselves wrapped up in vines by the Devil""s Snare, and escaped by relaxing rather than resisting (although Ron was released by Hermione""s spell of sunlight)." They again ride over some of the vegetables in the Starrett""s garden in their retreat.Much to Joey""s delight, Shane is befriended and sensed o be a decent man by his father.Shane receives an apology from an embarrassed Joe for his earlier suspicious reception and is asked o stay...safe from human interference," after Hurricane Clarissa had devastated the island.The main purpose of the trip was to observe and document the reptiles - "the most spectacular living fossil record the world""s ever seen.