Castaways+of+the+Flying+Dutchman

Why did Scraggs plan to kill Captain Vanderdecken and sail to Cape horn as captain? So he could steal the captains emaralds and sail to Costa Rica with his find.

How was Luis killed? He tried to save a pregnant sheep and fell off a cliff.

Why did Maud Bowe and Odibidiah Smithers want Chaplevale? They wanted to make it into a cement factory