Yo ho ho

A young actor with his backbone broken is being treated in a hospital. He befriends a 10-year-old boy, Leonid, from the adjoining room. In fact, the actor intends to use the kid to provide him with poison. He starts telling him a marvelous pirate tale. The child's attachment to his older friend, and his trustfulness and good heart make the Actor abandon his plan of suicide and restore his faith in life.