rainsford and whitney are on the way to shiptrap island
climax
rainsford falls overboard while whitney is sleeping
falling action
rainsford finally makes it to shore but when he does he here's 3 gun shots, while hearing loud a cat near, and then coming across two men
resolution
The man he met goes by Genera Zaroff and the tall man standing next to him is his servant Ivan, The general has taken in rains ford and has revealed to him that he hunts humans, he has recently just invited rainsford to play his game.
general gave rainsford food, supplies, and 3 days to stay away from him if he finds him with in those 3 days, rainsford dies.