The captain's attempt to bribe Rowland

After the collision, the captain of the Titan, pale-faced and intense, gathers the watch in the chart-room. He interviews each man privately, offering them money for their silence. When Rowland's turn comes, the captain offers him one hundred pounds. Rowland refuses, declaring he will speak of the 'wholesale murder' at the first opportunity. The captain tries to intimidate him, but Rowland reveals he is a graduate of Annapolis and knows admiralty law. The captain then offers him a position on the bridge, but Rowland refuses. The captain, realizing Rowland cannot be bought or intimidated, decides to drug him to discredit his testimony. This confrontation establishes Rowland's moral stance and the captain's desperate measures.