Treasure hunter Nathan Drake and TV show host Elena Fisher are on a boat off the coast of Panama, having just found and recovered the coffin of legendary explorer Sir Francis Drake, Nate's apparent ancestor, who was buried at sea over 400 years before. Elena films Nate as he opens the coffin, only to discover that it is empty except for a small metal box containing Sir Francis' diary. Although Elena is eager to continue filming, Nate covers the lens with his hand, saying that she's already got her story. As they begin to argue, Nate suddenly breaks off and radios his mentor and partner Victor "Sully" Sullivan, asking him to hurry along to pick them up. When Elena asks what is wrong, Nate says "pirates ", and goes on to say that they can't call the authorities as they have no permit to be i