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Directed by: Anna Foerster Written by: Ronald D. Moore First aired on September 27, 2014 It's morning at the Inverness police station. Detective Collins (John Wark) arrives, and the duty officer Constable Boyle (Gerry McLaughlin) nods meaningfully at the detective's desk, where Frank Randall is waiting, silent and still. The detective rolls his eyes, and mutters to Sgt. McKinney (Alan McHugh), "Today's the day . . . I've let this go on long enough." The officer is sympathetic, and offers the detective a clandestine splash of whiskey as he goes to break the news to Frank that he is very sorry, but there's nothing else that can be done to find his wife. Frank is scathing, and suggests that perhaps the detective should do his job and find her. Offended, the detective points out that they have searched over a hundred square miles of rugged terrains over the past six weeks, conducted over 175 interviews . . . Frank is unimpressed, and demands to know what they have to show for all the efforts. Taking a sip of whiskey for courage, the detective carefully tells Frank that since there is no body, and no evidence of struggle, she probably was not taken against her will . . . suggesting that Claire has run away from Frank. "You personally witnessed a man staring up at her window the night before she disappeared!" the detective exclaims, pointing to a couple of broadsheets on the wall behind him, one offering 1500 pounds for information leading to Claire, and another offering 1000 pounds, with a rough sketch of a Scotsman, for information on the mysterious man that Frank spotted in the rain. Frank admits that he thinks the Highlander is involved in some way, and the detective agrees: "Of course he's involved . . . he's her lover!" Frank pounds his fist on the detective's desk and declares that his wife is not with another man. Looking around the squad room, he realizes that everyone has gone quiet, staring at him. He gathers his coat and leaves . . . Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) are having a picnic, perched on a cliff overlooking a pleasant green vista. After an awkward apology for implying that Claire has a "vast experience" with men, Jamie asks Claire a question: "Is it usual . . . what it is between us, when I touch you . . when you lie with me?" He caresses her hand as he asks, curious if what he is feeling is ordinary or something special. Claire gently returns the caress, and admits that the feelings are unusual. As they smile at each other, they are startled by an arrow that lands a few feet away. Both Jamie and Claire throw themselves to the ground, and Jamie crawls over to examine the arrow. Laughing, he straightens and beckons his friend, Hugh Munro (Simon Meacock), who has spotted them on the cliff, and greets him with a hearty hug. Hugh joins them, and Jamie proudly introduces Claire, his wife of two days. After Hugh makes an elaborate bow, he offers a celebratory drink and gifts Claire with a piece of amber, in which a dragonfly is embedded. Jamie goes on to explain that Hugh lost his tongue and was badly burned by the Turks in Algiers when he was captured at sea and refused to convert to the "Musulman religion". In return, several parishes have given Hugh permission to beg within the borders of their parish, as is evidenced by the gaberlunzes, or small metal tags, hanging about his neck like dog tags. Claire is silent in sympathy, and Jamie breaks the momentary silence by asking Hugh what his news is. In a combination of rough sign language and grunts, Hugh tells Jamie that a man named Horrocks wants to meet Jamie and has information that can prove Jamie is innocent of killing one of the guards. Hugh doesn't think Jamie should trust him, but Jamie is anxious to clear his name and return to his home, Lallybroch, with his bride, his Lady Lallybroch. At the Reverend Wakefield's (James Fleet) house, Frank is despondent. They have a theory that Claire may have gotten lost returning from Craigh na Dun that day, fell in a river, and been swept twenty miles downstream, but even Frank is skeptical. As the Reverend insists that she could have been swept ashore and could be taking refuge in a cave, surviving on fish and frogs, Frank is unconvinced and recognizes it as a very, very unlikely occurance, but the Reverend insists that's possible, since she's had Army survival training. Mrs. Graham and a small boy, Roger, enter the library with tea and biscuits, and the little boy carefully offers the plate of biscuits to the Reverend, then politely asks if he might have one. Indulgently, the Reverend allows him one, laughing and chasing him, as Frank gazes at newspaper clippings describing Claire's disappearance that the Reverend has tacked to a poster. Frank turns down the offer of tea, and leaves in search of something stronger. In the bar, a woman approaches him and calls him Mr. Randall, and says that he can call her Sally. Sally says that she knows a man that has information on Claire's disappearance. Around the campfire, Rupert is telling a story about a water horse and a builder who is building him a fine hearth so his wife can get warm and cook her fishes, and Jamie and Claire are talking about it being Yuletide/Christmas when they return to Leoch. Suddenly the men become aware of the horses stirring uneasily. Quietly, they signal each other that someone else is near. Jamie whispers to Claire not to look around, and then tells her that when he gives her a signal, she should take a knife and run and hide behind a tree. The group nonchalantly makes stealthy preparations, and suddenly, Jamie shouts to Claire to "Run!". The MacKenzies are attacked and fight back in a brief scuffle. Jamie finds Claire safe afterwards, and explains it was another clan, the Grants, who have only taken a horse and a few supplies. Eagerly, Frank follows Sally to a meeting site, but finds himself attacked by muggers who have lured him there with the intention of robbing him. and demand the reward he has offered for Claire. As an ex-Army officer, he quickly dispatches the muggers, and continues to beat a hapless mugger in frustration until Sally screeches for him to stop. He turns and grabs her by the throat, demanding if there was ever any information on Claire, and she shakes her head. Later, the Reverend gently urges a despairing Frank to leave Inverness and take up the threads of his life. Claire has left him . . . he must now leave Claire. When Frank asks the Reverend if he believes that Claire has run away with a Highlander, the Reverend quotes Sherlock Holmes and observes that "when you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains -- however improbable -- must be the truth." The next morning, the MacKenzies are looking for the knife that Claire dropped during the scuffle the evening before. They find it, and Rupert returns it to Claire, who protests that "it's too long and heavy for me!" Rupert chuckles and tells her that the "lasses say that to me all the time," which earns a smile, but Ned Gowan (Bill Paterson) points out that it was foolish to give Claire a knife without teaching her how to use it. The MacKenzies agree that she needs a sgian dhu, a small hidden knife, and a lesson on wielding it follows, as Angus demonstrates the most effective places to stab a man. Claire listens closely. Frank is packing, preparing to return to Oxford. He sees Clare's suitcase, and opening it, he looks over the neatly folded clothes, and gazes at a small framed picture of Frank and Claire on their wedding day. Claire and Jamie have found a quiet spot, and are eager to make love. However, in the midst of their lovemaking, they are startled by the unmistakable click of a gun. Frozen, they find themselves captured at gunpoint by two Redcoat deserters. Harry (James Groom) holds a gun on Jamie, while Arnold (Nicholas Aaron) prepares to rape Claire. Terrified, she still remembers her knife lessons, and pulling her hidden knife free, she stabs Arnold in the back as he falls on her. The distraction is enough for Jamie to surprise Harry, and in short order, both Redcoats are dead, Jamie has scooped Claire up and is dashing away. As he is taking his leave, Frank overhears an argument between Mrs. Graham and the Reverend. Mrs. Graham is determined that Frank should be made aware of the legends surrounding the circle of stones, but the Reverend doesn't want Frank distressed by these "fantasies" of hers and possibly raise false hope. Frank observes mildly that it's an old house, and their conversation carried. Mrs. Graham tells him about the legends of people who travel through the stones, because the circle of stones mark a place on the earth when the powers of the earth are focused, and for "certain people, on certain days, it allows them to pierce the veil of time." Mrs. Graham believes that Claire traveled to some other time. Frank asks when -- or where -- that might be, but Mrs. Graham says it depends on the individual, and that the legends say that the travelers often return. Frank reflects for a moment, and then announces that he is returning to Oxford. "Did you not hear me? They often return!" insists Mrs. Graham. "I heard you -- but I do not share your beliefs," Frank says, tiredly, and turns to go. As he leaves the bedroom where he has been staying, he gently closes the door -- and leaves Claire's suitcase behind, alone on the bed. Jamie is distraught with guilt as he holds a shattered Claire, apologizing over and over again for bringng her to that spot without proper guarding. When he notes that her hands are cold, she realizes that she is going into shock. The MacKenzies have heard the shot, and come running to investigate, finding the deserters. Claire desperately tries to rein in her scattered feelings, afraid that if she starts telling Jamie her feelings, she won't be able to keep from telling him the truth about herself. The MacKenzies are grim at the discovery of the bodies, and Dougal (Graham McTavish) declares that "this is what becomes of a man who forsakes his King and country!" They are worried about Jamie meeting Horrocks alone, and declare they will accompany him. Claire is still in shock from the attack, and doesn't remember riding away from the campsite, but as the MacKenzies make their way through the woods, she realizes that she in angry, and doesn't know why. As the men stop, Jamie explains that it may be dangerous meeting Horrocks, and wants Claire to stay behind, safe, with Willy. Claire tells him to just leave her alone and take Willy and bitterly adds, "I can take care of myself -- I think I've proven that." Jamie grimaces at the tone in her voice, and mutters, "But you needn't prove it again." He promises Claire that he will be back, and she looks at him skeptically, telling him that he shouldn't make promises that he can't keep. He declares that he will return, and extracts a promise from her, in return, that she will stay there. Reluctantly, she promises, and as the men ride away, she suddenly realizes that she's not angry with Jamie or the would-be rapists. Instead, she is angry with herself for forgetting her true purpose -- to return to the stones and to Frank. Frank's car is racing down the road and he is listening to a radio report on the dealth of General George Patton that morning (December 21, 1945 - 7 weeks after Claire disappeared). He passes a sign pointing to the turn to Craigh na Dun, and a few yards down the road, he stops, considering . . . and then reverses to make the turn . . . Claire and Willy are waiting in the woods, when Willy announces that he needs to take care of some "personal business." Claire dismisses him casually, telling him to go "fifty yards away and downwind." As Claire idly wanders around the clearning, she tries not to think of the attack. Suddenly, she looks up and sees Craigh na Dun a short distance away -- the place where it all began. She reflects -- she has been Claire Randall, Claire Beauchamp, and Claire Fraser -- and asks herself, "Who do I want to be?" She begins running eagerly across the meadow to the stones . . . Frank climbs the small hill to the stones, wandering around the circle, half-hoping to find Claire returned to him. Sobbing, he cries out, "Claire . . . where are you!? Claire?!" . . . Claire, racing to the stones, hears Frank's voice, and cries out "Frank! Wait for me!" Eagerly, she runs up to the large stone, reaching out to the stone and crying Frank's name . . . Frank hears a faint voice . . . or it could be just the screech of a passing bird . . . but alert, he gazes around. "Claire . . " he whispers, and walks away. . . . distraught, Claire begins screaming as Redcoats ruthlessly appear and drag her away from the large center stone . . . Bound, she is tossed in a wagon and taken to Fort Willliam. As the wagon jolts along she plans her upcoming encounter with Black Jack Randall. As they sit in his office, he offers her a drink and congratulates her on her marriage. He tells her he doesn't care if she considers herself English or Scots, notes that she is wearing both of her wedding rings, and wonders why Dougal MacKenzie values her so much that he would bring her into his clan to keep her from talking to him (Randall). Claire shrugs, and they toast "The King." Randall looks at her speculatively, and then observes that he is glad she still acknowledges herself a subject of the king. Piously, Claire declares that the MacKenzies are all loyal subjects, but Randall snorts in disbelief, convinced that they are devoted Jacobites. He draws up a chair, and tells her that he intends to discover her true nature by any means possible. Calmly, Claire sips her wine. "Perhaps you should ask the Duke of Sandringham," she says significantly, earning a surprised sputtering cough from Randall. Innocently, she looks at Randall, but Randall is disbelieving that Claire, too, is a Sandringham agent. Claire has played a desperate hand, remembering Frank and the Reverend's speculation about Black Jack's secret patron, and based on his violent reaction, she sees that they were correct. As Randall tears off his stained neckcloth, he asks Claire if she knows the Duke. She laughs lightly. "Really, Captain, must you be so obtuse? Is it not clear by now that you and I are both in the employ of the same great and powerful man?" Black Jack does not believe her, sure that Sandringham would have told him, but Claire mocks him gently, asking if he really knows all of the Duke's secrets. He threatens to send a message to the Duke, and Claire amiably agrees, noting that either the Duke will be pleased that Randall has ferretted out his agent . . . or very displeased that Randall has upset his carefully laid plans. She casually reties the neckcloth, spinning a tale that the Duke may retaliate against Black Jack, and withdraw his support, and suggests that Black Jack simply let her go and continue her mission, without the Duke discovering how close he has come to disrupting his efforts on behalf of the King. Black Jack corrects her and suggests that she means "his wife's efforts", and asks if she has met the Duchess. Claire says she has never had the pleasure, but Randall professes skepticism that one of the Duke's agents doesn't know the Duchess. Claire implies that she is in communication with the Duchess by messenger . . . which causes Randall to withdraw a length of rope from his desk and tells her, with a triumphant smile, that there is no Duchess. Claire realizes that she has been caught in a lie. Tying her up, Randall tells his orderly to stand outside the room and not to respond to any cries that he may hear. Terrified, Claire begins to struggle, but Randall is determined to get the truth out of her. Ripping her bodice open and throwing her face down on the desk, he throws up her skirts in a prelude to rape, but stops to threaten her with his knife, playing the edge of the blade along her breast. Suddenly, a voice from the window threatens, "I'll thank ye to take your hands off my wife." Startled, both Randall and Claire look up to find Jamie perched in the window -- with a gun trained on Randall. Adapted from IMDb