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Directed by: Metin Hüseyin Written by: Ronald D. Moore First aired on April 9, 2016 1948"> The show starts off with Claire (Caitriona Balfe) waking up on the ground at Craig na Dun, upset and wishing she was dead, and searching for something in her dress, then in the grass. She finds a ring setting with the stone missing, presumably Jamie's. She's very upset that she can't find the stone, and starts screaming. After she pulls herself together, she starts walking down the road and a car pulls up and stops. The driver (Steven Docherty) asks if she's all right. She doesn't answer, and he asks if she speaks English. Still no answer. Finally she demands to know what year it is. He tells her it is 1948. Then she demands to know who won the battle of Culloden, and he replies that it was the Brittish. She breaks down sobbing. The new opening credits roll, with the slightly altered Theme Song (still the Skye Boat song, but with modified lyrics, some in French). The next scene shows Frank (Tobias Menzies) barging through hospital doors asking a Nurse (Morven MacBeth) where his wife is, then she gets Dr. Edwards (Sandy Welch) who tells him that she's mildly dehydrated and has some superficial cuts and bruises. Then he sees her in the hospital bed, looking very dispondent. She asks him to turn off the radio (where "Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet" is playing), and comments that it is very noisy there, referring to traffic outside her window where we see a dog walking (which just happens to be Ron Moore's and Terry Dresback's dog Cuilean). She says "Frank... Hello, I'm back", and he says he's so grateful and approaches her, but she sees Black Jack Randall (Tobias Menzies) instead, and pulls away in fear. Then a Photographer (John Scougall) barges in and takes her picture. The nurse scoots him out. Frank tells her that he's taking her to Reverend Wakefield's (James Fleet) where she can convalesce in peace. She asks him if Mrs. Graham (Tracey Wilkinson) is still in his employ, as she needs to speak with her. Then Frank notices Claire's clothing laying on a chair. Very old-fashioned (1800's) clothing. Frank and Reverend Wakefield are talking, and Frank says his friend Professor Atkins said that the clothes are authentic 18th century clothing, very valuable (Frank is sniffing her shift). He tells Rev. Wakefield that it isn't something she could just walk into a shop and purchase, and he agrees. Rev. Wakefield says Claire has just about exhausted his collection of Culloden and the Jacobite rebellion, and wonders what prompted her sudden interest in Scottish history. Frank doesn't know either. She's been back a week, and Rev. Wakefield wonders when she will provide some answers, and says they're not the only one with questions. He picks up a newspaper with the photo of Claire in the hospital bed, and the title, "KIDNAPPED BY THE FAIRIES??" Frank says, "Devil take the press." And Rev. Wakefield replies, "That's not likely, even the Devil has standards." Frank looks out the window at Claire sitting on a bench talking with Mrs. Graham. Claire is looking through a bunch of history books looking for answers about what happened at Culloden, but not finding what she's seeking. Mrs. Graham assures her that the Reverend's collection is the finest in all of Scotland. It becomes obvious that Claire has been telling Mrs. Graham all about her adventures in the 18th century. Well, she knows that Mrs. Graham will understand and believe her. Two jets fly overhead making a lot of noise. Mrs. Graham tells her there might be a war with Russia soon, and Claire gets upset, saying, "There's always another fucking war!" Then she tells Mrs. Graham about how she once called Jamie a "fucking sadist" and he didn't know what the word "fucking" meant. Mrs. Graham advises Claire to cherish and protect her memories of her grand adventure, somewhere tucked away and safe, but to not the rest of her days chasing a ghost when she has a flesh-and-blood living man who loves her with all his heart. They both look at Frank observing them through a window. Later that night Claire invites Frank into her room and tells him she wants to reveal what happened. He tells her that it isn't necessary, but she insists, and asks him to hold his questions until she's done. Fast forward to the next morning. Frank looks like he's been through the ringer, but still insists that he still loves her and wants her back. She finally tells him that she's pregnant. His first reaction is sheer joy, then that joy crumbles as he realizes the baby isn't his. She tells him that she's carrying Jamie's child. He's crushed, and angry and you see a little bit of Jack as he looms over Claire furious with a clenched fist. He storms out of the house and takes out his frustrations (putting it lightly) on the contents of the Reverend's tool shed. Frank and Reverend Wakefield are talking about the pregnancy later, and the preacher tries to console Frank, telling him that he's not the first man to be faced with this situation, bringing up Mary telling Joseph that she was with child and he couldn't be the father. Frank says, "I am not Joseph, she is not Mary, and I'm fairly certain the father isn't God Almighty. He was a man who fucked my wife!" Little Roger (Rory Burns) pops in and asks, "Please may I go outside to play?" and he calls the Reverend Father. Hope he didn't hear Frank's outburst! Then the Reverend explains that even though Roger is not his son, Roger sees him as such, so he's stopped correcting him. Then Frank says, "Please, you're going to connect your nephew to my situation. The words, God's Plan, are about to escape your lips." The reverend smiles and says sheepishly, "At the risk of fulfilling your worst expectation I will say this: a child without a father, and a man without a child, have been given this chance to find one another, and yes, I would call that part of God's Eternal Plan. What you choose to call it Frank, well, that's up to you." Frank proposes to Claire that they stay together as man and wife, and child. He wants to accept a post at Harvard, which will get them away from the press who are making a big deal of her return. He has conditions: 1) they raise the child together as theirs. And as long as he's alive, he doesn't want her to search for Jamie. She must let him go. She agrees, not for Frank, but because she'd promised Jamie the same thing, that she would let him go. So she accepts his conditions and embrace tentatively. He tells Claire that she's made him very happy, and he hopes that in time he will make her happy as well. She picks up her 18th century clothes, says "Time to leave the past behind", and hands them to Frank, then tries to take off Jamie's ring, but Frank interrupts her saying, "It's all right, when you're ready." And she snugs it back on her finger and pulls out Jamie's ring, without a stone, and tucks it into a suitcase. She looks out the window and sees Frank burning her clothes in the Reverend's barbeque grill. We next see Claire looking out the window of a PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS plane, then stepping through the door and descending the stairway. At the last step Frank says, "One more step", he holds his hand out to her, and she takes it. 1744 aboard the Cristabel. (I think it's late June or early July because Claire told Father Anselm at the abbey it had been 8 months since she went on a second honeymoon with her husband in October 1945 and fell through the stones at Samhain, which we know was November 1st or so, 1743, and 8 months later would be June (or possibly early July). They were only at the abbey a short time before they left for France on the Cristabel headed towards Le Havre. That trip would not have taken more than a few days.)"> In a most wonderful transition, we see another hand reaching out for hers, and it's Jamie (Sam Heughan) helping Claire off the ship at the dock in Le Havre, France, 1744. She says, "To new beginnings". Murtagh (Duncan Lacroix) appears saying, "France — reeks of frogs. Just as I remember it!" He arranges for rooms for them. At the inn, Jamie carefully sits down on the bed cradling his broken hand. He's not looking very comfortable, haunted even, but comments on how the bed doesna move. Claire asks him what's wrong, and he tells her "sometimes I feel "His" touch, like he's here", (referring to Black Jack). Claire says, "I'm here. I'm right here, and I'm not going away." He says, "You're a hard one to get rid of, that's for sure." and she replies, "I'm stubborn, just like my husband." Then she tries to distract him by talking about their plan to infiltrate the Jacobites, thwart Prince Charlie's plans, and change history. He'd rather they try to win the war, but Claire says she doesn't have enough information. He asks her specifically what she does know, and she briefly describes what she knows. He says that's not a lot to go on. He thinks she has a high opinion of what a crippled highlander and a pregnant English woman can accomplish. She says, "Since when are you not up for a challenge". He isn't comfortable with all the lying that will be necessary, but she reminds him of what's at stake if they don't. He gets up to start writing a letter to his cousin Jared asking him for his help. Then he wonders, "What the hell are we going to tell Murtagh?" The next morning on the dock they're talking to Murtagh who's chaffing about not knowing what the reason is for the deception, and being upset that they're still hiding it from him. Jamie reassures him that they will reveal the reason to him at the proper time. Three weeks later they are talking to Jared Fraser (Robert Cavenah) who is suspicious about Jamie's motives for his new interest in politics. So Jamie bares his back to show him the source of his passion to help the Jacobites. Jared is sorry he doubted him, and offers to help him. Jared says he's been putting off a trip to the West Indies, and they can help each other if Jamie takes over the wine business in his absense. Jared offers him the run of his house in Paris and 25% of the profits. Jamie holds out for 35%, and Jared is impressed and says he'll do just fine. While Jamie was inspecting the shipment in port, Claire was walking along the docks appreciating the fresh air when she sees a man being carried off a ship and notices he's covered in pox. She chases after them, and Jamie follows. The Captain of the Patagonia (Fabien Lucciarini) tried to keep her from inspecting the sick crewman. She waves Jamie back because he's not immunized. She has words with the port official (Christian Perez), who confirms his diagnosis and announces to the gathering crowd that she is correct, it is smallpox. The Comte St. Germain (Stanley Weber), the owner of the ship, shows up and tries to downplay the smallpox and keep the truth quite, but it's too late. The harbor master's only option is to burn the ship and cargo, which makes an enemy of the Comte, who tells them in French that they both will pay. Then it's night and they're standing on the dock watching the ship burn. Jared says, "Make no mistake, the Comte will not forget what happened. You've made an enemy here today." Jamie says, "Another country, another enemy. Life with you is certainly never dull, Sassenach." Claire replies, "I will endeavor to be more dull if that will suit you better." Jamie reassures her with, "I wouldn't change you to save the world." They kiss and the ship continues burning. Recap by Mary Girven