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Directed by: Mike Barker Written by: Diana Gabaldon First aired on June 18, 2016 We hear Claire's voice in Voice Over (VO): "The Jacobite army had moved steadily south during the months since Prestonpans. We had acquired much-needed artillery along the way, taken the English garrison at Carlisle, and successfully occupied Manchester. Despite this, the anticipated sympathetic uprising from the Scottish lowlands and northern England had so far not materialized. We were now emcamped in northern England, awaiting further orders from Prince Charles." Claire (Caitriona Balfe) is helping out by extracting teeth. Lord General George Murray (Julian Wadham) says to Prince Charles (Andrew Gower), "Your Royal Highness, I am aware how painful this must be for you, but the truth is often vexing. We must turn back." Charles disagrees. "And I say we shall not. Now London lies within our grasp, and all we have to do is reach out and take it. John. This is no time for silence. Speak, man." The Quartermaster O'Sullivan (Gerard Horan) obliges. "I'm sorry, Your Royal Highness. As you know, the Lord General and myself are seldom of like mind, but I fear in this instance, we speak with one voice." The prince is furious. "I must say, this is a damned inconvenient time to be conciliatory." Jamie (Sam Heughan) chimes in, "And I would say the same to you, My Lord General." The General replies, "Fraser, you have proved to posess a sound military mind, but I will not have my decision challenged by a junior officer. Do I make myself clear, sir?" Jamie counters, "And what of our prince's decision? Do we not all serve him and his noble cause? Our orders were to march into England and take London. We are but five days from reaching that city, and now you order us to--to turn back and--and to retreat to Scotland?" Charles says, "Five days, gentlemen. A mere five days is all what stands between us and the completion of God's will." Murray argues, "It's not the five days that concerns me, but the three British armies that stand between us and London, and we don't bloody know where any of them are." Jamie reasons, "We're not likely to meet all three at once, My Lord. But if we are shrewd and lucky, we might manage to slip past them all." Andrew MacDonald (Jim Sweeney) speaks up. "Aye, and if we don't, the British number 30,000 troops, while we have mustered a mere five. One good fight, we'd be too weakened to carry on." Jamie pushes forward, "That war brings risk should come at no surprise. But if we turn back now, all hope that currently resides in the hearts of our supporters will be filled with doubt and fear." Claire, still pulling teeth, asks her poor Highlander Patient (Mori Christian), "Is that the one?" She whimpers and nods her head. "Good. Ah, this won't take long, I promise." The poor lady is groaning and everyone around her including Rupert (Grant O'Rourke) and Murtagh (Duncan Lacroix) is looking pretty uncomfortable too. Claire gets a good hold on the tooth and yanks hard. Thankfully it comes out. "Ah. Ah, oh." A boy (Zachary Robertson), who is presumably next in line looks on and covers his eyes. His Mother (Joanne Gallagher) has her arms around her son comforting him. Claire tells her patient, "Good job." Rupert tells the little boy, "Dinna fash ye're self son. My guid freen Angus, he lost his front teeth when he was no' but a wee lad. A cow kicked 'em straight down his throat. Says he didna shite for a week for fear o' being bitten." That didn't seem to help much. Claire asks, "Right, who's next?" The little boy turns away in fear. Prince Charles states, "I came here. I sailed from France to raise an army, this army. It was God's will that I do so, and since then, His hand has ever been with us. This precious chance of victory, if we spurn His divine gift, there is no guarantee that it will be offered again. So is there no one still willing to stand by your prince, your rightful king, and your God?" Jamie grabs his sword, walks towards Charles, kneals down next to him, kisses his hand and stands next to him. "One man. Is that all I can count on? One man. It is intolerable! I'd rather be run through by a British bayonet and have my body buried in an unmarked grave than turn back after we have come this far! But I see now that I am betrayed by both friends and allies. (coming face to face with the Quartermaster) You do what you must, but may God damn you to hell for it. I have nothing more to say. Claire says to the terrified boy, "It's all right, really. Not everyone has to get a tooth pulled. (addressing Rupert) What did you say to him?" "Nothing that isn'a true." Suddenly Prince Charles storms out of a building nearby looking quite upset. His generals and advisors are following him. The Quartermaster O'Sullivan tries to get his attention, "Your Royal Highness, Sir." But the prince ignores him. Everyone's looking kind of confused and upset. Jamie walks up to Claire and gives her a big hug. "Sorry Sassenach. I must give the prince some credit. Turns out he has a fighting man's heart, even if his generals don't." Claire reassures him, "It's not your fault. Even if you had talked them into taking London, might not have been able to hold it." "No. But if we had marched on London, then things would be different to what you said happened in your history books. It would mean that just maybe history could be changed, but now—" Ross (Scott Kyle) walks up asking, "My Laird. My Laird, is it true? Are we turning back?" Rupert is also interested in hearing the answer. "Aye. We're going back across the border. Home for winter." "Are they--are the British after us, then? Are they close?" "I canna say, Ross, but I'll see you're safe. I promise all of ye. I'll see ye home to Lallybroch. (turning to Claire) And you, Sassenach, I'll see you safe no matter what happens." He kisses her, and they walk away with his arm around her. It looks like people are starting to get things ready for the journey home. "Here ye go. That's it, then. All right, all right." Jamie is undressed kneeling next to the bed watching Claire sleep. In Gaelic he says, "God, sheild my beloved, my white dove. And the...child that she may one day bear. Preserve her from violence...and from harm. In this place...and every place. On this night...and on every night." Thunder is rumbling outside. He kisses her on the shoulder and she rouses, turning towards him. "Hmm. Are you all right?" Aye. Just wanted to watch you sleep in peace for a bit." "Hmm. Must be as cold as ice. Get into bed." He lifts the blanket and slides in next to her, spooning. "Hmm." "What was it that you were saying?" "Ach, nothing. There's no' much I can say waking without it sounding daft and foolish, Sassenach. I can say things while you sleep. Your dreams will ken the truth of them." They kiss and lock fingers, and she kisses his hand. They snuggle together with her wrapped in his arms. Dougal (Graham McTavish) charges through a door and climes up a flight of stairs. He's mad! He hands a paper to Jamie and demands, "Read this." Everyone looks alarmed. Jamie reads, "'My Lord Broch Tuarach, you are hereby ordered to proceed at once with your men to... Inverness'?" "What's this?" Dougal answers, "Exile is what it is. They want rid of us, of you. O'Sullivan fears that you have too much influence over the prince, and Murray, oh, he did naught to devend you. They want you and me gone and gone now. Bollock-less bastards." Claire picks up the paper and continues to read, "'Proceed in advance of the army. Arrange winter quarters and obtain provisions.' Well, how? With what money?" Dougal answers, "Oh, aye, I asked O'Sullivan that myself. He just stuck his big, fat Irish nose in the air and said that 'His Highness's loyal supporters would of course extend credit to his representative.'" Claire says, "Of course." Jamie says, "I'll speak to the prince myself." Dougal shoots that idea down. "He's gone. Murray spirited him away at dawn. The prince also took your horse. He said he knew you wouldn't mind." Jamie, looking troubled, looks out the window and sees people preparing to leave. "In that case, Sassenach, how long since you visited Inverness?" The Frasers' Je Suis Prest flag is flying high as Jamie, Claire, Dougal, Rupert, Ross, and their 30 some men head toward Inverness. We see some beautiful scenery, show covered mountains. Eventually they make camp beside a river. "Hold still." Claire is using tweezers to extract something (a splinter) from Ross' finger. He's wincing. "Ah, ah." Rupert looks on distainfully. "You big bairn. Angus'd rip that out with his front teeth." Fergus (Romann Berrux) corrects him. "He didn't have front teeth." "He'd have used his gums then." Claire finally gets it out. "Oh, I wish I could give you a tetanus shot." Ross pipes up, "I'd take a shot at anything just now." "Whiskey's the best I've got." She pours some on his finger and he groans in pain. Suddenly they hear a shot and one of them men falls. People yell, "Burghers!" ... "It was over there!" ... "To the south!" Claire yells "Fergus" and tries to shield him from the gunfire. You can see a line of red coats lined up on a bridge closeby taking aim and shooting at the group. Jamie yells something in Gaelic, and Dougal yells, "Redcoats. Grab your arms! Grab yoru arms! Scatter to the woods!" Claire says, "Wait" and tries to grab her medical box but then a shot hits it. Jamie tells her, "There's no time. Go." Murtagh gets Fergus on a horse, then mounts in front of him. Dougal yells, "Rupert! Rupert, you're with me! Go!" Jamie yells to Dougal, "Meet at the crossroads. Go to the crossroads. Go! (in Gaelic)" Everyone is scrambling as shots are flying. Some Highlanders are shooting back. After a while, Jamie says, "I think we've lost them." But it's not that easy. A group of Redcoats are right behind them. One takes aim and hits Rupert in the right eye. Jamie yells, "Rupert!" A Redcoat soldier yells, "Hurry up, damn you!" Rupert starts to fall off his horse and Dougal yells, "Hold on. Wait." The Redcoats are in hot persuit. "Faster!" Dougal I think is encouraging Rupert to "Ride" but he's dangling precariously off to the side of his horse. He is just about to fall off completely when Dougal says "Bloody" and jumps from his horse over to Rupert's horse at a full gallop. "I'm with ye, lad. I'm with you." The group of Highlanders get a little bit ahead of the British and Jamie motions for everyone to divert to a tiny side road. He says, "Quick! Quickly" and they all disappear into the thick brush. The British gallop past, one may yelling, "They went this way! Come on!" The Highlanders all gallop off in another direction. Some time later they stop at a stream near a church. Claire is holding Rupert's head in her lap. Jamie and Murtagh sneak up along a rock wall to get closer to the church. Murtagh asks, "Are you sure it's wise for us to stop?" "If not, Claire assures me Rupert will die. I haven't seen any redcoats for some time. Wait for my signal." He throws his sword over the wall and goes over, pulling out his dirk and running to the door. He lifts the latch and as he goes inside he's met by Ross who's trying to defend himself. Jamie recognizes him and says something in Gaelic. Ross apologizes, "Sorry, Laird. I didna ken it was you." Jamie says, "It's fine. (whistles) Where are your horses?" "Hidden in the woods beyond. Wallace is standing guard. We waited at the crossroads, but..." "Aye, it's all right. Make sure ours are hidden as well." Murtagh and Dougal are helping Rupert to the door. Ross sees his eye and asks, "What happened to him." Rupert drying answers, "I decided to take a closer look at a musket ball." Claire follows them inside saying, "Here, Fergus. Take out the whiskey and the bowl. Clear the alter and get him on it. I have to take out the bullet. (to Rupert) It's a miracle it hasn't shifted into your brain." Rupert says, "It's a miracle they didna shoot me in my good eye." "Damn it! Where's my knife." Fergus says, "My lady" and offers her his knife. Claire demands, "Where did you get that?" "Milord gave it to me." Well, give me the whiskey. (to Rupert) Hold still." Rupert grunts as she digs into his eye looking for the musket ball. Then he screams. Presumably she found it. A while later, Claire finishes stitching up Rupert's bad eye. "All right. Up you get." Fergus pick's up the musket ball from the bowl where Claire had just put it. Rupert says, "Oh, well, I suppose one eye is better than nane." Claire puts a wad of cloth over Rupert's eye and tells him, "Here, hold this. (he grunts) I'll get you a black eye patch. You'll be like a proper pirate." "Pirates have eye patches?" Claire adds, "And peg legs and a parrot." Rupert looks bewildered, "What in the name of the wee man are you heaving about?" "Mm, oh, never mind." Murtagh is looking out one of the windows and calls, "Jamie." Jamie orders Fergus, "Blow out the candle." Then he says something in Gaelic (probably "quick, quick". Claire asks, "What is it?" Jamie and Dougal join Murtagh by the window and Murtagh asks, "What is that?" They see a light (torch?) approaching, then it splits up into a bunch of torches. Jamie draws his sword. Then a Redcoat soldier yells, "You in the church! We have your man and your horses! I order you to surrender in the name of His Majesty!" Rupert asks, "Redcoats?" and Jamie answers, "Aye." Then Rupert says, "Oh, Christ". A bunch of redcoat soldiers approach the rock wall surrounding the church and go over it. Coming up to the church, someone yells, "Lay down your arms and come out, or we shall fire the roof!" Dougal proposes, "There's not that many of them. We could stay and fight." Murtagh counters, "No, they could fire the thatch in seconds. Anyone not picked off running out the door will get burnt to death when the roof caves in." Jamie concurs, "He's right. We'll never make it." Rupert draws his dirk, Fergus runs forward, but Rupert shakes his head and tells him, "No." The British captain yells, "You have two minutes to decide, gentlemen!" Jamie says, "I'm the one with a price on my head. Mayabe I can bargain with them, give myself up in exchange for your freedom." Dougal scoffs, "Och, stop being such a hero. If they take ye this time, it's a choice between the hangman and the headsman. Better to stand and fight." "Everyone here is under my protection. If I can save you all with my surrender.., I'll do it." Claire interrupts, "Wait. Perhaps there's another way." Dougal scoffs, "Och." Jamie says, "No. There isn't, Claire, and we don't have time to--" Claire yells, "Help! Save me!" Captain Cleremont (Brendan Patricks) says, "Bloody hell, they've got an Englishwoman in there." "Save me! I'm--I'm a British subject!" Jamie grabs her, "Stop! Have you gone mad?" "Look, say I'm your hostage. They won't fire the place with me inside. Exchange me. Use me to bargain with them. It worked the last time." Jamie argues, "With a lad. These are soldiers. No. Never." Captain Cleremont yells, "You in the church, if you have an Englishwoman in there, send her out now!" Dougal yells at him, "Give up our hostage? Not likely. We'll rather--" Jamie punches him in the face. Murtagh reasons, "Claire's right. The soldiers will not hurt her. They'll escort her to a place of safety, then let her go." Jamie yells, "I will not give you up!" Captain Cleremont yells, "Bring out the woman, or we shall set fire to the thatch and burn you out!" Claire tells Jamie, "Yes, you will, you stubborn Scot." "I will not." "Am I not Lady Broch Tuarach? Are these men not my responsibility too?" Dougal steps outside and you can hear guns clicking. Captain Cleremont approaches him. "You'll release the Englishwoman, surrender your horses and weapons." Dougal states, "And you leave with the lady. I need your word of honor." "Agreed. Your hostage, what is her name?" "Mistress Beauchamp is her name, a widow we encountered along the way. We took her under our protection." "Your protection? I know the reputation of Highlanders, sir. I must tell you, if she has been harmed, all agreements are void." Dougal just smiles at him and steps back inside the church. "You're a bad liar, Sassenach. Go out there wi' that look on your face, they'll ken something's amiss." "Well, how am I supposed to look?" "I dinna ken. Less...guilty." Fergus has an idea. "Oh, perhaps you should faint, me lady. Mm, den they--they can't ask you question right away." Dougal says, "Off you go, son. They'll most likely take you to the garrison in Hazelmere. It's the nearest British outpost in the area. They won't want a woman weighing 'em down any more than is absolutely necessary, so come on." Jamie reassures her, "We'll make our way there, fetch you back." Claire agrees to the plan. "All right." Dougal says, "We need to leave." Jamie picks Claire up and heads toward the door. Dougal stops him. "Wait. Now, you said it yerself. You're a known man. If they recognize Red Jamie, they won't honor the bargain they've struck, so..." Claire agrees with Dougal, "He's right. We will find each other. Trust in that." Then she kisses him goodbye. Dougal is in a hurry, "Come on." He grabs Claire in his arms and she lets her head fall back like she's fainted." The Highlanders pile up all of their weapons in front of the church. Lieutenant Barnes (Robert Curtis) taunts, "Behold, the Jacobite army." Captain Cleremont stops him. "That'll be enough, Lieutenant. Is she all right?" Dougal answers, "She's fainted from terror." Dougal hands Claire over to Lieutenant Barnes and says to him, "I charge you personally with the lady's protection, sir." Lieutenant Barnes carries Claire off and Jamie is observing this from the window of the church, not looking particularly happy with the situation. Captain Cleremont addresses the group, "I urge you all, return to your homes! Resume your lives as peaceful, loyal subjects of the crown!" Dougal smiles at him, "Oh, aye. I'll be glad to, as soon as the true king is wearing that crown." Lieutenant Barnes sets Claire down against a tree as she pretends to come to. "Oh, where am I?" "You're safe, ma'am. You're under our protection now." "That's a relief." "Have you been harmed in any way?" She takes a sip of something in a cup. "No. No, I'm quite all right." Captain Cleremont approaches them, and the Lieutenent informs him, "The lady says she's unharmed." "Yes, thank you, Lieutenant. Mount up!" Lieutenant Barnes helps Claire stand up and she says, "Thank you." The Highlanders watch as the British ride away with Claire, their horses, and their weapons. Dougal calls, "Jamie." Jamie exits the church saying, "I'll look for a horse along the way. You and Murtagh gather the rest of the men. Head north." Dougal objects, "Ye dinna need two to play shepherd." Murtagh agrees but has another plan. "He's right. I'm coming with you." "No. No, you'll both help me best by seeing the men safe. I'll meet ye in Keswick, once I've got Claire back." Murtagh shows his stubbornness. "You can order them. Ye cannot order me. We'll go and find her together." Dougal adds, "You'll need help getting her out of the garrison. If it canna be me, Murtagh will do well enough. Godspeed, lad. Bring our lass back safe." Rupert interrupts them, "Jamie. When you find her, give her a wink for me, aye?" Claire says in VO: "It didn't take long to lose my sense of direction as we rode through the night. I knew I ought to be leaving some sort of sign for him to follow, but unfortunately, I was short of bread crumbs." A British offer says, "We'll stop for the night in Crich, Mrs. Beauchamp. The horses have gone as far as they can." They ride into Crich and a begger on the street recognizes Claire, his eyes get big. It's Jamie's mute friend Hugh Munro (Simon Meacock). Claire dismounts and Hugh watches her. She sees a bunch of broadsheets on the door of the inn, and front and center is a picture of Jamie. Can't read the details. But Hugh Munro watches her enter the place with her British escort. Inside, someone orders, "Mugs of beer all around, and your lady too. Hey, we'll need food as well. Here you go, ma'am." Someone hands her a mug. "Thank you." Lieutenant Barnes approaches Captain Cleremont with a letter saying, "A dispatch has just arrived for you." "Lieutenant." Another redcoat says to Claire suggestively, "You look like you could do with worming up." He chuckles and leans back invitingly. Claire wraps the wool around her tighter, looking very uncomfortable and leary. Later, Lieutenant Barnes calls to Claire, "Ma'am. It's time to go madame." Claire wakes up. She has been sleeping in a chair before the fire. "Where's the captain?" "He received orders to proceed to Keswick, and he left during the night. Don't worry. Captain has said I was to escort you to Bellmont before we rejoin him." He walks out. "Bellmont?" She gets up and follows him. "Bellmont? But I thought we were going to the garrison at Hazelmere." "Fortunes of war. Bellmont's closer and along the road to Keswick. I wouldn't worry. It's a big house owned by a rich Englishman. He'll give you refuge, I'm sure." Outside, Hugh Monro sees them leave the building and runs up to Claire. "Ah!" She recognizes him. The Lieutenant pulls him away from her, "Get away there." He knocks Hugh Monro to the ground. Claire is insensed, "Lieutenant Barnes. I'm shocked that a king's officer would behave in such an unchristian manner." "Ma'am, I thought he meant to do you harm." Turning to Hugh, Claire asks, "Are you all right, sir? (Hugh nods and grunts) I apologize for the lieutenant's beastly behavior. Here, let me help you up." Under her breath she whispers to Hugh, "Jamie's looking for me at Hazelmere." Standing up she says more loudly to the Lieutenant, "I still don't understand why we're going to Bellmont instead of Hazelmere." "Captain's orders, ma'am, as I said." "Very well then. Bellmont it is." She nods at Hugh and he nods back. We see a rather grand looking castle in the distance. Then at closer range we see British military tents on the grounds of Bellmont. Someone yells "Attention!" as Claire and Lieutenant Barnes approach the house." Inside, Claire asks, "Who did you say lives here?" The Lieutenant looks beyond Claire and says, "Do I have the honor of addressing the Duke of Sandringham?" Claire turns around and sees him approaching. Sandringham (Simon Callow) says pleasantly, "You do, indeed. But the honor is all mine, Lieutenant. I do so treasure any opportunity to aid one of the king's officers, especially in these difficult times. How may I be of assistance to you?" The Lieutenant hands Sandringham a message. "This is for you, Your Grace, from my commander. He requests your courtesy in giving temporary shelter to Mrs. Beauchamp, an English gentlewoman we rescued last night." "Oh! My dear Mrs. Beauchamp, I should be delighted to offer you the hospitality of my humble home." The Lieutenant says, "I thank you, Your Grace. My commander will be most obliged. Good day, ma'am." Once they're alone, Sandringham false smile vanishes and he states, "I need a drink and something to eat, and so do you, from your appearance. Rescued, did he say? Rescued from what? Rabid bears?" "Highlanders." "Much the same thing." "Hmmm. You mentioned a drink?" Jamie and Murtagh see some horses tied up next to a fire near a ramshackle building of some sort. There are a couple of men nearby sitting down. Jamie says, "I'll take the gray one. You take the other." "So, now we're traitors, murderers, and horse thieves. Tell me, does it ever occur to you that taking Claire to wife might not ha' been the wisest thing you ever did?" "No. Hmm. It doesn't." Back at Bellmont, the Duke and Claire are seated at a table being served some food by a servant. Claire says, "And then they suddenly changed their minds and brought me here. You have only the one servant, Your Grace?" "Well, I do still have my valet. But I'm afraid things are a bit tight at the moment. The cook is only here three days a week. You've brightened my outlook considerably by being here." "Why did you pretend not to recognize me? It's not that I'm not grateful, but I was afraid you'd just blurt out my real name." "Oh, the last thing I would do, my dear, is to blurt. But how could I possibly commit such a lovely woman to the tower? So damp. Quite took all the curls out of my wig the last time I was there. But I suppose you don't have to suffer these inconveniences, do you?" "When were you a guest at the Tower of London? And for what?" "Only a misunderstanding, I can assure you." "I don't suppose this misunderstanding had something to do with your loyalties." "Quite, which is why the army has virtually made a ring around my estate." "What, more soldiers than there are out front?" "Oh, my yes. They think they're being inconspicuous, but really, with those coats? They claim that they're resting and resupplying before they move on. In fact, I'm being watched. Every entrance of this house is being watched. I'm still suspected of being a Jacobite. I assume that your dashing husband must be intent on rescuing you even as we speak." "It would be safe to assume so, yes." "Excellent. Well, as I want to be rescued too, I'm coming with you, and that couldn't happen if I told the soldiers your name." "I'm sorry. You're what?" "You must know. You've always known that in my heart, I'm a Jacobite." "I'm reasonably sure you don't have a heart. Now, why would Jamie rescue you?" "Because I doubt the dear lad knows where you actually are. How could he? The only way that he could know your location is through my good offices." "Really? Are you so sure about that? Perhaps he's riding through the front gates in this very moment." "Oh, I certainly hope he isn't, because if so, he'll find himself in a trap." "So what do you propose?" "I know a man who can get notes past the soldiers. In return, though, I must have your word that Jamie will extract me from my present situation and deposit me in some safe haven. I'm confident that Jamie will honor his wife's promise." "Fine. But I'll need some paper and a quill." "Follow me." The duke is looking over Claire's shoulder as she's writing. He says, "Gaelic? Do you speak that barbarous tongue?" "We both know that messages are frequently intercepted. But if you don't trust me, I'm certainly happy to write it in English and just hope that your messenger boy doesn't get caught." "You wound me, madam." "Your messenger is not to go anywhere near Jamie. He is to deliver this to a beggar named Munro, who can be found on the road somewhere between Crich and the garrison at Hazelmere. If you get this message to him, he will find Jamie." A door opens and Mary Hawkins (Rosie Day) comes in surprised to see "Claire!". "Mary." The duke looks exasperated. "I knew I was forgetting something. Such a happy reunion. My lovely goddaughter has some exciting news of her own. She's to be married." Addressing Mary, Claire asks, "You're his goddaughter?" "Well, she's certainly not a blood relative. I'm sure you do have a great deal to say to each other. I have some correspondence to dispatch if you'll excuse me." He leaves the room. Mary says to Claire, "Come with me." Mary carries a candlestick and leads Claire somewhere below. Claire asks, "Mary, what are we doing down here?" Mary replies, "This is the only place I can speak without feeling like I'm being listened to or watched. Oh Claire, you have to help me. I can't marry Mr. Granger. I just can't." "Who's Mr. Granger?" "The man my godfather's promised me to--a wealthy merchant who wishes to attach himself to the family of a duke, even if it does mean marrying soiled goods." "A loyalist, I'll wager." "Yes, I suppose so." "Of course. Trying to play the British side by having his goddaughter marry a supporter of the king." "I don't care why. I just can't do it." "Calm down. I will speak to your godfather. But he just made a decision that means you might not have to marry a loyalist." "Oh, would you? Thank you, Claire. (Mary hugs her fearcely ) Thank you so very much." Sandringham's messanger (Scott Hoatson) is galloping up to a man on the road shouting, "Munro. Are you Munro? (stopping) Good evening to you sir." The man says, "Good evening." "I'm looking for a beggar called Munro. I understand he may be on this road." The farmer (Colin McCredie), says, "I'm not likely to be asking the names of beggars." "But have you seen any beggars on this road?" "I passed an odd little fellow in a slouch hat and a raggedy coat about half a mile back. Could have been a beggar." "Much obliged." The messenger rides off. "Hey! You there! Are you Munro? (the begger runs away into the brush) Wait! Wait! Munro!" Munry smacks the messenger with a stick knocking him to the ground, then grunts at him. The messenger says, "I've been sent by the Duke of Sandringham to give you a letter." Munro shakes his head and says, "Ah." The messenger pulls out the letter and Munro grabs it from him." "It was written by a Lady Claire Beauchamp for a James Fraser. (Munro runs off) Customarily, I'd be given a tip on delivery." He gets up and says, "Oh." Back at Bellmont, the Duke enters with his valet and says, "Mrs. Beauchamp. Tired of Mary so soon? Not that I blame you." "Actually, I wanted to speak with you about your plans for her marriage." "No discussion is necessary. The die is cast; the bargain is struck. You'll be pleased to hear that I've been speaking outside to the commander, who's agreed to withdraw the soldiers." "But I thought they were here keeping an eye on you." "Well, they may not be very far away or for very long, but they will go. I mean, I am still a duke." He takes off his cloak and his valet grabs it. Claire notices the distinctive birthmark on the valet's right hand and recognizes it from the man holding her when Mary was being raped. The valet sees her looking at it and covers it with the ruffles of his cuff. The duke notices that something is amiss by Claire's expression. "Are you all right, madam? You seem perturbed in some way." "How long has this man been in your employ?" "Well, I hired him in Paris. You're not thinking of stealing him away for your husband. Danton (Andrea Dolente) is very loyal to me." "When did you hire him in Paris?" "What an odd q-- (Danton closes the door) She recognizes you!" Danton repliles, "Your Grace, I promise you I took all precautions." Claire addresses the duke, "You! You put them up to it? Your own goddaughter?" "Yes, well, that was unfortunate. There was never any intent that you should be killed, Mrs. Fraser. That was the comte's original desire, to be sure." "Comte? The Comte St. Germain?" "Yes. Ah-- I understand that you killed him yourself. I'd dearly love to have the details of that encounter. I owed him a rather large sum of money, you see, and I had no immediate means of payment, but I was horrified by the notion of disposing of such a delightful woman. Such a waste. So I managed to persuade Monsieur le Comte that simply having you raped was sufficient revenge for the loss of his goods. You should really be very grateful to me. You could so easily be dead by now." Danton speaks up, "And you still could be, madam, easily." "No, you're going to regret sending your guards away once Jamie gets here." "I didn't send them very far away. When I told the captain that I was expecting Red Jamie, he made himself a bit less conspicuous to help lure your husband into my trap. Proving myself loyal to the crown by turning over Red Jamie and his traitorous English wife offers a much more permanent way of correcting misperception of my motives than going on the run. You could be hanged side by side. So romantic. (to Danton) Take Mrs. Fraser to her room. And lock her in." Hugh Munro is in the woods and smiles as he sees Jamie and Murtagh galloping towards him. He steps into the road spreading his arms, grunting. Jamie sees him and says. "Hugh" then something in Gaelic. Hugh says "Ho-ho." Jamie says, "Oh." They make some hand motions and Jamie hugs Hugh. Jamie asks, "What the devil are you doing here?" More grunting, then "Eh-ah-way." "Aye." Murtagh is lost in the conversation going on. "What's that now?" Jamie explains, "Says it's a letter from Claire. He got it from a messenger." They both look it over. Murtagh asks, "Is that supposed to be Gaelic?" "At least it's trying to be. What's that word?" "Sighdran. That's not a word." Jamie guesses, "I think she means soldiers." Murtagh says something in Gaelic, then "I think she means soldiers around the house. The word order's all back to front." Jamie proposes, "You can give her lessons later. 'S.' She's with Sandringham?" Munro affirms, "Ah." Murtagh says something else in Gaelic, then "That man's the original bad penny." Munro agrees. Jamie asks Hugh, "You know where Bellmont House is?" Hugh shakes his head yes, "Ha. Ah, ah-ooh-ooh. We go, huh?" Jamie says, "Aye." Murtagh continues complaining about Claire's Gaelic. "She's even misspelled 'help.'" Back at Bellmont, Jamie, Murtagh, and Hugh are outside in the dark, and Claire is inside looking out the window, worrying about them coming into a trap. She thinks she sees Hugh outside. A door opens, and Mary comes in. "Mary!" Mary asks, "What are you doing? Why are you locked in?" "I don't have time to explain everything now. I have to get out of here and get word to Jamie." "Take me with you." "All right, but you have to help me. I think Jamie is on his way, but there are soldiers hiding in the grounds. I'll go out through the kitchen; you go out the front way. There's a beggar in the garden." Mary is confused, "A beggar?" "Yes, but he's a friend. His name is Hugh Munro. If you find him first, then yo have to tell him to warn Jamie. It's a trap. He can't come anywhere near the house." "Mary shakes her head, "Me, go out in the night to meet a filthy beggar? Oh, Claire, I couldn't. I couldn't possibly." "For God Sakes! Fine. Then stay here, but be quiet." Claire escapes the room through a trap door behind a very large painting. She runs down a long hall, then down a flight of stairs. She goes as quietly as possible through a door into a room where a pig is roasting on a spit in a very large fireplace (it's turning, but who'se turning it?). She starts to exit through another door but is surprised by the duke eating something, not wearing his wig. "Good evening, my dear. Do forgive the informality. I wasn't expecting a guest. Nothing worse than going to bed on an empty stomach, don't you agree? Do join me." Claire closes the door looking trapped. Outside the manse we see a redcoat patrolling with his gun. Back inside, Claire is seated across from the duke, with a glass of wine, when the duke asks, "Did you truly strike down the comte in front of the king himself, or was it at the king's order?" "It was an accident." "I doubt that. Comte is a most distasteful man. No sense of humor whatever." "Perhaps I shall have something to eat. It's going to be a very long night." "The time will move swiftly with such a charming companion. One rumor was that you cast a spell on Comte and that his heart just stopped." Mary comes through the door wrapped in a blanket. Sandringham asks her, "What the devil are you doing here?" Mary stammers, "Uh--uh--I just wanted something to eat." The duke puts some food on a plate and tells her, "Just go to bed. Now. Lady Broch Tuarach and I are having a most amusing conversation." Mary looks at Claire meaningfully, takes her plate, and leaves. She starts running and runs right into a redcoat, but Hugh Munro knocks him over the head and Mary tells him, "Claire's downstairs in the kitchen. Tell Jamie it's a trap." Danton enters the room and says, "Where are you going, little mouse?" She runs but he grabs her. Behind Danton Mary can see Hugh dragging the redcoat away from the doorway. "Ah, let go of me, you brute, or I'll tell my godfather how you grabbed me." Danton hears a noise and goes to the open door, then closes it. Outside, Jamie tells someone, "Stand and watch here." Then he's watching a redcoat guard who's facing away from him. Jamie takes him out. He jumps the fense, pulls out his dirk, and makes his way stealthily toward the house. Inside, Sandringham is telling Claire, "My personal favorite has you turning a broomstick into a poisonous serpent and commanding it to attack the comte, sort of like a latter-day Pharoah and Moses-- Lady Moses, I mean--" Danton barges in and states, "Your Grace, I found Mademoiselle out on the front steps." Mary is with him. She says, "I can't marry Mr. Granger. I--I tried to run away, but it was so dark, and I was so scared, and I was afraid of the soldiers. And I just couldn't--" The duke's had it. "For God sake! Just go to bed!" Danton grabs her arm and pulls her out of the room. "Um, oh, yes, the snake story. Well, now--Good Lord." He spots Jamie, and Danton has a knife to Claire's throat. Jamie yells, "Claire!" The duke grabs his wig and stuffs it awkwardly onto his head. Danton tells Jamie, "Throw your weapon away and back off!" Jamie looks fit to kill, but drops his knife. Murtagh comes through the door. Claire elbows Danton in the ribs. Jamie grabs Danton and throws him to the ground. Claire yells and points to Danton, "This is the man who attacked us in Paris!" Jamie says, "Claire." Mary is observing this. Sandringham says, "Now, now, now, now, now come on. Le-let's all just calm down and discuss this thing rationally like level-headed people." Jamie has Danton pinned on the floor. Danton says, "It wasn't my fault. He made me do it." Claire confirms this, "It's true. He arranged the attack to pay off one of his debts to st. Germain." Jamie hits Danton in the face and knocks him out. Sandringham studders facing a furious Jamie, "Y-y-y I-i-it could have been so much worse, believe me. You can't imagine what the comte had in mind. I just told Danton to terrify the women. You know me, Jamie. I, I'd never countenance such a vulgar thing as a rape." Claire sets the record straight. "That's a lie. Rape was your idea." At that, Jamie grabs the duke by the neck. "Aye, aye, I do know you, Your Grace. You'll say whatever to whoever to save your own skin." Sandringham states, "Well, that stops today." Mary is fingering a knife (maybe the one Jamie dropped). The duke says, "I promise." Jamie looks at Murtagh who looks lethal. Danton is coming to, and Mary is walking calmly toward him. Jamie says, "Aye, as you say." Then he pushes the duke toward Murtagh. Danton is pulling himself up and Mary runs towards him stabbing him in the gut. She pulls the knife out and Danton falls on the floor grunting. Claire is shocked! "Mary!" The duke is slowly backing away from this scene but gasks as he bumps into Murtagh who turns him around and strikes him with an axe. Blood splatters everywhere. Then he stands over him and brings the axe down again, severing the duke's head. One more strike finishes the job. He drops the axe, then picks up the duke's head by his hair. He visibly calms down, walks over to Mary and kneals down. "I kept my word. I lay your vengeance at your feet." Mary gathers herself and says, "I think we'd better go." Everyone agrees and they leave. Take the Episode Quiz Recap by Mary Girven