| Boston, 1956 |
| Claire: | Is that what I think it is? |
| Frank: | It is. A full English breakfast. |
| Claire: | Black pudding? |
| Frank: | Ah, fingers off. |
| Claire: | Mmm. And bread fried in bacon fat? |
| Frank: | Of course. |
| Claire: | What's the occasion? |
| Frank: | Well, Brianna came home from school the other day and asked for Eggo toaster waffles, so I've decided she needs more Englishness in her life. |
| Claire: | And your plan is what? Are you going to feed the Americanness out of her?Frank |
| Claire: | Mm. |
| Frank: | Brianna, breakfast is ready. |
| Claire: | Oh, that's delicious. I've missed that. |
| Frank: | Good. Perhaps I'm onto something. |
| Claire: | You know, I don't have class tonight, and I've read about as much as I can about gallbladders. Maybe we could go see a film later. Joe said "The Searchers" is fantastic. |
| Frank: | Um |
| Claire: | Or, you know, if you're not in the mood for a western, we could go see "Carousel." |
| Frank: | No, that sounds that sounds lovely. (CHUCKLES) I've seen them both. |
| Claire: | Oh, both, really? |
| Frank: | Yes. |
| Claire: | Oh, um (EXHALES SHARPLY) |
| Frank: | Uh, we |
| Claire: | No, no, I'm I'm sorry. |
| Frank: | We agreed we were free to |
| Claire: | No, of course. |
| Frank: | I'm I'm being discreet, Claire. |
| Claire: | Yes, you are. Thank you. |
| Frank: | There she is. |
| Brianna: | For you. |
| Claire: | Oh. Oh, that's wonderful, darling. Really lovely. |
| Ardsmuir Prison, 1755 |
| Lord John: | Is it always so gloomy? |
| Harry Quarry: | Chin up, My Lord. The drink here is fine compensation. I left you a list of booze-merchants. Paperwork's the worst of the duty. After that there's not a great deal to do, really, save to hunt for grouse and Frenchman's Gold. |
| Lord John: | The fortune in bullion that Louis of France sent to Charles Stuart? They say the Highland army hid it somewhere on the moor. |
| Harry Quarry: | I was captivated by it my first year, determined to find it. But after a few years I finally yielded to my better senses. However, the man that does deliver a treasure such as that to London would certainly have the attention of the Crown. |
| Lord John: | I understand the prisoners to be mostly Jacobite Highlanders. |
| Harry Quarry: | Yes, and docile as sheep. No heart in them after Culloden. God, I'll be glad to get back to civilization. |
| Lord John: | Not much in the way of local society, I gather? |
| Harry Quarry: | (CHUCKLES) My dear fellow. "Society" will consist solely of conversation with your officers and one prisoner. |
| Lord John: | A prisoner? |
| Harry Quarry: | You'll not have heard of Red Jamie Fraser? |
| Lord John: | Of course. The man was notorious during the Rising. |
| Harry Quarry: | Well, we have him. He's the only Jacobite officer here and the only man we keep chained. Lasted as a fugitive for six years after Culloden. Prisoners treat him as their chief. They call him Mac Dubh. I don't know what it means, a sign of respect of some sort. If matters arise, he acts as their spokesman. Guards are all afraid of him. Those that fought at Prestonpans say he's the Devil himself. |
| Lord John: | Poor Devil now. |
| Harry Quarry: | You'll need Fraser's good will and cooperation. I had him take supper with me once a week. You might try a similar arrangement. |
| Lord John: | I'll not dine with that prisoner. |
| Harry Quarry: | As you wish. Well, I'll leave you to it. Good luck, Major. |
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| Hayes: | Have ye seen ye're new governor yet? I had a look at him in the yard. |
| Jamie: | We havena spoken. |
| Hayes: | Well, better the Devil ye ken, than the Devil ye don't. |
| Hayes: | Mac Dubh, am I wrong? |
| Jamie: | No, Hayes, ye're no' wrong. I canna say if ye're right yet. |
| Man?: | For you, Mac Dubh. |
| Murtagh: | So ye've seen the new governor, then? Is that what the neep-heids were blathering about? |
| Jamie: | Aye. I've seen him. Seems familiar. I canna place him. Name is Grey. |
| Murtagh: | (CHUCKLES) Matters not. (COUGHS) All the mollies look alike. Take God's own eye to tell one from another. (COUGHS) |
| Jamie: | They say the same about us. |
| Murtagh: | They could tell well enough if they allowed us to wear our tartans. |
| Jamie: | Best tuck that away. Ye know the punishment for having it. |
| Murtagh: | Aye. (COUGHING) So ye took no measure of the man? |
| Jamie: | He's gey young. Looks scarce more than a bairn. Carries himself well. Shoulders square and a ramrod up his arse. |
| Murtagh: | (CHUCKLES, COUGHS) The ramrod is standard issue in the British army. |
| Jamie: | Ye've been bitten again. |
| Murtagh: | Aye. The rats are growing uncommon bold. (COUGHING) |
| Jamie: | This'll help with the festering. And la grippe as well. |
| Murtagh: | Och, not more of yer damn thistles. Do ye think me a pig? |
| Jamie: | Stubborn as one. It's only milk thistle. Take the heads off, mash the leaves, stems. (INHALES DEEPLY) |
| Murtagh: | (COUGHING) |
| Jamie: | I learnt the trick from a lass who knew a fair amount about healing. |
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| (CHAINS RATTLING) |
| Man?: | The prisoner, sir, as commanded. |
| Lord John: | James Fraser. |
| Jamie: | Aye. |
| Lord John: | I am Major John William Grey, the governor of this prison. I believe you and Colonel Quarry had an understanding. |
| Jamie: | We did. |
| Lord John: | I would like to continue that. You acting as spokesman for the prisoners. |
| Jamie: | Fine. |
| Mackay: | Where would you like your supper served, sir? |
| Lord John: | In here, prisoner, if you please. Damn my eyes! It's after my supper. |
| Has the prison got a cat? |
| Mackay: | There're cats in the storerooms. |
| Lord John: | Well, fetch one up here at once. Are there many rats in the cells? |
| Great many. |
| Mackay: | They sometimes scurry across my chest whilst I'm sleeping, sir. |
| Lord John: | If you will, MacKay, please ensure that each prison cell is provided with its own cat. Something the matter, MacKay? |
| Jamie: | With respect, sir, I dinna think the men would care to have a cat takin' all their rats. |
| Lord John: | Surely, the prisoners don't eat them? |
| Jamie: | Only when they're lucky enough to catch one. God knows what you did to be sent here, but for your own sake, I hope you deserved it. |
| Will that be all then, sir? |
| Lord John: | Yes. For now. |
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| Boston, 1958 |
| Brianna10: | Mama, hold your diploma up a bit higher. |
| Frank: | Three, two, one, cheese. Very good. All right, who's next, maestro? |
| Brianna10: | Just you and Mommy now. |
| Frank: | Okay. Me and Mommy. |
| Claire: | Mm, all right, all right. |
| Frank: | Darling, shouldn't you be leaving for Fontaine's? I don't want you to miss your reservation. |
| Claire: | There's plenty of time. |
| Frank: | Really? |
| Claire: | It's for seven. |
| Brianna10: | You're coming with us, aren't you, Daddy? |
| Frank: | Uh, I wish I could, my angel, but, um, I have some work I need to finish. |
| Brianna10: | If you're not going, I'm not going. |
| Claire: | Bree? |
| Frank: | You'll have a lovely time, I promise. I thought the reservation was at six. |
| Claire: | No. Sorry, it's seven. Don't worry, we'll be out of your hair soon enough. |
| Joe Abernathy: | Calling Dr. Randall. |
| Claire: | Oh, excuse me. |
| Joe Abernathy: | Dr. Joe's salvation elixir. |
| Claire: | Is this your prescription for everything? |
| Joe Abernathy: | Nothing a cold martini won't cure. |
| (DOORBELL RINGS) |
| Claire: | Mm, you are going to be a horrible doctor. (CHUCKLES, ANSWERS DOOR) Oh, may I help you? |
| Sandy: | Oh I'm sorry. I |
| Frank: | Claire? Bree, go and play. |
| Claire: | Your work, I presume? Here, my darling. Everyone I have an idea. Why don't we go to the restaurant now? And if they can't seat us early, we'll just entertain ourselves at the bar. |
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| Corporal Brame: | The Devil? Halt! Bring me that man! (SPEAKING GAELIC) Who are you, sir? How do you come by this place? |
| Duncan Kerr: | The gold is cursed. |
| Corporal Brame: | Did he just say gold? |
| Duncan Kerr: | (SPEAKING GAELIC) (SPEAKING FRENCH) |
| Corporal Brame: | Take him with us. |
| Duncan Kerr: | (SPEAKING GAELIC) The gold the gold is cursed. |
| Lord John: | Mr. Fraser. Thank you for coming. I summoned you because a situation has arisen in which I require your assistance. |
| Jamie: | And what might that be, sir? |
| Lord John: | A man named Duncan Kerr has been found wandering the moor near the coast. He appears to be gravely ill, near death even, and his speech is deranged. |
| However, certain matters to which he refers appear to be of substantial interest to the Crown. Unfortunately, the man in question has been heard to babble in a mixture of Gaelic and French, with no more than a word or two of English. |
| Jamie: | And you would like my assistance to translate what this man might have to say? |
| Lord John: | I've been told you speak both Gaelic and French. We haven't much time. |
| Jamie: | I fear I must decline, sir. |
| Lord John: | Might I inquire as to why, Mr. Fraser? |
| Jamie: | I'm a prisoner. Not an interpreter. |
| Lord John: | Mr. Fraser, if you do what I ask, I will have your irons struck off. I understand you've been wearing them for three years. I can't imagine how heavy they must feel. I have, however, two conditions. You give a full and true account of whatever the fellow says, and you relay to no one, save me, any information you glean. |
| Jamie: | And I have but one condition, sir. That you provide blankets and medicine for all the men that are ill. |
| Lord John: | A most ambitious request. We're in short supply of both and I can't possibly bring that about. |
| Jamie: | Then this conversation is over, sir. Return the irons if you must. |
| Lord John: | Mr. Fraser, believe me when I tell you that I would honor your request if I were able. |
| Jamie: | I would settle for one man, then. My kinsman, Murtagh Fitzgibbons. He's been struggling to survive here ever since Culloden. |
| Lord John: | I will inquire as to what we have in stores. |
| Jamie: | Then you have a bargain, sir. |
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| Claire: | You invited her here? Where our daughter lives. |
| Frank: | You were taking the car, so she was she was just picking me up, huh. |
| Claire: | You really dislike me that much? It's my graduation, for God's sake, Frank. You humiliated me in front of my new colleagues. |
| Frank: | Oh, welcome to the club. |
| Claire: | What the hell does that mean? |
| Frank: | Keep your voice down. You'll wake Brianna. |
| Claire: | What does that mean? |
| Frank: | It mean (SIGHS) It means you're not as good an actress as you think you are, Claire. Do you honestly think anyone at Harvard believes that we're happily married? You've convinced no one. And let's not forget, it was your idea to lead separate lives. |
| Claire: | Yes, but you agreed to be discreet. And having your blonde harlot show up on our doorstep is quite the opposite of that. |
| Frank: | Do not call her that. Sandy has a Ph. D. fellowship in historical linguistics. She's no fucking harlot. |
| Claire: | Does she? Well, I'm sure you two will have plenty to discuss, then. |
| Frank: | Oh, are you jealous now? Green ain't your color, Claire. |
| Claire: | Oh, go to hell. You knew how important today was to me. You did this deliberately. You you wanted to hurt me. |
| Frank: | Maybe I did. Maybe I wanted to give you a taste of your own medicine, Dr. Randall. |
| Claire: | Have you fucked her in our bedroom? (CHUCKLES) Have you? |
| Frank: | I think our bedroom is far too crowded already. Wouldn't you agree? |
| Claire: | (EXHALES SHARPLY) Fine. Let's stop with the pretense, Frank. File for divorce. |
| Frank: | Divorce? |
| Claire: | Why not? You'd have your freedom. |
| Frank: | Yes. I would. (EXHALES SHARPLY) When Jerry divorced Millie a a year ago, he he gained his freedom, but he lost his children for it. The court ruled that a a child needs a mother more than his father. He rarely sees them now. That I will not let that happen to Brianna and me. |
| Claire: | I would never keep Bree from you. Well, we could work out a compromise. |
| Frank: | Forgive me, Claire, if I don't risk everything on your promises. You have not been very good at keeping them. Anything else you'd like to discuss while we're here? (EXHALES SHARPLY) Jesus Christ. (CHUCKLES) Oh, there is a reason why we are so terribly bad at charades, my darling. |
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| Jamie: | SPEAKING GAELIC: Be still, my friend. All you say will be told to the English. What do you ... know of the Frenchman's gold? |
| Duncan Kerr: | The gold is cursed. SPEAKING GAELIC: Do ye be warned, lad. She hid them. Aye. It is theirs ... she says it. For the sake of him who is dead. Her brothers and her home. She is death. He is dead. The MacKenzie is dead. |
| Jamie: | The gold, man. SPEAKING GAELIC: Where is the gold? |
| Duncan Kerr: | All of them. SPEAKING GAELIC: All dead! Colum, Dougal, ... Ellen, too! Folk do say how Ellen MacKenzie did leave ... and go to wed ... with a silkie from the sea. She says it. |
| Jamie: | The gold. SPEAKING GAELIC: Man, where is the gold? |
| Duncan Kerr: | Do ye be warned, lad. It was given by the ban-druidh, the white witch. |
| Jamie: | Who is she? The white witch? |
| Duncan Kerr: | She...she seeks a brave man, a MacKenzie. Aye. |
| Jamie: | Speak to me man. SPEAKING GAELIC: Tell me again. |
| Duncan Kerr: | She will come for you. |
| Lord John: | Well, Mr. Fraser, tell me what he said. |
| Jamie: | Speaking of white witches and selchs. |
| Lord John: | Selchs? White witches? That's it? You're holding back. |
| Jamie: | I keep my bargains, sir. |
| Lord John: | Do you, Mr. Fraser? I suspect there is more to this story. I can force you to talk. |
| Jamie: | There's nothing you can do that hasn't already been done to me, so try if you must. |
| Lord John: | We will speak again, Mr. Fraser. |
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| Claire and Frank: | Happy birthday to you - Birthday to you Muah. |
| Brianna: | Well, I know what I'm wishing for. |
| Claire: | Well, don't waste it on a car. Because you're not getting one. |
| Frank: | Oh, wish away. You never know. |
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| Murtagh: | This is worse than yer last putrid concoction. |
| Jamie: | It's all I can manage. |
| Murtagh: | What happened with Kerr? |
| Jamie: | His speech was a mad rant, not much made sense. Said the gold was cursed. Mentioned something about |
| Murtagh: | Get on with it before I die of old age. (COUGHS) |
| Jamie: | A white witch who had, uh, some connection to the gold. |
| Murtagh: | A white witch? And ye're thinking after all these years? |
| Jamie: | Of course not. |
| Murtagh: | But is it even possible? |
| Jamie: | I dinna ken. |
| Murtagh: | I wish we could know what became of her once you sent her through the stones. |
| Jamie: | Wishing will no bring her back. |
| Murtagh: | But I think of her every now and then. And the wee bairn that she was carrying. |
| Jamie: | Try not to think of it. It will only bring ye pain and suffering. |
| Murtagh: | Can I at least pray them sound? (CHUCKLES) |
| Man?: | Fraser, get up. |
| Jamie: | Aye. That ye can. |
| Lord John: | I am told you used to dine with Colonel Quarry. I trust you'll do me the same honor now. |
| Jamie: | You think yer pleasantness will loosen my tongue? |
| Lord John: | Of course I didn't mean |
| Jamie: | Ye can return me to the cells, if ye have that in mind. |
| Lord John: | Mr. Fraser, I only ask for you to dine with me in attempt to forge a connection between us better suited to our situation here. Lovely. |
| Jamie: | Fine. Then I'll ask your leave to hunt for ourselves; since the Crown cannot supply the men with adequate food. |
| Lord John: | A hunt? Gi give you weapons and allow you to wander the moors? God's teeth, Mr. Fraser. |
| Jamie: | Not weapons. And not wandering. Give us leave to set snares upon the moor when we're cutting peats. And keep such meat as we take. We could also gather watercresses, sir. |
| Lord John: | What for? |
| Jamie: | To eat. |
| Lord John: | Why? |
| Jamie: | Well, eating green plants will stop ye getting scurvy. |
| Lord John: | Wherever did you get that notion? |
| Jamie: | From my wife. |
| Lord John: | You're married? |
| Jamie: | She's gone. |
| Lord John: | I see. Well I shall take your proposal under consideration. Now may we please begin? The pheasant will get cold. Extremely feeble-minded bird, all but beg to be shot. Nonetheless, quite tasty in a wine sauce, wouldn't you agree? |
| Jamie: | Aye. Vin de Bourgogne. The sauce. |
| Lord John: | I, um I'm not sure. |
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| Jamie: | We had, uh, roast pheasant in a wine sauce. |
| Murtagh: | Oh, red wine? (COUGHING) |
| Jamie: | Aye. Aye, vin de Bourgogne. Yeah, the bird was served with with carrots and nips, fresh herbs, uh, cruss of rolls topped with butter. |
| Man?: | Slow down, Mac Dubh. I want to savor every morsel. |
| Murtagh: | (COUGHING) |
| Jamie: | Then we had fresh salmon |
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| Man?: | We're just checking the snares. |
| Man?: | Aye, the governor said that we could. |
| Soldier: | Stay on them. |
| Soldier: | Yes, sir. |
| Man: | Come on, lads. |
| Man: | Slow down. |
| Stay with them. |
| Man: | On it, sir. |
| Man: | Easy, boys. |
| Man: | I've got nothing. |
| Man: | I've got one! |
| Man: | That's my snare. |
| Man: | Rubbish, this is my one. |
| Man: | No, it's not. |
| Man: | Yer just jealous because I've got one and you havena. |
| Man: | (LAUGHING) Whoo! (LAUGHING) |
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| Lord John: | Escaped. |
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| Corporal Brame: | We checked behind that brush. |
| Lord John: | Are you sure the patrol caught sight of him here? |
| Corporal Brame: | Yes, sir. Thought they saw him swimming out to the islands. |
| Lord John: | I want the cliffs searched in both directions. Keep an eye out for boats below. God knows there's room enough to hide a sloop behind some of those islands. |
| Corporal Brame: | If he went in anywhere along this stretch, Major, you'll have seen the last of him. Sir, it's been three days now. |
| Lord John: | I do not need reminding, Corporal. Remain here until nightfall, then return to the moor. |
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| Jamie: | Yeah, that's how it's done, William Grey, second son of Viscount Melton. |
| How long did it take yer comrades to find ye after we tied ye to that tree? Were ye there so long as to shite yerself? |
| Lord John: | You remembered. |
| Jamie: | Aye. After ye called me to yer quarters that first day. I tend to remember anyone who tries to slit my throat. |
| Lord John: | Why did you not speak of it before? |
| Jamie: | I was waiting for the proper occasion. Why did ye not remind me? |
| Lord John: | I think you know why. |
| FLASHBACK TO THEIR FIRST MEETING |
| Jamie: | Maybe indifferent to yer own welfare, but perhaps ye may have some concern - for this lady's honor, huh? |
| Claire: | SCREAMING) |
| LordJohn: | All right! Release the lady and I will tell you whatever you wish. |
| BACK TO CURRENT TIME |
| Lord John: | They were the actions of a foolish boy and I regret them to this very day. The mere memory of them burns shame into my gut. But fortunately for you, my foolishness at Corrieyairack saved your life at Culloden. Did it not? |
| Jamie: | Aye. Your brother Lord Melton was an honorable gentleman. |
| Lord John: | And my family debt to you has been discharged. |
| Jamie: | But not yer promise. |
| Lord John: | Promise? |
| Jamie: | When last we parted you vowed |
| FLASHBACK AGAIN |
| Lord John: | I owe you my life. I should hope to discharge that debt in the future. And once it is discharged, I will kill you. |
| NOW JAMIE KNEALS DOWN |
| Jamie: | Well, sir here I am. |
| Lord John: | I am not a murderer of unarmed prisoners. |
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| Jamie: | I told ye faithfully all that Kerr told me that night. What I didna tell ye was some of what he said had meaning to me. |
| Lord John: | What meaning was that? |
| Jamie: | I spoke to you of my wife. |
| Lord John: | Yes. You said she was dead. |
| Jamie: | I said she was gone. She was a healer. A white lady. The word in Gaelic is ban-druidh. It also means witch. |
| Lord John: | The white witch. So the man's words referred to your wife? |
| Jamie: | I thought they might be. And if so, uh, I had to go to see for myself. |
| There was nothing there to do with her. She is truly gone. |
| Lord John: | And the gold, Mr. Fraser? |
| Jamie: | (CHUCKLES) King Louis never sent gold to the Stuarts. All I found was a empty box save for one jewel. |
| Lord John: | It is a moving story, Mr. Fraser. Yet there is no evidence that is the truth. |
| Jamie: | I give ye my word my story is true. And I have this as well. I saved it thinking it might be useful if ever I were to be freed. |
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| Contratulations Class of '66 |
| Woman: | Mary Peterson. (APPLAUSE) Sandra Phillips. (APPLAUSE) Brianna Randall. (APPLAUSE) |
| Frank: | That's my girl. |
| Woman: | Kevin Riley. (APPLAUSE) Amanda Ross. |
| Claire: | I'm so proud of you. (APPLAUSE) |
| Woman: | Megan Sanborne. |
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| Corporal Brame: | Fitzgibbons is over there. |
| Jamie: | What's this, then? |
| Corporal Brame: | The governor ordered me to accompany the doctor here to treat your kinsman. |
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| PLAYING CHESS |
| Lord John: | It's good to see your friend, Fitzgibbons, is better. |
| Jamie: | Aye. Very much. After three months of tending by your physician he's in fine fettle. Why ye cunning wee bastard. Where the hell did ye learn that trick? |
| Lord John: | My elder brother taught it to me. |
| Jamie: | Ah, Lord Melton, ye mean. |
| Lord John: | Yes. |
| Jamie: | Your brother very stubbornly refused to shoot me. I wasna inclined to be grateful for the favor at the time. |
| Lord John: | You wished to be shot? |
| Jamie: | I thought I had reason. |
| Lord John: | What reason was that? I mean no impertinence in asking. It is only at that time, I felt similarly. I lost a particular friend at Culloden. He was the reason I joined the army. He inspired me. My brother was there when I found him dying. I didn't even have the chance to say a proper good-bye. Hal dragged me away. He was embarrassed, you see. He said I would overcome it. Come to terms with it. In time. Hal is generally right, but not always. Some people, you grieve over forever. Do you find your life greatly burdensome, Mr. Fraser? |
| Jamie: | Perhaps not greatly so. I think perhaps the greatest burden lies in caring for those we cannot help. Not in having no one for whom to care. That is emptiness. But no great burden. |
| Lord John: | Your wife, she was a healer, you said? |
| Jamie: | (CHUCKLES AND SMILES) She was. She ... Claire. Her name was Claire. |
| Lord John: | You cared for her very much, I think. |
| Jamie: | I meant to thank you some time, Major. |
| Lord John: | Thank me? For what? |
| Jamie: | That night we first met at Corrieyairack. For what ye did for my wife. |
| FLASHBACK |
| Jamie: | Perhaps ye may have some concern for this lady's honor, huh? Huh? - (SCREAMING) - |
| Lord John: | Let her go! All right, release the lady and I will tell you whatever you wish. |
| PRESENT |
| Lord John: | Hmm. That was your wife? |
| Jamie: | You were a worthy foe. Do you blame me? |
| Lord John: | (CHUCKLES) If you found a 16-year-old shitting himself with fear a worthy opponent, Mr. Fraser, it is little wonder the Highland army was defeated. |
| Jamie: | Well, a man that doesna shit himself with a knife held to his throat has either no bowels, or no brains. Ye wouldna speak to save yer own life, but ye would to save the honor of a lady. I admire that. |
| Lord John: | Your wife was in no danger at all. |
| Jamie: | But ye didna ken that at the time. Ye thought to save her life and her virtue at the risk of yer own. Oh, I've thought of that now and again since since I lost her. |
| Lord John: | I see. I am sorry for your loss. |
| Jamie: | Take yer hand off me or I will kill you. |
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| Frank: | Tough surgery? I can tell by just looking at you. |
| Claire: | Oh, they all seem tough these days. |
| Frank: | You've done what you can. |
| Claire: | Yes. |
| Frank: | Worrying about it now won't change it. |
| Claire: | Hm. |
| Frank: | Ah, well, I've said it all before. |
| Claire: | You have. (CHUCKLES) What is it? |
| Frank: | I'd, uh, I'd like to take Brianna to England. |
| Claire: | Oh, that's lovely. How long would you go for? |
| Frank: | Well I've been offered a position at Cambridge. A good one. |
| Claire: | An offer? |
| Frank: | Mm. |
| Claire: | What about the hospital? My patients? Frank, I can't leave Boston and move to England. |
| Frank: | I'm not asking you to leave. I want a divorce, Claire. |
| Claire: | A-a divorce? |
| Frank: | Yes. |
| Claire: | Well, we talked about this years ago and you said |
| Frank: | No, I know I know what I said. But Brianna's 18 now. |
| Claire: | Does she know about this plan? |
| Frank: | No, not yet. But I think she'll come. Between med school and the hospital, you've barely been here. |
| Claire: | How dare you. |
| Frank: | Claire, please. There are fine universities there. Oxford, for one, where I still have some pull. |
| Claire: | And what about Candy? Hm? |
| Frank: | Sandy. We'll get married as soon as I'm free. |
| Claire: | (SCOFFS) Oh, you're going to marry her? For God's sake, Frank. Be serious. |
| Frank: | I'm finished with this, Claire. |
| Claire: | You've been waiting. All this time, you've just been waiting for the clock to run out. Well, Brianna is my daughter. And you will not take her anywhere. |
| Frank: | Yeah, well, I don't think I'll have to. |
| Claire: | You bloody bastard! |
| Frank: | Be reasonable, Claire. |
| Claire: | You want to divorce me? Fine. Use whatever grounds you like except adultery, which you can't prove because it doesn't exist. If you try to take Brianna away from me, I will have a thing or two to say about adultery, Frank. |
| Frank: | This isn't about you and me anymore. Brianna is a grown woman. She she can make her own decisions. She has her own life. I would like to live the rest of my life with a wife who truly loves me. You couldn't look at Brianna without seeing him. Could you? Without that constant reminder. Him. Might you have forgotten him, with time? |
| Claire: | That amount of time doesn't exist. |
| (SOMBER MUSIC) (PHONE RINGING) (DOOR OPENS, CLOSES) |
| Claire: | Dr. Randall. Yes. Are they prepping for surgery? Okay, I'll be right there. |
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| Corporal Brame: | Prepare to march the men. |
| Man: | The ships sail at nightfall. |
| Corporal Brame: | Fraser? |
| Man: | To the right. Close your ranks. |
| Jamie: | What's happening? |
| Corporal Brame: | Prison's closing. The prisoners are being removed. The fortress is to be garrisoned by the Queen's Seventh Own Regiment of Dragoons. |
| Jamie: | Removed? To where? |
| Corporal Brame: | The colonies. |
| Man: | Quickly, now. The journey ahead is long. |
| Jamie: | Where am I being taken? |
| Man: | Keep your line. |
| Jamie: | Grey? |
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| Lord John: | It's been three days. You're going to have to talk to me eventually. |
| Jamie: | 'Tis no better than slavery. |
| Lord John: | A term of indenture is not slavery. The other prisoners will regain their freedom after a term of 14 years. |
| Jamie: | If they survive. Why was I not sent to the territories or the colonies wi' them? Why do you keep me here, Grey? |
| Lord John: | You are not merely a prisoner, but a convicted traitor, imprisoned at the pleasure of His Majesty. Your sentence cannot be commuted without Royal approval. His Majesty has not seen fit to give that approval. I couldn't give you freedom, Fraser. This is the next best I could manage. |
| Jamie: | Where am I to go, then? |
| Lord John: | It's called Helwater. You'll serve Lord Dunsany. I shall visit you once each quarter, to ensure your welfare. |
| Jamie: | Welfare? |
| Lord John: | But I caution you your new host is not well disposed to Charles Stuart or his followers. You can scarcely hope to conceal the fact that you're a Scot, a Highlander at that. It you will consider a piece of well-meant advice, it might be judicious not to use a name as easily recognized as your own. |
| Jamie: | Why? Why would you do that for me? I didna let ye have yer way. |
| Lord John: | I regret that particular moment of weakness. It was foolish of me. But I told you about someone I cared for. And you did the same. You gave me my life all those years ago. Now I give you yours. I hope you use it well. |
| Jamie: | Yer brother discharged that debt. |
| Lord John: | For the sake of the family name. I discharge it for the sake of my own. Now, Mr. Fraser, let's be on our way. |
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| Claire: | Frances is in recovery. She's stable, and her vitals are good. The best thing you can do for her now is get some rest. |
| Patrick: | Thank you. |
| Joe Abernathy: | It's Frank. There's been a car accident. |
| Claire: | Oh, Frank. If you're still close enough to hear me, I did love you. Very much. You were my first love. |
