Outlander: Blood of My Blood (2025) s01e04 Episode Script

1
[Ellen] Previously
[Mrs. Fitz] Ellen MacKenzie,
there's something special about you.
[Ellen] Then why are
they marrying me off
to Malcolm Grant?
[Brian] If I had to bargain
with the devil himself
to spend a moment more
with you, I would.
There will be more obstacles ahead.
[Malcolm] Our laird, Isaac Grant.
How would you like to be my new bladier?
Very well, then.
I couldn't help but notice that
you've been asking for a woman.
Perhaps we could help each other.
I'll send word when I find her.
Whatever the cost, I would pay.
Have you anything to confess?
You're with child.
[Julia] I was foolish to think
I could escape from here, Henry.
But I'm determined that
our baby will live.
So forgive me for what I'm about to do.
Come and warm yourself, my English rose.
[dramatic music plays]
[singers singing "Crodh Chailein"]
[singing continues]
Oh, goodness me.
[Davina] Oh, for goodness' sake.
For all that's holy,
what have you done now?
No use crying over spilt milk.
Maybe not.
But always worth giving
thanks to the Gruagach for it,
whether you've milked
the cow yourself or not.
You did remember to thank the Gruagach?
I thanked the woman who brought it,
if that's what you mean.
That's not what I mean.
That will be why you've spilt it.
You've angered the faery-folk.
Oh, I see. I am-I am sorry.
[Davina] As you should be.
I canna have any mischief
from the faery-folk.
There's far too much
work to be done as it is.
And the Laird's expected home
from his business in Edinburgh.
He's due back to Leathers?
Aye, all being well.
Oh.
I- I was under the impression
that he'd be away longer.
[Davina] Well,
your impression was wrong,
though why you should take
any such notion at all
is beyond me.
The Laird is not obliged
to keep a maidservant
apprised of his personal affairs.
And at this rate,
there'll be nothing for him
to eat or drink but this milk,
if it hasna soured by
the time he arrives.
Useless as a burnt bannock you are,
sometimes, I swear.
Should I go and leave an offering
at the old milking stone?
I- Is that the custom?
I saw it when I was gathering berries.
You can try, though
'tis likely too late.
We have already incurred
the faeries' wrath.
Go and be quick about it.
[soft dramatic music plays]
[Julia] If you're not careful,
the faery-folk will fool you,
play tricks, hide your knickknacks,
knock things over,
take a baby from its bed,
spoil the milk.
I doubt you believe in them.
I didn't used to.
But after all that's happened to me,
I'm not so sure.
My parents taught me to put
my hope and faith in God.
But people here believe
in both ardently.
Do you remember that bit of modern lore
about them that I loved?
J.M. Barrie wrote
"That when the first baby laughed
"for the first time,
its laugh broke into 1,000 pieces,
"and they all went skipping about.
And that was the beginning of faeries."
From that first fluttering of
a faeries wing in my belly,
I used to dream about our sweet Claire,
how her first laugh
would surely populate
an entire kingdom's worth
of magical creatures.
I don't know how I got here.
I don't know if I can leave.
I don't know.
[hooves clack, horse neighs]
Henry.
What is it, darling?
Is everything all right?
What do you think about Peter?
Pan?
Beauchamp, if it's a boy.
Peter Beauchamp. Peter Beauchamp.
Do you think those are a
bit advanced for a newborn?
I know. I know.
But the idea of sharing
the stories I love
with our little one, I couldn't resist.
Right.
Well, I'm off to meet Mr. Knowles.
- Oh.
- Mm.
Well, you-you didn't tell
me he'd been in touch.
Well, I didn't want to get
either of our hopes up.
There is a chance he might
offer me my old position
back at the solicitor's firm.
Oh, darling, that would be wonderful.
Let's just hope a bit
of shrapnel in the back
hasn't affected my legal abilities.
[Julia] It hasn't.
You'll make little Peter very proud.
And I hope to make him equally proud
by matriculating at a university.
- Aha.
- [chuckles]
[gasps]
- Oh, my goodness.
- What?
[Julia] Oh, my goodness.
Oh.
[laughs]
That's incredible.
He's really in there, isn't he?
You're so very sure it's a boy?
Of course I am.
It's my son and heir to the throne.
Would you be very disappointed
if we ended up with a little girl?
Mrs. Beauchamp, all I care about
is that you and the
baby are safe and well.
A little girl would make me
the happiest father alive.
[soft music plays]
[smooching]
[laughs]
[sighs]
I believe I've been
faithful to you, Henry,
that I had no choice,
that this child I'm carrying, once born,
would be taken from me- or worse-
and it's not the faeries
who'd be responsible.
I've done what I can
to keep our baby safe.
But I will never stop
trying to get back to you.
[sighs]
[Julia grunting]
[rustling]
[sighs]
Long the way ♪
O'er the bridge I crossed ♪
For my love ♪
For my love that's lost ♪
By the brae ♪
In the verdant moss ♪
Where I watch where I wait ♪
For my love that's lost ♪
Hi a bho ♪
Hoireann eile o ♪
Hi a bho ♪
Fair a leo fair a lč ♪
Hi a bho ♪
Hoireann eile o ♪
'S tu mo run 'S tu mo ghrądh ♪
Agus m' eudail o ♪
[soft dramatic music plays]
[indistinct chatter]
I found her. I found your woman.
[Henry] Julia?
Here we are-an English woman,
brown hair, kind eyes.
[floorboard creaks]
Some wine?
Or
perhaps you'd like to lie down?
No.
Sorry, I can't.
I know I'm not who you were hoping for,
but tell me how I can please you.
My mistress doesn't want
to lose your business.
She's instructed me to do
whatever you ask of me.
Well, drop the act for a start,
so I know who I'm talking to.
Oh. [scoffs]
No, that's-that's not what I meant.
The woman you're looking for-
who is she?
Do you have any idea
how it feels to hope for something,
but dread it so very
much at the same time?
As someone earning a
living this way, I do.
Then you'll understand when I say that
she was someone I was
afraid to find here
in a place like this.
[somber music plays]
I don't blame you.
I count myself lucky, in a way.
I'm here, passing time with a gentleman.
I'm not out in the perishing cold.
I hope your woman is somewhere
safe and warm as well.
This came while ye were away,
from the Grants.
That scoundrel, Isaac,
didn't even have the
decency to write himself.
This is from the hand of his bladier.
I've been gone for over a month.
There was no other letter from them?
No.
Did they hear yer concerns?
[Lovat grunts]
That bladier fellow says that
"without sufficient evidence,
"the MacKenzie interests do not
align with those of Clan Grant.
There's nothing further to discuss."
"Without sufficient evidence," indeed.
What more do they need?
No better than bum fodder
to wipe one's arse with!
[grunts]
Perhaps they found no reason to doubt
Miss MacKenzie's virtue.
She's an old maid, for God's sake.
How did she escape holy matrimony?
There must be a reason.
Or else why would her oafish brothers
leap to the conclusion
that she'd run off
with Malcolm Grant in the first place?
I suspect some moral lapse,
some stain upon her honor.
Is that a fight you want to fight?
That there's no other way?
Tarnished goods is what that woman is.
And I'm determined to prove it.
[Brian] If you want
Grant to remain an ally,
be careful not to bite off
yer nose to spite yer face.
Ah, Julia.
[laughs]
You are a welcome sight.
Your lamb stew, My Lord.
What's this, lass?
Oh, it's a rash.
I get them from time to time all over.
It's not contagious, is it?
There is a simple remedy.
If only I could visit the apothecary.
But Mistress Porter won't allow it.
She says it's a curse
from the faery-folk.
Well, go and do whatever you must
to get rid of those vile spots.
Thank you, My Lord.
Balloch will escort you to Beauly.
I'll take her, sir.
[Lovat] Very well.
I'll no' have that in my house.
Yes, My Lord.
[birds chittering]
[Colum] Beltane is in two months' time.
Malcolm Grant has requested
that ye accompany him to the
festival near Inverness,
as his betrothed.
Surely, Dougal objects.
As war chieftain, he's agreed that
your betrothal is not his concern.
Although once ye're married,
he may have to involve himself.
I'm sure as laird,
you've got better things to do
than waste time on such
frivolities as a festival.
'Tis true.
A wee bit below my station now.
And Dougal?
I canna imagine he's
too happy about that.
Will he be accompanying me?
You sure you can trust
him around the Grants?
He'll attend a festival closer to home.
Ned will accompany ye.
Ye'll go,
and make merry with the man.
And ye'll do it with
a smile on your face.
I will not.
And I willna marry him.
I've told you.
Ye ken full well the agreement
that was made at the gathering.
Aye, an agreement made for
a very particular reason.
You needed a Grant alliance
to strengthen the MacKenzies
and secure the lairdship.
You've no further need
of that agreement.
So ye'd have me break
my word to Isaac Grant,
tell him to forget it?
Tell him whatever you must.
Tell him you've changed your mind,
or that I'm sickly and in ill health.
Or better yet, tell him
how ill-tempered I am,
and that you made a terrible mistake
in recommending your sister for a wife,
that ye'd be saving him
from a life of misery.
I don't care what you tell him.
Have you ever heard of Graham Finley?
No.
He was betrothed to Maura Grant.
It was arranged,
the date agreed upon.
Now, Maura isna the
bonniest lass in the county.
And when Finley laid his eyes on her,
well before the wedding,
he decided he'd look
elsewhere for a bride-
Mary McLeod.
Canna be.
Mary McLeod married an Erskine
Ian, I believe.
Aye.
She did,
because Graham Finley couldna,
seeing as he disappeared
into the heather.
So you're saying, if I don't
go through with this marriage,
Isaac Grant will have me killed?
Do you want to take that chance?
How could you promise
me to such a family
when you kent all that?
Hold a grudge if you must, Ellen.
But there's another reason you
must honor this arrangement.
I take no pleasure in telling you,
but you must ken the truth.
What truth?
You think Da was a saint.
He let you do as you pleased,
and you turned a blind
eye to his faults.
I'm perfectly aware that he was flawed.
Are you aware, then,
that because of his reckless
and self-serving spending,
that he died with a fraction
of the fortune that he assumed
when he took control of the clan?
That he left this Earth
with the coffers empty
and his family and clan
on the precipice of destitution?
[speaking quietly] That's impossible.
You'd have told me sooner.
I only just learned it myself, Ellen.
Let me show you the
ledgers that I inherited.
[somber music plays]
We've a month or so before we'll resort
to selling the family silver.
But ye can help us.
Now, the Grants are wealthy.
A bit of favor from them
would go a long, long way.
If I do marry Malcolm,
you'll have to raise a dowry,
a sizable one at that.
Kine rather than coin, if we're lucky.
And then you can be our eyes and ears
at Castle Grant.
When you sell a woman to another clan,
you sell her entirely,
body and soul.
And with that goes her loyalty.
As the wife of a Grant,
my allegiance would be to them.
So if it comes to that,
may God have mercy on your soul.
[chuckles]
I can see you've spoken to Colum then.
You canna bear the sight of a Grant,
yet ye're content to
marry me off to one?
Ellen, if I had my way,
you'd be marrying MacRannoch.
Okay, but I have pledged
my loyalty to Colum,
and this is his domain.
Surely, alliances are the
domain of a war chieftain.
Ellen, I ken what you're trying to do.
But you willna come between us.
Accept your role in the
clan as I've accepted mine.
Oh, that's a bonnie speech, Dougal.
But I ken you'll only suffer our brother
standing with you for as long
as it takes for him to falter.
Then you'll swoop in
and seize the mantle.
If I were you, I'd show some
respect to your war chieftain.
I would if we were at war.
[birds chirping]
[horse neighs]
[falcon chitters]
[Henry] You asked to see me, sir?
Aye.
How are ye faring with yer search?
[Henry] Still ongoing, unfortunately.
I hope my absence has not,
in any way, been a hindrance.
Not as yet.
But mind your frequency of
your visits to Inverness.
Right.
And remember, your duty to Clan Grant
comes above all else.
[whistles]
[wings fluttering]
[falcon calling]
As you know, tomorrow's Quarter Day.
And 'tis your responsibility to
collect rents from my tenants.
You'll be asking each
tenant for a small increase
on what they usually pay
a shilling more.
And what reason should I
give for this increase?
None.
They should respect their laird's will,
and by extension, that of his bladier.
And so they shall.
[Isaac] Mr. Bug will
accompany you on the rounds
to ensure all goes well.
Do not dare to return with
excuses in lieu of coin,
or courtesy is not what
you will be met with.
Do I make myself clear?
Completely, sir.
[falcon calls in distance]
[whistling]
[falcon chirping]
[pensive music plays]
How often are you plagued
with this condition?
Oh, uh, not often.
And, uh, what brings it about?
Um, uh-I couldn't say exactly.
All over you?
I'd prefer not to talk about it,
if you don't mind.
[clears throat] Very well, then.
[light music plays]
[goat bleating]
[indistinct chatter]
[goat bleating]
Greetings, all. My name is Henry Grant.
The new bladier for Clan Grant,
here to collect the rents.
Now, you should all know
how this goes by now.
So I hope that we can make this
as painless as possible for everyone.
Dinna forget the increase.
Thank you.
Your name, sir?
Lachlan Grant.
Yes, I'm afraid this isn't enough.
'Tis what I paid last Quarter Day.
Yes, well, there's been an increase.
You'll need a shilling more.
The rent's increased.
- [crowd murmuring]
- Your name, Miss?
Morven Grant.
My Joseph passed away this year.
I dinna ken how I'll
feed the four bairns
I have at home,
much less the babe in my belly.
But I've brought some honey.
I've little else to give.
I pray it'll be enough.
My eldest helped me gather
it for the first time.
The honey will do.
Thank you.
Next time, we will need the coin.
Why should I pay more if she canna?
[person] Trying to defraud us.
[person] He wants to see us starve.
We're all just trying
to do our best here.
The Laird willna be pleased.
It's coin he's wantin'.
Mr. Bug, I said the honey will do.
Ye canna believe every
tale of woe ye hear.
You must be firm with them.
This is a very simple task.
Well, if they don't have it,
what exactly do you expect me to do?
Shake it out of them?
Name, sir.
Where's Pįdraig Druiminn?
Afraid he's no longer working
in the Grants' service.
And how are we to ken
this increase willna
go directly into your pocket?
I assure you, this came directly
from the Laird himself.
You owe a shilling more
I willna pay ye, Sassenach.
[grunts]
[high-pitched ringing]
[punching, grunting]
[dramatic music plays]
[distant, muffled shouting in German]
[gunfire]
[necklace clinks]
[panting]
[crowd murmuring]
Why in God's name didn't you step in?
I thought maybe you were
gonna shake the money
out of him after all.
I'll do my part when you do yours.
I can't get blood out of a stone.
That's not my concern.
'Tis yours.
- [panting]
- But you must.
No, we must.
We're essentially taxing
these poor people.
What exactly are they
gonna get in return?
They get to live on this land.
If the Laird's bag of coin
isna full when we return,
it'll be your head on a pike.
Not mine.
[panting]
[explosions]
- [crashing]
- [Private Charlton] Oh, God!
Oh, God. Did you hear that?
Quiet.
You have to be quiet.
[explosions]
[gunfire]
Fuck! Fuck.
They're fucking coming.
I need a cigarette.
I have to have a cigarette.
- No.
- I'm sorry, Lieutenant.
For the love of God.
No, you mustn't. They'll see us.
[gunshot]
[screaming]
Why the bloody hell did
you turn on the light?
Now they've gone and bloody shot him!
They've shot him!
There's nothing to be afraid of.
[breathing heavily]
There's nothing to be afraid of.
It's just me. It's just me.
[sighs]
[heavy breathing]
Take me back ♪
To dear old Blighty ♪
Put me on a train for London Town ♪
Take me over there ♪
Drop me anywhere ♪
Birmingham, Leeds, or Manchester ♪
Well, I don't care ♪
[soft music plays]
Tidley-idley-iti ♪
Hurry me back to Blighty ♪
Blighty is the place for me ♪
[panting]
[sighs]
[soft music plays]
[sniffling, crying]
[whispering] Keep Saint Anthony close,
wherever you go
and he'll watch over you too.
[exhales]
[sighs]
[Henry panting]
What's wrong with you, man?
You were screaming the name
"Julia" in your sleep.
I, uh
I was going for a pish
and kicked over a bucket.
You started screaming like a banshee.
Nightmare, I suppose.
Hmm.
[sighs]
I'm very sorry to have
disturbed you, Mr. Bug.
Go back to sleep.
[pensive music plays]
Blighty is the place for me ♪
[water bubbling]
Why do you remain at Leathers?
What?
You're certainly of an age to leave
and start a family of your own.
Well, my status as a bastard
doesna entice many a lassie.
I dinna have much to offer.
I can't imagine that
would stop every woman.
You're a kind man
and not unpleasant to look at.
But a wife is hardly a
prerequisite for leaving home.
I did leave. Last year.
But I, uh, decided to return.
Why?
I missed my ma's haggis.
You're a good son.
But in spite of the
importance of a full stomach,
I'm sure Mistress Porter
would want to see you
thrive on your own someday.
It's what any mother would
want for their child.
Ye sound as though ye
ken of what ye speak.
[sighs] What do they say?
"Mother is the name for God
in the lips and hearts
of little children."
I read that somewhere,
and it stuck with me.
I think many people worship
their children in return,
no matter how old they are.
Ah, ye can read, then?
Yes, a little.
There's more to you than meets the eye.
[soft music plays]
[Henry] You know,
I don't know why I bother
reading this drivel.
A fool of a politician
arguing for a reintroduction
of a national lottery.
[Julia] To raise money for those
affected by the war, surely.
Yes, or to buy more munitions
for the next bloody onslaught.
I'd buy a ticket.
You would?
What's so surprising about that?
[Henry] Well, my wife, the suffragette
and advocate for meritocracy,
is supporting a game
that rewards random chance?
[Julia] It'd be naive to expect
every contest to reward merit.
Some choices are, by
design, a roll of the dice.
Yes, well, I think
they've gambled enough
with our lives.
And what has it brought us?
Loss.
[silverware rattling softly]
Terrible loss.
And what of the countless others?
The rows of men, not by the
hundred or the thousand,
but by the hundred thousand,
all marching
towards their senseless death?
How many hundreds of thousands of pounds
is going to make up for that?
We can't put a price on that.
[solemn music plays]
But in the darkest moments,
we must seize hope
wherever we can find it.
Even in something as small
as a lottery ticket.
And even when one's chances of winning
are a million to one?
Why not?
I imagine the chances were even slimmer
that you and I would find each other.
Yet we did.
[light music plays]
Well, all right.
Say that you win.
What about the many unlucky people
who spent their last penny on a ticket,
rather than putting food on the table?
People can't survive on bread alone.
[sweeping music plays]
[crowd murmuring]
If I could have everyone's
attention, please.
We're going to proceed
a little differently.
You will pay what you can
to make up your rents.
However,
for each additional tuppence
that you choose to pay,
you'll receive one ticket
and one entry into a lottery.
You may buy as many tickets as you like.
What the devil are you doin'?
My job, Mr. Bug.
Those who can better afford
it will make up the difference
of those who can't.
What? What do you mean?
Now, the matching ticket
will go into this hat.
And we will draw a winner.
Now, the luckiest one of
you will receive a prize
freedom from the obligation
to pay next year's rents.
You will live rent-free.
[crowd murmuring]
The Laird's instructions were clear.
Let go so that I can fill
your master's coffers
in my own way.
With this mad scheme?
Money is money.
Listen.
If you don't trust me,
then they won't either.
Do it yer way.
But dinna say I didn't warn you.
[light music plays]
Who's first?
What's the loss of a few scant pennies
when there's the hope of so much more?
How're you feelin' now, lass?
Why did we leave the horse
and cart so far back?
My feet are aching.
Your feet.
What about your rash?
You seem to have made
a remarkable recovery.
I do feel a bit better,
now that you ask.
Glad to hear it.
Because from here on,
you'll proceed on your own.
What do you mean?
This isn't Beauly.
Your father was explicit.
Maybe you can fool him,
but you canna fool me.
You feigned your illness.
No, I
Save your breath.
I'm no simpleton.
And I need yer help.
So I've brought you
here to Castle Leoch.
MacKenzie territory.
I don't understand.
I thought the MacKenzies
were your enemies.
A Fraser at Leoch is an unwelcome sight,
to put it mildly.
I only avoided detection
at their gathering
by the skin of my teeth.
Partly why we left the cart.
I'd be a fool to tempt fate twice.
I need you to deliver a message for me
to the Lady of the House,
Ellen MacKenzie.
And how am I to do that?
[sighs] You're right.
I'm not ill.
But I am with child.
I don't want to put
my baby in any danger.
Why'd ye not tell me sooner?
My husband being gone,
it's complicated.
Dinna fash, lass.
I would never put you in harm's way.
They willna take much
notice of a servant.
And if anyone gives you trouble,
ask for Mistress Fitzgibbons.
She's Murtagh's auntie and Ellen's maid.
And why should I do this for you?
What's to stop me going in there
and never coming back out?
Because with me on your side,
no harm will befall you.
You need a friend, lass.
You'll find one in me.
And if I do this for you,
you'll help me escape?
Help me leave Leathers permanently?
You have my word.
[pensive music plays]
What's the message?
Halt.
I'm here to see Mistress Fitzgibbons.
Come this way.
And you are?
My name is Julia.
A Sassenach.
A servant,
familiar with your nephew, Murtagh.
A servant of what household?
Castle Leathers.
Our housekeeper fell ill,
and I'm the only servant
who knows plants so well.
I told her I'd find something
to put in a tonic as a remedy.
But I'm unfamiliar with these parts,
and I lost my way.
When I heard Leoch was near,
I recalled Murtagh's stories
of his beloved Aunt Glenna.
And I hoped this would be a
safe place for me to rest,
maybe have a sip of ale.
[sighs] I canna believe it.
I dinna care how few servants
there are at Leathers.
'Tis a disgrace, sending you
out on your own all this way.
Come with me, you poor dear.
I feel awful to trouble you like this,
especially given the state of relations
between our households.
Oh, 'tis no trouble.
Us servant folk must
look after one another.
Oh, goodness.
Oh. Careful, lass.
Oh.
I do hope I'm not keeping
you from your duties.
Murtagh mentioned you look
after the Lady of the House.
Aye, Lady Ellen.
I should go to her.
She's been up in her
chambers since morning,
barely set foot outside of them.
Is she unwell?
She's a wee bit heartsick
soon to be married.
Oh, I see.
'Tis the thought of
leaving her home and such
that's ailing her, most likely.
Well, I'd regret leaving too.
It's lovely here.
When is the happy day?
I willna bore you with
the details, lass.
Dinna fash. Have a wee rest.
There's an alcove, just over there.
And when you're well enough,
find Alec at the stables.
He'll bring ye in sight of Leathers.
[soft suspenseful music plays]
[knocking]
Lady Ellen, yer supper is cold.
[Ellen] I'm not hungry.
But ye havena eaten all day, lass.
[knocking]
Lady Ellen.
[sighs]
[knocking]
[Ellen] Glenna, please.
[knocking]
[latch clicks]
Lady Ellen, my name is Julia Beauchamp.
I've been sent by Brian
Fraser to deliver a message.
I dinna ken who ye're talking about.
I believe you do.
[whispers] Can I come in?
I can deliver his message
here in your chambers
or out here in the corridor
for anyone to overhear.
I'm the bridge.
Is he here? At Leoch?
Yes. He wants you to meet him.
- I canna go.
- Why not?
Because if my brothers
hear the slightest whisper
of a Fraser hereabouts,
they'll hunt him down.
I swear.
They lay eyes on him, they'll kill him.
They'll have no mercy.
Well, then we must avoid detection.
They're watching me, my every move.
I'm a prisoner in my
own home till Beltane.
May Day?
Aye.
I'm to attend the festival in Inverness
with Malcolm Grant,
then locked in a dance wi' him
for 100 years if the
faeries have their way.
A 100-year dance?
On Beltane, otherworldly
creatures emerge
to play their music,
luring travelers to their faerie hill.
There's one such hill
near that festival.
'Tis but a night of dancing
for these travelers.
But when they return home,
they discover that
100 years have passed,
and all they've ever kent is gone.
Henry?
[Ellen] 100 years have passed,
and all they've ever kent is gone.
This faerie hill,
is it marked by standing stones?
So you know it?
The hill, yes.
I've heard similar stories in the past.
Perhaps it would be better
if the faeries did take me.
You may not have a say
in what others do,
but you have a say in
what you do tonight.
I know what it is to be
parted from your true love,
the pain it brings.
I feel it every day.
And I sense it in you.
[soft music plays]
You love Brian Fraser, don't you?
With my whole heart.
Then go to him.
Many search their entire lives
for the kind of love you've found.
Rarely do they succeed.
If you don't go,
it'll haunt you forever.
Trust me.
[soft suspenseful music plays]
[door creaks]
- Through there?
- Aye.
Unless you want to remain
here with the turnips.
[nocturnal bird whistles]
[soft music plays]
Miss MacKenzie.
[Ellen] We must be careful.
There are MacKenzie men
patrolling the grounds.
Why have you come?
I needed to look into yer
eyes and know for myself.
Do you want to marry Malcolm Grant?
You risked your life to come
and ask me that in person?
What do my eyes say?
That yer feelings havena changed.
Have yours, for me?
Never.
I'll find a way out of my betrothal.
I swear it.
We will.
[footsteps padding]
There's someone coming.
You must go. Now.
When will I see ye again?
Beltane.
Go, please.
What are ye doing out
here at this late hour,
Ellen MacKenzie?
What's it matter to you?
I'm not going anywhere.
I couldna sleep,
so I came outside to pray.
I dinna want any walls
between me and the Lord.
Join me.
Maybe the Lord will
forgive us both our sins.
[scoffs] Thank you, but no.
I'm too fond of my sins to give them up.
Which sin was it tonight, then?
The lassie with the ruby lips?
Or the one with the sapphire eyes?
The Lord can hear ye well
enough in yer chambers.
I'm not a caged bird.
[chuckles]
Oh, but ye are, until ye're
married to Malcolm Grant.
Then 'tis his choice
whether to set you free.
- Come on.
- Let go!
Enough.
Or I will take the strap to ye,
and ye willna sit for a week.
I willna give you the satisfaction.
[tense music plays]
[birds chirping]
Thank you.
Good luck.
[light music plays]
Is it true what I heard?
That if I win, I willna have
to pay rent for the whole year?
[Henry] That's right.
How many tickets will
I get for a sixpence?
I think I can manage that.
Sixpence.
One, two, three.
Best of luck to you and your family.
Thank you.
Thank you, sir.
[crowd chattering]
- [chicken clucks]
- [Henry] Patience, everyone.
There are enough tickets to go around.
Everyone will have their chance.
I'm sorry you didn't
get more time with her.
Least now I have a chance
to see her again at Beltane.
There is a slight complication.
She'll be attending with Malcolm Grant.
I see.
You'll need someone to liaise with Ellen
and to distract Grant.
Are you offerin' to be that person?
I want to help you.
But in return,
I need your help.
I promised I'd help you escape.
Yes.
But you see, my husband and I
were parted near Inverness.
You think he's there?
You never told me how
you were separated.
Well [sighs]
it's hard to explain.
If the Beltane festival
is held near Inverness,
and you could take me there,
perhaps I could find Henry.
I hope so.
We have a bargain.
[light music plays]
[distant dogs barking]
[door rattles]
If you're here to pick a fight
And what's this?
[Ellen] A list of everybody
who should be invited to the wedding.
Everybody I could think of.
You can add anybody I may have missed.
Why the sudden change of heart?
[Ellen] I thought about our
conversation, your warning.
And nothing is worth
this chasm between us.
I've lost Da.
I canna lose you too, my brąthair.
And nor can I let our
clan fall into ruin.
So if you truly think
that marriage to Malcolm
Grant is for the best
I do.
Then I'll marry him without resisting.
And I'll accompany him to Beltane.
[pensive music plays]
I'll have Ned send word to the Grants
to confirm the arrangement.
[Isaac] It has come to my attention
that ye didna follow my instructions.
Explain yerself.
Well, it's not the first
such scheme in history,
and it it won't be the last.
A lottery is a way to raise money
in a short period of time.
I explicitly told you to raise the rent.
For your coffers, Laird.
[bag clunks]
It's more than double the amount
that you requested with the increase.
More than double?
Your tenants paid for
their tickets willingly,
and their admiration
for you will only grow
when you announce the prize.
What prize?
A year with no rents paid.
Hear me when I say:
I willna allow anyone
to forgo payin' rent.
But, sir, we have managed to obtain
the increase that you demanded.
And there is enough left
to cover the rents for this quarter.
This will be a gesture of goodwill
that could ease their burdens.
It's not my fault you
decided to play the saint.
Their suffering will be on your head.
Perhaps.
But you should consider
the longer shadow
that it casts.
If they suffer, in their eyes,
it won't just be my doing.
Yours will be the hand
that refused them aid
in their hour of need.
[tense music plays]
But of course, you can
deduct the cost from
my earnings if you must.
Are you willing to pay
from your own pocket?
Mm-hm.
You're braver than I thought-
or, perhaps, more foolish.
You'll learn.
Highlanders respect strength
and forsake kindness.
I will allow this,
this time.
Cross me again,
and you might not find
yourself in my good graces.
Ye can see yerself out.
There's somethin' not quite
right about him, I swear.
And the bastard took my hat.
Do you want me to kill him?
Be a pleasure.
Not yet.
Our new bladier has
bought himself some time.
But watch him more closely.
Aye, M'laird.
[Henry] I'm so sorry.
For what, my darling?
I know I frightened you last night.
I frightened myself.
We'll work through this together.
Oh, Julia
there's something broken in me.
[somber music plays]
[Julia] Oh, my darling.
[Henry sniffling]
I didn't know the man
you were before the war.
I fell in love with the man who wrote me
all those letters from the
front, the man you are now.
[Henry scoffs] A man who's
a burden to his wife.
[sighs]
It breaks my heart to see you suffer.
But I know that your
suffering is in part because
of how deeply you care.
[soft music plays]
I don't deserve either of you.
But you do.
Let me and this baby
be your guiding light.
Claire.
What?
If it's a girl, Claire.
It's French for "clear and bright."
Like our future.
I didn't think I'd ever see you again.
[Henry] I have nowhere else
to go for a moment's peace.
Did you find your lady
with the kind eyes?
No.
She isn't any lady, is she?
She's my wife.
Been looking for her for months now.
I've searched far
and wide, and nothing.
I'm sorry.
But you're always welcome here.
[soft music plays]
How can I please you tonight, sir?
Stop.
Do you think perhaps
we could just lie here?
The time is yours, my love,
however you wish to spend it.
[knocking]
Come.
You summoned me?
[grunts]
My English rose.
Your bloom has returned.
[sighs]
I've had a miserable day.
You're the bonniest of distractions.
Easy, My Laird.
You must be careful with me,
for I'm carrying something precious.
You mean a child?
Your child.
[soft dramatic music plays]
[chuckles]
Such blessed news.
Did you hear that, Mistress Porter?
Julia's carrying my child.
And if I'm truly blessed,
it'll be a son.
Such joyous tidings, My Laird.
Offer my congratulations to ye
and to Julia.
Thank you, Mistress Porter.
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