Outlander: Blood of My Blood (2025) s02e03 Episode Script

1
[Ellen] Previously
May I introduce James MacKinney?
Yer father was a great man.
[Colum] He's no'
here to pay respects.
He wants control
of Clan MacKenzie.
[Henry] I wasn't in my right
mind last time I saw you.
I was in grief.
Has he been here? The Grant bladier?
He seized a woman.
Claimed she was his wife.
She belongs to Simon Fraser.
Yer son, if he stands
the last of yer line,
he shall one day be a king.
Ye'll be pleased to hear the
Grants have seen their error.
They've sent a gift, a new scullery maid.
[Uncle Mac] Maura, ye be a dutiful wife.
Dougal will look after ye.
I was very sorry to hear
of yer brother's passing.
I won't ask yer forgiveness,
but I hope time will ease yer anger.
I doubt it will.
- Fraser bastard!
- [grunting]
I've a hundred men
ready to swear for the Jacobite cause.
And you pledge yourself
and these men to me?
I swear it.
[dramatic music plays]
[bats chattering]
[bats chattering in distance]
What the devil is that?
Bats, leaving from the
belfry for their hunt.
How fitting for Leoch.
Ye find fault wi' our home, Maura?
No, 'tis sturdy enough.
Though perhaps
lacking certain
refinements.
If Dougal returns from battle,
ye'll have a dwelling of yer own to refine.
When he returns.
- Let us drink to that.
- Aye.
Starting wi' refining yer
husband's wandering habits.
Marriage has a way of settling a man.
Does it now?
How hopeful of ye.
War makes widows of
many and victors of few-
- [Jocasta clears throat]
- poor bargain.
Perhaps we might speak
of more pleasant matters.
It is a blessing to have
the family gathered again
under one roof,
even in these troubled times.
A blessing that's worn thin.
For once we agree, brother.
[Colum] Mind yer place.
Ye lost that right when
ye fled wi' a Fraser.
Oh!
Oh, forgive me.
An ill omen.
Perhaps we might stage a play
to lift our spirits while we
await word from the field.
The Taming of the Shrew?
How fitting.
I lack the temperament.
You, Maura?
You were born to the role.
[Colum] Maybe Macbeth.
Why, you could play the Scottish
queen who brings ruin to her house.
How fitting indeed.
[sniffs]
I will leave you to your ruins, brother.
A visitor, m'laird
James MacKinney and his son.
He says it canna wait.
Let him enter.
The MacKenzie will see ye now.
[tense music plays]
MacKinney, why aren't you with Dougal?
I'm here to set things right, Colum.
- [blade squelching]
- God! [groans]
[gasping]
So this is how you honor
yer oath to Clan MacKenzie?
I'm taking what's mine by right.
I'm claiming Leoch.
[dramatic music plays]
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 lè ♪
Hi a bho ♪
Hoireann eile o ♪
'S tu mo run 'S tu mo ghràdh ♪
Agus m' eudail o ♪
It worked.
True north.
[Davina] His Lordship requests
yer presence in his chambers.
I have my monthly courses.
You've already claimed that this month.
He's sent for the French claret.
[sighs]
The wine's already breathing.
Then I mustn't keep him waiting.
[sighs]
[knock at door]
[Lord Lovat] Enter.
[dramatic music plays]
Uh, forgive me, my lord, I'll
No, sit down.
Observe.
'Tis nothing to be ashamed of, m'lady.
Many wives need guidance.
[Lord Lovat panting softly]
What a joy to discover our
new scullery maid's talents
go far beyond the kitchen.
A wife should learn from a woman who
understands a man's needs.
Ye'll learn that a
husband needs more than
silent
endurance.
[James] Search the chambers!
[Thomson] Move yerselves! Hurry!
Ye'll serve MacKinney just
as well without tongues.
[ominous music playing]
[gasps]
Up!
[gasps]
Lock her up with the other servants.
[shouting in distance]
[footsteps approaching]
[suspenseful music playing]
[laughs]
Look at this, a feast.
And plum pudding,
my favorite.
[sighs]
[chuckles]
[spoon clatters]
Oh
yer cook has a blessed touch.
[tense music playing]
Now, I have no quarrel with most here.
[sighs]
Take yer seats.
Please.
The castle is mine now.
Those who serve me well can stay.
A man with yer legal talents
would be useful, Mr. Gowan.
I serve the rightful
laird of Clan MacKenzie.
And that'll be me.
[lid clanks]
[wine pouring]
[lid clanks]
Slàinte mhath.
[Seema] M'lady.
Thought you might need
linens and hot water.
Oh.
That's thoughtful. Thank you.
I hope His Lordship wasn't
too demanding of you.
It's only what's expected
and my duty to comply.
From experience,
what they don't like are monthly courses.
Thank ye for yer kindness.
Not many people have been kind to me.
[sighs]
May I, m'lady?
Oh.
I have known a kind man
with the Grants.
The bladier, Henry.
You knew the man who took me?
Knew him intimately.
He'd speak of his wife often.
"My Julia," he would say.
That's probably why he
thought you were her.
How long did you know him?
[Seema] Months.
After the Grants told
him his wife was dead.
Poor soul was half mad with grief.
He had a St. Anthony pendant.
Said it would bring back his Julia
and his little girl, Claire.
It calmed him in ways I couldn't.
[sighs]
I never thought he'd be mad enough
to steal another man's wife, though.
And that's why Mr. Bug sent me,
to watch for him if he returns.
I know how to manage him.
Here, m'lady.
You'll catch a chill.
[tense music plays]
Don't worry.
If that bladier shows his face,
I'll see to him.
Thank you, Seema.
[door opens, closes]
We locked up the rest.
We found this one hiding in the kitchen.
Ah, the woman responsible
for this fine cooking.
Well, ye'll stay on, of course.
I serve the MacKenzie.
Ye'll cook for me
as you did for Colum.
No.
[gasping]
Ye'll learn.
[Colum] Leave the women be, MacKinney.
Yer grievance is wi' me.
No, my grievance
is with how this clan has been run.
You know, Red Jacob would have chosen
me if he hadn't died so suddenly.
Dinna speak my father's
name in this house!
Lock the women up somewhere secure.
Come along then, ladies.
[tense music plays]
[James] And dinna fash.
Ye'll be safe enough
if ye cause no trouble.
[chuckles]
Robert, come. Sit.
Learn how a laird conducts himself.
[sighs]
The keys and treasury.
Let's be civilized.
Kill me.
It willna serve ye.
What?
The estate belongs to
my sister Ellen now.
Every acre,
every stone, all in her name.
Ah, ye're lying.
The deed was properly registered.
- When?
- [Colum] Does it matter?
'Tis a legal document.
Kill me.
Then ye'll be laird of nothing.
Fetch me this deed.
Now!
It's in the study.
You, go with him.
Where is yer sister?
Ellen does as she pleases.
[chuckles]
Never was one for acting the proper lady.
[Young Colum and Dougal] ♪
What hey, what ho ♪
A hey, a ho ♪
What hey, what ho ♪
A hey, a ho ♪
What hey, what ho ♪
A hey, a ho ♪
- Found ye!
- [sighs]
Same as in the courtyard.
Ye hide where ye always hide.
Ye'll never escape us, Ellen.
[sighs heavily]
[pensive music plays]
[Ellen laughing]
'Tis only a game, lass.
I always lose, Da.
Because ye do what ye think ye should.
They find ye behind the pillar
because that's where a lass would hide.
Can ye no' climb?
Lasses aren't supposed to climb.
And that's why yer
brothers dinna look up.
They see you as a lass first.
But ye're more than that,
Ellen MacKenzie.
Ye're my firstborn,
blood of my blood.
But I'm still a lass, Da.
[Red Jacob] Aye.
And they'll use that against you.
Tell ye what ye can and canna do.
Tell ye what ye should be,
instead of letting ye be what ye are.
When the fox hunts rabbits
he doesna look in the loch.
Remember that.
Because
rabbits don't swim.
[chuckles]
Aye.
Let their blindness be
their downfall, lass.
My lord,
might I have a word before you depart?
If it concerns my safety,
spare yourself the worry.
I've survived worse than what awaits me.
'Tis not that,
though, of course,
I pray for your swift return.
The new maidservant unsettles me.
Being from the Grants,
she brings back memories
of my ordeal.
What of it?
When I see her face, I'm reminded of
the madman who tried to steal me away.
Could you not send her back?
The Grants might welcome her return.
The girl stays.
She has particular talents.
In fact, she'll keep close
watch over you while I'm gone.
For your protection.
But we have Maisri's protection
charms for the household.
Well, a woman alone can fall
prey to unwise decisions.
Seema will ensure that you
remain safe and faithful.
[sighs] Of course, my lord.
Good.
[suspenseful music playing]
[sighs]
Poor Caleb.
Lord have mercy.
No talking!
Keep moving!
[screaming]
Take his sword and dirk.
Hurry!
[dramatic music playing]
Quickly!
What in Christ's name?
- Shh.
- Why did you do that, you fool?
He was bringing us to safety!
MacKinney said he wouldna harm us!
And ye'll take the villain
who murdered our guards
and wants Leoch for himself at his word?
Yer life doesn't matter
to him one bit, Maura.
And what will happen when they
find out their man is missing?
In a castle this size,
with all its passages and chambers?
If ye're not gonna be a help,
sit down and keep yer mouth closed.
The men took all for the war.
Aye.
He'll kill Colum.
Not yet.
He needs me to sign the
lands over or marry him.
Yer husband lives while I'm free.
The men willna return until the
battle is done and the Rising is over.
Let us pray that they do return.
Amen to that.
Well, then, we must take
matters into our own hands.
Wait here.
[tense music playing]
[twig snaps, rustling]
You keep watch. I'll look over there.
[panting]
[suspenseful music playing]
[sighs]
Every exit's watched.
So we're trapped here like rats.
No. We're MacKenzies.
I'm not.
This isna my fight.
I-I shouldna be here.
Have ye forgotten ye're
wed to our brother?
MacKinney's quarrel is with your family.
Then go.
Explain that to his men.
See how much Grant blood protects you.
How many men?
Five entered the hall.
[Ellen] Two patrol outside.
Maybe there are more we havena seen?
No.
MacKinney's a brute.
If he had more men, he'd use them all.
He'd storm the castle with numbers.
He commands dozens,
yet brings only a few.
Why?
Perhaps the others wouldna
follow against the MacKenzie?
No, something else.
Seven men, six remaining.
We work with what we know.
MacKinney sees us as he sees all women
weak creatures meant to serve and obey,
helpless without our men to protect us.
That blindness is his weakness.
He'll hunt for us where women belong
kitchens, bedchambers, corners.
He'll think us rabbits
fleeing to our burrows.
What would ye have us do?
[Ellen] We'll need the oil lamps.
God, in your infinite
wisdom and goodness,
give me the courage to
face whatever may come.
[inhales deeply]
[exhales sharply]
You've always been the
brave one, Ellen
the one Father trusted
to do what others could not.
I've always looked up to you.
[chuckles]
And I've always admired you.
- Ye have?
- [Ellen] Aye.
[soft music plays]
You showed me what it is to
love without restraint
and to forgive
when pride said ye shouldna.
I've envied you
more times than I can count.
Then, please
dinna look at me
now as something small
or something fragile.
Never.
I want to help
however I can.
Then you will.
My men
will find yer sister.
And when they do,
I'll have her sign this over.
Or by God,
I'll take her as my bride.
You'd be a brave man to try it.
Believe me,
I willna give her the choice.
You knelt before me,
swore an oath.
Words spoken by one fool to another.
Before God and clan.
God abandoned this house
when Red Jacob died
rutting a maidservant.
That's enough!
[dramatic music playing]
[groaning]
Behold yer laird.
- Look at ye.
- [groans]
The tenants whisper of yer weakness.
They pity you.
Please. Ah!
[panting]
Shall I put him out of his misery, Da?
Not yet.
He still has his uses.
When Dougal returns
Yer brother is already dead
or will be soon.
Dougal's a fighter.
Fighting willna save
him from what's coming.
What do you mean by that?
Lovat's thrown in with the Crown.
Ye lie!
His men left here wi' ours.
Well, why do ye think
I chose this moment?
'Tis because yer warriors
march to their death,
believing themself heroes.
I was there when Lovat
sealed his pact with Argyll.
Your bloodline dies, Colum.
And you'll live just
long enough to ken it.
[breathing shakily]
[suspenseful music playing]
Stay back!
Dinna dare touch me!
Ah!
Ye should have stayed at home.
Ah!
Get over here.
Move.
MacKinney wants ye alive.
But he didna say unharmed.
Ye'll pay for that.
[thud, crunching]
[yelling]
[clattering]
[grunts]
Insolent bitch!
Ye'll be begging for mercy
when I'm done with ye!
Titus!
Ferox!
[dogs barking]
Please let me out! I beg ye!
- Gabh chuige.
- Ah! No!
[screaming]
[groaning]
[door creaking open]
[door closes]
You killed another?
MacKinney will discover the bodies.
You are making it worse.
He will find us.
MacKinney and his men
came to Leoch uninvited.
It's time we gave them
the welcome they deserve.
[sighs] They'll want revenge, Ellen.
And their vengeance
will only make them
Aye.
And hunger makes the fox blind.
The men are taking too
long to find one woman.
Ellen knows every stone of this castle.
Aye.
Well, when I find her,
she'll learn some proper obedience.
A few lashes usually suffice.
Touch her,
and ye'll answer for it.
[laughs]
What? To you?
[laughs]
- [groans]
- Look at yourself!
[breathing heavily] No, not to me.
There's a man.
He'll come for her.
Some bonds are stronger than blood,
stronger than oaths.
What, yer brother?
Already told ye,
Dougal's away dying for a lost cause.
Not Dougal.
Not even God himself
could stop this man from coming for her.
What do they mean, Father?
Ye're bluffing.
When ye meet him
ye'll wish I was.
[chuckling]
[breathing heavily]
Ghosts
and fairy tales
is that all you've got left?
We'll see.
[tense music playing]
[shouting, grunting]
They're like midges!
Where there's one Redcoat,
hundreds follow.
Aye, more will come looking
when these dinna report back.
We'd best not linger.
No. We're found!
Run! Hide!
Now!
[dramatic music plays]
[Ellen] Wield your blades!
[shouting, grunting]
[panting]
There, 'tis done.
Not the welcome they expected.
[panting]
[solemn music playing]
I wasna quick enough.
[panting]
My shroud
in the oak chest in my bedchamber.
Bell heather on my grave.
Aye, of course.
Tell-tell Ambrose
I'll tell him ye love him.
- [sobbing] Ellen
- Shh. Shh, shh, shh.
Shh, shh, shh.
Ye're the bravest of us all, sister.
[all sobbing]
Letitia's not the only one with child.
If mine's a lass, she'll bear yer name.
Ye're
[chuckling]
Janet Fraser.
[chuckles]
[gasping]
Will ye pray with me?
Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee.
[all] Blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit of
The fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
[exhales deeply]
[sobbing]
Pray for us sinners
[Maura] Enough.
Enough.
This madness
must end.
Where are you going?
[tense music playing]
I am Grant-born.
I would rather take my
chance with MacKinney
than die here with you.
[crying]
- [door creaking]
- [gasps]
[henchman] We already searched there.
[breathing heavily]
Again.
I keep missing!
Aye.
And that rage is why ye miss.
It clouds the mind.
The finest hunters are still,
patient, and sure of their
mark before they strike.
[sighs]
Anger gives moments of
strength but ruins yer aim.
In the hunt, lass,
a missed shot means death.
[exhales]
[bats chattering]
[suspenseful music playing]
[James] Ye'll have to do
better than that, Colum.
[Colum] 'Tis all I have for ye.
Mr. MacKinney.
Where did you come from?
Mr. MacKinney,
do you ken my family, sir?
No?
I'm Grant by birth,
only recently
married to Dougal MacKenzie.
Oh.
My condolences.
But yer fortunes are about to improve
if ye ken how to behave.
Now, where is Ellen?
And where are the others?
You misunderstand me, sir.
With the strength of the
Grant name behind me,
I say yield now, go quietly,
and I willna tell my uncle
what has transpired here tonight.
He may spare yer life.
[tense music plays]
I ought to cut out yer insolent tongue.
[Maura] Mm.
[snaps fingers]
Ye see, Robert?
This is what happens
when you have a feeble,
gutless man at the helm!
A clan full of insubordinate,
unruly women
who need to be put in their place.
So I ask you again
where is Ellen MacKenzie?
I dinna ken!
[snaps fingers]
And yet, my men seem to be vanishing
while searching for her.
Christ Almighty, where are my men?
There! Stay where ye are!
[lock clicks]
Nowhere left to run, lass.
Ye're only delaying what's to come.
[bell tolling]
[bats chattering]
What in God's name?
[grunting]
[grunting]
[women] What hey, what ho ♪
A hey, a ho ♪
What hey, what ho ♪
A hey, a ho ♪
What hey, what ho ♪
A hey, a ho ♪
What hey, what ho ♪
A hey, a ho ♪
[gasping]
[tense music playing]
Lower the bow, or she dies.
She chose her path.
This arrow will go through both of you.
Ellen! [gasping]
You wanted MacKenzie lands?
Face a MacKenzie for them.
Yer father raised ye wrong,
made you think ye could
be more than God intended.
And that's why you'll die.
You see only what ye expect.
[yells]
- Ah!
- [Maura gasping]
[dramatic music playing]
[rasping]
[wheezing]
Rabbits do swim.
[coughing]
[sighs]
Father's lessons served you well.
Aye.
They always did.
Ye just never wanted to see it.
It was fortunate for us
that ye kent what to do.
Glenna, see to Ned's wound.
- Aye.
- 'Tis only a scratch.
Ellen!
MacKinney spoke one truth
before ye sent him to hell.
Said Lovat's turned his coat,
joined the Crown.
He could have been lying.
Why lie when he thought he'd won?
That's why he brought so few men.
I couldn't understand it before.
His other men are with our forces,
playing their part.
Aye, keeping up their ruse
until the trap springs.
Lovat promised him a slaughter.
MacKinney knew our men
would never return.
And Brian rides with Lovat.
And Dougal rides to ambush.
If young Fraser's part of this
He is not.
Brian Fraser is not his father.
[tense music playing]
What's happened?
Redcoat patrol.
We dealt with them.
Killed most.
A few escaped.
Escaped?
They'll report our position.
We must alter our plans.
Brian, Murtagh, gather the Fraser men.
Father
The survivors will bring
reinforcements to the main road.
We divide our forces.
Divide?
That weakens us.
Two smaller forces, two routes.
They can't pursue both.
We'll take the loch road.
We are all bound for
Inverness regardless.
Better to stay together.
And find the garrison waiting?
You take the Drovers' road,
it's longer but safer.
We approach from the north
while ye draw their eye from the south.
- Would it no' be better to
- Brian.
[chuckles]
Brian predictability kills in war.
They'll expect us together
on a direct route.
I fought more battles
than you've seen winters.
Trust my judgment, MacKenzie.
And since when did you
care about MacKenzie lives?
Well, we all serve the same cause today.
We'll meet at Inverness
before any reinforcements arrive,
God willing.
We'll see you on the field.
Aye.
I'll try to save some
English blood for ye.
War makes for strange allies.
Never seen yer father so cordial.
Hmm.
Come to question yer father's strategy?
To understand it.
Understanding's for scholars.
Soldiers obey.
We've never taken the
loch road to Inverness.
We've never had to escape Redcoats
reporting our position either.
The MacKenzies are strong fighters.
Splitting our forces weakens us both.
Does it?
Or does it ensure at least half our
men survive if things go badly?
Since when do ye care
about MacKenzie survival?
Careful, boy.
That clan has too much
claim on you already.
One person,
not a clan.
Aye, Ellen MacKenzie,
safe at Leoch while men
bleed for the cause.
You bear my name.
That's more than most bastards get.
But not yer trust.
Trust?
You'd choose her over yer own blood.
That makes you unpredictable.
[chuckles]
Is that what worries ye, eh?
What worries me is that
love makes men weak,
makes them forget their duties.
Wars have casualties, Brian,
not always on the battlefield.
The men are gathered to speak wi' you.
Good.
I'm going to give them a
word or two before we depart.
When we ride,
you ride with me.
Time ye learned how real leaders think.
[tense music playing]
I'll ride with Murtagh.
As you wish.
But remember, in war,
loyalties can be costly
for everyone involved.
I know what mine are worth.
Well, let's hope you can afford them
and that she can too.
Yer father's in a strange mood-
stranger than usual.
That's what worries me.
[Seema] Sweet boy.
I've done all my morning chores.
If ye'd like me to take the
baby out for some air
No, no, uh, that's all right.
I was looking forward to spending
some time with him this morning.
Are you displeased with me, m'lady?
No.
Why?
I heard ye last night
asking His Lordship to
send me back to the Grants.
I've worked hard.
I've done your bidding
and that of your husband.
And now you want to rid yourself of me.
[sighs]
I am sorry, Seema.
It's nothing that you've done, but
[sighs]
Your presence here is
a constant reminder
of the nightmare I suffered
at the hands of the Grants.
It was terrifying.
I tried to put the pain of
it out of my mind, but
it's impossible.
Surely you can understand that.
I can't imagine being so frightened.
But please don't hold that against me.
I have nothing to do with it.
[baby fussing]
I'm only here to protect you
and your child.
Oh, sweet lamb that he is.
[sighs] You're right.
I shouldn't hold it against you.
Don't worry.
I'll look after you while
His Lordship's away.
I'll protect you both with my life.
Thank you, Seema.
I feel much better now.
[solemn music playing]
[sighs]
[sniffling]
First, my brother.
[sighs]
Now Janet.
How many more?
Death clings to these stones.
Would ye truly have put
an arrow through me?
Ye chose yourself.
Ye werena there, Ellen.
There's two sides to a coin.
I saw only one side,
when she walked away from us.
[Ned] She had courage.
She stood up to MacKinney,
tried to use her name to
to do what she could to help us.
Did ye indeed?
A Grant learns to survive
whatever the cost.
Well, ye have that wrong then, Maura
MacKenzie.
My husband rides to slaughter.
Dougal may be rough-hewn
but he's mine.
Glenna.
Ye'll not ride alone.
Grace goes with you.
Ye're London-born, lass.
Can ye defend yourself?
I've handled knives since
I was seven, m'lady.
Whitechapel teaches you young.
Man or beast, cutting's
the same, I imagine.
Oh, I like this one.
She'll do.
We'll tend to Janet and hold Leoch.
Ellen.
Bring him back.
I'm begging ye.
I'll bring him home.
[Colum] Father's arrows,
in case of dire need.
Still where he left them.
I wondered when you'd come for them.
I need to find Brian.
To warn him?
And Dougal as well?
We've lost a sister.
We canna lose our brother.
Brian can stop this.
If anyone can turn men from Lovat's path,
it's his son.
The Gallowglasses would disagree
if they still drew breath.
Ye're disappointed they failed.
Aye.
But yer bastard surprised us all.
Do you regret yer actions?
I'm laird of Clan MacKenzie.
I do what I must,
even when it costs me everything.
- Ellen!
- Why help me now?
[Colum] Because I was
wrong about one thing.
Brian Fraser may be
many things I despise
but he's no traitor.
He'll choose you over his father.
Aye.
Just as you chose the clan over me.
[tense music playing]
Every day, I pay for that choice.
Not enough.
When this is done
Leoch is still yer home.
No, Colum.
It's where I was born.
My home is with the
man you couldn't kill.
I'll keep trying to make it right
between us.
I know.
And that's your curse, brother.
Ye'll never stop trying.
And I'll never stop saying no.
What hey, what ho ♪
A hey, a ho ♪
What hey, what ho ♪
A hey, a ho ♪
Oh, highwaymen are we ♪
Scoundrels Robbers, and thieves ♪
With rapiers drawn ♪
So brave and bold ♪
We steal your gold Then off we go ♪
Oh, highwaymen of auld ♪
What hey, what ho ♪
A hey, a ho ♪
What hey, what ho ♪
A hey, a ho ♪
[lively music playing]
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What hey, what ho ♪
A hey, a ho ♪
What hey, what ho ♪
A hey, a ho ♪
What hey, what ho ♪
A hey, a ho ♪
What hey, what ho ♪
A hey, a ho ♪
[seagulls calling]
[children] Nailed it.