A clansman keeps watch, a woman runs though the woods. It's Claire and she's being chased by the children. She slipped her guard, but not the children. They catch up to her when the kids do, but Claire isn't done playing. The guards however want to get on to the gathering, so Claire ends her game. The hunt was more than just a game, it was a way for Claire to plot a way to escape. The MacKenzies gather in an encampment to celebrate, and it warmed Claire's heart to be in there presence, even while plotting to get away. She thinks of a way to distract her guards, and a pretty woman seems a good distraction. One is set off for the lady, and the other, accompanies her to find a horse.

For the hunt she needs a gentle horse. Most of the horses are already spoken for, and Claire asks if Jamie can help her. But Jamie is busy with his horses. The stablemaster suggests Brimstone, who despite the name is a sweet horse.

With her plans in place she heads back to the apothecary and is startled by Geillis. Geillis notices all the food and wonders if Claire is pregnant, if that is the reason for her desire to get to France. Claire tells her that she has not been unfaithful to her husband, but Geillis points out that she can't be unfaithful if her husband is dead.  As memories of Frank float through her mind she tells Geillis that he is dead, which makes more sense than to say he hasn't been born yet. Geillis asks if she ever had children, and wonders if she's barren. Claire hasn't, through she and Frank tried, and it doesn't matter now. Geillis continues to look around, noticing things like the sleeping aid, and opens up a little about her past. Just because life doesn't turn out how it was expected, doesn't mean it won't turn out well. Geillis warns her that the highlands are no place for a woman alone.

Once Geillis leaves Claire continues her getaway plan. She's almost ready to make her dash. The evening would bring her chance to escape. Mrs. Fitz notices her in the kitchen, and more so her clothing. She takes her away to find more fitting clothes for the occasion, which allows her guards to draw back.

Everyone gets into their places as Colum arrives and takes his seat. He's clean shaven, and gives a rousing speech in gaelic. He couldn't hope for a better lot than those before him about to pledge their allegiance. Dougal is the first to offer his sword to his brother. The oaths are all the same, and with her guards both lined up to take theirs, Claire prepares to leave. She has one guard only in tow. He doesn't want to leave, but Claire wants to make preparations. He convinces her to stay, and she pulls a bottle to get into the festive mood. She takes a drink, and offers the bottle up. He drinks heavily from it, and doesn't notice her spit out hers. Someone is gonna be sleepy. He thinks the wine is strong, but good, and tells him to go ahead and enjoy it, share it with friends. Sneaky, sneaky. The more unconscious clansmen, the better.

Claire makes back to her room to grab her goods and getaway when Laoghaire startles her. She's come asking for a love potion. She needs something to hold a lads attention. She wants more than what's in his pants, she wants his heart too. Claire gives her some dried horse dung, which given the circumstances is very appropriate. She tells her to sprinkle the contents at his door and recite a very Wizard of Oz incantation.

She makes a break for the stable and bumps into clansmen at every turn. They're drunk and handsy. Dougal comes to her rescue, pulling them off Claire, but its out of the frying pan into the fire. Dougal is just as drunk, and proves to be handsy as well. Claire slaps him good, and Dougal tells her to be off before she pays a greater price. He notices her sack, and she knocks him out with a stool. Claire continues her escape, hiding from the centuries.

She makes it to the stables, and literally stumbles over Jamie. He asks how far she thinks she would get on horseback with half the MacKenzie clan after her in the morning. Claire thought she was prepared, but Jamie tells her that Colum has extra guards out in the woods. She wouldn't have gotten far. Claire wishes to go anyways, but the best trackers are there Jamie warns. Claire is an outlander, and she doesn't belong. Jamie convinces her to stay, offering to take her back to her room. Claire isn't so sure thats a good idea, remembering the drunkards she's already encountered. She can't go back, she knocked Dougal out. Jamie laughs at her story. With Dougal drunk, he'll never admit that a lass got the best of him, even if he remembers. Jamie takes her back but not the way she came. He takes her to the tunnel, but they're caught. The men plan to take Jamie to take his oath, but when one of them tries to keep Claire, Jamie rises to defend her, knocking out the one holding her, and getting knocked out by Claire's guard Randal in return.

Jamie dresses in preparation for his oath taking, and reveals that although Dougal and Colum's nephew, that he isn't part of the MacKenzie clan. Claire tells Murtagh that Jamie is there, and all eyes falls upon him in a hush. Murtagh tells her that if Jamie pledges allegiance to Colum, then he will become Laird when Colum passes, which puts him at odds with Dougal. Dougal sees his arrival, and takes him place by Colum's side. Should Jamie take the oath, Dougal won't likely let him remain breathing. All able bodied men must take the oath though, and should Jamie not take it, he would be killed by the others.. Jamie only needed to stay hidden until after the gathering and he would have been safe. Jamie kneels before his uncle Colum, he cannot give him an oath, but instead offers his vow of obedience so long as his feet rest on MacKenzie land. Colum accepts, and the tension is broken.

Claire readies for the hunt. The men draw the boar out. Randal stalks the forrest with his spear, Claire walks her horse. A whole horde of boars run, and gore one of the riders. Claire patches him up and tells Randall to take him back to the castle as she runs off towards the sounds of another injured man. A boar closes in on Claire, and Dougal saves her. The other patient isn't so lucky though. The leg isn't bad, but the abdomen wound is fatal. Dougal allows the man a good death under the blue sky. Jordy begins to panic as he loses feeling in his extremities, and Claire asks about his home to distract him. Jordy asks for a song, and leaves the world behind.

The boars are brought in, as is Jordy. Some of the men are playing a rousing game of shinty and Dougal throws himself in. The game is violent and things get heated between Dougal and Jamie, but Mutagh keeps it fair. It the end, Jamie flips Dougal over his shoulder. Dougal taught him well, maybe too well. The men go limping about.

With her escape in the past, Claire has to make a new plan. Dougal comes to visit her, asking if shes seen men die before by violence. Claire of course has, and Dougal thanks her for what she did for Jordy. Claire wishes she could have done more, but she gave him peace, and that is more than anyone can ask for. Dougal is there to set Claire free, kind of. He's planning on taking a road trip, and he's bringing Claire with him. He needs a healer, and she fits the bill.

The group leaves at first light with Dougal in the lead, Claire's guards, Claire and even Jamie.  She had no clue where the journey would lead her, but only hoped that she would come close to the stones of Craig na Dun so she could finally get home.

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Frank wasn’t pleased about being separated from Claire before the war, but she was sure she would be fine. He walked her to her train car, and they said their goodbyes, as he asked her not to take any unnecessary risks. And with a promise to return, she was gone.

Now, in the past, Claire gets a bath. She insists that she can bath and dress herself, but Mrs. Fitz insists on helping. She’s never heard of a woman who was so independent, and thinks Claire’s next husband would be a lucky man. Claire confesses that her husband isn’t dead, that he’s just in another time. She tells her that she fell through time, that she is really from 1945, and asks her if she knows the stones that brought her here. Mrs. Fitz does know of them. Claire tells her that she isn’t an English spy, but from the future. Mrs. Fitz looks at her with concern, its crazy talk. Claire tells her that she has to get back to the stones, asks if MacKenzie would believe her if she told him, and he might, but she sees Claire as a devil. Luckily Claire’s confession was all in her head.

Claire decides her best course of action to gain everyone’s trust is through medicine but finds herself having difficulty adapting 20^th century medicine to 18^th century ingredients. She did find a number of herbs and extractions available that could be very helpful. Claire treats a bevy of patients, and her guards began to spend more time in the kitchen while she was seeing patients. Claire hoped that Dougal would soon begin to trust her as her guards seemed to. Claire notices one of the chambermaids having a rough time. Her boy was very ill, and Claire wonders why no one came to her. They believed him to be beyond even her skill, touched by evil and hoped for his quick passing. Worse of all Mrs. Fitz’s grandson has been plagued by the same evil.

Claire wished she had the ability to relieve Colum and alleviate his pain. That kind of treatment would gain her much. At the moment Colum is being fitted for a coat, and he isn’t pleased that the tailor took it upon himself to hide his legs. Colum is not ashamed of his legs, and although he scares the man, he gives him another day to deliver a proper coat. Alone, Colum prepares for a massage which helps to make movement easier. Claire agrees, but when she looks at his legs, Colum thinks that she’s offended by the sight of his legs. She thinks instead that a massage on his lower back would be more beneficial. He lifts his gown, and exposes his buttocks for the massage. Claire goes to work, and Colum invites her to the main hall as his guest.

Claire stands apart from the others, watching. Dougal notices that his brother looks better than normal, thanks to Claire’s touch. Claire uses the musician’s arrival as an excuse to get away from Dougal. Laoghaire takes a seat next to her, and they both seem a little taken by Jamie. He takes a seat in between the ladies as the music starts. Claire doesn’t understand a word, but it’s lovely. During the performance, Claire asks questions about the musician and though Jamie tells her about it, he takes the opportunity to tease her. Laoghaire rolls her eyes, and the two flirt, and he takes over Claire’s drink. Jamie finishes it, and leaves the glass with Laoghaire as Claire and Jamie leave. He walks her back, to make sure that she didn’t imbibe too much. Claire asks about Jamie’s bandages, though they’ve been bothering him, he’s been a good lad, and kept them on as she ordered. Jamie isn’t one to show his scars, but he’s comfortable enough with Claire, she makes him feel like she’s sorry for them, without pity. He goes to leave, but she stops him, wanting to check his wounds. She opens his shirt, and looks at them near his neck. They look good, and with that they say good night.

Claire takes a walk to the garden to gather more supplies. One of her guards, Rupert, complain of all the walking. Geillis arrives to accompany her. As she chats about the latest town gossip, Claire notices her use of the word exorcism. She asks for more about Thomas, the boy possessed. Claire doesn’t believe in demonic possession. Geillis believes that there is power beyond them, no matter what they’re called. She asks if Claire has ever found herself in a situation beyond any explanation. Though she most certainly is, Claire wonders if the boy is just ill, not possessed, but Geillis maintains that the people believe he is possessed, and their beliefs are strong. Claire leaves the garden, with Rupert giving chase. He doesn’t like the idea of her interfering with the spirits. She was once told that her medicinal skills were a gift from God from a priest, and she’s sticking with his thoughts. Rupert doesn’t try to stop her again. Claire rushes inside to find the boy strapped to the table, and Mrs. Fitz and family looking on. Claire looks over him. He has the same symptom as the boy who died. Claire rules out infection, and thinks him to have been poisoned. She wishes to cut the ropes, but the priest arrives and says no. Claire believes that she can ease the boys suffering if given the chance. The priest begins his exorcism, and Mrs. Fitz asks Claire to leave to let him do his work.

Claire returns to the castle in a sour mood. She hoped that Mrs. Fitz would allow her to help the boy after the incantation, but even if she could figure out what was wrong with him, she may not be able to save him with her limited resources. Claire spies Jamie kissing Laoghaire, before Rupert comes back to collect her.

During the meal Claire points out Jamie’s swollen lips, asking if he got thumped by a horse, to his surprise. Murtagh watches the exchange with interest. Jamie is shaken by the exchange, and knocks his tankard. Jamie makes excuses and leaves. Murtagh notes Claire’s teasing, and cautions her actions. Jamie could pay far more than he should for her jabs. She notes he could end up with a wife because of his games, and he could, but the stable master notes that he needs a woman not a lassie, and she knows the difference.

She felt ashamed of the way she felt Jamie, and she was jealous of the intimacy between Jamie and Laoghaire. She sits upon the wall with tears thinking of Frank when Dougal comes for her. He asks if she would like to visit Geillis to restock her shelves before the Galla, and she accepts. He’s going to the village in the morning and tells her that he will take her with him.

Claire and Dougal ride to the Duncan residence. Claire and Geillis chat, she heard that Claire went to visit Thomas, but Claire admits that she didn’t stay to see the results of the exorcism. Claire feels so strange in a strange land. Claire hears a mob gathering below, and they see a lad being taken by the priest. He was caught stealing, and will likely lose his hand. Geillis’ husband comes in asking for peppermint, and Claire asks if he has decided the fate of the boy. The boy confessed to stealing two loaves of bread, but still Claire doesn’t think the crime fits the punishment. Geillis coaxes her husband to reconsider, using her feminine wiles to change his mind. But since the boy has confessed he cannot let him go, but thinks of a lesser sentence for the boy. He delivers the sentence to the priest. Claire asks what it means to be wooded and nailed, and is shocked to hear the sentence. The boy is brought out, and his ear is nailed to the pillary. How horrific. Geillis and the rest of the town go back to their lives as if nothing happened, but Claire cannot. Geillis asks Claire about her life, why she’s so affected. Claire tells her simply that she had an unusual childhood. Jamie arrives. Dougal was called back to New York, and sent Jamie to collect her. Geillis tries to stall their leaving, interested in hearing Claire’s story, but Jamie insists that they leave now or they’ll get only scraps for dinner. Claire asks how long the boy has to stay nailed. His hour is done so he can leave when he wishes. Claire notes that Jamie’s fingers are strong. Jamie makes a show of talking with the boy, and Claire makes a bigger show of passing out. With everyone looking at Claire, Jamie yanks the nail from the boy’s ear, and sends the boy off. Claire is thankful for Jamie’s help, and asks if he would be willing to help her again.

Claire asks Jamie to take her to the place where both of the boys had been playing recently before they became ill. Jamie played in the ruins as a child as well, and his cousin became ill there too. Boys come there often to prove their manhood. Jamie mentions berries and wood garlic, and asks to see it. It’s not wood garlic, but Lily of the Valley. The monks that built the place, Claire asks if they’re from Germany, or rather Prussia. Claire knows what ails the boys.

Thomas has gotten even more ill, and the father is saying last rites over him. Claire tells the mother that she believes that the boy ate Lily of the Valley which is poisonous thinking that it was wood garlic. She can give him something to counteract the poison, but that they have to act quickly. The priest calls blasphemy, only he has authority to say what ails the boy apparently, and furthermore he won’t let a woman order him about. He won’t have the boy’s soul doomed to eternal damnation because of her. Mrs. Fitz puts her foot down, putting the priest in his place. He warns Claire, but Claire moves forward and gives the child an antidote of belladonna. Claire is worried over the correct dosage, and her diagnosis, but all they can do is wait. The antidote works, and the priest leaves in a huff, promising that God will have the last word.

Claire tells Jamie that she thinks that the priest would have rather have the boy die, than to be saved. Jamie points out that since he wasn’t the one doing the saving its likely. It’s the way of priests. Mrs. Fitz is calling her a miracle worker, and Colum was taking credit for bringing her on as a healer. She was never leaving.

Claire began spending more time in her room, unable to take people’s stares. She felt all too hopeless about her situation. She performed a miracle, and that only bound her tighter to that place. Claire feared that if she did get back to the stones she would only be flung further into the past. What finally brought her from her room was another musician. Jamie spots her, and he sits with her and translates the song to her. The song speaks to Claire, it seems to be a song about her coming through the stones, and the travels that followed. In the end the song tells that eventually she traveled back through the stones. Jamie tells her that they go back through the stones, they always do. It was a folktale, and it gave Claire hope that she too would return home. Her heart became light, she knew she could not wait, she had to leave and get to the stones or die trying. 

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The beginning credits are absolutely breathtaking from the imagery to the music. Starz you truly amaze me, and I cannot wait for more of this series.

The men arrive at Castle Leoch. They’re dirty and sore from their travels, but they’re safe. Claire remembers the last time that she was there that she and Frank arrived by car. After spending two days riding by horseback she fears that none will help her get back to her time. There’s much rejoicing at the mens arrival, and a little scolding over the care of the horses. Mrs. Fitzgibbon sends the men off to breakfast when she notices Claire. She looks on her with distaste, but Jaime assures her that Claire is a friend. She takes Claire in for some breakfast, and a new wardrobe. Claire worries over Jamie and his injuries. She insists on tending to his wounds first, and Mrs. Fitz will get her what she needs. Claire’s walk through the castle is very different this time. In the kitchen Claire tends a concoction of boiled herbs on the fire that will be used on Jamie, who has already lost his shirt. Mrs. Fitz leaves Claire to her patient. She removes his plaids and sees the lash scars that mar his back. Randall took much joy in his pain. Claire asks why he was flogged. Jamie was flogged for escape, and for thievery, or at least those were the charges. She asks about the escape, he was being held for murder.

It was almost four years ago when a small part of soldiers came lead by Randall. Jamie’s father was away at a funeral when he heard shouting. The men had his sister, and Jamie fought valiantly so that she could get away, but Randall grabbed the girl. Jamie surrendered, and asked that his sister be let go. Randall instead spit shined his prize, and noticed her beauty. He ripped open her dress as Jamie fought to save her. Randall made sure that he watched, and then whipped Jamie in front of Jenny. Randall wishes for some hospitality, and Jamie warns his sister off. Randall knocked Jamie out, and Jenny went with Randall for fear that he would be killed. When he awoke he was strung up with the chickens.

Claire binds his wounds, and Jamie notices her steady caring touch. He tells her that her husband is a lucky man. She wonders what her husband is going through with her disappearance. Perhaps he thinks her abducted, death or worse that she ran off with another man. Jamie apologizes for making her sad, but Claire tells him that she’s fine, she was just thinking about her husband. Jamie wonders if he’s alive, and Claire breaks down into tears. He pulls her into his big arms, and offers her comfort. The pair linger a breath away from a kiss. Claire pulls away, and Jamie tells her she has nothing to fear so long as he’s near. She’s English, and they aren’t particularly liked, but Jamie will give her what protection he can.

Mrs. Fitz awakens Claire. She’s brought her some hot broth and stoked the fire in her room. Claire manages a few bites before Mrs. Fitz takes it from her and strips her dress off. She’s surprised by Claire’s undergarments or lack there of. She stripped the rest of the way, and redressed in the normal fashion of the time. And perfect timing too, because her escort has come to take her downstairs.

Claire decides that to survive she needs to figure out when she is. She sees on a letter that she’s in 1743 Scotland. The Laird of the castle arrives. Colum Mackenzie introduces himself, and welcomes her. She takes a seat in the chair across from his, and notices how he has a hard time with his legs to sit in his chair. He asks about the distress she was in when his men came upon her. She reveals the attempted rape by Randall, and asks that he extends her gratitude for his brother’s transport, but tells him that she wishes to return to Inverness soon. He’s sure something can be arranged, but he wants to know how she came to be wandering in the woods in nothing but her night dress. Claire remembers something that Frank once told her about interrogation. The truth should be stuck to as much as possible. Only things that should be kept secret should be omitted. Claire weaves a tale about travelling with a manservant, and having to flee her carriage. When she came upon Randall he relieved her of her clothes. Colum, knowing Randall’s reputation makes Claire’s story plausible, but not likely. He’s an officer, and he wonders why he would attempt to rape a stray lady in the woods. Claire asks if there is ever a good reason for rape. Claire turns the conversation back to her returning to Inverness. A traveler is coming in next Saturday that travels to Inverness often, and he should have room. Five days Claire will have to wait, and until then Colum offers her his hospitality.

Claire is familiar with some of the customs of the time that she is stuck in, but it is purely through books. It all seems alien to her. She watches the people down below, some harmless sword fighting between young boys, and sees Dougal join one of them, even letting the lad win and skewer him with his stick. Perhaps its not all that different after all.

Claire walks into the common hall where many are sitting for a meal. They all turn silent, they’re eyes glued to her as she approaches the Colum’s table. She curtsies and Dougal offers her his seat. She gladly takes it, and the rest of the hall go back to eating. Colum pours her a glass of wine and introduces her to his wife. So far her stay has been well. Colum asks about her name of Beecham, if she is French decent why they don’t use the French version. Claire assumes that because their ties with France are old but not strong, one of her ancestors must have adopted the English form. Colum asks more about what part of France she desends. Her family is from the North, and Claire asks about Mr. MacTavish. Dougal admits that Jamie was injured, but that he’s fine. He’s working in the stables. Colum pours another drink. He asks more questions, this time about who she will be staying with when she gets to Inverness. She tells him that she will be staying with family whom she’s never met. The young boy that she watched playing earlier arrives, and Claire introduces herself to Hamish, mistaking him for Dougal’s son. He’s Colum’s son, or so they claim. Maybe Claire should hold off on the wine, its muddling her brain. Hamish takes a seat next to his mother, as one of the men watches. Claire excuses herself, tired from travelling, and retires early. Colum allows her to go.

Claire realizes that she needs to be more careful, she just fell for the oldest interrogation trick. Ply the subject with food and drink to get their guard down. To survive she’s going to need to be more careful.

In the kitchen Mrs. Fitz kneads away at some bread. She offers Claire some porridge, since she missed breakfast, but Claire turns down the less than appealing looking food. She asks for the stables, wishing to change Jamie’s bandages. Mrs. Fitz points the way and away Claire goes with a basket of supplies. She’s being watched, but she doesn’t realize it. She heads to the stable and sees Jamie working with a horse training it. Jamie coos to it in Gaelic, when Claire accidently startles the horse. She apologizes, but Jamie isn’t angered. She’s brought fresh bandages and lunch. She notices Jamie’s voracious appetite, commenting that he’d likely eat grass with his hearty appetite. He has, when there was nothing else to eat. Claire asks why he’s raiding cattle instead of tending his own farm. There’s a price on his head, not for the escape, but for murder. Jamie didn’t actually kill the man though. Claire finds him complicated, and he’s ready to tell her another story. There was a ruckus with some friends, and a red coat was shot. He didn’t do it, but he was too weak from drink to run off, and he was caught. Claire realizes that his real name isn’t McTavish, with the way everyone keeps reacting to it. He admits it isn’t, that he had to assume the name. She asks if Colum knows, he does, as does Dougal, they’re both uncles. She asks why he told her, because she asked he says. She tells him that he could have lied, and he could have, but instead he decided to trust her. They’re interrupted by the stable master, wanting Jamie to get back to work. He thanks her for the meal, and she asks that he not get himself into more trouble. He can’t make any guarantees. Claire notices her tail, and she confronts him. Dougal sent the man to follow her, and he’ll follow her until Dougal orders her otherwise. It could be worse, Rupert isn’t so bad. Claire confronts Dougal. He thinks that she is a spy. He knows that she hasn’t told them the truth, and he’ll have her watched until he learns it. Claire doesn’t plan to do much for the next four days, and Dougal is surprised to hear that she’s leaving.

For the next four days Claire planned to live a mundane life to keep her sanity, and to give Dougal’s spies nothing to report. Mrs. Fitz gave Claire the task of gathering food for the castle, and Claire finds peace touching living growing things. Geillis Duncan warns her against some of the mushrooms, telling her that it is poison. Geillis wonders if she plans to use them to off her husband, and to let her know if it works so she can do the same. The mushroom caps aren’t poisonous and can be used to treat wounds when dried. Geillis knows exactly who Claire is before she introduces herself, and she has a little bit of plant knowledge herself. The girls in the village come to her for her herbal remedies, they call her a witch. She isn’t one. She tells Claire to come and visit her sometime, and hopes to see her in the hall tonight.

Everyone is all dressed up in the hall. Claire makes a diagnosis Colum’s degenerative disease as he enters the hall. She concludes that with the state of medicine in 1743, that Colum was living on borrowed time. A pair of neighbors bring their complaints to Colum in Gaelic. Geillis translates for Claire, but there’s a bit lost in translation. The number of complaints continue, mostly about property. Then a young woman is brought forth, accused by her father of loose behavior and asks Colum to punish her. Jamie’s arrival is noticed by Claire. He speaks for the girl, offering to take her punishment before the people. Claire is concerned since he is still injured. Jamie is allowed to take it. He chooses fists rather than the strap. Dougal does not look pleased at all. Rupert gets to dole out the punishment. Jamie takes the blows well, until Rupert punches him in the arm at Dougal’s nod. Dougal’s point is made, and Rupert delivers another hit that knocks Jamie off his feet. Geillis warns Claire to stay, and not go to Jamie. Jamie bows before Colum with the punishment ended. As Jamie is carried out, he makes eye contact with Claire, and Geillis escorts her out.

Claire cares for Jamie’s new wounds, asking why he took the girl’s punishment. Jamie did not know the girl, but did not want her to be marred by a punishment when he could easily take it. Mrs. Fitz gives Claire something for Jamie’s wounds, thankful for his intervention. The girl Laoghaire is her granddaughter. Claire gives Jamie additional care instructions, but he thinks it would be easier for Claire to care for his bandaged arm. Claire informs him that she is leaving, and the pair say a goodbye. Laoghaire waits to speak to Jamie.

Mrs. Fitz sends Claire off with a basket of goodies, bidding her a safe journey. Dougal is waiting at the wagon, with news that Colum is waiting to see her. He brings her up to Colum, and she remembers her past, she’s about to see what the room her and Frank visited and had their little tryst is really for. Dougal leads her in. Colum greets her. He asks if she has any ties to Clan Beecham. She does not. She looks at the table which she once sat on, which now holds a book and potions. She’s very fascinated by it all, but she really should go. There’s been a change of plans, she’s staying. Claire asks what Dougal said to him to change his mind. Colum claims it is his pleasure for her to remain as his guest. She knows he thinks that she’s a spy. He isn’t sure, but until he knows that she does not pose a threat to his family, or clan she’ll stay a guest, or a prisoner if she tries to escape. He closes the door, leaving Claire in the apothecary chamber. 

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