Claire and Fraser are working to help a cow deliver its calf. As they finish, Aaron Cloudtree approaches them. He tells Jamie that he’s heard a rumor that Cunningham is seeking Cherokee support in arresting Jamie after the next Lodge meeting. Cunningham wants to turn Jamie over to Ferguson as a sign of loyalty to the British Army. Jamie asks Aaron to take a letter to Scotchee Cameron, the new superintendent in the Cherokee lands. Later that night, Jamie expresses doubt that Cameron will help.

Jamie and Claire discuss Cunningham’s plan to arrest Jamie that night. Jamie assures Claire that Cunningham does not want to kill him, so whatever happens, he will be okay. However, Jamie has arranged for some of the patriots on the ridge to help him at the meeting, and he has hidden a gun nearby. Jamie also takes Claire’s knife. When he arrives, he watches everyone to try to guess who is on his side and who is on Cunningham’s. When Cunningham arrives, Jamie knows what is coming. Jamie can only hope none of the Cherokees come to support Cunningham.