Episode #5.1
Rosscan’tresistrespondingtohisdubiously-jailedformerVirginiacampaignCOandmatecolonelNedDespard’spleatohelpliberatehimandfighttheMosquitoCoastwoodcompanyconspiratorswhoeliminatedhimascompetition.Elisabeth’sdeath’inchildbirth’embittersGeorgefurther,nearinsanity,unabletotolerateevenValentinereferringtohislatemother,andevenmoreeagerforrevengeoncuckoldingRoss.henotonlyrefusestohonorhispledgetopayforGeoffreyCharles’sswitchfromacademictomilitaryeducationbutplanstoallyhimselfwithNed’snemesiscompanybossRalphHansonandmaybeevenhisdaughterCecily,whoseemstohaveherowndarkplans.Ned’scoloredwifejoinstheabolitionmovement.DrakeshowsboundlesspatiencewhenhiswifeMorwenaremainsunableto’stand’physicalintimacy.RossfindsamagistratewillinghelpDespardwhomhefailedtospareconviction,especiallyafterthegovernmentasksRosstodo’secretservices’afterhepreventsanarmed…WrittenbyKGFVissers
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Director: Sallie Aprahamian
Actors: Aidan Turner, Beatie Edney, Eleanor Tomlinson, Freddie Wise, Jack Farthing, Kerri McLean, Luke Norris, Oscar Novak, Vincent Regan, Wensdae Gibbons, Woody Norman