In Philadelphia, September 1777, Lord John Grey discovers that his letter never reached Jamie. John debates his options; he hoped Claire might save his nephew, Henry, whose condition is worsening. General Howe and his forces arrive and occupy Philadelphia. Percy Beauchamp soon flees.

In 1980, Bree reads another letter from her parents. Ian snuck onto the ship to Scotland disguised as a Mohawk associate of Simon Fraser’s. In a postscript, Jamie asks Bree to pray for him, as it is the Feast of All Saints, the day a soul might be released from purgatory.

Roger arrives with Buck; he is the “Nuckelavee” that Jem and Mandy have seen around Lallybroch. Buck found the ancient standing stones in Inverness and accidentally traveled to the future. He has been living in shelters and in the hills of Lallybroch, watching Roger and Bree, whom he recognized from the 18th century. Roger and Bree allow Buck to stay with them disguised as a visiting relative. Rob Cameron invites Jem on a sleepover with his nephew Bobby and Buck tells Bree that Rob is clearly attracted to her.