[Outlander Summary] S02E03: Useful Occupations and Deceptions.

Jamie has been busy between manage Jared's wine business & try to hold the meeting that Prince Charles demand with Joseph Duverney. When they having a tea and card play a Louise's, Mary Hawkins revealed where she come from. Claire immediately remember why Mary Hawkins name sounds familiar to her. She's Frank's direct ancestor.

Claire Fraser Monologue #1:

Somewhere in the back of my mind I must have known. If Jack Randall had really died at Wentworth Prison, he obviously could not later wed Mary Hawkins and sire Frank's direct ancestor. And in that case, Frank himself would never exist.

Perhaps I hadn't allowed myself to think about it until now, but I was faced with the terrible knowledge that Frank's very existence now depended on Jack living for at least another year.

Still in shock, Claire tells Murtagh that Jack Randall still alive. They both agree to keep this secret from Jamie. Jamie try to keep his good connection with Joseph Duverney through chess game. Jamie ask the minister to tell Prince Charles that King Louie has no intention to fund the rebellion.

Claire have another encounter with Comte when she visit Master Raymond store. Claire ask Master Raymond a herbs to prevent pregnancy. It's for Suzette, her lady's maid. In store, Claire also found a poison herb that Master Raymond sell. Master Raymond inform Claire with her medical talent, she can use them to help & volunteer to L'Hopital des Anges, a charity hospital.

Excited and happy her medical knowledge will be useful again, Claire visit L'Hopital des Anges in the same day. The first patient she help diagnosed is a woman with diabetes.

Claire Fraser Monologue #2:

It was urine, undoubtedly, but without chemical tests, or even litmus paper, what conceivable use could a urine sample be?.

I suspected the cause straight away, but I took a moment to recall the 18th century term for diabetes.

At brothel house, Prince Charles tell Duverney and Jamie even though The King won't be able to fund the rebellion, he already secured the vast majority of funds for the cause.

Frustrated with the current situation, Jamie get upset when he gets home and Claire is not around. He update Claire about the progress of Charles fund and his allies offer with France. Back in brothel, Jamie catch a young boy named Fergus, who like to steal from the customers. Jamie threatened him he will tell Madame Elise, the owner of Maison Elise. In return, Fergus must work for him collecting information regarding Prince Charles.

Claire Fraser Monologue #3:

As the days passed, our house settled into a routine that kept us all busy. Fergus spent his time, with Murtagh's help, stealing letters to and from the Prince.

Jamie's days were spent out with Prince Charles...
Who continued to be long on rhetoric and short on specifics.

My days, in between social engagements, were spent in the hospital, where I began to develop an appreciation of Mother Hildegarde's medical knowledge.

Jamie and Murtagh's time was spent trying to piece together the puzzle of the Jacobite rebellion, and discover if there really was an English conspiracy willing to fund the cause, or if it was all a ruse by a desperate prince trying to restore his father's throne.

Most of the letters to and from the Prince are write in code. Jamie and Murtagh try to decode them. One of the letter have a code in music. In hospital, one of Claire's patient have broken leg infection.

Claire Fraser Monologue #4:

While the tiny entrance wound had healed cleanly, the deeper wound had festered and formed a pocket of pus around the intrusion, buried in the muscle tissue where no surface symptoms were visible.

Jamie came to the hospital asking for Mother Hildegarde help to find something odd that hidden in Prince Charles music note letter. They finally solve the code that have valuable information about Prince Charles rebellion fund.

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