Returning to her own time, Claire must reconcile her future with the life she left behind. Shifting back to the 18th century, Jamie, Claire and Murtagh arrive in France, but learn that Paris presents its own challenges.
Claire impresses upon Jamie the need to stop the Jacobite rebellion and prevent the deaths of hundreds of Highlanders, to which end they travel to France to impress upon Charles Stuart not to stake his claim with an invasion. They are given work by Jamie's wealthy wine merchant cousin Jared but fall foul of the Comte St Germain, when Claire insists his ship be burnt following an outbreak of smallpox amongst the crew.—don @ minifie-1