: Jamie briefly escapes to find the legendary "Frenchman’s Gold" on a nearby island, hoping it might lead him to Claire, but finds only an empty chest and the realization that she is truly gone from his world.
: Ten years later, in 1966, after Brianna graduates high school, Frank asks for a divorce. He plans to marry Sandy and take Brianna to England, accusing Claire of being an absent mother and admitting he can no longer live with a woman who only sees Jamie when she looks at their daughter. "Outlander" All Debts Paid(2017)
: When the prison is liquidated, Grey settles his "debt of honor". Instead of sending Jamie to the colonies as an indentured servant like the others (including a recovered Murtagh), he secures Jamie a position as a groom at the Helwater estate, granting him a greater measure of freedom. : Jamie briefly escapes to find the legendary
In the 20th century, the story tracks the slow, painful disintegration of marriage over a decade. : When the prison is liquidated, Grey settles
: By 1956, the couple lives as "friendly roommates," leading separate lives under a veil of discretion. This fragile peace shatters at Claire's medical school graduation party when Frank's mistress, Sandy, mistakenly arrives at their home.
: Major John Grey , the young boy whose life Jamie spared years earlier, arrives as the prison's new governor. A tenuous respect grows between them as they play chess and discuss their shared grief over lost loves.