TURN: Washington's Spies (2014–2017): Season 4, Episode 6 - Episode #4.6 - full transcript
( military drum playing )
( chatter )
Shit.
Man: So, Benedict Arnold's
your hero, then, huh?
Not saying he's a hero,
just that he did what any man
might, given the circumstances.
Circumstances?
What bloody circumstances?
He's a traitor!
Caleb:
What's this bastard saying?
We've got ourselves
an Arnold lover.
Is that right, Sergeant?
Don't love the man.
But do understand--
Get him, Caleb!
- ( grunts )
- Traitor!
- Aah!
- ( soldiers shouting )
Lieutenant Brewster, desist!
Brewster, desist!
Get off!
Get off!
The both of you
with me, now!
I said now!
Get in.
All right, well, that
looked realistic, I think.
I tell you, the boy
really packs a punch.
Oh, it's all right, Sergeant.
She's one of us.
Mrs. Strong, this is
Sergeant John Champe,
of Major Harry Lee's
regiment.
I've heard good things
about you, Sergeant.
Your country thanks you
for your service.
Ma'am.
Ben: Mrs. Strong will
be providing you with
a book of false intelligence
to take over to the enemy.
You'll be deserting for the
British lines tomorrow night.
You'll have no escort,
no guide.
A head start's the best
we can give you, Johnny,
but then we gotta
hunt you down.
Major Lee tells me you--
you don't talk much.
- No, sir. - Ben: Right, well,
once you're in New York,
you'll have to do
your share of talking.
You must convince the enemy not
only that you have changed sides,
but that others
are soon to follow.
This will get you
close to your target.
And remember,
we want Arnold alive.
I will see it done.
Our agent will make contact
with you in the city.
He'll introduce you to our
other man in New York,
who will signal us
when all is ready.
How will I know him, sir?
He's in Benedict Arnold's
new regiment,
the American Legion.
He will respond to the phrase
"missing the summer of '73."
Keep using the phrase,
and he will approach you.
Good. Now...
( clears throat )
Now get out of here,
both of you!
Hewlett:
Deception.
Betrayal.
Chaos.
These are the enemies
that we face--
the enemies of truth.
To me, the truth
seems quite clear.
It was rebels
behind the ambush.
Rebels who killed
their own?
Yes, they are both savage
and incompetent, trust me.
What do you make
of that assessment, Abraham?
That the rebels
are savages?
I, um--
I can't be sure
if they were rebels, sir.
I can.
And, yes, they would
kill their own.
Treachery runs
in their blood.
Does it, now?
General,
I wonder if I might
interview Private
Woodhull on my own.
So, you two know
each other well, then.
Oh, quite well.
Major Hewlett was billeted
at my father's house.
There's not much we don't
know about each other.
Though I must confess, Major,
you have me at a disadvantage.
We had heard you had
moved back to England.
What brings you back
to the Colonies?
Oh, it's a long story,
I'm afraid.
And we are here today
to discuss yours
and to secure the justice
that you deserve.
And rightful
recompense.
I heard one of them
call the other by a name.
Thorburn.
Thorburn.
Well, that's a start.
I shall contact
my sources
and seek to identify
the culp-rits of this crime.
And I assume
those culp-able
will have made the wise
choice to flee this colony.
And if they have not,
they will be caught
and hanged.
Very good.
Thank you, General.
So, that's our
head of intelligence.
Hewlett:
Uh, General?
Please allow me
at least 24 hours
for my full report.
Don't get your hopes up,
Woodhull.
( theme music playing )
♪ Hush, hush
♪ There's snakes
in the garden ♪
♪ Soul for sale
♪ Blood on the vines
♪ Hush, hush
♪ I know there will
come a day ♪
♪ They're hiding
in the color of night ♪
- ♪ I can't wait anymore ♪
- ♪ Soul for sale
- ♪ I can't wait anymore ♪
- ♪ Soul for sale
♪ I can't wait anymore ♪
♪ Hush, hush
- ( chatter )
- ( Ann sighs )
- That's the last of it.
- For now.
Be a dear and fetch me some
kindling from over there?
Do you mind
if I look at this?
Curious about what's happening
in New York, are you?
A little sugar,
green and black China tea,
mustard oil, yellow rice.
Well, looks like some are doing
well out of the war, eh?
- Even on our side.
- What do you mean?
Your dainty friend.
Miss La-Dee-Da.
Anna Strong.
Always seems to have coffee
and clean linen.
Maybe you should ask her
to share some
with the rest of us.
I think I shall.
I'll look after Thomas.
( sighs )
Ben: I was afraid
you weren't coming.
You've never kept me waiting?
May I remind you
I don't just have a job to do.
I have a job
I must pretend to do.
Can't very well be
copying a cipher book
out front of the sutler cart,
even a false one.
Nearly looks real.
Can't even tell
it's a woman's hand.
You know what I--
they're meant to think
that this was compiled by--
By a man.
Since a woman wouldn't
be worth keeping around.
Anna, I-- look, I told Selah
that you were needed here.
But you didn't tell him
he could take me
back to Philadelphia
whenever he wanted?
Well, he can.
But he didn't.
And, well,
maybe that means he won't.
No, it-- ( sighs )
it means he's changed.
He's not the same man
I married.
And does that
make you happy or...
( door opens )
( Ben gasps )
Mary, what are you
doing here?
- French Raspberry Brandy from Rivington's.
- ( door closes )
That means a message has been
sent from New York from Abe.
Mrs. Woodhull, I have made
it very clear to you--
That women are not allowed in
the officers' tents, I know.
Though that rule
is broken regularly.
- Mary--
- But this isn't your tent,
so I haven't broken
your precious rule.
You also said I had no right
to know of Abe's whereabouts.
But I see
that she has that right.
- You have no--
- We're being watched.
There are spies in camp
almost certainly.
The fewer people
who know a secret,
the more secret it is,
that's all this is about.
Are you saying
that you don't trust me?
You don't trust me?
You, an adulteress
how many times over?
That's enough.
You may not care where
your husband is, but I do.
( music playing )
( distant chatter )
Major.
( crowd chattering )
Hey, Woodhull.
Sergeant.
Is something wrong,
private?
No, sergeant.
And what are you doing out here?
It's after curfew.
I said why aren't you
in barracks?
I was just, uh...
I was just headed
that way, sergeant.
Well then,
allow me to escort you.
( crowd chattering )
With my compliments, major.
To your good health, sir.
( music playing )
( heart beating )
( closes )
- ( music playing )
- ( people chattering )
Hello. Aye.
( scoffs )
Lord Simcoe.
- Lady Lola.
- ( laughs )
- Care to see my castle?
- I do, tonight.
All night
if you can keep it free.
Well, now.
Pretty please?
See you at 6:00.
( sniffing )
I saw Hewlett at Rivington's,
but I didn't see you.
I thought you were supposed
to be following him.
We were fetching
the cart, colonel.
Ah-ah.
No "colonel" or "sir."
You're not a Queen's Ranger
today, remember?
You found something
to cover his body, yes?
Wouldn't it be easier
to just do him in the street?
Major Hewlett
is a commissioned officer.
His murder
will be investigated,
and any third party will
point straight back to us.
Pardon me, sir, but...
isn't that whore of yours
a third party?
Miss Lola will be quite
unable to testify.
She'll be the tragic victim
of the men who overheard
poor Major Hewlett's anguished
cries from her tent,
and were moved to avenge him.
I made a vow to deal
with Hewlett face-to-face.
You will bring him
here alive.
And I'll be
in Miss Lola's tent
killing time till you do.
- ( music playing )
- ( pen scratching )
( door opens )
( door closes )
Cicero?
Yes, ma'am.
My mother's at the market.
I know, dear.
I have a question for you.
You see, I'm writing
my friend Becky Redman
back in Philadelphia,
and I'm such a scatterbrain.
I can't remember the name
of that nice young soldier
I met at Kennedy House
the other night.
The young man,
what was his name?
- Soldier?
- Oh, silly me.
There were
so many there, I know.
The one I saw you talking to.
In the cloakroom?
Um...
I don't--
I don't remember, ma'am.
He was from Setauket.
And you're from Setauket.
You must know who I mean.
Private Ward,
Widdell, Weston...
Woodhull.
His name
was Woodhull, ma'am.
Of course it was.
Thank you.
And by the way, what were you
two chatting about in there?
We talked about...
Setauket.
How he missed it.
I see.
Do you miss it as well?
- I like it here, ma'am.
- Thank you, Cicero.
- ( music playing )
- ( people chattering )
What is this about?
How do you know Hewlett?
- Who?
- How long have you known Hewlett?
- Major--
- Yes, Major Hewlett!
I saw you speaking
with him last night!
You saw a man
paying his bill,
which is a rare sight
in these parts,
but I assure you it does
happen from time to time.
Now, what are you getting at,
and why are you hiding a knife?
You seem to know each other.
I make it my business to know
every officer
that frequents the coffeehouse,
so why is this one so different?
Because he knows I'm Culper.
Now, I need to know exactly
what he said to you.
( sighs )
Uh...
we talked about
some new planet
and some book
about the Roman Empire.
- Why hasn't he arrested you?
- I don't know!
We made a pact to kill Simcoe
back in Setauket,
but it didn't work,
and then he quit his post
after my father blocked
his marriage to Anna Strong.
How have I never
heard of this person?
We thought he was gone.
The last we heard,
he was selling
his commission.
Does he know about me?
Should I run?
No, I'm going to deal with
him before he deals with us.
But you might wanna pack a bag.
Just in case.
Wait.
I know where he lives.
Pays his bill on time.
( door closes )
- ( people chattering )
- ( music playing )
Your forces are in the north.
He knew--
May I introduce my aide,
Major Tallmadge?
( speaking French )
Monsieur Le Comte
de Rochambeau
in command
of our French allies.
Retaking New York must be
our first objective
in the coming campaign.
- ( translating to French ) -
Without New York, we cannot win.
( speaking French )
I too am of the opinion that
we should attack New York,
when the time is ripe.
Perhaps, however, the South
offers fresher fruit.
If I may add,
I hear that General Greene
has been making great sport
of Lord Cornwallis there.
Hunting a fox is not the
same as killing the wolf.
Wolves may be dressed
in sheep's clothing.
( clears throat )
One option
is to concentrate our forces
- and besiege the city as Admiral de Grasse
harries... - ( translating to French )
...the Royal Navy to cut off
General Clinton's supplies.
I concur that that
is indeed an option.
- New York is critical to a successful...
- ( translating to French )
and rapid conclusion
to this war.
I could not disagree less given a
favorable alignment of circumstances,
climate, and conditions.
So, cut off the head
and the beast dies.
Slicing into his soft
underbelly achieves the same.
- Yeah.
- My dear Comte, I greatly appreciate
this full and frank exchange
of views.
The pleasure was entirely
mine, Your Excellency.
It is important that we allies
understand each other clearly.
Monsieur.
I'll start drawing up the plans
for the siege on New York.
The French
want to attack the South.
Could they be right, sir?
The prize lies
within our grasp,
and they wish to settle
for fool's gold.
( music playing )
( keys clanging )
Whoa, friend,
where you off to this hour?
Is that Champe?
Champe's deserted!
Champe's deserted!
Champe's deserted!
Sir!
We were coming back
from patrol!
He rode right past us.
We have get after him.
- ( animal sounds )
- ( papers rustling )
Dolt.
Honestly, where do
they find these fools?
My dear.
( sighs )
My. Dear.
Yes, what is it?
Are you certain
you can trust Cicero?
Trust him?
What are you talking about?
It's just that
I saw him talking
to a Private Woodhull
at Kennedy House.
Just enlisted.
Rebels killed his father.
Oh. Still, they seemed
very conspiratorial.
Perhaps it bears
looking into?
Look, I am a damned general,
in case you've forgotten.
Do you think I have the
time to poke around
in the lives of servants
and privates?
- I didn't mean-- - Do you think
Washington concerns himself
with the idiocies
of scullery maids?
Do you think that Clinton
cares about the vaporings
- of his footmen?
- It's just that--
Then why in the hell
do you think I should?
I'm sorry.
I only wish to h--
You only with to what?
To manipulate me
like you did with Miss Cheer,
your rival
for André's affections?
- Oh, Benedict, please st--
- No, you stop!
I see your stratagem now.
- Abigail!
- ( footsteps approaching )
Abigail, understand this.
You are my servant.
Cicero is my servant
and my valet,
and he is privileged
to serve as such.
Yes, sir.
He knows that, sir.
You will not beg
and harass my wife
to dismiss him behind
my back, is that clear?
Don't look at her.
Look at me.
I am master of this house.
Yes, sir.
You may leave.
That was unnecessary
and misguided.
Yes, I acted foolishly
with that... actress,
but now I am only looking out
for your interests.
Our interests as your wife.
Well, then let me be frank
with you, wife.
Your opinions,
especially on matters
that do not concern you,
no longer concern me.
It's time for you to honor the
contract of this marriage.
You will fulfill
your obligations,
you will service my needs,
You will provide me
with sons,
and the social standing
that my rank requires,
is that clear?
Abundantly.
- ( horses galloping )
- ( music playing )
He's in the woods.
- He's headed for their lines.
- ( horse whinnies )
You, mind the horses.
Come on.
Man:
There he is!
- Refuge!
- Man: Fire!
( gunshots )
( mumbles )
Make ready!
Strike. Fire!
Refuge! Refuge!
I surrender!
Long live the King!
Man: Raise your
hands and approach!
He's gonna run for it.
- Can I fire?
- Caleb: I can get him.
Brewster, shoot him down.
Come on.
The rest of you, stay
loaded in case they charge.
( music playing )
( groans )
Nice shot, lieutenant.
I never could've done that.
( groans )
Maybe the bastard
will lose an arm.
- Yeah, maybe.
- Well done, Brewster.
Dragoons, withdraw.
- What the hell was that? Huh?
- Well, he got through, didn't he?
Come on.
Come on.
( music playing )
- ( men chattering )
- ( music playing )
( horse whinnying )
( clanging )
( door closes )
( distant yelling )
Hewlett: Twenty cannon at
West Point moving north.
Henry Browning,
paid 10 shillings.
Henry Browning?
I'm sorry.
Hewlett: General Washington
sending 200 horse to Norwalk.
John Robeson
three guineas.
Colonel Simcoe
willing to join
Rebels
at earliest opportunity.
Abraham Woodhull,
eight pounds.
Patience.
( panting )
( sighs )
You have to leave?
You already paid
for the whole night.
Some odds and ends to tie up.
But stay here, and I'll be
back momentarily.
( laughs )
You are a curious man, John,
and I wonder
if you'll miss me.
- So do I.
- Huh.
You know,
my odds and ends can wait.
- Can you read, Lola?
- I can read men.
What do you read in me?
Sadness, I think.
You're a man who only shows one
side of himself to the world,
that hard side, and keeps
another hidden away.
When one values strength,
one's drawn to it in others.
In an ally, a foe,
even a lover.
( sighs )
Do you trust me?
I barely know you.
- ( groans )
- ( glass thuds )
Oh, trust me anyway.
I'm going in to get set.
I'll whistle
'fore I drop him down.
You cover him up,
and I'll meet you
- at the other end.
- Wait, wait, wait, wait.
( music playing )
- Good night, sir.
- Cornelius.
( music playing )
( window rattling )
( door rattling )
( locks clicking,
door opens )
( window rattling )
Who the hell are you?
( groans )
- ( groans ) - What the hell
are you doing here, boy?
He was looking for me,
just as you were.
- Turn him.
- ( grunts )
( groans )
- ( loud clattering )
- Hurry up, Brant.
( groaning )
- ( grunting )
- ( Hewlett panting )
( gurgling )
( panting )
He's Simcoe's man.
No, he's more than that.
He's proof of Simcoe's plot
to murder me.
Simcoe'll just say
he's a loose cannon.
He has another man outside.
( distant chatter )
( loud rustling )
( thudding )
Courtesy of
Major Edmund Hewlett.
- Motlow: Hyah!
- ( pants )
I just had
this place cleaned.
Where the hell
did you get that?
This? It's a souvenir
my uncle acquired
at Culloden.
Belonged to some
unfortunate Jacobite.
I brought it over with me.
Just in case.
You mean brought it back
with you.
When I returned home, I tried
to sell my commission.
Only to find out
that it was worthless.
No takers
for a losing war, it seems.
So, I'm here to recoup
my investment.
Oh. So, that's what
your scheme's about.
Fake tips from fake
informants for real money?
( sighs )
You always were
a clever one, Abraham.
I got the idea from your
fake Sons of Liberty.
You remember that?
I remember getting caught.
Yes, well,
no one's watching me here.
No one cares. They think that
intelligence is a fool's errand.
But they're certainly
willing to pay for it.
- How much?
- A thousand pounds a month for tips alone.
Another few years, and I'll be
able to purchase a decent estate.
Not as nice as the one bought
by Colonel Cook's graft,
but enough to get
what I care about.
You know, Anna's
already had that life.
Anna?
No. No.
What I'm talking about
is my true love.
My first love.
Science. My telescopes,
my books. Myself.
It is all the company I need.
But solitude
does not come cheap.
If we don't
deal with Simcoe...
it won't come at all.
- We?
- Yes, we.
We made a pact once...
to finish him.
And we have both paid the price
for not seeing it through.
It's not going to matter.
Someone else far likely worse
will replace him.
It doesn't
get worse than Simcoe.
I turned you in, Abraham.
Before I left,
I turned you in to André.
And when
I returned to England,
I found that
he had met his doom.
Benedict Arnold
had been awarded a regiment,
and there was
nary a mention...
of a spy named Woodhull.
I once believed that man's
affairs had a purpose.
The order we brought
was divinely ordained.
But you see, there is no order.
No justice.
Men are nothing but creatures
of deceit, folly, and greed.
Why should I be
any different?
All right, then. All right,
then let's play greed.
Drop this scheme right now,
and I will give you
what you're after.
What do you mean?
I mean
I'll give you Whitehall.
My father signed it over to
me, but I don't want it.
In fact, I hate it. Almost
as much as I hate Simcoe.
Now, help me kill him...
and I'll sign it over to you.
Sell it.
Live in it.
Burn it down.
I don't care.
( distant chatter )
Simcoe: I should warn you,
that blade has brought death
to many and pain enough
to make others long for it.
But it's never brought
fear to you before now.
I'm not afraid.
( chuckles ) Because you
trust I won't hurt you.
Because I trust
that if you do,
you know the consequences
would be fatal.
Maybe I've seen so much,
I don't fear consequences.
( gasping )
Does it feel good
to take your armor off
and put yourself
in my hands?
- Tell me.
- Yes.
You don't take me
like other men do.
You want me
to like it, too. Why?
I don't know.
I think it's because you
want me to feel something.
You want to see
just a little bit
of love in my eyes.
- Don't deny it.
- ( moans )
Don't fear it.
Oh, to care what
other people think,
even people you barely know,
maybe that's the way
to the love you want.
Say my name.
Say it.
Say it.
Say it.
Man:
Colonel Simcoe?
( music playing )
Hewlett did it. Threw him
right out the window.
Hewlett did this?
All by himself?
Take it north. Find a ditch.
Throw him in it.
- ( people chattering )
- Ann: Cheer up, love.
All our problems
come out in the wash.
- Not all, Mrs. Barnes.
- Well, look on the bright sides.
Your boy here
is a smart one.
And so good
with his letters.
Can even write
his real name.
I beg your pardon?
While you were off
with the queen...
we practiced our schooling.
Of the Long Island Woodhulls,
I presume?
The very well-known,
very Tory Woodhulls?
Thomas, come here.
Shh, don't worry.
Don't worry.
Your secret's safe
with me, love.
You might have slipped up,
but we can remedy that.
But if you don't take care,
they will spot us.
Us?
You're not the only one
in camp under a false name.
Mine isn't Barnes.
It's Bates.
Ann Bates.
We Tories have
to stick together,
before these rebel bastards
drag us all into hell.
Now, tell me.
What do you know
about Miss Anna Strong,
and her beau,
Major Tallmadge.
I'm sorry, ma'am.
I'll do this elsewhere.
Not until
you tell me truthfully.
What did you discuss
with Abraham Woodhull?
- I-- - I know it was
about the general.
- Now tell me.
- ( footsteps approaching )
Miss Peggy?
Cicero, what did you do?
We're just about
to find out. Cicero?
( music playing )
My grandfather used to horsewhip
servants who lied to him.
My father, a kindlier man,
always taught me
to reward loyalty.
Which do you prefer, boy?
He's a spy.
For the rebel army.
He came to kidnap
General Arnold.
A plot?
Count me in.
( music playing )
( chatter )
Shit.
Man: So, Benedict Arnold's
your hero, then, huh?
Not saying he's a hero,
just that he did what any man
might, given the circumstances.
Circumstances?
What bloody circumstances?
He's a traitor!
Caleb:
What's this bastard saying?
We've got ourselves
an Arnold lover.
Is that right, Sergeant?
Don't love the man.
But do understand--
Get him, Caleb!
- ( grunts )
- Traitor!
- Aah!
- ( soldiers shouting )
Lieutenant Brewster, desist!
Brewster, desist!
Get off!
Get off!
The both of you
with me, now!
I said now!
Get in.
All right, well, that
looked realistic, I think.
I tell you, the boy
really packs a punch.
Oh, it's all right, Sergeant.
She's one of us.
Mrs. Strong, this is
Sergeant John Champe,
of Major Harry Lee's
regiment.
I've heard good things
about you, Sergeant.
Your country thanks you
for your service.
Ma'am.
Ben: Mrs. Strong will
be providing you with
a book of false intelligence
to take over to the enemy.
You'll be deserting for the
British lines tomorrow night.
You'll have no escort,
no guide.
A head start's the best
we can give you, Johnny,
but then we gotta
hunt you down.
Major Lee tells me you--
you don't talk much.
- No, sir. - Ben: Right, well,
once you're in New York,
you'll have to do
your share of talking.
You must convince the enemy not
only that you have changed sides,
but that others
are soon to follow.
This will get you
close to your target.
And remember,
we want Arnold alive.
I will see it done.
Our agent will make contact
with you in the city.
He'll introduce you to our
other man in New York,
who will signal us
when all is ready.
How will I know him, sir?
He's in Benedict Arnold's
new regiment,
the American Legion.
He will respond to the phrase
"missing the summer of '73."
Keep using the phrase,
and he will approach you.
Good. Now...
( clears throat )
Now get out of here,
both of you!
Hewlett:
Deception.
Betrayal.
Chaos.
These are the enemies
that we face--
the enemies of truth.
To me, the truth
seems quite clear.
It was rebels
behind the ambush.
Rebels who killed
their own?
Yes, they are both savage
and incompetent, trust me.
What do you make
of that assessment, Abraham?
That the rebels
are savages?
I, um--
I can't be sure
if they were rebels, sir.
I can.
And, yes, they would
kill their own.
Treachery runs
in their blood.
Does it, now?
General,
I wonder if I might
interview Private
Woodhull on my own.
So, you two know
each other well, then.
Oh, quite well.
Major Hewlett was billeted
at my father's house.
There's not much we don't
know about each other.
Though I must confess, Major,
you have me at a disadvantage.
We had heard you had
moved back to England.
What brings you back
to the Colonies?
Oh, it's a long story,
I'm afraid.
And we are here today
to discuss yours
and to secure the justice
that you deserve.
And rightful
recompense.
I heard one of them
call the other by a name.
Thorburn.
Thorburn.
Well, that's a start.
I shall contact
my sources
and seek to identify
the culp-rits of this crime.
And I assume
those culp-able
will have made the wise
choice to flee this colony.
And if they have not,
they will be caught
and hanged.
Very good.
Thank you, General.
So, that's our
head of intelligence.
Hewlett:
Uh, General?
Please allow me
at least 24 hours
for my full report.
Don't get your hopes up,
Woodhull.
( theme music playing )
♪ Hush, hush
♪ There's snakes
in the garden ♪
♪ Soul for sale
♪ Blood on the vines
♪ Hush, hush
♪ I know there will
come a day ♪
♪ They're hiding
in the color of night ♪
- ♪ I can't wait anymore ♪
- ♪ Soul for sale
- ♪ I can't wait anymore ♪
- ♪ Soul for sale
♪ I can't wait anymore ♪
♪ Hush, hush
- ( chatter )
- ( Ann sighs )
- That's the last of it.
- For now.
Be a dear and fetch me some
kindling from over there?
Do you mind
if I look at this?
Curious about what's happening
in New York, are you?
A little sugar,
green and black China tea,
mustard oil, yellow rice.
Well, looks like some are doing
well out of the war, eh?
- Even on our side.
- What do you mean?
Your dainty friend.
Miss La-Dee-Da.
Anna Strong.
Always seems to have coffee
and clean linen.
Maybe you should ask her
to share some
with the rest of us.
I think I shall.
I'll look after Thomas.
( sighs )
Ben: I was afraid
you weren't coming.
You've never kept me waiting?
May I remind you
I don't just have a job to do.
I have a job
I must pretend to do.
Can't very well be
copying a cipher book
out front of the sutler cart,
even a false one.
Nearly looks real.
Can't even tell
it's a woman's hand.
You know what I--
they're meant to think
that this was compiled by--
By a man.
Since a woman wouldn't
be worth keeping around.
Anna, I-- look, I told Selah
that you were needed here.
But you didn't tell him
he could take me
back to Philadelphia
whenever he wanted?
Well, he can.
But he didn't.
And, well,
maybe that means he won't.
No, it-- ( sighs )
it means he's changed.
He's not the same man
I married.
And does that
make you happy or...
( door opens )
( Ben gasps )
Mary, what are you
doing here?
- French Raspberry Brandy from Rivington's.
- ( door closes )
That means a message has been
sent from New York from Abe.
Mrs. Woodhull, I have made
it very clear to you--
That women are not allowed in
the officers' tents, I know.
Though that rule
is broken regularly.
- Mary--
- But this isn't your tent,
so I haven't broken
your precious rule.
You also said I had no right
to know of Abe's whereabouts.
But I see
that she has that right.
- You have no--
- We're being watched.
There are spies in camp
almost certainly.
The fewer people
who know a secret,
the more secret it is,
that's all this is about.
Are you saying
that you don't trust me?
You don't trust me?
You, an adulteress
how many times over?
That's enough.
You may not care where
your husband is, but I do.
( music playing )
( distant chatter )
Major.
( crowd chattering )
Hey, Woodhull.
Sergeant.
Is something wrong,
private?
No, sergeant.
And what are you doing out here?
It's after curfew.
I said why aren't you
in barracks?
I was just, uh...
I was just headed
that way, sergeant.
Well then,
allow me to escort you.
( crowd chattering )
With my compliments, major.
To your good health, sir.
( music playing )
( heart beating )
( closes )
- ( music playing )
- ( people chattering )
Hello. Aye.
( scoffs )
Lord Simcoe.
- Lady Lola.
- ( laughs )
- Care to see my castle?
- I do, tonight.
All night
if you can keep it free.
Well, now.
Pretty please?
See you at 6:00.
( sniffing )
I saw Hewlett at Rivington's,
but I didn't see you.
I thought you were supposed
to be following him.
We were fetching
the cart, colonel.
Ah-ah.
No "colonel" or "sir."
You're not a Queen's Ranger
today, remember?
You found something
to cover his body, yes?
Wouldn't it be easier
to just do him in the street?
Major Hewlett
is a commissioned officer.
His murder
will be investigated,
and any third party will
point straight back to us.
Pardon me, sir, but...
isn't that whore of yours
a third party?
Miss Lola will be quite
unable to testify.
She'll be the tragic victim
of the men who overheard
poor Major Hewlett's anguished
cries from her tent,
and were moved to avenge him.
I made a vow to deal
with Hewlett face-to-face.
You will bring him
here alive.
And I'll be
in Miss Lola's tent
killing time till you do.
- ( music playing )
- ( pen scratching )
( door opens )
( door closes )
Cicero?
Yes, ma'am.
My mother's at the market.
I know, dear.
I have a question for you.
You see, I'm writing
my friend Becky Redman
back in Philadelphia,
and I'm such a scatterbrain.
I can't remember the name
of that nice young soldier
I met at Kennedy House
the other night.
The young man,
what was his name?
- Soldier?
- Oh, silly me.
There were
so many there, I know.
The one I saw you talking to.
In the cloakroom?
Um...
I don't--
I don't remember, ma'am.
He was from Setauket.
And you're from Setauket.
You must know who I mean.
Private Ward,
Widdell, Weston...
Woodhull.
His name
was Woodhull, ma'am.
Of course it was.
Thank you.
And by the way, what were you
two chatting about in there?
We talked about...
Setauket.
How he missed it.
I see.
Do you miss it as well?
- I like it here, ma'am.
- Thank you, Cicero.
- ( music playing )
- ( people chattering )
What is this about?
How do you know Hewlett?
- Who?
- How long have you known Hewlett?
- Major--
- Yes, Major Hewlett!
I saw you speaking
with him last night!
You saw a man
paying his bill,
which is a rare sight
in these parts,
but I assure you it does
happen from time to time.
Now, what are you getting at,
and why are you hiding a knife?
You seem to know each other.
I make it my business to know
every officer
that frequents the coffeehouse,
so why is this one so different?
Because he knows I'm Culper.
Now, I need to know exactly
what he said to you.
( sighs )
Uh...
we talked about
some new planet
and some book
about the Roman Empire.
- Why hasn't he arrested you?
- I don't know!
We made a pact to kill Simcoe
back in Setauket,
but it didn't work,
and then he quit his post
after my father blocked
his marriage to Anna Strong.
How have I never
heard of this person?
We thought he was gone.
The last we heard,
he was selling
his commission.
Does he know about me?
Should I run?
No, I'm going to deal with
him before he deals with us.
But you might wanna pack a bag.
Just in case.
Wait.
I know where he lives.
Pays his bill on time.
( door closes )
- ( people chattering )
- ( music playing )
Your forces are in the north.
He knew--
May I introduce my aide,
Major Tallmadge?
( speaking French )
Monsieur Le Comte
de Rochambeau
in command
of our French allies.
Retaking New York must be
our first objective
in the coming campaign.
- ( translating to French ) -
Without New York, we cannot win.
( speaking French )
I too am of the opinion that
we should attack New York,
when the time is ripe.
Perhaps, however, the South
offers fresher fruit.
If I may add,
I hear that General Greene
has been making great sport
of Lord Cornwallis there.
Hunting a fox is not the
same as killing the wolf.
Wolves may be dressed
in sheep's clothing.
( clears throat )
One option
is to concentrate our forces
- and besiege the city as Admiral de Grasse
harries... - ( translating to French )
...the Royal Navy to cut off
General Clinton's supplies.
I concur that that
is indeed an option.
- New York is critical to a successful...
- ( translating to French )
and rapid conclusion
to this war.
I could not disagree less given a
favorable alignment of circumstances,
climate, and conditions.
So, cut off the head
and the beast dies.
Slicing into his soft
underbelly achieves the same.
- Yeah.
- My dear Comte, I greatly appreciate
this full and frank exchange
of views.
The pleasure was entirely
mine, Your Excellency.
It is important that we allies
understand each other clearly.
Monsieur.
I'll start drawing up the plans
for the siege on New York.
The French
want to attack the South.
Could they be right, sir?
The prize lies
within our grasp,
and they wish to settle
for fool's gold.
( music playing )
( keys clanging )
Whoa, friend,
where you off to this hour?
Is that Champe?
Champe's deserted!
Champe's deserted!
Champe's deserted!
Sir!
We were coming back
from patrol!
He rode right past us.
We have get after him.
- ( animal sounds )
- ( papers rustling )
Dolt.
Honestly, where do
they find these fools?
My dear.
( sighs )
My. Dear.
Yes, what is it?
Are you certain
you can trust Cicero?
Trust him?
What are you talking about?
It's just that
I saw him talking
to a Private Woodhull
at Kennedy House.
Just enlisted.
Rebels killed his father.
Oh. Still, they seemed
very conspiratorial.
Perhaps it bears
looking into?
Look, I am a damned general,
in case you've forgotten.
Do you think I have the
time to poke around
in the lives of servants
and privates?
- I didn't mean-- - Do you think
Washington concerns himself
with the idiocies
of scullery maids?
Do you think that Clinton
cares about the vaporings
- of his footmen?
- It's just that--
Then why in the hell
do you think I should?
I'm sorry.
I only wish to h--
You only with to what?
To manipulate me
like you did with Miss Cheer,
your rival
for André's affections?
- Oh, Benedict, please st--
- No, you stop!
I see your stratagem now.
- Abigail!
- ( footsteps approaching )
Abigail, understand this.
You are my servant.
Cicero is my servant
and my valet,
and he is privileged
to serve as such.
Yes, sir.
He knows that, sir.
You will not beg
and harass my wife
to dismiss him behind
my back, is that clear?
Don't look at her.
Look at me.
I am master of this house.
Yes, sir.
You may leave.
That was unnecessary
and misguided.
Yes, I acted foolishly
with that... actress,
but now I am only looking out
for your interests.
Our interests as your wife.
Well, then let me be frank
with you, wife.
Your opinions,
especially on matters
that do not concern you,
no longer concern me.
It's time for you to honor the
contract of this marriage.
You will fulfill
your obligations,
you will service my needs,
You will provide me
with sons,
and the social standing
that my rank requires,
is that clear?
Abundantly.
- ( horses galloping )
- ( music playing )
He's in the woods.
- He's headed for their lines.
- ( horse whinnies )
You, mind the horses.
Come on.
Man:
There he is!
- Refuge!
- Man: Fire!
( gunshots )
( mumbles )
Make ready!
Strike. Fire!
Refuge! Refuge!
I surrender!
Long live the King!
Man: Raise your
hands and approach!
He's gonna run for it.
- Can I fire?
- Caleb: I can get him.
Brewster, shoot him down.
Come on.
The rest of you, stay
loaded in case they charge.
( music playing )
( groans )
Nice shot, lieutenant.
I never could've done that.
( groans )
Maybe the bastard
will lose an arm.
- Yeah, maybe.
- Well done, Brewster.
Dragoons, withdraw.
- What the hell was that? Huh?
- Well, he got through, didn't he?
Come on.
Come on.
( music playing )
- ( men chattering )
- ( music playing )
( horse whinnying )
( clanging )
( door closes )
( distant yelling )
Hewlett: Twenty cannon at
West Point moving north.
Henry Browning,
paid 10 shillings.
Henry Browning?
I'm sorry.
Hewlett: General Washington
sending 200 horse to Norwalk.
John Robeson
three guineas.
Colonel Simcoe
willing to join
Rebels
at earliest opportunity.
Abraham Woodhull,
eight pounds.
Patience.
( panting )
( sighs )
You have to leave?
You already paid
for the whole night.
Some odds and ends to tie up.
But stay here, and I'll be
back momentarily.
( laughs )
You are a curious man, John,
and I wonder
if you'll miss me.
- So do I.
- Huh.
You know,
my odds and ends can wait.
- Can you read, Lola?
- I can read men.
What do you read in me?
Sadness, I think.
You're a man who only shows one
side of himself to the world,
that hard side, and keeps
another hidden away.
When one values strength,
one's drawn to it in others.
In an ally, a foe,
even a lover.
( sighs )
Do you trust me?
I barely know you.
- ( groans )
- ( glass thuds )
Oh, trust me anyway.
I'm going in to get set.
I'll whistle
'fore I drop him down.
You cover him up,
and I'll meet you
- at the other end.
- Wait, wait, wait, wait.
( music playing )
- Good night, sir.
- Cornelius.
( music playing )
( window rattling )
( door rattling )
( locks clicking,
door opens )
( window rattling )
Who the hell are you?
( groans )
- ( groans ) - What the hell
are you doing here, boy?
He was looking for me,
just as you were.
- Turn him.
- ( grunts )
( groans )
- ( loud clattering )
- Hurry up, Brant.
( groaning )
- ( grunting )
- ( Hewlett panting )
( gurgling )
( panting )
He's Simcoe's man.
No, he's more than that.
He's proof of Simcoe's plot
to murder me.
Simcoe'll just say
he's a loose cannon.
He has another man outside.
( distant chatter )
( loud rustling )
( thudding )
Courtesy of
Major Edmund Hewlett.
- Motlow: Hyah!
- ( pants )
I just had
this place cleaned.
Where the hell
did you get that?
This? It's a souvenir
my uncle acquired
at Culloden.
Belonged to some
unfortunate Jacobite.
I brought it over with me.
Just in case.
You mean brought it back
with you.
When I returned home, I tried
to sell my commission.
Only to find out
that it was worthless.
No takers
for a losing war, it seems.
So, I'm here to recoup
my investment.
Oh. So, that's what
your scheme's about.
Fake tips from fake
informants for real money?
( sighs )
You always were
a clever one, Abraham.
I got the idea from your
fake Sons of Liberty.
You remember that?
I remember getting caught.
Yes, well,
no one's watching me here.
No one cares. They think that
intelligence is a fool's errand.
But they're certainly
willing to pay for it.
- How much?
- A thousand pounds a month for tips alone.
Another few years, and I'll be
able to purchase a decent estate.
Not as nice as the one bought
by Colonel Cook's graft,
but enough to get
what I care about.
You know, Anna's
already had that life.
Anna?
No. No.
What I'm talking about
is my true love.
My first love.
Science. My telescopes,
my books. Myself.
It is all the company I need.
But solitude
does not come cheap.
If we don't
deal with Simcoe...
it won't come at all.
- We?
- Yes, we.
We made a pact once...
to finish him.
And we have both paid the price
for not seeing it through.
It's not going to matter.
Someone else far likely worse
will replace him.
It doesn't
get worse than Simcoe.
I turned you in, Abraham.
Before I left,
I turned you in to André.
And when
I returned to England,
I found that
he had met his doom.
Benedict Arnold
had been awarded a regiment,
and there was
nary a mention...
of a spy named Woodhull.
I once believed that man's
affairs had a purpose.
The order we brought
was divinely ordained.
But you see, there is no order.
No justice.
Men are nothing but creatures
of deceit, folly, and greed.
Why should I be
any different?
All right, then. All right,
then let's play greed.
Drop this scheme right now,
and I will give you
what you're after.
What do you mean?
I mean
I'll give you Whitehall.
My father signed it over to
me, but I don't want it.
In fact, I hate it. Almost
as much as I hate Simcoe.
Now, help me kill him...
and I'll sign it over to you.
Sell it.
Live in it.
Burn it down.
I don't care.
( distant chatter )
Simcoe: I should warn you,
that blade has brought death
to many and pain enough
to make others long for it.
But it's never brought
fear to you before now.
I'm not afraid.
( chuckles ) Because you
trust I won't hurt you.
Because I trust
that if you do,
you know the consequences
would be fatal.
Maybe I've seen so much,
I don't fear consequences.
( gasping )
Does it feel good
to take your armor off
and put yourself
in my hands?
- Tell me.
- Yes.
You don't take me
like other men do.
You want me
to like it, too. Why?
I don't know.
I think it's because you
want me to feel something.
You want to see
just a little bit
of love in my eyes.
- Don't deny it.
- ( moans )
Don't fear it.
Oh, to care what
other people think,
even people you barely know,
maybe that's the way
to the love you want.
Say my name.
Say it.
Say it.
Say it.
Man:
Colonel Simcoe?
( music playing )
Hewlett did it. Threw him
right out the window.
Hewlett did this?
All by himself?
Take it north. Find a ditch.
Throw him in it.
- ( people chattering )
- Ann: Cheer up, love.
All our problems
come out in the wash.
- Not all, Mrs. Barnes.
- Well, look on the bright sides.
Your boy here
is a smart one.
And so good
with his letters.
Can even write
his real name.
I beg your pardon?
While you were off
with the queen...
we practiced our schooling.
Of the Long Island Woodhulls,
I presume?
The very well-known,
very Tory Woodhulls?
Thomas, come here.
Shh, don't worry.
Don't worry.
Your secret's safe
with me, love.
You might have slipped up,
but we can remedy that.
But if you don't take care,
they will spot us.
Us?
You're not the only one
in camp under a false name.
Mine isn't Barnes.
It's Bates.
Ann Bates.
We Tories have
to stick together,
before these rebel bastards
drag us all into hell.
Now, tell me.
What do you know
about Miss Anna Strong,
and her beau,
Major Tallmadge.
I'm sorry, ma'am.
I'll do this elsewhere.
Not until
you tell me truthfully.
What did you discuss
with Abraham Woodhull?
- I-- - I know it was
about the general.
- Now tell me.
- ( footsteps approaching )
Miss Peggy?
Cicero, what did you do?
We're just about
to find out. Cicero?
( music playing )
My grandfather used to horsewhip
servants who lied to him.
My father, a kindlier man,
always taught me
to reward loyalty.
Which do you prefer, boy?
He's a spy.
For the rebel army.
He came to kidnap
General Arnold.
A plot?
Count me in.
( music playing )