In the American colony of North Carolina, Claire and Jamie work to find a way to return to Scotland with Fergus, Marsali, and Young Ian. They visit the plantation of Jamie's aunt Jocasta Cameron, and witness slavery firsthand. Claire and Jamie decide to leave and make a new life for themselves elsewhere, and claim a piece of land they call Fraser's Ridge. On their new land, tensions rise with the local Cherokees. Jamie reunites with Murtagh, who is now a blacksmith in a nearby town and leader of the Regulator movement. Lord John surprises Jamie and Claire by appearing on Fraser's Ridge with Jamie's secret son, Willy. Meanwhile, in the 1970s, Brianna rejects Roger's marriage proposal. After learning her parents will die in a fire, Brianna goes to Inverness and travels through the stones. Roger is given a letter from Brianna stating she has gone through the stones, and he follows her. Brianna makes her way to the colonies, while Roger does the same on a ship captained by Stephen Bonnet. Brianna finds her parents while in Wilmington, and later discovers she is pregnant. Roger comes to Fraser's Ridge, and Jamie mistakes him as the one who raped Brianna. He beats Roger, and Young Ian sells him to the Mohawk. After they discover their mistake, Claire, Jamie and Young Ian set off to rescue Roger. He and Brianna are reunited at Jocasta's plantation. Jamie receives instructions from the governor to capture Murtagh, who is a fugitive.