Follows the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie Fraser, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate relationship is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives. Claire struggles to survive brutal treatment from her captors. Roger and Brianna need to decide if they want to stay or return to the future; Jamie discovers a new power that started from an unrest in the backcountry. Jamie and Roger implement their plan to eliminate the threat looming over them, but it goes awry. When Jamie is bitten by a venomous snake, Claire fears she may not have the resources to save him. The Frasers must deal with the aftermath of the Battle of Alamance Creek.