Demelza is appalled that Ross has been deceiving not just her, but Tess. To stop her, Caroline, now in the know, spills the beans on Ross’s plot. Meanwhile at Wheal Leisure, Ross orders Zacky, Sam, Drake, and Geoffrey Charles to gather a “spectacular” array of explosives.Īt Killewarren, Demelza is all for packing up the children and leaving – maybe they’ll go to Jamaica to form a “band of sisters” with Kitty and Cecily (spin-off!). Ross gets Toussaint to divulge how and when the invasion will happen, and at last reveals his double-agent status to Dwight, asking him to hide under the floorboards at Nampara and write down everything Toussaint says. Merceron and company are thrilled to have proof that Ross is colluding with the French, but George looks uneasy. All of this is observed by Random Eavesdropper, who turns out to be spying on Ross for Merceron. Laurent rides up with the General himself, and they move in to occupy the now-empty Nampara. The next day, Geoffrey Charles (privy to Ross’s scheme) shares gossip about General Toussaint – he’s a noted strategist, expert swordsman, hedonist, and ladies’ man. Dwight, shocked to the core, leaves without another word. To protect Demelza and his family and friends, Ross lies to Dwight that he doesn’t love Demelza anymore. He comes this close to telling Ross how and why Elizabeth died as an example of the consequences of subterfuge. Exasperated, Dwight tells Caroline and Demelza that he’s going to “do something should have done months ago.”Īt Nampara, Dwight has it out with Ross (as a Random Eavesdropper lurks outside): deceiving Demelza is wrong. Caroline is still obsessing over Dwight’s friendship with Kitty – it isn’t the first time he’s “fallen in love with someone else’s wife” (the ill-fated Keren Daniel in season one). Ross assures her that she hasn’t lost him, but he’s a stranger to her now, so she’s done.Ĭut to Killewarren, where Demelza, Prudie, and the children huddle awkwardly in the foyer as Dwight and Caroline carry on a whispered argument. “When did I lose you, Ross?” she asks mournfully. George is delighted that Ross is cheating on his “scullery maid,” and later they speculate with Hanson and Merceron on whether Ross could be framed for treason.īack at Nampara, Ross refuses to come clean to Demelza, so she, the children, and Prudie pack their belongings. Even so, Rosina thinks it’s a lost cause.įrom the bluff, George and Cary catch sight of Ross and Tess canoodling on the beach while Laurent and others offload something from a boat. Morwenna is sorry that Rosina’s relationship with Sam didn’t work out, but reveals that he is no longer being seen with Tess. She flees.Ĭut to Drake and Morwenna’s home – she is very pregnant, and is passing off her students to Rosina. Increasingly suspicious of Ross’s odd behavior and mysterious absences, the next day Demelza rides to Wheal Leisure – where Ross is supposed to be – and is devastated to witness Ross and Tess apparently arranging an assignation. That night at Nampara, Demelza notices the scratch on Ross’s neck he lies about how he got it. Ross laughs: “If your own country betrays you, to whom do you then owe loyalty?” Is Ross, indeed, a traitor? Look who’s talking, sneers George, given Ross’s “Jacobin leanings” and defense of Ned Despard. Ross taunts Merceron – those pamphlets have made him a pariah in London. And what about the weapons hoard she found? Ross brushes her off – “a humble country squire should leave London matters alone.” Just then, they see that “London matters,” namely Hanson and Merceron, are meeting up with George and Cary at the local pub. “We have work to do.” (What?)ĭemelza is baffled – their ore is still going missing, and Ross hasn’t done anything about it. (That would be a no.) Tess, clearly in the thick of whatever this is, slithers up to Ross and flirtatiously scratches his neck. “Does your wife suspect anything?” Laurent asks Ross as they inspect the ammunition. įive months have passed, and Ross and Shady French Official (his real name is Laurent), are laying the groundwork for an invasion of England by General Toussaint and the French army.
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