In April 1773, Lionel and Richard decide they will form a Committee of Safety. Claire, however, is able to save Morton's life. Thinking they have killed him, they do not report in after the battle. During the fighting they set their sights on Morton, managing to shoot him in the back. In May 1771, during the Battle of Alamance, the brothers are part of Jamie's company. Seeing the opportunity to expand their power and wealth, the brothers determine that their family will take the infant in.Īfter word is received that the militia has been disbanded, Alicia and Isaiah run away together in the middle of the night to avoid being caught by Lionel and Richard. Given that the child was born during Fanny's marriage to Aaron Beardsley, who is now deceased, the infant is the heiress to Beardsley's land and trading post. When Jamie and Claire arrive in Brownsville, they bring with them the abandoned daughter of Fanny Beardsley. Roger and Fergus defuse the situation the best that they can. They miss their target and Morton runs off to hide. Upon the arrival of the militia in the town, Lionel and his brother, Richard Brown, open fire in an attempt to kill Isaiah Morton, who had dishonored Lionel's daughter Alicia.
In December 1770, while gathering more able bodied men for the militia Roger MacKenzie, Fergus Fraser and the rest of the regiment head into Brownsville while Jamie and Claire Fraser go to Beardsley's Trading Post.