It's Tom who eventually finds out. Malva, before her death, tells him that she made them sick. She'd collected parts of the dead Sin Eater and poisoned Claire and Tom. She wanted to get to
Weeks later, the Comte makes good on his threats when he poisons Claire with bitter cascara, making her very sick and terrified that she is losing her baby. Later, the Comte is a guest at a dinner party hosted by Claire and Jamie Fraser.
The good news was that Claire and her baby survived thanks to the poison being "bitter cascara," which appeared to be nonlethal. The bad news was the Comte totally throwing side-eye while Claire was semi-dying, and she became convinced he spiked her drink.
Claire Fraser (Caitriona Balfe) uses the drug to self-medicate following her harrowing experience at the hands of kidnappers led by Lionel Brown when she was repeatedly raped.
Claire eventually realizes that Malva is lying because she knows her husband well enough. Tom seems to question Malva's story. You can see it in his face that he's trying to figure out if this story is true.
Jamie denies having slept with her, but the damage to his and to Claire's reputation is done—and the bond between the Frasers and Malva is severed, until just a few weeks later, when Claire finds Malva murdered in the garden.
Malva, before her death, tells him that she made them sick. She'd collected parts of the dead Sin Eater and poisoned Claire and Tom. She wanted to get to Jamie, and getting Claire out of the way was the only way to do that.
"The ghost is Jamie–but as for how it fits into the story, All Will Be Explained—in the last book," Gabaldon writes in the FAQ section of her website. She's also revealed that the Outlander series will likely have ten books total, and the ninth, Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone, debuted in 2021.
Director Brendan Maher told Vulture that while both Menzies and Heughan had stunt doubles for the physically demanding sequence, neither used them much. “We had people for safety, just in case, but the nature of the work is that you want the actors to do as much as they possibly can,” Maher said.
We've seen Claire throughout the season have numerous hallucinations of Lionel Brown. In this episode, her hallucinations of Lionel frequently allude to witchcraft, selfish tendencies, or exploit the anger and betrayal she felt over Malva's false accusation of Jamie.
Fans are convinced Outlander heroine Claire will be poisoned by Malva after she was seen slicing off a finger of the dead Sin Eater (David Gant) who was introduced in episode two.
The mysterious Master Raymond is a "prehistoric time traveler." Not much is known about him, but he is thought to be a common ancestor of both Claire Fraser and Geillis Duncan.
One night, Claire and John sleep together; afterwards, they both acknowledge: they only had sex as a way to be closer to Jamie. But Jamie isn't dead, and he eventually shows up to find his best friend and the love of his life are married.
And, uh, it's a doozy, folks. Tom Christie admits to having feelings for Claire and knows she's innocent, so he confesses to killing his daughter in order to spare Claire's life.
This is dysentery. Claire tells everyone that a contaminated water source most likely caused it, but after funeral upon funeral — the body count is high! — no one can seem to figure it out. And then Claire falls ill.
But then — BUT THEN! — Claire's necklace turns black, signaling that Master Raymond slipped real poison into the cup.
Over the course of the first season, Claire and Jamie fell in love and married while Frank was back in the 20th Century. It quickly became clear Jamie's ghost was trying to find his beloved which is probably why he was watching Claire.
The sex they have next is passionate, intense, and incredibly erotic. Claire obtains an orgasm, which surprises Jamie, and proves the two have crazy chemistry. (I mean, they go at it again before the episode is through.)
During his time apart from Claire, Jamie slept with several women, including Mary McNab (Emma Campbell-Jones) and Geneva Dunsany (Hannah James). And of course, there was Laoghaire MacKenzie (Nell Hudson) as well who had her sights on Jamie since season one.
Outlander: Claire talks to Jamie in deleted scene
Author of the Outlander novels, Diana Gabaldon, has confirmed Jamie's ghost is 25-year-old hinting he died on the battlefield of Culloden.
It is believed that the actual purpose of Jamie's ghost being outside of Claire's window was to help steer her to his own time where they would meet. Since Claire's trip through the stones at Craigh Na Dun was completely accidental, she could have ended up at any time in the past.
Malva was first introduced at the beginning of the season as a new resident of the Ridge who admired Claire's medical skills. Behind her admiration was a darker side of blackmail, betraying Claire's trust, and stalking. She falsely claimed Jamie was the father of her unborn child.
She goes on to share all times that they were together, and the first was that night that Claire remembers when she was suffering from the fever. One thing Malva does note is that it wasn't rape and she would never claim that. Claire is so angry at hearing everything that she slaps Malva across the face.
Jamie doesn't really help matters by choosing this moment to confess that he has cheated – but not with Malva. Instead, he spent one night with someone else before going to prison, long ago (and when separated from Claire by 200 years).
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Henri-Christian is born as the fourth child of Fergus and Marsali. He is a dwarf and some of the residents of Fraser's Ridge believe he is a punishment for his parents' sins. Henri-Christian is placed in a basket and put into a stream by some boys. Roger saves him and baptized him.