Beyond the Mask Page #5

I did not know who else to turn to.

I beg your pardon.

Have they hurt you?

I never told you.

The night I escaped Adlesbury...

Jeremiah...

he gave his life for me.

I realized tonight that that's

the same thing that Christ did for me.

I saw myself fully for who I am.

And I have strived in vain...

to redeem my name.

But, God, in His mercy...

he has done the work

that I could never do.

He has redeemed my name

and he has given me his.

William... truly?

Yes.

I have found acceptance in the divine heart

that I've sought in vain all my life.

- Will, I came...

- I tried.

I grew to love the life

of Steven Walters.

- So did I.

- But it was a stolen name.

It was just another mask.

- Will...

- It was a love you couldn't return.

William, you'll have to save me.

What?

Charlotte!

Woman overboard!

Woman overboard!

Where's she? Where?

Prisoner overboard! Prisoner overboard!

There they are!

No. Don't shoot the lady.

I wasn't even trying to kiss you.

My uncle plans to destroy

the assembly in Philadelphia.

They're right down there!

William?

There she is.

Here you go, miss. Give me your hand.

- There you go.

- Where is he?

What's that?

Well done.

Charlotte? Charlotte?

- You are quite resourceful.

- Oh, well, you never asked.

I'm an old hand at escaping

prison ships.

- Do you intend that I row all the way?

- You could stay to be hanged,

or know that I chartered a carriage.

Where did you find those?

They were in my uncle's office.

You stole these?

Borrowed. I have every intention

of returning them in Philadelphia.

Can you make sense of these?

- "City in ashes", he said.

- Mr. Franklin will be of help.

What are these symbols?

Explosive devices.

Guy Fawkes.

What?

The man who plotted to blow up

Parliament during the vote.

Charles... he's planning

to blow up the Congress.

What...

You do know you've chartered

a smuggler's carriage.

Are you stealing those?

Borrowing.

Pray for me.

You're not the same man.

I can't save you, William Reynolds.

- Stay where you are safe.

- The Johnsons.

- I will look for you there.

- I love you.

I love you.

That's her.

- Let me go!

- You're coming with us.

- Get your hands off me!

- Charlotte!

- No.

- Your uncle is looking for you.

You have betrayed your family.

Mr. Franklin, get everyone out.

There a plan afoot to bomb this building.

More nonsense!

We cannot afford any longer delay.

Wait! I know him.

No, you don't, sirs.

I am William Reynolds.

Former mercenary of the East India

Company, and currently a fugitive.

Oh, good. Nothing serious then.

Make of me what you will, sirs.

But the threat is real.

Take him in hand.

- Gunpowder.

- A lot of gunpowder.

- How soon until the vote?

- At noon.

- But, who would...

- Charles Kemp.

East India Company.

What is this place?

Come find out for yourself,

Ms. Holloway.

Sir, your niece is here.

Basil tells me you've been

a naughty girl.

I'm sorry, my dear,

but you've chosen the wrong side.

Electric fuses.

That should take care of it.

Capacitors are charging.

Behold, Charlotte...

the Doctor's ingenious machine.

He uses the windmill to turn

this wheel, which, in turn...

generates Mr. Franklin's...

invisible lightning.

And when I throw that lever,

it moves from the jars

to the accumulator up there.

Once it has achieved sufficient power,

it releases itself, traveling through wires

that we have placed under the city,

utilizing Mr. Franklin's

brand new sewage system.

And where does that electricity

finally terminate?

Barrels of gunpowder,

strategically placed.

We've discovered

a practical use for electricity.

How many people do you intend to kill?

Oh, how many people

do you believe would die

if there is an extended war

between England and the colonies?

How many?

How many people will die?

Enough!

So that their desire for independence

is overwhelmed

by their need for law and order.

Provided by you.

Who else could be entrusted with it?

Now, I'm sorry, my dear, but this chamber

is rigged to detonate with the city.

The Doctor and I will be leaving,

of course. You will not.

Basil, bind her.

God have mercy.

They intend to blow up the entire city.

How would you harness

this much electricity?

- Lightning?

- Too unreliable.

A scientist might manufacture it,

but the generator would have to be

quite large and at a central location.

The wires. The wires

will lead me to the generator.

Disarm as many as you're able.

You may need this.

Godspeed, my son.

The detonation switch

is engaged, Mr. Kemp.

Five minutes.

Get this job done, boys.

It's time to depart.

- There he is!

- It's the Highwayman.

Take him! No mistakes.

Tell Harrison to steepen

the pitch on the blades.

Will!

I'm afraid Mr. Harrison

is asleep on the job.

I will ensure that Mr. Harrison

never wakes up.

- Charlotte.

- The chamber is rigged to explode.

- I may need your help.

- Get rid of him.

More power, Doctor.

We must speed this up.

Yes, Mr. Kemp.

Faster, Doctor. Faster.

The accumulator is nearly full.

Capacitors are activated, Doctor.

The generator is at maximum speed.

- The accumulator malfunctioned.

- Fix it.

- Pull the lever!

- It's not ready yet.

A misfire could trigger an explosion.

The accumulator needs to charge again.

I'll charge it.

No!

Mr. Kemp... we're out of time.

We must leave.

Not without the city in ashes.

You are horrified, Charlotte,

to see the real man behind the mask.

You're a monster.

We all have to come to terms

with our contradictions.

I have.

You must pull that lever back.

Prepare for your independence,

Mr. Franklin.

I cannot allow you to do that, my dear.

Mr. Kemp, please.

The machine is unstable.

Will. Will...

do you believe you can stop destiny?

10 seconds, Mr. Kemp.

If you pull those wires,

you will certainly die.

Come on, Will.

You have made your fortune doing

exactly what I asked you to do.

I know you.

This is not what you want.

You are right, Mr. Kemp.

This isn't what I want.

But I'm not in business

for myself any longer.

By a unanimous vote

of the Continental Congress,

the Declaration of Independence passes.

You'll pay for this.

- Be quiet. Come on.

- You hear me? You'll pay for this.

What is this? Wait!

Wait. What's going on?

A dispatch has arrived from New York.

It seems, you are indeed a wanted man.

- Just as you said.

- What?

Sir, this is ridiculous.

He needs a doctor. He's injured.

You're just going to hang him,

after all of this.

We have not yet decided whether we are

going to allow his extradition to New York.

I cannot ask you to accompany me.

Will, I pulled you out

of a pond as a stranger.

Do you think I would abandon you now?

I do not know what lies ahead.

Mr. Franklin will defend you.

As will I.

From the first time I met you...

I have been captivated

by the depths of your kindness.

You were unconscious on that day.

Well, I'm not now.

Since the day

we last parted, I've been...

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