Freedom Page #2

Come on.

No... no...

No, no, no...

He set

sail that day to a new world.

A soul without a compass...

Like you Samuel...

Confused...

Confronted by his past.

Desperately hoping

To find his freedom

and his fortune

On a slave ship.

Have faith, Samuel.

Whoah.

Usual conditions, Plimpton.

Always a pleasure.

We got a family of slaves

this time, Clem.

I sent word on ahead.

Who's this?

He's here as my watchdog.

I said be ready at sunrise, boy.

If you ride with me, you follow

my orders, you understand?

We won't have a problem,

Mr. Plimpton. Who's this?

He's my tracker, Clem.

Do we bring them back

dead or alive?

We bring

That's a damn shame.

Mm-hm.

Come on, let's get going.

Come on, come on.

I got you, momma.

We're nearly there.

Come on.

Ha! There's the cavalry.

Right on time.

Who comes here? Mr. Garrett.

It's been a long time, sir.

- Mr. McGee.

- Very good to see you.

Hey, Pete.

Made quite a stretch sir.

There room for all of us, sir?

Yes, sir.

There's room for all of you.

Even Mr. Garrett.

Alright, come on.

Ma'am.

You'll connect with Philips

With a freight train

off of Philadelphia

Get the family to Woodbridge

And I'll take you there

part of the way.

All right, sir.

Hey, ride up here.

It's fine.

#

# I'm on my way

#

# To Canaan's Land

#

# I'm on my way

#

# To Canaan's Land

#

# I'm on my way

#

# To Canaan's Land

# I'm on my way

# Praise the Lord,

I'm on my way #

# It's a mighty hard road

#

# but I'm on my way

#

I'm like you, Samuel.

I don't sing.

I'm a Quaker.

# I'm on my way

#

# To Canaan's Land

# I'm on my way

# Yes my Lord,

To Canaan's Land #

- Yah!

- How far?

It's a couple miles further on.

Your fellow escapee, Big Hand

He was caught.

We also heard that Monroe

sent Plimpton after you.

How many men he got with

He's got two.

That's it?

We got more that that.

The Railroad doesn't go

out of its way

To confront these people.

Our fate is in God's hands

And we'll protect you

with His guidance.

Gentlemen, we got a problem.

We got two roads blocked,

one just up ahead.

Oh, he must want you back

real bad.

And we're gonna be

exactly what we are.

Slaves.

Woah... ho... ho...

#

Pa, are they gonna catch us?

Hush up now, boy.

All right.

Hey.

What have we got here?

Hold up.

What's going on here?

Looking for runaways.

All we got's

these miserable slaves.

Uh-huh...

This one ain't so miserable.

That's not your property,

mister.

Leave

These ain't runaways.

If they were, I'd take

another trip for you.

All right.

All right, come on through.

Much obliged.

Found sets of tracks, boss.

Garrett's with them alright.

Hey, a wagon.

How long

are you gonna take, Plimpton?

Already a day behind.

Monroe will get his slaves back

Sunday. Let's move.

Yah! Come on.

We Quakers don't believe

in guns, Samuel

But I am occasionally grateful

that Mr. McGee does.

Should be the last

time you have to wear these.

There you are, Jim.

Valley of the shadow of death

I will fear no evil.

Hope can be found

in the darkest of places.

No one is alone.

Believe me, Samuel.

There's always hope.

Learn from

those who have gone before you.

# I am a

poor pilgrim of sorrow #

# I'm tossed

in this wide world alone #

# No hope have I for tomorrow

# So I've started

# To make Heaven my home

# Sometimes

# I'm tossed and driven, Lord

# Sometimes I don't know

# Where to roam

# But I have heard of

# A city called Heaven

# And I've started

# Making my home

# Sometimes

# I'm tossed and driven, Lord

# Sometimes I don't know

# Where to roam

# But I have heard of

# A city called Heaven

# And I've started

# To make Heaven

# My home

I apologise,

I didn't mean to startle you.

John Newton.

You must think it's strange that

I'm in command of a slave ship

Owned by Amos Clowe.

You still have your Bible

I see.

God has given you

very little, Ozias.

Mr. Amos taught me to speak

English with this book.

But God's words have taught me

so much more.

God's words?

Surely just

written by mere mortal men.

It wasn't God

who came in the night

And gave me food

and saved my life.

You were treated so very poorly

by Mr. Clowe.

I was flogged on board

his Majesty's man-of-war

Ozias, for desertion.

And now I'm in command

of a slave ship.

I'm the captain of a slave ship.

I've learned to expect

nothing from God.

I remember one night,

the slave factory.

I cried out in the dark

Your servant listens

A huge roar split the heavens,

I fell to my knees.

I saw the trees bow

in His honor

I heard the Lord speak my name

In the rustle

of the barb leaves.

God spoke to me.

Tell me this, then, Ozias.

Why does your just

and merciful God

Condemn good people

like you and me to slavery?

There are no good people,

John Newton.

We are all dogs, hunted,

shackled, enslaved.

That is why we need God.

Captain! Captain!

What's going on?

He was trying

to hang himself, captain.

What is he saying?

Ozias!

He wants to die.

Tell him we're taking him to

a better place, a new life.

He wants his freedom.

Some of them are starving

themselves too, captain.

This is valuable cargo,

Mr. Davey.

I can't have slaves

killing themselves.

Doctor?

This one is gravely ill.

Her son... I don't know.

What is it?

The flux, captain.

There's nothing to be done.

Your great

grandfather was on that ship, Samuel.

A boy struggling

to hold on to hope.

His survival tied to the fate

of captain Newton.

Woah.

I'll leave you here, Garrett.

McGee, you take care.

Look out for Plimpton.

Samuel.

Godspeed, y'all.

Y'all take good care, now.

You'll make it. Canaan's Land.

Here it is.

Woah, oh.

You, unhitch the horses, Samuel.

Who's inside?

It's a Quaker house.

See that lamp?

It's safe.

This is where

we'll hide you tonight.

- Here you go.

- Come on.

This way, Jim.

- Yes?

- Watchman...

What is left of the night?

Morning is coming,

but also the night.

Come in, Mr. Garrett.

- Thank you kindly.

- We've been expecting you.

Come on in.

Here you go.

This here is Samuel Woodward

and his family. William Giddens.

Come in.

You must be hungry.

Very.

There are too many of us.

These men are from Missouri.

Harriet Tubman brought them

across yesterday.

We cannot all hide here.

There's not enough space.

Harriet told

us that four more free black men

Were kidnapped yesterday.

Now, stay calm.

There you are.

Where're you from?

Ah, the Monroe place.

The biggest plantation

in the Norfolk area.

We ran with Mr. Garrett's help.

And God's.

A chair don't build itself.

Your boys at the roadblock

were right.

I'll go around this way.

Boss?

Willie?

- You're next.

- Willie!

Giddens! Giddens

is the first safe house!

Think that Quaker is

still running a safe house?

He's a bigger fool

than the Monroe boy here.

Fool? You're running outta time!

You told Monroe Sunday!

I want no more killing!

You hear me?

You clean yourself up.

We got a long ride ahead of us.

We've got visitors.

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