Freedom Page #4

For our sakes,

as well as theirs.

Yes, there we go.

Nice fit.

Now, sit.

Yes, sit, sit.

Ah, no, no, look straight ahead

And here we go.

Oh, yes! Marvelous!

This ain't never gonna work,

Mr. Barney.

He's right, Mr. Barney.

Fanny, are you absolutely sure?

Absolutely!

Now, Jim

This is it.

Don't you worry.

Everything will be just perfect.

# Hear my humble cry

# While on others

Thou art calling #

# Do not pass me by

# Pass me not, O gentle Savior

Barney Fagan, right?

Esquire.

Plimpton's the name.

I'm looking for some

escaped slaves.

Slaves?

God forbid, I don't believe I've

even seen a slave. Have I, dear?

You ever seen this man?

Thomas Garrett.

Mmm, no. But, uh...

What a marvelous face.

Uh, allow me, uh...

With modest regards, Barney

Fagan, Esq.

Now, y'all know

You can go to jail for aiding

and abetting a runaway, right?

Well, you have my permission

to search our

Well, what some would refer to...

Our theater.

Ah...

How good an actor are you?

Oh, exemplary, sir.

So there's no way I would know

if you were lying.

You must excuse me, sir.

One of our troupe has played

his last performance.

It is a cruel, cruel world.

# Savior, Savior

# Hear my humble cry

# While on others

Thou art calling #

# Do not pass me by

We did it, Sammy!

You did good, son.

Samuel, the perambulator

is yours.

Wagon. He means

you can keep the wagon.

Yes, one of the best ensemble

pieces ever.

- We're free.

- Nearly, my dear.

Reverend Frederick Douglass

will meet you

At his church in Elmira.

Here are your instructions.

Thank you, Mrs. Davenport.

Here, Vanessa.

I wore it as Portia.

- It's yours.

- Keep it hidden, my dear.

Now, you'd better hurry. There's quite

a tempest brewing

And we have to bury our dead.

Thank you, sir.

Reverend Douglass

will see you through.

Get up! Go on.

Bye. Travel safely.

Captain! Trimmers on the

port side have been ripped off!

Release the slaves, Davey,

else they all drown.

If this will not do it,

Lord have mercy on us.

Freedom for all

is the hope of love and forgiveness.

Stand and face this truth, and

your heart will find its voice.

Don't inflict Your wrath

on these men

When I'm the one who doubted

you.

[Ruckus

Pull, pull, pull, pull!

Stay here, you understand?

Keep this safe.

Captain

Newton was reborn that night.

Even as the storm raged

and shattered

The world he once knew.

Look out!

Ozias!

Captain, let's get him

below deck!

Okay. Get any clothing,

blankets, whatever you can find.

Make sure all needs are filled.

- Did you hear me, Bosun?

- Yes, captain.

Did we make it through?

Yes, we did, Ozias.

God protected us.

Yes.

Yes, He did.

I remember our time together

Day after day working

for that monster Clowe

Starved and shackled.

I lost all hope.

Not you.

You live with strength

and determination.

I owe you my life, Ozias.

How can I repay you?

I am a man.

Am I not your brother?

Yes.

Yes, Ozias.

My brother.

By the grace of God,

I pray I'll be worthy.

I'm going home, Samuel.

Finally, I'm gonna go home.

No.

We can all be saved.

No, no, hang on, ma.

Drink. Drink. Drink.

I... I want you to have these.

The Bible belonged

to your great grandfather

A gift from Mr. Newton himself.

Read the Bible.

How sweet the sound.

You are not alone.

You're free now, Adira.

There's no God for us.

Samuel, no.

Shh...

They'll head for Buffalo

Cross into Canada there,

over the Niagara river.

Free?

Over my dead body, Clem.

They'll be meeting up with

Douglass at his church in town.

Why'd you quit?

I heard you caught a free black

man and killed him by mistake.

Whatever you say, Willie.

I think all coloreds

should be slaves...

Or dead.

Any man who thinks

otherwise is a damn fool.

This is just a great big game

for you, innit boy?

Coloreds just got

the better of you?

That's it, old man! There's

the Plimpton from the stories.

Not the slave sympathizer

Who's running his hunt

like he's the Railroad condu...

Willie!

Enough, Willie.

You keep, old man.

I'm riding to town.

Do what we came here for.

Hey, Samuel,

we're so close. Have faith.

Mr. Douglass will help us.

Help us what?

Run some more?

Probably gonna

run us down, Nessa.

They gonna beat us, they gonna

put the collar to us again.

Adira said have faith.

Faith...

Look what good that did her.

No.

No, death saved her

from where we're going.

Sammy, stop, please stop!

Not here! Not now.

Why? Why God chose us

to be half human?

To be strung up whenever

they want? Huh?

To work all our lives

and to die?

No. This church, this church,

this church means nothing!

This church means nothing to us!

It ain't done nothing for us!

- We have Jim.

- I don't wanna hear that.

You should hold on for Jim

And hold on for me,

hold on to me!

Hold on to God!

# Not a second

# Or another minute

# Not an hour

# Or another day

# But at this moment

# With my arms outstretched

# I need you

# To make a way

# As you have done

# So many times before

# Through a window

or an open door #

# I stretch my hands to thee

# Oh, come rescue me

# I need you right away

Vanessa?

Mr. Douglass.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm dead to him, sir. I'm dead.

He needs you more than ever now.

He needs all your strength.

Ma, I saw pa,

he's outside, and he's...

I'll go to him.

Stay here.

Plimpton won't like this,

Willie.

It's been two weeks.

Plimpton won't mind a bunch

of dogs get the better of him.

Samuel.

This is it.

Let's get

You're telling me you rode off

and you left the others there.

- We got Samuel.

- That's what you're telling me?

They could be halfway

to the state line by now!

What good is he without her?

And what use is Douglass? Huh?

Samuel, you're causing me a hell

of a headache, you know that?

Well, unfortunately

I need all of yous.

Something that Monroe's watchdog

here don't seem to understand.

Yeah, but we got him.

Back up!

Drop it! Drop it!

- Drop it!

- Okay, alright!

Look, you hold all the cards

here, Samuel. Look.

- There you go.

- You too! Drop it!

Now you untie him.

You're gonna be running

your whole life, you know that?

Monroe will never stop looking

for that little b*tch of his.

You better shoot me now cause

we gonna hunt you down like dogs.

Samuel!

You will never be free.

Come on. Come on!

- Remember what I said, Samuel.

- Don't move!

You must go quickly.

There's not much time.

You're nearly there, Samuel.

With forgiveness

comes true freedom.

I'll tell you, boy. Move!

Did you find him, Bosun?

Yes, I just left Mr. Barton.

He sends his regards

and congratulations.

- Congratulations?

- On a successful maiden voyage.

Only 24 dead.

Yes, sir. And 16 with the flux

God knows

how long they will live.

Congratulations.

I want that one and that one.

Excellent choice, Charisma.

Thank you, father.

137 and 38.

Thank you kindly, sir.

Thank you.

Safe.

Get back, 149.

You must go with them now.

Take this. It's a gift.

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