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When Isabel complains, she is branded with the letter 'I' on her cheek for insolence. She sells Ruth without telling Isabel because the younger girl started to have seizures which scared her mistress. Lockton escapes to England, but his wife remains in the colonies. When Isabel catches wind of an assassination plot of George Washington, she begs Curzon to help free her in exchange for the valuable information. She passes on the information, but it turns out to be a false clue, although the Loctkons remain under suspicion in their patriot-controlled state.

One day Isabel learns that Lockton has a store of money on the property marked for the opposition of the patriots. In exchange, Curzon promises his friendship and to help get the girls freed. When Isabel meets a fells slave, Curzon, who is a part of the revolution, she agrees to act as a spy for his colonel on the Lockton's property. Madam abuses both of the girl and keeps Ruth by her side at all times in order to separate the sisters. With Tory ties and cruel streaks, these new masters prove unbearable. They're sold to British merchants in New York - 'Madam' Anne and Elihu Lockton. She and her little sister have been the beloved slaves of her mistress Miss Mary Finch, who had promised to free them in her will, but her brother denies the promise after her death.

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