Separated as children and sold to different slave-owners, Isak is reunited with his brother, Pompey (Paul Winfield). The reunion is not a happy one, however, for Pompey has been promised freedom by the British if he will serve their cause. Captured by Lafayette's men and sentenced to be shot as a spy, Isak goes against his commanding officer and frees his brother.
The group is in Williamsburg for a raid when Isak encounters his long-lost brother Pompey (played by Paul Winfield) who is actually working as a British spy, for promise of his eventual freedom. Now the Revolution seems small compared to dealing with the consequences of chattel slavery. Once again, the show connects a current topic with the Revolution in a very classy manner. And they even slip a Quaker in the episode, too!
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