Claire attempts to teach Malva herbal medicine. During a delivery of a breached baby, Claire talks Malva through a procedure. Malva is fascinated, but Tom later forbids it: “No woman of mine will play witch with heathen remedies.” The tension between science, faith, and fear simmers.
A new family arrives—the Christies. Tom Christie, stern and devout, has a secret history with Ardsmuir Prison. He knows Jamie as “Mac Dubh,” the leader. His daughter Malva is sharp-eyed, curious about Claire’s surgery. His son Allan is surly, protective. Tom demands the schoolmaster role, but his real agenda is power and absolution. outlander s06e01 hdtvrip
Jamie confronts Tom privately about Ardsmuir. “You knelt beside me in the prison yard, Christie. You prayed for my soul while the guards watched.” Tom admits he wanted to be Jamie’s confessor, not his enemy. But now, on the Ridge, he wants respect—and possibly Claire’s land. Claire attempts to teach Malva herbal medicine
