Original subtitles

Previously on The Gray House.

Hampton?!

Stop that, Jasper! All of you! Stop!

That's my son!

You're telling me to desert?

We'll take care of your babies until you return.

No! You must swear you'll send the girls

as soon as I'm settled or I will not go.

If the document does not bear this insignia,

it did not come from me.

That rebel prick.

Who's Mose?

He's our neighbor's servant.

He's planning to run North.

General McClellan's staff has devised a cipher

to send coded messages. In here is the key.

We caught one of their couriers.

The information we planted

led us to a hoochie at Shockoe Saloon,

a brunette named Mabel.

The President is setting a trap for y'all.

Come on. Come on.

-Hey... -Come on!

♪ Dig down ♪

♪ Dig down deep ♪

♪ Lord, I'm tired and oh so weak ♪

♪ Dig down ♪

♪ Dig down deep ♪

♪ Dig me a grave that's six feet deep ♪

♪ There's blood ♪

♪ In the river ♪

♪ There's blood ♪

♪ In the river ♪

♪ There's blood ♪

♪ In the river ♪

♪ Who's gonna save us now? ♪

♪ Who's gonna save us now? ♪

♪ Blood in the river ♪

♪ Oh! ♪

♪ There's blood ♪

♪ In the river ♪

♪ There's blood ♪

♪ In the river ♪

♪ There's blood ♪

♪ In the river ♪

♪ Who's gonna save us now? ♪

♪ Who's gonna save us now? ♪

♪ Nobody's gonna save us ♪

♪ Now ♪

Fire on desperate women and hungry citizens?

As a threat. Force the mob to disperse.

There's hundreds of rioters now.

The Governor's calling out the Public Guard.

I'll bring in the troops if we have to.

"Meeting..."

"11 tonight."

"Ruggles' warehouse."

Deliver this to the baker.

No, no. Hey, I don't wanna get mixed up in all this. I don't...

You have no choice.

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

Erasmus. Easy.

Easy. It's me.

What's this all about?

I don't know.

What's going on?

I thought you set this up.

-No. -Well, if you didn't, who did?

Why are we all here?

Watch him.

Peter! Oh my God!

You scared me.

Miss Clara.

In there.

No.

This looks like a trap.

I'm outta here.

Wait! No. I think we're in trouble.

What's happened?

Since their gold shipment was seized,

Davis and Winder have been spreading false reports

to root us out.

Oh, Christ. We've been set-up.

Trust no one.

Lee's Army is marching north.

The report about Vicksburg was a fake.

A fake? That's what they told Mabel!

If they're onto her, then that means...

-Bloody hell. -They're not...

aware that we know.

We could use this to our advantage.

It's too risky!

I'm getting Mabel out of here.

She's not about to die like Katey did.

No!

This is an opportunity.

Peter?

Oh my God.

Over there.

We gotta get Peter's body outta here!

You need to get word to General Meade and the Union Army.

I will.

Miss Lizzy? We have to go. We gotta... we gotta go.

Get 'em, men!

Shoot him!

I want 'em.

I want them.

I want all of 'em!

No matter where they run!

Wait your turn, old boy.

Stokely.

Mrs. Van Lew!

Stokely.

It's quite late.

Where's your daughter?

She's in bed. She's quite feverish, in fact.

-Feeling poorly. -You lying to the law now?

You need proof?

Come on. Come on, I'll show you.

Satisfied?

Why... Stokely, how brazen of...

Mm. Save that part.

You know you can't keep this up for long. Hmm?

You ladies are not as clever as you think you are.

No.

I'll see myself out.

Y'all rest up now.

Hmph.

Out without a pass?!

Mrs. Lavinia...

Don't say nothing.

I knows wheres youse been.

Sneaking out to whore yourself out

like the filthy, low-down, stinking trash you is.

Kauchee!

Everyone outside.

You all misbehave...

and give me problems...

this is what you get.

Mary Jane?

Get out! Leave me alone!

Leave me alone!

Poor Peter.

Is it all falling apart?

Just think of it as a setback, not a defeat.

Otherwise, Peter died for nothing.

Stokely's watching our every move.

One more slip and...

he'll hang...

all of us.

Yes.

Our resources are depleted, as is my faith.

Dear God, Mother.

You always say never lose faith. We cannot lose this fight.

Sweetheart... Sweetheart, no.

I never lose faith in you.

Never. Never. It's me.

I don't seem to...

have the strength I once had.

No one is stronger than you.

Well...

there's Mary Jane.

For her sake, we can't give up hope.

Look what she smuggled down from the Gray House.

Look here.

Yeah.

The Davis' seal.

I can make a mold out of that.

Will it work?

Just like having the President's ring itself.

Thank you... Isham.

Dear Isham,

I hope you know we appreciate all you do for us.

Now, don't you go buttering me up.

It ain't all just for you, you know.

I'll see you ladies.

You made being a Van Lew...

a responsibility.

I never meant to burden you.

It was a gift.

You taught me to think for myself.

But I need...

your strength to stay the course.

Darling, listen. Listen.

I have no doubt you will see this through.

Mother, we endure,

you and I.

Yeah.

Go on now. Go on.

Go on up to bed. I'll be up in a minute.

Go on.

As you always say, let us dream on it,

and in the morning, the clouds will part

and we shall start anew.

Mabel, hurry.

Hurry. Let's go.

Jump on in. All right.

Miss Elizabeth!

Miss Elizabeth! You gots to come right now!

Right now!

As John's lawful wife, I should receive his inheritance,

at least until he returns home.

When he does, that will be Mr. Van Lew's legal decision.

After we telegraphed,

the coward hasn't returned to bury his mother!

How do we even know he's still alive?

Mr. Van Lew is caring for a sick relative.

He will return to Richmond just as soon as possible.

Until then,

my daughters will live with me at my aunt's.

They will remain with me.

You have no right!

This is their home.

You're too capricious to care for children.

Continue against me and I shall cut you off.

John would never approve of this outrage

and neither would Mama Van Lew!

My dear mother despised you!

She knew you was a conniving charlatan

who married my brother for family fortune.

Now, the town's gossip

is all a-twitter over your adulterous liaisons

with Mr. Arsenault.

Jealous?

I warned you.

I know evil doings go on in this wretched house.

Well, now that we understand each other, tread carefully.

You reside in Richmond

by the grace of my proper Southern upbringing.

But as a "Northern Sympathizer,"

that does not apply.

-Why, I... -Ladies, ladies, ladies.

My God, for the sake of decency...

I'll be hiring my own solicitor!

Mr. Rhynhold?

Now, Mrs. Van Lew's will is quite specific.

You receive nothing in the event

that the sanctity of your marriage is broken.

Not... one... cent.

She made it very clear.

I'm telling you, she won't see us.

We have to try.

Miss Lizzie?

I told you I didn't want to see you.

Mrs. Davis sent spiced beef pie and jelly cakes.

Elizabeth, we are so very, very sorry.

And so terribly sad.

No one has ever loved me like Miss Eliza.

She gave me this,

told me it was made of elephant's tusk,

and that, secretly, I was a Nubian princess.

Mother and her stories...

We realize this is not the most propitious timing.

This is important.

General Bragg's rebels are here

in Lafayette.

They're planning to attack and retake Chattanooga.

Miss Lizzie?

Your mother, she was a unique spirit.

Truly a wonderful presence on this Earth.

You know that she would want you to carry on.

She's gone.

All those wonderful qualities of hers no longer exist.

Thank you.

Remember, Caroline, once you get to Washington,

you'll connect to Philadelphia.

Yessum. Philadelphia. Come on, kids.

This way.

Why isn't Mama coming?

Your father sent for you. He'll explain everything.

Papers, ma'am?

Uh, letters of transit

from President Jefferson Davis.

Yes, ma'am.

Come along, girls.

Now you behave, girls.

Mind Caroline.

Daddy will be waiting.

Don't lose these.

Be good.

Miss Van Lew.

Take care of my nieces.

Bring him 'out! Come on.

Bring him out!

Deserters!

These papers are fake!

Got a surprise for y'all.

This is important.

This is what this paper says.

"Proclamation warranted by the Constitution

upon military necessity.

I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind

and the gracious favor of Almighty God.

All persons held as slaves

within any state or designated part of a state,

"shall be then, thenceforward and forever free."

This paper's dated from last January, New Year's Day.

Yeah, and it ain't for us.

Miss Lavinia says that this all a trick,

to get us running back up north,

where they's just gonna send us back and then hang us.

Lavinia also say the Yankees like to eat black babies.

Tallulah, if the North prevails,

slavery will be against the law here, too.

So, that means if the Yankees win, we all gonna be free.

Free? You the fools.

Now, there's a better chance

of me marrying President Lincoln hisself.

We'll be outta these chains when Mr. Lincoln's army

gets across the James River. Y'all hear?

Shh. Hush up, son. Save that talk for another time.

We gonna be free, Mr. Abraham say so.

Chester, don't forget where you are.

That the Gospel truth? Bluebellies win, we be free?

Yes, sir. It's a proclamation.

What you say, boy?!

Ain't... ain't nothing, Master Lumpkin.

Just our regular jam me ring.

Somebody tell you that Lincoln freeing you?

-No, master. -Is that what...

did you hear that?

-No. No, master. -No? How about you?

You? What about you?

I believe you're lying to me, boy.

Please, Massa Lumpkin, he jes'...

Anybody else want to be free?

-No, sir! -No, sir!

I'll set you all free!

Left! Left! Right! Left!

Left, left, left, right, left!

Left, left!

Left, right, left!

Left, left! Left...

Platoon halt!

Dismissed until tomorrow's rampart duty at sunrise.

Fall out!

♪ The years creep slowly by ♪

♪ Lorena ♪

♪ The snow... ♪

I saw Elizabeth outside her store today,

chasing cats.

Hm. Her mama's dead months now.

She's still dresses like a buzzard.

Two bits.

Bump a nickel.

This war's difficult on everyone,

especially her.

Erasmus, it amazes me

how you can still stay sweet on Crazy Bett.

I don't know.

I'm not!

And that is an untrue and insulting appellation!

Miss Van Lew is as sane as you or I.

She just suffers from a deep melancholy.

Well, I don't care what state they're in,

you just keep them Van Lews away from me, you hear?

Before the tragedy, she was such a spirited,

albeit opinionated woman.

Well, she's over the bend now.

Elizabeth, she always been 'round the bend.

Only this time, she's taken up permanent residence.

Pair of kings, gentlemen.

Have you spoken with her?

I tried. I was disregarded.

Elizabeth trusts no one.

Cannot blame her.

She receives crudely scrawled,

threatening letters almost daily.

One swore his next message

would be written in her blood.

Jesus!

♪ Our heads ♪

♪ Will soon lie low ♪

♪ Lorena ♪

♪ Life's tide ♪

♪ Is ebbing out so fast ♪

♪ There is a future ♪

♪ Oh, thank God ♪

♪ Of life this is... ♪

Crazy Bett.

You're still in love with her, too.

Have a good night, Erasmus.

There's nothing here to steal.

I've only a dying fire.

The only thing I'm looking for is you.

I come bearing an important message.

"Dear friend, I know not your name,

but your work has had value beyond words for our union.

Now, your silence awakens me from a troubled sleep.

A generation of our finest have surrendered their lives

as you have risked yours.

But we still need your aid to stop the bloodshed.

Please, help me end this cruel war.

"Respectfully, Abraham Lincoln."

"Too long a sacrifice...

makes a stone of the heart."

Well, my father was a mason.

I'm pretty handy working with stone.

You were silent for so long.

That's war, Elizabeth.

At Gettysburg,

Rebel cannon fire blasted me into a muddy trench.

When I regained my senses,

I couldn't feel my arms or my legs.

I thought I lost them.

And as I lay back,

waiting to die beneath so many dead...

something overtook me and...

I was unable to succumb.

Captain Lounsbury?!

We thought you...

I'm glad to see you, sir.

Glad to see you, too, Isham.

Walk with me?

If it weren't for your team of spies

that night at the tobacco warehouse,

we'd not have stopped Lee at Gettysburg.

But rather than pursuing the Rebels

and forcing Lee's surrender,

General Meade let them slip away.

Things have soured.

Lincoln doesn't believe it's a coincidence

that we no longer receive dispatches from you.

The Union needs you.

Thank you.

I...

I need you.

The reason I didn't die in that trench

was because of you.

Since Mother's death,

people call me "Crazy Bett."

They're not completely wrong.

"Crazy Bett."

Madwoman is the perfect cover.

We just need a code name.

"Babcock" - Mother's favorite.

All right, Babcock,

where do you suggest we begin?

The Gray House.

Good afternoon, Miss O'Melia.

Mrs. Varina is expecting me.

-Yes, ma'am. -Elizabeth!

Just last night,

Jeff and I were talking about having you...

arrested.

Why would you think such a thing?

For desertion of duty.

Oh, your absence, my dear,

has left a void in our hearts and Richmond Society!

And Lord knows, in these troubled times,

we have come to rely on the Van Lew hospitality!

I am feeling on the mend and reporting for duty.

Oh, I've missed you.

Now, come, take a seat. We have so much to talk about.

It's been so long.

Please, spread the word that I am back

and will resume all activities

with vim and vigor.

Get movin' here! Let's get this done.

Go on!

Go on.

We did nothing wrong!

Hey, Revere, look at this. Digging tools.

PRISONER Hey.

Cheater!

Hey, hey, hey, hey! Stop! Knock it off!

You heard me!

Get over here! Come on!

Stay there! Stay there!

Sergeant, over here!

The prison break will be massive.

Hundreds of prisoners, aided and armed by us,

create havoc, while you and Kilpatrick attach Richmond.

Babcock recommends no less than 15,000 Cavalry

and 20,000 to 30,000 infantry be deployed.

In addition to being a spy, he's now a military strategist?

Is that right?

Babcock knows the city, its defenses,

the Confederate strategy and their disposition.

Rumors are "Babcock" is a female.

I pay no mind to rumors.

Besides, does that have any bearing?

Yes!

I do not intend to lose my other leg

based on the tactics of some busy-body Southern belle.

Colonel, have you discussed this with General Kilpatrick?

Captain, are you being insubordinate?

Sir.

Is the prisoners' tunnel complete?

It will be, but we must act quickly.

Our intelligence says that soon they'll be shipping

the Libby prisoners to Andersonville

to alleviate their severe over-crowding.

So, your action,

Captain Lounsbury, is to arm, and lead the escapees.

Mine...

is to take Richmond however I see fit.

Understood?

Yes, sir.

Shit!

We're still three horse-lengths away.

We keep digging.

Right up here, Colonel.

This be the place.

-Here? -Yes, sir.

Go and check.

You said we could ford here!

Yes, sir.

When it ain't been rainin',

there's times peoples walks across it.

Oh my God, man, don't you know that the levels of the river

change with the seasons?

I have a mind to give you a good thrashing!

Ain't no one givin' me no thrashin', sir.

No, sir. I be a free man, like President Lincoln say.

Times are changed.

Ain't no one givin' me no thrashin'.

All right.

Corporal, hang him.

Where?

-Find a tree. -No, no, no! No, sir!

No! Please, sir! Sir, no!

No! No, sir! No!

These woods should be filled with Union troopers by now!

Where the hell are they?

Dahlgren decided on an alternate plan.

Goddamn arrogant sonofabitch!

Without his cavalry,

we're all sitting ducks, massacred!

He was afraid Babcock's strategy was too risky.

What? No.

While the Rebs chase the escapees,

he plans to lead a strike force to the capital

to kill Jeff Davis and his High Command.

Dahlgren is insane.

God help us all.

Yankees!

Hyah! Hyah!

Stokely!

One of my men spotted Yankee raiders up near Ely's Ford.

Mobilize your Home Guard!

You, sound the alarm! Now!

♪ ...Last I held your hand in mine ♪

Get in there!

♪ ...Lorena ♪

Come on, boy.

Get them now!

Take cover!

It's an ambush!

Fire at will!

Shoot any man on sight!

You Yankee son of a...

Goddamn blue coats comin' here?!

I surrender. Please, a doctor!

Doctor, huh?

A doctor!

I may have some remedies

for those ills there, Colonel.

Merciful Jehovah! Anything!

Who's attacking Richmond? Where they comin' from?

I am Colonel Dahlgren of the United States Cavalry.

My Commander is General Kilpatrick.

Lumpkin!

Tell him what happened.

I am part of an attack on the city

in coordination with a Captain Lounsbury.

Lounsbury?

He's our conduit from Richmond!

Who's his contact?

Answer him!

Please! All I know is the code name "Babcock"!

"Babcock"...

What about Lounsbury?

He's leading an escape from Libby.

I beg you...

you said you have something for pain.

Yes. I did, didn't I?

That man surrendered!

Raise your voice to me again

and I'll put a bullet in your head. You hear me?

Let's get to Libby prison!

♪ ...Lorena ♪

♪ Since last I held your hand in mine ♪

Ring the alarm! The prisoners are escaping!

Stop him! Stop him!

That shitheel's mine.

Stop!

To the tree line, boys!

Stop 'em!

That was for Captain Lounsbury.

Let's go! Let's go!

Go! Go! Hurry!

Hurry!

-What's happening? -Mr. President,

we need to escort you to a safe area!

Get the children to the cellar!

-Follow me. -Hurry up. Hurry up.

Dispatch the 32nd Cavalry to Mattaponi.

Go, go, go.

And call out the Home Guard and barricade the streets.

Careful. Get down, get down, get down.

Get them down. Get down. This way. Go, go, go, go, go.

-Hurry up. -Go.

Line up! Line up! Ranks of two!

Ranks of two! Prepare to fire!

Damn bluebellies!

Fire!

Inside! Inside!

Where are the troops?!

Sonofabitch Dahlgren hung us out to dry.

We're being surrounded.

Save yourselves! Head north!

Elizabeth, we need to go.

No. We fight.

We're surrounded!

Fall back!

Move out!

Fall back!

Fall back!

-Fall back and retreat! -Fall back!

Come on.

-Revere? -Captain?

Lizzy! Come! We gotta move now!

Go!

Eliz... Elizabeth...

I...

I... I love you.

♪ Be my eyes ♪

♪ As the world goes dark ♪

♪ I'll be here with you ♪

♪ Goodbye is always the hardest part ♪

♪ I'll be here with you ♪

♪ In the quiet of the midnight calm ♪

♪ Through the storm as it rages on ♪

♪ In the sunrise of that brand-new dawn ♪

♪ I'll be here with you ♪

♪ In the future, when your past is gone ♪

♪ I'll be here with you ♪

♪ In this field, 'neath your bed of stone ♪

♪ I'll be here with you ♪

♪ In the quiet of the midnight calm ♪

♪ Through the storm as it rages on ♪

♪ In the sunrise of that brand-new dawn ♪

♪ I'll be here with you ♪

♪ I'll be here with you ♪

♪ In the straightaways ♪

♪ And winding curves ♪

♪ In a love song's familiar words ♪

♪ I'll be singing, though I won't be heard ♪

♪ But you'll feel me there with you ♪

♪ And at the end ♪

♪ When the moment comes ♪

♪ The dust of this world has left my lungs ♪

♪ Just let my name roll off your tongue ♪

♪ And I'll be here with you ♪

♪ Oh, my darling ♪

♪ I'll be here with you ♪