I think one of the great tragedies of the early years was no real resolution to Victoria's past, her lineage and true identity. To dedicate so much time and effort early in the show to who this governess is and how Liz Stoddard felt compelled to hire her and support her in the foundling home, the whole mystery of it, and not resolve it is rather troublesome. Dangling the carrot and never feeding it to us, only to allow us to nibble, is rather frustrating. Why bother?
Burke interrupts what could have been a decent dinner between Maggie, her father, and Vicky, and he's sore, agenda-driven, and pointed in defending himself, while also demanding answers...answers Sam is willing to flee to protect. Sam's only link to Burke at all, besides Roger himself, is the letter he wrote to Maggie. He escapes out the back door while the others were in the living room and heads to Collins Port Inn where the letter is kept but the owner will not give it over to him. The letter is Maggie's and she will have to give permission before Sam can get his hands on it. Malloy's death looms large and will not go away--especially as long as Burke steamrolls throughout Collins Port, pissed off and unrestrained. He wants to know Sam's connection to the wrongful conviction and isn't about to just forget his presence at the meeting that night. Maggie just cannot believe that her father had anything at all to do with Malloy's death; Sam and Malloy were fr...
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