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!
David Soul portrays future Chief Justice John Marshall (here as just Captain Marshall) while Danny Bonaduce clone Mitch Vogel plays the annoying tag-along Tad who nearly cajoles our band of rebels into the deadly noose because of his meddling. This one felt like an excuse to get the guest actors' names out there for promotional purposes more than the story itself.
The story of the capture of Nathan Hale is told using quite a liberal interpretation, I might add. In this version his cousin Samuel (as a British soldier) betrays and arrests him - which may or may not be true, but the story holds up for a while...at least until another overwrought ending. Brandon De Wilde's performance as Nathan Hale is not very inspiring, either.
