Claire refuses to speak to Jamie. She sleeps apart from him, even though they share a room. Jamie tries to explain that he did it because she could have been killed or raped by Randall, and that his duty as her husband is to protect her—even from herself. Claire remains furious, comparing him to Randall (which deeply wounds Jamie).

Once at Leoch, Jamie invokes his right as a husband under clan law to discipline Claire for disobeying him and endangering herself (and the clan). He takes her over his knee and spanks her in front of the clansmen. Claire is humiliated and enraged. This scene is controversial but crucial: in Jamie’s world, it’s about control and safety; for Claire, it’s a violation of her modern sensibilities.

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