Shortly after William learns about his biological father, he runs into Jane Pocock in Outlander season 7. This is a storyline taken straight from the books, and so are the rest of the events surrounding Jane so far.
After initially meeting her in a brothel, William crosses paths with Jane again in Philadelphia. She and her sister, Frances, need help getting to New York, and William agrees to help. He continues to help even when Jane shares that she killed Captain Harkness and why.
Now in the series, Jane has been arrested. Again, this happens in the books, suggesting that the rest of Jane’s storyline is going to play out. Will Jane get out of legal trouble in Outlander season 7? Let’s take a look at what happens to her in the books.
Jane Pocock is arrested in Written in My Own Heart’s Blood
During the eighth book, Jane is arrested. A man recognizes her as the woman who killed Captain Harkness, and she faces trial. Frances turns to William for help, and sure enough, he turns to Lord John Grey in the hope of getting help to save Jane. He then turns to Jamie Fraser.
He doesn’t get to Jane in time, though. Realizing her fate, Jane decides to take her own life into her hands. She smashes a beer bottle and slashes her wrists, taking her own life.
Will Jane survive in Outlander season 7?
I doubt that the story is going to change in the TV series. Jane’s death has a knock-on effect for other characters. William deals with the feeling of loss of a woman he was growing attached to. There’s a sense of guilt in that he couldn’t get to her in time.
Then there’s Frances, who is now the only surviving member of her family. What happens to her next? Where does she go? It doesn’t take long for William to find a safe home for her: Jamie and Claire Fraser take Frances in, and we end up with a storyline at Fraser’s Ridge involving Frances in Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone.
I have a feeling that this is what we’ll see play out in the Outlander season 7 finale. We already know that William will take Frances to Claire and Jamie based on the promo. He’s likely to get Jamie to help him attempt to save Jane, only to find out that he’s too late.
Outlander airs its season 7 finale on Friday, Jan. 17 on STARZ.
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