To make matters worse, it turns out that the Poldarks are flat broke, and have to sell almost all of their early possessions to come up with enough money to pay the interest on the loan.
Warleggan manages to buy up more shares in Wheal Leisure, install his creepy flunky on the board, and has Jud nearly beat half to death. Previously on Poldark: The feud between Ross and Vile George Warleggan intensifies, now that Ross has managed to escape prison. Need more details? You can find last week’s recap here. She says she expects she’ll never see Dwight again, since its obvious his art is really with his patients and their village. Well done, Dwight! Unfortunately, Caroline doesn’t think so, and heads off to London with her Uncle Ray. The soldiers and the smugglers scuffle, but all the locals manage to get away without being captured. Dwight discovers the identity of the informer that’s been telling the local soldiers about the smugglers running in and out of area coves, he leaves Caroline waiting to go help his friends. Demelza weirdly seems angry at Elizabeth for existing than she does at Ross for being a jerk. Elizabeth has complicated feelings about Ross. Dwight and Caroline make plans to run off together and get married, even though he’s struggling with leaving his village life behind. Previously on Poldark: Ross and his miner friends locate Mark Daniels, but his knowledge of Wheal Grace doesn’t help them find any copper.