01x20 - An American in Paris

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that's just the way it goes

never give up you represent america

how can i see it any other way

here are some exciting scenes from

today's episode of liberty's kids

the french still fear a w*r with great

britain and without france as an ally

the light on our success will dim even

more

the rebels are deserting general

washington's army like

rats from a sinking ship

why should france risk w*r with britain

to help a struggling band of rebels

we need proof from general washington

that he can defeat the british

she's all ready to print

good i'll be seeing you

hold your horses there henry but there's

a ball tonight at mayor powell's mansion

funny i don't recall you receiving an

invitation why let a little thing like

that stop me

good evening one and all

how's sarah on her way to visit abigail

adams in the bustling city of boston

lucky girl i wish i had the family i

could visit

sorry we're closed for business but i

need to place an advertisement oh no i

spent three hours setting that type

i would not change it for general

washington himself as a matter of fact

i've been sent here by general

washington

here's the advertisement he gave me

captain alexander hamilton of the new

york company of a*tillery by applying to

the printer of this paper may hear

something to his advantage

24 words that will be a one-pound

sterling payable in advance what my

junior apprentice means to say is that

we'd be honored to run this at no charge

to the general thank you i'm very much

obliged our pleasure now this sounds

like a mystery henry we'll have to reset

the type for the entire page but what

about the ball and all those beautiful

ladies they'll just have to dance

without you

welcome to paris dr franklin silas dean

my old friend good to see you again how

cool is your mission to win support from

france not well then not well at all

what's all that about some sort of

celebration

take a look out your window

ben franklin's the most famous man in

europe well i'll be

it is so good to be back in boston to

visit mrs adams but the city does seem

so very changed

sarah

it's so good to see you again

is something the matter the smallpox has

returned to boston

i wanted to write you to tell you not to

come but there was no way to reach you

in time how are you and the children all

fine for now but perhaps you should

return to philadelphia i wouldn't think

of it

box or no pox i wish to stay with you

it's easy really you bow and take the

ladies and like this then you twirl her

and

excuse him what

i'd like to speak to the proprietor of

this newspaper then you'll have to go to

paris france this advertisement

what does it mean that i may hear

something to my advantage you're captain

alexander hamilton

that's right that advertisement was

placed by general washington himself

well not personally by him but on his

behalf the continental army's in campton

morristown that's where the general is

then that's where i'll have to go would

you like some company i've been meaning

to find out how the continental army's

holding up for the winter that is if a

gentleman such as you doesn't mind

riding with someone like me it would be

a pleasure i'm staying at the inn at the

far end of the street we'll leave first

thing tomorrow

this is going to be a great story i've

got to get ready

now about those dance steps wouldn't you

like to impress the ladies the only

thing being impressed around here is

some wood

in your arms for the stove

now where were we silas

you were about to tell me whether you

have any good news from america sadly i

do not ben i've worked tirelessly to

convince the french government that ours

is a cause worth helping

but it's been months since i've heard

from congress and all this time lord

stormont the british ambassador fills

the court at versailles with rumors that

our rebellion will soon be crushed we

must keep our faith in general

washington there's something else you

need to know

i've secured four large ships loaded

with arms and uniforms for our troops

but now compte version france's foreign

minister has issued an order to prevent

them from

what are we to do

excuse me i didn't mean to intrude

edward bancroft we last saw each other

in england as i recall i took your

advice ben and hired edward as my

personal secretary he's the only man in

paris i trust i wish i had better

tidings doctor but king louis refuses to

grant you an audience little strokes

fell great oaks i shall take the

strategy of attacking these problems one

at a time what do you intend to do first

finish my bath and enjoy a hot meal

after that i'll meet conte version

that will buy us some time such a

meeting might be very difficult to

arrange not for the most popular man in

europe

who's that you're holding john quincy

general washington

these are my children and i'll do

anything to help them mrs adams you'd be

making a terrible mistake i'll be back

in a moment children

i would not be doing my duty as a doctor

if i did not warn you against the

dangers of inoculation against smallpox

but how could inoculation be worse than

the disease itself it is a new idea

barely understood and quite risky those

who favor it say that it will give you a

milder form of the pox and prevent the

most deadly type of infection but i have

seen the inoculation itself cause great

illness even death first you and your

children must ingest mercury a poison to

your system you must fast and purge for

days then when you are weak and your

blood is thin you must brave the

infection itself

it's simply too dangerous but mr adams

underwent the inoculation and survived

he told me the smallpox is 10 times more

dangerous than the british all the more

reason to avoid the chance of having

your children contracted through

inoculation mrs adams

let me go first i know i'm not a member

of your family but perhaps the children

will draw strength from my example

with good weather we should reach

morristown by the end of the week and

then i will have to face general

washington and explain how my a*tillery

company has been reduced to a mere

handful of tired hungry sick men it's a

good thing general washington seems to

favor true gentlemen like you

what's so funny i'm no aristocrat nor

ever was i was born a nevis in the

caribbean sea my father abandoned us and

my mother died penniless before i was

13. i lost my own parents as well if it

weren't for ben franklin's help well i

don't know where i'd be mighty oaks from

tiny acorns grow eh james

i sensed a kinship between us from the

very start we will enjoy this ride we

gentlemen of low birth

oh

general howe has assured me personally

that the rebellion will be over by

spring

the rebels are deserting general

washington's army like forget the

expression rats from a sinking ship i

even have it on good authority that this

benjamin franklin fellow fled the

colonies in such haste because he was

caught stealing from the american

treasury

merci beaucoup

you may be assured i will convey this

news to his royal highness king louie

on behalf of the british crown

i would be most good evening

ben franklin at your service dr franklin

what a surprise welcome to versailles a

man of my years is happy to be welcomed

anywhere

they'll meet me to introduce lord stoma

he was just telling us that you left

america under other hurried

circumstances it was merely a rumor

though i am but a humble man i do know

this the truth is one thing stormont is

another

touche

dr franklin let us talk privately for a

moment doctor

i will come directly to the point

i am the foreign minister of the most

powerful nation in europe why should

france risk w*r with britain to help a

poor struggling band of rebels

because our cause is the cause of all

mankind we are fighting for your liberty

when we defend our own a lofty sentiment

i am sure though i don't think king

louis would think very highly of it then

tell his majesty this the new united

states controlled immense wealth through

trade trade that could be redirected to

france under the right circumstances

it's no secret france and britain are on

the verge of w*r but we can treat each

other like families if yours were to

help ours now we would surely help yours

later and what would you like my french

family to do right now

release mr dean's four ships let them

sail to america to replenish the

continental army and that is all

i told you i was humble we shall see dr

franklin

are you all right sarah should we go

inside no

the fresh air is good for me

i do believe the inoculation is working

i received another letter from my john

today congress has returned to

philadelphia he so wishes he could be

here with us it must feel good to read

his letters

sometimes i close my eyes and imagine

him there in the room with me have you

heard from your father

not for a very long time he will write

you i am sure

and then i will close my eyes and

imagine him beside me

sarah

sarah are you all right

sarah

her pulse is beginning to race and a

fever is rising

what about you and your children

charles is quite ill but nothing like

sarah does she have family close by none

i suppose but us

tend to her closely

with god's blessing her fever will break

without it

conditions are bad all over little food

not enough shelter for the soldiers let

alone their families and smallpox i've

seen the signs of it before this isn't

what i expected after our victories at

trenton and princeton the conditions of

w*r cared little for victory or defeat

i found out general washington staying

at arnold's tavern by the town's green i

suppose the moment of truth has arrived

you've made quite an impression ben i

understand that because of you the

french have coined a new word for

telling a lie storm there the poor

fellow asked for it and your likeness is

being sold all over france the rumored

versailles you've made king louie

jealous with your popularity the last

thing i want is to offend another king

com de virgine's secretary is here and

requests an audience by all means show

him in

that's enough for today jacques merci

dr franklin county version wishes you to

have this

tell me it's good news

bergen still won't let your ship sail

but he stands ready to advance 3 million

lira to us if we keep it under the

strict of secrecy but why not let free

the ships because the french still fear

a w*r with great britain my attempt to

bluff the french has worked well so far

now we need proof from general

washington that he can defeat the

british keeping this secret will be very

difficult there are british spies

everywhere i don't like this ben we need

those ships patience my friend will

stick to my plan until good news arrives

father

father

huh

father

please

help me

sarah

father

is it really you

oh

it's all right my dear dear girl

i've missed you so much

i know

i've written you so many letters i've

gotten them all and as i've read them

i've watched you grow into a strong

young woman do you really mean that i'm

not worried about you now sarah

i love you father

there's a clearing up ahead look

come with me we'll go together

i've been in france now well over a

month and enjoy a surprising celebrity

that i have endeavored to use to our

advantage

what i lack however is any word from

congress on the fate of our new united

states is there any good news at all

without it i fear france will soon call

my bluff

and without france as an ally the light

on our success will dim even more

gentlemen martha has asked me to

apologize for the meager quality of our

surroundings

i know you're all used to much finer

accommodations

now what do we have here

captain alexander hamilton of the new

york company of a*tillery at your

service yes captain hamilton i take it

you saw my advertisement yes sir your

excellency and if it isn't young james

how goes the newspaper business

couldn't be better general now that

you've shown general how a thing or two

hmm captain hamilton we must talk if

this is about the men in the a*tillery

company your excellency i can explain

captains and kings need never explain

anything

that was fine work your men did at

princeton

thank you your excellency

captain hamilton i placed that

advertisement because i would like you

to join the continental army and serve

as one of my aides to camp

i don't know what to say

that is i would prefer to fight on the

field of battle your excellency i

understand your desire but your gifts

are needed here now

have you a family captain none to speak

of sir then you will find one here

martha and i look upon each man this

table as our own kin

and i assure you your colleagues will

look upon you as a brother

gentlemen may i present the newest

member of our family

lieutenant colonel alexander hamilton

yes ben mail has arrived from america

and the news is good washington's won

surprise victories at both trenton and

princeton i told you my friend that one

must have faith in general washington

dr franklin mr dean compto version just

had this delivered

congratulates his american family on

news of their notable victories he's

lifted the order blocking your ships

they're free to sail to america you did

it ben you out bluff the english long

enough for good news to arrive this is

one letter i'm happy i won't have to

send

mrs adams

the fever's broken i was so afraid we

were going to lose you i was so far away

and then

i know this sounds odd

my father helped me back

everything will be all right now

soon general washington will have the

whole army inoculated can you imagine a

world without smallpox i'm afraid my

imagination is not quite so vivid it's

the kind of scientific progress dr

franklin always talks about perhaps you

should take the inoculation yourself

with general washington let me spring

will be here before we know it and he's

going to need every strong man he can

find

even those who write for newspapers

good luck to you lieutenant colonel

hamilton it's not official yet

but thank you anyway

well i had better find his excellency

you can't imagine how many letters he

has us right

i'm searching for

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