So his judgment is impaired and he makes wild, rash, dangerous decisions which start to backfire.
And that downward spiral of his judgments and decision making is what ultimately is the demise of him."
If not in the history books, then at least in the romantic retelling.
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(Question: Would you be surprised if Philomenawasactually pregnant?
Washington understood that the infant United States was clearly the supplicant in this crucial trans-Atlantic friendship.
Just as the honored guests arrive, Arnold receives a letter from Andre, code name John Anderson.
Arnold blames his predecessor for the suspicious correspondence and tosses it in the fire.
Is she terrified (because she married Arnold)?
Sailing up the Hudson in the dark, theVultureis careful not to come too close to the American guns.
Andre is cool, Arnold is hot.
he asks, getting Andre’s attention.
But if Arnold is willing to raise the stakes, so is Andre.
“I knew it,” spits Arnold.
“Back in Philadelphia, you were more than friends.”
“All I want is her,” says our doomed tragic hero.
“We were married at home.
You sure you still want her?”
Short answer: yes.
Long answer: hold that thought.
NEXT: Did Arnold sell Peggy back to Andre?
The men are interrupted by the sound of American cannons.
(Oh, irony.)
And once Andre reluctantly accepts the pass, he may as well take the West Point plans also.
(“You still wake sometimes, don’t you?
At the pub, Abe eavesdrops on the aggrieved man’s conversation and plants the seed for retaliation.
“God helps those who help themselves,” Abe says to the man and his two friends.
“We have a divine right to topple tyrants.”
The key: liberate their guns from the British armory.
“Without gunpowder, there is no freedom,” Abe preaches.
Caught red-handed, Abe’s options are slim… so why not punch his hated tormenter in the face?
(He should’ve aimed for his ear.)
“Get a rope!”
Simcoe sneers, guaranteeing that Abe will get a very quick and speedy trial.
Rogers' goons have an even easier time capturing their quarry.
Andre literally walk into their clutches, and then fails the “talk less, smile more” test.
If only Andre had paid Rogers what he owed him.
Andre might be doomed, but Arnold has a prayer because he’s surrounded by incompetence.
The message arrives, Arnold turns green and excuses himself, and rushes upstairs to bid Peggy farewell.
“Will they hang him?”
asks Peggy, referring to Andre.
“They’ll hangus.
I must flee, now.”
He coaches her to play the innocent and feign ignorance when they are eventually discovered.
(Now the roles are reversed, and it’s her turn to imitate Philomena.)
And while she may prove herself to be an excellent actress, Arnold is not as gifted.
“We’ll be together soon,” he says, with little conviction.
“I promise.”
He gave her up to Andre.
He sold her to him as part of the 20,000.
[Note: Confirmed!
Not stunned like Golden State Warriors stunned but Holy-crap-Einhorn-is-Finkle-Finkle-is-Einhorn stunned.
Arnold may have been the officer he least suspected of such betrayal.
What’s more, Lafayette, the emissary to the French armed forces, is witnessing this meltdown.
Ben takes off on horseback after Arnold, who slipped out the back door and limped to the docks.
Arnold still views himself as a man of honor.
Ben’s shot misses, and the rest is history.
Will Andre get to express his love for Peggy one last time?
