In 1857, a group of slaves on a Georgia plantation make the dangerous decision to journey 600 miles north for the promise of freedom.

A plantation dance becomes the perfect distraction for a heist while John and Elizabeth step into a strange new world.

The timetable for escape is agreed upon and Rosalee is tasked with the most important part of the plan.

The runners steal a floating barge and ride up river. August's chase takes him into Indian territory. Hawkes finds himself working with a posse to catch runaways within the area.

The runners take shelter in Indian territory. James is put to work in the cotton field. Elizabeth discovers Boo alone after she was separated from her father. August learns his wife broke out of the Asylum.

Everyone must pay for their sins when the day of reckoning arrives.

Noah struggles to devise a new plan; Ernestine forms an unlikely bond.