Outlander season 7 episode 12 ending explained: Did Jamie Fraser beat up Lord John Grey?

The aftermath of Jamie Fraser's return played out in Outlander season 7 episode 12, which dropped on Starz in the US on Friday, December 13, 2024. The latest episode followed the events of Jamie's return and the bombshell news that he wasn't aboard the Euterpe when it sunk, and the revelation that he's William's biological father.

However, the tension in Outlander season 7 episode 12 wasn't only because Jamie had soldiers following him. Jamie learned that Lord John Grey and Claire Fraser had slept with each other through their grief, leading to Jamie beating up Lord John in the woods. However, some rebels arrived and took the bruised and battered Lord John with them.

While John fights for his life and freedom, Jamie receives a promotion to General and makes up with Claire in John's house. The tides are turning, and Lord John may be getting the short end of the deal.

**Disclaimer: This article contains major spoilers for Outlander season 7 episode 12. Reader's discretion is advised.**

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Jamie beats up Lord John in Outlander season 7 episode 12 after learning he had 'carnal knowledge' of Claire

Outlander season 7 episode 12 saw Jamie Fraser beat up one of his closest friends and confidante, Lord John Grey, in the woods. Their friendship was challenged by the fact that John and Claire slept with each other after learning that Jamie had died at the Euterpe.

Jamie beats John in Outlander season 7 episode 12 (Image via Starz)

The episode kicked off with the events that followed Jamie's kidnapping of Lord John to evade the soldiers, as seen at the end of Outlander season 7 episode 11. They took off on a horse into the woods, where Jamie thanked John for taking care of Claire when he wasn't around.

However, John dropped the fact that he had "carnal knowledge" of Claire, and at first, Jamie was taking the news lightly. He assumed that Claire was so stricken with grief that she sought John out to help. However, when John admitted that they did it in a fit of drunkenness and that they had s*x while imagining the other was Jamie the whole time, that earned him a punch in the face.

Lord John dramatically went stumbling down the hill before Jamie brought him up by his collar. He also called John a "filthy pervert" and then demanded to tell him everything that happened, but John didn't want to spill the details. Instead, he goaded Jamie to kill him instead, earning him a further beating. However, the altercation between Jamie and John in Outlander season 7 episode 12 by a group of patrolling rebels.

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Outlander season 7 episode 12 saw Lord John Grey taken by the rebels

Lord John Grey may have been saved from Jamie Fraser's beatings in Outlander season 7 episode 12, but his life will soon be put through a wringer in the hands of the rebels. When the patrolling rebels saw Jamie beating John up in the woods, they interrupted them. A man named Corporal Jethro Woodbine asked Jamie who his prisoner was.

Rebels took John away (Image via Starz)

When Jamie said that John was his prisoner, one of the rebels remembered John was a soldier, and the rest of the rebels had a problem with that. They want to take John themselves to the rebel camp as their prisoner. Jamie, who wasn't John's biggest fan at that point allowed them to take him.

At the rebel camp, someone told John that General Wayne would hang him because a lot of rebels were killed during a massacre a few days ago. They consider him a spy, and his relationship with General Grey, who carried out the massacre, didn't help his cause. However, John thought he had leverage and made a compromise with a former friend and now a rebel leader, Colonel Smith.

John thought that they had an understanding, but Dr. Denzell, who checked up on John's bruises, said that Smith and Wayne still wanted to hang John. Denzell snuck John a scalpel and then advised him to escape, which he did during the night. At the end of Outlander season 7 episode 12, John escapes into the woods, but soon after, the guards go in search of him. Just as John was running away, someone fired at him just before the episode cuts to black. John's fate hangs in balance.

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William had Young Ian arrested in Outlander season 7 episode 12

After the massive revelation about William's parentage in the Outlander season 7 episode 11, a revelation where he is concerned because everyone else already knew that he was Jamie's son, he went on a rampage. One person who felt the brunt of his anger was Young Ian, who was with Rachel at the time.

Young Ian was arrested (Image via Starz)

Young Ian and Rachel had seen William while he was escorting the loyalist citizens trying to evacuate the city. However, William, who was already in a bad mood about Jamie, was further aggravated when he learned that Ian and Rachel were planning to marry.

The scene ended up with Young Ian and William punching each other, with William lamenting about being a bastard and about Jamie being a rebel while Ian defends his uncle. When the other soldiers intervened, William had Young Ian arrested for assaulting an officer, which angered Rachel.

However, Jamie heard about what happened, so he confronted William and threatened to reveal William's parentage unless he freed Young Ian. William had no choice but to do as his biological father said.

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Jamie and Claire reunite for good in Outlander season 7 episode 12

Jamie returned to John's house in Outlander season 7 episode 12, and he confronted Claire about what happened between her and Lord John that night. He was lashing out and wanted a play-by-play of what happened. He also confessed to the jealousy he will always have where Claire is concerned, and the confrontation wasn't an easy one between the husband and wife.

Jamie and Claire made up (Image via Starz)

It was heartbreaking for Jamie to learn about Claire contemplating ending her life before something happened to her and John. However, Jamie was consumed by his jealousy. At one point, he accused Claire of being a drunkard and a loose woman, which angered her, ending with her slapping Jamie across the face.

However, by the end of it, they agree that their love for each other is there and that nothing can separate them. Claire also assured Jamie that she was his wife, and they made love on top of the dining room table.

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Catch Outlander season 7 episode 12, now streaming on Starz in the US and Netflix in other select countries. Previous installments of the series are also available to watch on both platforms with a subscription.