In January 1848, the expedition's supplies are starting to run out. Now in charge of both Terror and Erebus, Fitzjames plans to abandon the ships and lead the men back to civilization on foot come spring. Blanky advises him to soften the blow of this news so Fitzjames organizes a carnival on the ice in order to boost their morale and reasoning that they have more food and drink than they will be able to carry. Goodsir begins feeding Sir John's pet Capuchin monkey in order to test a theory he has about the canned food and discerns that the poorly soldered cans are giving the men lead poisoning. He attempts to warn his superior Dr. Stephen Stanley who appears to brush the news off at first but reassures Goodsir that he will inform command and take care of it. Written by Aaron Kyle
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EPS04
By November 1847, there is some concern regarding the fate of the expedition and Sir John's wife and his niece try to pressure the Admiralty in London to send out a searc ...
EPS05
The weather outside the ships continue to worsen with severe storms and temperatures reaching minus fifty two. On board Erebus, Goodsir speaks with Lady Silence in an eff ...
EPS07
A flashback sequence set in 1845 shows various men joining the Arctic expedition. One of them is a young man named Cornelius Hickey who has never been seen before in any ...
EPS08
Captains Crozier and Fitzjames walk to the cairn visited by by Lieutenant Gore in the year before and update the message there. Afterwards Fitzjames opens up to Crozier a ...
EPS09
In London, Charles Dickens is speaking at the London Cultural Society and introduces Sir John's wife Lady Jane who speaks with the audience regarding the missing expediti ...