Underground - New Series about the Underground Railroad on WGN

[Thomas Kearney]

OK, here we go:

Moses and Pearly Mae's daughter, Boo, is taken in by Elizabeth after she spots her while taking a walk. Rosalee's brother James is put to work in the cotton fields, and Sam tries to purchase their freedom. John is out of town at the time to attend his brother's (who is also the Master) nomination as a senator from Georgia. While John is away, Elizabeth's former boyfried, a US Marshall, comes to check for the runaways, but is locked in the basement when it is discovered she is hiding runaways. Sam comes forward to the Master announcing his intent to purchase the freedom of him and James, but is denied. So he runs away. He is caught and hung while the Master makes his nomination acceptance speech. Pullman and his son go to visit his wife (played by Jennifer Nettles) in a mental hospital after she was lobotomized. While searching for the runaways, they come across Rosalee and capture her. She is held in a meat house after an attempt to pose as citizens with Mr. Cato to get Noah a doctor after he is injured in an explosion that claimed Henry's life. Mr. Cato steals a stagecoach filled with money to create a distraction for the slave catchers and Rosalee and Noah escape, making it to John and Elizabeth's house. Noah and Elizabeth go to the Sherriff's office to free the slaves, where Noah is jailed for holding the office up. Meanwhile, Rosalee and Boo manage to safely leave the house and make their way for the next safe house, where Rosalee meets Maryland Native Harriet Tubman. Back at the plantation, Ernestine hangs the Master for being cruel to the slaves.

That'll do it for Season 1 of Underground! I will have recaps of Season 2 after the episodes air.