It began in Scotland, at an ancient stone circle. There, a doorway, open to a select few, leads into the past - or the grave. Claire Randall survived the extraordinary passage. Her first trip swept her into the arms of Jamie Fraser, an eighteenth century Scot whose love became a tale of tragic passion that ended with her return to the present to bear his child. Her second journey, two decades later, brought them together again in frontier America. But Claire had left someone behind.