Chains By lochardees May 27, 1776 Dinah's Funeral (Isabel and Ruth's Mother) May 27, 1776 Isabel and Ruth are Sold to the Locktons Period: May 27, 1776 to May 29, 1776 Journey to a New Home May 29, 1776 Madam "Smuggles" her "Underwear" Chest through Security, Claiming that if they Opened it, she would Lose her Dignity Jun 6, 1776 Isabel Sneaks Out of the House to Tell Curzon about the Planned Bribery form Lockton Jun 6, 1776 Isabel Overhears Lockton Saying they have Enough Money to Bribe the Rebel Army Jun 7, 1776 Lockton Arrested Jun 7, 1776 Bellingham Comes with a Small Team of Soldiers to Find Madam's Chest of Money Jun 8, 1776 Lockton Released from Jail Jun 22, 1776 Lockton's "Very Important Guests" Arrive Jun 22, 1776 Ruth has a Seizure while Madam thinks she is "Possessed" Jun 22, 1776 Plan to Assassinate General George Washington Accumulates Jun 23, 1776 Isabel Tells Colonel Regan about the Plan to Assassinate George Washington and the List of Names Jun 23, 1776 Lockton Flees New York in a Cheese Crate Jun 23, 1776 At Dawn, Soldiers Come to Arrest Lockton, but he has Already Fled Jun 28, 1776 Thomas Hickey's Assassination Period: Jun 30, 1776 to Jul 1, 1776 British Soldiers Invade the Harbor Jul 4, 1776 America Declares Independence from Great Britain Jul 10, 1776 Ruth Sold Overnight in the West Indies Jul 15, 1776 Isabel is Branded with the Letter "I" on her Cheek Standing for "Insolence"