![]() ![]() His patrons plunk down a bag of coins in excess of their promised sum. ![]() We next see the trio at a restaurant in DC. They promise him an outrageous sum to accompany them to Washington DC and promise his return before his wife gets back. Later that afternoon, he encounters a friend who introduces him to two travelers (Brown and Hamilton) claiming to work with a circus-like show. The following morning he sees them off in a carriage. He playfully expresses jealousy at being deprived of her cooking. ![]() Later that night, after settling the children in their beds, he talks with his wife, who will shortly take the children with her as she works as a cook. He plays the violin exquisitely and is much in demand as a performer in his home of Saratoga. We see snippets of Solomon's life as a free man. Solomon flashes back to happier times with his wife and children and the title card flashes. Later, in the crowded slave quarters, a female stirs in her sleep and advances on Northup sexually, using his hand for release. Solomon Northup notices the dark juice of blackberries and is inspired to create ink and a quill. ![]() A man sits languidly atop a wagon of the raw cane root, idly looking at the labor of the men. The movie opens with a group of slaves receiving instruction on cutting sugar cane. ![]()
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