As if Claire Fraser losing her daughter to miscarriage, was not bad enough, she heard Fergus whimpering in his sleep. So when she asks him what was wrong, Fergus hesitated at first. But after much convincing, she found out that Jack Randall molested the boy.
Fergus narrates that while he was running an errand with Jamie in a whorehouse, he wandered off to find some pockets to pick. After being attracted by a bottle of lavender scent that he wants to bring home and be his present to Claire, he found himself cornered in a bedroom by Jack Randall who said that he was not that one he ordered but he will do.
The showrunners actually had a choice not to feature the scene and simply go back to Fergus telling Claire about it but they did both. They featured the child rape scene and the narration altogether making up for a double emotional whammy for the viewers, who most likely were livid with angst and anger.
The rape scene of Fergus was almost taboo to watch but the narrative is owned by the victim. The viewers were able to see the live actions through the child’s eyes and hear about it through his own words, making viewers commiserate with them.
Episode writer Toni Graphia also said that she knows that the rape scene is hard to watch but she admitted that they have always planned to show it.