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When the Duke of Richmond attempts to assault Lorna Bow as a "honey-trap" for the Company, Delaney intervenes and grazes the Duke with a gunshot. He recognizes Lorna is being used as a weakness to target him and tries to send her to Paris for safety, though she refuses to leave. Recurring Symbols

In his most calculated move yet, Delaney visits the lawyer Thoyt and draws up a will that leaves Nootka Sound to the Americans in the event of his death. This effectively forces the East India Company to keep him alive, as his death would immediately forfeit the strategically vital land to their rivals. Taboo_1x03

Delaney finds a bird symbol scratched into the fireplace of his mother’s room, identical to the one on his back. The young girl Winter identifies it as the Sankofa , an African symbol meaning "it is not taboo to fetch what is at risk of being left behind," highlighting the theme of learning from the past to shape the future. Taboo recap: Season 1, Episode 3 - Entertainment Weekly When the Duke of Richmond attempts to assault