George Chichester’s investigation into the sinking of the Influence (aka Cornwallis ) makes a breakthrough. It is revealed that James himself nailed down the hold of the slave ship to let the cargo drown—an act that has haunted him throughout the series.
Following the death of her daughter Winter, Helga believes James is the killer and betrays him to the EIC. Taboo - Episode 7 ...
In the penultimate episode of Taboo (Season 1, Episode 7), the high-stakes game between James Delaney and the East India Company (EIC) reaches a tipping point of betrayal and torture. George Chichester’s investigation into the sinking of the
Sir Stuart Strange and his men secure a "snitch" to charge James with treason, which would allow the government to seize all his possessions, including the contested Nootka Sound. In the penultimate episode of Taboo (Season 1,
James brings the nervous Godfrey to a brothel to meet Chichester, where Godfrey provides vital evidence against the EIC regarding the Cornwallis sinking.
Brace confesses to James that he poisoned James’s father, Horace Delaney, with arsenic to "save" him from his own madness. Surprisingly, James already knew and lets him live.