William Kidd spent the summer of 1695 kicking his heels in London, waiting for word about his application for a Captaincy in the Royal Navy. In August he met with two old friends that led him to an inner circle of influential Londoners who planned to use Kidd for their own ends.
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Episode 341 - In His Majesty's Secret Service
Episode 340 - In Service of the Devil
Episode 339 - Learned Fools
Episode 338 - Gadzooks!
Episode 337 - Vermin of the State
Episode 336 - Bonnie Dundee
Episode 335 - Bishops, Barons, & Burghs
Episode 334 - Defiant
Episode 333 - A Most Ill Natur'd Fellow
Episode 332 - Without Striking a Stroke
Episode 331 - The Scandal of Human Nature
Episode 330 - The Reigning Vice of the West Indies
Episode 329 - A Lusty Lad
Episode 328 - The Most Capable Among Them
Episode 327 - Hurrah!
Episode 326 - Diversion
Episode 325 - A House Infested With Wasps
Episode 324 - Prodigies of Wickedness
Episode 323 - A Great Ship
Episode 322 - I Judged Him a Rogue
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