Since the central conflict of the story is Isabel and Ruth working against the society they live in (which sanctions their enslavement) and fighting against the various specific people who keep them enslaved, the climax is when this conflict is at its tipping point. That is, the moment where Isabel could break free and escape her mistress or where she could be caught and punished for the attempts. Typically, the climax of a story is also the most exciting part of the story as well.
In Chains, this occurs when Isabel decides to stop waiting for the people who have said they will help her to follow through and to find freedom for herself. She steals a pass for Lockton in order to prove she is a freed slave and also decides to break Curzon out of prison to accompany her on her bid for freedom, by pretending he has died inside. This action happens in Chapters 43 and 44 of the novel, on Saturday, January 18, 1777.
You might also include Isabel's fight with Madam, which occurs right before her escape, as a part of the climax. Since it is a moment of great conflict and excitement, I would include it as well.
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