And they ruled by fear. Anne: The long arm of Mary Sibley, no doubt. Come on. Cotton: You dare extort a man of the cloth and a fine young lady from one of Salem's founding families? Even a magistrate has his place. For perhaps the first time ever, your interests and mine share common ground. I can take him back to the woods at any time. John: Find out who Mary Sibley is backing for magistrate and I find the next witch in line. Mary: And where is it? Mary: George is my power in this town. Mary: Hathorne wonders if you really came to town to cure the plague or to humor some dark obsession with the dead. Mary: To endorse Corwin as magistrate and maintain the illusion that you and you alone control Salem, and your wife, with an iron grip and silence your bitter enemy, Hathorne. Mary: You may be God's gift to Salem, Dr. Wainwright. Never underestimate his importance to us. Tituba: Mercy Lewis killed our witches. You can walk among the living. You have to let her out.
Plan: A: Hathorne; Q: Who is Mary's adversary? A: her allies; Q: Who does Mary rally? A: another witch; Q: Who does Mary promote to maintain control of the town? A: Cotton; Q: Who does Anne share common ground with? A: an intimate nature; Q: What kind of tensions are smoldering between Mary and Dr. Wainwright? A: John; Q: Who arrives back in Salem? Summary: As the town of Salem continues to try to cope with the mounting plague, suspicions and fear grip the townspeople, and one of Mary's recent adversaries, Hathorne, takes steps to place himself in a position of power among the citizenry and above Mary, leading Mary to rally her allies and resort to promoting another witch to the higher position to maintain control of the town. Meanwhile, Anne and Cotton find they share some common ground, an earlier act of mercy may come back to haunt Mary, tensions of an intimate nature continue to smolder between Mary and Dr. Wainwright, John arrives back in Salem and makes his first move by killing his first witch, and Mary and Tituba discovers that someone strong wants Mary dead.