Anne: [Scoffs] I rode with Reverend Mather. Answer me. Cotton: And destroy my life's collection in the process. For his safety, I should take him back to the woods. Hathorne: So true. Hathorne: Surely God does not intend his flock to perish at the hands of devil worshipers and plague. He is...
Hathorne: The talk is of witchcraft. It's one of her signatures. Just once. Lewis: Aah! Mary: Come. Mary: I am not of the old breed, but the new, and I'm not afraid of her. Mary: I shall use the young Anne Hale to make a water charm to warn me if it draws near. Mary: Well, give him that opportunity if you must, but be prepared to do what is necessary or burn. Mercy: Dollie! Sebastian: And to Mary Sibley. Sebastian: Such as? She knew enough to take the only virgin witch in her hive and use her to make a warning sign, and worse, to seal my little peephole into her kingdom. Something of his. Von Marburg: Careful. Why not her? [Grunts]
John: What about her?
Plan: A: Mary; Q: Who takes the fight directly to her newest foes, Countess Marburg and her son, Sebastian? A: Mary's public chastening; Q: What event caused Hathorne to step up his bid to take over Salem? A: the recently minted Magistrate Hathorne; Q: Who is trying to take power from Mary? A: Hathorne; Q: Who does Anne Hale want to marry? A: his bid; Q: What does Hathorne step up to wrest power from Mary? A: her bewitched husband; Q: Who does Mary have to compel to take action? A: the young Witch; Q: Who sought Mary's advice when Hathorne threatened Anne Hale? A: Mary's council; Q: What does Anne Hale seek when she is threatened with being accused of witchcraft? A: sound advice; Q: What does Anne Hale receive from Mary? A: a fearful and unappealing cost; Q: What is the cost of Anne Hale's advice? A: Lewis; Q: What Reverend is Dollie's Reverend? A: her revenge; Q: What is Mercy Lewis preparing to enact? A: new heights; Q: How far does Mercy Lewis' revenge reach? A: her Reverend Lewis; Q: Who does Mercy Lewis draw closer to? A: one; Q: How many of Mercy Lewis' allies does she force to act? A: his righteous task; Q: What does John Alden continue to pursue? A: valuable results; Q: What does John Alden's search for answers yield? A: surprising results; Q: What happens when Mary takes the fight directly to her newest foes? Summary: Following Mary's public chastening, the recently minted Magistrate Hathorne steps up his bid to wrest power over the citizenry of Salem from her, forcing Mary to once again compel her bewitched husband to take action. When Hathorne threatens against Anne Hale-giving her the choice of marriage to him or be accused of witchcraft-it prompts the young Witch to seek Mary's council. She receives sound advice to either marry Hathorne or Cotton. But it comes at a fearful and unappealing cost. Mercy Lewis' grisly preparations to enact her revenge reach new heights, drawing Dollie and her Reverend Lewis closer in the process, and forcing the hand of one of her increasingly tenuous allies. Meanwhile, as John Alden continues to pursue his righteous task, his search for answers yields valuable results, and Mary takes the fight directly to her newest foes, Countess Marburg and her son, Sebastian, with surprising results.