TEXT: [PREVIOUSLY_ON] Gloriana: Do you ever wonder? Cotton: What? Gloriana: If we could leave this place? [Laughs] Cotton: Gloriana, you mustn't be here. Gloriana: What will you do here... in the House of the Lord? [Groans] John: What the hell are you doing here, Hooke? William: Now, careful, Captain... unless you do not mind me telling the good people of Salem just who John Alden really is. The package shall be yours by midnight. [Gasps] Mary: The familiar has been cut from her. Tituba: How? Mary: An exorcism... performed by her dolt of a father, no doubt. So we must replace it. Cotton: My God. Mary: The girl has been rendered frail by her circumstance. She needs but a moment of rest. After which, she will again be strong enough to point the finger. Mary: Open your mouth. George: [Groans] Mercy: [Screaming] I know what you are. [Up-tempo music plays] [Women moaning] Mab: Get 'em into a room, will ya? I'll be back in two shakes. Gloriana: You're leaving? Mab: [Sighs] Are you deaf, girl? Get 'em into a room! Gloriana: Yes, mum. [Moaning continues] [Laughter in distance] [Insects chirping, dog barks] [Branch snaps] [SCENE_BREAK] Mr. Hale: I do not. Ancient witch <unk>1: Yo'a'nes John Alden. Ancient witch <unk>2: John Alden. Mr. Hale: Yes? Yes. Yes. Yet, you say the man who holds the secret is dead. Are we certain we can trust her? I'm not so sure the servant is loyal. Tituba: I used to think your stubbornness a virtue. Mary: And you don't any longer? Tituba: Why go alone when there is influence in numbers? Mary: The girl has shown her color. We are well beyond the point
SUMMARY:
Following the discovery of The Malum, John acquires the help of Cotton to find out more about the Grand Rite. Mary tries to regain control of Mercy, and Tituba is tasked by the hive to finally discover the secret of John Alden that he has killed to keep.