TEXT: [PREVIOUSLY_ON] Countess Marburg: It would appear there is another enemy at your gates. Mary: Then let us use this common threat as reason to unite. Countess Marburg: I have left a token of my appreciation. Sebastian: I do know you, Mary. I know you do not love me now. But you will. Mary: I was quite capable of disposing of George in my own manner. Sebastian: I prefer to have George in my pocket, not yours. Cotton: What happened to you, John? John: I fought fire with fire and got burned. Tituba: You will kill no witches tonight. Anne: Wrap it 'round with walls of Thorn. Let his mad love for me be born. Cotton: I... I love you. Countess Marburg: You hide in here, and you wish upon the moon itself to be as unmarked as you once were. Dollie: [ Whimpers ] [ Crying ] Countess Marburg: The last of the true witches. Do not lie to me. There could be no greater error than that. Anne: You know Increase Matherather? Countess Marburg: Oh, he and I danced a lively jig, and neither of us left it unmarked. Mary: Search your memory, Cotton. Surely, your father told you some hint to exactly how he sent this siren back to hell. Cotton: Would that he had. I'm afraid all his secrets died with him. Mary: I never thought I'd say these words... But I need you... Increase Matherather. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. [ Blows ] Every man feeds the conqueror worm. I eat your flesh, so obey, you must. By my command, moist earth turn. Give up your dead, their secrets to tell. Increase Mather, I call you from Hell. [ Creaking ] Alas, poor Increase. I knew him well. Too well. Dear Increase... You really think I'd allow you to lay hands on me? [ Glass shatters ] Feel better? No, I thought not. You always were a slow learn
SUMMARY:
Mary resorts to drastic measures, by temporarily bringing Increase's soul from Hell, in a bid to attain valuable information for use in combating the Countess, and she tries to shore up her political hold over Salem with a move that could either assure her success or seal her fate. As Anne Hale continues her Witch's tutorial through her father's Witch book, she learns that getting what she desires comes at a cost, and that in order to continue on her seemingly powerful path she must still remain supplicant to others. As the Countess and her son, Sebastian, continue to work their plan, they are presented with a rare glimpse into their enemy's stronghold where they are introduced to Little John unexpectedly, and their cause is made stronger by Mercy. Wainwright returns to Salem having gained some measure of information that shed light on the town's particular strain of plague to Mary but reveals that he is willing to join with Mary to know more about their powers. Meanwhile, Tituba makes plans for John Alden, whom she had caught while he was to kill Anne in her sleep, and Cotton gets a surprising visit from his father's ghost.