TEXT: [PREVIOUSLY_ON] Anne: It is as if the Angel of Death himself has descended upon the town. Cotton: The witches' Grand Rite. Anne: Please return to Salem. John: Find out who Mary Sibley is backing for magistrate and I find the next witch in line. Mary: You may be God's gift to Salem, Dr. Wainwright. Von Marburg: That the Grand Rite was led by one Mary Sibley. Mary: The comet will soon blaze overhead, terrifying all for only three nights. The crags will be filled with hell-blood. Tituba: Mercy Lewis killed our witches. True witches. The Elders. Mary: Kill them! Kill them all! [Screaming] You wanted war. Now taste war. Mercy: [Screaming] [Hoarsely] Father... Your baby's home. [Indistinct conversations] [Dog barks] Woman: We're going to need more water. [Rat screeching] [Man coughs] [Child giggles] [Bird caws] [Children giggling] [Giggling continues] [Bird caws] [Giggling continues] [Grumbling] Girl: [Grunting] [Screaming] ["Cupid Carries A Gun" plays] <unk> Pound me the witch drums <unk> <unk> witch drums <unk> <unk> pound me the witch drums <unk> <unk> pound me the witch drums <unk> <unk> the witch drums <unk> <unk> better pray for hell <unk> <unk> not hallelujah <unk> [Ambient sound] Mary: You must use your fork. You act as though raised by wolves. I suppose in some ways you were. You hold the fork like this, and you use the knife to push the food onto the prongs. First, the cloth. You place it in your lap like so. What do you hide there? Come, now, show me what it is. Boy: It reminded me of you, Mother. So beautiful. Mary: Its neck. Did you find it so? Boy: It found me. Mary
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.