Synopsis

Increase Mather’s immediate aim is to apprehend a genuine witch, and he begins by focusing on a respected figure from Salem’s most dissolute quarter. Mary fears Increase will perceive a spell binding his old friend George, and she seeks Isaac's assistance in diverting Increase from this discovery. Simultaneously, accusations within Salem grow more fervent, and Cotton faces a deeply distressing development—while Anne’s doubts about her father deepen into a consuming suspicion.