1 00:00:09,443 --> 00:00:11,577 Narrator: In January 1692, 2 00:00:11,579 --> 00:00:15,447 A crisis breaks out in salem village, massachusetts. 3 00:00:15,449 --> 00:00:17,149 It begins when the minister's daughter, 4 00:00:17,151 --> 00:00:19,451 Betty parris, and her cousin, abigail williams, 5 00:00:19,453 --> 00:00:23,355 Start suffering bizarre, unexplained seizures. 6 00:00:23,357 --> 00:00:24,957 It hurts! 7 00:00:24,959 --> 00:00:27,860 Soon, others in the community also experience 8 00:00:27,862 --> 00:00:29,895 The disturbing convulsions. 9 00:00:29,897 --> 00:00:32,998 Eventually, the cause of their suffering is diagnosed -- 10 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:36,835 They are under demonic attack from witchcraft. 11 00:00:36,837 --> 00:00:38,537 As their condition worsens, 12 00:00:38,539 --> 00:00:40,506 They begin to see ghost-like visions, 13 00:00:40,508 --> 00:00:43,042 Or specters, of their tormentors, 14 00:00:43,044 --> 00:00:47,179 And they identify three local women as witches. 15 00:00:47,181 --> 00:00:49,681 One of them is an enslaved servant named tituba, 16 00:00:49,683 --> 00:00:52,317 Who attempts to save herself by confessing. 17 00:00:52,319 --> 00:00:53,852 He appeared. 18 00:00:53,854 --> 00:00:56,488 Narrator: But by admitting to being in league with the devil, 19 00:00:56,490 --> 00:00:58,991 She confirms salem's worst fear, 20 00:00:58,993 --> 00:01:02,494 And the town is now on the hunt for other witches. 21 00:01:02,496 --> 00:01:04,363 It's a terrifying pursuit, 22 00:01:04,365 --> 00:01:07,366 Which will lead to unimaginable horrors. 23 00:01:19,947 --> 00:01:27,653 ♪♪ 24 00:01:27,655 --> 00:01:31,123 Three women from salem village have been accused of witchcraft, 25 00:01:31,125 --> 00:01:34,927 And sent to boston jail, where they await a formal trial. 26 00:01:34,929 --> 00:01:37,696 Among them is to tituba, the enslaved servant 27 00:01:37,698 --> 00:01:40,432 Of arguably the most godly man in salem -- 28 00:01:40,434 --> 00:01:43,869 The village's minister, samuel parris 29 00:01:43,871 --> 00:01:46,004 Under intense pressure from puritan leaders 30 00:01:46,006 --> 00:01:50,042 At her examination, tituba confessed to meeting the devil. 31 00:01:50,044 --> 00:01:53,579 But she also claimed that she was not the only one. 32 00:01:55,583 --> 00:01:57,783 She elaborates upon her confession, 33 00:01:57,785 --> 00:02:01,019 Confirming salem village's worst fears. 34 00:02:01,021 --> 00:02:03,388 There is a witch-hunting manual that suggests that 35 00:02:03,390 --> 00:02:06,458 The surest way to identify a witch 36 00:02:06,460 --> 00:02:10,529 Is on the word of another confessed witch. 37 00:02:10,531 --> 00:02:14,433 Tituba said there were nine, 38 00:02:14,435 --> 00:02:17,002 And spoke about this man in black -- 39 00:02:17,004 --> 00:02:18,570 The dark man. 40 00:02:18,572 --> 00:02:21,173 If you believed all this, 41 00:02:21,175 --> 00:02:24,743 There are six more out there, and there is the ringleader, 42 00:02:24,745 --> 00:02:30,449 The devil's agent, the most evil central actor -- 43 00:02:30,451 --> 00:02:31,817 The man in black. 44 00:02:31,819 --> 00:02:39,791 ♪♪ 45 00:02:39,793 --> 00:02:42,161 Narrator: The disturbing convulsions that began with the girls 46 00:02:42,163 --> 00:02:43,529 Of the salem parsonage 47 00:02:43,531 --> 00:02:46,098 Now start to spread to others in the community. 48 00:02:48,802 --> 00:02:52,271 Little: These sorts of behaviors, they're highly contagious, 49 00:02:52,273 --> 00:02:55,440 Because of being adolescents and teenagers. 50 00:02:55,442 --> 00:02:57,676 Peer influence is everything. 51 00:02:59,813 --> 00:03:01,547 Howe: The affliction spread 52 00:03:01,549 --> 00:03:04,049 Out of the parris household, to subsequent households, 53 00:03:04,051 --> 00:03:08,554 And out of the young age group, and into the adolescent, 54 00:03:08,556 --> 00:03:10,856 And then, adult age group. 55 00:03:10,858 --> 00:03:14,693 This moves from the hand of satan upon the parris household 56 00:03:14,695 --> 00:03:18,297 To the hand of satan upon all of salem village. 57 00:03:22,670 --> 00:03:24,703 Narrator: Fearing the spread of demonic forces, 58 00:03:24,705 --> 00:03:27,339 Samuel parris has sent his afflicted daughter, 59 00:03:27,341 --> 00:03:30,509 Betty, away, to stay with a colleague. 60 00:03:30,511 --> 00:03:32,544 But his niece and maid, abigail williams, 61 00:03:32,546 --> 00:03:35,681 Remains in the parsonage. 62 00:03:35,683 --> 00:03:40,252 Parris calls for days of fasting and prayers. 63 00:03:40,254 --> 00:03:43,155 Unsurprisingly, the days of fasting and prayer 64 00:03:43,157 --> 00:03:46,992 Don't do anything to free the girls from there bewitchment. 65 00:03:46,994 --> 00:03:53,365 ♪♪ 66 00:03:53,367 --> 00:03:59,771 ♪♪ 67 00:03:59,773 --> 00:04:03,175 Howe: Samuel parris, perhaps, should have looked to his own soul, 68 00:04:03,177 --> 00:04:07,079 And said, "why would god have brought this onto my household? 69 00:04:07,081 --> 00:04:10,249 What have I done?" 70 00:04:10,251 --> 00:04:11,984 Peone: He may not have seen it as an embarrassment. 71 00:04:11,986 --> 00:04:15,787 He may have seen it as validation of his godliness, 72 00:04:15,789 --> 00:04:20,359 That he would be visited by this demonic torment. 73 00:04:20,361 --> 00:04:21,994 Narrator: The daughter of local landowner 74 00:04:21,996 --> 00:04:24,263 Thomas putnam, ann putnam jr., 75 00:04:24,265 --> 00:04:27,065 Has also been suffering mysterious seizures. 76 00:04:27,067 --> 00:04:30,669 She, too, has had visions of spectral witches attacking her. 77 00:04:30,671 --> 00:04:33,939 But the next person she names shocks everyone. 78 00:04:42,116 --> 00:04:44,616 Coy: On March 11th, ann putnam jr. 79 00:04:44,618 --> 00:04:47,686 Names one of the specters that has been afflicting her, 80 00:04:47,688 --> 00:04:49,021 And causing her fits. 81 00:04:49,023 --> 00:04:51,189 Who do you see? 82 00:04:51,191 --> 00:04:53,925 And she names a new sort of suspect. 83 00:04:53,927 --> 00:04:58,096 Who's hurting you? 84 00:04:58,098 --> 00:05:01,166 The fourth person who is accused is martha corey. 85 00:05:01,168 --> 00:05:03,468 This is surprising to thomas putnam, 86 00:05:03,470 --> 00:05:07,973 Given the nature of the first three women who are accused. 87 00:05:07,975 --> 00:05:09,107 Narrator: The first three women 88 00:05:09,109 --> 00:05:13,312 Fit the stereotypical image of a witch. 89 00:05:13,314 --> 00:05:16,048 Coy: This is someone who has the respect of her community, 90 00:05:16,050 --> 00:05:19,584 And is deemed by her neighbors to be a pious woman. 91 00:05:24,491 --> 00:05:27,492 Narrator: Thomas putnam finds it hard to believe martha corey 92 00:05:27,494 --> 00:05:29,194 Could really be a witch. 93 00:05:29,196 --> 00:05:31,063 We need to know what she's wearing. 94 00:05:31,065 --> 00:05:34,366 The putnams ask her what her specter was wearing. 95 00:05:34,368 --> 00:05:35,667 Can you see? 96 00:05:35,669 --> 00:05:37,636 Narrator: He believes if the close of the specter 97 00:05:37,638 --> 00:05:41,106 Seen by ann match those of the real martha corey, 98 00:05:41,108 --> 00:05:43,175 It will confirm her vision. 99 00:05:43,177 --> 00:05:46,745 I think we should visit her. 100 00:05:46,747 --> 00:05:48,714 We need to know what she's wearing. 101 00:05:48,716 --> 00:05:50,682 She has blinded me. 102 00:05:50,684 --> 00:05:53,685 When ann realizes they intend to visit martha, 103 00:05:53,687 --> 00:05:56,355 She suddenly claims to have been struck blind. 104 00:05:56,357 --> 00:05:58,857 She says she will return tonight, 105 00:05:58,859 --> 00:06:01,760 To make me pay for identifying her. 106 00:06:05,032 --> 00:06:10,068 Hill: So, they go off to see. 107 00:06:10,070 --> 00:06:11,970 Almost as soon as they get there, 108 00:06:11,972 --> 00:06:14,506 She says "oh, I know what you've come for." 109 00:06:14,508 --> 00:06:17,609 You've come to talk to me about my being a witch. 110 00:06:17,611 --> 00:06:20,545 Narrator: The putnams tell her that ann has named her as a witch -- 111 00:06:20,547 --> 00:06:23,382 An accusation she immediately dismisses. 112 00:06:23,384 --> 00:06:26,852 You'll come because one of the afflicted has named you. 113 00:06:26,854 --> 00:06:30,188 I cannot help it if people are talking about me. 114 00:06:30,190 --> 00:06:33,125 She was very good at sticking up for herself. 115 00:06:33,127 --> 00:06:34,893 She sounds very confident. 116 00:06:34,895 --> 00:06:36,661 We must remain vigilant. 117 00:06:36,663 --> 00:06:38,463 After that, she says, 118 00:06:38,465 --> 00:06:41,867 "did ann putnam say what I was wearing?" 119 00:06:41,869 --> 00:06:44,102 She was blinded until this evening 120 00:06:44,104 --> 00:06:48,273 To prevent exactly such a comparison. 121 00:06:48,275 --> 00:06:49,674 Narrator: When martha hears that ann 122 00:06:49,676 --> 00:06:51,576 Claims to have been struck blind, 123 00:06:51,578 --> 00:06:54,146 She can't help but smile to herself. 124 00:06:54,148 --> 00:06:58,216 But to the putnams, martha's reaction appears sinister. 125 00:07:00,687 --> 00:07:02,654 A few days later, martha curry 126 00:07:02,656 --> 00:07:05,791 Is invited to thomas putnam's house. 127 00:07:05,793 --> 00:07:12,597 -Ann, you have a visitor. -Hello, ann. How are you? 128 00:07:12,599 --> 00:07:14,699 I think she was hoping to be able to have 129 00:07:14,701 --> 00:07:16,535 A heart-to-heart with ann. 130 00:07:20,808 --> 00:07:25,677 But moments after she arrives, ann suffers a seizure. 131 00:07:25,679 --> 00:07:26,845 Ann: Let me be. 132 00:07:26,847 --> 00:07:29,815 Please, let me be. 133 00:07:31,718 --> 00:07:33,852 Narrator: Seconds later, thomas putnam's servant, 134 00:07:33,854 --> 00:07:36,154 Mercy lewis, also collapses. 135 00:07:36,156 --> 00:07:40,492 ♪♪ 136 00:07:40,494 --> 00:07:44,162 Look. A yellow bird is sucking between her fingers. 137 00:07:44,164 --> 00:07:45,530 I see it right there. 138 00:07:45,532 --> 00:07:51,670 ♪♪ 139 00:07:51,672 --> 00:07:55,707 Narrator: Ann's hands are suddenly stuck fast to her eyes. 140 00:07:55,709 --> 00:07:57,342 Thomas: Sit. Sit down. Sit, sit, sit. 141 00:07:57,344 --> 00:08:04,082 ♪♪ 142 00:08:04,084 --> 00:08:06,084 When her hands finally come free, 143 00:08:06,086 --> 00:08:08,220 Ann sees a man roasting on a spit, 144 00:08:08,222 --> 00:08:10,989 Being turned by martha corey's specter. 145 00:08:10,991 --> 00:08:19,731 ♪♪ 146 00:08:19,733 --> 00:08:24,069 Mercy strikes where end points. 147 00:08:24,071 --> 00:08:27,138 The vision disappears, then blinks back. 148 00:08:27,140 --> 00:08:34,412 ♪♪ 149 00:08:34,414 --> 00:08:41,720 ♪♪ 150 00:08:41,722 --> 00:08:43,688 Please, let us be. 151 00:08:43,690 --> 00:08:46,157 She and ann putnam respond so strongly 152 00:08:46,159 --> 00:08:49,261 To martha corey's presence that she has to leave. 153 00:08:49,263 --> 00:08:51,229 You must leave right now. Leave. 154 00:08:55,402 --> 00:08:57,302 Narrator: Thomas putnam makes no distinction 155 00:08:57,304 --> 00:09:00,372 Between the real martha corey and her spectral vision 156 00:09:00,374 --> 00:09:02,407 Seen by his daughter ann. 157 00:09:02,409 --> 00:09:04,242 Five days after her visit, 158 00:09:04,244 --> 00:09:07,546 He lodges a complaint accusing her of witchcraft. 159 00:09:11,518 --> 00:09:16,221 -I heard the rumor. Is it true? -I am afraid so. 160 00:09:16,223 --> 00:09:19,591 With a respected member of his parish named as a witch, 161 00:09:19,593 --> 00:09:22,961 Samuel parris grows increasingly anxious. 162 00:09:22,963 --> 00:09:26,565 Unsure what to do, he invites salem's former minister, 163 00:09:26,567 --> 00:09:29,167 Reverend deodat lawson, to the village. 164 00:09:29,169 --> 00:09:30,335 Now, the numbers of the afflicted 165 00:09:30,337 --> 00:09:31,770 Are growing by the day. 166 00:09:31,772 --> 00:09:33,738 Parris hopes that lawson might be able 167 00:09:33,740 --> 00:09:36,441 To offer guidance and advice. 168 00:09:36,443 --> 00:09:38,944 Hill: Deodat lawson had some standing in the village 169 00:09:38,946 --> 00:09:42,581 Because he'd been the pastor there before parris. 170 00:09:42,583 --> 00:09:45,584 There are already three accused which is in prison -- 171 00:09:45,586 --> 00:09:49,588 But worse, one church member has been put under arrest. 172 00:09:49,590 --> 00:09:51,523 What was in it for him 173 00:09:51,525 --> 00:09:54,259 Was that he was a bit of an aspiring writer, 174 00:09:54,261 --> 00:09:56,227 And he hoped there might be a book in it. 175 00:10:00,601 --> 00:10:03,001 Narrator: Lawson takes a room above the village tavern, 176 00:10:03,003 --> 00:10:07,806 Where he is to stay for the next few days. 177 00:10:07,808 --> 00:10:09,975 I understand the reverend lawson is here. 178 00:10:09,977 --> 00:10:12,243 I was hoping to speak with him. 179 00:10:12,245 --> 00:10:14,546 Shortly after his arrival, he's visited 180 00:10:14,548 --> 00:10:19,718 By one of the afflicted girls, a teenager named mary walcott. 181 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:21,920 [ knocking ] 182 00:10:21,922 --> 00:10:23,054 Come. 183 00:10:27,594 --> 00:10:29,160 Hello, reverend lawson. 184 00:10:29,162 --> 00:10:30,362 Hello, mary. 185 00:10:30,364 --> 00:10:31,463 Hill: They would have known each other 186 00:10:31,465 --> 00:10:33,832 From when he was working in the village. 187 00:10:33,834 --> 00:10:37,669 She may well be bringing greetings from parris. 188 00:10:37,671 --> 00:10:41,840 I understand your fears. You must always remember -- 189 00:10:41,842 --> 00:10:45,010 However the devil may try to hurt us, 190 00:10:45,012 --> 00:10:46,344 We have nothing to fear. 191 00:10:46,346 --> 00:10:48,380 Narrator: After they finished their conversation, 192 00:10:48,382 --> 00:10:50,281 Mary turns to leave. 193 00:10:50,283 --> 00:10:51,383 [ yells ] 194 00:10:54,287 --> 00:10:55,587 Whatever is the matter? 195 00:10:55,589 --> 00:11:03,928 ♪♪ 196 00:11:03,930 --> 00:11:06,931 In the candlelight, lawson sees teeth marks. 197 00:11:06,933 --> 00:11:08,566 What caused this? 198 00:11:08,568 --> 00:11:10,935 Just now, I... 199 00:11:10,937 --> 00:11:13,471 I saw the dark specter approach, and then... 200 00:11:15,542 --> 00:11:17,042 ...Well, I felt it bite me. 201 00:11:19,179 --> 00:11:21,946 Hill: He didn't doubt that that was his introduction 202 00:11:21,948 --> 00:11:24,683 To what was going on in salem village. 203 00:11:28,522 --> 00:11:31,823 Narrator: Unless mary really was bitten by a demonic presence, 204 00:11:31,825 --> 00:11:36,194 The only other explanation is she made the marks herself. 205 00:11:36,196 --> 00:11:38,496 Hill: I would imagine that she would have done it 206 00:11:38,498 --> 00:11:41,966 Just before she actually went in to see him. 207 00:11:41,968 --> 00:11:45,470 Narrator: It seems likely this is one of the first examples of fraud, 208 00:11:45,472 --> 00:11:49,574 And a sign of a very different kind of evil in salem. 209 00:11:54,314 --> 00:11:57,315 Narrator: The number of afflicted girls in salem is growing, 210 00:11:57,317 --> 00:12:01,286 And several women are in jail, suspected of witchcraft. 211 00:12:01,288 --> 00:12:04,989 At first, it was only outcasts who were accused, 212 00:12:04,991 --> 00:12:07,492 But now, a respected member of the parish 213 00:12:07,494 --> 00:12:09,394 Has been named as a witch. 214 00:12:09,396 --> 00:12:13,198 That is the devil's work. 215 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:16,000 Lawson: I am well aware that some of you here believe 216 00:12:16,002 --> 00:12:18,703 The torments of the afflicted 217 00:12:18,705 --> 00:12:22,307 May proceed from some cause other than the devil. 218 00:12:22,309 --> 00:12:24,142 Narrator: Nearly one week after the incident 219 00:12:24,144 --> 00:12:25,376 With mary walcott, 220 00:12:25,378 --> 00:12:28,113 Lawson delivers a guest sermon in the village. 221 00:12:28,115 --> 00:12:33,251 Let us not doubt the reality of the evil among us. 222 00:12:33,253 --> 00:12:35,653 Several of the afflicted girls are present. 223 00:12:35,655 --> 00:12:38,990 Among them, abigail williams. 224 00:12:38,992 --> 00:12:42,127 Only through prayer and trusting god 225 00:12:42,129 --> 00:12:43,628 Can we protect ourselves. 226 00:12:43,630 --> 00:12:45,196 Now, name your text. 227 00:12:49,136 --> 00:12:52,070 Coy: Abigail williams shows disdain, 228 00:12:52,072 --> 00:12:54,439 And acts out during the sermon. 229 00:12:54,441 --> 00:12:56,574 A passage from john 6. 230 00:12:56,576 --> 00:12:58,710 That's a long one. 231 00:12:58,712 --> 00:13:01,079 Narrator: Lawson is completely thrown, 232 00:13:01,081 --> 00:13:05,884 And struggles to speak through the constant interruptions. 233 00:13:05,886 --> 00:13:08,486 Here, you can see them acting out, 234 00:13:08,488 --> 00:13:11,322 Taking these aggressive postures 235 00:13:11,324 --> 00:13:14,192 Towards a man of authority within this puritan community 236 00:13:14,194 --> 00:13:17,128 In ways that would have been totally, totally forbidden 237 00:13:17,130 --> 00:13:19,831 For women -- and particularly young women -- at this time. 238 00:13:19,833 --> 00:13:22,867 So, we must put on the whole armor of god. 239 00:13:22,869 --> 00:13:24,602 That's enough of that. 240 00:13:24,604 --> 00:13:27,071 Narrator: The apparent cause of the bizarre behavior 241 00:13:27,073 --> 00:13:30,608 Is the presence of accused witch martha corey. 242 00:13:30,610 --> 00:13:33,444 Although a warrant has been issued for her arrest, 243 00:13:33,446 --> 00:13:35,914 She cannot be arrested on the sabbath. 244 00:13:35,916 --> 00:13:38,049 But the afflicted girls seem determined 245 00:13:38,051 --> 00:13:42,453 To make sure everyone knows martha is a witch. 246 00:13:42,455 --> 00:13:45,190 Look. Look. Up there. 247 00:13:45,192 --> 00:13:48,726 Goodwife corey sits on the beam, 248 00:13:48,728 --> 00:13:53,364 Suckling the yellow bird between her fingers. 249 00:13:53,366 --> 00:13:55,433 Once again, they see the yellow bird 250 00:13:55,435 --> 00:13:57,702 The devil often has with him. 251 00:13:57,704 --> 00:14:01,706 The bird is sitting on the minister's hat. 252 00:14:01,708 --> 00:14:03,041 There. 253 00:14:03,043 --> 00:14:04,742 See? 254 00:14:04,744 --> 00:14:06,277 Can't you see it? 255 00:14:10,717 --> 00:14:12,417 Hear me, now. 256 00:14:12,419 --> 00:14:16,321 I intend to clear up the matter of this accusation. 257 00:14:16,323 --> 00:14:19,524 I will open the eyes of both the magistrates 258 00:14:19,526 --> 00:14:22,794 And the ministers to the truth. 259 00:14:22,796 --> 00:14:26,030 Don't think that either mischievous girls 260 00:14:26,032 --> 00:14:27,966 Or even the devil himself 261 00:14:27,968 --> 00:14:32,770 Can stand victorious before a gospel woman like myself. 262 00:14:32,772 --> 00:14:35,840 Narrator: But martha has no idea what she is up against. 263 00:14:38,111 --> 00:14:43,214 ♪♪ 264 00:14:43,216 --> 00:14:45,483 As with the previous examinations, 265 00:14:45,485 --> 00:14:48,219 Martha corey is brought to the village meeting house 266 00:14:48,221 --> 00:14:50,822 To face magistrate john hathorne. 267 00:14:54,227 --> 00:14:59,330 Dear lord, we ask for your wisdom and guidance. 268 00:14:59,332 --> 00:15:02,600 Please, let me go to prayer. 269 00:15:02,602 --> 00:15:03,768 No. 270 00:15:03,770 --> 00:15:05,503 I do not send you for prayer. 271 00:15:07,774 --> 00:15:10,275 Narrator: The afflicted girls are once again present, 272 00:15:10,277 --> 00:15:12,410 But there are now over a dozen of them, 273 00:15:12,412 --> 00:15:14,579 And, emboldened by their growing numbers 274 00:15:14,581 --> 00:15:17,815 They immediately suffered terrifying convulsions. 275 00:15:20,553 --> 00:15:25,423 There's a strange, physical, performative quality to the way 276 00:15:25,425 --> 00:15:28,259 That the afflicted girls behave, which is then reinforced 277 00:15:28,261 --> 00:15:30,895 By the spectatorship of the crowd. 278 00:15:30,897 --> 00:15:33,698 Tell me, why do you hurt these children? 279 00:15:33,700 --> 00:15:38,903 Narrator: John hathorne begins with a series of leading questions. 280 00:15:38,905 --> 00:15:41,439 I am an innocent person. 281 00:15:41,441 --> 00:15:44,309 I've never had to do with witchcraft since I was born. 282 00:15:44,311 --> 00:15:46,577 Then, martha's husband, giles corey, 283 00:15:46,579 --> 00:15:48,613 Is called to give evidence. 284 00:15:48,615 --> 00:15:52,317 We've had several mysterious things happen. 285 00:15:52,319 --> 00:15:54,953 Giles presents a long list of behaviors, 286 00:15:54,955 --> 00:15:58,690 Which he claims to find odd, and it quickly becomes clear 287 00:15:58,692 --> 00:16:01,125 He holds a grudge against his wife. 288 00:16:01,127 --> 00:16:03,661 I don't know if she prays. 289 00:16:03,663 --> 00:16:07,332 He claims that, when his wife prays, he can see her lips move, 290 00:16:07,334 --> 00:16:11,035 But he cannot hear her. 291 00:16:11,037 --> 00:16:12,804 A lot of books. 292 00:16:12,806 --> 00:16:14,372 Dangerous. 293 00:16:14,374 --> 00:16:19,978 Not healthy to read so much, especially for a woman. 294 00:16:19,980 --> 00:16:21,713 Hathorne then questions martha 295 00:16:21,715 --> 00:16:24,315 About the visit from thomas putnam. 296 00:16:24,317 --> 00:16:27,085 When you were visited the other day, 297 00:16:27,087 --> 00:16:28,453 How did you know they were coming 298 00:16:28,455 --> 00:16:30,588 To see what you were wearing? 299 00:16:30,590 --> 00:16:33,524 Because they told me that's why they were there. 300 00:16:33,526 --> 00:16:35,927 She lies. 301 00:16:35,929 --> 00:16:38,629 Ann was blind. 302 00:16:38,631 --> 00:16:40,631 Dare to lie to this assembly? 303 00:16:40,633 --> 00:16:44,302 They immediately start badgering her with intense questions. 304 00:16:44,304 --> 00:16:45,403 And from that moment on, 305 00:16:45,405 --> 00:16:47,705 She seems to lose the sympathy of the court 306 00:16:47,707 --> 00:16:51,709 Narrator: Martha repeatedly claims she is a gospel woman. 307 00:16:51,711 --> 00:16:53,311 Gospel witch! 308 00:16:53,313 --> 00:16:57,148 ♪♪ 309 00:16:57,150 --> 00:16:59,017 Narrator: But as the girls' seizures worsen, 310 00:16:59,019 --> 00:17:04,055 It seems clear to everyone that martha must be the cause. 311 00:17:04,057 --> 00:17:06,858 How do you explain this? 312 00:17:06,860 --> 00:17:08,793 Narrator: As chaos engulfs the courtroom, 313 00:17:08,795 --> 00:17:11,796 Hathorne makes no attempt to keep order. 314 00:17:11,798 --> 00:17:14,232 I urge you to confess. 315 00:17:14,234 --> 00:17:16,267 He doesn't even object when a shoe is thrown, 316 00:17:16,269 --> 00:17:18,603 And hits martha on the head. 317 00:17:18,605 --> 00:17:20,171 I have seen enough. 318 00:17:20,173 --> 00:17:22,540 Take her. 319 00:17:22,542 --> 00:17:24,642 Martha is taken away to boston jail, 320 00:17:24,644 --> 00:17:26,644 To join the other accused witches, 321 00:17:26,646 --> 00:17:31,449 And everyone in salem village is left wondering who will be next. 322 00:17:31,451 --> 00:17:34,652 It seems any name at all might be shrieked in the parsonage, 323 00:17:34,654 --> 00:17:37,588 And then whispered from one farm to another. 324 00:17:43,463 --> 00:17:45,463 The accusation against martha corey 325 00:17:45,465 --> 00:17:48,699 Fills salem village with paranoia and suspicion, 326 00:17:48,701 --> 00:17:53,337 And yet, no one is prepared for who is named next. 327 00:17:53,339 --> 00:17:54,806 Please, come in. 328 00:17:54,808 --> 00:17:59,911 ♪♪ 329 00:17:59,913 --> 00:18:02,346 I'm afraid you arrive at a difficult moment. 330 00:18:02,348 --> 00:18:04,649 Deodat lawson is visiting the parsonage 331 00:18:04,651 --> 00:18:07,885 When he witnesses a bizarre fit. 332 00:18:07,887 --> 00:18:11,456 Abigail williams is described as running around the kitchen, 333 00:18:11,458 --> 00:18:13,791 Flapping her arms, and saying "wish wish wish," 334 00:18:13,793 --> 00:18:16,060 And saying she's gonna fly up the chimney -- 335 00:18:16,062 --> 00:18:17,995 Which if you've ever hung out with an 11-year-old girl, 336 00:18:17,997 --> 00:18:21,666 Is kind of like how they act when they're being silly. 337 00:18:21,668 --> 00:18:25,436 But because abigail was stepping outside the bounds 338 00:18:25,438 --> 00:18:28,539 Of what was culturally acceptable for her behavior, 339 00:18:28,541 --> 00:18:32,543 She was considered to be somehow taken by the devil. 340 00:18:32,545 --> 00:18:35,546 Coy: It no doubt reinforced for lawson 341 00:18:35,548 --> 00:18:37,748 The demonic assault that the community was under. 342 00:18:43,022 --> 00:18:45,156 Paris: What is it? 343 00:18:45,158 --> 00:18:47,725 Do you not see her? 344 00:18:47,727 --> 00:18:52,063 Why, there she stands. 345 00:18:52,065 --> 00:18:53,498 Who does? 346 00:18:53,500 --> 00:18:54,699 Goodwife nurse. 347 00:18:54,701 --> 00:18:58,970 Rebecca nurse -- an older woman, well-respected, 348 00:18:58,972 --> 00:19:02,974 From a good family -- was seen by many 349 00:19:02,976 --> 00:19:06,711 To be this incredibly pious, upstanding woman. 350 00:19:06,713 --> 00:19:10,047 She seemed to truly be among the puritan saints. 351 00:19:10,049 --> 00:19:12,449 How was it that she could be a witch? 352 00:19:12,451 --> 00:19:14,285 She offers me the book. 353 00:19:14,287 --> 00:19:17,522 Your name is missing. 354 00:19:17,524 --> 00:19:19,190 I won't. 355 00:19:19,192 --> 00:19:20,958 I won't -- I won't take it. 356 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:24,028 Narrator: Abigail refuses to sign the devil's book, 357 00:19:24,030 --> 00:19:25,897 But the theatrical episode has led to 358 00:19:25,899 --> 00:19:28,900 The most controversial accusation so far. 359 00:19:30,870 --> 00:19:35,406 ♪♪ 360 00:19:35,408 --> 00:19:39,243 Rebecca nurse is 71 years old, and seriously ill. 361 00:19:39,245 --> 00:19:41,412 When four friends hear that she has been named 362 00:19:41,414 --> 00:19:44,282 As a suspect, they go to visit her. 363 00:19:46,686 --> 00:19:48,920 Howe: She has been very prominent in the community. 364 00:19:48,922 --> 00:19:51,489 She is part of a prominent family. 365 00:19:51,491 --> 00:19:53,524 Despite my illness, 366 00:19:53,526 --> 00:19:57,595 I can tell you I've experienced much spiritual comfort -- 367 00:19:57,597 --> 00:19:59,964 Although my hearing worsens by the day. 368 00:19:59,966 --> 00:20:02,533 You could see the accusation spreading to her 369 00:20:02,535 --> 00:20:04,902 Perhaps because of that very visibility -- 370 00:20:04,904 --> 00:20:08,139 Because of the way she looms large 371 00:20:08,141 --> 00:20:10,942 In the public's imagination. 372 00:20:10,944 --> 00:20:14,779 I pity those poor afflicted children with all my heart. 373 00:20:14,781 --> 00:20:18,583 Hill: She had nothing but kind words for the girls. 374 00:20:18,585 --> 00:20:21,252 I go to god for them. 375 00:20:21,254 --> 00:20:24,322 And then, they felt they had to tell her 376 00:20:24,324 --> 00:20:27,191 That she herself had been named. 377 00:20:27,193 --> 00:20:29,493 You are spoken of, too. 378 00:20:29,495 --> 00:20:32,363 ♪♪ 379 00:20:32,365 --> 00:20:33,731 Me? 380 00:20:33,733 --> 00:20:38,569 She is absolutely flabbergasted. 381 00:20:38,571 --> 00:20:43,407 But I'm as innocent as an unborn child. 382 00:20:43,409 --> 00:20:48,512 ♪♪ 383 00:20:48,514 --> 00:20:53,351 The naming of rebecca nurse is really a critical turning point. 384 00:20:53,353 --> 00:20:59,090 Rebecca nurse, you stand accused by these children. 385 00:20:59,092 --> 00:21:01,192 What do you say to it? 386 00:21:01,194 --> 00:21:06,230 I could say before my eternal father, I am innocent. 387 00:21:06,232 --> 00:21:08,599 Aronson: It's one thing to go after outliers. 388 00:21:08,601 --> 00:21:12,937 It's another thing to go after pillars of the community. 389 00:21:12,939 --> 00:21:16,407 So, now, you have accusers who are predominantly 390 00:21:16,409 --> 00:21:19,310 The least trusted members of the community, 391 00:21:19,312 --> 00:21:20,878 Trumping the word 392 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:24,115 Of the most trusted members of the community. 393 00:21:24,117 --> 00:21:27,652 So, this is a reversal of the world. 394 00:21:27,654 --> 00:21:33,090 And yet, they accuse you. 395 00:21:33,092 --> 00:21:37,295 All I can say is I am innocent. I've done nothing wrong. 396 00:21:37,297 --> 00:21:38,496 If she is innocent, 397 00:21:38,498 --> 00:21:41,065 Why does she continue to hurt the children? 398 00:21:41,067 --> 00:21:44,835 Can she not see that the children are hurt? 399 00:21:44,837 --> 00:21:48,439 Narrator: Rebecca's examination soon becomes even more frenzied 400 00:21:48,441 --> 00:21:50,041 Than martha corey's. 401 00:21:50,043 --> 00:21:54,345 [ coughing ] 402 00:21:54,347 --> 00:21:58,582 The girls started imitating her movements, 403 00:21:58,584 --> 00:22:04,388 Like little girls at school making fun of somebody. 404 00:22:04,390 --> 00:22:06,457 Brock: I think, for a lot of the girls, 405 00:22:06,459 --> 00:22:12,530 They initially may have gotten caught up in this drama. 406 00:22:12,532 --> 00:22:14,131 Maybe some of them cynically wanted 407 00:22:14,133 --> 00:22:15,466 To get involved in the fun. 408 00:22:15,468 --> 00:22:18,302 But I do think others genuinely came to believe 409 00:22:18,304 --> 00:22:22,440 That satan had laid his hand upon them, as well. 410 00:22:22,442 --> 00:22:24,241 How do you explain this? 411 00:22:24,243 --> 00:22:26,610 I cannot. 412 00:22:26,612 --> 00:22:28,012 It is false. 413 00:22:28,014 --> 00:22:29,914 I am clear. 414 00:22:29,916 --> 00:22:31,048 [ screams ] 415 00:22:33,152 --> 00:22:35,486 Narrator: Rebecca's claim of innocence sends the girls 416 00:22:35,488 --> 00:22:39,190 Into uncontrollable seizures, while ann putnam jr. 417 00:22:39,192 --> 00:22:44,295 Sees the devil himself standing at her shoulder. 418 00:22:49,369 --> 00:22:51,535 Narrator: The naming of rebecca nurse as a witch 419 00:22:51,537 --> 00:22:53,871 Has sent shockwaves through salem village. 420 00:22:53,873 --> 00:22:55,373 I do not hurt them. 421 00:22:55,375 --> 00:22:58,642 After a riotous appearance at the town meeting house, 422 00:22:58,644 --> 00:23:00,244 She's sent to boston jail 423 00:23:00,246 --> 00:23:03,581 To join the other accused witches. 424 00:23:03,583 --> 00:23:07,618 Meanwhile, another suspect faces questioning. 425 00:23:07,620 --> 00:23:09,086 And what about you? 426 00:23:09,088 --> 00:23:15,760 ♪♪ 427 00:23:15,762 --> 00:23:18,529 Dorothy good is the 4-year-old daughter of sarah good, 428 00:23:18,531 --> 00:23:22,967 The beggar woman who has already been imprisoned. 429 00:23:22,969 --> 00:23:25,436 The assumption is that, if her mother is a witch, 430 00:23:25,438 --> 00:23:27,838 The daughter surely is, as well. 431 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:30,408 What familiars did the devil give you? 432 00:23:30,410 --> 00:23:32,977 Another piece of evidence is based on the belief 433 00:23:32,979 --> 00:23:36,480 That all witches suckle animals to carry out their bidding. 434 00:23:36,482 --> 00:23:39,483 I have a little snake that suckles on my hand. 435 00:23:39,485 --> 00:23:41,385 Show me. 436 00:23:41,387 --> 00:23:43,821 Where does the snake bite you? There? 437 00:23:43,823 --> 00:23:46,023 No. Not there. Here. See? 438 00:23:46,025 --> 00:23:50,361 Hill: She pointed to a little sore on her finger. 439 00:23:50,363 --> 00:23:52,296 Did the man in black give you the snake? 440 00:23:52,298 --> 00:23:53,631 No. 441 00:23:53,633 --> 00:23:54,665 Who was it, then? 442 00:23:54,667 --> 00:23:55,800 My mom. 443 00:23:59,839 --> 00:24:02,139 Narrator: Dorothy good is taken to boston jail, 444 00:24:02,141 --> 00:24:04,842 Where she is incarcerated along with rebecca nurse, 445 00:24:04,844 --> 00:24:07,878 Martha corey, sarah osborne, tituba, 446 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,381 And her mother, sarah good. 447 00:24:10,383 --> 00:24:13,250 Because she is believed to be so dangerous, 448 00:24:13,252 --> 00:24:16,854 She is heavily restrained with metal chains. 449 00:24:16,856 --> 00:24:19,623 Hill: They had to make special manacles for her 450 00:24:19,625 --> 00:24:21,992 Because her wrists were so small, 451 00:24:21,994 --> 00:24:24,161 Because she was only 4 1/2. 452 00:24:28,468 --> 00:24:34,939 The boston jail was a nasty, dirty, dank place. 453 00:24:34,941 --> 00:24:37,708 Rats scurrying across the floor. 454 00:24:37,710 --> 00:24:41,946 The smell of chamber pots, unwashed bodies, 455 00:24:41,948 --> 00:24:44,415 Rotten food vomit on the floor. 456 00:24:44,417 --> 00:24:49,687 And people languishing in this jail as they await trial. 457 00:24:49,689 --> 00:24:53,824 When you were in jail, your family had to support you. 458 00:24:53,826 --> 00:24:57,461 There was no meal service, there were no clothes. 459 00:24:57,463 --> 00:24:59,063 You know, your your friends and your family 460 00:24:59,065 --> 00:25:02,132 Would have to bring you food, or you wouldn't get any. 461 00:25:02,134 --> 00:25:06,337 Brock: The fact that they had to pay for their own room and board, 462 00:25:06,339 --> 00:25:09,440 For fundamentally an imagined crime that they were accused of 463 00:25:09,442 --> 00:25:12,843 Is one of the darker legacies of all of this. 464 00:25:12,845 --> 00:25:15,679 Coy: The best evidence that the court could provide 465 00:25:15,681 --> 00:25:19,583 Was the confession of suspected witches themselves. 466 00:25:19,585 --> 00:25:22,419 In their attempts to gain these confessions, 467 00:25:22,421 --> 00:25:25,556 They even resorted to illegal forms of torture -- 468 00:25:25,558 --> 00:25:28,859 Things that would not have been allowed back in England. 469 00:25:28,861 --> 00:25:31,595 Tying people neck and heels -- 470 00:25:31,597 --> 00:25:34,231 A painful form of twisting people, 471 00:25:34,233 --> 00:25:36,400 And bending their spine back. 472 00:25:36,402 --> 00:25:38,869 Sometimes, they would tie you to boards. 473 00:25:38,871 --> 00:25:40,704 So, it's a board tied around your shoulders, 474 00:25:40,706 --> 00:25:42,706 And a board tied behind your ankles, 475 00:25:42,708 --> 00:25:46,544 And then, those roped together, and hold back back back. 476 00:25:46,546 --> 00:25:48,078 And they would keep people like this for hours, 477 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:49,713 Until they would confess. 478 00:25:57,189 --> 00:25:58,622 Narrator: The naming of rebecca nurse 479 00:25:58,624 --> 00:26:02,226 Continues to send shockwaves through the salem community, 480 00:26:02,228 --> 00:26:05,663 And reinforces the doubts some have about what is happening. 481 00:26:05,665 --> 00:26:07,932 I'd like to begin by reading a note 482 00:26:07,934 --> 00:26:10,067 Left by our friend mary warren. 483 00:26:10,069 --> 00:26:13,337 One of the skeptics is local landowner john proctor, 484 00:26:13,339 --> 00:26:16,073 Who claims to have cured his maid, mary warren, 485 00:26:16,075 --> 00:26:18,876 By thrashing the devil out of her. 486 00:26:18,878 --> 00:26:22,313 Hill: She wanted people to pray in thanks to god 487 00:26:22,315 --> 00:26:24,181 For her being delivered of her fits. 488 00:26:24,183 --> 00:26:26,650 "thanks to the good grace of our lord, 489 00:26:26,652 --> 00:26:29,954 I am now free of the terrible hand that was upon me." 490 00:26:29,956 --> 00:26:33,457 Narrator: But some of the afflicted girls suspect mary has only recovered 491 00:26:33,459 --> 00:26:35,926 Because she has signed the devil's book. 492 00:26:35,928 --> 00:26:38,162 I'd now like to begin today's sermon. 493 00:26:38,164 --> 00:26:41,231 Meanwhile, samuel parris claims he has no doubt 494 00:26:41,233 --> 00:26:44,134 That his church still faces a demonic threat. 495 00:26:44,136 --> 00:26:49,173 Christ knows how many devils there are in his churches, 496 00:26:49,175 --> 00:26:52,776 And who they are. 497 00:26:52,778 --> 00:26:54,912 As soon as parris says these words, 498 00:26:54,914 --> 00:26:57,982 Sarah clayes marches out of the meeting house. 499 00:26:57,984 --> 00:27:00,351 The reason is obvious to everyone there -- 500 00:27:00,353 --> 00:27:05,522 Her sister, rebecca nurse, is an accused witch in prison 501 00:27:05,524 --> 00:27:07,057 Like others before her, 502 00:27:07,059 --> 00:27:08,993 She will soon discover the danger 503 00:27:08,995 --> 00:27:12,329 Of attracting the attention of the afflicted girls. 504 00:27:19,872 --> 00:27:23,641 Narrator: Six suspected witches now languish in boston jail. 505 00:27:23,643 --> 00:27:26,010 But as the afflictions in salem spread, 506 00:27:26,012 --> 00:27:27,911 So do the accusations. 507 00:27:32,852 --> 00:27:35,085 But some villagers have their doubts, 508 00:27:35,087 --> 00:27:36,887 And the skepticism is finally expressed 509 00:27:36,889 --> 00:27:40,057 By mary warren's master, john proctor. 510 00:27:40,059 --> 00:27:43,327 If these girls are left to their own devices, 511 00:27:43,329 --> 00:27:47,431 We shall all become devils and witches is quickly. 512 00:27:47,433 --> 00:27:50,534 For all that salem is really interesting 513 00:27:50,536 --> 00:27:54,438 As an exemplified case of a witch hunt, 514 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:56,140 It is important to remember 515 00:27:56,142 --> 00:27:57,841 That there were skeptics. 516 00:27:59,445 --> 00:28:03,380 Howe: John proctor makes the case for this being a case 517 00:28:03,382 --> 00:28:04,848 Of childhood silliness -- 518 00:28:04,850 --> 00:28:09,586 Of girls shirking work, of acting out, of misbehaving 519 00:28:09,588 --> 00:28:11,855 And needing correction. 520 00:28:11,857 --> 00:28:15,659 If I had not beaten the devil out of mary, here, 521 00:28:15,661 --> 00:28:19,930 She, too, would still be afflicted. 522 00:28:19,932 --> 00:28:21,965 Are you quite recovered now, mary? 523 00:28:21,967 --> 00:28:23,967 Yes. Quite recovered. 524 00:28:23,969 --> 00:28:26,537 Narrator: But by publicly questioning the girls, 525 00:28:26,539 --> 00:28:28,972 John proctor makes himself and his family 526 00:28:28,974 --> 00:28:30,607 Unwitting targets. 527 00:28:30,609 --> 00:28:33,277 So, it is no surprise when his wife elizabeth 528 00:28:33,279 --> 00:28:35,212 Is the next to be accused. 529 00:28:37,850 --> 00:28:40,184 With the numbers of both afflicted and accused 530 00:28:40,186 --> 00:28:42,753 Growing by the day, the authorities decide 531 00:28:42,755 --> 00:28:46,056 To hold the next examinations in salem town. 532 00:28:46,058 --> 00:28:48,726 First to face trial is sarah clayes, 533 00:28:48,728 --> 00:28:51,195 The sister of accused witch rebecca nurse, 534 00:28:51,197 --> 00:28:54,298 And the woman who had stormed out of the meeting house. 535 00:28:54,300 --> 00:28:58,035 She faces no less powerful a figure than thomas danforth, 536 00:28:58,037 --> 00:29:00,671 The deputy governor of massachusetts. 537 00:29:00,673 --> 00:29:03,173 Aronson: What's important about thomas danforth 538 00:29:03,175 --> 00:29:05,909 Is that there is a concern, now. 539 00:29:05,911 --> 00:29:07,945 Are things being handled correctly? 540 00:29:07,947 --> 00:29:09,780 Bring them up one at a time. 541 00:29:09,782 --> 00:29:13,150 And thomas danforth comes upon an idea 542 00:29:13,152 --> 00:29:15,452 That actually was very smart. 543 00:29:15,454 --> 00:29:18,989 He, by carefully examining them one by one, 544 00:29:18,991 --> 00:29:24,962 Was gonna kind of break up the mass, and get to the truth. 545 00:29:24,964 --> 00:29:26,597 Narrator: But with their biggest audience 546 00:29:26,599 --> 00:29:32,136 So far, the afflicted girls fall into chaotic convulsions. 547 00:29:32,138 --> 00:29:33,670 Why do you hurt these girls? 548 00:29:33,672 --> 00:29:34,938 Please, don't. 549 00:29:39,078 --> 00:29:41,278 Aronson: The force of the mass 550 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:45,749 Overwhelmed this effort on danforth's part. 551 00:29:50,856 --> 00:29:53,857 Narrator: Danforth eventually manages to restore order, 552 00:29:53,859 --> 00:29:55,926 And john proctor's wife, elizabeth, 553 00:29:55,928 --> 00:29:57,795 Is brought to the stand. 554 00:29:57,797 --> 00:30:00,430 It seems john proctor's public outburst 555 00:30:00,432 --> 00:30:03,700 Questioning the accusers has made his wife a target. 556 00:30:03,702 --> 00:30:06,537 Perhaps you might recite the good lord's prayer. 557 00:30:06,539 --> 00:30:09,106 Brock: Puritans believed that, if someone could say 558 00:30:09,108 --> 00:30:13,043 The lord's prayer start to finish without making an error, 559 00:30:13,045 --> 00:30:15,779 Then, it meant that they must to be one of god's elect, 560 00:30:15,781 --> 00:30:17,815 And that they surely couldn't be a witch. 561 00:30:17,817 --> 00:30:22,019 Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. 562 00:30:22,021 --> 00:30:26,990 Stop there. Once again. 563 00:30:26,992 --> 00:30:31,495 Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. 564 00:30:31,497 --> 00:30:33,831 There. 565 00:30:33,833 --> 00:30:37,701 You said. "hollowed be thy name." 566 00:30:37,703 --> 00:30:39,970 Hallowed, hollowed. 567 00:30:39,972 --> 00:30:43,307 You know, her accent comes into play. 568 00:30:43,309 --> 00:30:45,609 That's not...I didn't... 569 00:30:45,611 --> 00:30:48,278 But all present heard it clearly. 570 00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:53,851 And that linguistic slip is taken as proof 571 00:30:53,853 --> 00:30:57,888 That elizabeth proctor is in league with the devil. 572 00:30:57,890 --> 00:31:01,291 And then, things get even worse. 573 00:31:01,293 --> 00:31:03,627 Ann putnam claims that she is being attacked 574 00:31:03,629 --> 00:31:05,429 By elizabeth's specter. 575 00:31:05,431 --> 00:31:08,832 She bids me sign the devil's book. 576 00:31:08,834 --> 00:31:10,234 My dear. 577 00:31:10,236 --> 00:31:12,236 Judgment awaits in heaven. 578 00:31:12,238 --> 00:31:14,338 Is she the one that torments you. 579 00:31:14,340 --> 00:31:15,505 Yes. 580 00:31:15,507 --> 00:31:17,507 And goodman proctor, too. 581 00:31:17,509 --> 00:31:20,544 When elizabeth is accused, john, who's already been 582 00:31:20,546 --> 00:31:23,313 A vocal skeptic, loses his temper. 583 00:31:23,315 --> 00:31:27,050 Are we to believe what these distracted children say? 584 00:31:27,052 --> 00:31:30,053 He calls the entire process into question. 585 00:31:30,055 --> 00:31:32,055 They are the ones who should be hanged. 586 00:31:32,057 --> 00:31:33,957 He voices a skepticism 587 00:31:33,959 --> 00:31:36,260 That the court is not sympathetic to. 588 00:31:36,262 --> 00:31:39,062 It undermines the power of the magistracy, 589 00:31:39,064 --> 00:31:41,865 And he's deemed a threat for that reason. 590 00:31:41,867 --> 00:31:44,034 Narrator: John proctor's protest sends the girls 591 00:31:44,036 --> 00:31:46,169 Into even wilder seizures. 592 00:31:46,171 --> 00:31:48,805 Abigail is attacked by elizabeth's specter. 593 00:31:48,807 --> 00:31:50,140 She touches her head, 594 00:31:50,142 --> 00:31:53,210 Only for her hand to suddenly burst into flame. 595 00:31:53,212 --> 00:31:54,678 My hand! 596 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:56,880 It's on fire! 597 00:31:56,882 --> 00:32:00,217 Look! It's on fire! 598 00:32:04,790 --> 00:32:07,124 Narrator: The symptoms the afflicted girls experience 599 00:32:07,126 --> 00:32:10,427 Are becoming ever more bizarre. 600 00:32:10,429 --> 00:32:14,698 But still, no one doubts they are caused by witchcraft. 601 00:32:14,700 --> 00:32:17,668 And the numbers of accused continues to grow. 602 00:32:20,873 --> 00:32:23,473 Sarah clayes is sent to the jail in boston, 603 00:32:23,475 --> 00:32:26,576 Along with both elizabeth and john proctor. 604 00:32:29,615 --> 00:32:32,516 With the proctors in prison, their maid, mary warren, 605 00:32:32,518 --> 00:32:34,017 Witnesses the sheriff arrive 606 00:32:34,019 --> 00:32:37,220 To seize all of the proctor' worldly goods. 607 00:32:37,222 --> 00:32:40,624 Aronson: Once the people are starting to be accused, 608 00:32:40,626 --> 00:32:43,226 There's a sheriff who's going around, 609 00:32:43,228 --> 00:32:46,663 And collecting stuff. 610 00:32:46,665 --> 00:32:51,902 And he is close to one of the judges. 611 00:32:51,904 --> 00:32:53,837 Narrator: Under the law, convicted witches 612 00:32:53,839 --> 00:32:56,473 Can have their property seized by the crown. 613 00:32:56,475 --> 00:32:59,609 But in salem, property is taken before suspects 614 00:32:59,611 --> 00:33:02,045 Have even faced a formal trial. 615 00:33:02,047 --> 00:33:04,881 At the proctor's house, the sheriff and his men 616 00:33:04,883 --> 00:33:06,850 Are deliberately destructive. 617 00:33:09,121 --> 00:33:14,391 Aronson: It shows how, once you have these kinds of things going on, 618 00:33:14,393 --> 00:33:16,660 People take advantage of them. 619 00:33:16,662 --> 00:33:18,695 "what can I grab out of this, 620 00:33:18,697 --> 00:33:22,199 In this moment of fear and terror?" 621 00:33:30,976 --> 00:33:34,511 Narrator: By now, it is clear no one is beyond suspicion. 622 00:33:34,513 --> 00:33:36,546 Those who question the afflicted girls 623 00:33:36,548 --> 00:33:40,283 Immediately become suspects themselves. 624 00:33:40,285 --> 00:33:43,787 This is especially true of the next person accused. 625 00:33:50,429 --> 00:33:58,235 ♪♪ 626 00:33:58,237 --> 00:34:00,637 Hathorne: What do you have to say for yourself? 627 00:34:00,639 --> 00:34:02,572 Are you guilty, or not? 628 00:34:02,574 --> 00:34:03,974 I am innocent. 629 00:34:03,976 --> 00:34:06,176 Narrator: Mary warren was one of the first girls 630 00:34:06,178 --> 00:34:08,245 To suffer bizarre seizures. 631 00:34:08,247 --> 00:34:11,548 But after publicly questioning the other girls' honesty, 632 00:34:11,550 --> 00:34:13,884 She finds herself accused. 633 00:34:13,886 --> 00:34:17,521 A little while ago, you were an afflicted person. 634 00:34:17,523 --> 00:34:20,356 Now, you are an afflicted. 635 00:34:20,358 --> 00:34:22,292 How does that come to pass? 636 00:34:22,294 --> 00:34:23,460 Hill: Everybody was saying to her, 637 00:34:23,462 --> 00:34:25,562 "what you mean you were delivered to your fits? 638 00:34:25,564 --> 00:34:26,763 What are you talking about? 639 00:34:26,765 --> 00:34:29,066 All the other girls are still having them." 640 00:34:29,068 --> 00:34:30,901 Narrator: She tells the court that, since her master 641 00:34:30,903 --> 00:34:34,137 Thrashed the devil out of her, she's seen the truth. 642 00:34:34,139 --> 00:34:36,873 The girls do but dissemble. 643 00:34:36,875 --> 00:34:41,111 She intimates that some of the girls might be lying. 644 00:34:41,113 --> 00:34:43,346 Narrator: Mary's accusation sends the girls 645 00:34:43,348 --> 00:34:45,715 Into spectacular convulsions. 646 00:34:45,717 --> 00:34:46,917 Coy: I think she sees the writing on the wall, 647 00:34:46,919 --> 00:34:48,652 Of "I'm gonna get hanged, too." 648 00:34:48,654 --> 00:34:50,687 Narrator: Mary faces a stark choice -- 649 00:34:50,689 --> 00:34:53,990 Remain faithful to the truth, and be tried as a witch, 650 00:34:53,992 --> 00:34:57,727 Or slide back into a frenzy. 651 00:34:57,729 --> 00:34:59,663 The choice she makes is inevitable. 652 00:34:59,665 --> 00:35:00,730 Take her away. 653 00:35:00,732 --> 00:35:03,767 But it doesn't save her from jail. 654 00:35:03,769 --> 00:35:05,836 God has forsaken me. 655 00:35:05,838 --> 00:35:09,306 Shackled in boston jail, mary bemoans her fate 656 00:35:09,308 --> 00:35:10,974 In the presence of several prisoners 657 00:35:10,976 --> 00:35:13,977 Whom she had once accused. 658 00:35:13,979 --> 00:35:16,480 She explains that, while suffering her seizures, 659 00:35:16,482 --> 00:35:20,050 She thought she saw apparitions, but now, she has recovered. 660 00:35:20,052 --> 00:35:22,285 She knows she was mistaken. 661 00:35:25,190 --> 00:35:28,391 But mary also knows her only hope of escaping jail, 662 00:35:28,393 --> 00:35:30,494 And possible death by hanging, 663 00:35:30,496 --> 00:35:34,231 Is to tell her accusers what they want to hear. 664 00:35:34,233 --> 00:35:36,399 When she's in jail, and she sees that, now, 665 00:35:36,401 --> 00:35:39,669 She's among the witches rather than among the afflicted, 666 00:35:39,671 --> 00:35:43,373 She is eager to have herself out of jail, 667 00:35:43,375 --> 00:35:47,978 And back in court as a witness rather than as a defendant. 668 00:35:47,980 --> 00:35:50,881 The magistrates are equally invested 669 00:35:50,883 --> 00:35:53,350 In her recanting her testimony. 670 00:35:53,352 --> 00:35:56,386 And you admit you signed the devil's book? 671 00:35:56,388 --> 00:35:59,990 By that time, the testimony of these afflicted girls 672 00:35:59,992 --> 00:36:03,360 Is instrumental to them being able to convict 673 00:36:03,362 --> 00:36:05,562 These evil witches in their midst. 674 00:36:05,564 --> 00:36:08,532 Narrator: The authorities want mary to swear that john proctor 675 00:36:08,534 --> 00:36:11,668 And his wife gave her the devil's book to sign. 676 00:36:11,670 --> 00:36:12,969 Was it like this? 677 00:36:17,142 --> 00:36:20,777 Finally, mary tells them what they want to hear. 678 00:36:20,779 --> 00:36:23,246 I was alone one day, 679 00:36:23,248 --> 00:36:27,184 Eating some buttered bread, and he appeared with a book. 680 00:36:27,186 --> 00:36:33,223 He held it open, and asked me to read it. 681 00:36:33,225 --> 00:36:38,662 And as soon as I touched it, a black mark appeared on the page. 682 00:36:38,664 --> 00:36:44,568 A smudge also got into the piece of bread I was eating. 683 00:36:44,570 --> 00:36:46,736 I was deceived! 684 00:36:46,738 --> 00:36:49,839 The authorities are keen to use mary as a witch finder, 685 00:36:49,841 --> 00:36:52,042 And so, now that they have her confession, 686 00:36:52,044 --> 00:36:54,144 She is released from jail. 687 00:36:59,651 --> 00:37:03,753 By mid-April, the witch hunt is running out of control. 688 00:37:03,755 --> 00:37:07,557 Nine witches have been named, and are in prison. 689 00:37:07,559 --> 00:37:11,161 But the mysterious man in black who was called out by tituba, 690 00:37:11,163 --> 00:37:12,796 And believed to be the ringleader 691 00:37:12,798 --> 00:37:15,665 Of all the terror, remains at large. 692 00:37:17,970 --> 00:37:19,936 But finally, at the end of April, 693 00:37:19,938 --> 00:37:25,408 Ann putnam encounters the notorious man in black. 694 00:37:31,450 --> 00:37:34,417 Narrator: The demonic conspiracy terrorizing salem village 695 00:37:34,419 --> 00:37:36,219 Has been growing ever worse, 696 00:37:36,221 --> 00:37:40,857 Filling boston jail with suspected witches. 697 00:37:40,859 --> 00:37:43,059 But now, ann putnam jr. 698 00:37:43,061 --> 00:37:46,396 Encounters the notorious man in black. 699 00:37:46,398 --> 00:37:50,333 Where do you come from, and what is your name? 700 00:37:50,335 --> 00:37:52,435 Man: Do you know me? 701 00:37:52,437 --> 00:37:54,337 Are ministers witches, too? 702 00:37:56,775 --> 00:38:02,345 And putnam jr. Sees the apparition of a minister. 703 00:38:02,347 --> 00:38:06,950 I won't sign it -- not even if you tear me to pieces. 704 00:38:06,952 --> 00:38:08,752 Who are you? 705 00:38:08,754 --> 00:38:10,720 I am the man in black. 706 00:38:10,722 --> 00:38:14,124 He tells her that he's forced some of these other witches 707 00:38:14,126 --> 00:38:16,760 To sign a compact with the devil. 708 00:38:19,931 --> 00:38:22,599 Not only does his specter appear, 709 00:38:22,601 --> 00:38:26,236 But the ghosts of his first two wives appear. 710 00:38:26,238 --> 00:38:28,271 I killed my wives. 711 00:38:28,273 --> 00:38:30,040 Now, they tell lies. 712 00:38:30,042 --> 00:38:32,175 One of the specters claims he stabbed her 713 00:38:32,177 --> 00:38:33,510 Under the left arm, 714 00:38:33,512 --> 00:38:36,846 And put a piece of sealing wax on the wound. 715 00:38:36,848 --> 00:38:39,182 The other says he killed her onboard ship 716 00:38:39,184 --> 00:38:41,017 While travelling home to salem. 717 00:38:41,019 --> 00:38:43,386 Man: I am more than a witch. 718 00:38:43,388 --> 00:38:45,622 I am a conjurer. 719 00:38:45,624 --> 00:38:48,224 Come with me. 720 00:38:48,226 --> 00:38:50,660 No. 721 00:38:50,662 --> 00:38:53,029 Narrator: The following night, abigail williams 722 00:38:53,031 --> 00:38:57,133 Finally discovers the identity of the man in black. 723 00:38:57,135 --> 00:39:00,370 In the pasture outside of the parsonage, 724 00:39:00,372 --> 00:39:03,740 A great community of witches was drawn together 725 00:39:03,742 --> 00:39:06,576 By the blaring of a horn. 726 00:39:06,578 --> 00:39:09,379 Narrator: Abigail runs into the pasture, where she is confronted 727 00:39:09,381 --> 00:39:11,881 By a spectacular vision. 728 00:39:11,883 --> 00:39:14,984 There, before her, she sees a diabolical meeting 729 00:39:14,986 --> 00:39:18,154 Of hundreds of witches from throughout new England. 730 00:39:18,156 --> 00:39:21,124 She hears them discuss how they have flown in on broomsticks 731 00:39:21,126 --> 00:39:23,393 From neighboring towns and villages. 732 00:39:23,395 --> 00:39:26,062 Some, she even recognizes as accused witches 733 00:39:26,064 --> 00:39:27,664 Who are in jail. 734 00:39:27,666 --> 00:39:30,100 And standing behind a huge table 735 00:39:30,102 --> 00:39:35,338 Is a man she assumes to be the devil himself. 736 00:39:35,340 --> 00:39:39,242 The visions of the black masses are so clearly 737 00:39:39,244 --> 00:39:42,345 The reverse of a regular service. 738 00:39:44,383 --> 00:39:48,284 They came together, and sat in orderly rows. 739 00:39:48,286 --> 00:39:50,820 It's as if you took a minus sign 740 00:39:50,822 --> 00:39:52,222 In front of everything 741 00:39:52,224 --> 00:39:55,358 That a service is and is supposed to be. 742 00:39:55,360 --> 00:40:00,296 So, instead of a christian communion, they eat red bread, 743 00:40:00,298 --> 00:40:03,266 And they drink blood instead of wine. 744 00:40:03,268 --> 00:40:07,704 Within this intensely patriarchal puritan imagination, 745 00:40:07,706 --> 00:40:10,440 There must be a man behind it all. 746 00:40:10,442 --> 00:40:14,911 The archetype of satan, the person who is behind 747 00:40:14,913 --> 00:40:17,781 All of this infestation of evil. 748 00:40:20,485 --> 00:40:23,319 Narrator: A trumpet blast summons everyone to order, 749 00:40:23,321 --> 00:40:27,624 And the man in black stands to address his subjects. 750 00:40:27,626 --> 00:40:30,860 Coy: He instructs all the witches, in the latest commands 751 00:40:30,862 --> 00:40:34,164 From the devil, of how they are to attack the puritan community 752 00:40:34,166 --> 00:40:37,834 And how they are to afflict their victims. 753 00:40:37,836 --> 00:40:40,136 Narrator: It's clear their aim is nothing less 754 00:40:40,138 --> 00:40:43,106 Than the destruction of all new England. 755 00:40:43,108 --> 00:40:46,009 Finally, abigail recognizes the minister 756 00:40:46,011 --> 00:40:49,279 At the head of the table. 757 00:40:49,281 --> 00:40:53,082 Aronson: The accusation comes of george burroughs 758 00:40:53,084 --> 00:40:56,286 Being the man in black. 759 00:40:56,288 --> 00:40:59,789 Coy: George burroughs had been a minister in salem village, 760 00:40:59,791 --> 00:41:02,325 And had left for the main frontier 761 00:41:02,327 --> 00:41:05,328 After being expelled by the parishioners. 762 00:41:05,330 --> 00:41:08,264 Now, we're talking about an ordained minister of god. 763 00:41:08,266 --> 00:41:10,733 Narrator: Burroughs is a respected man of god 764 00:41:10,735 --> 00:41:12,635 At the head of the church. 765 00:41:12,637 --> 00:41:15,038 Coy: This is a real attack on the sanctity 766 00:41:15,040 --> 00:41:19,375 Of the entire puritan community. 767 00:41:19,377 --> 00:41:22,812 Abigail, who is it? 768 00:41:22,814 --> 00:41:25,648 If burroughs is the man in black, 769 00:41:25,650 --> 00:41:31,120 Then, the whole godly kingdom is in deadly, deadly peril. 770 00:41:33,592 --> 00:41:36,626 Narrator: Next time on "witches of salem"... 771 00:41:36,628 --> 00:41:38,595 As the witch hunt gathers pace, 772 00:41:38,597 --> 00:41:41,631 George burroughs is arrested, and must face his accusers. 773 00:41:41,633 --> 00:41:43,132 I cannot help what people say. 774 00:41:43,134 --> 00:41:44,834 Meanwhile, the authorities in boston 775 00:41:44,836 --> 00:41:48,204 Finally bring the suspects to trial. 776 00:41:48,206 --> 00:41:50,340 With paranoia running out of control, 777 00:41:50,342 --> 00:41:54,911 Those condemned face a terrifying execution by hanging. 778 00:41:54,913 --> 00:41:59,015 But will salem's efforts to rid itself of witchcraft succeed?