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[00:02] now we are in the Proctor's house
[00:04] now we are in the Proctor's house outside of the village
[00:06] outside of the village John's wife Elizabeth tells him that
[00:09] John's wife Elizabeth tells him that four judges have been sent from Boston
[00:11] four judges have been sent from Boston to investigate the case of Witchcraft in
[00:13] to investigate the case of Witchcraft in Salem
[00:14] Salem apparently there are 14 people in jail
[00:17] apparently there are 14 people in jail already
[00:21] Elizabeth urges John to tell everyone that Abigail
[00:23] urges John to tell everyone that Abigail and the rest of the girls are lying
[00:26] and the rest of the girls are lying John isn't so sure and says he'll think
[00:30] John isn't so sure and says he'll think about it
[00:31] about it but Elizabeth isn't happy and thinks Jon
[00:33] but Elizabeth isn't happy and thinks Jon is just trying to protect his old love
[00:36] is just trying to protect his old love affair Abigail
[00:38] affair Abigail sneaky sneaky right
[00:40] sneaky sneaky right resentfully John says that he has been
[00:43] resentfully John says that he has been trying to cater to Elizabeth's every
[00:45] trying to cater to Elizabeth's every need since Abigail has gone
[00:49] need since Abigail has gone John and Elizabeth's servant Mary
[00:51] John and Elizabeth's servant Mary returns from Court saying that the court
[00:54] returns from Court saying that the court proceedings have made her feel unwell
[00:57] proceedings have made her feel unwell then she hands Elizabeth a little rag
[00:59] then she hands Elizabeth a little rag doll which she sowed while sitting
[01:02] doll which she sowed while sitting through the court proceedings.
[01:04] through the court proceedings spooky right?
[01:07] when John asks about the 14 women.
[01:10] when John asks about the 14 women arrested Mary cries that there are now.
[01:13] arrested Mary cries that there are now 39.
[01:14] 39. she says that one of them Sarah good.
[01:17] she says that one of them Sarah good even tried to accuse her in open court.
[01:20] even tried to accuse her in open court some good news too though Mary says that.
[01:23] some good news too though Mary says that she defended Elizabeth's name in court.
[01:29] wait a second who would be accusing?
[01:31] wait a second who would be accusing Elizabeth Elizabeth correctly guesses.
[01:34] Elizabeth Elizabeth correctly guesses that it was Abigail who accused her.
[01:37] that it was Abigail who accused her she tells John that Abigail wants to get.
[01:40] she tells John that Abigail wants to get her out of the way so she can have John.
[01:42] her out of the way so she can have John all for herself.
[01:43] all for herself sheesh so much fighting over John this.
[01:47] sheesh so much fighting over John this is the last straw for him.
[01:50] is the last straw for him and he decides to go to Salem and expose.
[01:52] and he decides to go to Salem and expose Abigail's lies even if it means exposing.
[01:56] Abigail's lies even if it means exposing their love affair.
[01:59] then Reverend Hale arrives throwing a.
[02:01] then Reverend Hale arrives throwing a spanner in the works by questioning John.
[02:03] spanner in the works by questioning John about just how Christian his household really is.
[02:08] Reverend Hale asks why the Proctor's third son is not baptized.
[02:15] John unable to restrain himself admits that he does not respect Reverend Paris and did not want the Reverend to baptize his youngest son.
[02:22] even so John insists that he's still a practicing Christian.
[02:29] dissatisfied with his answer Reverend Hale asks John to recite the Ten Commandments from the Bible.
[02:36] now John might be a faithful Christian but he is definitely not a memory wizard.
[02:42] he gives it a crack though and unsteadily recites the Commandments.
[02:46] counting them on his fingers he Faithfully forgets the Commandment against adultery until Elizabeth reminds him.
[02:54] awkward good try John but the Reverend still feels suspicious.
[03:00] Reverend Hale believes that tripping up over the Commandments
[03:05] That tripping up over the Commandments is a sign of weakness.
[03:09] Elizabeth.
[03:10] Elizabeth urges John to tell Reverend Hale about Abigail's lies with difficulty.
[03:12] John reveals that Abigail told him that there was no witchcraft involved.
[03:18] He says that the girls who had confessed to witchcraft so far were only scared that they would be hanged otherwise.
[03:25] Two more townspeople, Giles Corey and Francis Nurse, into the house visibly shaken and deeply troubled.
[03:37] Both their wives, Martha Corey and Rebecca Nurse, have been arrested.
[03:43] Hold on, they arrested Rebecca.
[03:46] How could they arrest someone so admired in the town and so religious?
[03:51] Is anyone safe in Salem?
[03:54] Giles is acting pretty guilty after all.
[03:58] He was the one who asked Reverend Hale to investigate his wife in the first place.
[04:04] Hale makes everyone take a deep breath.
[04:07] Hail makes everyone take a deep breath before asking Giles for the full story.
[04:11] Before asking Giles for the full story angrily, Giles explains that his wife was charged of witchcraft by a man called Walcott.
[04:16] Apparently, Walcott bought a pig from his wife, but the pig died soon after.
[04:23] Giles's wife refused to give him his money back.
[04:26] Since when was not having a refund policy a sign of witchcraft?
[04:33] Ezekiel Chiva, who arrested Giles and Francis's wives, arrives.
[04:36] He's here to search the house for the doll Mary made for Elizabeth.
[04:39] Chiva discovers a needle in the stomach of the doll, as if the doll wasn't creepy enough already.
[04:50] He arrests Elizabeth, explaining that Reverend Paris discovered a needle stuck in Abigail's belly that night.
[04:55] Abigail had accused Elizabeth's spirit of pushing in the needle.
[05:00] Now things are really starting to get out of hand.
[05:09] Mary says that she was the one who left.
[05:11] Mary says that she was the one who left the needle in the doll while she was sewing it.
[05:13] The needle in the doll while she was sewing it and John angrily snatches the warrant from Cheever's hands and rips it to shreds.
[05:16] He yells at Shiva telling him to drop the ridiculous charges against his wife.
[05:18] But Elizabeth is already preparing for the worst, fighting back tears as she tries to stay calm.
[05:30] Finally, the unwanted guests leave.
[05:34] Only Mary and John are left.
[05:38] John decides that Mary should go with him to court so that they can tell everyone the truth.
[05:40] However, Mary refuses.
[05:43] And when John corners her, she blurts out that Abigail is willing to expose their affair to discredit John's claims.
[05:45] But John says that that was his plan all along.
[05:49] He is willing to ruin his reputation to ensure Elizabeth's safety.
[05:51] As the curtain falls, Mary sobs.
[06:10] As the curtain falls, Mary sobs repeatedly, refusing over and over again.
[06:13] Repeatedly refusing over and over again to go to court and become more involved.
[06:16] To go to court and become more involved in the spooky events at Salem.
[06:19] In the spooky events at Salem.
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