Salem Village, Massachusetts, winter 1692.
During the Trials he advises the Salem judges..
At the eye of the storm stands Cotton Mather, a prominent Boston pastor.
Nineteen "witches" are hanged, and one is pressed to death.
For the next fifteen months, Witchcraft accusations, trials, and executions spiral out of control.
Within days, both girls display the telltale signs of Witchcraft possession.
Two young girls, Betty Parris and Abigail Williams, use magic to foretell who they will marry.
Salem Village, Massachusetts, winter 1692