As the Countess Marburg prepares for the imminent arrival ofthe "Starry Messenger" and her lover, the DarkLord, Mary stages a last ditch effort to thwart the eternalWitch's plans, but her success or failure may rest in thehands of others who each have something important at stake.After getting devastating news, Anne Hale finds she is facedwith making a time-sensitive decision that could have farreaching consequences, and it takes knowing words from anotherinterested party to strengthen her resolve. Even so, the youngWitch finds herself at a crossroads and faced with yet anotherimportant choice to make - a choice that may determine the fateof all in Salem. Meanwhile, Cotton Mather faces his imminentdemise - the result of Magistrate Hawthorne's jealous treachery- until an unlikely party intervenes. But his rescue could comeat a price that he may be unwilling - or even unable - to pay.
