Maid of Salem Page #5

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what hurts you?

Everything.

Everything.

(GROANlNG)

Ann. Ann.

I see them by Nabby.

They"re after her, too.

Abigail. Abigail?

Yes, where is

her mother?

I"ll get her.

(SCREAMlNG)

Ann, my child.

Abigail. Abigail...

Abigail.

No. No.

They"re drinking wine,

red as blood.

(PEOPLE CHATTERlNG)

MAN:
How can they stand it?

WOMAN:

Poor little things.

Who could be

doing this?

If we only knew,

we"d make short

work of them.

Poor little souls.

They"ve been

suffering all night.

(ANN SCREAMlNG)

Has anyone found out

what"s hurting them?

No.

Mr. Morse is still

questioning them.

(NABBY GROANlNG)

(GROANlNG)

Quiet, dear, quiet.

(SOBBlNG)

I can find nothing

physically wrong

with them.

Because they"re

beyond your skill,

Doctor.

I know the signs

of bewitchment.

Bewitchment.

We want to help you,

others may be harmed.

If someone is hurting you,

we must know who it is.

It"s clearer. Clearer.

I see. Don"t. Don"t.

Don"t let her hurt me.

Don"t...

I do see! I do see!

Don"t let her hurt me!

Don"t let her hurt me.

You mean Tituba?

Yes.

Don"t let her get away.

Catch her.

Tell the others.

Quick.

It"s Tituba.

ALL:
Tituba?

Aye. They"ve cried

out against Tituba!

(ALL CLAMORlNG)

Get back there.

They"ll see you.

Will...

Will they hurt her much?

No. She"s only a slave.

I... I"m afraid!

Well, you don"t have to be.

Now, get back there quick,

and lie down.

(OVERLAPPlNG CHATTER)

And then they took

the poor creature to

Salem Town for a hearing.

But how can they

believe that

people become devils

all of a sudden?

There"s no reason to it.

There never is any reason

when fear strikes.

Roger,

if that slave confesses,

which she may do

under their form

of questioning,

madness will sweep

the whole village.

It"s hard

to explain, lad,

but l"ve seen it

happen in England.

Then no one is safe?

No one.

Even to defend

a person accused

arouses suspicion.

That"s why I fear

for Barbara.

Barbara?

Today she tried

to protect Tituba.

I warned her, but...

What are you going to do?

Do? What would

you have me do, after

what you"ve told me?

I must get her

away from here.

But think of yourself,

you mustn"t be seen.

It will do you

no good to lie.

Now tell us,

why did you bewitch

those children?

I didn"t. I didn"t.

We"ve been patient

long enough. Confess.

But I don"t know

nothing about it.

You said you did.

You said you knew Satan,

that you saw him.

But, master,

I just made up tales

to please them.

I meant no harm.

This woman is a witch.

I"ve proof of it.

She bewitched my wife.

SEWALL:
Your wife?

You"re the first to know.

My wife told me that

last night this woman

forced her to take

a magical potion.

But she made me

give it to her.

GOODE:
You lie.

My wife spoke

while she was

under bewitchment.

You took her there.

I didn"t. I didn"t.

Did you give her

the potion?

You must answer.

Yes, master.

But it was only

the juice of the flowers

to make her sleep.

Confess your witchcraft.

But, master,

you"ll hang me.

No, no.

Not if you confess.

That will prove

your repentance

and save your life.

You mean,

if I say l"m a witch,

that"s repentance?

SEWALL:
Yes.

And you won"t put

a rope around my neck?

You won"t hang me?

LAUGHTON:
No, no,

you"ll live.

MORSE:
Confess!

I confess. Yes.

Yes, I confess.

You"re in league

with the devil.

Yes, yes.

You"ve seen him.

Yes, often, often.

It was you

who hurt the children?

Yes. I hurt the children.

But I didn"t

mean to hurt them.

They made me.

The others made me.

They hurt the...

Others?

TlTUBA:
Yes.

There was many others.

Do you know

who they are?

Yes.

Now, let me go.

Let me go.

MORSE:
Tell us their names.

Oh, let me go.

MORSE:
Tell us their names!

It was Goody Hodgers

and...

Giles Cory,

Charles Patton and...

(BELL TOLLlNG)

Halt!

What is this?

Tituba has confessed.

And has cried out

against others.

Who are named?

Giles Cory,

Goody Hodgers,

and many others.

John. John.

Giles Cory.

Are they mad?

We cannot

let this go on.

There"s nothing

we can do.

There must be.

If you won"t, l...

Barbara.

Come to the house.

Why?

Come into the house.

Well, what is this?

Barbara, you must not

speak nor defend

anyone accused.

But why?

Believe me, dear,

it"s dangerous.

Ellen is right.

Why do you both look

at me so strangely?

Because we fear

for you.

Fear for me?

Ellen, tell her.

Barbara, you"ve never

known about your mother,

how she died.

Why, yes.

She died in England

of grief,

when my father

was lost at sea.

Not of grief.

A woman hated her.

She whispered

that your mother,

by witchcraft,

had caused

your father"s death.

She was accused

of witchcraft?

JOHN:
Convicted and...

ELLEN:

We had to tell you, dear,

because of the danger.

If this were known,

suspicion might

point to you.

You see, Barbara,

why you must

keep silent?

Do... Do others know?

Only Martha.

Martha?

You know we came

from the same town

in England.

But I have her

promise not to tell.

(SOBBlNG) God have pity.

God have pity.

What a heavy secret

for you to carry

all this while.

Now, go up to bed,

please. You need rest.

You will be careful?

Yes.

I wish we could have

kept this from you.

No.

John, they want you

at the meeting house.

Oh, yes.

I"ll come at once.

Good night, Barbara.

TlMOTHY:
Barbara.

Why aren"t you asleep?

What were all those

people doing outside?

Never mind.

Now, go to sleep.

I know.

It"s because of Satan.

I heard Mrs. Cheeves

say so.

(SlGHlNG)

That"s just her way

of making you

be a good boy.

Oh, then I can go out

tomorrow and play?

No, no.

The Elders want all

children to stay in

for a few days.

But I want to go out.

Oh, Timothy,

please go to sleep.

(SOBBlNG)

(WlNDOW PANE TlNKLlNG)

(GASPS)

Why, you"re trembling.

Oh, hold me close.

There, there.

I know what has happened.

Jeremiah has told me.

That"s why

l"ve come here.

I have a plan

to take you away.

Away?

Of course.

I could not let you

stay here now.

But... But, Roger,

to leave here,

and leave Aunt Ellen.

You love me, don"t you?

Oh, Roger.

Then you must trust me.

But where could we go?

There are many countries

not under British rule.

I"m going to Boston

to find a ship that

will give us passage.

Jeremiah goes with me.

When all is arranged,

he"ll come and

bring you to me.

No, l"m afraid.

Afraid? With me?

Oh, no, for you.

You may be seen.

If you were taken,

I might never

see you again.

I"ll be a very

shadow for your sake.

I"ll travel only by night.

Now, think of this

while l"m gone,

that soon

we"ll be together,

without hiding,

without secrecy.

You"ll be my wife.

Oh, my dearest.

(JEREMlAH WHlSTLlNG)

That"s Jeremiah.

Someone must be

on the road.

I must go now.

Goodbye.

Oh, no, Roger.

Roger.

Oh.

Oh, Timothy.

What are you

doing out of bed?

Who were you with?

What?

I saw you.

You were with a man.

Oh, nonsense,

you must have

been dreaming

or perhaps you saw

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