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Elizabeth Proctor was accused of witchcraft. Sarah Cloyce, after defending her sister, Rebecca Nurse, was accused of witchcraft. Hathorne and Corwin examine Sarah Cloyce and Elizabeth Proctor. On the same day Elizabeth's husband, John, who tried to interfere with his wife being indicted, became the first man accused of witchcraft and is thrown in jail. The Proctors' servant Mary Warren admited lying and accused the other girls of lying.

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