One week later, when John Proctor came home, his wife Elizabeth begged him to tell Ezekiel Cheever, the constable, that Abigal admitted Betty's sickness had nothing to do with which-craft. However, proctor thought no one would believe him since they were alone in the room
Mary, who had been an official of the court for the trial, came back and gave Elizabeth a doll. When she was arguing with proctor she told them 39 women had been arrested and Elizabeth was also mentioned at the court. There were many people mentioned in the courts.
John Hale came, telling the couple Rebecca Nurse was charged for killing Putnam's babies. finding the Proctors suspicious. He questioned Proctor about his churchgoing habit and then asked him to sate his commands. Proctor remembered nine out of 10 of them, but Elizabeth kept reminding him of the missing one, adultery.