Walcott charged Martha Corey for the rumor that Giles proposed about his wife reading books. Cheever sees the poppet that Mary Warren made, and finds a needle in it. Abigail had testified that Elizabeth's familiar spirit pushed a needle into her at dinner that night. Mary Warren tells them how the poppet got into the house, and claims that she stuck the needle in it, but Hale questions whether or not her memory is accurate or supernatural. Elizabeth, upon hearing that Abigail has charged her with murder, calls Abigail a murder who must be ripped out of the world.
Proctor rips up the warrant, and asks if the accuser is always holy now.
He says that he will not give his wife to vengeance. Hale insists that the court is just, but Proctor calls him a Pontius Pilate. Cheever takes Elizabeth away. Proctor demands that Mary Warren come to court with him and charge murder on Abigail. She warns Proctor that Abigail will charge him with lechery, but Proctor tells her that his wife will not die for him.