Salem 2x8 - Dead Birds

When a plan of Mary's threatens to backfire on her, shestrikes a tenuous deal in order to achieve her greater goal.While she learns a bit of the history which surrounds hernewest and most dangerous foe, the key to defeating theCountess still remains hidden. Both Anne and Cotton receiveunexpected late-night visitors, each of which results in verydifferent conclusions. As Mary tries to bond with her son, sheand Tituba discover that the seemingly scared and vulnerablelittle boy is harboring unsettling thoughts andpredilections... and perhaps even darker secrets. Meanwhile,with the help of her familiar, Anne Hale begins to discoversome of her father's hidden - and unsettling - secrets; Titubatries to strike a deal with the captured John Alden; Dr.Wainwright discovers that, perhaps, science alone does nothold all the answers he seeks; and Mary makes a much-needed -and unexpected - ally.