Set in the volatile world of 17th century Massachusetts, 'Salem' explores what really fueled the town's infamous witch trials and dares to uncover the dark, supernatural truth hiding behind the veil of this infamous period in American history. In Salem, witches are real, but they are not who or what they seem.
Christian and Sean agree to rehabilitate a stalwart, optimistic Somali woman, Manya Mabika (Aisha Tyler - "Friends," "Talk Soup," pilot "My Life, Incorporated"), who was genitally mutilated as a girl in her home country.
Alden and Cotton find themselves face-to-face with a real witch. Mary forges a solution to the discord within the coven.
A serial killer, whose conviction rested on his confession to a cop, has his verdict overturned when Mac jails his arresting officer. But when a victim surfaces sporting the killer's signature, Mac ignores direct orders and decides to go after him. (TV-14)
Salem's leading witch Mary Sibley faces both foreign and domestic challenges to her authority in the Season Two premiere.
