Martha Corey is on trial for witchcraft in Act III. Her husband and Francis Nurse try to present evidence of her innocence but are dragged out of court. John Proctor and Mary Warren then testify that the girls are frauds, going against Reverend Parris. When it seems Proctor may succeed, Abigail begins pretending to be afflicted, turning the room against Mary Warren and Proctor. Proctor confesses his affair with Abigail. Elizabeth denies the affair when asked but realizes they are doomed when Proctor says he confessed. Mary Warren cracks under pressure and joins Abigail, while Proctor and Giles Corey are imprisoned. Reverend Hale then quits in protest against the