Ashes, Ashes

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Ashes, Ashes
Season 1, Episode 12
Episode Information
Air Date	July 6, 2014
Writer	Brannon Braga Adam Simon
Director	Bill Johnson
Script	Ashes, Ashes/Transcript
Episode Guide
← Previous	Cat and Mouse
Next →	All Fall Down

"Ashes Ashes" is the twelfth episode of Season One of Salem, and the twelfth episode of the series over all. It premiered on July 6^th, 2014 on WGN America.

Synopsis

The trial of John Alden is held, with Increase as his prosecutor and Cotton as his defense. However, the ordeal brings a few unexpected secrets to light, and Mary is ultimately faced with a difficult decision.

Episode Overview

To be Added

Cast

Starring Janet Montgomery as Mary Sibley Shane West as John Alden Seth Gabel as Cotton Mather Ashley Madekwe as Tituba Tamzin Merchant as Anne Hale Elise Eberle as Mercy Lewis Xander Berkeley as John Hale Iddo Goldberg as Isaac Walton Guest Starring Stephen Lang as Increase Mather

Co-Sarring Sammi Hanratty as Dollie Trask Mary Katherine O'Donnell as Emily Hopkins Jennifer Griffin as Ancient Witch #1 Juli Erickson as Ancient Witch #2 Lucy Faust as Elizabeth J. LaRose as Shaman Heaven Needham as Susanna / Acolyte #1 Amber Dawn Landrum as Charity / Acolyte #2

Deaths

• Emily Hopkins
• Elizabeth
• Susanna
• Charity

Locations

• Salem, Massachusetts
  • House of the Seven Gables
  • Salem Church
  • Salem Jail
  • Salem Inn
  • Cotton's study

Quotes

Increase Mather (to John Alden): "I dare you to tell me that you did not paint your face and smashed the skulls of your own people!"

Mercy Lewis: "A new day demands a new Queen of the Night!"

Mary Sibley (to John Alden): "There's still a place for us in this world."

Anne Hale (to Cotton Mather): "I want you to examine me. For the Mark of the Devil.".

Gallery

• Promotional Stills

Videos

SALEM OFFICIAL TRAILER Episode 12

SCENES FROM SALEM Episode 12 -- John in the Courtroom

SCENES FROM SALEM Episode 12 -- Mary and Mercy in the Crag

Behind the Scenes

Trivia

• The title of the episode is a reference to a folk song of the late 18th – early 20th century, titled "Ring a Ring o' Roses." Ashes, Ashes makes the pair with the season finale episode, All Fall Down. These words are part of a verse of the lyrics.

International Titles

• French: Révélations (Revelations)
• German: Offenbarungen (Revelations)
• Italian: Il Sommo Rito (The Grand Rite)