"The Salem Witch Hunt" is the fourth episode of Season 2 of Timeless. It premiered on April 8, 2018.
Plot[]
While Wyatt sneaks away from the bunker to face an unbelievable truth, Lucy, Rufus and their former enemy-turned- teammate, Garcia Flynn, chase the Mothership to the Salem Witch Trials. There they must prevent the execution of a headstrong young woman who, it turns out, is the mother of one of the most consequential Americans of all time - the yet to be born Benjamin Franklin. When Lucy is accused of being a witch, the team rallies together not only to save Abiah and Lucy but all the accused women.
Summary[]
The Mission[]
- The Lifeboat team must prevent the execution of Abiah Franklin during the Salem witch trials.
Rittenhouse's Agenda[]
- Carol travels to September 22, 1692, and accuses Abiah Franklin of witchcraft, with her execution erasing future Founding Father Benjamin Franklin from existence.
- Carol also accuses Lucy and Rufus of witchcraft as a means to eliminate them from Rittenhouse's mission.
Changes to the Timeline[]
- Rittenhouse travels to 1980 to erase the existence of Jessica Logan's actual murderer.
- The Salem witch trials become the "Salem revolts," as the Lifeboat team prevents the execution of the accused.
Guest Cast[]
- Susanna Thompson as Carolyn Preston
- Annie Wersching as Emma Whitmore
- Michael Rady as Nicholas Keynes
- Tonya Glanz as Jessica Logan
- Sofia Vassilieva as Abiah Franklin
- Emily Swallow as Bathsheba Pope
- Todd Weeks as Samuel Sewall
- Henri Lubatti as John Hathorne
Historical Events and Figures[]
Figures[]
- Abiah Franklin
- Samuel Sewall
- Betty Sewall
- Bathsheba Pope
- Joseph Pope
- John Hathorne
- Martha Corey
- Alice Parker
- Mary Esty
Episode Notes[]
Trivia[]
- While exercising, Nicholas is watching a video of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair.