In Andover, the people were rebelling against witchcraft.
They began to throw witchcraft cases out of the court.
The
reason this is important has to do with Abigail's fears. Abigail and the girls'
testimony would come into question and the charges would be founded on nothing for all
of the people they have convicted of witchcraft. These cases would have to be thrown out
and the people freed from jails. Restitution would need to be paid. Danforth would not
accept what had happened in Andover as fact.
This
understanding actually sparked Abby's fleeing. She left knowing that she would have to
reconcile what had occured in Salem. Her gig was up, her lies would be exposed. This
likely also gave the Salemites a foothold to try to discuss the cases further with
Danforth. However, he wanted to keep going.
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