Caleb becomes lost in the woods and stumbles upon Fowler's disemboweled body. The horse throws Thomasin, knocking her unconscious, and runs away. Their dog Fowler gives chase to the hare, and Caleb pursues them. In the woods, they spot a hare, which sends their horse into a panic. Later, Thomasin finds Caleb preparing to check a trap in the forest, and forces him to take her with him by threatening to awaken their parents. The children overhear their parents discuss sending Thomasin away to serve another family. That night, Katherine questions Thomasin about the disappearance of the cup and suspects her to be responsible for Samuel's disappearance. William discloses to Caleb that he traded Katherine's prized silver cup for hunting supplies. While hunting with William, Caleb questions whether Samuel's unbaptized soul will reach Heaven.
Katherine, devastated by Samuel's abduction, spends her days crying and praying. It is soon revealed that a witch has stolen the unbaptized Samuel, killing him and using his body to make a flying ointment. One day, when Thomasin is playing peekaboo with Samuel, the baby abruptly disappears. The family builds a farm near a large, secluded forest and Katherine bears her fifth child, Samuel. In 1630s New England, English settler William and his family-wife Katherine, daughter Thomasin, son Caleb, and fraternal twins Mercy and Jonas-are banished from a Puritan colony over a religious dispute.
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