[STREET ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE-DAY]

Oliver marches along the overcast street, case in hand, past pushcarts, shabby little shops, and tenement buildings. He continually throws nervous glances over his shoulder.

[OLIVER'S ROOM-DAY]

A tiny, dirty room, the furnishings sparse and shabby.

{CLOSE ON THE CASE}

as Oliver throws it down onto his bed. He looks up at a portrait of his grandmother, which hangs on the wall.

Oliver "I'm sorry, Grandma"

Oliver sits down at his desk, hanging his head in his hands, downcast, tired. Behind him, one of the catches on the case flies open. Oliver turns...

He sits down on the bed and examines the case. The second catch now flicks open of its own accord, and the case begins to shake, emitting aggressive animalistic sounds. Oliver slowly backs away.

Tentatively, he leans forward... Suddenly the lid flies open and outbursts a Murtlap- a ratlike creature with an anemone-style growth on its back. Oliver grapples with it, holding it tightly in both hands as it struggles.

we whip back to the case, which flies open once again as an invisible being shoots out, crashing into the ceiling before smashing through the window. The Murtlap lunges forward, biting Oliver on the neck, sending him crashing through furniture and tumbling to the floor.

The room shakes heavily, and the wall holding the picture of Oliver's grandma begins to crack before exploding, as more creatures escape off-screen.

[SECOND SALEM CHURCH, MAIN HALL-MONTAGE-DAY]

A dingy wooden church with darkened windows and a high mezzanine balcony. Chi is playing a solitary variation of hopscotch, skipping in and out of a chalked grid.

Chi "My momma, your momma, gonna catch a witch, My momma, your momma, flying on a switch, My momma, your momma, witches never cry, My momma, your momma, witches gonna die!"

As she sings we see the church is full of group paraphernalia- leaflets advertising Sera's campaign, and a large version of the group's anti-witchcraft banner.

[SECOND SALEM CHURCH-DAY]

A pigeon coos from a high-up window. Shade steps forward, staring up toward it before mechanically clapping her hands. The pigeon flies away.

We follow James as he moves through the church and opens the large double doors onto the street.