1699. American South. Evil settled in the small town of Fount Royal. A local priest and a respected farmer are brutally killed - and not a man killed them. Crops are dying. Many days pour, without ceasing, pouring rain. Poisonous fumes rise from the swamps. People are haunted in their dreams by nightmarish visions. The end of the world is already near. Will the year 1700 come from the Nativity of Christ?.. Who is to blame? Witch! It was the same in Salem! The criminal is caught and thrown into prison. To judge her to the fullest extent of the law, experienced judge Woodward and his assistant, young clerk Matthew, travel from the nearest city to Fount Royal...