Madam Satan lies to Sabrina and claims she was her father's secretary when he was a High Priest of the Church of Night, and that he asked her to watch over Sabrina. After Batibat is placed back into containment, Sabrina visits Madam Satan after realizing she is not mortal. With the help of Hilda's familiars, the spiders, Sabrina successfully traps Batibat, waking Hilda, Zelda, and Ambrose. Hilda informs Sabrina that Batibat must be lured into a trap. Sabrina enlists Salem's help to distract Batibat while she lucid dreams to get help from Hilda and Ambrose. When she awakens, she attempts to banish Batibat but fails.
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Madam Satan roams their dreams in search of Sabrina in order to wake her. The sleep demon, known as Batibat, places Sabrina, Ambrose, Zelda, and Hilda into a deep sleep where they are tortured in their dream-turned-nightmares in order for one of them to release Batibat from the house. With help from one of his journals given to her by Nick, Sabrina solves the arcane puzzle and unknowingly unleashes a demon. Later, Sabrina discovers her father created the Acheron Configuration. Meanwhile, Sabrina's friends deal with visions of a monster in the mines. During this time, Madam Satan arrives and searches the Spellman house for items to aid her in her quest and spy on Sabrina. Hilda aids Ambrose in astral projection so he may go on a date with Luke, which almost goes horribly wrong. It is revealed that Blackwood is behind their attack. Sabrina discovers the history of student deaths due to harrowing, and enlists ghosts to help her against the Weird Sisters. The Weird Sisters haze Sabrina with a ritual known as harrowing. Blackwood tasks Sabrina with solving an arcane puzzle known as the Acheron Configuration, and he agrees she may join conjuring class upon solving the puzzle. Sabrina is met with contempt by some students and staff, but makes a friend in Nick Scratch. Sabrina prepares to attend The Academy of Unseen Arts, and plans to find a way to stop Satan. Meanwhile, Ambrose seeks to learn more about the warlock he thinks was killed by witch hunters. Hilda is excommunicated for her role as a witness in Sabrina's Christian baptism. In the end, they offer Sabrina a deal -to remain in the mortal world while also attending The Academy of the Unseen Arts. However, Hilda provides evidence that Sabrina had received a Catholic baptism prior to her father's agreement, which shocks Blackwood and the council.
#SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH SEASON 1 EPISODE 9 TRIAL#
As the trial continues, Blackwood is adamant that Sabrina must sign her name in the Book of the Beast as her father promised she would days after she was born. Madam Satan does everything in her power to manipulate Sabrina. Sabrina hires a mortal lawyer who specializes in witch law to help her win the trial. Zelda and Hilda are also affected and lose their powers during the trial. She is summoned by the coven and Blackwood, who are suing her for breaking her promise. Sabrina must deal with the aftermath of her decision to leave her dark baptism. "Chapter Three: The Trial of Sabrina Spellman" There, she proclaims her refusal to sign the Book of the Beast, ending the baptism. She is attacked in the woods but arrives at her house. The ritual is completely different from what Blackwood described and at the last minute Sabrina denies the Dark Lord and flees. As midnight approaches, Sabrina heads toward her dark baptism with unease. Sabrina's birthday arrives, and she decides to spend her last night with her friends at a Halloween party. However, she is still racked with the choice. She teams up with the Weird Sisters to teach the boys a lesson by scaring them. Sabrina's friend, Susie, is being bullied by four football players, causing Sabrina to take matters into her own hands.
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Meanwhile, Ambrose deals with a corpse for the Spellman funeral home who he believes was a warlock -and possibly killed by a witch hunter. Blackwood seeks to reassure Sabrina and answer her questions about her baptism to sway her. Sabrina and her family are visited by Father Blackwood, the High Priest of the Church of Night. Sabrina must also deal with three sister witches known as the Weird Sisters, who look down on her for being a "half-breed". Meanwhile, Sabrina's mortal teacher Mary Wardwell is killed and then possessed by Madam Satan, who seeks to bring Sabrina over to the Dark Lord's side.
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Sabrina spends the days leading up to her birthday finding answers to her questions about the ritual. But Sabrina is torn, as she must choose between her friends and her family. However, on her 16th birthday she must fully embrace her witch half through a dark baptism, where she will pledge loyalty to the Dark Lord Satan. She spends her days hanging with her boyfriend Harvey, and best friends Roz and Susie. Sabrina Spellman is about to turn 16-on Halloween no less.