Ruth Cobb was an evil witch who lived in colonial Virginia during the 17th century. To keep her cover, she served as commander of the village's witch hunters, using them to pick off the village's good witches. It appeared that most of the villagers didn't know that Ruth was a witch herself. One of the few who did appear to know, Micah, rode with the witch hunters to undo their work, only to be killed when he was exposed as a double agent.