Adele, Samantha and Sadie lived in the era of the witchcraft trials, but not in Salem. Their parents were tried and convicted of being witches then the girls were brought to trial and found guilty. The three sisters were hanged while the older sister who was was hung and then found out to be immune. Her neck shrunk in size and the noose slipped off her neck. As her sisters were hanging from the gallows, their sister stood by helplessly, but vowed to get revenge.