▁he ▁also ▁ra pes ▁Sc ar lett . ▁Mary ▁k ills ▁him ▁in ▁ret ali ation , ▁but ▁Sc ar lett ▁is ▁accused . ▁The ▁plot ▁completely ▁ve ers ▁from ▁the ▁novel ▁at ▁this ▁point ; ▁when ▁Sc ar lett ▁is ▁put ▁on ▁trial , ▁Rh ett ▁comes ▁to ▁her ▁defense , ▁having ▁learned ▁about ▁K atie . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁discovered ▁that ▁Col um ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁Lord ▁F ent on ▁when ▁Col um ▁wanted ▁F ent on ▁to ▁support ▁Mary , ▁who ▁was ▁pre gn ant ▁with ▁F ent on ' s ▁child . ▁Mary ▁attempts ▁suic ide ▁by ▁d row ning ▁herself ▁in ▁the ▁river , ▁but ▁is ▁saved ▁by ▁Rh ett . ▁At ▁the ▁trial , ▁Mary ▁is ▁still ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁conf ess ▁that ▁she ▁killed ▁F ent on , ▁but ▁does ▁so ▁after ▁Sc ar lett ▁is ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁murder . ▁Later , ▁Rh ett ▁and ▁Sc ar lett ▁make ▁up ▁with ▁one ▁another ▁and ▁decide ▁to ▁travel ▁the ▁world ▁with ▁Cat . ▁ ▁Cast ▁▁ ▁Jo anne ▁Wh al ley - K il mer ▁as ▁Sc ar lett ▁O ' H ara ▁( 4 ▁ep .) ▁ ▁Tim othy ▁Dal ton ▁as ▁Rh ett ▁Butler ▁( 4 ▁ep .) ▁ ▁Stephen ▁Collins ▁as ▁Ash ley ▁Wil kes ▁( 2 ▁ep .) ▁ ▁Se an ▁Be an ▁as ▁Lord ▁Richard ▁F ent on ▁( 3 ▁ep .) ▁ ▁Est her ▁Rolle ▁as ▁Mam my ▁( 1 ▁ep .) ▁ ▁Col m ▁Mean ey ▁as ▁Father