A dunking for the witch

You spend some time enjoying the party atmosphere you have created. The booze is flowing and Vanessa's behind is turning positively scarlet. Evelyn has made it out the door and you assume she's waiting for you in the alley outside, she could hardly go anywhere else blindfolded and tied up as she is.

Deciding that Evelyn can wait a little longer you get yourself a tankard of ale, no need to bother the now very busy barmaid. You think about releasing Vanessa, maybe putting the barmaid in her place but a shout from across the room catches your attention. "We should dunk the witch!"

Of course! Dunking the witch is classic, why hadn't you thought of that? You leap onto a table, ale in hand "Get that man another drink and then let's dunk this witch!" The bar patrons cheer and you see Vanessa tense up before beginning her struggles anew, with a lot more vigour. She obviously does not want to end up in the pond though at the moment she has no say in the matter. In short order she is grabbed, hoisted above the heads of the group and carried to the door. Vanessa thrashes about but the people are now unified in their desire to punish this "witch" and she remains aloft.

The impromptu procession leaves the tavern and parades down the road, you assume towards the nearest body of water. The crowd grows as onlookers join in and you begin to hear the stories about Vanessa's supposed misdeeds grow. By the time the party reaches the waters edge Vanessa has been blamed for every unexplained occurrence in the city and ironically a number of things you'd done.

The hubbub of the crowd suddenly ceases and you notice eyes turning to you. You hear the title "witch finder" being uttered and you smile a little thinking of what additional mischief you could cause from such a position. "Friends" you begin "Let us **** ourselves on this most troublesome witch. Shall we cast her into this pure and cleansing water?" Your comment draws a laugh, though not a cesspool the water is certainly not pure. It looks about 3 foot deep and has a thin blanket of water weed covering it. It also looks very cold.