Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time, an evil queen

banished every storybook character you've ever known to our world.

Who knows the truth and who can break the spell?

You don't play with the curse.

There is no place for us together.

If I drink that, I'll no longer love him.

You won't even remember who he is.

I told them they should be together.

Bring me his head.

Come on!

It's been 24 hours since Kathryn went missing.

There's a human heart inside it. We found fingerprints.

They were Mary Margaret's.

Red, look out!

_(GRUNTS) _(GASPS)

We need to move. They've found us.

Go. I'll take care of them.

Red, I'm not leaving you.

Find Snow. That's all that matters. Find her.

What are you gonna do?

I'm giving you a head start.

- (WHINNIES) - (URGING HORSE)

Please turn to the right.

Emma, this is a mistake. I didn't kill Kathryn!

Of course you didn't.

But while I am your friend, I am also the Sheriff,

and I have to go where the evidence leads.

Which points to me?

Emma, yesterday, it was David. There's something not right here.

I know. But your fingerprints are on that box. And his are not.

And so now we have to deal with this.

Evidence that says I cut out Kathryn's heart

and buried it in the woods. This is insane.

If I don't book you, with all this evidence, it's gonna look like favoritism.

And then Regina will have cause and she will fire me.

And then you know what she'll do?

She'll bring in someone who will railroad you.

So please, just try to be patient and trust me.

We can't even move forward till we verify the heart belonged to Kathryn.

And I'm still waiting for the DNA test results.

But in the meantime, you need to bear with me.

I have to ask you a few questions.

This is crazy. I would never hurt anyone.

Snow?

What are you doing?

Getting rid of the vermin in this house.

- (GRUNTS) - (BIRD CHIRPING)

What do you want?

It's dinnertime.

I'm not hungry.

Come on. We made something extra special tonight.

She's out of control.

Did somebody die?

Snow, why don't you have a seat?

- Oh! Why is there a dirty cricket in here? - (GRUNTING)

My name is Jiminy.

And your friends have asked me to be here tonight.

They're concerned about you,

and they have something they'd like to say.

Grumpy, why don't you start?

"Snow White, you've changed."

"You've become angry, irritable and downright mean."

"Changed"?

And who are you to tell me I've changed?

Snow, please. These are your friends.

And we're all here because we care about you.

Who wants to go next?

Uh...

"You brought bales of straw into the house last night."

Even though you know that I'm...

Allergic.

You are allergic to everything.

You broke my mug!

You're lucky it wasn't that mug you call a face.

You are the worst, most nasty, horrible...

Enough.

Look what you're doing to Happy.

That potion you took,

the one that erased the Prince from your mind,

you haven't been the same since you drank it.

That helped me forget whatever or whomever I needed to forget,

and I'm clearly better off for it.

That potion was the solution, not the problem.

The problem is that I'm living here,

in a house full of dwarfs

instead of in my palace, with my father as a princess.

But I can't do that anymore, can I? Because he was murdered.

Murdered by the same woman who sent a huntsman to kill me.

Snow, your anger towards the Queen is understandable.

It's just not fair to take it out on your friends.

You're right.

I should be taking it out on her.

Oh, wait. No, revenge is not the answer.

No, it's gonna change you.

It'll turn you into something darker than you can imagine.

You don't want to go there. No, no, no...

Good news, fellas.

You can quit your complaining because I'm leaving.

I have more important things to do.

Wait! Don't go!

- Snow, wait. Don't do this!

Where are you going?

To kill the Queen.

Hello, Ms. Blanchard.

What is she doing here?

She asked to be here as a third party to make sure that I stay impartial.

It can only help you.

I have nothing to hide.

Ask me anything.

The heart was found buried near the old toll bridge.

And it had been cut out by what appears to be a hunting knife.

Have you ever been to that bridge before?

Yes. Many times.

It's where David and I liked to meet.

Mr. Nolan?

Yes.

And you met there for what purpose?

We were having an affair.

I'm not proud of what happened. And I'm sorry.

But that doesn't change the fact that I did not kill Kathryn.

Ever seen this before?

Yes, it's my jewelery box.

That's what we found the heart in.

Don't you see what's happening here?

Someone stole that box and put the heart in it.

I didn't have anything to do with it! I'm innocent!

Ms. Blanchard. It's okay.

I know what you're going through.

I know what it's like to lose someone you love, to be publicly humiliated.

Put me in a very dark place.

Changed me.

I can only imagine what losing David Nolan did to you.

I haven't changed.

I'm still the same person I've always been.

A good person.

I did not do this.

Can I speak to you in the hallway, please?

I told you to leave the questioning to me.

How do you know she didn't do it?

If that box was stolen from her as she claims,

don't you think there'd be signs of a break-in?

You're her roommate. Tell me, has there been a break-in?

She is a woman who's had her heart broken.

And that, that can make you do unspeakable things.

- (GROANS) - (HORSE WHINNIES)

It'll heal.

Eventually.

- What do you want? - Information.

Where's the Queen?

And why would I tell you?

Do you know what a diamond is?

It's the strongest substance known to man or beast.

Beautiful, precious, nearly impervious to destruction.

Nearly.

This?

This is an axe from the Dwarf Mines.

It's a special blade.

It can, believe it or not, actually cut a diamond.

Now imagine what it can do to human flesh.

Soft, pliable, tender flesh.

She's at her castle!

But only for the night. In the morning, she leaves for the Summer Palace.

Please! That's all I know.

That Summer Palace was built for my mother.

What do you think you're doing?

I already told you. I'm going to kill the Queen.

By stealing the armor off a knight?

Whatever I have to do to get into that castle.

So get out of my way.

I have to get there before she departs.

Have you lost your mind?

You really think this disguise is gonna fool anybody?

I'm getting in there.

Listen to yourself!

All you care about is revenge. You can't even see reality anymore.

What I don't need is to be lectured by a dwarf with a bad attitude.

I didn't come here to lecture you.

I came here to help you.

Help me? How?

By taking you back to Rumplestiltskin.

He's the one who gave you the potion in the first place.

The one that took away all your memories of your prince.

If anyone can give them back to you, it's him.

I don't want my memories back. That's why I took the potion.

And it changed you.

Maybe he can at least bring you back to the person you used to be.

He's the most powerful man in the world.

He can do anything.

Anything?