Once Upon a Time

Previously on "Once Upon a Time"...

- Who are you? - I'm your daughter.

I don't have a daughter.

You just don't remember because you're cursed.

Come with me to my neighborhood, Hyperion Heights.

You can meet your true love... Cinderella.

My step-grandma, Cinderella's step-mom, is trying

to bring people from this world in

so all the fairy-tale characters move out.

Everyone will lose each other... forever.

"Always watch the blade." I got it.

Wow. I'm impressed.

You fight like your grandfather.

Mom, we're practicing.

Actually, we just finished.

Like I told you... always keep your eye on the blade.

What's the point? I'm never gonna be good enough.

What's going on with him lately?

I think you know, Emma.

He's almost grown.

He's about to leave home, isn't he?

Aye.

I'm gonna go talk to him.

What, to stop him?

I missed so much already. I don't want to...

This isn't an ending, Emma.

There's more to come.

But we don't know for sure.

What if I don't get a second chance?

It's gonna be okay.

I have something to make things a little less terrifying.

A little bottle of rum? Because I wouldn't say no.

It's a little bottle of magic.

You speak your message in here,

add the name of your favorite pirate, drop it in the water,

and before you can say "Yo-ho-ho,"

it'll find the person you seek.

A message in a bottle.

Mm-hmm.

Thank you.

Look, he's grown into a fine young lad,

and he is lucky to have a mother like you.

He's lucky to have a pirate like you.

He's gonna be fine.

That's the man who helped Cinderella

kill our beloved prince.

She didn't kill him.

The royal family disagrees.

Where is she? Tell me.

Never.

So...

You're in love with her.

Didn't say that.

You were spotted with something of hers...

A glass slipper.

Give it to me, and you can live.

Sorry, lady, I hid it.

And you're not gonna get it.

Although... I do have something else made of glass.

And that bottle's going to save you?

Not all by itself.

Help. I've been captured by Lady Tremaine.

-Stop him. -Send Emma, Regina, and Captain Hook.

Stop him!

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Officer Rogers. Uh... h-hey. Hi.

Why are you here at 6:00 in the morning?

I have some questions that can't wait.

Would you like some coffee?

Look, if this is about Jacinda and Lucy,

I already feel terrible about what I did.

No, no, no, no. This is...

about something else.

I read your book, and there's something in there

that I can't get out of my head.

So, um....

Can you tell me who this woman is?

Yeah... She's a, uh, character,

in a book of fiction.

I understand that.

Um... I feel like I've met her before.

Now, did you base her on someone?

Somebody real?

Truth is... I made her up.

Okay.

Sorry to bother you.

Actually, um... while you're here,

there's something, maybe, you can help me with.

I've been trying to find where some family of mine...

are buried.

I keep hitting dead ends.

It's not exactly my department, but...

I'll see what I can do.

Thank you.

Oh, and, uh...

you were the one who picked up Jacinda and Lucy, huh?

- Yes. - How are they?

As of yesterday, not great.

Lucy's ballet recital.

Victoria was supposed to leave a ticket?

And Mother decided that the performance is now

a charity event for disadvantaged children.

The tickets are $550 each. No exceptions.

$550?

I could always take a credit card if cash flow is a problem.

Hey!

You know my paycheck is $500.

You want this just out of reach.

My assistant set the price.

Come on, Victoria. I am trying here.

I got my job back.

I just want to see Lucy.

People should be given a second chance.

Second chances aren't given. They're earned.

This is where your lovely, conniving Cinderella

used to sleep.

Sadly, this is as close as you'll ever get to her.

Find out where he hid the slipper.

Then kill him.

Cinderella must never see that man again.

But why? I don't understand.

I don't need you to understand.

I need you to obey.

Whatever she wants you to do to me, you don't have to do it.

You seem a lot nicer than she is.

I'm not.

So...

where did you hide the slipper?

Get away from him... Now.

And who are you?

I'm his mother.

Good to see you're still in one piece, lad.

Good to see you, too.

And am I bloody glad that you sent this.

That makes two of us.

Mom.

It's okay. I'm fine.

Oh, Henry. You...

You grew up.

I did.

You look good.

I just...

I know, I know. I missed you, too.

Much as I love hugs and tears,

can we do it outside the torture chamber?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah. But wait. Where's my other mom?

Emma? Well, she's back in Storybrooke.

She's fighting a swarm of tiny, irritating dragons.

Nothing she can't handle.

Sounds like Mom. Okay, come on. Come on. Let's go.

What the hell was that?

Why did you just lie to Henry?

Because that's what Emma wanted.

If he knew what really happened,

he'd drop everything and come back.

She wants to let him get on with his life.

Well, I think she's wrong.

Well, that's not your decision.

We have to respect Emma's wishes.

First day as my partner...

and you're late.

But my shift doesn't start for another hour.

Do you know why you were partnered with me?

Because I work hard and I paid my dues.

Because I chose you.

Some of the boys said "He can't do the job...

Not with that fake hand of his," but I picked you anyway.

I don't even know you. Why would you pick me?

That's the real question, isn't it?

Maybe someday, when you learn how to become a real detective,

you can answer it for yourself.

Now, get in. Big day ahead of us.

New guy drives.

I promise you... You will see Lucy tonight.

Check it out.

WorkBunny.

It's an app for part-time jobs.

Look at all these gigs.

You can organize closets, fix a car...

None of that will pay $550.

Yeah, no, I know, but, you know, like, cumulatively.

By tonight?

Hey.

Oh, this is Henry.

I got to hop.

You've got five.

Look, what I did yesterday was wrong.

I should've just said "I'm sorry."

So, this is me trying to apologize.

I don't need apologies. I need to see Lucy.

And thanks to you, that now costs $550.

Well, if you need cash, I could help with that.

I make okay money driving Swyft.

No. Do not do that.

Do not come in here trying to save me.

No, I wasn't trying to sa... I know...

Lucy may believe in fairy tales, but I don't.

I'm not a damsel waiting for a prince.

I can earn my own money.

She's my daughter. I'll figure this out, fix what you broke.