diner, everyone is celebrating, and Regina and Henry approach Mother Superior, asking if she knows what the storybook is. Emma comes over and explains that they found it at the Sorcerer's mansion, and Mother Superior is surprised to learn that they're looking for him. Regina explains her plan to have the Author rewrite her story and Blue says that the magic of the book is very powerful. However, she warns them that the Sorcerer isn't the Author, and she doesn't know why the Sorcerer has the Author's books. She also doesn't know who the Author is, and warns them further that no one has seen him in many years. Emma wonders how he disappeared, and the fairy admits that she doesn't know, but there are rumors that heleft hidden clues in his works. The diner suddenly shakes and a wave of darkness sweeps across the room. The group goes outside and finds the Chernabog perched atop the clock tower. However, it's soon defeated through Emma and Regina's ingenuity, and Storybrooke accepts two new residents - Ursula and Cruella De Vil - across its line. However, unbeknownst to everyone, they work to sneak Mr. Gold back in as well. ("Darkness on the Edge of Town")

After having been turned back into a man by Mr. Gold, Pinocchio takes a turn for the worse and passes out, and so Emma, Regina and Henry rush him to the local nunnery for a magical diagnosis from Mother Superior. She informs them that the many transformations that August's body has withstood