TEXT: -[Real World]- (Regina is in her office fiddling with a ring. She holds it to her lips, when Mr. Gold enters.) Mr. Gold: Remembrance of things past? Regina: What do you want? Mr. Gold: I need a favour. (Text at the bottom displays 'One Week Ago'.) Regina: You need a favour from me? Mr. Gold: Well, as you know, there are battery charges against me...pending. I really don't relish the thought of spending any more time locked up in a cage. Now, someone with your influence can make the D.A. suddenly realize what a flimsy case they have. Isn't that right... Your Majesty? Regina: What do I get out of it? Mr. Gold: Help, with your Mary Margaret problem. You see, I've noticed that no matter how hard you seem to try to stop them, she and her 'charming' friend just keep finding ways to be together. Regina: What are you suggesting? Mr. Gold: If you want to inflict pain... Then you must inflict pain. If something tragic were to happen to David's wife, and if Mary Margaret should take the blame- Regina: She'd be ruined. Mr. Gold: And you'd have your victory, at last. Regina: A trial could be very messy. Mr. Gold: A trial? Who said anything about a trial? Now, once Miss Blanchard has been incarcerated, you can plant one of your lovely skeleton keys in her cell. And, once she tries to leave Storybrooke, well... We all know what happens to people who attempt to leave town. Regina: Give me one good reason why I should trust you. Mr. Gold: Because I always honour my agreements. Do we have a deal? -[Fairy Tale World]- (A younger version of the Evil Queen is practicing horseback riding as Henry I watches. She jumps over several barricades, and then comes to a stop near her father. She gets off and hugs him.) Henry I: That's beautiful, sweetheart. Evil Queen: Thank you, daddy. (Cora
SUMMARY:
Emma continues her exhaustive search for evidence that will prove Mary Margaret's innocence in the murder of David's wife, Kathryn. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was and before evil blackened her soul, Regina must choose between betraying her mother, Cora, and marrying for true love, or betrothing royalty and living a regal - but loveless - life; and the event that caused the Evil Queen to loathe Snow White is revealed.