Katherine is sitting in the small cell with her feet on the bed and her back to the wall. She is watching everyone as they argue, fight and discuss what should happen to the teenager.
"Might I remind you Miss Swan, personal feelings need to be left aside when handling this situation." Regina angrily states to Emma. "You may just want the DA to handle this, I don't want my daughter being charged with things just because your best friend is a sleeping with a married man and got caught.
"I am being professional Madame Mayor." Emma fires back. "Maybe you should take a walk and not be arguing with me on every step so I can get things done."
Regina looks Emma up and down. "Fine. Henry, we need to let Sheriff Swan work. Come now it's time to go home." Regina turns to Emma. "You will call me when I can post bail."
"Yes." Emma says looking at the paperwork on her desk.
Regina escorts a protesting Henry out of the Sheriff's building. When Emma hears the doors shut she looks over at Katherine.
"Oh joy, finally alone." Katherine sarcastic joy in her voice.
"Why?" Emma asks walking over to the bars. Katherine doesn't say anything. Emma just looks at her and tries to read her. "You didn't do it did you?" Again Katherine says nothing to Emma. "You know who did this. Who are you covering for?" Emma looks at Katherine with a realization. "Regina?"
"I want my one phone call and I want to speak to a lawyer. I maybe a teenager, but I do know my rights Sheriff Swan." Katherine stands, walks over and faces Emma.
Emma looks Katherine in the eyes. She then opens the cell and motions to one of the phones sitting on the desk. Katherine walks over and makes a phone call talking quietly. When Katherine hangs up Emma escorts her back to the cell.
Fairy-tale LandThe Dark One, Rumpelstiltskin arrives in a town on the outskirts of a massive castle. He walks around looking at everyone as they back down. He comes to a small cottage and the door opens.
"Uncle Rumple!" A young girl of about 4 comes running out and jumps into the Rumpelstiltskin arms. She gives him a huge hug and smile. She has long dark hair and bright blue eyes.
Rumple sweeps the young girl off her feet and hugs her. "How are your studies going little one?"
"I don't like it." The little dark haired girl motions for Rumple to let her down.
"What is there not to like?" Rumple asks the little girl while putting her down and he pops up flowers out of the air. "You can do anything." He replies giving her the flowers.
"I don't like the yucky feelings." The little girl protests looking at the flowers.
"Deary, what yucky feelings?" Rumple bends down and looks at the little girl.
"There was a pretty lady here, she had a baby in her tummy." The little girl smiled looking up. "She felt warm." Then a darker look on the child face takes over. "There was another lady, she felt cold." She gives a look of an innocent scared child. "I didn't like that." The girl looks away. "Will I be like that?"
"No deary." Rumple replies lovingly but lying. "Now, go and play, I want to talk to your pappy."
The little girl takes off and joins a group of kids playing kick ball. Rumple enters the house and finds an older gentleman sitting in a rocking chair.
"Rumpelstiltskin." The older man says without even looking at Rumple.
Rumpelstiltskin does his usual laugh and does a mock bow. "Merlin."
Back in Storybrooke
Katherine is sitting on the edge of the bed. Emma is in her office trying hard not to look at the girl. She is filling out paperwork when Mr. Gold enters the jailhouse.
"There's our starving artist." Mr. Gold smiles at Katherine who replies by rolling her eyes.
"Shove it Rumple." Katherine replies and rolls her eyes.
Mr. Gold stands with a satisfied look on his face realizing just how much this young girl knows.
The D.A. and Regina enter the room and the tension builds. "Glad you finally called to get my daughter out of this god forsaken place."
"Sheriff Swan, the Judge, Mr. Gold and I discussed the chargers against Miss Mills." The D.A. smiles at Emma as he hands her the papers. "The Judge has already agreed that with a guilty plea and since this is Miss Mills first offense, no trial is needed, she'll be sentenced to 100 hours of community service and no other chargers."
Emma looks at the group with dissatisfaction and a feeling of being defeated. She walks over and let's Katherine out of the cell.
Katherine gives her sly smile. "Thanks for the stay."
Regina grabs Katherine's arm and takes her outside. She pulls her to their car. "Get in." She commands. They get in and when the doors are shut Regina turns to Katherine. "What the hell do you think you're doing?"
"I don't know, I could ask you the same thing." Katherine meets her fury.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Cut the shit mother, I found that spray can in your drawer." Katherine says looking Regina right in the eyes. "I know you're hiding something."
Regina looks out the window of the car and watches a curious Mr. Gold walking to his pawnshop. He waves at the two.
"What does that little imp have to do with you?" Regina asks turning to Katherine.
"I don't know." Katherine replies. "You tell me your Majesty."
Regina's eyes get huge and stares at Katherine with the realization that she believes and knows of the curse. She gets a curious look on her face.
TBC
