Killian goes back to his hotel heartbroken and decides to call his brother to let him know he had arrived early to the city. "Liam, I'm here. Just give me a call when you get this."

Killian looks out the window. His hotel is not five-star, but it's a lot better than spending the night in a cramped van with the band like he did all those years ago. He still remembers the night he told his brother he was leaving the band behind.

Killian yelled at Liam after yet another argument over Emma. "What's the point in singing, Liam? She's not going to hear me."

Liam's words still ring in his mind mocking him. "Little brother, do you remember what Da used to say about princesses?"

Killian scoffed. "Liam, how many times do I have to remind you not to call me that!"

"Well, let me remind you. They're always looking for their prince. I hate to tell you this, but you ain't no prince, Brother." Liam said.

Blue makes a call to the dean at Juilliard and arranges a special audition for Hope.

The auditorium is quiet as the prestigious school's faculty seat themselves and wait for the musical genius Blue had promised them.

Hope immediately impresses them with her natural talent.

The dean quickly approaches Blue. "Blue, you brought us a prodigy," he says.

"She is an angel," Blue says affectionately as she poses her question. "Please tell me you have a space for her?"

"She is a talented young lady. We can offer her a scholarship, but she will need to maintain good grades."

"I'm sure she will; she has a very strong connection to the music she plays," Blue says as her eyes land on Hope, who is happily flipping through some music sheets.

Hope became the star protege of the prestigious school within hours of her admittance. Her audition had bewitched the faculty and when asked where the music had come from, she said it was the music in her heart. The dean had asked if she would like to perform the piece for an event at the park in a couple of months. Hope simply asked if there would be a lot of people at the event to hear her, to which the quick reply was a yes. Hope's plan to have her music lead to her parents was squashed the moment Walsh walked into the school a few weeks later, claiming to be her father.

Reluctantly, the dean lets her leave with him since Hope did not deny the parentage. Hope worries he had hurt Henry trying to find out where she was, so she goes willingly as her heart breaks at the loss of the chance to find her family. If only she had a little bit more time.

It didn't take long for Walsh to have her back performing at the park as "Odette". Walsh had decided to keep her apart from Henry since the boy had refused to share her location right after he met back up with him and the flock of lost kids.

After one of Odette's performances a few weeks later, she sits down on the park bench and strums the guitar sadly. Today was supposed to be the day of her performance. Instead of playing in front of thousands of people, she performed for about twenty people to earn a quick buck.

A man sits next to her and smiles. "Hello, you are a very talented lass," he says as he points to the guitar. "May I borrow it for a tick?"

Hope knows she shouldn't because Walsh will be angry, but the man seems nice. She hands him the guitar.

The man plays the strings gently.

Hope grins. "You are talented, too."

"Ah, thank you. I was in a band with my brother when we were young, and we haven't performed in a long time until recently. My name is Killian Jones, and it has been a pleasure talking to you."

She smiles and extends her hand. "My name is Hope, not lass."

"You have a lovely name. I thought your name was Odette, or is that just your stage name?"

"Yeah," she says as she scrunches her nose.

Killian can't help but snort; she is a lovely young girl. Her parents must be so proud. He notices a sadness in her eyes. "You look sad. I know if I had your talent, I would be very happy. You are natural," he says as he continues strumming the guitar slowly and then returns it to Hope. He pulls out an old guitar from the case he was carrying. He starts playing a soft melody that's familiar to the young girl, though she doesn't remember ever hearing it. She joins him in the impromptu performance. A small crowd gathers around them and applauds as they finish.

The song ends, and Hope smiles widely at him. "I'm supposed to be performing for Juilliard at the Park, but I can't go," she says, defeated.

Killian's brow raises. "Hope, if it was me, I wouldn't let anything stop me. You should perform. Don't let anyone stop you from making your dreams a reality."

With those words of encouragement, Killian puts his guitar away and leaves the girl after leaving a hefty tip for her.

Hope finds strength in his words and decides she is going to perform and if the stars align in her favor, she will make her dream of finding her family a reality.

Hope grabs the guitar case from the floor where it has been collecting the tips from the crowd, but instead of going to the meeting place with Walsh, she makes her way to the stage that is not far from her.

Walsh had decided to keep an eye on the girl. He couldn't let her get away; she was his meal ticket. He notices that she is walking in the wrong direction, so he increases his efforts to catch up with her. He has seen the signs all over the park, the New York Philharmonic and Juilliard were presenting Music Under the Stars.

Walsh stops her as he yanks on the guitar case on her back. "Hope, wait." He takes a breath as her eyes widen with his presence.

"Hope, did you know music is a series of high tones arranged by nature? It's governed by the laws of physics of the universe. It's energy, a wavelength that you need to hear and for some unknown reason, you can. Why do you think that is?"

Hope can't help smiling. "Because it comes from my parents. They are the reason I can hear the music. I have to go."

Walsh shakes his head. "To this special concert? Do you really think your parents will hear you?

"Yes, because the thing I want the most is to be found. I do have a family."

He laughed. "Yes, you have parents, but they didn't want you. Go to your concert, but all my money's on the fact your folks won't be able to find you. Do you know why? Because they can't hear you. If you were my kid, I would have found you and I know you will come back when there is no happy ending; no loving family waiting for you."

"You are lying! My parents will hear me and find me!" She takes off running in the direction of the concert stage.

She runs and manages to arrive at the section of the park the concert is at. She remembers the dean at Juilliard telling her about the concert.

"Hope, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra will be having a concert in a few months. We have never had a student as young as yourself perform in the history of this school. We've asked them if they could perform your rhapsody. Would you like that?"

Hope's eyes shined with excitement at the prospect of playing in a concert. "How many people will hear it?" she asked.

"It's a popular event. I supposed a lot of people will be there. It would be performed in Central Park, on the Great Lawn. Hope, three artists will be performing before you. How does the music come to you?"

Hope shrugged. "I just hear it. It's always there. I hear it when I'm walking down the street. It's like someone's calling out to me and when I write it down, it's like I'm calling back to them."

"Who?" he asked curiously.

"The ones who gave me the music."

Killian is about to give up in his search for Emma, but as Liam drives him to the airport, they pass the park.

Liam huffs. "Bloody hell, it never fails. Every year it jams up the traffic. Does it bring back memories of the old days, eh, Killian?"

"What's that?"

Liam rolls his eyes. "The blasted concerts in the Park every spring."

The car barely moves because of the traffic. Killian notices a sign with Emma's name on it. She is one of the performers. It has to be the same one the young girl told him about.

"Liam, stop the bloody car!" Killian yells.

Liam stops the car, barely getting out of traffic. "Killian, what are you doing?" he asks when Killian opens the door to the car and jumps out.

Killian takes off running, hoping that he hasn't missed Emma's performance.

Emma stuck around after her performance. There was food and it was such a lovely night. Music has always made her feel better. She worries for her daughter so much and often gazes on the photo she got from Mr. Wilde's office. Her little girl is perfect, just like she thought she'd be.

Emma heard the dean of her old school mention a talented young girl, but had opted not to name the prodigy due to the possibility of her not being able to perform.

The show was a hit so far and as things slow down, the dean takes the stage.

"Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for coming out tonight. Music has always fascinated us in the way that it communicates. There is no need for words or pictures. That leads us to our final performance of the night. Unfortunately, our last performer seems to have..."

He is interrupted by one of the teachers pulling Hope into view. "She's here. She's here."

The dean sighs in relief. "Perhaps there's no one else who can better personify the mystery that is music than our final performer, Hope Swan!"

Hope gets on the stage with a nervous smile as she sees the crowd.

Emma looks up at the stage. Did they say Hope Swan? Is it possible it's her kid? Her heart starts beating frantically as she makes her way to the stage.

Killian rushes through the park as a melody starts playing.

Once the couple is about to reach the stage on opposite sides, Hope smiles widely at them as she feels the music flow through her.

Emma and Killian see each other and they drift to each other. Once they are within reach, they hold hands.

Emma tells Killian about their daughter, the same girl on stage. She explains to him that her grandfather did the unthinkable but in the end, helped lead her to Hope. They approach Hope once her performance is over.

Hope can't help her excitement. She found them; she knows it in her heart that they are her parents. Once they find the words and confirm what her heart already knew, they quickly leave the park.

Killian never leaves New York now that he has found his family. Liam is happy for his little brother and is stunned to find out he is an uncle, but is overjoyed at the reconnection with Elsa.

Hope tells them about Henry and Walsh. They inform Merlin that Hope was found and is finally with her family. Merlin gets the police involved about Walsh's operation and they soon find him and arrest him. The kids are put back in foster care. Hope asks her parents if Henry can be her brother because he protected her. Emma quickly takes a liking to the kid when they meet. They foster him and eventually adopt him.

In the end, they become the family that Hope always wanted. She finally found her family.

Her family is reunited and whole.

The music is all around us. All you have to do is listen.