Emma is taking Mary Margaret's mugshot at the station. The Melissa is in the other room and looking through files. She uses her vamp hearing to hear what they are saying.

"Please turn to the right." Emma said

"This is a mistake. I didn't kill Kathryn." Mary Margaret said

"Of course you didn't. But, while Melissa and I are your friends, I am also the Sheriff and Melissa is the Deputy. And the both of us have to go where the evidence leads." Emma said

"Which points to me? Yesterday it was David. There's something not right here." Mary Margaret said

"I know. But, your fingerprints were on that box, and his are not. So, now we have to deal with this." Emma said

"Evidence that says I cut out Kathryn's heart…and buried it in the woods. This is insane." Mary Margaret said

"If we don't book you, with all this evidence, it's going to look like favoritism. And then, Regina will have cause and she will fire me and Melissa. And then, you know what would she'll do? She'll bring in someone who will railroad you. So, please – just try to be patient and trust us. We can't even move forward till we verify the heart belonged to Kathryn. And we're still waiting for the DNA test results. But, in the meantime, you need to bear with me. We have to ask you a few questions." Emma said

"This is crazy. I would never hurt anyone." Mary Margaret said


Emma and Melissa leads Mary Margaret into an interrogation room. Regina is already there.

"Hello, Miss Blanchard." Regina said

"What is she doing here?" Mary Margaret asked both Emma and Melissa

"She asked to be here as a forth party to make sure that we stay impartial." Emma said

"It can only help you." Melissa said

"I have nothing to hide. Ask me anything." Mary Margaret said

Emma turns on the tape recorder.

"The heart was found buried near the old Toll Bridge. It had been cut out by what appears to be a hunting knife." Emma said

"Have you ever been to that bridge before?" Melissa asked Mary Margaret

"Yes, many times. It's where David and I liked to meet." Mary Margaret said

"Mr. Nolan." Emma said

"Yes." Mary Margaret said

"And, you met there… For what purpose?" Emma asked Mary Margaret

"We were having an affair. I'm not proud of what happened, and I'm sorry. But that doesn't change the fact that I did not kill Kathryn." Mary Margaret said

The Melissa takes the jewelry box out of a cabinet and places it on the table in front of Mary Margaret.

"Have you ever seen this before?" Melissa asked again

"Yes, it's my jewelry box." Mary Margaret said

"That's what we found the heart in." Emma said

"Don't you see what's happening here? Someone stole that box and put the heart in it. I didn't have anything to do with it. I'm innocent!" Mary Margaret said

"Miss Blanchard, it's okay. I know what you're going through. I know what it's like to lose someone you love. To be publicly humiliated. It put me in a very dark place. Changed me. I can only imagine what losing David Nolan did to you." Regina said

"But, I haven't changed. I'm still the same person I've always been – a good person. I did not do this." Mary Margaret said

"Can I speak to you in the hallway, please? (Both Emma and Regina go out into the hall to talk. Melissa listening with her hearing ability.) I told you to leave the questioning to Melissa and I." Emma said

"How do you know the she didn't do it? If that box was stolen from her as she claims, don't you think there'd be signs of a break in? Well, you're her roommate – tell me. Has there been a break in? She's a woman who has her heart broken, and that… That can make you do unspeakable things." Regina said

Melissa stopped listening.


Emma, due to speaking with Regina, goes to investigate Mary Margaret's apartment. She and Melissa checks the locks of the door and windows. Henry enters.

"Henry. What are you doing here? Why aren't you in school?" Emma asked her son

"We have to help Miss Blanchard." Henry said

"We're helping her. That's why we're searching the apartment." Melissa said

"But you got to go home." Emma said

"Not going to happen." Henry said

"Just stay out of the way." Emma said

"So, what are we looking for?" Henry asked his mom

"We're trying to see if maybe, someone broke in." Emma said

"Looking for busted door jambs, broken glass, muddy boot prints. That kind of thing." Melissa said

"So, you guys think that someone is setting her up." Henry said

"It's the only thing that makes sense. The only problem is, nobody's got a motive." Emma said

"My mom does." Henry said

"Regina?" Melissa said

"She hates Snow White. Hey, you wanted a motive." Henry said

"Well, I don't think 'she hates Snow White' will hold up in a court, Henry." Emma said

Emma, Melissa, and Henry look around Mary Margaret's room. After looking at the pictures on Mary Margaret's desk, Emma flops down on the bed. Suddenly, the heat noisily turns on. Searching for the source of the noise, Emma looks to the floor and sees a heating vent. She takes off the grate of the vent and sticks her hand in.

"Did you find something?" Henry asked again

Emma pulls out a hunting knife wrapped in a cloth.

"A hunting knife." Melissa said

"Yeah." Emma said


Henry is drinking a hot chocolate at Granny's Diner. August enters and sits next to Henry at the counter.

"Oh, I'm not here for you, buddy. I'm here for Emma. And you were right about one thing." August said

"What's that?" Henry asked August

"I do have feelings for Melissa." August said as he smiled

"Did you tell her?" Henry asked again

"Yes I did. And it turns out, she had feelings for me too. Can I tell you something?" August asked Henry

"Sure." Henry said

"Melissa and her daughter are hybrids." August said

"What's that?" Henry asked again

"A hybrid means "part of what you are". In that case she's some part witch and part vampire. And her daughter is part witch and part werewolf." August said

"That's extraordinary." Henry said

"But there are vampires, werewolves, witches, doppelgangers and hybrids that lived in this world their whole lives." August said

"I thought the beings came to the enchanted forest?" Henry asked again

"Yeah. I thought so too. But when I met her and her daughter. Everything changed." August said

"So you never met her here did you?" Henry asked again

"I've met Margaret at New York." August said

"You guys came here to make sure Emma believes." Henry said

"That's why we're here." August said

"Why don't you guys tell Emma?" Henry asked again

"Well, there are some people – like you, me, and Melissa – we can go on faith. But others – like Emma – they need proof." August said

"Last time I tried to find proof, I got trapped in a sinkhole." Henry said

"There are less dangerous places to look." August said

August taps Henry's book.


At the station.

Both Emma and Melissa is with Mary Margaret, who is locked in a cell.

"The heating vent? Emma, I don't even know where the heating vent in my bedroom is." Mary Margaret said

"Well, someone did." Emma said

"Someone put a hunting knife in there. We've checked for signs of a break in." Melissa said

"But there weren't any." Emma said

"You guys don't believe me." Mary Margaret said

"Of course we do. But what we think doesn't matter." Emma said

"The evidence is piling up by the hour." Melissa said

"Okay, so what are you guys saying?" Mary Margaret asked them

"We're saying, you should think about hiring a lawyer." Emma said

Mr. Gold enters.

"An excellent idea." Mr. Gold said

"What the hell are you doing here?" Melissa asked Gold

He looked at her with their as he couldn't forget their confrontation a few days ago.

"Offering my legal services." Mr. Gold said

"You're a lawyer?" Emma asked Gold

"Ever wondered why I was so adept at contracts? I've been following the details of your case, Miss Blanchard. And I think you'd be well-advised to bring me on as your counsel." Mr. Gold said

"And why is that?" Mary Margaret asked Gold

"Well, because the Sheriff had me arrested for nearly beating a man to death, and I managed to persuade the judge to drop the charges." Mr. Gold said

"Asserting your influence isn't what's needed here. We need to find the truth." Emma said

"Exerting influence may be exactly what's needed here." Mr. Gold said

"Yeah. What's needed here, is for us to do our job." Melissa said

"Well, no one's stopping the two of you. I'm only here to help." Mr. Gold said

"Enough. Please go." Mary Margaret said

"You heard her." Emma said

"No, I was talking to the both of you. Emma. Melissa. He's right. I need help. And the two of you need to do your job, or else I'm screwed. So, just please – do your job the best that you two can, and you'll prove me innocent. Until then, I need some practical help." Mary Margaret said

"Trust me. This is in Miss Blanchard's best interests." Mr. Gold said

"Good luck, Mary Margaret." Emma said

"We'd hope your best interests are what he's looking out for." Melissa said

Both Emma and Melissa leaves the two of them alone.


Both Emma and Melissa walks up the stairs in the building of Mary Margaret's apartment, where they find Henry sitting on a step.

"I have proof. (Henry holds up the ring of skeleton keys.) This is how my mom got into your apartment. This is how she framed Miss Blanchard." Henry said

"Did you steal these from her office?" Melissa asked Henry

"Yeah. The book said they could open any door." Henry said

"There's no way they'll even fit in the lock." Emma said

"We have to try." Henry said

Henry tries to open the door with multiple keys, but is unsuccessful.

"See? What did I tell you?" Emma asked her son

"Come on, Henry. We know you want to think the answer to everything is in Operation Cobra-" Melissa said as Henry interrupt her sentence

"It is!" Henry said

"But, sometimes the real world needs to come first." Emma said

"Just try one more. Please." Henry said

"Okay, one more. But then we're done." Emma said

"You do it. This one." Henry said

"Okay." Emma said

Emma takes the keys from Henry and tries the key he picked out. The door unlocks.

"Do you believe now?" Henry asked his mother

"I'm impressed." Melissa said


At the station.

Both Emma and Melissa enters and Emma has bag of food with them.

"Hey. Breakfast." Emma said

"Thanks." Mary Margaret thanking both Emma and Melissa

"We know Mr. Gold doesn't want us to talk, but we thought you should hear this from us. The test results came back on the heart… And the DNA was a match for Kathryn." Emma said

"She's dead. We're sorry – for a lot of things." Melissa said

"But, now that we have proof of the death." Emma said

"We have enough evidence to move forward with a case against you. It's going to happen. You know that we do believe you, right?" Melissa asked Mary Margaret

"Yeah." Mary Margaret said

"All this evidence tells me one thing for certain – that you are being framed. And I think Regina's behind it." Emma said

"Then why am I still in here? Why don't you confront her?" Mary Margaret asked both Melissa and Emma

"Because, belief is not proof." Emma said

"But you guys just said-" Mary Margaret said as Melissa interrupt her sentence

"If we don't do this right, things will end up worse for you. Every time we've gone up against Regina, she's seen it coming, and we've lost." Melissa said

"So, what makes this time any different?" Mary Margaret asked again

"Because she doesn't know that we suspect anything." Emma said

"Why would she do this to me?" Mary Margaret asked again

"We don't know, but we're going to find out. And we promise, we won't stop until we expose what she's up to." Melissa said

"And how are you guys going to do that? This is her town." Mary Margaret said

"We're working on it. We have faith in you. And now, we need you to have faith in us. (Emma grabs Mary Margaret's hand on the bar.) Can you do that?" Emma asked Mary Margaret

"Of course." Mary Margaret said

Both Emma and Melissa leaves.


Mr. Gold is in the back room of his pawn shop. Both Emma and Melissa enters.

"Mr. Gold." Emma said

"Just taking inventory. What can I do for the both of you, Miss Swan and Miss Flair? Any developments in the case I should be aware of?" Mr. Gold asked both Melissa and Emma

"Yes." Emma said

"Regina set her up." Melissa said

"And this surprises the two of you? Show me your evidence, and we'll get this over with immediately." Mr. Gold said

"Yeah, that's the thing. There isn't any. Anything that's court-worthy. But we know it now." Emma said

"Look who's suddenly became the women of faith. Why are the two of you, Miss Swan and Miss Flair? To spin conspiracy theories?" Mr. Gold asked again

"We need help." Melissa said

"From me?" Mr. Gold asked again

"Every time We've gone up against Regina, We've lost. Except for once, when I became Sheriff and Margaret became Deputy. When you helped." Emma said

"As I recall, the two of you don't exactly approve of my methods." Mr. Gold said

"We've approve of your results. And this time, we have something more important than a job. We need to save our friend." Melissa said

"And the two of you are willing to go as far as it takes?" Mr. Gold asked again

"Farther." Emma said

"As farther as we can take." Melissa said