Melissa, Emma, Henry, and Gold arrive at their destination in New York via taxi. They look up at the apartment building in front of them.
"What's wrong? Is this the right place?" Emma asked Gold
"Yes, it is." Gold said
"Let me guess. He's not expecting you. Well, who doesn't love a surprise? (Melissa is looking down and Emma notice something.) You ok?" Emma asked Melissa as she was worried about her
"Yeah. Why?" Melissa asked Emma
"Forget it." Emma said
Emma notice that Melissa is lying about something. They've entered the lobby of the apartment building. Henry scans the list of names on the intercom.
"No 'Baelfire'." Henry said
"Yeah, that probably wouldn't fly as an alias. Your magic globe didn't give you an apartment number?" Emma asked again
"It doesn't work that way." Gold said
"Could've tried a locator spell." Melissa said
Both Emma and Gold take a turn at looking at the list.
"Do any of these names mean anything to you?" Emma asked again
"Well, names are what I traffic in, but sadly, no." Gold said
Emma points to an apartment that is listed only by number.
"Here's your boy." Emma said
"Or, it could just be vacant." Gold said
"You might traffic in names and magic, but I traffic in finding people who don't want to be found. And those sort of folks don't like to advertise their whereabouts. (Emma buzzes the apartment on the intercom.) U.P.S. package for four-oh-seven." Emma said
The person on the other end of the line doesn't respond, and then hangs up.
"Maybe you should've said FedEx." Henry said
Suddenly, they hear a noise coming from the fire escape outside.
"He's running." Emma said
The four of them rush outside, where they see the apartment's occupant climbing down the fire escape. He reaches the bottom and breaks into a run.
"That… That favor you two owe me – this is it. Get him to talk to me. I… I can't run." Gold said
"Watch Henry. We'll be back." Emma said
Melissa can't tell Emma yet. She knows that Neal lives here and now he's running. Both of them chases after him through the streets of New York, stalling traffic along the way. They both ran around the opposite side of the building and manages to ambush the man as the three meet. Emma tackles him, and the two of them fall to the ground. Melissa stops when she sees Emma looking up, a stunned look overcomes her face. They see Neal.
"No… Neal?" Emma was surprised to see Neal again
"Emma?" Neal asked Emma
"Neal?" Emma asked Neal
"Melissa?" Neal asked Melissa
The three of them stand up. Emma with a confused look on her face.
"You two know each other?" Emma asked both Neal and Melissa
"We've met a year ago." Melissa said
"Yeah." Neal said
"So that's why you've been lying to me. For almost a year now." Emma said
"You've every right to be angry." Melissa said
"Well, yeah. But we'll get to that part later. And Neal. I'm not answering anything until you tell me the truth about something." Emma said
"Ok. Truth about what?" Neal asked again
"Are you Gold's son?" Emma asked again
"What are you talking about? Who's Gold?" Neal asked again
"You played me. You're from there. You played me, and he played me, you both played me." Emma said
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Okay." Neal said
"You and Gold." Emma said
"Emma, slow down. What are you talking about? Who's Gold?" Neal asked again
"Your father. Rumpelstiltskin." Emma said
"He's here?" Neal asked again
"Why else would we be in New York?" Emma asked again
"You brought him to me? Why would you do that?! Melissa I trusted you." Neal said
"Hey! I am the only one allowed to be angry here! Did you know who I was, where I was from, the whole time? Was this just some sort of sick, twisted plan? Did… Did you even care about me at all? I want the truth – all of it!" Emma asked again
"Fine! We… We got to get off the street. We can't do it here. We're out in the open. I… I spent a lifetime running from that man. I'm not going to let him catch me. There's a bar down the street. We can talk there." Neal said
"I am not drinking with you. Whatever you're going to tell me, tell me now." Emma said
"No, bar's better. Don't worry. You can keep yelling at me when we get there." Neal said
Neal and Melissa begins to walk off. Emma, annoyed, follows them.
They're talking at the bar Neal suggested.
"Well, what do you want to know, Emma? You want the truth? Ask away." Neal said
"How did the two of you meet?" Emma asked both Neal and Melissa
"I told you. A year ago." Melissa said
"I'm gonna need more then that." Emma said
"We've met here in New York while her friend was trying to compel me." Neal said
"Until Klaus and I finally realize that he was a supernatural. I told him the whole story and he told me his. We've became friends and roommates for 3 months in the summer." Melissa said
"My turn." Emma said
"I'll just stay outside while you two catch up." Melissa said
Melissa steps outside. She dials a person who she could talk to.
"Hello!" Rebekah said
"Hey!" Melissa said
"Melissa. Happy to hear your voice. But right now is not a good time." Rebekah said
"Becks, what is going on?" Melissa asked Rebekah as she was worried about her
"I'm trying to keep Hope safe." Rebekah said
"Hope? Is that Klaus's and Hayley's baby?" Melissa asked again
"Yes. If I talk to you longer..." Rebekah said as Melissa interrupt her sentence
"Calm down. Go to Storybrooke. Find my house. It's a mansion. It won't be hard to find." Melissa said
"What do you mean you're not there?" Rebekah asked Melissa
"I'm back at New York. I needed to see a friend. If you can't find the mansion then just go to the sheriff station. Ask for David. Ok." Melissa said
"Ok." Rebekah said
"I'll be there soon." Melissa said
"I sure bloody hope so." Rebekah said
Melissa hangs up.
Emma talks Mary Margaret on the phone. She hangs up the phone.
"Are you still mad at me?" Melissa asked Emma
"You had to do what you had to do." Emma said
"And Neal?" Melissa asked again
"He's running again." Emma said
"And you're not going to tell him that Henry is his son?" Melissa asked again
"I can't. He lied to me." Emma said
"Everyone deserves forgiveness." Melissa said
"You haven't forgive Elijah." Emma said
"I have." Melissa said
Henry and Gold are waiting for Emma and Melissa in the lobby of Neal's apartment building. Both Emma and Melissa enters.
"Hey." Emma said
"Did you two find him?" Gold asked both Melissa and Emma
"Sorry. Your son…" Emma said as Melissa finishes her sentence
"He got away. (Still in the lobby, Gold frantically hits all of the buttons on the intercom.) What are you doing?" Melissa asked Gold
Someone responds to the buzzer and unlocks the front door.
"I'm finding my son." Gold said
"He's gone." Emma said
"But he lives here. He'll be back, and I'll be waiting." Gold said
They arrive at the door of Neal's apartment. Gold sets to picking the lock.
"Stop. You can't just break in." Emma said
"Yeah, well, actually, that's something I'm quite adept at." Gold said
"He might not come back." Melissa said
"Okay. Finding people is what you do. There may be information in here. Who he is, what he does, who he loves." Gold said
"No, don't do this." Emma said
"There are things called laws." Melissa said
"I'll be lookout." Henry said
"You could get arrested." Melissa said
"Then my son will have to testify against me, and we will be reunited." Gold said
Gold successfully picks the lock and opens the door. They've enter Neal's apartment after Gold's successful break sees Neal's home once again.
"We really shouldn't even be here." Melissa said
"I don't think he's listening." Henry said
Henry joins Gold to investigate the apartment. Melissa looks at a friend picture of herself and Neal. But she hides it so that Gold wouldn't know about it. Emma spies the dream catcher from her and Neal's hotel room hanging in the window. She takes it down and stares at it in her hands. Gold notices her interest.
"You find something, dearie?" Gold asked Emma
"Nothing. Uh, it just looks like a dream catcher." Emma said
"Yeah, well, if it's nothing, why are you still holding it? You're lying to me." Gold said
"It's nothing. She just thinks that the dream catcher is pretty." Melissa said
"You're lying Miss Flair as well. Lying about something. Tell me." Mr. Gold demands
"You don't know what you're talk..." Emma said as Gold cuts her off
"Tell me!" Gold said
"Henry, go wait in the bathroom." Emma said
"But I can help-" Henry said
"Henry, go!" Emma said
"Please. Do as your mother said." Melissa said
Henry exits, leaving the three of them alone.
"There's nothing here. The guy's a ghost." Emma said
"Well, you think me a fool? The two of you are holding back something. And I need to know what, and why." Gold said
"I'm not holding back." Emma said
"We should head back." Melissa said
"Did he tell either of you something?" Gold asked again
"Gold-" Melissa said as Gold cuts her off
"Did he say something?!" Gold said
"Nothing. He didn't say anything." Emma said
"Tell me, or I'm going to make the two of you tell me." Gold threatens them
"You don't have magic here." Melissa said
"Oh, I don't need magic. (Books floating and Melissa veins and fangs appear.) You think I'm afraid of you?" Gold asked Melissa
"Do you want to go?" Melissa threatens him
"Do not push me." Gold said
"Don't push either one of us." Emma said
"We had a deal! A deal! No one! No one breaks deals with me!" Gold said
Neal barges in and interrupts the fight.
"Hey! (They looked at Neal and the books fall down.) Leave them alone." Neal said
Neal, Emma, Melissa, and Gold are still in the living room of Neal's apartment.
"Bae… You came back for me." Gold said
"No. I came to make sure you didn't hurt either one of them. I've seen what you do to people who break deals." Neal said
"Please, Bae, just let me talk." Gold said
"I have no interest in talking to you. You can go." Neal said
"I'm not going anywhere." Gold said
"Get out of my apartment!" Neal demands
"Neal." Melissa said
"I got this." Neal said to both Emma and Margaret
"You three know each other… You three know each other. How?" Gold asked them
"You sent us chasing after him." Melissa said
"No, no, no. Stop it! You're lying. How do you three know each other?!" Gold asked again
Henry, who was still in the bathroom, enters the living room.
"Mom? W-what's going on?" Henry asked his mom
"Hey." Emma said
"Who's this?" Neal asked Emma
"My son." Emma said
"What?" Neal asked in confusion
"Is that Baelfire?" Henry asked Neal
"I need you to stay in the other room for a little while longer, okay? Come on." Emma said
Emma tries to lead Henry out of the room.
"Wait. H-how old are you?" Neal asked Henry
"Don't answer him." (Melissa uses her vamp speed to block Emma and Henry's way.) What are you doing?" Emma asked Melissa
"He has the right to know." Melissa said
"No he doesn't." Emma said
"Yes he does. Which means no more running and no more lying. Neal needs to know and so does Henry. Tell them or I will." Melissa said
"Tell me what?" Henry asked in confusion
"Henry, I wasn't being truthful to you." Emma said
"What are you saying?" Henry asked again
"Neal, uh, Baelfire, is your father." Emma said
"He's my son?" Neal asked Emma
"Yes." Emma said
Neal is shocked. Henry backs away from Emma, and then exits through the window leading to the fire escape. There is a brief pause, then Emma follows Henry.
"Henry. Henry?" Emma said
Emma crawls through the window, leaving Neal and Gold alone. Neal goes to follow Henry and Emma, but Gold stops him. Melissa was waiting.
"How old is he?" Neal asked Melissa
"Eleven. I'm sorry. I should've told you sooner." Melissa said
"Why didn't you?" Neal asked again
"I had to figure things out. You and Emma have to work it out. But leave me out of it." Melissa said as she exits out of the apartment