The Charmings confined themselves inside their home. Now that the people of Storybrooke hate them, they don't have anyone else but themselves. Then someone knocked on their door. David and Hook readied themselves. It might be some angry town people blaming them for everything. The door went open and it's not the town people but Mr. Gold. "What are you doing here? Last time I checked, you didn't want to help us", David greeted in an unpleasant way. They let him in. "Well, that was because I made a deal with Her Majesty not to help the Savior in order for Belle to be safe. You can't blame me for that", he said. Emma looked at him. "The Evil Queen…she's the one doing all of this, isn't she?" Snow asked him and he nodded. "All of you, including the people of Storybrooke, fell into her plan", he answered. "…and what is that plan?" Hook asked. "…to destroy the Savior", he answered.
Snow made a cup of coffee for Gold while they interrogate him. "How exactly did she plan to destroy Emma?" David started. "Well, she blamed her for ruining her happiness so she sought out to break her from inside. She realized that physical pain is not going to be enough so she destroyed her reputation as the Savior", he answered. Emma listened closely. "What really happened to those people?" Hook asked. Gold took a sip from the cup. "They were poisoned and only the queen can heal them that's why it didn't work when Emma tried to heal the dwarf", he answered. Snow and Emma looked at each other. "It's all a setup", Snow muttered. "That's right. She wanted you to doubt yourself, to doubt your powers as the Savior", Gold said. Emma looked at him. "Why?" she asked. Gold smiled. "Simple…so you would lose your magic. I think it already happened", he answered.
"She turned everyone against us including Henry", Snow said.
"Don't worry about Henry. He will come around any moment", Gold said with a smile.
"Why suddenly you decided to help us? What about your deal with her?" David asked.
"I took a risk. I broke the deal. You see, she's now in the final step of her plan", he answered.
"…and what is that final step?" Hook followed up.
"She will kill all of you", Gold answered. That scared them all. "You all know the Evil Queen. She will not stop there so here I am putting my faith on you", he added.
The queen came home with some takeout from Granny's. "Henry! I'm home", she called but no one answered. She looked everywhere for him but he's not home. Then she went upstairs to his room only to find his computer left turned on. She went to it to shut it down when she saw a video footage playing. It was her video inside her vault talking to Mr. Gold. "It's time to start eliminating the opponents", she said. She's seen turning herself into being the Evil Queen. "You're going to kill Emma Swan", Gold muttered. "Oh, not just Emma Swan…I'm going to kill her father. I'm going to kill her no good pirate…and I'm going to kill her mother, Snow White. I am going to kill them all", she corrected. Then the clip ended. She unplugged the computer and almost roasted the wire in her anger. "Oh, Rumplestiltskin", she muttered.
Henry finally came home to the Charmings after learning the truth. "I'm sorry. I didn't know what's happening", he apologized. "It's okay. It's okay", Emma said as she hugs her son. Henry looked at them. "What's the plan to bring my mother back?" he asked them and they have none to answer him. "You don't have a plan? How are we going to get her back? She can't stay like that forever. She's worked so hard to be good", he said. They all went silent. "Don't worry, kid. I will find a way. We will get Regina back", Emma said to Henry. Then suddenly Gold heard Belle calling his name. "What is it?" David asked when he saw his reaction. "It's Belle. I have to go", he answered and then disappeared. "You don't think she already found out that he helped us, do you?" Snow asked everyone. "Belle could be in danger", Emma muttered.
Gold arrived at the public library but he didn't find Belle. "Rumple!" she called. Her voice is coming from the basement. He went there in an instant only to find the Evil Queen there without Belle. "Where is she?" he asked her in panic. "Tsk…tsk…tsk…I thought we had a deal, Rumple. Our deal was very clear and yet you broke it", she said as she comes into the light. She's wearing a long black dress. Her hair is tied up in a perfect ponytail. "I saved you a lot of heartaches in the future. I know you don't want to hurt any of them", he said to her. She laughed at his words. "You are getting emotional! That bookworm is not really good for you", she teased. It worried him even more. He looked around but she's not down there with them.
"Oh if you're looking for her here you're not going to find her", she said when she saw his eyes roaming around.
"Where is she? What have you done with her?" he asked.
"One thing you thought me from our long list of lessons: always honor the agreement. Since you didn't, I will not either. She is on her way right now to the town line. She has always wanted to see the world, right?" she answered.
"She's not going to do that. She knows once she leaves, she cannot go back", he said.
"Oh but she will because I told her to", she said then revealed to him that she has her heart in her palm. "I think she will just do everything I'll say", she added.
"Please, don't", he pleaded but that only made her smile.
"You should've known better than to cross me. I always push back", she said. "But I will give you a choice. You can decide her fate. Option number one: You let her go outside of Storybrooke and she can fulfill her dreams. Option number two: She will not leave the town because I will crush her heart", she added.
"Don't do this", he muttered. Then some people came including Henry.
"Mom! Wait! Please…" Henry called and it halted the queen.