Part of the scene where Emma, Killian, and Liam are at the Sorcerer's house looking for the missing pages from the book. A bit more conversation between Killian and Emma after Liam throws the pages in the well.
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Something just wasn't sitting right with Emma. If Liam was a guiltless as he and Killian claimed, why was he still in the Underworld? She knew that she wasn't at her 100% best right now, but her lie detector was telling her that Liam was hiding something. Killian might not want to see it, and she wasn't exactly sure what it was, but she was going to find out. Especially since Liam seemed to think that Killian staying in the Underworld was better than any other option. "Really," she thought, "who was being selfish now?"
Emma left the library in the Underworld version of the Sorcerer's house. She could hear the others searching upstairs, but she stayed on the ground floor. As she moved through the rooms, she eventually caught site of someone out in the yard. Going to the window, she could see Liam's shadow. She went out to confront him. As she walked down the steps, she saw Liam at the well, brushing something off his hands.
"Find anything out here?" Emma called innocently.
Liam turned around with a start, "Emma! I'm afraid a ship's captain can only be cooped up for so long. I came out to get some air. What brings you here?"
What Emma wanted to say was "Really? Being cooped up is the best excuse you came up with?" But instead she said, "I wanted to show you this", as she held out the ring that Killian had given her.
"Oh. It's the ring I gave Killian", Liam said, showing very little emotion. "I noticed he wasn't wearing it."
"That's because he gave it to me. And you know what he told me when he did? That it belonged to a much better man than him." Liam smiled knowingly. "You're his hero. He doesn't think you can do any wrong." Emma took a breath, letting her words sink in, then looked directly at Liam and said, "Which is why I can't figure out why you would lie to him."
Before Liam could respond, Killian walked toward them, "Liam, Emma, what's going on?"
"She thinks I lied to you", Liam answered.
"He took the pages. I can prove it. Ask him to show you his hands. He's been hiding them since I got here."
"Look, if it will help clear things up, I'd be happy to …", Liam started to respond, pulling one of his hands out of his jacket.
Killian interrupted him. Looking at Emma, he said, "That won't be necessary. I don't need proof to know what's really going on here. Emma, when are you going to admit that this isn't really about my brother?"
"What … else would you think it was about?"
"Us." Killian took a step toward Emma as Liam moved away. "You think that if you can prove that Liam is a villain, that I'll somehow feel that I was less of one", he said, his voice cracking slightly. "Then you can convince me that I'm worth saving and that we've got a future together."
"Killian, you are worth saving. I told you that I wouldn't have come down here if I didn't think so."
"I don't know how you can say that. I stood in front of you, Swan. I told you that the feelings I had for you were anger, disappointment and hate. I told you that you were an anchor to me and to top it all off, I stood there and told you that you would always be an orphan. I KNEW exactly how much those words would hurt you. I wanted to make you hurt. How can want to save me after I said that to you?"
"Killian, I know…"
"And as if that wasn't bad enough, Swan. I was willing to let your parents, your friends, even your son be sent down here to the Underworld. I made a deal with Nimue, just so that I could win and get my revenge on the Crocodile. I didn't care who I hurt in the process, including you, the woman I loved. I was willing to sacrifice everyone, so that I could have my revenge. I did that very thing for most of my long life. That is not someone who deserves saving, Emma."
"But you didn't let it happen. In the end, YOU stopped it all. You made the decision to do that. You were able to overcome all that darkness. You made me KILL you, to SAVE everyone. You did the right thing in the end, Killian. Doesn't that count to you."
"Oh Swan, I'm not sure that one noble act will make up for all the terrible things I've done."
"Killian, you once told me that all sins could be forgiven when someone loves you. Well, I love you. And I forgive you. Everyone else forgives you too. They wouldn't be here if they didn't. Doesn't that matter to you?"
"Emma, I squandered all the good opportunities laid before me. Should I squander this one as well? The opportunity to move on? I'm sure StoryBrooke will do just fine without me in it. "
"You agree with him? ", Emma asked, nodding toward Liam.
"Why bring me back, if I should just move on? After we defeat Hades, I won't be returning with you. My fate isn't in StoryBrooke. It should be determined here." Killian couldn't look Emma in the eye. He knew that he was breaking her heart again. He was sure that it was for the best though.
Emma pleaded, "It doesn't have to be. You can come home. I want you to come home. You just have to forgive yourself." Emma paused, tears gathering in the corner of her eyes. She took a breath, steeling herself. "The thing is, no matter how many times I tell you or anybody else does, you have to do it yourself." And she walked past him, not sparing a glance at Liam as she did so. She was angry. Angry at Liam and angry at Killian. Maybe her anger would get through to Killian and make him reconsider.
"Emma!" Killian called after her. He was about to follow her when Liam stopped him with a hand to Killian's chest.
"Let her go, Killian. It's for the best", he said. As he lowered his hand, Killian caught sight of the ink on Liam's hands.