"Do you think that bitch knew what happened to Emma?" Ruby asks angrily.
The entire group is sitting in the emergency room, waiting for news about the woman who was found where Emma had been held.
Everyone was heart broken to hear from David that he found a potential witness, but not Emma. They had their hopes up that they would see their blonde friend or mother or girlfriend again, and instead were let down.
"Ruby don't say that," Mary Margret grumbles, holding her heavy stomach. "We don't know anything yet."
"The woman was pretty beat up," Elsa says. "I think she might have been a witness and had to be silenced."
David stands in the corner, going over evidence they found at the house. He too was disappointed about not catching the bastard who had abducted Emma, at least they had a potential witness. Plus the police were not too far off in terms of the lead; Emma had been in the house, according to the cadaver dogs, she'd been there recently. There were droplets of her blood on the floor and her scent was all over the basement. David's stomach twisted when he saw where Emma had been held. A cold and dark basement likely chained to the bed, put through some form of torture and likely rape according to the crime scene analysist. There were traces of semen found on the bed, but a lot of Emma's DNA, including strands of her blonde hair. David had almost wanted to hold onto the hairs as if it would connect him to Emma. Nova and Jack were still collecting evidence at the scene, taping it off and searching it from top to bottom. David had yet to tell the others about the crime scene findings, he knew that Henry would be very upset and Killian might be worse. If the implications of rape were true… he didn't want to think about what the docks man might do to the bastard, it there was anything left of him after he went through David first.
The unconscious woman had been brought to the hospital and stabilized. Apparently, as David spoke to the paramedics, she only had a bad head wound, the blood on the floor was likely not hers. There was a bloody screwdriver found upstairs in the bathroom and the woman had no puncture wounds. This was slightly relieving as David would not want their only lead to die. At the same time, he was worried that the blood was Emma's and that she may, in fact, be dead or bleeding out somewhere.
"I still say she knows where Emma is now," Ruby growls under her breath.
"How was she, David, when you found her?" Zelena asks.
"Well, she was breathing and she had a pulse. She was pale and motionless, but she still was alive. We'll know more when Dr. Whale comes out."
Dr. Whale was a well-known doctor in Boston, top of his craft and a skilled surgeon. He also had a degree in pediatrics and was helping Mary Margret through her pregnancy. David knew the man well and trusted that he would do what he could to help this woman.
Nova is doing research on the house in terms of the owners of the property and other important info, while Jack gathered as much forensic information as he could and interviewed the neighbours for any leads.
If David was honest, he didn't agree with Ruby. This poor woman was locked in the house, unconscious and possibly bleeding and whoever was with her left her there. She did look like a victim, but looks could be deceiving. David had to keep an open mind when he interviewed her.
Suddenly, Dr. Whale walks through the door, David turns to face him.
"How is she?" David asks, everyone else leans forward for information.
"She should be fine. She received a nasty conk on the head and a few bruises, but other than that, she's fine."
"Can we talk to her?"
"Not yet," Whale says. "I'm running a few tests. For some reason, she's completely out of it, out cold and won't respond to anything. It's not a coma, but it's not the kind of unconscious state that would come from a head injury. We're going to test her blood to see if there is any drugs or alcohol in the system."
"Well, please let us know the moment we can interview her," David says sternly.
"I will Officer Nolan, I promise. Hello Mary Margret, how are you and the baby?"
"Alright Dr. Whale," Mary Margret says as nicely as she can.
"Taking it easy I hope,"
"Yes."
"Alright," Dr. Whale says. "I'll let you know when she's awake."
"Thank you, doctor," David says before sitting down next to his wife.
Suddenly, through the door comes Robin Locksley, he looks very pale and sweaty.
"Robin, what are you doing here mate?" Killian asks.
"I heard there was a break in the case."
"More like a halt," Ruby groans.
"Did they find Emma?"
"No…" Henry says swallowing hard. He was fighting to keep his sadness and disappointment down. He'd cry out his disappointment later in the privacy in his room.
Robin looks sympathetically at Henry. "I'm sorry to hear that," His blue eyes dart over to Regina's face for a moment, before focusing back on Henry.
"But apparently, the crime scene is filled with evidence, Emma was there…" Anna says in a more optimistic voice.
"Key word was!" Ruby grumbles.
"Ruby if you're going to be a problem, go get me a coffee," Zelena barks. "I'm tired of your bitching."
"Fine, even though hospital coffee sucks," Ruby says indignantly before heading off.
Robin swallows and takes a seat down across from Regina. Regina does her best not to look at his ruggedly handsome face and hide her blushing cheeks.
"So Robin," Zelena says, trying to break the silence. "How was archery training today?"
"It was fine," Robin shrugs.
"How did you know he was training today?" Regina asks suddenly.
"Robin and I got to know each other during the search on Saturday, I've been keeping him updated on the case and we just casually chat while we're at it," Zelena says, trying to hide the satisfied smile on her face.
Regina takes an immediate hatred to Zelena's words. She felt that Zelena could somehow sense Regina's feelings for Robin. Were they feelings? Regina wasn't sure yet, but she hadn't had the time to get to know Robin properly. The Marian thing was also confusing and a little off-putting. Regina felt an angry feeling in the pit of her stomach, Zelena might be doing this on purpose.
Zelena and Regina were half -sisters. They shared a mother, but Zelena was always seemingly tossed to the side, so to speak. Zelena had been conceived during a drunken one-night stand with a total stranger that her mother had just met. The red-headed child was resented quite a lot because she was a child her mother did not want and Cora Mills was a career woman. She worked hard to give herself the best life and Zelena was not part of that plan. Cora did keep Zelena, but she didn't pay much attention to her. Regina came several years afterward when Cora had married a rich man and had settled down. Regina was spoiled rotten and got all the attention that Zelena wanted.
The two sisters grew to hate each other and their mother as well because even though Regina got the attention, she was always pressured by her mother to be successful at everything that she did. The stress made Regina want to rebel and that was partly the reason she got into that car accident that prevented her from having children.
Regina had been secretly dating a boy named Daniel, who Cora did not approve of. Ironically, Regina actually wanted to be ignored like Zelena so she could date Daniel. Daniel was a sweet boy, a musician and a poet at heart. The problem was, he didn't have high ambitions and was from a lower-class family and Cora, therefore, hated him.
It was a Saturday night and Regina had snuck out to go driving with Daniel. They went to the countryside, got themselves drunk on liquor that Zelena gave to her and when they were joyriding, they got into a horrible car accident. Daniel died instantly and Regina was injured to the point where she had to have several surgeries, ruining her chances to have children and lead a normal life.
When Cora found out that Zelena had stolen her liquor and given it to Regina, Zelena was basically disowned, which didn't bother the red-head too much as she moved out and never looked back. The hatred of the sisters was complete. When Regina moved out too, neither girl wanted anything to do with their mother, even though they went on to lead successful careers.
Through some bizarre twist of fate, Regina and Zelena ended up being friends with a lot of the same people and even though they were on speaking terms, all was not peaceful in paradise.
Zelena still thought Regina got everything she wanted, even though she had two failed marriages, while Zelena had always been single. She also blamed Regina for telling her mother that she stole the liquor which indirectly caused the car accident. Regina still blamed Zelena for Daniel's death, even though she had made the choice to drink and drive and the sisters were never going to change.
Now, with Regina's attraction to Robin, Zelena felt that she was entitled to him and was doing her best to lure him away from her sister. Zelena wanted her turn for a relationship and she wasn't going to let her spoiled sister get in the way.
While Regina and Robin tried to talk a little bit, Zelena always cut in and had the conversation focus on her and making stupid flirtations at Robin the whole time Everyone else just looked on, lost in their own thoughts and worries, while Regina fumed over her wicked half-sister.
Ruby comes back with coffee and hands one to Zelena.
What she said next made Regina feel a little better.
Ruby whispers to her, "I spit in her coffee."
…
Several hours go by before Dr. Whale comes back, David stands up in anticipation. "How is she Dr. Whale?"
"She's slowly waking up, but I recommend taking another hour or so before talking to her."
"Do you know why she was so out of it?" Elsa asks.
"Well, the tests conclude that she had a heavy sedative injected into her system, which explains her state. She was injected with it approximately a day and a half ago. The sedative is meant to last for two days or more, depending on the dosage, but we've given her something to counteract it. She's awake and very confused. I'm going to get her re-hydrated and fed before you go in to question her."
"Alright," David says, biting his lip. He needed to find Emma soon and this woman was the key to it.
An hour later, Dr. Whale lets David into the room.
Gwen sits up in the bed connected up to a heart monitor and an IV to help her body regain her fluids. She has a bandage taped to the back of her head and a few stitches in places. She feels so confused but happy to be free from Arthur's madness.
When she sees David in his uniform, she seems confused at first, but then her face becomes very serious.
"You're Gwendolyn King correct?"
"Yes, have you found Arthur yet?" she asks.
"Who's Arthur?"
"My husband, he's the one who kidnapped that Emma Swan girl,"
David nearly falls over in shock and some relief. He pulls up a chair next to the woman's bed, ready to talk to her.
"Mrs. King, did you have anything to do with Emma Swan's kidnapping?"
"No…" Gwen says, tears starting to form in her eyes. "Have you caught him yet? He still had her…"
"No," David grimaces. "We haven't found him yet, and that is where I hoped you could help me."
"I-I can't," Gwen says. "I don't know where he went. Tell me are my children okay?"
"Your children?"
"Are they with a relative? Did they find me at home?"
"Mrs. King, there were no children in your house, in fact, no one had been in the house for over a day."
Gwen puts her hands to her mouth and begins to weep at the realization. Arthur took the children and this Emma girl and took off. Her beloved babies were in the hands of a monster.
"Mrs. King, can you please tell us what happened and how you ended up on the floor and maybe we can catch this man and rescue Miss Swan."
"And my children," Gwen adds.
"I'll add that to his charges now can you please tell me what happened."
A backstory for Zelena and Gwen is going to tell David what happened. Please keep reviewing and following.