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{{FLASHBACK}}! One week prior to the episode's present events, Mr. Gold visits Regina at her office to offer her a deal: if she uses her position as mayor to help get him out of trouble for [[Recap/OnceUponATimeS1E12SkinDeep assaulting Moe French]], then he will assist her in an EvilPlan to separate Mary Margaret and David once and for all.


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Mary Margaret Blanchard's past comes back to haunt her and Emma keeps searching for evidence to prove Mary Margaret’s innocence in Kathryn Nolan’s murder while the backstory of young Regina is revealed along with the root of the Evil Queen’s hatred for Snow White.

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{{FLASHBACK}}! One week prior to the episode's present events, Mr. Gold visits Regina at her office to offer her a deal: if she uses her position as mayor to help get him out of trouble for [[Recap/OnceUponATimeS1E12SkinDeep assaulting Moe French]], then he will assist her in an EvilPlan to separate Mary Margaret Blanchard's past and David once and for all.
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{{FLASHBACK}}! Regina rides her horse around a field, jumping some hurdles. After she completes the course, her father gives her praise for her performance but is interrupted by Regina's mother, Cora, who scornfully tells Regina that she needs to be more ladylike so she can get a husband. Regina begins to storm off but Cora stops her with magic, levitating her through the air and tormenting her until she promises to be more obedient to Cora.

Running to the stable, Regina apologizes to Daniel, the stable boy, for snapping at him when he offered her a saddle amidst her mother's criticisms, and they share a kiss.
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David catches Emma outside Granny's to ask about Mary Margaret since his [[Recap/OnceUponATimeS1E16HeartOfDarkness last conversation with her]] ended poorly since he hadn't meant to imply that he thought she could be guilty of Kathryn's murder. Emma declines his request to visit Mary Margaret again since she doesn't want visitors.
->'''David:''' What ''does'' she need?\\
'''Emma:''' A miracle.

Regina visits Mary Margaret at the holding cell before Emma arrives to mockingly advise her to just confess already, citing the OrgyOfEvidence when Mary Margaret insists that she's innocent.
->'''Regina:''' Because, confession or not, ''you're leaving Storybrooke''.\\
'''Mary Margaret:''' And you like that. Why? Why do you take such pleasure in this? What did I ever do to you to make you hate me so much?
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{{FLASHBACK}}! Regina meets with Daniel again and he asks why she won't reveal their relationship to her parents. Regina clarifies that it's only her mother that she wants to keep the truth from, because despite Cora's own [[RagsToRiches humble beginnings as a miller's daughter]] she thinks that it's only acceptable to marry those of equal or higher standing (preferably higher). Their conversation is interrupted when they hear the screams of a teenage girl stuck on a runaway horse. Regina mounts her own horse and catches up with the girl and safely gets her off the runaway horse. The girl tells Regina that she doesn't want to ride again but Regina encourages her to face her fears so she can overcome them. The girl thanks Regina for the rescue and advice, introducing herself as Snow White.
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Mr. Gold advises Mary Margaret and Emma to have a pre-trial interview with the district attorney to try to improve Mary Margaret's image. Sidney arrives to give Emma a status report on his investigation under the guise of dropping off a vase of tulips. Emma is displeased to find out that he's come up empty-handed so far but he promises that he's not going to give up. Emma returns to the previous conversation where Mary Margaret tells her that she's agreed to go with Mr. Gold's plan since she has nothing to hide from the public. Right on cue, Regina arrives with the district attorney, Albert Spencer[[labelnote:*]]King George[[/labelnote]].

In the interrogation room, Spencer begins by asking Mary Margaret about the last time she saw Kathryn, [[Recap/OnceUponATimeS1E13WhatHappenedToFrederick when she came to the school to chew her out]]. Mary Margaret insists that she was sorry for hurting Kathryn and held no ill will towards her, but Spencer deliberately gets her angry by repeatedly asking if she was angry and wanted Kathryn gone, leading to Mary Margaret to have an outburst and sarcastically affirm it, realizing to late that she's been had.
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{{FLASHBACK}}! Regina prepares for a riding lesson with Daniel but Cora arrives to magically change her into a fancy dress as they have an unexpected visitor: King Leopold, who has come to personally deliver his gratitude to Regina for saving his only daughter, Snow. Leopold explains that ever since Snow's mother passed away years ago, he's been looking for another woman suitable to be a mother to her. Leopold believes that he's found that woman in Regina and proposes to her on the spot. Cora takes advantage of Regina's StunnedSilence to accept on her behalf.

After dark, Regina goes to the stable in a panic to meet Daniel and explain the situation. Regina asks Daniel to [[{{Elopement}} run away with her]]. Daniel asks if she's sure she wants to have a simple life with him instead of the luxurious life of a queen, and Regina declares that all that matters to her is to be with her TrueLove. Daniel takes a plain ring from a saddle and places it on Regina's finger. They are suddenly walked in on by Snow, who has decided to take Regina's advice and get back on the horse but for some reason decided to do it late at night. Regina runs after Snow and explains to Snow about TrueLove, and why it means that she doesn't want to marry the King. Snow understands and encourages Regina to be with Daniel and wants to explain to the King, but Regina forbids her so that Cora won't find out. Snow promises that she won't tell.
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Emma peruses the storybook by the docks when she is met by August. She explains that she's not sure what to do in the case next since it feels like she's just hitting dead ends. August suggests that she start from the beginning with the perspective she has now, and investigate the original missing person case as the coverup she now believes it to be. The two go back to the toll bridge to look over the place where [[Recap/OnceUponATimeS1E15RedHanded Ruby dug up Kathryn's heart]]. August stumbles a bit on the walk down to the shore, but waves it off as a shin splint and refuses to let Emma look at his leg. After digging around in the hole for less than a second, Emma finds a shard of metal which she deduces must have broken off of a shovel used by the person who buried the heart, meaning that if she can find that shovel then she can find the real criminal.

Late at night, Emma and August sneak into Regina's garage while Henry keeps an eye on Regina for them. After a few minutes of quietly looking around, they find a shovel with a broken-off corner perfectly matching the fragment.
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{{FLASHBACK}}! Cora finds Snow White alone and tells her that she feels Regina distancing herself and wishes she could do something to ensure they don't lose each other. Snow asks Cora to not force Regina to marry her father, revealing that Regina is in love with someone else already. Cora reassures Snow that she won't be losing Regina, then asks who Regina is in love with.
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The next day, Emma smugly arrives at Regina's house with a search warrant, showing her the shard and claiming to have received an anonymous tip that she had been digging by the toll bridge. Regina complies, but Emma is shocked when she enters the garage and the guilty shovel is missing.
->'''Emma:''' Mary Margaret is a good person. She doesn't deserve this!\\
'''Regina:''' Miss Blanchard is a liar and a murderer. No matter what accusations you throw my way, that won't change. She's going to pay for what she's done. That woman has destroyed the last life she is ever going to destroy.

Emma confronts August at his inn room, thinking that he was working with Regina and set her up to fail. August denies it, promising that he'd never betray Emma and isn't a liar. Emma doesn't believe him.

Regina
comes back to haunt the police office to taunt Mary Margaret some more. Mary Margaret begs Regina to forgive her for whatever she's done to incur her wrath, but Regina rebuffs her and Emma keeps searching for evidence to prove reveals that she knows Mary Margaret’s innocence in Kathryn Nolan’s murder while Margaret didn't kill Kathryn.
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{{FLASHBACK}}! Regina meets Daniel at
the backstory stable to run away, but they are intercepted by Cora.
->'''Cora:''' You could have at least left a note.
Cora throws the two
of young them back into the stable and seals the exits with her magic.
->'''Regina:''' Mother, I-\\
'''Cora:''' Don't. You sneak out of my house in the dead of night and think I won't notice, how dare you!\\
'''Regina:''' You're impossible to talk to. Stop with the magic and listen to me. I ''want'' to be with Daniel.\\
'''Cora:''' Ugh, you don't know what you want! But I do. I didn't make the sacrifices I did in life to get you to the cusp of greatness so that you could end up the wife of a stable boy!\\
'''Regina:''' It's my life!\\
'''Cora:''' <''laughs''> You foolish girl. It's mine. After what I had to do. The deals… I had to make to get us out of poverty, to get us this life and you just wanna toss it away?!\\
'''Daniel:''' <''whispering''> Stay strong. Regina.\\
'''Regina:''' Your magic can't keep us apart. I ''love'' him.\\
'''Daniel:''' And I love her.\\
'''Cora:''' And I love her too.\\
'''Regina:''' If you loved me you wouldn't try to keep us apart!\\
'''Cora:''' And if you loved me you wouldn't try to run away.\\
'''Regina:''' I'm sorry but this is ''my'' happiness! We're going!\\
'''Cora:''' No. <holds up her hand to show she's still magically sealing the doors> You're not.\\
'''Regina:''' So what's your plan? You're going to… keep us here forever? Because that's what you'll have to do.\\
<long pause>\\
'''Cora:''' So this is… your decision. This will make you… happy?\\
'''Regina:''' It already has.\\
'''Cora:''' Then who am I to stop you?\\
<mother and daughter embrace>\\
'''Regina:''' Thank you, Mother.\\
'''Cora:''' Daniel. If you wanna have a life together, a family, then there's one important lesson I can impart on you. It's what it means to be a parent. You always have to do what's best for your children.\\
'''Daniel:''' Thank you. I understand. Because that's what you're doing now.\\
'''Cora:''' Yes. It is.
Cora suddenly plunges her hand into Daniel's chest and he begins to gasp in pain. Cora extracts his heart and he collapses as Regina screams and runs to his side. Cora crushes Daniel's heart to dust, killing him.
->'''Regina:''' Mother, why have you done this?!\\
'''Cora:''' Because this is your happy ending.\\
'''Regina:''' What?!\\
'''Cora:''' You have to trust me, Regina. I know best. Love is weakness, Regina. It feels real now, at the start it always does. But it's an illusion. It fades. And then you're left with nothing. But power… true power endures. And then you don't have to rely on anyone to get what you want. I've saved you, my love.\\
'''Regina:''' You've ruined everything. I loved him! I LOVED HIM!\\
'''Cora:''' Enough! I've endured this long enough. Now clean yourself up! Wipe away your tears! Because now… you're going to be Queen.

Some time later,
Regina is revealed along being prepared for the royal wedding when Snow White comes to see her. Somehow Snow thinks that the wedding is for Regina to marry Daniel and not her father, and Snow tells Regina that she knew Cora would let Regina be with Daniel if she knew how happy it would make her. Regina holds back her anger and calmly asks if Snow broke her promise. Snow says that she did so that Regina wouldn't lose her mother the way Snow has. Regina explains to Snow that she's marrying Leopold, and decides to lie and say that she learned that her relationship with Daniel didn't end up being TrueLove and that he ran away, causing Regina to realize that her relationship with the root of the Evil Queen’s hatred for King is more meaningful. Cora arrives and sends Snow White.
away so she can talk with Regina in private. Cora congratulates Regina, but Regina asks if she orchestrated Snow's horse running off with her in order to get the King to propose to Regina. Cora claims ignorance, so Regina turns to leave.
->'''Regina:''' I should have let her die on that horse!
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Regina holds the saddle ring Daniel gave to her.
->'''Regina:''' We got her, Daniel. We got her.

Mary Margaret is taken from her cell to the trial in handcuffs, and Emma gets mad at Mr. Gold for not ensuring their victory against Regina.
->'''Gold:''' Look Sheriff, I know this is emotional, but it's also not over. You must have faith. There's still time.\\
'''Emma:''' Time for what?\\
'''Gold:''' For me to work a little magic.
Gold leaves Emma alone in the office, and she angrily throw the vase Sidney left against the filing cabinet which reveals a small device.

Emma meets August outside Granny's to apologize for her previous accusation and shows him the listening device, which proves that Sidney has been working as TheMole for Regina.
->'''August:''' Don't beat yourself up about it, Emma. Sometimes it's hard to see what's right in front of us. I knew you would.\\
'''Emma:''' I'm trying.
A scream erupts from behind the diner, and the two run to see what it's about and meet Ruby in a panic.
->'''Emma:''' Ruby! What's going on?!\\
'''Ruby:''' She- She- She's in the alley!\\
'''Emma:''' Who, Ruby?! What happened?!
Ruby breaks down before she can answer, so Emma runs into the alley to see a woman in filthy clothes collapsed on the ground. Emma goes to the woman's side and turns her over, revealing her to be none other than Kathryn Nolan, alive.


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* ContinuityNod: At one point, Daniel suggests to Regina that they spend time at Firefly Hill, the romantic location prominently featured in "[[Recap/OnceUponATimeS1E14Dreamy Dreamy]]".
* CouchGag: The title card features teenage Snow White on horseback.


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* SpySpeak: Henry tries to use this with Emma while she and August look for a clue at the Mills residence.
-->'''Henry:''' The eagle is in the nest and the package is secure.\\
'''Emma:''' Henry. I left the code book at home.\\
'''Henry:''' <''disappointed sigh''> She's getting in the shower and the keys are under the mat.
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** Cora runs one on Regina: she spooked Snow's horse with magic, leading Regina to save Snow, whom she told about Daniel; then she gained Snow's trust ([[ManipulativeBitch by appealing to her sympathy]], comparing herself losing Regina to Snow losing Eva[[note]]''whom Cora herself had killed''[[/note]], convinced her to tell her about Daniel, then ''murdered Daniel'' so that Regina would marry Leopold and bring her the riches and power she coveted. ''And somehow still Regina doesn't blame Cora''.

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** Cora runs one on Regina: she spooked Snow's horse with magic, leading Regina to save Snow, whom she told about Daniel; then she gained Snow's trust ([[ManipulativeBitch by appealing to her sympathy]], comparing herself losing Regina to Snow losing Eva[[note]]''whom Eva[[labelnote:*]]''whom Cora herself had killed''[[/note]], killed''[[/labelnote]], convinced her to tell her about Daniel, then ''murdered Daniel'' so that Regina would marry Leopold and bring her the riches and power she coveted. ''And somehow still Regina doesn't blame Cora''.
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* {{Elopement}}: Regina and Daniel attempts to flee to get married. Unfortunately for them, Snow tells Cora about their plans.

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* {{Elopement}}: Regina and Daniel attempts attempt to flee to get married. Unfortunately for them, Snow tells Cora about their plans.
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** Cora runs one on Regina: she spooked Snow's horse with magic, leading Regina to save Snow, whom she told about Daniel; then she gained Snow's trust ([[ManipulativeBitch by appealing to her sympathy]], comparing herself losing Regina to Snow losing Eva ''whom Cora herself had killed''), convinced her to tell her about Daniel, then ''murdered Daniel'' so that Regina would marry Leopold and bring her the riches and power she coveted. ''And somehow still Regina doesn't blame Cora''.

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** Cora runs one on Regina: she spooked Snow's horse with magic, leading Regina to save Snow, whom she told about Daniel; then she gained Snow's trust ([[ManipulativeBitch by appealing to her sympathy]], comparing herself losing Regina to Snow losing Eva ''whom Eva[[note]]''whom Cora herself had killed''), killed''[[/note]], convinced her to tell her about Daniel, then ''murdered Daniel'' so that Regina would marry Leopold and bring her the riches and power she coveted. ''And somehow still Regina doesn't blame Cora''.
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** Meanwhile in the real world, Regina and Mr. Gold had arranged one as per DealWithTheDevil. Set up Mary to make it look like she killed Kathryn, then (as seen in the previous episode) provide a key in her jail cell. The two banked on her taking the key and leaving, and [[XanatosGambit even if she didn't]], the trial is stacked in Regina's favor. Either way, she's leaving Storybrooke. They just didn't bank on [[SpannerInTheWorks Emma]].

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** Meanwhile in the real world, Regina and Mr. Gold had arranged one as per DealWithTheDevil. Set up Mary Margaret to make it look like she killed Kathryn, then (as seen in the previous episode) provide a key in her jail cell. The two banked on her taking the key and leaving, and [[XanatosGambit even if she didn't]], the trial is stacked in Regina's favor. Either way, she's leaving Storybrooke. They just didn't bank on [[SpannerInTheWorks Emma]].
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Multiple times. By talking to August and re-thinking her way around the problem or proving the {{Frameup}}, Emma is able to find the piece of the broken shovel and match it to one in Regina's garage. But then thanks to the bug, Sidney is able to be the spanner in turn, warning Regina so she can hide the shovel. And then when it appears all is lost and Mary Margaret will be found guilty, Kathryn turns up alive (thanks to Gold, it's revealed in the next episode), exonerating her.

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* SpannerInTheWorks: Multiple times. By talking to August and re-thinking her way around the problem or of proving the {{Frameup}}, Emma is able to find the piece of the broken shovel and match it to one in Regina's garage. But then thanks to the bug, Sidney is able to be the spanner in turn, warning Regina so she can hide the shovel. And then when it appears all is lost and Mary Margaret will be found guilty, Kathryn turns up alive (thanks to Gold, it's revealed in the next episode), exonerating her.

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