Hook aligns with Tiger Lily to find a way back to Emma, and Regina works to free David and Snow from the sleeping curse. Also, Gold and the Black Fairy come to an impasse, and Snow and Charming make a sacrifice so Emma can fulfil her destiny.
Belle threatens to leave Mr Gold if he continues with his thirst for power, and Rumplestiltskin attempts to save his wife from a band of pirates.
Emma keeps an eye on Mr Gold when it looks like he's out for vigilante justice after being robbed, and Belle agrees to a fateful deal to save her town from the horrors of war.
Belle attempts to use the blade to get her husband to tell her where the Snow Queen is hiding, Belle goes to Arendelle to seek out Grand Pabbie's help in recovering her lost memories.
While trapped in the Enchanted Forest in the past, Hook and Emma must work together to find a way home, without altering their friends' and family's present and the Storybrooke of the future.