Henry is excited by this development and says that once they show Emma that August is turning back into the puppet he once was, she will have to believe. August tells the boy he already tried that. Emma doesn't want to see, so she doesn't. He's getting tired. It's hard to ride and walk. Soon it will be hard to breathe. He wants to spend what little time he has left with his father. Henry: "Marco." August: "Told you, you were a smart kid." Henry: "So, everyone's giving up." August: "I'm afraid I don't have a choice. I'm sorry kid, but I'm out of Operation Cobra. Now it's up to you." Alone in the hallway outside of August's room, Henry dons his resolve face. We cut to the...

Granny's Diner. If I say, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree," you'll never respect me, so I'll refrain. Emma looks just as steely as her boy did in that last shot, though. It's Archie's turn to beat Emma over the head with the fact that she can't prove anything bad about Regina, and therefore has no case for custody. He says Henry is the one getting hurt here while this war rages between the two mothers. Henry may have been happier since Emma entered his life, but he's skipped school, stolen a credit card, run off, endangered himself repeatedly. In the eyes of the law, it's not so clean cut. When Emma asks how it looks to Archie, he tries to reframe the conversation. He suggests that his advice to Emma about indulging Henry's fantasy life has only made the boy retreat further into it. Emma wonders if Archie thinks Henry is better off with Regina. He only offers a weak, "I never said that." When Emma asks if he thinks Regina would ever hurt Henry, Archie's, "No, never," is much stronger. "Everyone else, but not him." He says Regina's actions have all been defensive. Really? Tell that to Mary Margaret. He says it's not a matter of "better off" for Henry. The war between the mothers must end. Emma has to figure out the best way to accomplish that.

Enchanted Forest. George's Castle. Snow makes it down to the dungeon. She rushes toward Charming's cell and lets herself in before she realizes that she wasn't seeing and looking directly at him. He's appearing via a magical mirror. He's in Queenie's dungeon, not George's. When she cries, "No," Charming explains where he is. Snow says, "But I'm rescuing you." Charming chuckles and says her name. She wonders if this will always be their life -- taking turns finding each other. Charming says he knows they'll be together. "Have faith." Snow presses her hand against the reflection of Charming's hand, and then he disappears in a flash. Queenie appears, cackling. "I just had to stop you. I have no interest in cleaning tongue marks off of my mirror." Snow tells Queenie to let Charming go. "Your fight is with me." Queenie agrees and proposes a parlay. They'll lay aside the fighting and talk. "Come unarmed." Snow asks where they'll meet. Regina: "Where it all began." Commercial.