Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: N/A | 3 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT True Love? It Doesn't Exist.
By Cindy McLennan | Season 1 | Episode 3 | Aired on 11.06.2011
Hospital: The rescue party is waiting outside Doe's room, when a blonde woman played by Anastasia Griffith pushes her way into Doe's room. "David? David is that you?" Whale makes her leave the room. Snow asks, "Who is that?" Regina slithers up from behind. "His wife." Commercial.
Enchanted Forest: Snow and James stop their trek. He gives her the troll's gold and she returns his ring. He looks at it and says, "I know. Not your style." Snow takes it from him. "There's only one way to find out." She puts it on and admires it. When her eyes lock on Charming's, she shakes her head and lies, "Yeah, not me at all." She hands it back, fakes up her best smile and says, "I'm sure your fiancée will love it." He offers her the rest of his jewels to fund her escape. She says they both got what they wanted. Charming: "Well, I've got to get going. Be careful. If you need anything..." Snow finishes: "You'll find me." Charming: "Always." Snow says, "I almost believe that." She picks up her bag. When he says, "Goodbye, Snow White," she counters with, "Goodbye, Prince Charming." He says, "I told you, it's James." Snow shakes her head. "I still like Charming better. He watches her walk off before starting out in the opposite direction. Once he's on his way, Snow turns around and watches him with a regretful smile.
Hospital: Regina tells Mary, "His name is David Nolan, and that's his wife, Catherine. And the joy on her face, well, it's put me in quite the forgiving mood." She turns to Henry and scolds him about his "insubordination" which is an awfully official word to use on a little boy. She then tells him he's grounded. Catherine comes out and thanks the group for finding her husband. She tells them that he walked out after a fight, years ago. She had assumed he left town all this time. Now she can apologize to him and they can have a second chance. Mary Margaret's eyes are brimming as she smiles and says, "That's wonderful." When Whale comes out, he confirms that Doe is physically okay, but his memory isn't. Mary asks what brought him back. Whale has no explanation. "Something just clicked in him. [...] he was delirious. His first instinct was to go find something, I guess." Henry adds, "Someone." Regina sneers. The doctor brings Catherine back in to see David.
When the Mayor tells Henry it's time to go home, he runs back to get his backpack and to tell Mary not to believe Regina and Catherine. "You're the one he was looking for. [...] He was going to the Troll Bridge. It's like the end of the story." Mary says, "He was going there because it's the last thing I read to him." Henry says, "No, it's because you belong together."