User:Walecs/Friends on The Other Side

Flashbacks
1 year before Regina's curse

A ship docks at a beach close to a forest and a few men disembark. One of them is dr. Facilier, who is visibly worried. Captain LeChuck (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) asks him what's wrong and Facilier answers he sense something's off on the island and suggests they leave immediately. LeChuck retorts he's not leaving the place until they found the treasure and the crew ventures into the jungle, where indigenous hide among the vegetation.

LeChuck's crew enters a cave and in the middle of it a big chest is laying. Facilier warns his captain that he has a very bad feeling about the place and insists that they should leave at once. LeChuck again ignores him and even threatens killing him, then he proceeds to the chest and breaks it open. LeChuck sinks the hand in the huge amount of coins and diamonds inside the chest, but then the earth shakes and the ceiling collapses. A few men manage to escape, but LeChuck, dr. Facilier and other pirates are inevitably killed by a few rocks.

Facilier wakes up in Hades' Lair and is welcomed to the Underworld. Hades explaines that Facilier has died but not quite, since the treasure LeChuck's crew found was cursed and sent LeChuck and his crew to the worse place. Facilier, on the other hand, was granted the underworld because of his voodoo magic knowledge. Facilier asks Hades if he can return to the living world and Hades proposes him a deal: in exchange for a way back to the living world, Facilier must send a soul to the Underworld for every lunar cycle he's staying in the living world. Facilier is hesitant at first since he doesn't feel like killing innocent beings, but then Hades reminds him someone is expecting his return, and Facilier agrees. They sign the contract and Hades accompanies Facilier to the ambrosia plant.

Facilier reaches a swamp where his house is. He enters the door and sees his beloved woman, Jacinda the voodoo lady. Facilier soons tells her everything he's been through and his deal with Hades, and Jacinda says they'll figure out a way to break it together.

Present, New Orleans
Victoria is making sure that Jacinda won't see Lucy at a ballet recital by using a tactic to hike the prices up so Jacinda can't afford it.

Henry meets up with Rogers and handles him a photo of Emma Swan saying she's been missing. Rogers says he would look up for her but also suggests Henry should pay a visit to Baron Samedi's Mardi Gras shop since, according to him, "mr. Samedi seems to know everything about everyone". Henry enters mr. Samedi's shop and shows him a photo of Emma and asks if he knows anything about her. Samedi answers he has no idea of who she is. Lucy calls Henry and informs him about Jacinda's problems and Henry volunteers at the recital's catering event as a bartender.

Victoria asks Weaver and Rogers to get rid of a problem, being Henry. When Weaver visits Roni's, he doesn't get anywhere with Roni but as she see Weaver leave Roni warns Rogers to be careful about Weaver.

Hours later, Tiana helps Jacinda land a job at the recital's catering event, where she discovers Henry working there. She then hugs Lucy before her performance. Over at Henry's apartment, Rogers and Weaver are looking for anything that could make Henry vulnerable, which leads them to Lucy. As the two leave, Rogers noticed the Swan keychain on the doorknob. The two then come up with an idea to place Victoria's bracelet in Henry's pocket and Weaver wants Rogers to plant it on Henry. However. when Henry emptied his pockets, the only thing that Henry saw was the Swan Necklace. Outside the venue, Weaver stops Rogers from hiding Victoria's bracelet. Rogers tells Weaver that he doesn't want to separate a father from his child, and Weaver commended Rogers for doing the right thing. Rogers then revealed that a long time ago he was shot and a woman who fit Emma's description came to her rescue. He wants to do what is right and figure out what is going on in this neighborhood.

Afterwards, Rogers joined Henry and Roni for drinks, each with one thing in common: to find a way to take down Victoria Belfrey.

At the end of the episode Samedi/Facilier closes his shop and reaches the backside. He lifts up a cloth revealing a swan in a cage, and he tells the swan "Your son seems to be much luckier than you, Emma"