Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-108.52.15.234-20130218020956/@comment-5715047-20130218212453

He did get caught, Rumple knew his son was in New York, since he used the globe to find him. He ran away from the apartment building which was where Rumple knew his son will be, and later have no choice but to admit it. He tried to steer away from that, but Emma forced the issue and he was forced to come clean.