Lily (Episode)

"Lily" is the nineteenth episode of Season Four of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Andrew Chambliss & Dana Horgan, and directed by Ralph Hemecker. It will be the eighty-fifth episode of the series overall, and will premiere on April 26, 2015.

Synopsis
Emma’s potential for darkness is looming over everyone, but when Emma realizes Maleficent's daughter Lily is in fact her closest friend from her foster care days, she resolves to find Lily and reunite her with her mother. Regina joins forces with Emma and together they set out to track down Lily and to warn Robin about Zelena. However, neither of them is prepared for the harsh realities they’ll encounter in the outside world. Meanwhile, in Storybrooke, Gold faces a crisis involving Belle. In a foster care flashback, things are looking up for young Emma with her new family until Lily’s appearance threatens to destabilize everything.

Recap
In the past, Emma is happy in her foster home when she goes into the garage to get something for their family camping trip. She hears something and takes a bat to see what it is. She finds Lily hiding and asks what she's doing there. Lily says she is in trouble and needs Emma's help. While they are arguing, Emma's foster father comes in and asks who it is. Lily tells him she is an old friend of Emma's and her foster family just moved into the neighborhood. Lily stays for dinner and lies about how they met. Emma is angry and takes her into the kitchen, where she sees Lily on the news as a suspect for an armed robbery. Lily begs her to get a necklace from her boyfriend's house, since she doesn't want to see him as he was the one who made her do the robbery. When Emma returns, she discovers Lily left and stole their vacation money. Her parents are angry and after her father makes a comment that makes Emma feel like an outcast, she leaves. Lily finds her at a bus stop and tells her she freed her from the house and begs her not to run away again. Emma tells her she's done helping her and is better off alone. Lily is riding the bus and examines her necklace. A man tells her it is a lovely necklace and complements the birthmark on her hand. He is the Apprentice and tells her he has many answers for all her questions. He admits he is partially responsible for her misery. He offers to tell her all about her life, starting with her mother.

Emma watches as Gold and the Author bury Cruella. At the restaurant she vows to hurt Gold. Maleficent enters and tells her she can help with that. She reveals her daughter is alive and wants Emma to help find her. After learning her name is Lily, Emma researches archives and discovers it is the one she knew. Regina finds her and realizes it is the same friend Emma told her about, the one she pushed away. Regina tells Emma there are powers they can't understand and asks her to come with her and push back at fate. They ready to leave for New York as Gold approaches Will in his shop. He tells Will to steal back Belle's heart from Regina. Emma and Regina say their goodbyes to Henry. Mary Margaret tries to give her a hug but Emma gives her the cold shoulder and tells her to watch Henry. David promises they will. Regina brings the Snow Queen's scroll and they leave to find Lily. They get an old address but upon arriving discover she is dead. Emma gets angry when the man calls Lily a monster and nearly punches him but Regina stops her. They are driving when a wolf in the middle of the road causes them to stop and get a flat. They go to a local diner while Regina gets the car towed. Emma notices the star bookmark on her hand and sees that Lily is not dead. She approaches her and Lily lies, telling her she is happy and Emma doesn't need to be sorry for her misery. Emma knows she is lying and they go to her real house. Mary Margaret and David go to the mayor's office and apologize to Maleficent. She tells them they need to apologize to Lily, but it is unlikely she will forgive them. In New York, Emma and Regina  discover a map and pieces of information in Lily's room that reveals she knows the truth about her and what Emma's parents did to her. They hear the car being stolen and go out. Emma steals another car and they chase after Lily. Upon cornering her, they question how long she has known. Lily taunts Emma and they fight until Emma pulls a gun on her. Lily tells her to pull the trigger but Regina begs her not to since it will make her dark just like Gold wants. Emma puts the gun down. Rumple goes to the mayor's office and confronts Maleficent. Maleficent tells him if he wants Belle's heart to come in and get it. He touches the doorway revealing Regina's protection spell there. Maleficent tells him she won't release Belle's heart and Emma is already on her way to find Lily and will be fine. Rumple implies Lily will help make Emma dark just as Will steals back the heart. Maleficent is irritated at this and Rumple leaves. Regina discovers this has happened and tells Emma and Lily they have to warn Robin about Zelena. Rumple finds Belle and Will, who has shown Belle her heart in a box,  and apologizes for deceiving her. He tells her he won't hurt her anymore and that Will will protect her now before returning it to her chest. At his apartment, Regina sees Robin and asks if Marian is home. Finding she is not, Regina quickly tells him Zelena killed Marian and has been posing as her. Robin can't believe it when Marian comes home and acts scared. Regina threatens her and Robin tries to calm the situation before Zelena reveals herself. Regina tells him to get Roland so they can go, but he says he can't. Reeling in the moment, Zelena grins wickedly and reveals he wants to stay because she is pregnant.

Starring

 * Ginnifer Goodwin as Mary Margaret Blanchard
 * Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan
 * Lana Parrilla as Regina Mills
 * Josh Dallas as David Nolan
 * Emilie de Ravin as Belle French
 * Colin O'Donoghue as Hook
 * Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills
 * Michael Socha as Will Scarlet
 * Robert Carlyle as Mr. Gold

Guest Starring

 * Kristin Bauer van Straten as Maleficent
 * Agnes Bruckner as Lily
 * Patrick Fischler as Isaac
 * Christie Laing as Maid Marian
 * Rebecca Mader as Zelena
 * Sean Maguire as Robin Hood
 * Timothy Webber as The Apprentice
 * Nicole Munoz as Young Lily
 * Abby Ross as Young Emma

Co-Starring

 * Cameron Bancroft as Bill
 * Kendall Cross as Katie
 * Phil Granger as Landlord
 * Parker Magnuson as Zach
 * Sidney Shapiro as Max
 * Zoey Siewert as Brunette Girl

Uncredited

 * Unknown as The Sorcerer (Voice)

Production Notes

 * The title card features Emma's yellow bug.
 * This title card was also used for "Smash the Mirror".
 * This episode contains the most difficult scene for Lana Parrilla in the entire series.

Event Chronology

 * The Enchanted Forest events take place after "Best Laid Plans".
 * The flashback scenes of the Land Without Magic take place after "Shattered Sight".
 * The present day scenes of the Land Without Magic take place after "Heart of Gold".
 * The Storybrooke events take place after "Sympathy for the De Vil".