Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-27060727-20160808004056/@comment-25926288-20161011225838

MyPretties wrote: The press release mentions Mr. Gold keeping Belle confined to the Jolly Roger. Is that him just being vindictive or is he being protective? Or is he being vindictive under the guise of being protective? Depends. Chances are he's either: putting a protection spell that indirectly prevents her from leaving (we don't know fully how protection spells work, I assume only the caster can leave); or he's stopping her from leaving into potential trouble.

It would appear that Rumple is trying to keep her from Hyde, but it's Jekyll who's the problem.