Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5679696-20130322004447

The Dark Curse and How it Works
We learned in "Welcome to Storybrooke" that each day in Storybrooke is the same than everyday before Emma arrives, and only Regina makes the difference (possibly, also Jefferson). As no one else notices they would not age or do anything different, I assume that they don't remember what happened the day before each day.

August, and how he wanted Emma to break the Curse
August seemed desesperated for Emma to break the Curse in more than one ocation, including his scene in "Tallahassee", so wouldn't he adopt Emma's firstborn to give her something to follow to Storybrooke?

What if someone went in for no more than one day?
According to the stuff above, if August adopts Henry, then takes him to Storybrooke and stays there hidden for no more than one day, making sure Regina doesn't see him. That way, he could easily sell the baby to Mr. Gold (Yes, we know Gold is indeed able to buy a baby). He possibly doesn't even think of the possibility of Regina adopting him, but that doesn't change the fact that he wanted the baby in Storybrooke.

What would happen the following day?
As Mr. Gold is cursed by that time, and supposing Regina does not see him, no one would remember him once he leave, so it makes sense that no one recognizes him once he come to Storybrooke again in 2011. 