Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin star as razor-sharp, meticulous attorney Margaret Wright (Harden) and Todd (Astin), her talented but scruffy, aimless son whom she hires as her law firm's in-house investigator.
When a mysterious man from the Land of Untold Stories arrives in Storybrooke, David and Snow work together with Regina to neutralize the threat. Belle seeks Hook's help finding a safe place to hide away from her husband, Mr. Gold. Elsewhere, the Evil Queen continues to try to win Zelena over to her side, while Emma resumes her therapy sessions with Archie and shares her terrifying vision of the future.
Desperate to raise funds to get them to Nationals, the Hellcats plan a date auction. However, things take a unexpected turn after Savannah's old boyfriend shows up and outbids Dan; Morgan (recurring guest star Craig Anderson - Love Happens, Fringe) wins a date with a horrified Marti; and Vanessa is bid on by a mystery man whom she suspects is Red (recurring guest star Jeff Hephner) trying to win her back. Vanessa frets over whether to tell Derrick (recurring guest star D.B. Woodside) about the date as the money will cover the trip to Nationals for the Hellcats. Meanwhile, Lewis continues to keep a secret from the team.
A family tragedy strikes one of the girls. Quinn continues pushing boundaries when she offers a cash bonus to Jay, Shia, or Rachel to create this season's villain out of the remaining girls.
The girls are in an uproar when a tabloid story exposes some news about Adam's past. Rachel has to produce a romantic date at Adam's vineyard.
