Previously on The Handmaid's Tale...
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
On a case-by-case basis.
What about the incident in No Man's Land?
That was an alarming breach of security, son. On your watch.
That young man could identify who committed this brazen act.
Promise me you'll find out who did this to him.
Yes, ma'am.
I was promised they would become respected members of society.
The handmaids could retire to New Bethlehem
and they could become attendants at the new fertility center.
That is a divine calling.
- Don't do anything. Please! - But you're my special girl, Janine.
Every time you try to help me, you only end up making things worse.
I'm trying to fix it from the inside. It's what I promised Eleanor.
I watched her die.
And I did nothing.
- Watch yourself. - Fuck you, Lawrence!
Lawrence will fall in line. He always does.
I want him on the wall.
He's done.
Mayday. They're gonna wipe out all the Commanders in the penthouse.
We got to get all the women out, so we need you to prepare them.
I grabbed some letters that they wrote to their families.
You have to get them out, no matter what.
Fred tried to erase the best parts of you, and I'd never do that.
I want all of you.
Serena Joy, will you...
please do me the honor of marrying me?
Yes, I will.
You want it back? Get on the bed.
Don't fucking move.
They're gonna lock this whole place down.
- What the hell's happening? - Please! Take us with you, Joseph.
Can you get us across the--
Moira, what are we going to do about the map?
And all those letters.
At least they're in a safe.
For now.
Till someone finds them.
All those women are dead.
And we're in a fuckin' trunk.
And we can trust this guy?
We don't have a choice, do we?
Where the hell did he take us?
Out.
Come on. Where are we?
I ought to just leave you here. See how far you get.
You know what? Do whatever you need to do. Okay?
Attitude! I just saved your ass. Yours too.
- Thanks, thanks. - Don't thank him.
Why are you here?
I'm not gonna tell you! You're just going to tell your old friends.
I had nothing to do with the planes, June.
They knew you were going to make a play for Hannah, and they were prepared.
- You could have stopped them! - You could have stopped Eleanor!
Look.
I don't expect you to forgive me for that. Okay?
I can't forgive myself.
I built this miserable hellscape, and I trapped her in it.
The...
The War Hawks are using my reforms to set a trap.
They wanna put me up on the wall.
What? What are you...
- What are you talking about? - They wanna put me on the wall, June.
Maybe we'll be next to each other.
Wait. You mean...
The Commanders you were with tonight?
Bell, Calvin, Reynolds?
All of them.
They're just the most repulsive.
Why are you here?
Why were you in the penthouse?
What if I told you
that by this time next week,
every single one of those goddamn men would be dead?
June, what are you doing?
And you will be the most powerful Commander left in Boston.
Stop it.
You have to be absolutely sure that you can take 'em all out,
or you shouldn't even bother.
They're like a Hydra.
You chop one head off, and another idiot just pops up to replace 'em.
I know. We will.
That's why we're going to kill 'em all at the same time.
Yeah, but...
- If you're-- - Joseph, is that you?
I'll be...
- Joseph? - Yeah!
- What's going on? - I'll be right there. Go back to bed!
What are you doing down here?
- It's so late. - I'm just... I'm looking for a...
for a file...
- Why do you have a basketball? - I used to play.
- At Harvard? - Are you shocked?
You know, this is actually a beautiful space.
I mean, if the Marthas could clean this stuff up a little bit--
I was thinking the same thing.
- We'll talk about it tomorrow. - Okay.
- If we took that painting-- - Yeah. We should remodel down here.
But, tomorrow, when the light is better.
- Well, I suppose. - All right.
- Nighty night! - Try to be quiet, please.
Jesus Christ.
Naomi Putnam, huh?
Naomi Lawrence.
Oh, my God.
- Whatever happened to-- - He was an impediment.
So, what are we doing now?
Well...
Are you on board?
It's either your psychotic plan, or the wall.
All right. Get us back to Mayday, then.
I can't... I can't just
gallivant back and forth across the border.
You're a Commander.
No. I'm a High Commander.
All right.
But we gotta go right now.
My guy on the border is almost off shift.
- Those letters. - Joseph.
We have to go back to Jezebel's first.
- For what? - We left something there. It's important.
They are on lockdown.
I have no connection to the Eyes. I can't get you in there.
June, we gotta go.
Fuck.
Can I use your phone?
Epi, now!
This is Blaine.
What are you doing here?
Yeah, no, I can...
I can get the code. I'll bring those to you.
No, no, no. Don't leave with them. He can take Moira.
Just wait for me.
I need to see you.
Bye.
If I had left my hand in there, I would have lost a finger.
Oh, damn!
If it isn't the Boy Scout himself!
Wait. Did Daddy Wharton give you permission to be here?
I don't need permission.
No. I bet you had to sneak out, didn't you?
Is this your first time here, Blaine?
- I haven't seen you before. - No.
He comes here. He just gets here really late.
Wait. You've been fucking this clown?
No! God, no!
But, you did have a favorite girl, right? Her name was like May or...
April, or something like that. What...
Whatever happened to her?
She got transferred out. She's okay.
God, I find this so incredibly boring. We have better things to do.
Let's go.
Love to Papa.
See you soon.
Hey.
Hi.
- I got it for you. - Oh, my God.
Thank you.
Lawrence took Moira. We should go.
You okay?
Yeah.
What are you doing here? Why are you dressed like a Martha?
- Yeah. I'll explain in the car. Okay? - Wait.
Rose and her father are on their way to D.C.
I can get you across at dawn.
Maybe...
you can stay with me and...
go in the morning?
It'll be safer.
Okay.
What's wrong?
Sometimes I think you're the only good thing in my life.
I don't want to go back to the Waterfords'.
Then don't.
Okay.
I'll just... stay here, and we can sleep in.
We can wake up together and then go get a coffee
from that cafe down the street.
We can walk to the Museum of Fine Arts.
See the Monets.
I've actually always wanted to go to Paris,
see the rest of them.
I wish I could take you to Paris.
Me too.
But I'm not much of a museum guy.
More of a food guy.
What's the name of that...
What's the name of that Italian place on Everett Street?
- Oh, Carmella's. - Carmella's!
The good carbonara.
Let's go to Carmella's.
Okay. We'll go there.
We'll go there on our first date. Okay?
Okay.
Deal.
Okay. I'm gonna ask you a first-date question. Okay?
Okay.
What did you study in school?
I didn't study anything. I didn't go to college.
My mom wanted me to, but...
She left when I was 11, so...
I didn't have much of a life before this.
I wasn't anyone.
You wouldn't have noticed me.
- Of course I would. - No.
I'd have been nothing to you. I'd be bagging your groceries,
or your Uber driver.
No.
You'd be you.
You'd be good,
kind,
and brave.
Oh, yeah?
And very, very handsome.
I definitely would have noticed that.
Janine, dear.
For you and my girls! Cookies.
Oatmeal raisin, my secret recipe.
- Thank you. - Comfort food, as they say.
Well, I gotta get back, so...
By God's grace, you won't need to be here much longer.
What did you do?
I submitted a proposal to the high council.
Retired handmaids shall become attendants
at a fertility center in New Bethlehem.
What?
A community where you'll be received with respect as free women.
Free? Yeah, right.
Have you any idea
of the risks I take to help you?
I don't need your help.
Don't be foolish!
You'll rot here!
No, I won't.
What, then? Tell me your plan.
Tell me.
This fucked-up country is gonna crumble.
That is my plan.
I am trying to give you a way out!
Lydia!
There is no way out!
Those... those Commanders upstairs.
They want me here!
On my knees.
Jesus Christ, Lydia. How can you be so fuckin' blind?
I'm sorry. I... I'm sorry! Forgive me for all of it!
I'm sorry, dear!
You know what? You can give me my daughter.
If you want my forgiveness, okay? Bring me my child.
- Darling, you know Angela is-- - Charlotte!
Her name is Charlotte!
She's the daughter of a High Commander.
She is my daughter. She is mine!
Look! Lawrence knows it!
He brought me her drawing.
And I know... I know somewhere deep inside of you, Lydia,
you know that she's mine.
Say it. Come on.
She's my girl!
I'm afraid...
what you're asking for is not possible.
Do you remember when you... you stole her from me?
It was you, Lydia. You!
You took her. You stole her from me!
- You stole my child! - Oh, Janine. Janine, I'm sorry.
- You stole her from me! - No!
You stole her from me! Get out!
- No, no! - Get out! Get the fuck out!
- Get out! I'm done. - Janine!
- Get the fuck out! - No.
- No, I... No, please. I want to-- - Out!
Janine, will you please--
Damn it!
- What? - My father-in-law is home.
Keep down.
If I'm not back in five, go to Serena's.
- Serena's? - Blue house, 57.
She'll keep you safe.
Sir.
Thought you'd be in D.C.
Is Rose okay?
I sent her on.
I got a call at the airport.
- About you. - At the airport?
Why?
Where were you tonight?
I had some business.
- The Eyes. - Business?
- Where? - Downtown.
Where downtown?
- I'm sorry. What's this about? - Were you at the brothel?
Yes, sir.
Honesty.
Good. Good.
Have you been unfaithful to my daughter?
- No, sir. - Then what were you doing there?
I'm afraid that's confidential.
Son, you know that nothing is confidential to me.
It's just a delicate... investigation.
Delicate, like...
The one into that shooting?
The guardian in No Man's Land.
The victim, the only witness who died after your last visit to him?
Is that the kind of delicate that we're talking about?
It was a terrible tragedy.
A terrible coincidence.
I don't know what you've gotten yourself into--
And I'm not into--
Then what are you doing in that place tonight?
I'm sorry.
Can't you see...
These lies.
They're going to land you on the wall.
And your son will be left without a father.
Is that what you want?
- Of course not. - Of course not.
I want to help you.
I can't help you unless you're completely honest with me,
do you understand?
I understand.
Good.
So, let's have it.
Shit!
Did anyone see you?
No.
Okay, why are you here dressed like that?
I didn't want anyone to recognize me.
What are you doing here, June?
I wanted to see if Nick wanted to come to Alaska with me.
No.
I want him to be in our daughter's life.
And mine.
What did he say?
He said no. He's staying with Rose.
So, you came to me?
I didn't know where else to go.
And I need someone I can trust.
And you trust me?
I must. This is where I have landed.
Serena, about what happened on the train--
Oh, no, you... you saved us.
Truly.
You protected us from that mob.
Okay.
You know, Nick has responsibilities. He has a family.
Rose is due in a few months.
What does...
What does your husband say about all of this?
I mean, you must understand...
I mean, how selfish your request is,
and how uncomfortable it could make Nick feel.
You know, our daughter and our relationship started
because of you, right?
- Because it's what you wanted. - Oh, how could I forget? Yes, yes.
You certainly made me pay for that in prison.
I had to pay for your little affair.
I don't... I don't think we should start to compare suffering.
I don't think we should start talking about who is responsible for that, so...
Look. I just need a place to stay
until Nick can get me back across the border tomorrow.
- Does anyone else know you're here? - No. Only Nick.
You do realize there are serious consequences
for harboring a known fugitive like yourself?
I know. But Gilead thinks I'm in Alaska. I came as a Martha.
And no one saw me.
And you owe me.
The shower is upstairs. I have pajamas and clothes for tomorrow.
Thank you.
The two of us keep getting thrown back together,
it seems that God has designs for us.
I really wish He'd do other things.
I'm getting married.
To Rose's father, High Commander Wharton.
He's going to be my husband.
Okay.
Doesn't that make you Nick's mother-in-law?
Yes.
I suppose I haven't really thought of it in those terms yet.
Okay.
Mrs. Wharton.
- He's not like Fred. - Was Fred like Fred?
At the beginning?
Gabriel respects me.
He built me a library. We're going to reform Gilead together.
He sounds like quite the catch.
- You disapprove. - No. I'm just surprised.
I just really thought you wanted to change.
I have changed.
You're still subjugating yourself
to a powerful man, Serena.
You're still gonna work for Gilead.
New Bethlehem isn't Gilead.
Serena, just because women can read here doesn't mean that they're free.
It is just another version of Gilead that is better for you.
If you truly believe this was Gilead,
saying something like that to the one person who is protecting you
might be awfully foolish.
Yeah. You're...
You're right.
Change takes time.
Progress comes in fits and starts.
- My God, thank you for the platitudes. - And who are you to judge?
Here to cheat on your husband and break up a marriage?
- You got me. - I know I was awful once.
Once? You were awful once?
Look... You know, I've done...
I have done nothing but try.
And try again and again to make amends with you.
And you just will not let me.
I saved your life. Okay?
I helped you give birth to your son.
But yet you refuse to forgive me.
I can't forgive you.
You don't think I wish I could?
If I could, then I'd finally get rid of you.
Then what do you want with me?
I told you. I just need a bed for the night.
I'll let you get settled, then.
I made you breakfast.
June. Hi.
What... what are you doing here?
Oh, my God. How is this even possible?
They found my sister.
Oh, my God!
I thought you two would enjoy a little catch-up.
Are you sure this is safe?
Yes. I made sure it would be.
Just for this morning.
It's okay.
Please, please sit.
Rita lives here now.
I got her a job at the bakery.
You don't say.
Rita, I have missed your wonderful bread so much.
And given that the wedding is coming up,
I was wondering if you wouldn't consider making the wedding cake?
Well, she doesn't have to do that.
- I don't need you to speak for me. - I know she doesn't have to do that.
You can attend as an honored guest, and nothing more.
Oh, well, someone's hungry. Excuse me.
- Hi. - Hi.
So, she said you came back for Nick.
No.
For Mayday.
Of course, yes.
You know, since you're here,
we could use your help.
June.
I'm here to protect my family.
I understand.
I do.
Because you make it look simple,
just always choosing the brave thing.
Well, Hannah's still out there, so...
I know.
You found your sister.
You deserve that.
You deserve peace.
Thank you.
See, the horse, this is...
It's an underrated piece.
The knight. 'Cause all the...
The fancier pieces, they draw all the attention but...
a skilled player like you, Angela,
would take advantage of that weakness.
What are you doing?
She has her art lesson.
- You have your art lesson, miss. - No!
- Manners! - I'm teaching her chess.
No, you're not. She's too little.
You're putting ideas in her head, which will reflect poorly on us.
Come on.
You don't have to worry about that, anymore. It's not gonna matter.
How will that not matter?
You'll see.
Where's Serena?
She's with the baby.
- Forget Mayday. - Is everything okay?
Come with me to Paris.
- What? - I got everything we need.
- I got papers, I got passports. - Whoa, whoa, wait, wait, Nick.
I love you.
I know you love me too.
- I can't just leave everyone. - Yes, you can.
Your mom could bring Holly.
We can be a family, just like we talked about.
Well, what about... What about Rose? What about...
I'm no good to them.
I love you.
You're it. It's always been you.
June, come on. Come with me.
Come with me, June.
Yeah?
- You're crazy. - I know.
Shit.
Who is that?
- Serena, who is that? - June! Hide!
Get in there! Go. Quiet, be quiet.
Gabriel, I thought you were on your way to DC.
Ah, yes. Rose went on without me.
I had some business to attend to.
I'm so pleased you stopped by.
Listen. How about we take Noah for a walk?
Well, sure. Is he up?
Well, you know better than I never to wake a sleeping baby.
Yes. Of course. You're right.
Well, you seem in a particularly good mood today.
My heart's been soaring since last night.
- The future Mrs. Wharton. - I like the sound of that.
Together, you and I will forge a pure and honorable Gilead.
Well, it's a mission I look forward to.
Yes, well, this morning, I managed to accomplish something
I've been trying to do for a long time.
Oh, what?
Jezebel's, that club downtown of ill repute?
Yes?
I shut it down.
How did you manage it?
I found out the Resistance was planning a massacre.
The slaughter of every Commander in attendance.
And I believe they came quite close.
But by His grace,
their plan was exposed.
God sees everything.
God...
And my son-in-law.
To be honest, I've had doubts about him. But he has proven his loyalty.
It was Nick who discovered the plan. It was Nick who told me everything.
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