Jaded Det. Russ Agnew reluctantly partners with charming FBIAgent Milt Chamberlain to solve a drug-related doublehomicide, but while Milt investigates with the high-techresources of the FBI, Russ prefers old-school police work andinstinct.
Homer is put in charge of keeping Princess Kemi out of troublewhile her father, a Nigerian king, works out a uranium dealwith Mr. Burns. When Kemi ends up at Moe's, Moe jumps to theconclusion that she must be related to the Nigerian prince whoscammed him over email and schemes to get his money back. Butmuch to his surprise, he finds himself falling for theprincess.
As Ian beings to regain some of his senses, he is upset tofind himself under a mandatory 72-hour hold at the psychward.Meanwhile, when Frank returns home from the hospitalrefusing to apologize to Sammi and with a new determination totake care of himself without her help, Sammi is forced to takemore drastic measures to teach Frank a valuable lesson.In theaftermath of her sleeping with Jimmy, Fiona must make toughdecisions regarding her potential romantic future with Jimmy orGus.Lip learns that he never filled out his financial aid formsand that his tuition is short thousand. Debbie works hardto get out of the 'friend zone' with Derek. Carl seizes anopportunity from Sammi to make Chuckie his slave. And after Vmoves out, Svetlana moves in with Kev in exchange for theperformance of some odd 'wifely duties'.
Ben decides to take matters into his own hands by investigatingthose that were closest to Tom after receiving shockinginformation about the case from Detective Cornell. Jess, Tom'smother, propels Ben in the direction of her estrangedhusband, Scott, who she believes may be his killer. At home,Ben's family continues to drift apart when he overhears hisoldest daughter, Natalie, on a suspicious phone call. Later,the family attends Tom's funeral where the media continues toharass Ben and he is the focus of excruciating attention by thecommunity. When the Crawford family returns home, one of Ben'sdark secrets is revealed in stunning fashion.
Ben is out for his usual morning jog when he comes upon thebody of young Tom Murphy. After the news begins to spreadthroughout town, Detective Cornell, who's been assigned tothe case, pays Ben a visit for routine questioning. In theblink of an eye, Ben quickly turns from Good Samaritan tomurder suspect. As the formidable detective searches for thefacts, the media hone in on Ben and his family, and hestruggles to escape from the pressure. From that point on,Ben's life is turned upside down as he sets out on acomplicated journey to prove his innocence.
With Gold banished from town, the residents of Storybrookeattempt to resume their normal lives. Hook and Belle search fora way to release the fairies from the Sorcerer's hat, whileEmma, Henry and Regina continue to look for clues that couldlead them to the Author. But when a terrifying darknessdescends on the town, Emma and Regina are forced to confrontthe true nature of evil. Meanwhile, in New York, Gold andUrsula enlist Cruella De Vil to join their cause.
Elizabeth is humiliated at a public budget hearing when herstaff fails to find the corruption that exists in her microloanprogram. Also, the investigation into Marsh's death continues.