Once Upon a Time/Best Laid Plans

Best Laid Plans
Season 4, Episode 16
Airdate	March 29, 2015
Production Number	416
Written by	Kalinda Vazquez & Jane Espenson
Directed by	Ron Underwood
Stream
← 4x15 Poor Unfortunate Soul	4x17 → Heart of Gold
Once Upon a Time — Season Four

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Best Laid Plans is the sixteenth episode of the fourth season of Once Upon a Time and the eighty-second episode overall.

Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin (Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard), Jennifer Morrison (Emma Swan), Lana Parrilla (The Evil Queen / Regina Mills), Josh Dallas (Prince Charming / David Nolan), Emilie de Ravin (Belle), Colin O'Donoghue (Captain Hook), Jared S. Gilmore (Henry Mills), Michael Socha (Knave of Hearts / Will Scarlet)

and Robert Carlyle (Rumplestiltskin / Mr. Gold)

Guest Starring: Eion Bailey (August W. Booth), Kristin Bauer van Straten (Maleficent), Merrin Dungey (Ursula), Patrick Fischler (The Author), Victoria Smurfit (Cruella De Vil), Keegan Connor Tracy (Mother Superior), Abby Ross (Young Emma), Timothy Webber (The Apprentice)

Co-Starring: Michelle Choi-Lee (Adoption Agent), Barclay Hope (Adoptive Father), Gabe Khouth (Sneezy/Mr. Clark)

Plot Overview

Hook tells Emma that her fate is at stake in Gold's plan while Regina leads the villains on a wild goose chase. Henry makes a breakthrough in his search to find the Author, but Mary Margaret and David need a moment to reconsider the best course of action. In the Enchanted Forest of the past, Snow and Charming search for a way to ensure their child will grow up to be a hero. When a travelling peddler directs them to visit a kindly old hermit, Snow and Charming are presented with a choice that could secure their child's goodness, but at a price that will haunt them for years to come.

Viewership

• Viewers: 5.48 million
• 18-49 Rating: 1.7%