Greetings from Underbrooke (5th Book of Heroes and Villains Quintet)

Chp 21: Stranger Case

Flashback: In the Victorian London, Dr. Jekyll is joined by his friend Debbie Lydgate, whose father, Dr. Lydgate, is a member of a prestigious science academy, as he hopes to convince him to back his project that he created, a serum that separates personalities, only to be rejected. The experiment would later attract the attention of Facilier, who suddenly appears and helps Jekyll perfect the serum, and when Jekyll drinks it, he transforms into Hyde for the first time. That night at a party, Hyde, with the help of Facilier, confronts Debbie's father and threatens to expose the truth about him sleeping with his lab assistant if he doesn't grant Jekyll his membership into the academy. In the morning, Jekyll wakes up and remembers nothing but finds himself to be an academy member. Later on, Facilier influences Jekyll to become Hyde again, this time to win over Debbie, revealing that Jekyll has strong feelings for her, but she admits that she isn't interested in the same way and wants a man who wants to embrace passion without getting rid of it, and the two kiss. The following morning, Jekyll and Debbie are waking up in bed together and are shocked by the outcome, as Jekyll tries to convince her that he is Hyde, but Debbie is upset that Jekyll tricked her and tries to run away, prompting an angry Jekyll to push Debbie out of the window and to her death. Realizing what he has done, Jekyll drinks the last of the serum and escapes as Hyde. End of flashback

Present day Storybrooke, As Grace and Henry leaves for school, Archie's dog, Pongo, comes up to Henry and barks repeatedly. Emma determines that something is wrong, and she and Renee follow the dog back to Archie's office and find him dead on the floor. On the strength of what Emma has witnessed, Zelena is brought in for questioning and claims she had nothing to do with the murder. Dorothy Edward, Renee and Liam believes that it has too be the Wicked Witch and lets Zelena go. At the same time, Archie was at Regina's, watching the baby while she and the Wicked Witch went to the spa and catch up on the bonding with the Wicked Witch convincing Regina that she can embrace her evilness without losing her son and husband, as she admits to having lied to Grace about caring for her as a daughter. Later, Zelena stands outside of Regina and Robin's house calling out the Wicked Witch, and gets her and Regina's attention, unaware that it was a ploy to free Archie (still in his cricket form), and succeeds. When Regina and the Wicked witch hear Daniel Jr. crying, they are given a warning from Zelena, so Renee, Dorothy, and Edward disappear.
At the mental hospital, The Wicked Witch visits Hyde again, and uses her magic to free him from the cuffs and they walk out of the cell together, linking arms. Elsewhere at the Pawn shop, Facilier is looking in the mirror and sees his hair as he prepares to cut it, giving him a new appearance. He is soon visited by the Wicked Witch and Hyde, who demanded a necklace. As Facilier choked Hyde, he learned that he cannot be killed by the Wicked Witch, although she tells Facilier that their deal to leave Storybrooke residents alone is still in effect. When news leaks of Hyde escaping the hospital, this suddenly disrupts the normally for Edward and Dorothy, as well as for Renee and Liam, who is ready to move in together. When Zelena and Jekyll shows off the necklace, they soon discover that the serum will be vital in defeating The Wicked witch and Hyde. In the woods, Edward and Renée find Hyde, and this time he is ready as he overpowers them almost immediately, only to have Anthony come out of nowhere and stabs him in the heart with the serum-covered dagger that Grayson gave him which is the Light One's dagger, but that fails as well, as Hyde tells Anthony that he switched serums with Jekyll earlier, then takes the Light One's dagger and uses it to place a enchanted cuff on Anthony and to take him to Belle. When the two appeared in front of the library, Hyde says that there is one final twist. It turns out that Jekyll is actually the ruthless one, as his aggressive behavior starts to worry Belle as she attempts to use the phone to contact Anthony but Jekyll breaks it, and her attempt to escape is prevented by the protection spell that the Wicked witch placed, and all Anthony and Hyde can do is look on. As Jekyll stabs Belle and Anthony attacks Hyde making him drop the dagger and he picks it up, Anthony appears inside the library and stabs Jekyll with the dagger by not only killing Jekyll, but also killing Hyde. Realizing that the same thing can happen because Jekyll and Hyde are still the same person, and therefore likewise with Zelena and the Wicked witch, Zelena ask Renee to "do what is necessary" to keep from returning to wicked. At the same time in the Enchanted Forest, a flood of light energy pours into the entrance of the Vault of the Light One, and reforms into a cloaked Anthony. Later, a portal opens up as Anthony comes out holding the dagger, Belle collapses, a distraught Anthony suggests that he uses his powers to heal her and reverse her aging, only to discover that Belle knows that it's her time and wants her son to live his own life. In her final moments, she asks that Anthony let her go, but tells him that once he is rid of the dagger that he'll return to her and his father. With that, Belle passes away peacefully, leaving Anthony sobbing and heartbroken. In the afterlife, Belle is finally reunited with Rumplestiltskin.

Guest Stars
Kelli Berglund as Syrena
Alexander Vlahos as Eclipse/Death
Jaime Murray as Fiona/Black fairy/#3 Fate
Merrin Dungey as Ursula