The second season of Once Upon A Time begins as the citizens of Storybrooke, now equipped with the memories of their fairytale pasts, adjust to life following the breaking of Regina's curse. Regina continues to struggle with her own moral code and her relationship with Henry, both of which are tested with the arrival of her duplicitous mother, Cora. Snow and Charming worry that they are destined to be apart, while Emma finds a formidable enemy in Captain Hook, who is intent on revenge against Rumplestiltskin. Elsewhere, Rumplestiltskin has his own problems to contend with, including his relationship with Belle, and his desperate desire to find his long, lost son, Baelfire.