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[Serena]

Previously on The Handmaid's Tale...

She's not gonna be a Wife.

That is not fucking happening.

How am I supposed to keep

my baby girl safe from here?

We want you in Toronto.

To best represent our sacred republic.

Mrs. Waterford,

you are officially released

from the custody

of the American government.

You'll be restricted

to Gilead-affiliated properties

in accordance with

your lack of diplomatic status.

Building codes. I found 15 violations

that could get this place condemned.

Or just help us get Hannah back.

Agnes is happy.

I do wonder why you never returned

to Gilead to save your daughter.

I mean, there were risks, of course.

Which your wife took.

You stay away from my family.

Or the next time I see you,

I'm gonna fucking kill you myself.

She's not gonna pull

her fucking Gilead bullshit here.

- [gunshot]

- [woman exclaims]

- Come on. We gotta go.

- Where are we supposed to go?

We're working on that,

but it's not safe here.

Stay back.

[June] I didn't do it this time.

But I am not going to promise

that I won't do it next time.

I can't promise I won't either.

I guess we'll just

have to trust each other.

[Ezra]

For those who are truly righteous,

He sometimes sends a refuge.

[Mrs. Wheeler]

Mrs. Waterford. I'm Mrs. Ryan Wheeler.

Welcome to our home.

[water lapping]

[disconcerting music playing]

[cell phone buzzing]

Hello? [clears throat]

- Yes?

- What?

- Yes.

- What?

And Lily didn't give you

any more details?

No.

Just that a Guardian was coming across

with information about Wife Schools.

Maybe Hannah. We need to get there.

He might know where she is.

[protestors clamoring]

- [Moira] These assholes are back?

- Jesus.

- [woman] Go home, Yankees!

- [man] We don't need your shit here!

Canada is for Canadians,

you motherfuckers!

[Moira] Those fucking assholes.

[woman] Get the fuck out of our country!

[man] Go home, Yankees!

[indistinct radio chatter]

[melancholy music playing]

Blessed day.

Good morning, Mrs. Waterford.

Lovely day today.

Yes, it is. It truly is.

[door closes]

- Good morning, Mrs. Waterford.

- Blessed day, Ezra.

Um... These were left for you

by a well-wisher.

Thank you.

Uh... Is... Is Mr. Wheeler around?

I'd like the chance to meet him.

To thank him

for his support and generosity.

Yes. Um...

He's usually pretty busy.

But I'll check.

Great. I appreciate it. Thank you.

[cutlery clinks softly]

Blessed day, Mrs. Waterford.

How did you sleep?

Blessed day. It was lovely, thank you.

You don't have to keep making

these wonderful feasts for me.

You know, something simple is fine.

For the both of us.

Well. I am not about

to let Serena Joy Waterford

go wanting in my home.

Please. Our home is your home.

Thank you. You're too kind.

You've already done so much.

I'm afraid that we haven't done enough,

Mr. Wheeler and I.

Gilead feels so far away,

even in our prayers.

When I see your strength and faith,

I see why God put

His divine light in you.

Giving you a refuge

is the very least we could do.

Getting you away

from those awful people.

Well, we always knew there would be

some who would resist our message.

Selfish, small-minded people.

That's what they are.

Well, um, we will have that

Center on track in no time.

I thought that they were

shutting it down indefinitely.

We can't let a few simple rules

get in the way of God's will.

Can we?

- Him, too. You all should hear.

- Why? What's going on?

Our friendly's right there in

No Man's Land, but he can't get across.

Canadian border patrol's

really stepped up.

He doesn't wanna risk getting caught.

Canada wants us out of here.

They're making it really fucking clear

that we've worn out our welcome.

- So that's just it? You're done?

- We're never fucking done fighting.

There are other places

for us to go set up.

But I'm sorry you made

this trip for nothing.

He just put up the flag.

If he'd done it earlier,

I'd have called it off.

I'm going across.

What?

Look, everything we want

to know about Hannah...

is just there.

Where she is, how to find her.

I'm not gonna go home and watch Hannah

turn up on TV again with Serena.

I'm not doing it. I'm going.

I'm going.

Fine. I can let someone know

you're coming.

All right.

[Lily] We've got a meeting spot

in No Man's Land we use.

Getting there from here

shouldn't be too hard. If you're lucky.

I'm going with you.

- June--

- You're not going alone, so...

I'm going.

[Moira]

Couldn't stuff any more in these bags.

[Lily] Might be our last exchange of

supplies with Gilead for a while. Here.

- [Moira] Rita's okay, right?

- Yeah, she's okay.

Nichole's sleeping.

I told her we'd be back soon.

Okay. You go across the scrubland.

No Man's Land is right there.

You should get

to the meeting spot by morning.

I've marked the best trail on the map.

You should be able to avoid any patrols.

It'll lead you right

to the rendezvous spot and back.

- And who are we meeting?

- No names. Names are dangerous.

Look for the other flag.

That's the meeting spot.

You got the code word?

"Beret."

You guys got this.

Come here.

You should get going.

It'll be dark soon.

Just make sure you come back.

[electric wires buzzing]

[inhales sharply]

- [Luke] Go with Mommy.

- [June] What about you?

No, it's all right. You go.

Go! Run, run, run! Run!

- [both shriek]

- [Luke] Hey.

You need to take a break?

Please! Just don't take her!

No, no.

Really, let's take a--

I need to take a break.

I could do with a break.

I'm okay. Really.

Come on. We have to go.

June.

[Moira] They'll follow the map.

They'll be fine.

Here.

[Moira chuckles]

What's the deal with those two?

[Moira] Mm.

[exhales heavily]

They don't quit.

Through all the shit they've

been through, they just...

keep fighting for each other.

That's really nice.

Having someone like that.

Yeah.

So where are you guys going next?

Maine? Montreal?

- Maybe.

- Detroit?

- Detroit?

- Yeah.

- I wouldn't even go there before.

- Why not?

- What's in Detroit?

- Nah, fuck Detroit.

- There's so many better--

- Fuck Detroit!

- There's so many better cities.

- I'm from Detroit.

[both laughing]

- Are you serious?

- Yeah.

[Luke] Oh, shit. Shit.

Oh, my God.

Is that, uh, Gilead?

Gilead doesn't use words.

Come on.

[June] Luke, come on.

[Luke] Oh, my God.

They're waiting for you.

Thank you.

[woman] There she is.

Ladies, Mrs. Serena Joy Waterford.

- Blessed day.

- Praise be.

- Praise be.

- Praise be.

I've been trying for so long. So long.

I know, Abbie. I know.

We all have.

But seeing Mrs. Waterford gives me hope.

It strengthens my faith.

Oh!

He just kicked.

[women chuckle]

May I?

Please, yes.

- May I?

- Please.

It's such a miracle. Such a blessing.

[woman] You give me hope,

Mrs. Waterford. Praise be.

[women giggling]

A little boy.

I always wanted a little boy.

[Naomi] Warren said that things

are going well in D.C.

There's a lot to discuss and rebuild

but he should be home soon.

Fred says much of the same.

Is he worried about the rebels

in Chicago?

No. They'll be put down soon.

I can't believe anyone would be fighting

for what this country used to be.

How it used to be.

I mean, who would want that?

Some people just have

a hard time moving on.

I don't know, Serena.

Can you see any of these in your home?

No, I can't.

I mean, I'm glad they rescued

these children from those unfit mothers.

They needed to be saved.

They need good homes.

Good families to

raise them in God's light.

Of course.

Of course they do, poor dears.

You just... You never really

know where they came from.

Or who they came from. Do you?

Have they spoken to you

about having a Handmaid?

Sounds even more dreadful.

- Are you considering it?

- No.

Fred and I are going to keep trying.

God will bless us. I know it.

Should be here.

Hey, June.

Yeah.

[gun cocking]

Raspberry. Raspberry.

Beret.

Not here.

- What do you mean?

- Follow me.

Wait. Hold on.

No one said to us

anything about going anywhere.

You have to give us information

about the Wife Schools first.

It's not safe during the day.

There's a place nearby.

- No. We're not going anywhere.

- Hey.

- We're doing this here.

- No, hold on.

We're doing this now.

- We're not following you.

- You don't have to come with me.

I have to go. I have to go. Now.

You can take the call

from Gilead in here.

Thank you.

I'm glad we don't have to go through

the Americans or the government.

- Mr. Wheeler has his ways.

- You can be on the call if you want.

I'm sure that they would

love to hear from you.

Oh, no. No, no. I don't have

a head for all of that. No.

No, wives shouldn't burden

themselves with business things.

[Serena] Hello, Joseph.

Afternoon, Serena.

Blessed day, Serena.

Warren.

- I didn't expect you to be on the call.

- Yeah. No one did.

After, uh, all of that mess

at the Center, you've recovered?

- You sound peachy.

- Yes, Joseph. I'm peachy.

I think we can move past

all of that now.

[Lawrence] We sent you there

to be our representative,

to put Gilead in a good light.

Do you think you did that?

I can't be expected to control

the refugees who hate us

because of things

that the government did.

See, this is already an expensive,

costly endeavor for us.

What do we have to show for it?

An empty building. More bad press.

Well, you can thank June Osborne

and her husband for that.

- Perhaps someone should deal with them.

- Yes. Someone should.

June Osborne aside, we're still

focused on reopening the Center.

Yes, I, uh... had some ideas on that.

I think focusing on Gilead is a mistake.

You think

the Gilead Information Center

focusing on Gilead is a mistake?

I think we should focus on fertility.

Fertility and conception.

It's about the babies.

That's what people want to hear about.

A Gilead Information Center will

always be a magnet for attack.

But a fertility center, open to all,

that focuses on the thing

that people most

wanna hear about, children.

People will be clamoring

to keep the doors open.

It's an interesting idea.

Yes, I think the first step--

We'll take your proposal

under consideration.

Well, I've already thought about

how best to redefine--

I said we'll take your proposal

under consideration, Serena.

- Praise be.

- ...strategy.

[dial tone]

You've always had a way

with the ladies, Putnam.

Can't let her just run amok.

We have to yank her leash

from time to time.

Yeah. We all know

how you like to yank things.

This new grand plan of yours.

What are you calling it?

- New Bethlehem.

- I don't like it.

It'll be the death of us all. Of Gilead.

A bunch of traitors,

criminals, terrorists,

and you want to welcome them back.

Coddle them. Forgive them.

Never. The other Commanders

will never support that.

What are you proposing we do?

We don't need to court

the love and support of the whole world.

We don't want them

poking around in our affairs.

If we keep the walls up

and the borders closed,

this country will die, Putnam.

It will die.

All of this...

will have been for nothing. Nothing.

Ooh. Wow.

That was a lovely speech, Lawrence.

Lovely.

You really think another speech from you

is gonna sway the other Commanders?

I doubt it.

You're welcome to try.

[Commander Putnam scoffs]

[door opens]

[door shuts]

[shuts door]

[Jaeden] In here.

[door shuts]

Hang on.

[mechanical whirring]

[electronic beeping]

[June] What the fuck?

[Jaeden] When it's cold out,

I spend most of my shift here.

Beats freezing in the woods.

And there's a real bathroom.

[video game beeping]

- All right.

- Don't. I got them.

There's a whole system.

Um...

These go with you.

So, you want to know about the Plums?

- Plums?

- The Wives-in-Training.

They get sent to these

special schools, kept under guard.

- What, like prisons?

- No, no. They're like princesses.

Completely taken care of,

the best of the best.

What's this training?

To run their households.

- To act like wives.

- They're not there for very long.

They move them through,

try and get them matched up quickly.

She's 12 years old, all right?

[stutters]

She's 12 years old.

That's just how it works.

But if she's there,

if she's still a Plum,

then she hasn't been married yet.

Uh, I don't know where the schools are.

It's a new system.

They keep the details under wraps.

But everything we do know is on here.

A lot of trouble getting it,

I'll tell you that.

- Thank you.

- All right. Come on. Let's go.

- [Jaeden] Hang on. You can't go yet.

- Why not?

You can't go back across during the day.

It's really not safe. For anyone.

I mean, you can do whatever you want,

but you should stay here until sunset

and then I'll get you back

to the border.

I mean, we're both kinda beat.

What do you think?

- Okay.

- Yeah?

All right.

You wanna bowl?

[game beeping]

- Come on, come on, come on, come on.

- Here it comes. Boom, boom, boom!

Oh!

[laughs] Oh!

Eight.

Argh!

[Jaeden] Whee!

- All right. Whoo!

- [clapping]

- [June] No one ever hears you?

- No one ever says anything.

I think a lot of the guys have

little places they go, just to get away.

I'm glad you two are here.

I usually have to run

down there and do it myself.

It's a lot better with someone else.

[Luke] All right. Watch it.

Guaranteed strike.

[laughing]

- You know, I love bowling, so...

- [Jaeden] I think I did, too.

I think my dad took me a few times.

Before.

You don't remember?

Uh, everything from before is,

like, foggy. You know?

Like a dream.

So, Gilead's... That's all you know?

Yeah.

But it's not so bad.

But you're working to bring it down.

People should just be able

to talk to each other.

See their families.

Do whatever they want. Like this.

Yeah.

Yeah.

All right.

Can you believe this kid?

I've never seen anyone in Gilead

who's pure like him.

[Jaeden] All right.

[Luke] Come on.

Again? Again? This-- He's--

You're a pretty good bowler.

Hey, dude.

Hey, wait. What's your name?

- I'm Jaeden.

- I'm Luke. Jaeden.

- Nice to meet you.

- Me, too.

- Nice to meet you both.

- It's nice to meet you, Jaeden.

Oh. Hang on. I almost forgot.

I have some beer in a cooler.

Where'd he get beer?

He's got beer in a cooler

because bowling and beer.

- But where'd he get it?

- Now we need music.

I don't think we need music.

[Luke] Music...

Uh-oh.

[plays tune]

- Here you go.

- Thanks.

Sorry about that.

[plays another tune]

[Luke] All right, all right.

I got another one. I got another one.

[singing]

Oh, Susanna, won't you cry for me?

Like, yeah. Wait. Hold on.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

I got one. I got...

[plays note]

[singing]

I...

I'm so in love with you

That's you.

Whatever you want to do

That's all right with me

And also, I don't have much choice.

'Cause...

You make me feel

So brand new

And I

Want to spend my life with you

So...

Let's stay together

Loving you whether

Whether times are good or bad

Happy or sad

Come on. Come on.

- No.

- Mm?

Come on. Come on.

[Jaeden] Did you write that song?

Yeah. Yeah, I did.

- Long time ago now.

- Mm-hmm.

Wow.

- You're really good.

- Great song.

[singing]

Let's all get together

Loving you whether

[humming]

[Ezra] You should bring one of those

bouquets back home to your mother.

How many of these do we have?

[guard] They keep coming.

More and more all day.

Ma'am, please don't come any closer.

- For Mrs. Waterford.

- Hi, Mrs. Waterford.

- Can I help you?

- No.

I'd like to go commune

with her for a few moments.

- No, you can't be here.

- I'm sorry, Mrs. Waterford.

We don't know who she is,

what she really wants.

Oh, I think she's harmless. Look at her.

And I'll be right here the whole time.

Mr. Wheeler gave strict instructions

not to open the gate.

Such a beautiful day.

I'd just enjoy the grounds.

All right.

I'm here if you need me.

Thank you.

[Aunt Lydia] Ah! Mrs. Waterford.

Glorious day.

Glorious.

Your first step towards

God's greatest bounty,

a child of your own.

Oh, I am thrilled

that we will be posting

a Handmaid with you

and Commander Waterford.

Yes. Uh...

Mrs. Putnam said that

the process would be simple.

Easy as pie. Please.

[clears throat]

These are our very finest,

most respectful,

most fertile candidates.

I've hand-picked this group myself

for such an important Commander

and his wife.

Thank you.

Mm-hmm.

Oh! An excellent choice, Mrs. Waterford.

Good bones. Good genes.

She also caught the eye

of Commander Waterford.

Oh!

Wonderful, Mrs. Waterford.

I know you will be very happy

with this Handmaid.

And before you know it,

you'll be welcoming a beautiful baby,

God's blessing, into your home.

Yes.

Good.

Thank you.

Oh. Uh, come in.

[Mr. Wheeler]

Blessed evening, Mrs. Waterford.

I pray I'm not disturbing you.

Oh, of course not. It's a pleasure.

I'm sorry that I wasn't able

to come to see you sooner.

My schedule is hectic.

Especially lately.

I understand, Mr. Wheeler.

Yeah.

Well, I don't want

to take up a lot of your time.

I just wanted to follow up

on your call from this afternoon.

The Commanders and I have

spoken about your proposal,

and we're going to move forward with it.

A fertility center. I mean, that's a--

- It's a real stroke of genius.

- Thank you.

I understand there will be

some alterations to our current plan.

Uh-huh. You needn't

to worry about that right now.

Well, I was hoping that I could

get back to the Center and...

- Right.

- ...settle in and start work.

We have many good people

already in place and engaged.

So, please,

you can put your mind at ease.

- With respect, it was my initiative.

- And you'll have input, of course.

But...

most pregnancies do end in bedrest.

And while you're

not exactly there yet...

can't be too careful.

Can't have you

running around the city. Yeah.

Your baby's needs

come ahead of any plans or ambitions.

Yes, speaking of your baby...

I understand you need

to keep your levels up.

- Oh. Yes, thank you.

- Yeah.

[opens bottle cap]

[pills rattling]

Now, make sure to take one every day.

I will. Thank you.

Perhaps you could arrange for me

to have a cell phone while I'm here,

so I could at least

conduct some business.

Oh. [clicks tongue]

Yeah, that would be a problem.

You know, so many security concerns.

- You understand.

- Of course.

Well, I will leave you

to your evening, Mrs. Waterford.

- Good night.

- Good night.

[Jaeden] Just a little further.

Then I have to leave you.

This way's a lot quicker

back to the border. I told you.

- Stop.

- What?

- Oh.

- [exhales]

- Is that a--

- Yeah. A mine.

The rebels have a few

scattered here and there.

- [June] What do we do?

- Stay back. It's okay. It's okay.

[stutters] They're usually--

[loud explosion]

[Jaeden screaming]

[groaning]

[June] Are you okay? Are you okay?

- Are you all right? You're okay.

- [Jaeden] Oh, my God.

- Run. Run.

- [June] Okay.

- No.

- We're gonna stop the bleeding.

We'll stop the bleeding.

We're just gonna

stop the bleeding, okay?

[Jaeden] You need to run.

You guys need to run.

[June] We have to stop--

We're not going anywhere. All right?

- You're okay.

- Here you go.

Get him up, get him up. It's okay.

- Okay.

- [Jaeden] No, no.

- [June] Okay.

- [Luke] Hey.

- [Jaeden] No!

- [June] Stop the bleeding, okay?

[Luke] Oh, my God! Where's his--

Oh, my God.

[Jaeden cries out in pain]

- [Jaeden] No!

- I know.

- It's okay. It's okay.

- [man 1] Call out! Are you hurt?

- [Jaeden] Go. Go. You need to go.

- [man 2] Hey, call out!

- We have to go.

- You go.

- Luke, we have to go. Now!

- No.

- Go!

- You can't look at it.

- Go, go. Go, go.

- You're okay, right?

- You're okay? Right?

- [Jaeden] Go, go!

- I'm sorry.

- Come on. Luke! Come on.

[Luke] I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

[man 1] Jaeden, talk to me!

- [Jaeden] I'm over here!

- [man 1] Jaeden!

[June] Come on, come on.

It's right there.

Keep going. We can make it.

Shit. Go.

- [man] We got her!

- No!

- Mommy!

- No! No! No!

[man] Catch him!

[Luke] June!

- June! June!

- [June] Wait! Wait!

No! Luke!