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[narrator] Previously on
The Handmaid's Tale...

Fred. Everything is being
taken care of. You just rest.

[Nick] What are you doing?

[Offred] I'm not
allowed to have these.

[Serena] Nick, have you ever helped
the Commander submit warrants

to the Consular of Divine Law?

[Nick] Yes, Ma'am. Those documents
need the Commander's signature.

[Serena] I know the Commander
will forgive my trespasses.

- [Janine] Hi!
- [Offred] Oh! Jeez!

[Janine giggles]

Jesus. How are you here?

There were so few Handmaids
left after the bombing,

they brought some of us
back from the Colonies.

Isn't that nice? [laughs]

[Serena] Commander Cushing
turned our streets into a war zone.

These are drafts of
new security orders.

You're an editor.
Read over these for me.

I'll need a pen.

[pen clicks]

[Offred] We do our
work in the evening.

She writes, I read.

This is the new normal.

And an offense to God.

In another life, maybe we
could've been colleagues.

And in this one, we're heretics.

I was already on
the naughty list.

An adulteress, a "fallen woman,"
as Aunt Lydia used to say.

But this is new territory
for Serena, I think.

How does she feel about falling?

She seems pretty fucking happy.

Do you miss working?

It's a small sacrifice to make to
be welcomed back into God's grace.

I do truly detest knitting.

To be frank.

You're really a good writer.

Thank you.

I won't forget your help.

[Serena] How's it look?

[Offred] Good. Better.

I think you can still swap these
two paragraphs and, I don't know,

you can adjust the
opening if you want.

Otherwise, it's ready to go
to the hospital in the morning.

That won't be necessary. The
Commander can read it here.

He's coming home tomorrow.

Praise be.

Praise be.

[indistinct radio chatter]

[gasp of pain]

[sighs]

[door closes]

[Commander Fred] It's beautiful.

When you see it
every day, you forget.

The Lord has truly blessed us.

[Serena] Rita, did you pick
up the heirloom russets?

[Rita] Yes, Ma'am.
They're already baking.

[Serena] Don't
overbake them again.

Offred.

[Commander Fred]
Well, well, well.

What an unexpected welcome.

Blessed day to you all.

Blessed day. We're all
very glad to have you back.

[Rita] Welcome home, Sir.

[Commander Fred] Rita,
I did miss your cooking.

Thank you, Sir. I'm
making all your favorites.

[Eden] Commander
Waterford. I made this for you.

From me and Nick.

[Commander Fred] This is lovely.

From the happy
couple. Thank you both.

Our... Divine miracle.

Glad to see you looking so...

Healthy.

We are all grateful
for your recovery.

Praise be.

I'm ready to take
on the world again.

Let's get you settled, then.

Do you think he
liked the present?

I'm sure he loved it.

Everything is
just as you left it.

Today's work, and
tomorrow's schedule.

Essential meetings only. I
had Nick postpone the rest.

There's no need to
jump right back into it.

You've taken so
many risks for me.

I can't thank you enough.

Now,

I'm sure you'll be glad that
things are back to normal.

I also left a first draft of your
agenda for the Canadian trip...

For your presentation
to the committee.

[Commander
Fred] I'll take a look.

[footsteps receding]

[door creaking]

[clasp clicking]

[music box playing]

It was nice working
with you, too.

[door slams shut]

- Hey.
- Hi.

Mrs. Waterford
must be so relieved

that the Commander's back home.

[Nick] Uh-huh.

You won't have to spend so
much time going to the hospital now.

Yeah, no. I'll be a lot
busier now he's back.

I understand.

Here.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

I was thinking maybe I could spruce
up our house and make it homier?

Sounds good.

[Eden] What colors do you like?

I like yellow.

It's so bright and cheery.

My mother says, "happy
home, happy husband."

[snorts]

Whatever you want.

Praise be.

Uh-huh.

[Rita] Oh, and get more honey.

Eden borrowed it.

I doubt I'll ever see it again.

[Offred] She's trying.

Yeah, she is.

[footsteps approaching]

God give me strength.

Is everything all
right, Mrs. Waterford?

Yes, fine.

Baby Angela isn't well.

Probably just
fighting off a cold.

But Naomi could use the support.

Well, I will keep the...
Family in my prayers.

[indistinct radio chatter]

[Janine] Hi!

Blessed be the fruit.

May the Force be
with you. [laughs]

[Offred laughs]

How are you feeling?

- I'm fine.
- Yeah?

You'll probably get
to the cool part soon.

The baby's foot pushes out of
your stomach like in Alien. [chuckles]

Charlotte used to
do that all the time.

- [sirens approaching]
- [indistinct radio chatter]

You haven't seen Alien?

No, I just thought
the sequel was better.

You're nuts.

[male voice over loudspeaker]
Blessed day. We have citrus.

[indistinct radio chatter]

This is the last week for
wheat bread for this season.

So, Fred's back?

Praised be His mercy.

Thank God you're pregnant.

My posting's great.

It's just the Ceremony.

No blow jobs.

Seriously, it's like a
blessing from God.

[Emily] Being raped
is not a blessing.

[Alma] Shh.

[Emily] Fuck him! The
real blessing was that bomb.

Anyone helping Gilead
deserves to be blown apart.

[Offred] If Emily
knew that I helped

cover for the
Commander with Serena,

would she want me dead, too?

I can't say I blame her.

Stay in Gilead long enough and it
starts to eat you from the inside out.

That's one of the
things they do.

They force you to
kill, within yourself.

[ambulance siren wailing]

[indistinct murmuring]

- Oh, no.
- Dear God. No.

[handmaid] It's a sick baby.

It's the baby...

His baby is sick.

[Oferic] I heard it's Angela.

The Putnams.

What?

[Oferic] My Martha said.

Your Martha's wrong!

It's not Charlotte.

Hey, hey, hey.

It's okay. We should just pray
for whoever's baby it is, right?

Yeah.

Come on.

- Yeah.
- It's all right.

[Handmaid] Let's pray.

[Janine] Why would they
say that about Charlotte?

Why would she say
that? I know it isn't her.

- Get back!
- It's okay. I've got her.

She's fine. Come on.

She's fine.

I just don't understand
why they would say

something like that about her.

- Okay, come here.
- It's not her. She's not sick.

Come here, I'm gonna tell you,
okay? But I need you to stay calm.

Mrs. Waterford went to the
Putnam house this morning.

The baby is not doing well.

- Oh, God!
- But I don't know

how serious it is.

- Why didn't you say anything?
- Because I didn't want
to upset you.

What's going on?
What's happening to her?

She's fine! I've got her!

- Janine, I need you
to calm down!
- Don't tell me to calm down!

I will find out! Okay?

I will find out
what's happening!

I promise.

Okay?

Okay.

Okay.

[indistinct radio chatter]

I need to see her.

Janine, you know
that can't happen.

You sound just like one of them.

[music box playing]

[knocking at door]

[Serena] Good. I'm
glad you found that.

Thank you.

And thank you for the flower.

How's baby Angela?

Not so well.

They don't know
what's wrong with her.

They're doing
everything that they can,

but she's getting worse.

I'm so sorry.

There's nothing they can do?

Well, there might be
something that could help.

It would mean bending the law.

I'm not sure that Gilead is exploring
every doctor available to them.

I see.

What do you think?

Well, I think, if
it were my baby,

I would do whatever I could.

Law or no law.

[door opening]

[Serena] Some tea?

How kind.

I'm sorry I wasn't more
available on your first day home.

No need to apologize.

I managed quite well, actually.

That must feel good.

Yes, and tomorrow
will be even better.

I wish I could say the
same for baby Angela.

But there is hope.

God has blessed Gilead

with one of the top
neonatologists in the world.

That's excellent.

How soon can he get here?

He is a she.

Now serving as a Martha.

If you gave her a
temporary transfer for a day,

she could examine Angela.

Give her opinion.

No one has to know.

[spoon clinking against cup]

I'm sure our
physicians are capable.

Fred.

We cannot question
the will of God.

He said no? Why?

Because that is his decision.

The best we can do now is pray
for Baby Angela, and for the parents.

[Offred sighs]

God, I can't imagine
how they feel.

To face the loss of a child.

Their former Handmaid
knows the baby is sick.

She's freaking out.

Oh, you mean the Handmaid
who nearly killed her?

She was desperate.

She loves her.

So much.

Then let her pray.

She already is.

Do you think, Mrs. Waterford,
that she could see the baby?

I would be there.

I would make sure
nothing happened.

Don't be stupid.

[paper rustling]

[objects clattering]

What if it's Janine's
last chance?

That horrid girl?

You want me to let
her see my child?

That child is a gift, by God's
grace, that she gave you.

What's going on?

That Handmaid.

I was hoping that you
would find it in your heart

to let her see your child.

She brings only love.

[Commander Putnam] I think
God would want us to welcome her.

Warren.

What harm could it do?

[elevator dings]

Where is she?

Mrs. Waterford is
talking to Mrs. Putnam.

They have to let me see her.
They're gonna let me see her.

They have to!

Janine. Dear. Why don't you sit?

There is a reason Handmaids
are not told when a child is sick.

It's far too upsetting.

She heard the rumors.

And you took it upon
yourself to confirm them.

I think after everything
she has been through,

she deserves that.

Some honesty at least.

If this breaks her,

I will hold you
personally responsible.

Do you understand me?

Yes, Aunt Lydia.

I will, too.

[door shuts]

[sobbing softly] Hey.

She's beautiful, isn't she?

[Janine sniffling]

You're gonna have curly
hair just like your mom.

And you're gonna
hate it. [chuckles]

But I promise we'll find
someone who knows how to cut it,

and then you're just...

You're gonna drive
all the boys crazy.

[Janine sniffling]

I'm going to see if there's
anything more they can tell us.

Go in grace.

[indistinct chatter over radio]

[Guardian] Level 7 all clear.

[indistinct chatter over radio]

Why am I here?

Thank you. I'll
take it from here.

[indistinct radio chatter]

[guardian] South entrance.

I can't tell you how excited
I am to see you again.

You probably don't remember me.

You actually trained my mentor.

We met once at the
2012 ACOG meeting.

Your seminar on
therapeutic hypothermia.

Forgive me, but in
the interest of time,

could we dispense
with the pleasantries?

Of course. Of course.

Patient is a 10-month-old girl,

born full term, presents with lethargy
and vomiting times three weeks.

Upper GI was
negative for malrotation.

PH probe and swallow
study also negative,

but we're treating
her for reflux anyway.

- [Dr. Hodgson] And you want me to...
- Yes.

We brought you here to get
your medical opinion on the case.

All right.

Uh, let's get a head
MRI with an MR.

And I want to rerun
your swallow survey.

Do you have a decent
radiology department?

[Dr. Epstein] Excellent.

I want to oversee
the test anyway.

They're tricky to
read pre-24 months.

Run serum ammonia level
and a urine for metabolic errors.

And let's get a
skeletal survey, ECG,

and a cardiac echo.

[Dr. Epstein] I'll start
the wheels, Dr. Hodgson.

And, um...

I'm gonna need to examine her.

[Dr. Epstein] Of course.

[monitors beeping]

[Commander Fred] Knock, knock?

[inaudible conversation]

[inaudible]

[Aunt Lydia] Verily
I say unto thee,

today thou shalt be
with me in paradise.

What's going on?

No! No!

Okay.

- Oh, my darling.
- No!

[Janine sobbing]

[Offred] Janine.

Would you like to
kiss her goodbye?

Can I?

We can try.

[door slams shut]

How dare you give up!

Ma'am, we have done a
very extensive evaluation.

There are no anatomic,
infectious, or metabolic causes

that explain this
baby's condition.

You are supposed to
be the best in your field.

I am the best.

Or was.

All we can do for Angela is to
unhook her from all those machines.

Help her feel safe and warm.

And pray.

- [Guardian] Let's go.
- [indistinct chatter on radio]

[Angela cooing]

[Janine] Hi, peanut. Hello.

Long time no see.

Mommy's here.

Hi, sweetheart.

Look at you.

[door closes]

Good night, Mrs. Waterford.

Good night, Offred.

Thank you.

Thank you.

The Commander wants
to see you in his office.

Both of you.

Let me handle this.

Please shut the door.

[door closes]

I hear the Putnams got
the help they needed.

Not enough, I'm afraid.

I was surprised to learn they
received help from a Martha

on a temporary transfer.

It was an even bigger surprise that
I signed the transfer order myself.

I did it for the child.

What greater responsibility
is there in Gilead?

Obeying your husband.

I've broken the
rules for months now.

For your sake.
With your consent.

I never consented to this.

Rewriting my memos
to the committee?

I asked you to be my
conduit, not my voice.

Fred, you've asked me to
read over your work before.

That was then.

[grunts]

Is this your handwriting?

Yes, Commander Waterford.

You involved the Handmaid
in your transgressions?

I did what I thought
was necessary.

Of course you did.

This isn't your fault.

It's mine.

It was unfair of me to burden
you with so much responsibility.

Now we must make amends.

Amends?

"Wives, submit yourselves
unto your own husbands,

as unto the Lord.

And ye husbands, dwell with them

according to knowledge.

Giving honor... unto the wife

as unto the weaker vessel."

Fred, please.

But if we confess our sins,

He is faithful and
just to forgive us.

[belt rustling]

[buckle clanking]

Serena.

Forgive me, darling.

[Serena crying out in pain]

[Commander Fred] Offred.

Stay.

[exclaims in pain]

- [belt whipping]
- [Serena crying out in pain]

[belting continues]

You're home. How was your day?

[Nick] It was
good. I'm just tired.

What do you think?

It's nice.

Tomorrow, I'm making curtains.

So, pick a color.

What do you like?

Uh... yellow.

My favorite.

I know.

I straightened the
clothes in your trunk.

You can fit a lot more in when
your shirts are folded correctly.

Thanks.

What?

Where'd you get this?

They fell when I
moved the trunk.

Did you read these?

Of course not.

Don't lie to me.

I picked them up and I
put them there for you.

You never touch my things.
Do you understand me?

- I'm sorry.
- You understand?

- Yes.
- What?

Yes. I do. Sir.

[gasping in pain]

[sobbing softly]

[gasping in pain]

Yes?

Mrs. Waterford.

Do you need anything?

No.

Can I do anything for you?

Serena?

Yes.

Go back to your room.

[sobbing]

[Offred] Someone once said, "Men
are afraid that women will laugh at them.

Women are afraid
that men will kill them."

We should've known better.

I thought there were
still secret places.

Hidden in the cracks
and crevices of this world.

Places we could make beautiful,

peaceful, quiet,

safe.

Or at least bearable.

I'm sorry. I know it's late.

I just wanted to apologize.

I guess I was only
trying to help you.

But... I'm really sorry.

I know.

Can you forgive me?

You should get to bed.

Get some rest, for
the sake of the baby.

[piano music playing]

["Rain Sometimes" playing]

[singing continues
in garbled voice]

[Janine] ♪ I don't know what it
is That makes me love you so ♪

♪ I only know I never
wanna let you go ♪

♪ 'Cause you Started something ♪

♪ Can't you see ♪

[groaning]

♪ That ever since we met
You've had a hold on me ♪

♪ It happens to be true ♪

♪ I only want to Be with you ♪

♪ It doesn't matter Where
you go Or what you do ♪

♪ I want to spend each
moment Of the day with you ♪

- [Angela cooing]
- [Janine laughing]

[Janine humming]

[Angela gurgling throughout]

[Janine humming]

♪ Happens to be true ♪

[Aunt Lydia laughs]

I told you. She remembers me.

Oh!

Oh! Look at you!

Yes!

Yes! It's you! [laughs]

May God bless you and
keep you in His favor,

you, you sweet, sweet girl.

I'll go get the Putnams.

[Janine humming]

Wake up.

♪ 'Cause you started
something Oh, can't you see ♪

♪ That ever since we met
You've had a hold on me ♪

♪ It happens to be true ♪

♪ I only want to be with you ♪

[Angela cooing]

♪ It doesn't matter Where
you go Or what you do ♪

♪ I wanna spend Each
moment Of the day with you ♪

♪ Look what has happened
With just one kiss ♪

♪ I never knew that I
could be in love like this ♪

♪ It's crazy but it's true ♪

♪ I only wanna be with you ♪

♪ You stopped And smiled at me ♪

♪ Asked if I cared to dance ♪

♪ I fell into your open arms ♪

♪ I didn't stand a chance ♪

♪ Now listen, honey I just wanna
Be beside you everywhere ♪

♪ As long as We're
together, honey I don't care ♪

♪ 'Cause you Started
something Can't you see ♪

♪ That ever since we met
You've had a hold on me ♪

♪ No matter what you do ♪

♪ I only wanna be with you ♪