The Handmaid's Tale

Previously on The Handmaid's Tale...

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

On a case-by-case basis.

What about the incident in No Man's Land?

That was an alarming breach of security, son. On your watch.

That young man could identify who committed this brazen act.

Promise me you'll find out who did this to him.

Yes, ma'am.

I was promised they would become respected members of society.

The handmaids could retire to New Bethlehem

and they could become attendants at the new fertility center.

That is a divine calling.

Don't do anything. Please!

But you're my special girl, Janine.

Every time you try to help me, you only end up making things worse.

I'm trying to fix it from the inside.

It's what I promised Eleanor.

I watched her die.

And I did nothing.

- Watch yourself. - Fuck you, Lawrence!

Lawrence will fall in line.

He always does.

I want him on the wall.

He's done.

Mayday. They're gonna wipe out all the Commanders in the penthouse.

We got to get all the women out, so we need you to prepare them.

I grabbed some letters that they wrote to their families.

You have to get them out, no matter what.

Fred tried to erase the best parts of you, and I'd never do that.

I want all of you.

Serena Joy, will you...

please do me the honor of marrying me?

Yes, I will.

You want it back? Get on the bed.

Don't fucking move.

They're gonna lock this whole place down.

- What the hell's happening? - Please! Take us with you, Joseph.

Can you get us across the--

Moira, what are we going to do about the map?

And all those letters.

At least they're in a safe.

For now.

Till someone finds them.

All those women are dead.

And we're in a fuckin' trunk.

And we can trust this guy?

We don't have a choice, do we?

Where the hell did he take us?

Out.

Come on. Where are we?

I ought to just leave you here.

See how far you get.

You know what? Do whatever you need to do. Okay?

Attitude!

I just saved your ass. Yours too.

- Thanks, thanks. - Don't thank him.

Why are you here?

I'm not gonna tell you! You're just going to tell your old friends.

I had nothing to do with the planes, June.

Come on.

They knew you were going to make a play for Hannah,

- and they were prepared. - You could have stopped them!

You could have stopped Eleanor!

Look.

I don't expect you to forgive me for that. Okay?

I can't forgive myself.

I built this miserable hellscape, and I trapped her in it.

The, uh...

The War Hawks

are using my reforms

to set a trap.

They wanna put me up on the wall.

What? What are you...

What are you talking about?

They wanna put me on the wall, June. Maybe we'll be next to each other.

Wait. You mean...

The Commanders you were with tonight?

Bell, Calvin, Reynolds?

All of them.

They're just the most repulsive.

Why are you here?

Why were you in the penthouse?

What if I told you

that by this time next week,

every single one of those goddamn men

would be dead?

June, what are you doing?

And you will be the most powerful Commander

left in Boston.

Stop it.

You have to be absolutely sure

that you can take 'em all out,

or you shouldn't even bother.

They're like a Hydra.

You chop one head off,

and another idiot just pops up to replace 'em.

I know. We will.

That's why we're going to kill 'em all at the same time.

Yeah, but...

- If you're-- - Joseph, is that you?

Uh, I'll be...

- Joseph? - Yeah!

What's going on?

I'll be right there. Go back to bed!

Ah!

What are you doing down here?

- It's so late. - I'm just, uh... I'm looking for a...

for a file...

- Why do you have a basketball? - Oh, I-- I used to play.

- At Harvard? - Are you shocked?

You know, this is actually a beautiful space.

I mean, if the Marthas could clean this stuff up a little bit--

I-- I was thinking the same thing.

- We'll talk about it tomorrow. - Okay.

- If we took that painting-- - Yeah. We should remodel down here.

But, tomorrow, when the light is better.

- Well, I suppose. - All right, uh...

- Nighty night! - Try to be quiet, please.

Jesus Christ.

Naomi Putnam, huh?

Naomi Lawrence.

Oh, my God.

Whatever happened to, uh--

He was an impediment.

Ah.

So, what are we doing now?

Well...

Are you on board?

It's either your psychotic plan, or the wall.

All right. Get us back to Mayday, then.

I can't... I can't just

gallivant back and forth across the border.

You're a Commander.

No. I'm a High Commander.

All right.

But we gotta go right now.

My guy on the border is almost off shift.

- Those letters. - Joseph.

We have to go back to Jezebel's first.

For what?

We left something there. It's important.

They are on lockdown.

I have no connection to the Eyes.

I can't get you in there.

June, we gotta go.

Fuck.

Can I use your phone?

Epi, now!

This is Blaine.

What are you doing here?

Yeah, no, I can, uh...

I can get the code. I'll bring those to you.

No, no, no. Don't leave with them.

He can take Moira.

Just wait for me.

I need to see you.

Bye.

If I had left my hand in there,

I would have lost a finger.

Oh, damn!

If it isn't the Boy Scout himself!

Wait. Did Daddy Wharton give you permission to be here?

I don't need permission.

No. I bet you had to sneak out, didn't you?

Is this your first time here, Blaine?

- I haven't seen you before. - No.

He comes here. He just gets here really late.

Wait. You've been fucking this clown?

No! God, no!

But, you did have a favorite girl, right?

Her name was like May or...

April, or something like that.

What, um...

Whatever happened to her?

She got transferred out.

She's okay.

Hmm.

God, I find this so incredibly boring.

We have better things to do.

Let's go.

Love to Papa.

See you soon.

Hey.

Hi.

I got it for you.

Oh, my God.

Thank you.

Lawrence took Moira. We should go.

You okay?

Yeah.

What are you doing here? Why are you dressed like a Martha?

Yeah. I'll explain in the car. Okay?

Wait. Um...

Rose and her father are on their way to D.C.

I can get you across at dawn.

Maybe...

you can stay with me and...

go in the morning?

It'll be safer.

Okay.