[June] 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?
[Commander Mackenzie] 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've 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.
[Luke] She's not gonna pull a fuckin' Gilead bullshit here!
-[protesters arguing] -[gunshots]
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.
[gasps] Welcome to our home.
[water bubbling, swishing]
[imperceptible]
[phone vibrating]
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.
[shouting indistinctly]
[Moira] These assholes are back?
Jesus.
[shouting indistinctly]
[man 1] Go home, Yankees! We don't need your shit here!
[man 2] Canada is for Canadians, you motherfuckers!
[Moira] Those fucking assholes.
[woman] Get the fuck out of our country!
[man 3] Go home, Yankees!
[birds chirping]
[indistinct radio chatter]
Blessed day.
Good morning, Mrs. Waterford. Lovely day today.
Yes, it is. It truly is.
Good morning, Mrs. Waterford.
Blessed day, Ezra.
Um, these were left for you by a well-wisher.
Oh, thank you.
Uh, is, um, 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, uh, I'll check.
Great. I appreciate it. Thank you.
[china clanking]
Blessed day, Mrs. Waterford. How did you sleep?
Blessed day. Oh, it was lovely, thank you.
You don't have to keep making these wonderful feasts for me.
I-I, 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... 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.
[exhales]
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?
[chuckles]
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 setup.
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-- I'm not gonna go home and watch Hannah
turn up on TV again with Serena.
I'm not... I'm not doing it. I'm going.
Fine.
I can let someone know you're coming.
All right.
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 scrub land.
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.
[Lily] You should get going. It'll be dark soon.
Just make sure you come back.
[wires buzzing]
[imperceptible]
- [Luke] Go with Mommy. - [June] What about you?
No, no, it's all right. You go. Go! Run, run, run!
-Run, run! -[breathing unsteadily]
-[gasps] -[squeals]
Hey. You need to take a break?
[breathing unsteadily]
-[screaming] -Please! Just don't take her!
No, no.
Really-- Just think about-- I need to take a break.
I could do with a break.
I'm okay. Really. Come on, we have to go.
June...
[both sigh]
They'll follow the map.
They'll be fine.
Here.
[chuckles]
What's the deal with those two?
Mm...
[exhales]
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?
-Yeah.
I wouldn't even go there before!
Why not?
What's in Detroit?
Oh! Nah, fuck Detroit.
-There's so many better-- -Fuck Detroit!
There's so many better cities!
I'm from Detroit. [cackles]
Oh! Are you serious?
-Yeah! -[laughing]
[branches snapping]
Oh, shit. Oh, shit.
Oh, my God.
Is... Is that, uh... Is that Gilead?
Gilead doesn't use words.
Come on.
Luke, come on.
Oh, my God. [grunts]
[birds chirping]
[women indistinctly chattering]
They're waiting for you.
-Thank you. -Mm-hm.
[chatter continues]
Ladies.
Mrs. Serena Joy Waterford.
-Blessed day. -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.
[all exclaim]
May I?
Please, yes.
[all exclaiming]
[laughing softly]
-May I? -Please.
[Mrs. Wheeler] It's such a miracle.
Such a blessing.
[woman] You give me hope, Mrs. Waterford.
-[giggles] -Praise be.
[all laughing softly]
[woman 2] 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.
[Naomi] 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.
[exhales] 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. -Hmm.
Hey, June.
Yeah.
[gun cocks]
Raspberry! Raspberry!
-Uh... -Beret.
Not here.
-What do you mean? -Follow me.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.
No one... 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.
[June] No, no, no. We're not going anywhere.
-Hey, hey. No, hold on! -We're doing this here.
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.
[beeps]
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-- you've recovered? You sound peachy.
Yes, Joseph. I am "peachy."
I think we can move past all of that now.
[Commander Putnam] We sent you there to be our representative,
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 Osborn and her husband for that.
Perhaps someone should deal with them.
Yes. Someone should.
June Osborn 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. -[Serena speaking indistinctly]
-[line disconnects] -...strategy.
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?
Uh... [clears throat] 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.
[blows air]
Wow. That was a lovely speech, Lawrence.
Lovely.
You really think another speech from you
is gonna sway the other Commanders?
Mm?
I doubt it.
You know, you're welcome to try.
[chuckles]
[guardian] In here.
Hang on.
[switch clicks]
[beeping]
[arcade noises]
[June] What the fuck?
[guardian] When it's cold out, I spend most of my shift here.
Beats freezing in the woods.
And, uh, there's a real bathroom.
All right.
Oh, don't. I got 'em.
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?
Our daugh-- she's-- 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.
-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?
[arcade noises]
[Luke] C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon. Here it comes.
Boom, boom, boom!
Oh!
-[both laugh] -[game tone chimes]
[exclaiming]
Oh!
Eight! Aw!
[guardian cheers]
-[applauds] -[Luke] All right!
[whooping]
[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.
All right. Watch it. Guaranteed strike.
[makes shooting sounds]
[laughs]
Ah, you know, I just... I love bowling, so...
[guardian] I think I did too.
[chuckles] 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.
All right. [grunts]
Can you believe this kid?
I've never seen anyone in Gilead who's pure like him.
[guardian] All right.
[Luke] Come on.
-Again? -[game tone chimes]
Again? This... He's... You're a pretty good bowler!
-Hey, dude. -[laughs]
Hey, wait. Wait, wait. What's your name?
-Uh... Oh, 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, 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.
Yeah... Uh-oh!
[playing "Yankee Doodle"]
-Here you go. -Thanks.
Sorry about that.
[plays random keys]
[playing "O Susanna"]
[stops playing]
[Luke] All right, all right. I got another one.
♪ Oh, oh, oh, Susannah Oh, won't you cry for me? ♪
-[chuckles] -Like, yeah!
[laughs] Wait. Hold on. Hold on.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
I got one. I got...
[plays soft melody]
♪ 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.
[giggles]
♪ 'Cause... ♪
♪ You make me feel ♪
♪ So brand new ♪
♪ And I... ♪
♪ Want to spend my life with you ♪
♪ So... ♪
♪ Let's... Let's stay together ♪
♪ Loving you whether... ♪
♪ Whether times are good or bad ♪
♪ Happy or sad... ♪
Come on. Come on.
-No. -Hm?
-Come on. -I--
[whispering indistinctly]
[guardian] Did you write that song?
Yeah. Yeah, I did.
-Long time ago now. -Mm-hm.
-Wow. -[June] Mm-hm.
-[guardian] You're really good. -[June] Great song.
[June chuckling]
♪ Let's all get together ♪
[humming to song]
[giggles]
[humming to song]
[imperceptible]
[Ezra] You should bring one of those bouquets
back home to your mother.
How many of these do we have?
They keep coming. More and more all day.
Oh--
Ma'am, please don't come any closer.
[woman] For Mrs. Waterford.
Hi, Mrs. Waterford. Can I help you?
-[guard] No. -Oh, I'd like to go commune
-with her for a few moments. -[guard] No, you can't be here.
Oh, 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.
Oh! 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-hm.
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. -[chuckles]
Good.
Thank you.
Oh, uh, come in.
Blessed evening, Mrs. Waterford.
Uh, 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, um...
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.
[chuckles]
No, you needn't, uh, to worry about that right now.
Well, I was hoping that I could get back to the Center and...
-Right. Well-- -...settle in and start work.
[sighs] We-- We have
many good people already in place and engaged.
So, please, you can put your mind at ease.
With respect, it-- It was my initiative.
And-- 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 runnin' around the city.
[chuckles]
Um, your baby's needs come ahead of any plans or ambitions.
Oh, yes, speaking of your baby,
I understand you need to keep your levels up.
[pills clatter]
-Ah, yes, thank you. -Yeah.
[sets bottle down]
[pills clattering]
Now, make sure to take one every day.
I will. Thank you.
Perhaps, um, you could arrange for me to have a cell phone
while I'm here, so I could at least conduct some business.
Oh.
Yeah, that would... 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.
[guardian] Just a little further.
Then I have to leave you.
This way's a lot quicker back to the border.
I told you.
-[clicks] -Stop.
[Luke] What?
Oh.
[exhales]
Is, uh, is, is that a...
Yeah, yeah. A mine.
The rebels have a few scattered here and there.
[breathing unsteadily]
-[June] What do we do? -St-Stay back. It's okay.
It's okay.
[guardian exhales]
They're-- They're-- They're usually--
[distorted screaming]
[groaning]
[gasping]
Okay. Okay. Are you okay? Are you okay?
-Are you all right? -Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
[June] You're okay.
Ah. Run.
-Okay. -Run.
-No, no, no, no, no. -We're gonna stop the bleeding.
We'll stop the bleeding.
Okay, we're just gonna stop the bleeding, okay?
You need to run. You guys need to run.
We have to stop-- We're not going anywhere. All right?
-[Luke] You're okay. -[June] Here you go...
Get him up, get him up.
Get him up. Get him up. It's okay.
-Okay, just-- Okay. -Oh, no, no.
-'Kay. -[Luke] Hey.
-[guardian] Oh, no, no, no! -[June] Stop the bleeding, okay?
[Luke] Oh, my God! Where's his--
-Oh, my God, Oh, my God. -[screaming]
No, no, no, no, no! I know, I know, I know.
-It's okay. It's okay. -[guardian whimpering]
[guardian 2] Call out! Are you hurt?
-[guardian] Go. -[Luke] No.
-[guardian 2] Hey, call out! -Go. You need to go.
-We have to go. -You go.
-Luke! We have to go. Now! -No.
-[guardian] Go! -You can't look at it.
-Go, go! Go, go. -You're okay, right?
-You're okay? Right? -Go, go!
-I'm sorry. -Come on. Luke! Come on.
[Luke] I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
[guardian 2] Jaeden, talk to me!
-[guardian] I'm over here! -[guardian 2] Jaeden!
[June] Come on, come on. It's right there.
[panting]
[June] Keep going!
-Oh! -We can make it.
Shit.
Go!
-[Eyes] We got her! -[June] No!
-[Hannah] Mommy! -[June] No! No! No!
[guardian 2] Catch him!
[breathing heavily]
[gasping]
-[Luke grunting] June! -[engine revving]
-June! June! -[June] Wait! Wait!
No! Luke!