Best Laid Plans (Once Upon a Time)

"**Best Laid Plans**"
"Best Laid Plans"
Once Upon a Time episode
Episode no.	Season 4; Episode 17
Directed by	Ron Underwood
Written by	Kalinda Vazquez & Jane Espenson
Production code	416
Original air date	March 29, 2015
Guest appearances
	Eion Bailey as August Booth; Kristin Bauer van Straten as Maleficent; Merrin Dungey as Ursula; Patrick Fischler as Peddler/Author; Victoria Smurfit as Cruella de Vil/Cruella Feinberg; Keegan Connor Tracy as Blue Fairy/Mother Superior; Abby Ross as Young Emma Swan; Timothy Webber as The Apprentice; Michelle Choi-Lee as Adoption Agent; Gabe Khouth as Sneezy; Barclay Hope as James Page;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Poor Unfortunate Soul"	Next →; "Heart of Gold"
	Once Upon a Time season 4
	List of episodes

"Best Laid Plans" is the seventeenth episode of the fourth season of the American fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time, which aired on March 29, 2015.

In this episode David Nolan and Mary Margaret tell Emma Swan the secret they have been keeping from her; and Regina is found out by Mr. Gold, Maleficent, and Cruella, while flashbacks show Snow White and Prince Charming's past with the Apprentice and with Maleficent.