The Universe Has a Twisted Sense of Humor

For as long as she's had it, Emma's TiMER has been at zero. After more than a few false starts she's trying to accept that fact, that she has to live for herself instead of some soulmate or other. Except then the kid she gave up for adoption ten years ago is on her doorstep and it leads her to Storybrooke, Maine, where suddenly her TiMER isn't at zero anymore.