Bae may have let something slip but he didn’t say it was the dagger or that Rumple had to be stabbed in the heart with it. That is what my initial post was about.
When we first see Hook, back in the EF, he not only knows that there is a magical weapon, he also knows about Belle. The information about Belle could not have come Bae. There has to be a 3rd party involved. It didn’t come from Cora and EQ either as he met both for the first time after he attacked Belle. So, I’m thinking there is more to this story than we realize.
Why he chose at this particular time to return, I don’t know. Could be that Bae let something slip but I’m thinking there is more to it than that and may involve Belle’s father, Sir Maurice. There was a connection between Moe French and William Smee in SB, so perhaps Sir Maurice was looking for someone (a pirate) to get back his daughter from Rumple and word got around between worlds. I just find the connection between Belle/Maurice/Smee/Rumple/Hook has a little more to it than what we are seeing. 😀
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