@ciela_crow wrote:
Because how did she know that the chipped cup was special to Rumple? If she didn’t know about the special connection between Rumple and that cup wouldn’t she just steal his cane or money or something like that?
That’s a really good question. I have been going on the assumption that she had Moe steal an assortment of things and then made sure that Emma recovered everything but the cup, as part of her attempt to determine if Gold knew who he was. If it was just another object, then it is unlikely that Gold would have noticed, or if he did (meticulous person that he is) he would not have gotten his knickers in a twist over one broken piece of china. As I said, I assumed Regina held that out as a test, and then knew she could use it as a bargaining chip (pardon the pun) to get him to admit his name.
BUT how on earth would she know the significance of the cup? I don’t see Rumple sitting down with her over tea and getting misty-eyed as he explained why the cup somehow reminded him of his lost love. I suppose she might have been back to the dark castle and seen it on its pedestal and realized it was important to him without really knowing why. I might just post this as a separate topic because now it is going to bug me until I can come up with a good explanation!