Reply To: How did Henry get to SB?

[Slurpeez]

So then what is Mr. Gold’s role. How did he procure Henry? Obviously it was off books, especially since SB doesn’t “exist.” If the Darling boys brought Henry to SB, how did they know where to go and how did Mr. Gold (who was not Rumple at the time) get Henry to Regina?

I have a feeling that if the Home Office has been aware of Henry’s significance since his birth that they would’ve been the ones to ensure he ended up in SB. The fact is that Mr. Gold made shady deals with women for their babies even before he got his memories back (Mr. Gold had a long-standing deal with Ashley for her baby during the curse). Knowing that Mr. Gold was really Rumple and that his baby trafficking tendencies had carried over to his cursed identity, the Home Office/Darling boys might have sent him an anonymous tip that they had a baby if anyone in town would like to adopt a baby for profit. It just so happens that Regina was unable to conceive her own baby due to the curse, and so she approached Mr. Gold around the same time, knowing his inability to refuse a deal. Regina offered to pay him, and in return, Mr. Gold would procure her a child. Having gotten an anonymous outside tip, Mr. Gold unwittingly acted as an intermediary between the HO and Regina.