In the previous episode of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, the Waterfords worked to negotiate with Canada for Nichole’s return through the Swiss. In The Handmaid’s Tale Season 3 Episode 7, June tried to see Hannah at her school, while Moira and Emily bonded over shared experiences.
Child Endangerment
After they participated in a hanging for those guilty of child endangerment, the Handmaids arranged for a meeting between Martha Frances and June at the grocery. They led Ofmatthew away while Frances told June about a friendly Guardian, Parker, at Hannah’s school, Brookline. June would have a short window to see her.
Beth refused to go with June to Brookline, so she persuaded Mrs. Lawrence to walk with her. They came across Mrs. Putnam and Angela. Eleanor talked about how she and Joseph tried to have children when they were younger. June confessed the real reason she’d asked Eleanor to walk with her. Knowing the truth, Mrs. Lawrence wanted to complete the trip.
Guardian Parker wasn’t at the gate in Brookline, so Eleanor used her status to arrange for a tour of the grounds. June wasn’t allowed in. Eleanor’s plan didn’t work, and they were forced to go home, where Joseph was waiting for them. At the next hanging, it was Frances they were executing for child endangerment. Ofmatthew had reported her to Aunt Lydia. Livid, June assaulted her as the other Handmaids hid them from view. What’s more, the Mackenzies and Hannah were gone.
Shared Experiences
Emily was being questioned on the crimes she committed in Gilead. It was the first that Sylvia had heard of them. While Sylvia knew that it was because of her circumstances, Emily was still ashamed.
Moira asked Emily about other lesbians they had in common, and they couldn’t find one. Emily had focused on school and then she’d met Sylvia. Moira and Emily went to “bird dog” the Canadian Minister of Border Security. Emily yelled that she had risked her life to get Nichole there. It was what her real mother had wanted. Both Moira and Emily were arrested. In jail, they confessed to each other that they had hurt and killed people in Gilead. Gilead had turned them into killers, but that wasn’t who they really were.
Life in Washington
Mrs. Winslow took Serena to a vacated house with a beautiful nursery. It could be the Waterfords’ if they chose to move to Washington, D.C. Serena met Fred for dinner. He believed that he would be able to get Nichole back but didn’t have a timeline.
The Waterfords went to a fancy party with other Commanders and their wives. Mrs. Winslow introduced Serena to the other wives. Serena and Fred danced as the rest of the party watched. This was their entrance into D.C. society.
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