Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle) is looking very apologetic and ashamed in a new photo for the midseason premiere of ABC's Once Upon a Time.

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New photos have been released via TVLine featuring some of the core characters on Once Upon a Time from the season 4B premiere. One photo intriguingly shows Rumple on his knees begging someone offscreen for reasons unknown.

Fans know that Rumple will be intricately involved in the plot to return to Storybrooke with the Queens of Darkness, a.k.a. Maleficent (Kristin Bauer van Straten), Cruella de Vil (Victoria Smurfit) and Ursula (Merrin Dungey). Could this photo have something to do with Rumple's struggle to reunite the trio of iconic villains?

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Two other photos have been released from the midseason premiere as well, both featuring Emma (Jennifer Morrison). In one scene, she appears to be at a restaurant with Hook (Colin O'Donoghue) and she is very happy, resting her head on his shoulder. Hook seems to be very delighted as well as he looks off into the distance.

In the other photo, Emma is standing next to Regina (Lana Parrilla), both of them with very serious expressions on their faces. They appear to be at the same restaurant. It is unknown what they are so concerned about but it may be part of the quest for The Author storyline, which Regina is spearheading.

Once Upon a Time returns for the second half of season 4 on Sunday, March 1 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.

Watch the promo for the next episode of Once Upon a Time below:

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