<Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "Jezebels" </Td> <Td> Kate Dennis </Td> <Td> Kira Snyder </Td> <Td> May 31, 2017 (2017 - 05 - 31) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Commander Waterford gifts Offred with makeup and a dress as he is taking her out for the night . Nick drives them to Boston to an underground brothel, where prostitutes (known as "Jezebels") work . Offred spots Moira working in the club, and they briefly reunite . Nick trades drugs and pregnancy tests for alcohol with one of the brothel's Marthas . Offred goes to see Moira again, and she explains to Offred how Quakers tried to help her escape but were caught . Moira had the choice of being sent either to the colonies or one of the brothels . Moira tells Offred, "Forget about escaping . This is Gilead . No one gets out ." Offred reveals to Moira that she knows Luke is alive . Flashbacks detail how Nick got involved with the Gilead movement and how he became an Eye after reporting a Commander for breaking protocol with his Handmaids . There are other flashbacks to the suicide of the previous Offred, with Serena pointedly saying to her husband, "What did you think was going to happen?" In the present, after Nick drives Waterford and Offred home, he ends his relationship with Offred, which upsets and angers her . Offred receives a gift from Serena, a music box . The episode closes with Offred etching "You are not alone" into the closet wall . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> "The Bridge" </Td> <Td> Kate Dennis </Td> <Td> Eric Tuchman </Td> <Td> June 7, 2017 (2017 - 06 - 07) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Ofwarren's daughter is handed over to Commander Putnam and his wife, and Ofwarren is transferred to another couple and renamed Ofdaniel . However, Offred is worried about Ofwarren / Ofdaniel's mental state . During the first Ceremony night with her new Commander, Ofdaniel forcefully stops it . At the market, Alma pulls Offred aside, tells her that she is involved with the resistance group Mayday, and requests that Offred retrieve a package from the bar at Jezebel's . Offred convinces Waterford to take her to Jezebel's again that night . After Offred and Waterford have sex in their room, Waterford presents Moira, as he believes they have a sexual attraction . Offred asks Moira to retrieve the package, but she refuses, seemingly resigned to her fate . The next day Offred is taken to a bridge where Ofdaniel is standing on the edge with baby Charlotte, while Gileadan guards, the Putnams, the Waterfords, and Aunt Lydia stand fearfully by . Ofdaniel shouts that Commander Putnam promised to leave his wife for her . Offred convinces Ofdaniel to give her the child, and Ofdaniel then jumps into the icy water below . Later, while Ofdaniel lies comatose in hospital, Commander Putnam is led away by guards . When Serena Joy tries to offer comfort to Mrs. Putnam, she reminds Serena of the first Offred's fate, causing Serena to doubt her husband's loyalty . At the market, Offred is given a package by the butcher, sent by Moira from Jezebel's . At the brothel, Moira kills a client and takes his clothes, then jubilantly drives off in his car . </Td> </Tr>

A handmaid's tale season 1 episode 8