<Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> A flashback chronicles Luke's story after he becomes separated from his wife and daughter . Luke is shot by Gileadan guards, but he escapes when the ambulance crashes, and he takes some medical supplies . He reaches a small abandoned town and, after passing out from his wounds, is rescued by a resistance group traveling to Canada . These survivors included a Roman Catholic nun, a seemingly mute escaped Handmaid, a gay man, and a daughter of a US Army soldier . Initially reluctant, Luke joins them after one of the survivors, Zoe, shows him that Gileadan authorities hanged townspeople from the rafters of their church for resisting . As they board a boat, Gileadan guards open fire, killing several members of the group, but Luke and Erin, the escaped Handmaid, survive . A further flashback shows Luke, June, and their daughter Hannah before they were separated . June and Luke are helped by Mr. Whitford, a man who knew June's mother . He leaves them at a secluded cabin in the woods while he arranges documentation for them to escape to Canada . Later, a local hunter tells them Whitford has been caught and hanged, but the hunter helps them cross the border . Three years later, in the present, Luke and Erin live safely in "Little America", based in Toronto . While in the main administrative office, Luke receives the letter from June, which reads "I love you so much . Save Hannah ." </Td> </Tr> <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 sex workers (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>

Season 2 episode 1 the handmaid's tale