There are some good points being raised here, on both sides again, but they're still missing something obvious.

"It's obvious there's magic going on here somewhere. I don't think anyone can deny that fact. Yes, real curses-and-charms magic. What else could have created this place? And I can't speak for anyone else, but the ability that Emma had to act against magic doesn't work here. We're completely at the whim of whoever is behind this."

He indicates Sam now. "But listen to what he -- again, I don't know your name -- just said. We've been using all these other things already. Have we noticed anything that might be a curse? Should we stop using them in case they're delayed curses? How long do we wait to see if anything happens?"

He waves his hand at the items laid out on the table. "We handled the crates to bring them back here. Some of these items have been handled already to put them on the table. If these items are cursed, everyone who touched them is already cursed. If it's something passed through air, we've all been breathing it in."

He turns to look and Jo and Kol. "How long do you propose we wait before deciding that these are safe to use?"