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From 2.01 "City of Heroes", in the conference room, Oliver stood in front of the board.

Oliver: (voice over) "My name is Oliver Queen."

From 2.16 "Suicide Squad", in the warehouse district, Jill aimed one gun at a man behind her, and another gun at Alexi in front of her.

Jill: (voice over) "I'm Jill Wright."

From multiple episodes and flashbacks on the island, there were flashes of Oliver and Jill running, fighting, explosions, etc.

Jill: (voice over) "After five years in hell..."

From 2.23 "Unthinkable", on the freighter, Oliver and Jill were fighting with Slade.

Jill: (voice over) "We have come to Starling City with only one goal."

From 2.08 "The Scientist", in the warehouse, Oliver/Arrow and Jill/Sapphire were fighting with Cyrus Gold and Marcus Black.

Jill: (voice over) "To save the city."

From 2.23 "Unthinkable", in the foundry, Oliver, Jill, Skylar, Amy and Sara were suited up. John and Justin were aiming their guns at the League. Felicity was watching them.

Oliver: (voice over) "Now others have joined our crusade."

From 2.17 "Birds of Prey", in the foundry, Oliver, Jill, Justin, John, Skylar, Amy, Sara, Felicity and Roy were here.

Oliver: (voice over) "To them, we are Oliver Queen and Jill Wright."

From 2.23 "Unthinkable", in the tunnel, Raven, Kira/Viper, Aurora/Glacia, Logan/Guardian, Roy (wearing his hoodie and mask), Oliver/Arrow, Jill/Sapphire, Skylar/Athena, Justin, Amy/Ruby, Sara/Canary, Karma/Cobra, Nyssa and the men from the League were walking toward the Mirakuru men.

Oliver: (voice over) "But to the rest of Starling City, we are someone else."

From 2.12 "Tremors", in the warehouse district, Skylar and Roy followed Oliver/Arrow away with Jill/Sapphire in his arms, leaving the flames of an explosion behind them.

Jill: (voice over) "We are..."

From 2.01 "City of Heroes", in the foundry, Jill looked at the knife in her hand. She morphed into Sapphire.

Jill: (voice over) "Something else."

Oliver looked at the arrow in his hand. He morphed into Arrow.

➣ ➣

From 3.05 "The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak", in the gym, Amy and Jessica were training in the ring while Laurel watched.

Jessica: (voice over) "Previously on Sapphire Arrow"

From 3.03 "Corto Maltese", in the gym, Jessica walked in. "Ted Grant."

"Jessica Lance," Ted replied. "You here for more self-defense classes, or on official police business? There's a lot of good people, they lose someone, they lose themselves, which is why they come in here to work off that rage. Types like you, Jessica."

From 2.09 "Three Ghosts", in the warehouse, Sebastian/Brother Blood injected Skylar and Justin with the Mirakuru.

From 2.11 "Blind Spot", 2.12 "Tremors", 2.20 "Seeing Red", 2.23 "Unthinkable", there were flashes of Skylar and Roy losing control to the Mirakuru, mostly Roy.

Jill/Sapphire: (voice over from 2.11 Blind Spot) "The serum that you were exposed to, it changes your body but it also warps your mind."

From 3.05 "The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak", in the foundry, Skylar was mad when she saw that one of Cooper's men had kicked Justin in the chest and nearly made his heart vessel burst. "Okay, I'm pissed. Now I'm ready to kick some ass."

From 3.05 "The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak", in the warehouse, Skylar/Athena was taking on Cooper's men alone, beating many of them, and though she had an anger episode, she didn't lose control.

Skylar: (voice over from 3.05 The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak) "Where the hell are they so I can beat them down for trying to make Justin's vessel burst?"

From 3.03 "Corto Maltese", outside the cafe, Thea and Roy were talking.

"Roy, are you okay?" Thea asked. "You look a little tired."

"I just haven't been sleeping much lately," Roy told her.

From 3.05 "The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak", in Roy's room, Roy was having a nightmare, as if he was the one that killed Sara by throwing arrows into her chest.

➣ ➣    

Jill / Sapphire:

Skylar / Athena:

Amy / Ruby: 

Day One

Night - Alley

Oliver/Arrow, Jill/Sapphire, Skylar/Athena, Amy/Ruby and Roy/Arsenal were on a mission, while Oliver and Roy were standing in an alley. Roy was spacing.

"Roy," Oliver told him. "Where'd you go?"

Roy sighed. "Sorry."

"Get your head in the game," Oliver told him. He spoke through comms. "We're in position."

Felicity was in the foundry with Justin and John. "So is the Culebra Cartel and their bajillion pound heroin. They all showed up about 30 minutes ago, and haven't moved from your location."

"Got it," Oliver told her.

Skylar, Jill and Amy walked toward Roy and Oliver.

"No sentries outside," Amy told them. "If we're gonna do this, we need to do it now."

"I've got north entrance," Oliver told them. "Amy's got south. Jill's got west. Skylar's got east. Roy, the roof. You're on overwatch."

"The Culebras get their weapons from the Bratva," Jill told them. "All military grade."

"I've got your backs," Roy told them.

"Let's do this," Skylar told them.

They all headed to their positions.

"South's clear," Jill told them. "Nobody's home."

"Roof's clear," Roy told them.

"West's clear," Amy told them.

"East's clear," Skylar told them.

"North's empty, too," Oliver told them.

"That doesn't make sense," Justin told them. "They all showed up half an hour ago and never left. They are in there somewhere."

They headed toward the east of the building, seeing multiple dead bodies hanging upside down from the ceiling, and several more on the floor.

"Looks like somebody beat us here," Skylar told them.

"That's at least a few million dollars' worth of heroin," Jill told them. A man on the ground reached out to grab Oliver by the ankle, speaking in Spanish. Jill translated. "'He took Paco'."

"Whoever did this ignored the drugs and took a gang member," Skylar told them. "This was personal."

"Yeah, more than that," Amy told them. "Whoever did this was trying to send a message."

Roy was watching from a balcony above. "I think I know what it is."

They followed his gaze around the bodies to see a message written on the floor in blood.

GUILTY

➣ Sapphire Arrow ➣  

Verdant - Foundry

They went back to the foundry to share what the learned with Felicity, Justin and John.

Justin was looking at the computer and pictures of the crime scene. "'Guilty'. Well, yeah. The Culebras are the bloodiest gang in Starling."

"Who's the second bloodiest?" Skylar asked.

"Culebras had a long-standing rivalry with the Los Halcones," Justin told them.

"You said this was personal, not business," John told them.

"And Paco?" Jill asked.

"There are only 86,000 Pacos in Starling," Felicity told them. "Give or take 5,000 for a few nicknames."

"Something tells me the Culebras' rivals will narrow that down for us," Amy told them.

"And when we find Paco, he'll be too dead to say anything," John told them.

"I'm not looking for him," Oliver told them. "I'm looking for whoever did this."

Roy walked toward them.

"We will handle this," Jill told him. "Take the rest of the night off."

"I'll back you up," Roy told them.

"Not dead on your feet, you won't," Amy told him.

Roy sighed. "I'm sorry. I've been a little out of it recently."

"Don't be sorry, be rested," Jill told him. "We wouldn't be much of teachers if we let you get killed because your reaction time is slow, okay?"

Roy gave in, nodding.

"Justin?" Skylar asked.

"There are a lot of Halcones members in Starling City," Justin told them, pulling out a gun. "How about I take the ones north of 10th Street?"

Skylar, Justin, Oliver, Jill, John and Amy headed out.

➣

Flashback

Day - Hong Kong Market

Jill and Maseo were in a crowd of Hong Kong.

"You know, we've been waiting here an hour," Jill told him. "After walking around the block five times."

"We need to work on your patience," Maseo told her.

"Where is this guy, all right?" Jill asked. "More importantly, how is he gonna help us find out who China White, Karma and Kira Maha... people are?"

"Chien Na Wei, Kira and Karma Mahageni," Maseo corrected.

"Whatever," Jill told him. "How is he gonna help us find out what China, Kira and Karma are doing in Hong Kong?"

"Waller hasn't been able to locate Chien Na Wei or Kira and Karma Mahageni because they avoid using any traceable forms of communication," Maseo told her.

"What, so he's the target now?" Jill asked. "He's their delivery guy."

"Their courier," Maseo corrected. "But he's not a target. Waller doesn't want you to kill him."

"That's refreshing," Jill told him.

"He'll use a dead drop, leave behind information for Chien, Kira and Karma's network," Maseo explained. "Information we'll intercept."

Jill looked past him. "I see him."

"Stay on Bluetooth," Maseo told her. "I'll be right behind." Jill nodded, following the courier through the market. The courier kicked her in the face, making her fall. "What was that? Did he make you?"

"Yeah, I think he did," Jill answered, pulling herself up, running after the courier.

The courier knocked over a bunch of crates to get in her way.

Jill jumped over them, chasing him.

The courier was run down by a car, falling to the ground.

Jill and Maseo ran closer.

Maseo checked for a pulse. "He's gone." He rummaged through the courier's pockets. "Where is it?"

"Where's what?" Jill asked.

"The envelope," Maseo answered. "The message. We need it. He stashed it somewhere while you were chasing him."

"I didn't see him stash anything," Jill told him.

"Yes, you did," Maseo told her. "You just don't know it yet."

➣ 

Now

Night - Gym

Jessica and Laurel were training in the ring, boxing, and while Jessica was obviously a lot better at fighting than Laurel was, she was teaching Laurel how to be a better fighter. Jessica was also a lot better than she used to be because of Amy's training, but she wasn't teaching Laurel as much as Laurel wanted Jessica to teach her because Jessica didn't want Laurel to go out and get herself hurt.

"Teach me more, Jessica," Laurel told her. "We have to avenge our sister's death."

"I'm not gonna teach you anything that is gonna get you hurt or killed," Jessica told her.

The trainer Jessica had talked to before in this gym, Ted Grant, was observing. "Jessica, you've gotten a lot better, and that's saying something because you were already a badass. Laurel, not bad."

"Yeah, it's better than not bad," Laurel told him, lashing out at Jessica in a series of punches that Jessica easily evaded and blocked. Jessica flipped Laurel to the mat, standing. Laurel sat up. "What the hell was that?"

"Today's lesson," Jessica answered. "Fighting's about being surprised and not getting rattled. You look rattled."

"Try angry," Laurel told her.

"Another lesson, then," Jessica told her. "It's not about you getting knocked to the mat. It's if you get up."

Laurel sighed. "Okay, fine. Then let's go again."

Laurel stood, continuing to spar with Jessica.

"How about you two finish up for tonight?" Ted asked. "All right? I got to close up shop. And you both need to get some rest. Let those muscles recover. Make sure you get some protein within the hour, all right?"

Laurel and Jessica got out of the ring.

Laurel took off her gloves. "Yeah, egg whites. They're my new BFF."

Jessica scoffed. "Oh, that's disgusting. No, no, no. Two blocks from here. Korean tacos."

"Korean tacos?" Laurel repeated.

Jessica took off the gloves, smirking. "Trust me. They're heaven. Ted, you can come if you want."

Ted chuckled. "Thanks for the offer, Jessica, but..."

Jessica shook her head. "Come on. I'm buying."

Laurel and Jessica walked out of the gym so Ted could close up. Ted was considering the offer of going with.

➣

Verdant - Foundry

Roy was in normal clothes, talking to Felicity. "Can I ask you a question?"

"You just did," Felicity told him. "Kidding. What?"

"You know how to do a blood test, right?" Roy asked.

"I know just enough to make me dangerous," Felicity answered. She stood, turning to face him. "And, well, me holding a syringe, well, that makes me more dangerous." She walked toward a table to pick up her tablet. "Why?"

Roy turned to face her. "I need you to test my blood."

Felicity looked at him in surprise. "For what? And don't say STDs, because that would be crossing a line."

Roy sighed, hesitating. "For Mirakuru."

Felicity walked toward him. "I don't need to check you for traces of Mirakuru. Both you and Skylar were cured."

Felicity walked past him toward the computers.

Roy turned to face her. "I know. I just--"

Felicity turned to look at him. "If this is about your sleep problems, Mirakuru makes people crazy strong and crazy crazy. It doesn't make it hard for them to get 8 hours."

Roy stuttered. "Could you just--"

"Are you okay?" Felicity asked. "I mean, besides the whole not sleeping thing."

Roy nodded unconvincingly. "Totally. I'm fine. I'm just looking for reasons to help me sleep, you know?"

"Okay," Felicity told him, walking away.

Roy sighed worriedly.

➣ 

Beaten Down Club

Several men were lying on the ground, having been beaten.

Amy/Ruby pushed a man against the wall. "I'm looking for a Culebra member named Paco."

"Emilio?" the man asked.

"Paco," Amy told him.

"That's what they call him," the man told her. "Paco's his street name."

"Whose?" Amy asked.

"Emilio," the man answered. "Emilio Ortega."

"Thank you," Amy told him. She punched the man in the face, making him fall unconscious, speaking into comms. "Felicity, I have a name. Emilio Ortega."

"Pinging his cell's GPS," Felicity told them. "He's in the Glades, 9th and Hasen."

➣

Gym

Skylar/Athena, Amy/Ruby, Jill/Sapphire and Oliver/Arrow arrived to the gym at the same time, shining lights around the dark.

They found Emilio hanging upside down from the ceiling, dead, and another message of the blood on the floor, like before reading "Guilty".

The lights turned on.

Skylar, Amy, Jill and Oliver held their weapons ready.

Ted walked in.

➣ ➣  

Skylar, Amy, Jill and Oliver still had their weapons ready.

"Why'd you kill all those men?" Skylar asked.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Ted asked.

Laurel and Jessica walked in, still in their workout clothes, but with jackets on.

"What are you doing?" Jessica asked.

"Get out of here," Skylar told them.

Laurel saw the body. "Oh, my God."

"Laurel," Skylar told her. "Jessica. Now."

"No," Laurel told them. "Ted didn't do this. Ted's been with me and Jessica for the past two hours. Jessica, tell them."

Jessica nodded in agreement. "He trained with us. And then we went for dinner. And that..." She looked at the body. "He wasn't here when we left."

Skylar, Amy, Jill and Oliver lowered their weapons.

➣

Verdant - Foundry

Felicity was at her computers, talking to Roy. "Okay, that is ten minutes of my life I am never getting back."

"I'm clean?" Roy asked.

Felicity nodded. "Your cholesterol is a little high for someone of your age, but absolutely zero Mirakuru serum. Congratulations."

Roy sighed. "Ah, thank God."

"Okay, you're acting like I just told you that the biopsy came back negative," Felicity told him, walking closer. "What is going on?"

"It's--it's stupid," Roy told her.

"You just had me test your blood for a serum both you and Skylar were cured of six months ago," Felicity told him. "I already knew it was stupid."

Roy sighed. "The reason I haven't been sleeping is 'cause I've been having dreams, and not normal ones. It was like I was remembering the time I was out, you know? When Slade OD'd me on the Mirakuru."

"What do you remember?" Felicity asked.

"Nothing much," Roy answered. "Just a feeling. A feeling of being... not me. And being strong and out of control, but here's the thing. In those dreams, I killed Sara."

"This really had you worried?" Felicity asked nervously.

"Because the dreams, they didn't feel like dreams, Felicity," Roy told her. "They felt like memories. I actually remember throwing arrows into her. Crazy, right?"

Felicity nodded. "Yeah." She walked away. "Crazy."

➣

Gym

The police had turned the place into a crime scene.

Lance was talking to Jessica and Laurel. "So that was it?"

"Jessica and I were with him the whole time," Laurel told him. "You can put us on the box if you'd like."

Lance chuckled. "If I wanted to give you and Jessica a polygraph, I'd have done it back when you both discovered beer. So listen, what's the story with you two and this guy, anyway?"

"He's just my trainer for the past decade," Jessica answered. "He's been helping me teach Laurel."

"Who you went to dinner with?" Lance asked.

"As friends," Jessica told him. "But I know him. And he would never do something like this."

"Well, we've got to hold him here till the coroner's official findings come back, and then if they're consistent with his story, we'll cut him loose," Lance told them.

 Jessica looked toward where Ted was being questioned.

➣

Alley

Skylar/Athena, Oliver/Arrow, Jill/Sapphire and Amy/Ruby were in an alley. Jessica and Laurel walked toward them.

"Well?" Skylar asked.

"Well, it's like Jessica and I said," Laurel told them. "He didn't do it."

"Why would a mass murderer string up a body in his gym?" Amy asked.

"Ted caters to a pretty rough clientele," Jessica told them. "A lot of career criminals. Gangbangers. He runs afoul of one now and again. He thinks someone was trying to send him a message."

"Who?" Skylar asked.

"He says he doesn't know," Laurel told them.

"I wanna talk to him," Oliver told them.

"About this case, or Jessica and me?" Laurel asked.

"Two weeks, Jessica, Amy has been teaching you more about fighting and control and restraint so your anger and grief doesn't get the best of you," Oliver told her. "Laurel, you have been practically emotionally blackmailing Jessica into teaching you what Amy teaches her."

"And you've both been training with this guy, too," Skylar told them.

"Jessica's not teaching me everything Amy teaches her because she doesn't want me to know enough to go out there to do what you all do and get myself hurt," Laurel told them. "Ted's been training me to box. To let off some steam. I think I have a pretty good reason to have some."

"Keep your eyes open with this guy," Amy told them.

"He didn't do this," Jessica told them.

"Just the same," Amy told them.

They walked away.

➣ 

Flashback

Day - Yamashiro House - Living Room

Jill was sitting in the living room of the Yamashiro house, with her elbows resting on her knees in a meditative stance.

Akio was sitting nearby. "Why are you sitting like that?"

"I'm concentrating," Jill answered.

"Why?" Akio asked.

"Because I need to remember something," Jill answered.

"Why?" Akio asked. Jill didn't answer, sighing. Akio gestured to his game. "Try this." Jill slid closer, sitting across from him. "Pay attention." Akio flipped over a cube to show her a picture, turning it to the floor again, flipping over another cube, turning it over, flipping over the cube next to the second one, turning it to the floor. "Remember where the matching one is?" Jill smiled a small smile, pointing from the third cube to the first cube. Akio flipped them both over to reveal the matching pictures. "See? Your memory is fine."

Maseo and Tatsu were in the kitchen, talking.

"She needs your help," Maseo told her.

"You need my help," Tatsu told him. "You know I don't like your friend. She is trouble."

"Well, I need her to remember what she saw," Maseo told her. "When we capture Chien Na Wei, Kira and Karma Mahageni, my debt is paid."

"All I care about is us getting home," Tatsu told him.

"Then help me," Maseo told her. "I love you. You know that, right?"

Tatsu nodded, turning to leave.

Jill and Akio were still in the other room.

"Oh, come on," Jill told him. "You must be cheating."

"I'm just better at this than you," Akio told her.

Jill smiled.

Tatsu walked in. "Akio." She spoke in Japanese. "Go to your room. Now."

Akio stood, running out of the living room toward his room.

Jill looked at Tatsu. "We're just playing game."

"Miss Wright, I will house you, feed you and clothe you, but my son is off-limits," Tatsu told her.

"Fine," Jill told her, sighing, starting to stand.

"Stay," Tatsu told her, taking out a a candle, sitting on the floor next to Jill.

"What are you doing?" Jill asked.

"I'm helping you," Tatsu answered. "Now, do exactly as I say."

➣ 

Now

Night - Verdant - Foundry

Skylar, Oliver, Jill and Amy had returned to the foundry to talk to Justin, Felicity, Roy and John, still suited up without their masks on.

"Ever heard of this Ted Grant?" Skylar asked.

"Yeah," John answered. "I saw his title fight a few years back on pay-per-view. Called him Wildcat. He was the real deal."

"The body in his gym was strung up the same way the bodies in the warehouse were," Amy told them. "Like punching bags."

"What if Jessica and Laurel vouche for him?" Justin asked.

"I don't think Laurel or Jessica are seeing clearly on this," Oliver told them.

"If Grant's our doer, he's more than a boxer," John told them.

"Felicity hacked CSU's files on the warehouse murders," Justin told them. "Culebras were armed to the teeth. But the killer. The psycho. Mass murder guy. Never fired a shot. They were beaten to death by brass knuckles."

"That's a pretty specific MO," Skylar told them.

"Matches one murder six years ago," Justin told them. "Same. Culebra drug dealer. Blunt force trauma consistent with brass knuckles worn by a left-handed assailant."

"Let me guess," Skylar told them. "Ted 'Wildcat' Grant's a lefty."

"They called him the Starling Southpaw," John told them.

"Well, SCPD never put that together because Ted was never arrested," Amy told them. The computer beeped. "He's moving."

"Amy, you dinged him with a tracer?" Skylar asked.

"Just because Laurel and Jessica trust him doesn't mean I have to," Amy told them. "For that matter. Neither do any of you. Talk us in."

➣ 

Storage Unit

Skylar/Athena, Oliver/Arrow, Jill/Sapphire and Amy/Ruby went out to a storage unit that had another body hanging from the ceiling, articles about vigilantes on the walls, and six pairs of brass knuckles on the tables, along with knives.

Ted flipped Oliver to the ground, holding him from behind in a chokehold. Oliver flipped out of the restraint, punching Ted in the face. Ted tried to punch him twice. Oliver easily evaded, kicking him in the chest, making him fall. They both stood.

Amy slashed her Sai knives toward Ted. Ted narrowly avoided, but got a little cut in the process, trying to punch her repeatedly. Amy raised her arms to block each move, punching him in the face, kicking him in the chest, making him back away into Jill.

Ted punched Jill, trying to punch her again. Jill ducked, grabbing Ted by the shoulders, jumping up and letting herself fall to the floor on her back, pulling Ted face down with her, making him hit his head, flipping him over the floor. Ted stood.

Skylar fired several arrows at Ted. Ted managed to duck some of them, nicked by others, though Skylar wasn't trying to hurt him, just get him to stop fighting, kicking him in the head, punching him in the knee, making him fall to the ground. Ted rolled away into a crouching position.

Skylar stabbed an arrow into a boxing glove, shooting it at Ted, making him fall. "Second time we've found you with a body."

"I've never killed anybody," Ted told them. "I'm being set up."

"Why should we believe you?" Skylar asked.

"Because I used to be a vigilante," Ted answered. "I used to be you."

➣ ➣  

Ted was standing, speaking calmly. "The city has been hurting long before you four showed up."

"We've never heard of another vigilante in Starling," Oliver told him.

"It was six years ago," Ted told them. "I wasn't news. I stuck to the Glades."

Skylar picked up a black mask, gesturing to the brass knuckles and the knives. "And these are supposed to convince us? Masks are also useful for serial killers."

"Say the people currently wearing one," Ted replied.

Oliver pointed at the body. "Who's that?"

"I don't know," Ted told them. "I've never seen him before in my life." He pulled out a necklace with a key. "But this was hung around the body that was found in my gym." Jill took the chain. "The key is to the storage locker. He's leaving me a trail to follow."

"Who is?" Oliver asked.

"Whoever's setting me up," Ted answered. Jill tossed down the necklace. "Look, I've never killed anyone."

"Except for that drug dealer that you beat to death six years ago," Oliver told him.

"That was a mistake," Ted told them. "I may have avoided jail, but I have lived with the guilt of that man's death every single day of my life. I gave it all up after that. I locked this place up and I swore I'd never open it again."

"Who else knows about the locker?" Amy asked.

Ted started to pace. "No one. This is where I kept my supplies. A safe place, separate from my day job. As I'm sure you've got one just like it."

"Ours is bigger," Oliver told him.

"Look, we're all trying to find out who the hell's doing this," Ted told them. "We could help each other."

➣

Street

Still suited up, they all went to talk to Laurel and Jessica.

Laurel showed them a file. "His name's Albert Mancini. No criminal record, aside from a few unpaid parking tickets."

"Grant says he doesn't know who he is," Skylar told them.

"Oh, and now you believe him?" Jessica asked.

"I haven't decided yet," Jill told her.

"Jessica, did you know that you've been training with a vigilante for a decade?" Oliver asked.

"Former, apparently," Jessica told them. "And, no, I didn't." Amy looked skeptical. "I didn't."

"But it does explain why you've been so good at fighting, Jessica," Skylar told her. "Better than your average cop. Because you've been training with a vigilante for the past ten years. And now you're being trained by Amy from the League of Assassins. You can thank Amy for that."

"So you also didn't know that six years ago, he beat someone to death?" Amy asked.

"How many more reasons are we gonna have to give you before you stay away from this guy?" Oliver asked.

Ted walked closer. "Okay, are you guys just about finished with your little private chat?"

"The guy from your storage unit, he has no criminal record," Laurel told him, handing the file to Ted. "He was a magician. Magician's assistant, more accurately. He worked with a local act before getting cut loose. Mancini hasn't worked since."

"Culebra Cartel, magician's assistant," Jill told them. "What's the connection?"

Amy looked through the file. "Their act was at the Zanzibar. Zanzibar's where the dealer was murdered."

"You mean the person Ted beat to death?" Oliver asked.

"I told you, whoever's doing this is leaving me a trail to follow," Ted told them.

"Then we follow it," Skylar told them.

"We need another minute," Amy told him.

Ted looked at Jessica and Laurel. "How do you know these guys?"

"It's complicated," Laurel told him.

Ted walked away.

Oliver looked at Jessica and Laurel. "You cannot be serious."

"Jessica and I are not on your team," Laurel told them. "We don't work for you."

"Exactly," Amy told her. "Jessica may be trained, Laurel. But you're not."

"Oh, and who's fault is that?" Laurel replied. "Not just Jessica's, Amy. Yours too."

Amy sighed in frustration. "Does he know? What's driving you?"

"We told him that Sara's gone," Jessica told them.

"But does he know that you wanna follow in her footsteps?" Amy asked.

"Jessica, Laurel, you're both playing a very dangerous game," Jill told them.

"I can handle it," Laurel told them.

"No, you can't," Jessica told her. "Because you haven't realized that it's not actually a game."

Skylar, Oliver, Jill and Amy looked surprised but slightly impressed with Jessica's answer to that.

"Laurel may not be passing the tests, Jessica," Skylar told her. "But you might be if you stay careful."

"We don't want you to get hurt," Oliver told her.

"I'm not gonna do anything to get myself hurt," Jessica told them. "But I am a cop and have been for a long time. What I do is no more dangerous than what you do. Cops put their lives on the line every day. What you do is just a little more outside the laws than what I'm used to."

They knew she was right, sighing.

Oliver walked toward Ted. "Let's go."

"What about Laurel and Jessica?" Ted asked.

"They're not coming," Oliver told them.

Skylar, Amy and Jill followed Oliver and Ted.

➣

Verdant - Foundry

Felicity was sitting at the computers. Roy, Justin and John were standing behind her.

"Oliver, Jill, Amy and Skylar have a twenty on our killer," Justin told them.

"I thought they were tracking Grant," John told them. "Looks like things have changed. Roy, suit up. They want you, me and Justin to provide backup."

Felicity stood. "Roy can't go."

"What?" John asked.

"Roy, I need to talk to you about something important," Felicity told him.

"Can it wait?" John asked.

"No, it can't, John," Felicity answered. "Justin, go."

"We'll take care of it," Justin told them.

John and Justin walked out.

Roy looked at Felicity. "What the hell was that about?"

"We need to talk," Felicity answered.

"Yeah, you made that pretty clear," Roy told her.

"Before we buried Sara, I scanned her body using portable magnetic resonance imaging," Felicity explained.

"Felicity, you're really starting to freak me out," Roy told her.

"I basically created a virtual autopsy," Felicity went on, and as she spoke, she pulled up the virtual autopsy to show Roy. "It's not as good as a regular autopsy, but like one, I can use it to determine things an autopsy would, like angle of attack, trajectory, and the force of the arrows.

"Felicity, what are you saying?" Roy asked.

"There were certain things about the forensics that I couldn't reconcile with, specifically, the angle and the velocity of the arrows not being consistent with a normal bow or archer or normal height," Felicity answered. "But if the arrows were thrown with Mirakuru force..." Roy looked shaken and in denial, horrified. "What if there was some residual Mirakuru in your system? It would explain the forensics. The angle and the force of the arrows."

"But you said that I tested negative for Mirakuru," Roy told her.

"There isn't any in your blood today, but if one last Mirakuru episode burn down any remnants in your system..." Felicity trailed off.

"Episode?" Roy repeated.

"There were some lasting effects of Mirakuru on Skylar, most evident when Cooper kidnapped me, Justin and our mother, and nearly killed Justin, and Skylar became angry, but not nearly as angry as Skylar used to be with the Mirakuru in her system, and Skylar took on many of Cooper's men to save me, Justin and our mother herself," Felicity explained. "Now, there might be some more anger episodes from Skylar until we find a way to wipe the side effects away."

Roy sighed shakily. "And if that could happen to Skylar... then it could happen to me. Like me killing Sara."

➣ 

Zanzibar - Outside

John and Justin pulled up in a van, parking, speaking through comms.

"We're on site," Justin told them.

"Copy," Oliver told them. "Keep watching the perimeter."

➣

Inside

Skylar/Athena, Oliver/Arrow, Jill/Sapphire, Amy/Ruby and Ted walked inside.

"How many partners do you have, anyway?" Ted asked.

"The Culebras," Skylar told him. "The body in your gym. Body in your storage locker. Someone's gone to a lot of trouble to frame you and bring you here. Why? What does all this have to do with one killing six years ago?"

The lights behind them turned on.

A man in black and a mask was standing on the balcony above. "Hello, Ted." They looked at him. "I see you got my messages." The man tried to shoot them. Jill pulled Ted into hiding, taking cover. Skylar, Amy and Oliver took cover. "Arrows. Knives. Swords. Brass knuckles. I never knew why we couldn't just use a gun the way they did."

"Because we're better than they are," Ted told him. "At least, we're supposed to be."

"That's almost ironic coming from you," the man told him. "I trusted you."

Skylar shot an arrow at the gun in the man's hand, making him drop it. The man ran out. Skylar, Oliver, Jill and Amy gave chase.

The police stormed inside, aiming at Ted. "SCPD! You're under arrest for multiple counts of homicide."

Skylar stopped in the chase to look at the cops arresting Ted.

"What are you talking about?" Ted asked. "I didn't do this."

"Yeah?" a cop asked. "Tell that to the stiff we found in your locker. Let's go."

The police took Ted away.

Skylar sighed.

➣ ➣  

Verdant

With no one suited up but in normal clothes for the moment, John, Justin, Skylar, Oliver, Jill and Amy returned to Verdant.

"Sorry he got past me and Justin," John told them. "He knew an exit out of the building that wasn't on the blueprints that Felicity hooked Justin and me up with."

"And the police got in our way," Amy told them.

Jessica and Laurel walked toward them.

"You had Ted Grant arrested?" Jessica asked.

"Your father's men found him at a crime scene," Oliver told them. "A body was found at a storage locker that he owns. Along with evidence of past vigilantism."

"No," Jessica told them. "He's innocent."

"We know," Jill told them. "We saw the person who's doing this."

"Who is it?" Laurel asked.

Amy sighed. "He was wearing Ted's old gear. Full face mask. Let's go."

➣

Foundry

They walked into the foundry to join Felicity and Roy.

"Clearly Grant knows who's behind the mask," Oliver told them.

"Jessica, Laurel," Roy told them. Jessica and Laurel looked at him in confusion. "I..."

"What's up?" Jill asked.

Roy sighed brokenly. "I have to..."

"Roy, don't," Felicity told him. "Let's just--"

"I need to tell you something," Roy told them.

"Okay," Skylar told him.

"I... I killed Sara," Roy told them.

Laurel and Jessica were in shock and confusion, shaking their heads.

Jessica had trouble finding what to say. "That doesn't... you're not making any sense. Why would you kill Sara?"

"It was the Mirakuru," Roy told them.

"Roy had no memory of the attack," Felicity told them. "No real memory, at least. But he's been recalling fragments of his Mirakuru exposure last year. That, and suppressed memories often resurface in dreams."

Laurel shook her head. "This is insane."

Roy stepped closer. "Laurel, Jessica, I'm so sorry. I'm really--"

Laurel backed away. "Don't."

Roy started to walk past them.

John grabbed his arm. "Wait. Roy. Where do you think you're going?"

"Let him go," Amy told him. Roy walked out, leaving. Amy looked at Felicity. "I thought he was cured. Him and Skylar."

"Aside from Skylar having a little episode when Cooper took and nearly killed Justin, Felicity and Donna," Oliver told them.

"What we know about Mirakuru is vastly outweighed by the things we don't know," Felicity told them.

"What does that even mean?" Laurel asked. "That Roy killed Jessica's and my sister, and it's not his fault? That Skylar and Roy could both have side effects that are occurring because of the cure?"

"Slade's still insane, and the Mirakuru hasn't been in his system for months, either," Jill told them. "He's still going through side effects. It would make since if both Skylar and Roy are too. I think out of everyone, they were injected with the most Mirakuru, so it explains why it's taking this effect, even though it's in different ways."

"The arrows that killed Sara..." Justin trailed off. "We pulled DNA off of them, didn't we?"

Felicity nodded. "I tested it against the sample of Roy's blood. First thing I did."

"And?" John asked.

"The results were inconclusive," Felicity answered.

Jessica sighed, shaking her head. "I can't process this right now."

Jessica turned away, breathing heavily.

Oliver walked toward Jessica and Laurel. "Hey. Hey. Look at me." Jessica and Laurel turned to face them. "Focus on what you can process. Ted knows who we're coming after. I need you to find out who it is."

"I can't," Laurel told them. "I can't. If Roy killed Sara--"

"If Roy killed Sara, then we will deal with it," Amy told them. "But right now, we need you to deal with Ted. Okay?"

Jessica wiped her tears away, nodding. "Okay."

Laurel and Jessica walked away.

Justin looked at Felicity. "How sure are you?"

"There's other forensic evidence," Felicity told them. "A virtual autopsy. In light of what Roy's described, it sounds incriminating. That, and his trouble sleeping started right when Sara was killed."

Jill walked away.

➣

Flashback

Day - Yamashiro House - Living Room

Jill and Tatsu were sitting on the floor.

Tatsu had lit the candle on the floor between them. "My husband says you're having problems remembering what you saw earlier today."

Jill nodded. "That's the problem. I didn't see anything."

"You see and hear far more than you think," Tatsu told her. "Hidden truths, buried deep in your subconscious. You saw something, but your head is too busy. You need to quiet it. Close your eyes." Jill hesitated, sighing, closing her eyes. "Take a deep breath. In through your nose, out through your mouth." Jill did as told. "In... and out... and again. You're floating in nothingness." Jill was starting to flash back to the chase. "All that exists is your breath." Jill saw the courier run down by the car. "Any thoughts you have are clouds. They just drift away."

Jill remembered when the courier had knocked over the crates when he was trying to stall her, seeing him toss the envelope into hiding behind the crates. She opened her eyes. "I remember."

➣

Now

Night - Police Precinct - Interrogation Room

Ted was handcuffed to the table.

Lance was reading from a file, pacing. "16 murders. 17, counting the one from six years ago." He closed the file, putting it down, leaning against the table. "That's more than the Son of Sam, less than Bundy. Probably worth a mini series, huh? Maybe a book?" Laurel and Jessica walked in. "You two became defense attorneys?"

"No," Jessica answered. "But I'm still a cop. Can I talk to him for a minute?"

Lance sighed, grabbing his file, walking toward Laurel and Jessica. "You sure can pick them."

Lance walked out. Laurel closed the door.

"You okay?" Ted asked.

"We're not the ones facing a lifetime in prison," Laurel told him.

Jessica walked closer. "Who framed you?"

"I don't know," Ted told them.

"I can't help you if you're going to keep lying to me," Jessica told him. "Athena, Sapphire, Arrow, Ruby? They saw you with him. They know you know who it is."

"Hey," Laurel told him. "If the DA's office refuses to seek an indictment, the police have to release you. But first, Jessica and I are going to need you to be straight with us."

Jessica leaned forward against the table. "Who was the man behind the mask?"

Ted sighed, giving in. "His name's Isaac Stanzler. Six years ago, the Culebras ran the Glades. I thought it would be a good idea for families to be able to live there without worrying about their kids getting shot. So I decided to do something about it."

"You became a vigilante," Laurel told him.

"Just like your friends, without the red, blue, purple and green suits," Ted answered.

"And what about Stanzler?" Jessica asked.

"You know the guy the vigilantes have been running around with?" Ted asked. "The guy in red? Stanzler was my guy in red. I guess you can call him my apprentice. One night, we decided to go after this drug dealer that was pushing crank near the school. We tracked him all the way to this nightclub."

"And what happened?" Laurel asked.

Ted looked up, sighing. "That drug dealer? Isaac got to him first."

Jessica realized. "That murder from six years ago... that wasn't you. That was him."

Ted exhaled deeply. "I hung it up after that."

"What about Stanzler?" Laurel asked. "What happened to Isaac Stanzler?"

"I told him to get the hell out of Starling," Ted answered. "That I never wanted to see his face ever again. I cut him loose. That's why I've been lying to you and your friends this whole time, Jessica. Everything that's happening is my fault."

➣

Verdant - Foundry

Justin, Skylar, Oliver, Jill, John, Felicity and Amy were still in the foundry.

"No word from Jessica and Laurel?" Skylar asked.

"Not yet," Justin answered. "According to SCPD email traffic. Which Felicity may or may not have hacked into... they are dropping the charged against Ted Grant."

"Oliver, Jill, let me go after Roy," John told them. "If he's experiencing Mirakuru side effects... we can't leave him running around."

"What, should I not be running around either, John?" Skylar asked.

John sighed. "Skylar, what happened with the fight with Cooper's men, because of your anger for what they did to Justin, nearly making his heart vessel burst, that was different. You didn't black out. You had an anger episode of violence, but you didn't lose yourself. And you remember what happened. Roy doesn't remember anything. And he was injected with more Mirakuru than you were. His side effects might be worse than yours were, Skylar."

"So, you bring him in," Amy told him. "Then what, John?"

"Amy, this crusade of ours, it's supposed to be about justice, right?" John asked. "If that's supposed to mean something, we can't have two sets of rules. One for the bad guys and one for us."

"I'm the one who brought Roy into this crusade," Oliver told them.

"And maybe it's time for you to cut him loose," Amy told him.

"Are you telling us to abandon him?" Jill asked.

"Yes, Jill," Amy answered. "If that's what it takes to find justice for Sara. I don't want to turn my back on Roy. I really don't. But I cannot turn my back on getting justice for Sara." The others knew she was right, sighing. "So I am praying to God that Roy had nothing to due with her murder. Because I don't want to lose faith in him."

➣

Police Precinct - Outside

Laurel and Ted walked outside into the alley.

"So what do you think Stanzler's next move is?" Laurel asked.

"Well, framing me didn't work," Ted told her. "I'm almost afraid to think of what he might try to do next."

"Jessica's just finishing the paperwork to have you homefree," Laurel told him. "Jessie should be outside soon."

Isaac appeared, aiming a gun at Ted's head. "Then I should get this done now, shouldn't I? What I should have done from the start." They turned to face him. Isaac took off his mask. "After you abandoned me, the Culebra family, they wanted payback for the man they lost. They tortured me for months before I escaped."

"Isaac, I'm so sorry," Ted told him. "I didn't know. Come on, let's talk about this."

"Oh, don't worry, we will," Isaac told him. "There's so much I have to say before I kill you."

Laurel looked between them nervously.

➣ ➣  

On the Road - Laurel's Car

'

Laurel was forced to drive down the road with Ted in the passenger seat and Isaac in the back, sneakily calling Jessica, having it on speaker so she could get help. "Where are we going?"

"Just drive," Isaac told her.

"Hey, your beef is with me," Ted told him. "Okay, you got me. Let her go. Taking innocent people hostage? Man, I taught you better than that."

"They're not people, they're criminals," Isaac told him.

"Albert Mancini wasn't," Ted told him. "You still strung him up in that nightclub."

"You taught me that there are no innocents when you abandoned me to the Culebras," Isaac told him. "You gave me direction, purpose. And then when things got tough, when I really needed you, you weren't there." Jessica was driving in her detective car, calling the foundry so the team, minus Roy, knew what was going on. "I hated you so much for that."

"That voice," Skylar told them. "That's him."

"I was just a kid, okay?" Isaac asked. "You were supposed to know better."

"Call's coming from Laurel's cell," Justin told them. "Moving fast. 45 miles an hour. They're in her car. They're headed north on Route 17. Jessica, keep that line open. And wait for us to get there."

"I'll do my job as a cop, Justin," Jessica told him. "I'm saving my sister. But I'm not gonna do anything stupid."

"That's really all we could ask for," Justin told her. "Just be careful." He looked at the others. "All of you."

Skylar nodded. "We'll be fine, Justin. Wish us luck."

Skylar, Oliver, Jill and Amy walked away to get suited up.

Justin sighed. "Good luck."

Back in Laurel's car, the conversation went on while Laurel drove.

"Isaac, I'm sorry," Ted told him. "I had no idea."

Isaac saw that Laurel was spying on him through the rear view mirror, aiming his gun at her. "Eyes on the road!" They saw Jessica's car coming clover. "Don't stop!" Jessica drove the car toward Laurel's car,  swerving around the car to get in front of it to block it off. "Who was that, huh? Who was it?"

"My sister, Jessica," Laurel answered. "She's a cop. And you just made a big mistake."

Oliver/Arrow and Jill/Sapphire drove closer on one motorcycle. Amy/Ruby and Skylar/Athena drove closer on another. Isaac shot through the windshield toward Jessica. Jessica kept out of the way of the bullets, firing at Isaac, taking great care not to get anyone else hurt.

Jill stood on the back of the bike she was on with Oliver, holding Oliver's shoulders to keep steady as he drove them closer. She flipped through the air over Oliver to land on the back of the car, holding on tight, grabbing Isaac by the back of the head, slamming it against the car seat. Isaac tried to shoot Jill repeatedly. Jill hung from the car by one arm to avoid being shot. Roy/Arsenal drove closer.

Ted looked at Isaac. "Another vigilante. Looks like we started a movement."

Oliver made sure that Jill didn't fall. Isaac tried to shoot them both.

Jill grabbed his arm, twisting it to make him drop the gun.

Jessica looked at Laurel. "Pull over!"

Laurel pulled over at the side of the road. Jessica got out of her car to fire at Isaac, taking cover from the bullets he shot toward her behind her car. Amy and Skylar pulled over next to them, helping Jill get solid footing on the ground. Jill, Amy and Skylar pulled Isaac out of the car, throwing him to the ground. Isaac stood. Oliver pulled his bike over next to Jill.

Jill stood to face Isaac. Isaac drew another gun, trying to shoot her. Jill flipped through the air to kick the gun out of his hands. Isaac ran closer toward Oliver, trying to punch him. Oliver ducked, kneeing him in the chest. Amy and Isaac exchanged punches and blows. Isaac tried to punch Skylar. Skylar ducked, making him spin from the force, turning to face him, punching him repeatedly, kicking him in the side, flipping him to the ground.

Jessica ran to get Laurel out of the car. Laurel was unconscious but okay. Jessica carried Laurel away, just as there was an explosion from the car behind them.

Isaac stood, grabbing Roy in a chokehold from behind. "Don't you get it? They're using you. You're not a human being to them. You are just another weapon in their arsenal. And the second you do something wrong, they'll turn their backs on you. They will abandon you."

Roy flipped Isaac over his head, making him let go. Isaac stood.

Roy ran toward him, punching him in the face, making him fall unconscious. "I'm not you." He turned toward Amy, Skylar, Oliver and Jill. "Don't abandon me."

Skylar shook her head. "Never."

Jill and Oliver smiled reassuringly. Amy looked a little guilty, not wanting to abandon Roy, but also not wanting to abandon getting justice for Sara, praying that it wasn't Roy that killed her.

➣ ➣  

Verdant

Jill, Amy and Oliver were in normal clothes.

"Amy, you still gonna go see Jessica and Laurel in the hospital?" Jill asked.

"Yeah, picking up Jessica for some training," Amy answered. Oliver frowned. "Don't look at me like that. Laurel and Jessica Lance were a lot more tough than anyone give them credit for. They both may be in a vulnerable place. I don't want them getting hurt anymore than you do."

"Then why do you keep training Jessica, Amy?" Oliver asked.

"Because if I don't, the anger Jessica has inside of her could shallow her whole," Amy answered. "I've seen that darkness in only one place, and it comes from so much loss and grief and anger that it lashes out without anyone meaning to."

"You mean Roy and Skylar?" Jill asked.

"Roy, Skylar, and the League," Amy answered. "I'm making sure that Jessica doesn't lose herself. And I'm making sure Laurel is safe as well. Jessica has been training with a vigilante for a decade. We all know she's not gonna stop."

"Neither is Laurel," Oliver told them. "Jessica's a cop. She's needed the training for that reason."

"Yeah, and if Jessica decides to become something more than just a cop, then we all know that we're not gonna be able to stop her, from going to cop to vigilante, or being something in between," Jill told them. "After losing Sara twice, after what Jessica and Laurel are both mixed up in now, I wouldn't be surprised if Jessica went to vigilante."

"But Jess loves being a cop, too, so she'll probably find some middle ground," Oliver told them.

"And if that's what Jessica wants to do, then that's up to her," Amy told them. "I'm not going to keep holding her back, because she's going to be out there doing her job, as either a cop, or as one of us. At least if she's with us, and she has our support, then she's not gonna hurt."

Jill smiled a little. "Amy..." Amy looked at her. "I'm surprised with you. I mean, first with Jessica, and now Roy. You never wanted to lose faith in either of them. You want to help Jessica and Laurel find justice for Sara. And even if you thought there was a possibility of Roy being the killer, you were praying for it to not be true, because you didn't want to lose faith in him."

"It's safe to say that Jill's proud of you, Amy," Oliver told her.

Jill and Amy smiled.

"Yeah, I know," Amy told them. "Thanks, Jill."

Jill and Amy embraced for a moment. Oliver chuckled.

➣

Starling City General Hospital - Laurel's Room

Jessica and Laurel were getting ready to leave, after Laurel was treated and fine.

Amy walked in. "Hi."

"Hi," Jessica told her.

"How you feeling?" Amy asked.

"Worst part about sobriety is having to pass on the pain meds," Laurel told her.

Amy nodded. "Right. Thought maybe you two could use a ride home."

"And an 'I told you so'?" Jessica asked.

"Jessica, I don't think that I owe you one of those," Amy told her. "Laurel, maybe I think I owe you one. Jessica proved time and again that she's ready for anything that comes her way. You? I don't doubt you. I just don't want to see you getting hurt."

"I know you're trying to protect us, Amy, but Jessica and I are not helpless," Laurel told her.

"I've never seen you that way," Amy told them. "But, I'm always gonna watch out for you. It's not because I think you're helpless. It's because it's what Sara would want me to do. And Sara was my best friend."

"Amy, I know that you think showing emotions is weak, but it's not," Jessica told her. "I know that Skylar, Justin, Oliver, Jill and Felicity talked to you about this before. But it's okay to have feelings. You don't have to compartmentalize everything all the time."

"That's the only way I can keep myself together sometimes," Amy told them.

Jessica looked at Amy sympathetically, wrapping her arms around her. Amy returned the embrace. They pulled away.

Laurel took Amy by the hands reassuringly. "You don't have to do that anymore, Amy. Not with us in your corner." Amy gave a slight smile in return, before they all returned serious. "And what about Roy? Or if Skylar is suffering from more potential side effects like he could be?"

"We're trusting Justin, Oliver and Jill to deal with Skylar and Roy," Amy answered.

Laurel and Jessica nodded.

➣

Verdant - Foundry

Justin, Skylar, Oliver, Jill and Roy were in the foundry.

Roy was looking at his suit in its display case. "I'm gonna miss this. I feel like I was just starting to get good at it."

"You are getting good at it," Skylar told him.

"That guy, he said I was just another weapon in your arsenal," Roy told them.

"Well, maybe that's what we should call you, then," Justin told him. "Arsenal."

Roy turned to face them. "I don't know why any of you would ever let me suit up after what I did. It doesn't matter anyway, because I'm gonna be turning myself in."

Justin sighed. "Okay."

Jill walked away toward her box. "We know that the Mirakuru is still effecting both you and Skylar, Roy. Not that it's still in your systems, but that there are side effects after being injected with the Mirakuru and the cure. And we're gonna make sure that nothing happens again. And there's something you need to know. Something that your mind has been trying to tell you." She opened her box, pulling out a red candle just like the one Tatsu had used. "And I think it best if you help us let it."

"With a candle?" Skylar asked.

Jill lit the candle. "With meditation." She sat on the floor, putting the candle in front of her. "To clear your thoughts. Find hidden truths. Be in control."

Skylar sighed, walking closer. "This is weird."

"Just do what Jill says, Skylar," Justin told her. "She knows what she's doing." Skylar and Roy sighed, sitting on the floor next to Jill. Oliver and Justin stood next to them. "You both went through something horrible with the Mirakuru. Maybe you're skeptic that what Jill's doing can make sure that the side effects don't effect you anymore, Skylar. And it might take a while for this to completely erase the anger episodes that can occur if something serious happens."

"You mean like someone trying to kill you?" Skylar asked. "Nearly making your blood vessel burst and nearly making you die? If it hadn't been for Aurora Swan, you would be dead."

"Yeah," Justin answered. "But Jill thinks that this can help you control those anger episodes. Help where it can no longer control you. Until the effects where off completely. Roy, you're hurting. But it's not for the reasons that you think. And we've been afraid that if we just came out and told you... it would only make the hurt worse."

"Do you trust me?" Jill asked.

"Always," Skylar answered.

"Good," Jill told them. "Close your eyes." Skylar and Roy sighed, closing their eyes. "And focus on your breathing. In through your nose. Out through your mouth." Skylar and Roy did as told. "In, out. Floating along. Weightless. And the only thing that exists is your breath." Skylar could remember fighting Cooper's men, having lost a little bit of control, but enough to where she didn't go full rage like she had with the Mirakuru. She seemed to be more at ease as if the hypnosis was helping her reconnect with herself and her personality calmness. Roy was seeing his dream where he thought he killed Sara. "Now your thoughts are like clouds." Roy realized that he was really seeing a memory of the night that he had stabbed a police officer with an arrow while he had been overdosed on Mirakuru. "They drift away." In the memory, Roy looked up to see Skylar/Athena Oliver/Arrow, Jill/Sapphire, Amy/Ruby and Sara/Canary watching. "Let go."

Roy opened his eyes, gasping slightly. "I killed him." They stood. "The police officer. Why didn't you tell me?"

"You were overdosed on Mirakuru," Oliver answered. "You didn't remember. And we were hoping you never would. But then Felicity told us you had a dream that you killed Sara, and we realized..."

"It was a memory," Justin finished. "I think because of the way Sara was murdered. The fact they used arrows. Brought it to the surface."

"So Roy didn't kill Sara?" Skylar asked.

"No," Justin answered.

"But I am a murderer," Roy told them.

"Roy..." Skylar trailed off.

"Skylar, I just need to be alone for a while," Roy told her, walking away.

Skylar, Justin, Oliver and Jill looked at each other, sighing.

➣

Flashback

Day - Hong Kong Market

In the market alley, Jill was looking for the envelope, turning to face Maseo. "This is it. This is the dead drop." She found the envelope on the ground, picking it up, ripping it open, pulling out a postcard of a landscape of mountains and field, handing it to Maseo. "What kind of a message is this?"

➣

Yamashiro House - Living Room

Jill and Maseo had returned to the house.

Maseo was using a computer to scan the postcard. "Have you ever heard of steganography?"

"No," Jill answered.

"It's the art of concealing a message within another message," Maseo told her. "In this case, within an image."

The scan revealed a message behind the image.

CONTACT LI KUAN HUI

Jill read the name aloud. "'Li Kuan Hui'. Who's that?"

"I do not know," Maseo told her. "But if Chien Na Wei, Kira and Karma Mahageni interested in him, so are we."

Jill nodded, looking away.

Tatsu walked in.

"Hey, it worked," Jill told her. "Thank you."

"I don't want your gratitude," Tatsu told her. "There's only one thing I want from you."

"Name it," Jill told her.

"Get out of our lives as soon as possible," Tatsu told her, walking away

Jill sighed, nodding, because she didn't want to burden this family anymore than she had to.

➣

Now

Night - Verdant - Foundry

Amy and Jessica were training alone.

"So you and Laurel made sure Ted's past vigilantism fell under the statute of limitations?" Amy asked. "That no new charges will be filed?"

"Yep," Jessica answered. "Amy, answer with the truth. Did Oliver try to talk you and Jill into convincing me into remaining just a cop? And to talk Laurel into staying out of all of this completely?"

"Pretty much," Amy answered. "But we all know one thing. You're gonna do what your heart tells you, Jessica. That's that what leads you on your job. In your life. That we're not gonna be able to stop that."

"You were right," Jessica told her. "I don't want to do anything entirely reckless, Amy. I'm just questioning a lot of things lately."

"Like?" Amy asked.

"I've known that the justice of law isn't gonna be able to stop or find justice for everything," Jessica answered. "I've known that since the cops couldn't help me with Danny's murder, but Oliver and Jill were able to. How Pike suspended me for helping them, for being in contact with them, when they were stopping more crime than we were. I don't approve of the killing. Jill doesn't either. And Oliver's stopped. So have you, Amy. I don't want to become a killer. I just want to become better at..."

"Better at doing your job?" Amy finished. "Thinking about stepping outside the law a little bit to make sure that you can do a better job? Where there's no restrictions?"

"Yeah," Jessica answered.

"Well, Skylar was right about one thing," Amy told her. "You're more than prepared, Jessica. You've been training with a vigilante for a decade even though you didn't know it. And I've taught you a lot too. I don't want you to get hurt. But I know how you feel. How you feel the need to get justice in a way that others can't."

"And you can't keep me locked down, either, Amy," Jessica told her. "As a cop, I knew what I was getting myself into. Risking my life for the greater good. Been injured a couple times because of it. I always got back up. And I came back stronger. And as a cop, I have to get involved. Even if I have to get involved in a different way."

Amy sighed, knowing that Jessica was right, not wanting her to get hurt, but knowing that she could take care of herself, and knowing that she couldn't stop her from following what she believed was right. She found herself even agreeing a little bit.

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Police Precinct - Outside

Cops were leading Isaac out into the alley behind the precinct, who was in chains and an orange jumpsuit. Two arrows were shot into the legs of the two cops, making them fall. The archer walked out of the shadows, a woman in leather with a pink bow with pink arrows, red hair. Her name was Carrie Cutter.

"Who the hell are you?" Isaac asked.

Carrie smirked. "I'm Cupid, stupid."

Carrie released the arrow into Isaac.

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3.07 "Draw Back Your Bow" Trailer

(Song:) Pretty Thing - Dylan Dray

From 3.07 "Draw Back Your Bow", in Carrie's lair, the team found a shrine.

Carrie: (voice over from 3.07 Draw Back Your Bow) "Hello, lover."

Skylar/Athena was on the phone. "What do you want?"

Carrie was on the other line. "Justin Smoak. And you out of the way, Athena."

LOVE HURTS

From 3.07 "Draw Back Your Bow", in the foundry, the team was looking at an arrow with a heart on it.

"Skylar, you're going to be fine as long as you stay in control of your own emotions," Jill told her.

"Jill, you have a habit of fighting these girls but holding back because you want to help them get better like you helped Skylar get better, but if it's anyone other than Skylar, it usually gets you hurt," Amy told her. "So, Sky, Jill, why don't you two leave the fighting to me?"

From 3.07 "Draw Back Your Bow", in the warehouse, Carrie/Cupid was standing on a switch to a bomb, talking to Skylar/Athena. "Make a wish in death, Athena. Mine's already come true."

LOVE KILLS

From 3.07 "Draw Back Your Bow", at a subway stop, there was a fight between Carrie/Cupid, Amy/Ruby, Jill/Sapphire, Oliver/Arrow, Skylar/Athena, and even Justin. Skylar and Carrie fell through a grating into the subway tunnel down below.

Carrie: (voice over from 3.07 Draw Back Your Bow) "For you to die so that me and Justin can be together forever."

➣ Sapphire Arrow ➣