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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 2.01 "City of Heroes", in the cemetery, Jill was sitting at Tommy's grave in guilt.

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

From 1.06 "Legacies", in flashback to the cave on Lian Yu, Oliver was aiding Jill after they saved her from the soldiers.

Oliver lifted the back of her shirt to reveal carved tally marks in her back that were bleeding and scarred. They were all over her back, the tally marks small to include all of the number of the days. There were a few in her shoulders, as the skin of her back couldn't hold it all.

Jill: (voice over) "After five years on a hellish island..."

From 1.23 "Sacrifice", in flashback to the soldier camp, Jill jumped down from the missile launcher, taking cover.

The missile hit the ground at the soldier camp, setting it ablaze.

Jill sat back tiredly on the ground, watching the flames.

From 1.06 "Legacies", in the hideout, Oliver and Jill were training at the hideout with two metal short staffs. Oliver and shirtless. Jill was in workout clothes, including a sports bra. Oliver swung both of his up over their heads, trying to come down on her. Jill raised both of hers in an X shape to block both of his.

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

From 1.08 "Vendetta", in the hideout, Jill was getting suited up.

Oliver was watching from nearby, getting suited up.

John and Justin walked closer.

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

From 1.21 "The Undertaking", in the casino, Oliver/Arrow fired an arrow into a man's shoulder, making him fall.

Oliver: (voice over) "But to do so..."

From 1.16 "Dead to Rights", on the helipad, Oliver/Arrow and Guillermo Barrera were fighting. Oliver stabbed him with an arrow, killing him.

Oliver: (voice over) "I can't be the killer I once was."

From 1.19 "Unfinished Business", in the lab at the asylum, Oliver/Arrow stabbed the orderly in the chest with an arrow, killing him.

From 1.23 "Sacrifice", in Merlyn Global Group, Tommy and Oliver/Arrow helped Jill/Sapphire inside to get them to the ground outside.

The building was falling apart around them.

Tommy saw rubble falling toward them, pushing them out of the way.

The debris fell onto Tommy, making him fall, pinning him down.

Jill started to pull the debris away.

A pipe had been stabbed into Tommy's chest.

Oliver and Jill were horrified.

Oliver: (voice over) "To honor my friend's memory, I must be someone else."

From 2.01 "City of Heroes", in the cemetery, Oliver and Jill stood at Tommy's grave.

From 2.01 "City of Heroes", in the foundry, Oliver and Jill walked in to join John, Justin and Felicity.

Jill: (voice over) "I must be..."

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 2.11 "Blind Spot", in the precinct, Laurel and Adam were talking.

Roy: (voice over) "Previously on Sapphire Arrow."

"Are you going to look me in the eye and tell me you don't have a substance abuse problem?" Adam asked. Laurel didn't know what to say, looking away. "The DA's office was a generous severance package."

Laurel stood. "Wait. Wait, let me explain to DA Spencer."

"I'm sorry," Adam told her. "But you're done."

From 2.09 "Three Ghosts", in flashback on the island, Ivo's men still had Sara, Jill and Shado on their knees on the ground, keeping Oliver back.

Ivo stood behind Sara, Jill and Shado, aiming his gun at Sara. "Time to choose, Oliver." He aimed his gun at Jill. "Who lives." He aimed his gun at Shado. "And who dies. Because in thirty seconds, I will shoot them all." Oliver looked between Sara, Jill and Shado in guilt and denial. "Time's up."

Ivo aimed his gun at Jill.

Oliver ran toward Ivo, kneeling in front of him. "No, no!"

"I guess you made your choice," Ivo told him, shooting Shado in the head.

Jill screamed in denial. "No!"

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

Oliver: (voice over from 2.09 Three Ghosts) "Skylar and Roy were injected with the serum."

From 2.09 "Three Ghosts", in the foundry, Oliver, Jill, Justin, John and Felicity were talking.

"We are going to have to keep an eye on them," Oliver told them.

From 2.11 "Blind Spot", in the parking garage, Skylar kicked  the man in the stomach, making him hit the windshield of his car and make it shatter. The man rolled over the top of the car from the force of the kick, hitting a pole on the other side, breaking a pipe that sprayed water over him, falling to the ground. 

Roy walked toward the man, kicking him in the side repeatedly, viciously, losing himself to the anger. 

Skylar saw that the man was really hurt, seeming to come back to a piece of her old self, running closer. "Roy. Roy, stop it. You're killing him."

From 2.11 "Blind Spot", in the hospital, The man that had tried to kill Skylar was lying in the ICU, beaten and bloody, having a tube in his mouth to help him breathe.

Roy and Skylar were watching from the hallway.

Justin: (voice over from 2.11 Blind Spot) "They won't listen to Thea, me, either of you. Not as yourselves, anyway."

From 2.11 "Blind Spot", in the foundry, Oliver, Jill, Justin, John and Felicity were talking.

"I think there are only two people that can get through to them, and that's because they idolize them and know that they can help them," Justin told them.

From 2.11 "Blind Spot", in the alley outside of Verdant, Oliver/Arrow, Jill/Sapphire, Skylar and Roy were talking. 

Oliver and Jill disguised their voices.

"You're stronger, you heal faster, but you're not in control," Jill told them.

"We can teach you," Oliver told them. "Let us help you."

Skylar stood next to Roy, looking at him for confirmation.

Roy hesitated, nodding.

Skylar looked at Oliver and Jill. "When do we start?"

➣➣  

Day One

Night - Iron Heights Prison 

A guard led a man into a room. "Got your latest customer. Genius here held up the convenience store across the street from a police precinct."

"Not the smartest plan," Guard 2 told them. "Come on through."

The man walked through the metal detector, making it go off. "Bum knee. I had it replaced a few years ago."

"Well, I guess we'll have to do this old-fashioned like," Guard 2 told him. "Arms up."

The man raised his arm so the guard could check him.

➣

Ben Turner's Cell 

Guard 2 led the man up to the cell. "Got your new bunk mate." He opened the door. "Play nice."

Guard 2 closed and locked the gate, walking away.

"Ben Turner?" the man asked. "Tonight. Midnight. Redwood Drive and Larkspure Avenue."

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

"Redwood and Larkspure," the man told him. "The rooftop. Be there."

"I don't know if you've looked around, but we don't exactly have in and out privileges here," Ben told him.

"My son is with his mother," the man told him. "I won't get to see him, anyway. This way, he's set. I do this, he gets the money."

Ben sat up in suspicion. "Do what?"

The man started to split around the skin on his arms, groaning and gasping in agony, to pull out the metal claws that belonged to Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger, doing the same on his chest to pull out the brass knuckles that the claws were supposed to be attached to. 

Guard 2 walked toward the cell. "What's going on down there?" He saw that the man was dead on the floor, bleeding. "Crap." Ben was sitting on his bed, putting together his claws. Guard 2 unlocked the gate, walking in, looking at Ben. "What the hell did you do to him?"

"I didn't do anything," Ben answered.

Guard 2 knelt next to the man to check on him.

Ben stood, coming up from behind Guard 2, slitting his throat, killing him, letting him fall, grabbing his keys, walking away.

➣ Sapphire Arrow ➣

Jill / Sapphire: 

Day Two

Morning - Warehouse 

Oliver/Arrow, Jill/Sapphire, Skylar and Roy were in a warehouse.

Skylar was sitting at a table, hitting a bowl of water like Shado used to have Jill do to get stronger.

Jill disguised her voice. "Again."

Skylar hit the water, sighing in annoyance. "You know, I slapped water out of a bowl yesterday. And I slapped water out of a bowl the day before."

"You must be getting pretty good at it," Jill told her.

"Yeah, well, I can't wait get attacked by a dog dish," Skylar told her with sarcastic bitterness.

"This is how someone like me and the Arrow builds arm strength," Jill told her.

"I'm not sure if you've been paying attention, but strength isn't my problem," Skylar told her.

"No, controlling it is," Jill told her. She stopped pacing, standing in front of Skylar. "Again." 

Skylar sighed, hitting the bowl of water too hard, making it shatter, wincing in regret. 

Oliver/Arrow and Roy were training with two metal-half staffs. Roy swung one toward Oliver. Oliver used one to block the move. Roy swung the other toward him. Oliver used the other to block the move.

"Why do the boys actually get to train and fight?" Skylar asked.

"Because you already know how to fight," Oliver answered. "What you need to learn is control. Same as Roy." Roy lost his temper, spinning to kick Oliver in the side, making him fall. "And that... is how you put a guy in the hospital last week."

Roy looked at his shaking hand, putting it in his red hoodie pocket. "How'd you know about that? It's none of your business."

"You made it our business when you agreed to let us help you," Jill told them. Oliver stood. "We knew someone like you. Someone injected with the Mirakuru. He was our friend. But it warped his mind to the point where we didn't even recognize him anymore."

"Who was this guy?" Skylar asked. "How come I've never heard of him? Or that Mirakuru?" Oliver and Jill didn't answer, looking down. Skylar sighed. "Is there anything you can tell me about him?"

Oliver looked up. "Yeah. I had to put an arrow through his eye because he was trying to kill her."

➣

Flashback

Day - Lian Yu - Woods 

Oliver, Jill and Sara were walking.

Jill was holding the sensor grid. "If I'm reading this right, then Slade is back at the cave."

"Well, why would he go back to where the graves are?" Sara asked.

"We'll find out when we find him," Oliver told them.

"And when we do, neither of you can tell him," Sara told them.

Jill sighed in annoyance. "Tell him what?"

"Don't talk to me like I'm other people," Sara told them. "You've got those looks on your face. Pure guilt."

"I am guilty, Sara," Oliver told her. "Ivo killed Shado because of me."

"But that's not true," Sara told him. "It happened because you saved Jill."

Jill sighed. "Then I guess that makes both of us guilty."

Sara shook her head. "It doesn't mean that. And even if it did, nothing good comes from telling Slade that you think you're responsible for the death of the woman he loved. Love's the most powerful emotion. And that makes it the most dangerous."

The sensor grid chirped, powering off.

"Great," Jill told them sarcastically.

"You remember how to get to the cave?" Oliver asked.

Jill sighed. "Yeah. It's this way."

Jill led Oliver and Sara toward the cave.

➣

Now

Night - Queen Mansion - Living Room

(Song:) How They Want Me to Be - Best Coast 

Thea was sitting on the couch.

Moira walked in. "Thea? What are you doing home? I thought you were staying at Roy's."

"I just needed a little 'me' time," Thea told her. She looked over Moira's outfit. "What's with the fancy fancy?"

"Oh, I'm--I'm going out to dinner," Moira answered. "With Walter."

"Like a date?" Thea asked.

"Like a dinner," Moira answered. "Truly, I don't know what the evening holds." Thea chuckled, looking away, distracted. "Are you all right?"

"Yeah, I'm fine," Thea told her. "Mostly." Moira walked closer, sitting down next to her. "Um... it's Roy and Skylar. They had some trouble last week, and... I don't know how to help them."

"Do you want me to stay home?" Moira asked. "I can call Walter and we can reschedule."

"Absolutely not," Thea told her. "If you and Walter are going to patch things up... no pressure. But you're going."

Moira chuckled. "It may be nothing."

"Only one way to find out," Thea told her.

They smiled small smiles.

(Song Ends)

➣

Laurel's Apartment 

(Song:) Son My Son - Milo Greene 

There was a knock on the door.

Laurel answered the door, to reveal Jessica outside.

Jessica walked in.

"No, please, Jess, come right in," Laurel told her sarcastically, closing the door behind her.

Jessica looked around the mess. "Well, I guess you're going for that lived-in look."

"Can't afford a housekeeper without a job," Laurel told her, walking toward the couch, sitting down.

Jessica saw a bottle of alcohol, sighing, picking it up. "Got enough beverage money, I see."

"I'm going to need to crack open another bottle if we're going to fight," Laurel told her.

Jessica took a drink, walking closer. "I didn't come here to fight."

"Then why are you here?" Laurel asked. "Because I'm fine, really. In fact, I have a job interview. At Joanna's new firm."

"That's good," Jessica told her. "Good. But the real reason I came here is... it's 'cause I miss you, Laurel." Laurel was surprised. Jessica sat down next to her. "For a long time, it was just us and Dad. Whatever else was going on, no matter how bad either of us was doing, we didn't disappear on each other. Because you're my sister. And I miss my sisters. Sara's gone, Laurel. But we're still here. So how about we have dinner tonight? With Dad, because he said that he wants us to get back to the way that we were."

"Sure," Laurel answered.

"Thank you," Jessica told her.

Laurel nodded.

(Song Ends)

➣

Verdant - Foundry 

Oliver was shirtless. Jill was in workout clothes. They were training with two metal half-staffs. Oliver swung one toward Jill. Jill used one to block the move. Oliver swung the other toward her. Jill used the other to block the move.

John, Justin and Felicity were watching.

"How's it going with Skylar and Roy?" Justin asked.

Jill spun to kick Oliver.

Oliver ducked, standing, trying to hit Jill with both of his in a blur of motion. "Not well."

Jill used both of hers to block the moves just as fast.

"They're five kinds of angry," John told them.

Jill used both of her staffs to catch one of Oliver's. "You might be underestimating." Oliver swung the other at both of hers to make her let go of his other. "Roy was mad at the world before he was injected with the Mirakuru. Skylar only felt angry during the five years that Oliver was on the island, because she was angry that she lost her father and brother."

Jill swung one of hers down low toward Oliver. Oliver swung down low to block the move.

Justin, John and Felicity seemed exhausted with the constant training, listening to the blocks and blows from their session.

"You say you've seen this before?" John asked.

"Slade Wilson," Oliver told them. "He was our friend."

"Troubling use of past tense there," Justin told them.

Oliver sighed. "We thought we could help him control it. We were wrong. But we know more now, and I'm not going to make the same mistake with Skylar and Roy."

"I'm not either," Jill told him.

Oliver swung both of his up over their heads, trying to come down on Jill. Jill raised both of hers in an X shape to block both of his. They looked at each other, breathing heavily.

The computer beeped.

"What's that?" John asked.

Felicity sat at the computer. "Iron Heights." Oliver and Jill lowered their staffs, turning to face them. "Due to their low security post-quake, I thought it would be a good idea to keep an eye on their internal communication for a while."

Oliver and Jill walked closer.

"You hacked into a prison system network?" Justin asked.

Felicity looked up. "Is that judgment I'm hearing?"

"Pride," Justin answered.

Felicity smiled. "Aw." Oliver took Jill's staves, putting them all on a shelf nearby. "Iron Heights just put out a BOLO for Ben Turner, AKA Bronze Tiger, which, BTW, is a terrible nickname, because tigers are not bronze."

"Turner escaped?" John asked.

"Killed ten guards on his way out," Felicity told them.

"You think that would have made the news," John told them.

"Iron Heights is better at keeping secrets than they are at keeping prisoners," Justin told them.

"Any idea where he's headed?" Jill asked.

"No," Felicity answered.

"Get one," Oliver told her.

Oliver and Jill walked away to get dressed.

➣

Rooftop 

Several men were on the rooftop that the man had told Ben to be at. Most of them had guns.

Ben arrived, putting his claws to Man 1's throat. "Tell your men to take a walk."

"Leave us," Man 1 told them.

"They can leave their weapons, too," Ben told him. Man 1 nodded to his men. The men put their guns down, walking away. Ben let go of Man 1. "Thank you for the early release. Thought about taking off, but I'm...  curious. Who would break a stranger out of prison?"

"Someone who wishes to hire you for a job," Man 1 answered. "I need you to help my men retrieve a certain item." He took out a picture to show him. "This is the item. You know it, yes?"

"Yes, I do," Ben answered. "Do you know what you're messing with here? Won't be cheap."

"This is not a problem," Man 1 told him.

"You do know that thing could kill hundreds of people?" Ben asked.

"No, Mr. Turner," Man 1 told him. "It will kill thousands."

➣➣

Warehouse 

Oliver/Arrow and Jill/Sapphire were training with Skylar and Roy in the warehouse, disguising their voices. 

Jill hit the dummy in a pattern to show Roy what to do. "Now you. Go slowly." Roy started to punch the dummy. "Stop. This is not about learning to throw a punch. This is about learning to control your strength."

Roy sighed, lightly tapping the dummy in the pattern. "First water slapping, now this. When are you two gonna run out of ways to make us look stupid?" He punched through the top of the dummy, making it break off. "All I'm learning is new ways to get pissed off. And in case you haven't noticed, I'm already pretty good at that."

Oliver was teaching Skylar how to use a bow and arrow. "There's nothing wrong with anger. Anger is energy. But you need to learn to channel it in a positive way."

"Like putting the hurt on guys going after the city," Roy told them. "Let us try to hit something that will actually hit back."

"Too soon," Jill told them.

Skylar turned toward them, sighing. "Get us out there with you. One night. All this, it would be a lot easier to take."

➣

Restaurant 

(Song:) Wish You Well - Kirsty Almeida & The Troubadors 

A Japanese waitress led Moira into the Japanese restaurant.

Walter was sitting at a table with a man. "Moira."

Moira walked closer, seeing the man. "Ah. I didn't realize we'd have company."

Walter and the man stood.

The man shook Moira's hand. "Hi."

"This is Mark Frances," Walter told her. "Mark's CFO at Kardak Holdings. We've been putting in some hours with the party's election steering committee."

"It's a pleasure to meet you," Mark told her. 

"Those are words I'm not accustomed to hearing these days," Moira told them.

Mark chuckled. "Oh, well." Walter helped Moira remove her jacket. "You were a lioness doing what she had to do to protect her cubs. And I'm not the only person in Starling who sees it that way."

"That's a comfort," Moira told them.

"It's the truth," Mark told them.

Walter pulled out Moira's chair for her.

Moira sat down. "Thank you." Mark sat across from her. Walter sat next to Moira. "Well, it's unlike you to show such an interest in politics, Walter."

"It's part of my new position at the Starling National Bank," Walter told her. "My board of directors is very concerned about the trajectory of the city."

"You mean Sebastian Blood?" Moira asked.

"Yeah," Walter answered.

"We believe that his policies will bankrupt Starling within the next eight months," Mark told her. "Not that the average voter cares. They're all caught up in his charisma."

"And he's not running against a viable opponent," Moira told them.

"Blood's trounced every potential candidate we've focus tested," Walter told her. 

"But we believe that he's vulnerable on regulation," Mark told her.

"Even if he is, it hardly matters," Moira told them. "Banking regulations are a SEC issue." She picked up a menu. "Starling City needs to use the means at a city's disposal."

Walter and Mark exchanged a knowing look.

Mark chuckled. "Walter said you were smart."

"But you didn't invite me to dinner to hear my opinions," Moira realized. "You want to hear my positions. You want me to run against Sebastian Blood."

(Song Ends)

➣

Street 

Laurel and Jessica walked down the sidewalk toward Lance.

"Dad, we're starving," Jessica told him. "Where are we going?"

"It's this little hole in the wall right here," Lance told them.

They walked toward the place.

➣

AA Meeting 

Lance led Laurel and Jessica inside. They saw what it really was.

Jessica sighed. "Dad..."

Laurel scoffed, turning to leave.

Lance grabbed her arm. "Laurel, wait."

"Don't touch me," Laurel told him, walking out, leaving.

Lance and Jessica followed her.

➣

Outside 

Laurel turned to face Jessica and Lance to have their argument. "I can't believe you would do something like this."

"Don't blame Jessica, okay?" Lance asked. "I told her to bring you, but she didn't know what it was for."

"Yeah, I thought it was really dinner," Jessica told her.

"Because neither of you would have come otherwise," Lance told them.

"Well, you got that right," Laurel told him.

"Laurel, you need help," Lance told her.

"Not from them," Laurel told them. "There is not one person in that room who knows what I have been through."

"Yeah, you're right," Lance told her. "Some of them, they've been through worse. But for better or worse, everyone in that room needs to be there, and you need to be there. You think you're the only person that's ever lost someone? Who ever got fired, who ever got their lives into a mess? You think again, kiddo, 'cause you're not. Now, look, we're here now. So why don't you just stay for a bit? You don't have to share or talk. You just listen."

"I thought I made myself clear," Laurel told them. "I'm hungry. And now I think I'll eat alone."

Laurel turned around, walking away.

Jessica sighed heavily, turning to face Lance. "Nice going, Dad."

"If you think she's the only one that needs help, Jessie..." Lance trailed off.

"I'm not the one that is throwing my life away," Jessica told her.

"No, but if you think I haven't been noticing the fact that if it wasn't your sister overusing your pain meds, it was you, you're wrong," Lance told her. "You might be doing better than she is at the moment, Jess, but you are still far from okay. I am trying to help both of you."

Jessica hesitated, sighing. "Sometimes you can't help everyone, Dad."

Jessica turned around, walking away.

➣

Warehouse 

Oliver/Arrow and Jill/Sapphire were training with Skylar and Roy in the warehouse. 

Skylar was learning how to shoot the bow and arrow, missing the target by only a little bit.

"Not bad," Oliver told her.

"Not exactly good, either," Skylar told them.

Oliver and Jill could hear John from the foundry over comms.

"SCPD's network just lit up with a fresh homicide, multiple stab wounds," John told them. "Like claw marks."

"The victim was an architect," Justin told them. "Turner ransacked his place. Took blueprints of his designs. One of the aforementioned designs? Malcolm Merlyn's house. I don't know much about architecture, but this can't be good."

"What would Turner want with Merlyn's house?" Oliver asked.

"Not sure yet," Jill told them. "All of Malcolm's holdings, including the house, are in receivership."

Roy looked at Oliver and Jill. "Who's that you're talking to? Oh, wait, let me guess, you can't tell us that, either."

"A guy that we put in prison got out, and we have an idea where he's headed," Jill told them.

Oliver took a deep breath, looking at Roy. "Do you have one of your hoodies?"

Roy gave him a look. "Do you seriously have to ask?"

Skylar realized that they were letting her and Roy come with, walking closer. "What about me?"

Jill started to walk away. "Wear a mask."

➣

Merlyn Mansion - Hallway 

Oliver/Arrow, Jill/Sapphire, Skylar and Roy had just arrived, walking inside.

Roy was wearing his hoodie, holding a flashlight. Skylar was wearing a makeshift mask.

Oliver and Jill were still disguising their voices. 

"Whatever happens, whoever we run into, do not engage," Oliver told them. Roy lifted a white sheet. Oliver turned back. "And don't touch anything."

Roy looked at the picture of Tommy. "This is his kid, right? The guy that died?"

Skylar looked at Tommy's picture sadly. "Yes."

"You knew him?" Roy asked.

"He was my brother's best friend," Skylar answered. Jill and Oliver exchanged a look. Skylar turned to look at Oliver. "You know your way around this place. You been here before?"

They walked along, hearing a loud bang in the distance.

"What was that?" Roy asked.

"It came from underground," Jill told them. 

"Merlyn has a large garage," Oliver told them. "Let's go."

➣

Garage

Three men and Ben walked in.

Ben used his man-made claws to rip off a lock from the safe at the back, opening the door to reveal a machine.

"What the hell is that?" Man 1 asked.

"Looks like a prototype," Ben told him.

"Of what?" Man 1 asked.

"A machine that killed 503 people," Ben answered. "Merlyn's own earthquake device."

Ben and Man 1 walked away.

Man 2 and 3 were getting the prototype earthquake device into their car.

Man 1 looked at Ben. "Okay, a simple snatch and grab. Don't know why Mr. Armitage thought we needed you."

Ben nodded behind him. "For that."

Skylar, Roy, Oliver/Arrow and Jill/Sapphire walked closer.

Man 1 walked into the back of the truck.

Oliver saw the prototype. "Step away from the device."

"You don't know what it is you're dealing with," Jill told them.

"Big machine, makes earthquakes?" Ben asked.

"Do you have any idea what happens if the wrong people have it?" Oliver asked.

Ben nodded. "Yeah. I get paid." He looked at the men. "Close it up."

The men started to do as told.

Jill drew a knife, trying to throw it into the arm of Man 1 to stop him. Ben used his man-made claws to deflect the knife, making it fall. Jill drew her swords. Ben slashed both his hands toward Jill. Jill used both her swords to block the moves. Ben spun to try and slash into her. Jill raised her sword to block the move, elbowing him in the face, kicking him in the back, making him stumble away. Ben tried to slash into her. Jill ducked, spinning to slash her swords toward him. Ben ducked, slashing his metal claws toward her stomach. Jill jumped back to make him miss, spinning to kick him in the head.

Skylar broke a window to grab Man 1 from the cab of the truck, pulling him outside, throwing him to the ground.

Oliver shot an arrow toward Man 2. Man 2 ducked. Oliver used his bow to hit him in the face, spinning to backhand punch him in the head. Man 2 tried to kick him. Oliver ducked, hitting him in the head with his bow, making him fall.

Man 1 laid face down on the ground, drawing his gun.

Skylar stepped onto his hand, breaking the gun. 

"That thing killed eight of my friends," Roy told them.

Jill slashed her swords across Ben's cheeks. Ben tried to kick her. Jill spun out of the way to make him miss, turning to slash her swords toward him. Ben used the man-made metal claws to block the moves.

Oliver kicked Man 2 to the ground, using his bow to hit him in the head and make him fall unconscious.

Roy was punching Man 1 in the face over and over and over again.

Ben slashed his claws against Jill's side, making her groan in pain, pushing her to the ground. He got into the truck with Man 3.

Man 3 drove quickly away.

Oliver shot three arrows after the truck, but was unable to stop them.

Roy was still punching Man 1 in the face.

Skylar walked toward him, grabbing his arm to stop him. "That's enough!"

Jill stood, holding her side in pain.

➣➣

Verdant - Foundry 

Oliver and Jill were in the foundry with Justin, John and Felicity.

Jill was wearing a sports bra so Oliver could stitch up the three slash marks in her side from Ben's metal claws.

Felicity was sitting at the computers. "Uh-oh. You got angry face."

"What happened?" John asked.

"Roy and Skylar," Jill answered.

"You took them out into the field?" Justin asked.

"They weren't listening to us, Justin," Oliver told him. "We're trying to teach them, but Roy lost control. Then he nearly killed somebody, and Skylar had stopped him, but Turner got away..."

"After delivering a few marks to Jill," Felicity finished. 

"But Skylar stopped Roy from killing someone, for the second time," Justin told them. "Seems like she's better at control than you think."

"Because of military training from her boyfriend," Oliver told him. "You didn't train her to be a soldier, but you did teach her a few things that is making this a little bit easier on her. And us. Thank you."

Justin nodded. "What was he there to steal? Merlyn's art collection?"

Jill pulled on her hoodie. "Something much more dangerous. It's a prototype earthquake machine."

John was in shock. "Oh, holy God."

"Why would Turner want to destroy the city?" Felicity asked.

"He doesn't," Jill answered. "He's a mercenary selling his services to the highest bidder." She pulled a watch out of her hoodie pocket, handing it to Felicity. "This watch belonged to one of the guys Turner was working with."

Felicity took the watch. "Fingerprints."

"Turner's a loner, which means that guy works for his client," Jill told them.

"Fingerprints equals name, equals known associates," Felicity told them. "I'm on it."

"It was the look in Roy's eyes," Oliver told them. "It was Slade all over again."

"What happened with Slade?" Justin asked.

"Us," Jill answered. "A man named Ivo gave Oliver a choice. He would either kill Shado or me. He said that Sara was apart of that choice, but Ivo admitted that he was never going to shoot Sara. Oliver chose to save me, so Ivo killed Shado. Slade loved Shado. We wanted to tell him, because it would have been better coming from us, but we didn't."

"And he found out another way," Felicity realized.

Oliver nodded. "If we had just told him the truth, we could have gotten through to him."

"And that's why it's so important for you two to get through to Skylar and Roy," Justin told them.

"I lived a six year nightmare," Jill told them. "But if I learn something that could help us reach them now... it'll all be worth it."

➣

Flashback

Day - Lian Yu - Cave 

Jill led Oliver and Sara into the cave where the graves were, finding it empty of the living.

"He's not here," Oliver told them.

"Where else could he be?" Sara asked. "We already checked the plane."

Oliver sighed, shaking his head. "I don't know."

Jill looked around, noticing markings on the stone wall that had been carved in by a knife.

Sara noticed the look she had when she looked at the markings. "Do you remember seeing these before?"

"They look familiar," Jill told them.

"This could be Lian Yu," Oliver told them.

"No, I mean the calculations," Jill told them. "I've seen those before."

"Maybe the first time you were in the cave," Sara told her.

Oliver shook his head. "No, these weren't here before."

Jill realized where she saw this before. "Fyer's launcher."

"What?" Sara asked.

"Oh, there were soldiers on the island last year, and they had a missile launcher," Oliver explained.

"I saw one of these on the display," Jill explained. "They're firing calculations..." She realized what Slade was planning to do, horrified. "He's going to blow it up."

"Blow what up?" Sara asked.

Jill sighed heavily. "The freighter."

Jill walked out, leaving.

Oliver and Sara followed her.

➣

Now

Day Three

Morning - Verdant 

Roy walked in.

Thea walked downstairs. "Oh, thank God you're here."

"I have to talk to you," Roy told her. "It's important."

"Okay," Thea told him. "You look stressed out. Is everything okay?"

"You have to leave town," Roy told her. "Grab your mother and your brother and sister, if you can, and leave. It's just for a few days."

"A reason would be nice," Thea told him.

"I need you to trust me, Thea," Roy told her.

"I do," Thea told him. "I just--I can't up and leave with my family without a reason."

"No, you have to," Roy told her.

"Roy, you're not making any sense right now," Thea told him. "Would you just tell me what's going on?"

Roy grabbed Thea by her arm. "No, why aren't you listening to me? I need you to listen to me."

"Roy, you're hurting me," Thea told him. 

Roy let her go, looking at his shaking hand. "I didn't... I didn't... I didn't mean to. I'm sorry."

"I know," Thea told him.

Roy hurriedly walked out, leaving Thea alone in her confusion.

➣

Joanna's Law Firm 

Joanna "Jo" de la Vega was sitting at her desk in her office.

There was a knock on the door.

Jo looked up, seeing Laurel, standing, walking closer. "Hey. How's Jessica?"

"She's better," Laurel answered. "You've kept in contact with my sister more than you have with me."

"Well, she helped me get through my brother's death," Jo told her. "I'm disappointed to say that I couldn't help her as much as she helped me."

"Well, your work environment has definitely improved since CNRI," Laurel told her. They smiled, embracing. "This place is bigger than my apartment."

They pulled away.

"Well, there is a limit to the glamour, unfortunately," Jo told her. "I spend my days in document production an answering interrogatories." Her phone rang. She walked toward the desk to check. "It doesn't feel like practicing law so much as pushing papers."

Laurel chuckled. "If I didn't know any better, I'd think that you were trying to talk me out of the job here." Jo looked at her in regret. "I guess I do know better."

"I'm sorry," Jo told her. 

Laurel walked closer. "What's going on?"

"One of the partners serves on the bar association's disciplinary committee, and..." Jo trailed off. "Well, when I sent your resume, he did some checking."

"That was a complete misunderstanding," Laurel told her. "I mean, sure, yeah, I had some problems, but I'm fine now."

"The bar is going to open disciplinary proceedings," Jo told her. 

"What for?" Laurel asked.

"Conduct affecting your fitness to practice," Jo answered.

Laurel scoffed. "That's--that's ridiculous."

"I know," Jo told her. "But while this is out there, the firm can't hire you."

"Thanks," Laurel told her, starting to walk away. Jo walked after her. "Thanks for letting me know. I have to go."

"Laurel," Jo told her. "Laurel, you can fight this, okay? I'll help you, and--"

"I need some time to... process," Laurel told her. "I'll call you."

Laurel walked out, leaving.

➣

Queen Mansion - Living Room 

Moira and Walter were talking.

"Can I fix you a drink?" Moira asked.

"Whatever you're having," Walter told her. "It was good to see you last night, Moira."

"It was lovely," Moira told him, handing him a drink. "It's been a while since I've had such a good laugh."

Walter chuckled. "It was no joke, Moira. Mark was telling the truth. A significant number of people in Starling City feel that your actions with Malcolm Merlyn were justified to protect your family. 43.6%, in fact."

Walter sat on the couch.

"You polled people about me?" Moira asked.

"Prudent course of action when vetting a potential candidate, yes," Walter answered.

"600,000 people in Starling City," Moira told him, walking closer to sit next to him. "I'd think you could find someone not responsible for destroying it with an earthquake machine."

Moira took a drink.

"Not with your name recognition," Walter told her. "We need a game change candidate, Moira. And there's no one in Starling with a higher profile than you."

"Charles Mansion is rather well-known," Moira told him. "And no one is going to vote for him."

"True," Walter told her. "Equally true, voters like redemption stories. Bill Clinton, Elliot Spitzer, Martha Stewart."

Moira chuckled. "Oh, I don't believe she ran for office."

"But if she had, she would have won," Walter told her. 

Skylar and Thea walked in. 

"Would have won what?" Skylar asked.

Walter smiled, standing. "Ah, Skylar, Thea."

Skylar, Thea and Walter hugged.

Thea smiled. "Mm, what's going on?"

"I'm just convincing your mother to run for mayor," Walter answered.

"Of what?" Skylar asked.

"You see?" Moira asked, chuckling. "Sweetheart, are you all right?"

"You really need to stop asking that," Skylar told her. Skylar, Walter and Thea sat down. "Are you serious?"

"It's hard to believe, I know," Moira told them.

Thea shook her head. "No. No, it's not. Look, this is actually the second election I want to vote in, and... as a somewhat newly minted voter, I don't think it sounds that crazy."

"I don't, either," Skylar told them.

Walter smiled. "From out of the mouths of babes."

Moira thought about this seriously.

➣

Night - Warehouse 

Oliver/Arrow was kneeling on the floor.

Roy walked in.

Oliver disguised his voice. "You're late."

"Where're the girls?" Roy asked. "Oh, wait, let me guess. Since Sapphire got hurt by Bronze Tiger, Skylar gets the night off. I tried to get my girlfriend to leave town. But she won't."

Oliver stood. "You cannot bring her into this."

"But how am I supposed to lie to her and protect her at the same time?" Roy asked. "How do you guys do it? How do you keep secrets from people in your lives?"

"By remembering it's the only way to keep them safe," Oliver answered.

"No, keeping them safe is what keeps them safe," Roy told him, getting increasingly agitated and angry. "Telling people the truth. But you two, you won't tell us anything. Not about the Mirakuru, and this other guy. And you got Skylar slapping water and me hitting dummies instead."

"Roy, you're spiraling, and you need to calm down," Oliver told him.

Roy shook his head. "No. I need to save Thea."

Roy turned to leave.

Oliver grabbed his arm to stop him. "That thing is out in the open because of you. I think you've done enough."

"Let go of me," Roy told him.

"Roy..." Oliver trailed off.

"I said let go of me," Roy told him angrily.

"Get control," Oliver told him. "If not for me or yourself, then do it for Thea."

Roy ripped his arm from his grasp, turning to face him. "What the hell do you know about Thea? Don't you talk about her."

Roy tried to punch Oliver. Oliver ducked. Roy tried to punch him. Oliver backed away enough to make him miss. Roy tried to punch him twice. 

Oliver ducked, grabbing his wrists to try to stop him. "Are you done?"

Roy turned around, punching Oliver in the chest with enough force to throw him across the room and make him fall onto a table, making it shatter and him fall to the floor. "No. I'm not done." He walked closer. "I'm going to stop this thing." Oliver sat up. "And if you want to stop me, try. Try putting another arrow in me. Go ahead. 'Cause I heal fast now. But if you get in my way, then I'll give you a good look at the anger you're all so worried about me and Skylar losing control of."

➣➣

Verdant - Foundry 

Oliver was now in the foundry with Justin, Felicity, Jill and John.

"You all scoffed when I said we should invest in an X-ray machine for down here," Felicity told them.

"What do you want to do about Roy?" John asked. "And what about Skylar?"

Oliver didn't answer. "Where are we with the fingerprint?"

"I stuck out on domestic agencies, but I'm checking Interpol, PRC public security and MVD databases now," Felicity told them.

"I know you've taken Skylar and Roy on, and why, but, them, Slade, a lot of guys I've served with..." John trailed off, sighing deeply. "Some people are just broken. And nobody can put them back together."

Justin looked up. "I refuse to believe that. I'm not letting what happened to Slade happen to Skylar and Roy." He shook his head. "I'm not."

Oliver's phone rang.

Oliver took it out, seeing that Thea was calling, answering. "Yeah?"

"Are you near the club?" Thea asked.

Oliver looked up at the ceiling. "I'm pretty close. Why?"

"Laurel's here," Thea answered. "She doesn't look good."

Thea looked toward where a very drunk Laurel was sitting at the bar.

Oliver looked at Felicity. "Hey. Laurel's upstairs."

Felicity turned on the security footage, on live, to show them how drunk Laurel was at the bar.

Oliver and Jill exchanged a look, sighing.

➣

Upstairs

(Song:) Disparate Youth - Santigold 

Laurel knocked over her drink. "Oh! Excuse me." She looked at the bartender. "Can I get something with olives?" Oliver walked closer. "I don't care what it is, as long as there are a lot of olives."

"How about coffee?" Oliver asked.

"Coffee and olives?" Laurel asked skeptically. "Bad combination."

Jill sat at the bar.

Nearby, a women of oriental descent sat nearby.

Jill ordered a drink.

Skylar and Thea walked toward Laurel and Oliver.

"What are you doing?" Oliver asked.

"This is where it's happening, right?" Laurel asked. "The big club?"

The bartender handed Laurel a drink. "Here you go, martini, olives."

"Thanks," Laurel told her.

"Laurel, go home," Thea told her.

Laurel smiled. "Thea Queen, telling me enough is enough." Skylar took Laurel's glass, putting it on the bar. "Now, that is rich." Laurel laughed. Oliver, Skylar and Thea exchanged a look. "Fine. Bar me from your bar. That's today's theme, right? Disbarment?"

"Laurel, are you being disbarred?" Skylar asked.

"Yeah," Laurel answered. "Looks like my law career's over. But you know what? Maybe Skylar and Thea here can hire me as a waitress. Or, Ollie, I could come be your secretary." She looked toward where Jill was leaving her drink at the bar to walk closer. "But that would mean you would have to fire her."

"Hi, Laurel," Jill told her. "How are you?"

Oliver took the car keys from Laurel's bag.

"Did you need to borrow my car?" Laurel asked. She giggled, wrapping an arm around him. "Did your limo break down?"

"Oliver, can I talk to you for a second?" Jill asked.

Oliver nodded. He looked at Thea. "Get her a cab, please."

"Yeah," Thea answered.

Oliver walked toward Jill.

"Fingerprint was in Interpol's database," Jill told him. "The guy worked for Milo Armitage. He's a black market arms merchant."

"He's trying to sell the device," Oliver realized.

"Felicity already searched for any indication that Armitage is in Starling," Jill told him. "His ship filed a loading manifest at the Starling City docks. She's getting the slip number, but we need to go."

Oliver nodded.

Skylar's phone rang. She answered. "Yeah?"

Roy's voice was on the other line. "I need your help."

Jill walked toward her drink on the bar.

The woman nearby was watching, nodding to Jill, raising her glass.

Jill nodded awkwardly, drinking her drink in one sip because she had to go. She walked away.

(Song Ends)

➣

Flashback

Day - Old Soldiers' Camp 

Oliver, Jill and Sara made their way through the woods to get to the old soldiers' camp.

"Slade?" Oliver called.

Sara looked at the rocket launcher. "Guys..."

Slade was standing on the launcher, gearing it up.

"Slade!" Jill told him.

Sara, Oliver and Jill ran closer.

"Get back!" Slade told them.

"We know you're targeting the boat," Oliver told him.

"I'm going to send that son of a bitch to the bottom of the ocean," Slade told them.

"You're going to destroy our only way off of the island," Jill told him.

"As long as Ivo is dead, it's worth it," Slade told them, jumping down from the launcher, making it take aim.

"We can't let you do it," Oliver told him.

Slade drew his gun, aiming it at the three of them. "Get back, or so help me, I will put you down!"

Sara backed away out of instinct.

Oliver and Jill didn't flinch under the gun.

➣

Now

Night - Verdant

(Song:) Nothing But Our Love (Memory Tapes Remix) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.

Thea was standing by the bar.

Moira walked toward her.

"Mom, what are you doing here?" Thea asked.

"I came here to ask Skylar for her advice," Moira answered. "She's usually the wise one in our family."

"Well, she just left, but I can help you," Thea told her. "Step into my office." They walked toward a table. "This is about the campaign, right?It's really awesome you're thinking of doing this."

"You and your sister said something that stayed with me," Moira told her. "The idea that there could be voters out there that wouldn't dismiss me out of hand."

"Well, you did run a multi-billion dollar company," Thea told her. 

"Yes, and an Undertaking that destroyed the city," Moira told her.

"People will get over that," Thea told her. 

"What makes you so certain?" Moira asked.

"Because I did," Thea answered. "Skylar helped me with that. While I have my Skylar-is-goddess-of-wisdom vibe going and channeling her, can I make a suggestion? Instead of punishing yourself because you think you destroyed the city, how about you start by saving it?"

They embraced.

(Song Ends)

➣

Starling City Docks 

Milo Armitage and Ben were meeting with only one man standing guard around outside of a shipping crate where the earthquake machine was inside.

"$10 million, I believe was the negotiated amount," Milo told him. "Congratulations. You're now in a new tax bracket."

"Just out of curiosity, you pay me ten million, and you get..." Ben trailed off.

"Three times that," Milo answered.

Ben nodded. "You already have a buyer?"

Milo nodded. "I recommend that you stay clear of Markovia for a few months. I believe our business is now concluded."

Jill/Sapphire stood on top of the shipping container. "Not yet."

Oliver/Arrow slid down a wire toward them, landing on the ground, shooting Man 1 in the shoulder with an arrow, making him fall.

Jill flipped off of the shipping container, stabbing Milo in the shoulder with a knife, pushing him to the ground.

Oliver walked closer. "Looks like your partner abandoned you."

"Not my partner," Milo told them. "He's someone I hired to do a job." Ben jumped down from a crate from behind Jill. Milo smirked. "And it turns out it was money well spent."

Jill drew her swords. Ben slashed both his hands toward Jill. Jill used both her swords to block the moves. Ben spun to try and slash into her. Jill raised her sword to block the move, elbowing him in the face, kicking him in the back, making him stumble away. Ben tried to slash into her. Jill ducked, spinning to slash her swords toward him. Ben ducked, slashing his metal claws toward her stomach. Jill jumped back to make him miss, spinning to kick him in the head. Ben tried to slash into her. Jill ducked, using the hilt of her swords to hit him in the head, spinning to backhand punch him in the head. Ben tried to kick her. Jill ducked, hitting him in the head. She started to get dizzy, trying to power through.

"What?" Ben asked. "Is somebody having a bad day?"

Oliver shot an arrow toward Ben. Ben used his claws to tear it to pieces. Oliver tried to hit him with his bow. Ben ducked, trying to kick Oliver. Oliver ducked, spinning to backhand punch Ben in the face, hitting him in the head with his bow. Jill slashed her swords across Ben's cheeks. Ben kicked her, spinning to try and kick Oliver. Oliver spun out of the way to make him miss, turning to shoot arrows toward him. Ben used the man-made metal claws to block the arrows. Jill tried to stab him with her swords. Ben used his claws to latch onto the swords with one hand, stabbing Jill in the side again, over the same place as the night before, with the others, making her groan in pain.

Jill started to get even more dizzy and weak. Her vision started to blur. She was more than confused, falling to the ground.

➣➣

Oliver shot Ben in the shoulder with three arrows, making him take his claws out of Jill's side.

Roy and Skylar were hiding behind a crate nearby.

Jill forced herself to stand.

"Just too dumb to stay down," Ben told her.

Skylar ran closer, pushing Ben to the ground. She walked closer. Ben sat up, slashing into Skylar's arm, not having much affect, trying to slash into her again. Skylar backed away enough to make him miss, punching Ben in the face with enough force to make him flip through the air.

Roy ran toward one of Milo's men, tackling him to the ground, starting to punch him repeatedly.

Milo stood, holding the activate switch to the prototype.

"Don't do it!" Oliver told him. "You'll kill everyone here."

"If I don't deliver this device to my buyer in Markovia, I'm dead anyway," Milo told them.

"No!" Skylar told him.

Milo hit the activate button, throwing the switch to the ground, stomping on it so they couldn't use it to stop the machine.

The machine started to count down from a minute.

Jill punched Milo in the face, making him fall. She couldn't stand for much longer herself, falling to her knees.

Oliver turned to the closed doors of the shipping container, firing several explosive arrows into it to try and get the door down to get inside, but the doors withstood.

Roy was still beating a man.

Skylar punched Ben for trying to attack Jill again.

"Roy!" Oliver told him. "Skylar, I need you to stop! Listen to me! Stop right now!" He turned his voice disguiser off, pulling off his hood and mask, grabbing Skylar's arm to stop her from punching Ben again. "Skylar!" Roy and Skylar looked at him. Roy was in shock. Skylar looked as if she was stunned that she was right. "The earthquake device is in there. The steel is military grade; it's built to withstand a bomb, but not you."

Roy's hand was shaking.

Skylar looked at Jill, shaking.

Jill forced herself to stand, breathing heavily. "Control. Focus. We need you right now, or everyone is dead."

Skylar and Roy regained control.

The timer on the machine was counting down from 17 seconds.

Skylar walked up to the door, punching through it.

Oliver put an explosive arrow inside.

Skylar, Oliver and Roy ran away from the shipping container toward Jill.

The explosive arrow exploded, taking the device out before it could cause the earthquake.

Roy looked at Oliver in shock. "You're..."

Jill nodded, turning her voice disguiser off. "Yeah. Yeah."

Skylar recognized her voice, looking at her. "Jill." Jill nodded, taking off her mask. Skylar looked from Oliver to Jill. "I wasn't sure. But I was starting to think, with all the training... I knew."

Jill was too lightheaded and dizzy, falling to the ground.

Oliver knelt next to her worriedly. "Jill? Jill." Roy looked at them in shock. Oliver helped Jill sit up, though she had lost consciousness. "Jill!"

"What's wrong with her?" Roy asked. He looked at the slash marks in her side. "That's the same place he got her last night. That have something to do with it?"

Oliver picked Jill up in a cradle, standing, starting to walk away. "I think it has more to it than that."

Skylar and Roy followed Oliver away with Jill in his arms, leaving the flames of the explosion behind them.

➣➣

Verdant - Foundry

Oliver had taken Jill to the lair.

Jill was lying unconscious on the table.

Oliver stood nearby, on the phone. "Hi, it's Oliver. Something's wrong with Jill. She needs you. And she's not the only sister that needs help in Starling."

Oliver hung up.

Justin looked at Felicity. "You find out what's wrong with her yet?"

"I found a trace of an unknown poison in her system," Felicity told them.

"From Ben's claws?" John asked.

"I'm not sure," Felicity told them. "All I know that it's fast acting and I won't know how to stop it until I know what it is. Until then, I'm trying every cure I know of that can keep her alive."

Justin looked at Oliver. "So... the secret society gets two new members. Where are they now?"

"Home," Oliver answered. "They're, uh... processing."

"When I found out who you and Jill really were, I processed my way through a pint of mint chip," Felicity told him. "I stress eat. Speaking of stress... I'm not trying to Monday morning quarterback here. It's Wednesday. Didn't this all start because you were worried that Skylar and Roy's marble collection was on the short side?"

"She has a point, Oliver," John told him. "They're loose cannons. Now they know your secret, and they know Jill's."

"I trust them," Oliver told them. He looked at Justin. "Like you keep telling us, Skylar is more capable than we give her credit for. And the secrets that we were keeping from them were only making them more angry."

"So, now that they know the truth and who they're working with, maybe they'll be less angry," Justin told them.

Oliver looked at Jill worriedly. "Yeah."

Jill seemed to be dreaming.

➣

Flashback

Day - Lian Yu - Old Soldiers' Camp 

Slade stood on the rocket launcher, aiming his gun at Sara, Oliver and Jill. "I said, get back!"

Jill remained calm. "Think about Shado."

Slade brought Jill to her knees, aiming his gun at her head. "I am... thinking about her!"

Oliver watched them worriedly.

"There's something I have to tell you about Shado," Jill told him. Sara was panicking. "It's something you serve to know. She loved you, Slade. Maybe not the way that you wanted her to, but she loved you." Sara relaxed. Oliver was still worried. "And she wanted you to make it home. She wanted you to see Joe again. She wanted you to hug your son."

Oliver stepped closer. "I know you're angry." He calmly put a hand on Slade's chest to guide him back away from Jill without angering him more. Slade aimed his gun at Oliver. "And I know you want revenge. If you destroy Ivo's freighter, Shado will have died for nothing."

Slade slowly lowered his gun, crying, letting the gun fall to the ground. His hands were shaking from anger and sadness. "What is happening to me?"

Jill slowly stood.

Oliver picked up Slade's gun so he wouldn't have it. "I don't know. I am not going to let you go through it on your own."

"The man who killed Shado is still out there," Slade told them. "And whether that freighter's on the bottom of the ocean or not, we're still stuck on this island."

"Not for long," Jill told them. "Because we're going to take the freighter."

➣

Now 

Night - Queen Mansion - Foyer 

The doorbell rang.

Moira walked toward the door, answering it to reveal Walter outside.

Walter walked inside.

Moira closed the door, walking past him.

Walter turned to face her. "I was glad to receive your email." Moira turned to face him. "Does it portend what I'm hoping?"

"I'm going to run," Moira told him.

"Who changed your mind?" Walter asked. "Skylar or Thea?"

"Thea," Moira answered. "She reminded me that I still owe this city. It was something that Skylar would have told me. And I want to be remembered as something more than Malcolm Merlyn's pawn."

"As you should," Walter told her. 

"But you know there was another reason for my reticence," Moira told him. 

"You're afraid the people will learn that Robert wasn't Thea's biological father," Walter told her.

"I managed to get through a criminal trial without the truth coming out, but political campaigns tend to be a bit more adept at extracting skeletons from closets," Moira told him.

"But no one else knows," Walter told her. 

"Someone does," Moira told him. "My OB, Dr. Gill. There were complications when Thea was born, and I had to tell him that Robert wasn't her father. If we're going to move forward, we need to make certain that he won't be a problem for us. Hmm?"

Walter nodded.

➣

Iron Heights Prison - Cell Block 

Ben was in his cell again.

A warden unlocked the gate to the cell block.

A woman walked down the corridor toward Ben's cell. It was revealed to be Amanda. "Mr. Turner."

Ben sat up, standing, walking toward the bars separating them. "I didn't know this place allowed conjugal visits."

"My name is Amanda Waller," Amanda told him.

"You say that like it's supposed to mean something," Ben told her. 

"To the contrary," Amanda told him. "My identity is highly classified."

"Then why are you introducing yourself to me?" Ben asked.

"I have an offer for you," Amanda answered. "A way to work off your sentence. As it turns out, I have need of someone with your... singular qualifications."

"For what?" Ben asked.

"For a unit I'm putting together," Amanda answered.

"What type of unit?" Ben asked.

"Actually..." Amanda trailed off. "It's more of a squad."

➣

Verdant - Foundry 

Roy, Skylar and Oliver walked into the foundry. 

"Is this the part where you kill me 'cause I know your secrets?" Roy asked. "I seriously doubt that you would kill your sister."

"And yet you think that I would kill my other sister's boyfriend?" Oliver asked.

"Well, you did shoot me in the leg," Roy told him. "Forgiven, by the way."

Jill was still lying on the table.

Felicity injected her with another cure that would hopefully counteract whatever poison was in her system.

Jill started to stir.

John and Justin stood nearby.

"Guys," Justin told them.

"Everything about all of you just became so suddenly clear," Skylar told them. "Justin, you're in on this, too? No, wait, that makes sense. What doesn't make sense is that you didn't tell me about any of this."

"Because your brother told him not to tell you," Jill told her, sighing heavily, sitting up. "He never wanted you or Thea to know, because he was trying to protect you two. And so was I."

"I get the feeling that if I did tell Thea, that would be when you kill me," Roy told them.

"Trust that instinct," Justin told him.

"Okay," Skylar told them. "All right." She walked toward Jill. "Are you okay?"

Jill groaned in pain. "Not really."

"It's okay," Oliver told her. "I think I got someone who can help."

"What?" Jill asked. 

Amy walked in. 

Jill looked at her in confusion, wondering if she wasn't hallucinating. 

Roy and Skylar were confused.

"Who is that?" Skylar asked.

Jill sighed. "That's my sister."

Roy and Skylar were in shock.

Amy looked at Jill, smiling a small smile. "Hey, little Sapphire."

➣➣

2.13 "Heir to the Demon" Trailer 

From 2.13 "Heir to the Demon", in an airport two women were talking, one of them being the one from Verdant (Woman 2)

"Welcome to Starling City," Woman 2 told her. "I assure you, it's going to be a wild ride."

From 2.13 "Heir to the Demon", in an alley, Sara and Amy were talking Woman 1, who was in a League of Assassins uniform.

"It's time for you to return home," Woman 1 told them.

Amy walked closer angrily. "So you go after my sister?"

From 2.13 "Heir to the Demon", in the foundry, Jill was still on the table, sitting up painfully.

Amy: (voice over from 2.13 Heir to the Demon) "You poison her?"

From 2.13 "Heir to the Demon", in the alley, Sara and Amy were talking to Woman 1.

Woman 1 looked at Amy. "And she will continue to be a target unless you come with us. And unless she decides to join."

HELL

From 2.13 "Heir to the Demon", in a tunnel, Oliver/Arrow and Amy/Ruby were chasing a van on two different motorcycles.

HATH NO FURY

From 2.13 "Heir to the Demon", outside Lance's apartment, Oliver, Amy and Sara were talking.

Oliver looked at Amy. "Why does it always seem that the League is more interested in you and your family than Sara and her own?"

LIKE AN ASSASSIN SCORNED

Amy was on the phone, seething with anger. "You do not want to hurt my sister."

From 2.13 "Heir to the Demon", in a street, Oliver/Arrow, Amy/Ruby and Sara/Canary were fighting with Woman 2 in the same League of Assassins uniform.

From 2.13 "Heir to the Demon", in a warehouse, Jill and Woman 1 were fighting.

"I have to say, I wasn't expecting this kind of fight from you," Woman 1 told her.

Jill aimed a bow and arrow at her. "I'm easier to handle when I'm unconscious."

Amy walked closer, no longer wearing her mask.

"Go on," Woman 1 told her. "Tell her how your entire lives have been a lie."

Jill only grew more confused.

➣ Sapphire Arrow ➣