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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 1.07 "Muse of Fire", in the Bertinelli House, Jill saw Helena Bertinelli walking across the top of the stairs.

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

Jill, Helena Frank and Nick were talking.

"Jill, this is my daughter, Helena," Frank told her.

From 1.08 "Vendetta", in the hideout, Oliver and Jill were getting suited up.

John and Justin were with them.

"When her father killed her fiance..." Justin trailed off.

From 1.07 "Muse of Fire", in Russo's Restaurant, Jill/Sapphire and Helena were fighting.

Justin: (voice over from 1.08 Vendetta) "She changed into something dark and twisted."

From 1.17 "The Huntress Returns", in the Queen Mansion, Jill and Helena were talking.

"My father doesn't deserve a second chance," Helena told her. "A second life."

From 1.17 "The Huntress Returns", outside the safe house, Jessica, detective, was aiming her gun at Helena/Huntress, Oliver/Arrow and Jill/Sapphire.

Helena ducked to the ground next to the shotgun, aiming at Jessica, shooting.

"No!" Jill told her. Jessica was shot in the chest, but was saved by the Kevlar vest, falling unconscious. Jill ran to check on her. "Jessica?"

Helena smirked, grabbing her crossbow, shooting Jill in the stomach.

From 2.12 "Tremors", in the warehouse, Oliver/Arrow, Jill/Sapphire, Skylar and Roy were talking.

Oliver was disguising his voice, because this was before they knew who they were. "What you need to learn is control."

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

Roy lost his temper, spinning to kick Oliver in the side, making him fall. 

From 2.15 "The Promise", on the freighter, the ship was under attack.

"It's over," Sara told them. "We've got to get off this ship."

Anatoly, Thomas, Hendrick and Sara jumped overboard.

Jill dove over the edge of the freighter.

Slade caught Jill by the ankle, pulling her back onto the ship, throwing her to the ground, over a crate and make her land heavily on the ground, hitting her head.

Oliver looked at his one-time friend. "Slade, wait."

Slade broke the bow his hands, kicking Oliver in the stomach, making him fall. He punched him in the face, knocking him out.

From 2.15 "The Promise", on the freighter, Oliver and Jill were in two separate cells.

➣ ➣  

Jill / Sapphire: 

Amy / Ruby:

Day One

Night - Warehouse - Outside 

A police force was getting ready to search a warehouse, including Lance and Jessica.

Lance showed them a picture. "Hugo Manheim. Warrants out for racketeering extortion murder. The Goombah trifecta. But he never travels alone, so watch your back, watch your partner's back. Let's go."

They walked inside.

Oliver/Arrow, Jill/Sapphire, Sara/Canary and Amy/Ruby were watching from the rooftop above.

"Thanks for helping me keep watch over my dad tonight," Sara told them.

"As long as Slade's out there, none of us are safe, including our families," Oliver told them.

They heard gunshots from down below, running down to help.

➣

Inside 

Down in the warehouse, the gunfight started.

"This is the SCPD!" Lance told them. "Put your weapons on the ground. Move, move, move!"

The shootout continued.

Jessica shot Man 1 in the shoulder, making him fall.

Man 2 approached Jessica from behind, aiming a gun at her.

Sara/Canary jumped down onto the car next to Man 2, kicking him in the head, making him fall.

Oliver used his bow and arrow to shoot some of the shooters to get them down.

Amy/Ruby stood above with her cloth, letting herself unravel on the way to the floor, like Nyssa and Raven did a lot. Man 3 tried to shoot her. Amy/Ruby used her Sai knives to block the bullets in a blur of motion, kicking him in the head, making him fall back into a structure, backhand punching him in the face, making him fall unconscious.

Jill/Sapphire used her swords to hit Man 4 and Man 5 in a blur of motion, but not cutting into them, spinning around to hit Man 4 in the head with the hilt of her sword, making him fall unconscious, spinning to kick Man 5 in the head, knocking him out.

The shootout continued.

Man 6 ran toward the opening in the door, rolling out.

Oliver ran after him.

Jessica aimed a gun at Man 7. "Freeze!" Man 7 shot Jessica in the shoulder, making him fall. Sara turned to face them. She ran toward Jessica, kneeling next to her to see that the Kevlar vest had stopped the bullet from piercing her skin. "Go. Go!"

Sara ran after Man 7 angrily, climbing over scaffolding, up to the balcony.

➣

Outside

Man 6 was running away from the warehouse.

Oliver was running after him, using his bow to shoot wires around his legs, making him fall down a small incline in the ground. Jill ran down after them.

Amy aerialed down the incline to land next to him holding her Sai knives out to either side of her in a threatening manner to make him stay down.

"Frank Bertinelli..." Jill trailed off.

Man 6 turned to face them, revealing it was Frank Bertinelli. "My daughter sent you to kill me?"

Oliver and Jill were stunned to see him. 

Amy looked at him in confusion.

They heard shattering glass and Man 7 yelling, looking up.

Man 7 fell to the ground.

They looked up to the window that he had 'fallen out' of, seeing that Sara was standing in the broken window, having thrown him out.

Police cars drove closer. Officers got out, aiming at Frank. "Frank Bertinelli, you're under arrest."

Frank looked toward the officers, standing. He turned around, to see that Amy, Oliver, Jill and Sara had disappeared.

➣ Sapphire Arrow ➣

Warehouse - Outside 

The cops were putting Frank in the back of a car, driving away.

 ➣

Alley 

Jessica walked into an alley to join Oliver/Arrow, Jill/Sapphire, Amy/Ruby and Sara/Canary. "Hey. By the way, Sara, Dad tried to make me believe that you weren't the girl in black, but the way you were worried about me after I got shot kind of gave you away."

Sara sighed. "Yeah. Jessie, are you all right? Are you hurt?"

"Yeah, I'm fine, Sara," Jessica answered. "Listen, I know you don't exactly believe in reading perps their Mirandas, but you can't just toss a guy out of a window."

"He shot you," Sara told her.

"And I'm still here, aren't I?" Jessica asked. "Just next time, show a little restraint."

"That was me showing restraint," Sara told her.

Oliver disguised his voice. "Detective. We have another problem."

"Yeah, I know," Jessica told them. "With Frank Bertinelli in custody, it's just a matter of time before the Huntress is back in town."

Amy disguised her voice. "Who is she?"

➣

Verdant - Foundry 

Oliver, Jill, Amy and Sara were in the foundry with John, Justin, Felicity, Skylar and Roy, wearing normal clothes.

They were looking at information on the computers.

"Helena Bertinelli," John told them. "Daughter of Mafia boss Frank Bertinelli."

"Or as I like to call her, the psycho that Jill tried to save and befriend, only for Helena to shoot Jill in the stomach with a crossbow and shoot Jessica in the chest with a shotgun, hell-bent on revenge against her father," Felicity told them.

Amy looked at Jill. "She shot you with a crossbow?"

"And shot Jessica with a shotgun?" Sara asked.

"That's what you took from that sentence?" Jill asked.

"Felicity, just a little tip for future reference," Justin told her. "Don't tell two international assassins what a psycho did to their sisters while they were in the League, in case they're looking for some payback."

Skylar pointed at Justin, nodding. "Good advice."

"Wait," Roy told them. "Why does she want her father killed so badly?"

"He had her fiance murdered," Skylar answered. "She wants payback."

"Puts the many fights I've had with my father in perspective," Sara told them.

Felicity sat at the computers. "I've been keeping tabs on Helena over the past year. Last known sighting was a month ago, Palermo."

The others walked closer.

"She's been busy," Justin told them.

"If by 'busy', you mean torturing and killing Mafiosos that might know where her father is," Felicity told him.

"Bertinelli's arrest just hit the wires," Justin told them. "How long do you think we have before Helena books a ticket back home?"

➣

Flashback

Day - Freighter 

Oliver and Jill were chained up on the freighter.

Slade was beating Oliver bloody.

A man was torturing Jill.

"Go ahead," Slade told them.

"Slade, please," Jill told him.

A man put a taser to Jill's side, making her groan in pain.

"Why aren't we moving yet?" Slade asked.

"We managed to repair the hull," the man told him. "But the engine is too damaged."

"So fix it," Slade told him.

"I can't," the man told him. Slade gripped him by his throat. "I don't know how."

"Then find somebody who does," Slade told him.

The man nodded.

Slade pushed him to the floor.

➣

Now

Night - AA Meeting 

Laurel was sitting in the group. "Hi. My name's Laurel. I'm an alcoholic."

"Hi, Laurel," everyone told her.

"And this is actually my second meeting today," Laurel told them. "It's just, uh... It's just so hard, because I don't know what to do with myself all day. I'm a lawyer. Well, I... was... a lawyer. I loved it. But I guess I loved drinking more. I know that I can make it down here with all of you. I just... I'm not sure I can make it out there." She took a deep breath, sighing. "Anyway. Thank you for letting me share."

The group applauded for Laurel.

Laurel's phone rang. She pulled it out, seeing that Adam Donner was calling.

➣

DA's Office 

Adam was getting Laurel a glass of water. "Thanks for coming." They sat down. "Sorry about the way things ended here."

"No, don't be," Laurel told him. "You did me a favor, Adam. It was the only way I was going to hit bottom, and... I did."

"How about you do me a favor now?" Adam asked. "Come back to work."

"You want me back?" Laurel asked.

Adam nodded. "I'm looking for someone to try this case that just came in, and honestly, yours was the first name that came to mind."

"I'm still facing sanctions from the bar," Laurel told him.

"Oh, I got a buddy on the disciplinary committee," Adam told her. "I squared things for you. An SCPD raid last night brought in Frank Bertinelli. He came back to Starling to collect on some old debts. Now, the DA's office is clear to prosecute him; for you to prosecute him."

"I appreciate the offer, Adam, but why me?" Laurel asked.

"Well, there are Rico counts that your time at CNRI make you ideally suited for," Adam told her. "Not to mention that Frank's daughter Helena once tried to kill your sister Jessica. Laurel, it's a case. If you want it, it's yours. But only if you're ready."

Laurel considered for a long moment.

➣

Verdant

The club was raging.

Thea was sitting at the bar.

Roy put a present on the bar next to her.

"What's the special occasion?" Thea asked.

"I got paid," Roy answered. "So, you know, if you don't think it's nice enough, you only have yourself to blame for not giving me that raise."

Thea chuckled, opening the present to take out a bracelet, smiling. "Roy, I love it." They kissed. "Thank you."

Roy nodded. "Mm-hmm." He saw Oliver, Jill, Justin, Felicity, John, Sara and Skylar sitting at the bar nearby, where Amy was serving them drinks. "Hey, give me--give me a second. I forgot to put a order in."

"Okay," Thea told him.

Roy walked toward the others. "Hey, what's going on?"

"I got a line on Michael Statton, Helena's fiance," Felicity told them.

"Felicity, he's been dead for five years," John told her.

"Which makes the fact that he rented a car last night very impressive," Felicity told them.

"That's Helena," Justin told them.

Felicity nodded. "The car's got GPS. I hacked into it. Yeah. She's heading straight for Starling City."

Jill looked at Skylar and Roy. "You ready to get back in the field?"

Skylar nodded. "I thought you'd never ask."

Amy and Sara smirked in amusement.

(Song Ends)

➣

On the Road 

A car was speeding down the road, coming to a stop when it saw that Oliver/Arrow and Jill/Sapphire standing in the way.

Oliver aimed his bow and arrow at the driver. "It's over, Helena. Get out of the car!"

The car backed away from Oliver and Jill, turning around, only to find Amy/Ruby an Sara/Canary waiting there.

Roy and Skylar walked closer from either side of the car.

The driver rolled down the window, aiming a gun at Roy.

"Gun!" Sara told them.

The driver tried to shoot Skylar.

Skylar ran closer, raising her hand to take the bullet through her palm. 

Roy reached into the car, pulling out the driver, revealing it was a man, throwing him toward a chain link fence, making the fence and the man fall to the ground. He walked closer angrily.

"Don't hurt me!" the man told them.

Oliver, Jill, Skylar, Amy and Sara walked closer.

Amy looked at Roy. "Stand down." Roy was trying to keep his anger under control. His hands were shaking from the effort. "Stand... down!"

"Don't hurt me!" the man told them.

Roy walked closer.

"Speedy!" Skylar told him. Roy was snapped out of his daze from Thea's nickname. "Enough!"

Roy backed away from the man.

"He's just Helena's decoy," Jill told them. She turned on the man. "Where is she?"

The man held up his hands in a harmless manner. "I don't know. Some chick just paid me to take the car for a joy ride. I swear!"

Jill lowered her knife, sighing.

➣

On the Road - Car 

A man was driving.

Helena was in the backseat, lying down, aiming a gun at his back.

"Please don't kill me," the man told her. "I'm getting married next month."

Helena sat up slightly. "Just drive."

➣➣

Day Two

Morning - Verdant - Foundry 

Jill, Oliver, Skylar, Amy, Sara and Roy returned to the foundry, in normal clothes, with Felicity and John.

Felicity sat at the computers. "According to the SCPD, the guy that gave Helena a ride into town is a 22-year-old poly sci major at SCU, and a member of Gamma Tau, which totally explains the whole 'I didn't know I was aiding and abetting a known felon' thing."

"Anyone with boobs can get a frat boy to do anything," Skylar told them.

"I was a frat boy," Oliver told them.

"I rest my case," Skylar told them.

Oliver gave Skylar an amused look.

Skylar smirked, holding her hand.

"At least she didn't kill him," Justin told them. "That's something."

"It's not like Helena to show restraint," Jill told them. "Keep tabs on the police. Let me know if they get any leads on her."

"I'll do some canvassing," John told them.

Jill looked at Oliver. "Hey."

Oliver looked at Jill curiously.

Jill nodded toward where Skylar, Justin and Roy were sitting, silently telling him that they needed to talk to them.

Oliver nodded. They walked toward Skylar, Justin and Roy.

Justin took Skylar's hand so that he could unwrap the bandage from around her hand, seeing that the wound was already halfway healed. "You okay?"

"Yeah," Skylar answered. "By this time tomorrow, it'll be like nothing happened. That's one upside to Mirakuru."

Justin nodded. "The only one."

Roy looked between them. "Look, I know what you're going to say. I had it under control last night."

"Yeah, so under control that I almost put another arrow in you," Oliver told him.

"I was going to back off, but you never gave me a chance," Roy told him.

"The only thing that snapped you out of it was when I brought up Thea," Skylar told him.

Roy realized, sighing. "That's why you called me Speedy. I--I thought you were trying to give me a nickname. But for the record, don't call me Speedy."

"Noted," Skylar told him.

Jill sighed. "You're dangerous, both of you. I thought we were helping you control it."

"You are," Skylar told her. "I mean, I can't look at a bowl of water without slapping it."

Jill chuckled, slowly returning serious, looking at Roy "The first time that you're out in the field in weeks, and... you're ready to kill somebody? Come on."

"I'm sorry," Oliver told him. "I should have asked you to do this months ago."

"Asked me to do what?" Roy asked.

Oliver sighed. "Stay away from Thea."

Roy looked at him in surprise, standing. "No, I--I can't."

"She's not safe when she's around you," Oliver told him. "I'm not sure anybody is when you lose yourself to this rage."

"You love her," Jill told him. "And that's why you're going to do what he's asking. Only until we find a way to help you control this to where it won't control you anymore."

Felicity turned to look at them from the computer. "Such a big uh-oh."

"Helena?" Sara asked.

"Laurel," Felicity answered.

They walked closer.

Felicity turned on the news.

Man: (on news)"ADA Adam Donner announced the return of Laurel Lance to the DA's office after a brief sabbatical. She will lead the prosecution of Mr. Bertinelli. Jury selection starts today."

Sara looked absolutely worried at the thought of Laurel being put in Helena's way by taking the case of her father.

➣

Flashback 

Day - Lian Yu - Fuselage 

Sara, Anatoly, Hendrick, Thomas and one other were here.

"Yeah, this is much better than the freighter," Hendrick told them sarcastically.

"If you prefer boat, Hendrick, feel free to swim back," Anatoly told him.

"Sara said Jill survived over two years here, and Oliver survived over a year," Thomas told them. "We can do the same."

"Unless Ivo and his men come find us," Hendrick told them.

"We don't know what happened on the boat," the other man told them. "Who's alive and who's dead."

Slade: (on radio) "Sara, are you there?"

Sara walked toward the radio, picking it up. "Slade. Are Oliver and Jill..."

"They're in pain, yes," Slade told them. He was on the freighter. "But they're still breathing, for now."

"Slade, listen," Sara told him. "You won, okay? You have the 'Amazo'. Just let them go, and then you can leave us here."

"Well, here's my problem, Sara," Slade told her. "I can't leave."

"Why not?" Sara asked.

"During our assault, the ship's engine was damaged," Slade answered. "She won't sail. During the attack, unfortunately, I decapitated the engineer. So what can we do about our problem, Sara? You want Oliver and Jill back, and I need someone qualified to fix this boat. For Jill and Oliver's sake, I sure hope a Mr. Hendrick is there with you."

Sara turned to face Hendrick.

➣

Now

Day - DA's Office 

Laurel was sitting at her desk.

Jessica walked toward her, not in her uniform. "Hey."

"Hey," Laurel told her. "What are you doing here?"

"I heard you picked up some big new case on the news," Jessica answered. "How come you didn't call me?"

"I was going to, but it all happened so fast," Laurel told her. "Plus, I thought you and Dad would try and talk me out of going back to work so soon." Jessica sighed. Laurel gave her a look. "Which is why you're here."

"I'm just worried about you," Jessica told her. 

"If you're worried I'm going to slip, I'm still going to two meetings a day," Laurel told her. "And--"

"Laurel, it's not that," Jessica told her. "Everybody knows what kind of guy Bertinelli is. And not to mention his completely psychotic daughter that shot me and nearly killed me." Laurel stood. "Who is already on her way back to Starling City to kill him."

"How do you know that?" Laurel asked.

"I'm a cop, remember?" Jessica asked. "I know things. I just want you to be safe."

Laurel smiled, walking toward Jessica. "And I love you for caring. But I'm really good at being a lawyer, Jessica. And I miss it." She hugged Jessica. "I have to run. I can't be late for court."

Laurel walked away. 

Jessica sighed.

➣

Verdant - Foundry 

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

Oliver was setting up a few arrows.

"Non-lethal arrows?" John asked. "It's not like you to play with kid gloves."

"How's Roy?" Justin asked.

"Like Helena, he is not too pleased with my skills as a mentor," Jill answered.

Sara walked in. "Laurel won't drop the case. She's headed to court right now." Oliver stood, walking toward his suit. "Where are you going?"

"To the courthouse," Oliver answered.

"Well, hey, you forgot your baby arrows," Sara told him. Justin, Felicity and John exchanged a look. "Look, I get your whole no-killing spree, but if it comes down to saving Laurel or killing Helena--"

"Sara, those aren't the only two choices," Oliver told her.

"Well, you were happy enough to let Justin and Dig take the kill shot when it was Slade threatening your family," Sara told him.

"This is different," Jill told her. "We failed Helena. I did. I created the Huntress."

"Yeah, well, you both created Slade, too," Sara told them.

Jill looked down.

Sara regretted what she said, turning away, running a hand through her hair in frustration.

"You're right," Oliver told her. "But when it comes to our families, neither one of us thinks clearly."

"Which is why you have to stay here," Jill told her.

Sara shook her head. "Jill, I can't."

"We're not going to let anything happen to Laurel," Jill told them. "The difference between Slade and Helena is that we know how to stop Helena without killing her."

"You're still gonna kick her ass, right?" Skylar asked.

Jill tilted her head at Skylar, walking out, leaving.

Oliver followed her, leaving.

Amy looked at Skylar, Justin, Felicity, John and Sara. "What do you guys think?"

"Oh, I think if the Huntress shows up, you should totally kick her ass," Skylar answered. Justin, John and Felicity nodded. "Can I go with you?"

"Can you stay in control?" Amy asked.

Skylar nodded.

➣

Courthouse 

Laurel walked toward where Oliver was standing. "Please don't tell me you're worried about me, too."

Oliver shook his head sarcastically. "No, I just wanted to watch the trial. I heard the prosecutor was something special."

They saw the police bring Frank inside.

"That's odd," Laurel told him. "Why are they bringing him in through the front entrance?"

They saw a smoke grenade roll inside.

"Everybody get down!" Oliver told them.

Everyone ducked.

Smoke was released into the room.

Arrows were shot into the police guarding Frank, making them fall, either dead or unconscious.

Helena/The Huntress walked toward Frank, aiming her crossbow at him. "Hey, Dad. Sorry I'm late, but you're a hard man to track down. But it's fitting that you came back to Starling. Where it all began. Where you killed Michael."

"You know, I almost feel sorry for you," Frank told her. 

Oliver stood. "Helena..." Helena aimed another crossbow at Oliver. Oliver raised his arms in a non-threatening manner. "Stop this."

"Oliver, you know I can't," Helena told him.

"Well, what are you waiting for?" Frank asked. Helena gave him a look. Frank raised his voice. "I said, what are you waiting for?"

Helena pulled Frank's suit jacket open to reveal a Kevlar vest.

Guards came in. "Helena Bertinelli, put down your weapons and place your hands above your head."

Helena aimed both crossbows at Frank and Oliver, looking at her father. "So this was a big trap... with you as the bait. What did they offer you?"

"Ah, they didn't have to offer me anything," Frank told her. 

Helena smirked.

"Give up, Miss Bertinelli," a guard told her. "The building's surrounded."

"What was it you always taught me, Daddy?" Helena asked. "Be prepared for anything." Some of the so-called hostages were actually men working with Helena, helping her shoot and kill the guards that were supposed to arrest Helena. Oliver helped Laurel stand, getting her out of the room so that she didn't get hurt in the crossfire, and also getting Frank out of the room so that he didn't get killed. "Take hostages, and fall back."

➣

Outside 

Oliver helped Frank out of the building toward the police outside. "Hey, hold your fire, hold your fire. They have hostages."

A police captain ran closer, speaking into his radio. "Hold fire. Say it again, hold fire. They've taken hostages."

Jessica and Lance ran up to Oliver.

"Where's Laurel?" Lance asked.

"Where's Laurel?" Jessica repeated. "Is she with you?"

Oliver shook his head in regret. "I'm sorry. We got separated. She's still inside."

➣

Inside - Hallway 

Laurel was in the hallway, hiding from the men and Helena.

➣➣

Night - Courthouse - Outside 

Police and press were all over.

A man was giving a news broadcast. "We are live outside the Starling City Courthouse, where Helena Bertinelli and an unknown number of assailants seized control of the entire building. And I'm now being told, they are holding a number of hostages inside."

➣

Police Van 

The captain from before was delivering orders. "I want snipers with thermals on top of every building for a two block radius."

Adam walked up to him. "This was not how it was supposed to go down, captain. You promised me there wouldn't be any casualties."

Lance and Jessica walked closer.

Lance looked at Adam angrily. "This was your idea, huh? You son of a bitch!" He punched Adam in the face. Jessica held her father back. "Hey, my daughter's in there! What are you guys thinking, putting all those innocent lives at risk?"

"Dad, stop!" Jessica told him.

"Listen," the captain told them. "I was following orders."

"Orders?" Jessica repeated incredulously.

The phone rang. 

The captain answered. "Miss Bertinelli. No one has to die today."

"My father does," Helena told them. "And unless you hand him over to me, I'm going to start killing hostages."

Jessica sighed worriedly, running a hand through her hair in frustration.

The captain walked toward Adam. "See this, Mr. Donner, is what happens when you let freaks with masks run wild." He looked at Jessica, nodding to Oliver and Lance. "Get them the hell out of here."

Jessica led Oliver and Lance outside.

➣

Outside 

Jessica walked away from Oliver and Lance to call Jill/Sapphire.

Jill answered the phone, disguising her voice with the phone app. "Detective."

"Helena Bertinelli just took ten hostages," Jessica told her. "Laurel's one of them."

Jill was in Verdant, watching the news. "Yeah, I'm aware of the situation. We'll take care of it." She hung up. Immediately after, Oliver was calling her. Jill answered the phone. "If this is about the hostage situation, Jessica just called Sapphire."

"Jill, Laurel is still inside the courthouse," Oliver told her.

"I know," Jill told him. "What do you need, Oliver?"

"My work clothes," Oliver answered.

"I'm on it," Jill told him. 

They hung up.

➣

Verdant - Foundry 

Jill walked downstairs, seeing that John, Justin and Felicity were the only ones there. "Where're Skylar, Sara and Amy?"

Justin hesitated. "Uh, not here."

Jill gave them a look as if she already knew the answer to the question she was about to ask. "Where are they?"

➣

Courthouse - Hallway 

Laurel was hiding.

The power turned off, and the emergency lights turned on.

A man grabbed Laurel from behind. Laurel elbowed him hard in the face. The man grabbed her, pushing her against a soda machine, making her fall, picking her up, pushing her against the wall, about to stab her with a knife.

Sara/Canary grabbed his wrist, twisting it behind his back, taking the knife and putting it to his throat. She pushed him away, punching him in the face, kicking him in the leg, punching him in the face with her other arm, spinning to kick him in the head, making him fall to his knees, kneeing him in the head, making him fall unconscious. She raised the knife.

Amy/Ruby caught her wrist, disguising her voice. "Sapphire's no-killing policy is rubbing off on me."

Sara rolled her eyes, lowering her knife.

Skylar was standing next to the man, making sure he was unconscious, wearing her leather jacket and masquerade mask.

"Are you the good guys?" Laurel asked.

Sara disguised her voice so her sister wouldn't know her real identity. "No, but we're friends with them."

➣

Verdant

(Song:) Love Alive - Adriiana 

The club was raging.

Roy was working, carrying a tray of drinks.

A guy was dancing, bumping into Roy.

"Dude, watch it," Roy told him.

"Screw you," the guy told him.

Roy angrily grabbed the guy roughly by the shoulder, hurting him, making him fall t his knees. He saw Thea across the club talking to a girl, coming back to himself, letting the guy go, walking toward Thea, putting the tray of drinks down. "Thea, we need to break up."

Thea looked at him in confusion. "What? No."

"What do you mean, no?" Roy asked. "Thea, I'm breaking up with you."

"No, you're not," Thea told him.

"You can't make me date you," Roy told her.

"Roy, yesterday you gave me a bracelet worth every dime that you had, and now what, you want to end things?" Thea asked. "Look, you're clearly going through something right now, and I'm not going to let you go through it alone. I'm always going to be here for you."

The blonde girl walked closer. "Sorry, Thea. The guy from the private party said we stocked the wrong vodka, and he's freaking me out."

Thea sighed, looking at Roy. "Look, we'll talk about this later, okay?"

Thea walked away.

Roy watched her go, sighing.

(Song Ends)

➣

Courthouse - Hallway 

Amy/Ruby, Sara/Canary, Skylar (identity hidden) and Laurel were walking.

Amy looked at Skylar, disguising her voice. "We're gonna fight with the Huntress."

Skylar nodded, looking at Sara and Laurel, disguising her voice. "You two take care of the hostages."

They searched the building.

They heard Jill through comms. "Where are you?"

"Inside," Skylar answered. "We've got Laurel Lance. She's okay."

"Is that the Arrow or Sapphire?" Laurel asked.

They didn't answer.

"I don't want you engaging Helena," Jill told them.

"Why?" Amy asked. "You afraid of what she'll do... or what we'll do?"

"Amy... you're not a killer," Jill told her.

"I am what I need to be," Amy told her.

Amy turned off her comms.

➣

Flashback

Day - Lian Yu - Fuselage  

Sara, Anatoly, Hendrick, Thomas and the other man were listening to Slade over the radio.

"Sara, did you hear me?" Slade asked.

"I heard you," Sara answered. "Hendrick's not here."

Slade into the cells where Oliver and Jill were tied up and beaten badly, holding the radio toward them. "There's people I'd like you to say hello to."

"Don't give him anything, Sara," Oliver told her.

Sara was worried. "Ollie?"

"One last chance," Slade told her. "Your friends for Hendrick."

"I told you," Sara told him. "Look, Hendrick, he didn't make it to the island. He drowned."

"To think it was only a year ago, you were a little college girl, fretting about boys," Slade told her.

"What's your point?" Sara asked.

"You're not a good liar," Slade answered.

Man 1 stunned Jill with electricity, making her scream and pass out.

"Slade!" Oliver told him. "Stop, please! Look, we're your friends."

"That is the sound of electricity surging through our friend," Slade told him. "Five milliamps, to be exact. Seven causes cardiac arrest." Man 1 stunned Oliver with electricity, making him scream and pass out. Slade stood, speaking into the radio. "Now, our friends just passed out with six milliamps. They'll be delivered with the fatal blow of seven in one hour if Hendrick is not standing here by my side!"

Sara was panicking, turning to face Hendrick.

Hendrick was aiming a gun at Sara. "There's no way in hell I'm going back there."

➣

Now

Night - Courthouse 

Helena/Huntress was pacing in the room with the hostages. She saw a woman with a wedding ring, kneeling in front of her. "I was almost married once." She kicked a man to the floor, sitting on the desk, picking up the phone to talk to the police. "It's been an hour, and I'm a woman of my word." She aimed her crossbow at the man on the floor. "Just ask my father."

Sara/Canary threw in her canary device, setting it off, making a noise that caused everyone pain and the glass to shatter.

Skylar (identity hidden) ran inside, kicking the crossbow out of Helena's hands, punching her in the face, making her fall. Helena rolled into a crouching position, drawing the other crossbow she had on her, standing, aiming at Skylar, trying to shoot her. Amy/Ruby ran closer, using her Sai knives to deflect the arrow, spinning around to backhand punch Helena in the face. Helena tried to punch her. Amy ducked.

Laurel knelt in front of a hostage. "Everything's going to be okay."

Laurel and Sara started to free the hostages.

Helena tried to punch Skylar. Skylar raised her arm to block the move. Amy slashed her Sai knife into the back of Helena's leg, making her groan in pain and fall to her knees. Skylar spun around to backhand punch Helena in the face. Helena grabbed Skylar by the arm, standing, spinning her around to knee her in the gut, elbowing her in the face.

Amy looked behind her over her shoulder to see a man trying to shoot Sara from behind. "Behind you!"

Sara ducked the shot, spinning her staff to hit the man in the face, making him fall.

Amy tossed one of the Sai knives to Skylar. Skylar caught it, punching and slashing into Helena repeatedly. Helena spun around to try and kick Skylar. Skylar ducked, kicking Helena in the face, making her fall into a crouch.

"Looks like Oliver and Jill started a movement," Helena told them.

Amy ran closer, flipping Helena to the floor, rolling over with her toward the window. They both stood. Amy tried to stab her with her knives. Helena raised her crossbow to block the move, trying to shoot her. Amy leaned to the side to make her miss, punching her in the face.

Skylar turned to Man 1, punching him in the face, kicking the gun out of his hands, kicking him in the face, making him fall to his knees. Man 2 tried to punch her. Skylar ducked, punching him in the face, spinning to kick him in the head, making him flip through the air and land on the floor.

Amy tried to slash toward Helena two times. She was obviously holding back. Helena ducked, grabbing her second crossbow from the floor, shooting Amy, Sara and Skylar in the shoulders, making them fall out through the window.

➣

Outside 

Amy threw out the cloth to tie around the building post, grabbing onto it with one arm, turning to catch Skylar and Sara with the other arm, hanging in the air before they fell to their deaths.

Oliver/Arrow and Jill/Sapphire ran closer.

Oliver shot an arrow into the crossbows that Helena was holding up in the window, making her drop them.

Skylar, Sara and Amy jumped down from the cloth.

Jill walked closer. "You all right?"

Sara looked up at the window worriedly. "Laurel. She's still in there."

➣

Inside 

A man pushed Laurel to the floor next to the hostages.

Helena walked closer, taking off her mask, kneeling in front of her. "Nice to see you again, Laurel."

The phone rang.

Helena stood, walking toward the phone, answering it.

Jill's voice was on the other line. "Helena, listen to me. This has to end."

"I agree," Helena told her. "And it ends with my father in a box."

"The police are never going to hand over your father," Jill told her.

"No, they won't," Helena agreed. "That's why you're going to do it. Simple trade. My father for Laurel."

Jill turned to face Oliver, Sara, Skylar and Amy, sighing in frustration.

➣➣

Verdant 

The club was closed.

Thea was looking around the bar, sighing. "Hey, guys? We need more vodka." There was no answer. "Okay. I'll get it myself."

Thea grabbed a box, walking upstairs.

➣

Storage Closet 

Thea walked in to see Roy making out with the blonde from earlier. She looked shocked and heartbroken, soon becoming angry, taking off the bracelet Roy gave her, tossing it to the floor, turning around, walking out, leaving.

Roy watched her go in regret.

➣

Starling City Police Department

A police officer was leading Frank toward the exit.

"Where are you taking me?" Frank asked.

"Safe house," the officer told him.

Jessica walked toward them. "Listen, front's mobbed with reporters. Let's take Bertinelli out the back."

The officer looked at a nearby cop, nodding to him. "Bring the van around."

The cop walked away.

The officer and Jessica led Frank toward the back.

➣

Outside 

Jessica and the officer brought Frank out of the back of the police station toward the van and another police officer.

Oliver/Arrow shot tranq darts into the officer's necks, making them fall unconscious.

Frank looked around in confusion. "Whoa. What the hell?"

Oliver, Jill/Sapphire, Amy/Ruby, Sara/Canary and Skylar (identity hidden) walked closer.

Jessica looked at Frank. "Don't worry about it."

"What's going on?" Frank asked incredulously.

"Just get in the van," Jessica told him.

"Hey!" Frank told her.

Jessica pushed Frank in the van, closing the doors, walking toward the others. "SWAT's getting ready to breach the courthouse."

"Then we make the trade now," Sara told them.

"Listen, I'm not going to lose any sleep over Frank," Jessica told them. "But are you really going to serve him up to his daughter?"

Jill disguised her voice. "No. No one dies tonight."

➣

Courthouse 

Laurel was sitting with the hostages. "Are you okay?" A woman nodded. "Everything's going to be fine."

"I said, no talking," Helena told them.

"I remember you telling me your fiance was killed," Laurel told her. "I'm so sorry."

"Does this make us girlfriends?" Helena asked mockingly.

"No," Laurel answered. "But I know what it's like to lose someone."

Helena knelt in front of her. "Oh. Poor Laurel. Did Tommy dump you?"

"No," Laurel answered. "He died. And I couldn't deal with it. So I became a drunk. Every problem I had, I solved with a pill or a drink. My friends and my family, they tried to help me, but I wouldn't let them. You don't have to do this, Helena. It's not too late."

"Yes, I do," Helena told her. "Because once you let the darkness inside, it never comes out."

The phone rang.

Helena answered.

Jill's voice was on the other line. "Helena." She was in the back of the van with the others. "I have your father."

Helena smirked, hanging up, winking at Laurel, standing.

➣

Outside 

The police captain was giving orders to men, including Lance. "I want four men teams, diamond formations. Move fast, shoot sharp. One more thing. Vigilantes are not the law. If they're wearing a mask, they get a bullet. Let's move out."

➣

Inside 

The police raided inside. "Hands up, Bertinelli! Do it now!"

The woman wearing the Huntress suit was not Helena, but one of the hostages, turning to face them, crying. "Please don't kill me! Please! She--she told me--she told me to wear it or she'd kill me."

The captain sighed. "Where the hell is she?"

➣

Outside 

Helena was dressed up as a cop, leading Laurel toward the exit, aiming a gun at her back. "Don't look so scared, Laurel. You might just live through this."

➣➣

On the Road - Van 

Jessica was driving the van. Sara/Canary was in the passenger seat.

Oliver/Arrow, Jill/Sapphire, Amy/Ruby and Skylar (identity hidden) were in the back with Frank.

"So you're just going to hand me over to my daughter?" Frank asked incredulously. "I thought you were the good guys."

"Shut up," Skylar told him.

"Remember all that stuff I said about restraint?" Jessica asked. "Forget about it."

Jill looked at Sara, Amy and Skylar. "Hey. You can't stop someone like Helena by becoming her."

"I'll do what I have to to protect someone I love," Sara told them.

Oliver gave them a look.

➣

Flashback

Day - Lian Yu - Fuselage 

Sara, Hendrick, Anatoly, Thomas and the other man were facing off.

Hendrick was aiming the gun at Sara.

"Hendrick, please, put the gun down," Thomas told him.

Hendrick aimed the gun at Thomas. "Why? So you can send me back to that hellhole? I don't think so." 

"It's not for any of us to decide who lives and dies," Thomas told them.

"But in Hendrick's case, I'd be willing to make an exception," Anatoly told them.

Hendrick aimed the gun at Anatoly. "I'm leaving. Don't stop me."

"Good at talking, but you will not kill me," Anatoly told him.

"Let's find out," Hendrick told him, putting the gun to Anatoly's head.

Sara used a wrench to hit Hendrick over the head, making him fall unconscious.

Anatoly nodded in approval.

Sara looked terrified and worried.

➣

Now

Night - Courthouse - Outside 

Lance and the captain were standing with the other officers.

"Sir, we've got a ping off of Laurel's cellphone," Lance told him. "She must still have it on her."

"Where?" the captain asked.

"A machine shop at Gail Street and Simone," Lance answered. "Should we rally up there?"

"Negative," the captain answered. He turned to the officers. "Hold your locations, keep this position."

Lance and the captain walked away.

➣

Machine Shop - Outside 

The exchange was happening outside the shop.

Jessica, Sara/Canary, Amy/Ruby, Jill/Sapphire, Oliver/Arrow and Skylar (identity hidden) were bringing Frank out of the van out into the open.

Helena brought Laurel out into the open. "Well, this is irony for you, Dad. Didn't you have Jimmy D'Agostino's body buried under the building next door?"

Frank smiled a small smile, shaking his head. "I'm sorry, my girl."

"Now that you're about to die, I'm sure you are," Helena told him.

"No," Frank told her. "I'm sorry for that little girl I used to take to ballet class. Go on ski trips with. The one I used to help with her math homework. Oh, she hated math. Sorry that I caused her so much hurt. 'Cause she brought me so much joy."

Helena pushed Laurel to the ground, aiming her crossbow at Frank.

"Helena!" Oliver told her. "Don't kill him. You could never come back from that."

Helena shook her head. "It's too late. I'm already gone. Bye, Dad."

The captain and Lance were on the building rooftop next door.

The captain was starting to fire at all of them. "Damn vigilantes!" Everyone ran to take cover. "You are not above the law!"

Lance punched the captain to stop him from shooting. "My daughters are out there, you stupid son of a bitch!"

The captain ducked, continuing to shoot, jumping down to lower level. He kept shooting.

Oliver launched up to fire an arrow, coming back down into cover. He ran after the captain.

Sara and Jessica ran to get Laurel to safety.

Helena and Jill came out of hiding, facing off.

"Last time this happened, I shot you with a crossbow," Helena told her.

"I was holding back," Jill told her. "I won't do that again."

Helena smirked. Jill ran closer, jumping up to punch Helena viciously in the face. Helena caught herself from falling against a crate, spinning to try and kick Jill in the head. Jill ducked, kicking her leg, making her fall to her knees, standing, grabbing her in a chokehold, backing away into a crate. Helena elbowed her in the stomach repeatedly to get her to let go, flipping her to the ground in front of them.

Amy walked out of cover. Helena ran closer, trying to punch Amy in the face. Amy ducked, spinning around to stand behind her, trying to backhand punch her in the head. Helena raised her arm to block the move. Amy punched her twice in the head, making her fall.

➣

Inside 

Oliver walked inside the motor shop in search for the captain.

The captain was hiding, taking aim at Oliver.

Lance walked closer from behind. "Hey."

Lance punched the captain in the head, making him fall unconscious.

Oliver nodded to Lance, walking outside.

➣

Outside 

Helena grabbed Skylar by her head. Skylar kicked her in the stomach, making her let go and double over, wrapping her legs around her neck, flipping her to the ground, landing next to Jill and Amy. Skylar grabbed Helena by the head, pulling her neck over her shoulder like she would snap it.

Jill sat up, holding her hand toward her to stop her. "No!"

"You're not like me, or like Sara," Amy told her. "You're not a killer, Skylar."

"Don't lose control," Jill told her.

Oliver walked outside. "Skylar!"

Skylar regained control, letting go of Helena, standing, backing away toward Oliver, standing next to him.

Helena gasped for breath. She looked toward a crate where they could see Frank's foot, and the rest of him hidden. "No." They could hear sirens in the distance. Helena stood, walking toward Frank's body. He had been shot by the captain in the shootout. Helena fell to her knees in front of him. "It was supposed to be me." Jessica, Sara and Laurel walked closer. Jessica ran toward Helena. "It was supposed to me who did it."

Jessica took Helena's hands, handcuffing them behind her back. "All right, Bertinelli, that's enough." She pulled Helena to her feet. The sirens and lights were getting closer. Jessica looked at Sara, Skylar, Amy, Jill and Oliver. "Go."

Sara, Skylar, Amy, Jill and Oliver ran away, leaving.

Helena and Jessica looked at Frank's body.

➣➣

Starling City Police Department - Interrogation Room 

Helena was handcuffed to the table.

Jill walked in, obviously in normal clothes.

"How did you get in here?" Helena asked.

"I made a generous donation to the guard outside to let me in," Jill answered, walking closer.

Helena smirked in amusement. "You bribed him." Jill sat at the table across from her. "Maybe you could bribe him to send me to prison somewhere tropical." Helena sighed. "You know, I thought I'd feel different now that he's dead, but I don't. And you always told me that... killing him wouldn't change anything. You were right."

"But I was wrong, too," Jill told her.

"About what?" Helena asked.

Jill sighed. "I thought I could help you. Stop you from being a killer, but..." She sighed. "I was just starting. I've killed before, Helena. In some cases, that would have made me a killer, too."

"And what are you now?" Helena asked.

"I'm trying to be better," Jill told her.

Helena chuckled sadly, letting two tears fall. "It's so stupid, but... I keep thinking now that he's dead, my father and Michael are together, and... I'm still here. Alone."

Jill leaned forward against the table. "You're not alone."

The police officer that Jill had bribed walked in, unhandcuffing Helena from the table, cuffing her hands together, taking her away.

Jill hung her head thoughtfully, sighing heavily.

➣

Flashback

Day - Freighter 

Jill was still chained up with her arms over her head, waking up. She noticed that Oliver was still chained up in the same way, without his shirt on. She looked toward Slade. "What are you doing?"

"In Roman times, a criminal was branded to identify his crimes to the world and to forever remind him of what he'd one," Slade told her. There was a branded burn mark on Oliver and Jill's left shoulders over a tattoo. Slade applied pressure to Oliver's wound to make him wake up and groan in pain. "Shado wore this tattoo on her back. Now you shall wear it for the rest of your lives, however short that may be."

They heard Sara's voice from the radio. "Slade. Slade."

Slade walked toward the radio, picking it up to talk to her. "Hello, Sara." Sara was still in the plane hideout with the other men. "I hope you've made the right choice."

Sara looked toward where Anatoly was tying Hendrick up. "Yes."

Oliver slowly, weakly raised his head, looking at Jill in defeat.

Jill looked at him sadly, hanging her head.

➣

Now

Night - Courthouse 

Police and the DA's office was trying to clean up the courthouse from the earlier mess.

Laurel walked toward Kate Spencer.

"Look, on behalf of the entire DA's office, I have to apologize," Kate told her. "Adam Donner's employment here has been terminated. Obviously, we had no idea what he was plotting."

"I would hope not," Laurel told her. 

"Unfortunately, Adam was not authorized to offer you your job back," Kate told her. "I'm sorry, but nothing has changed."

"Yes, it has," Laurel told her.

"Excuse me?" Kate asked.

"You are going to rehire me, Kate," Laurel told her. "Unless you feel like explaining to the press that your own assistant district attorney was the brilliant mastermind behind tonight's hostage crisis."

Kate was stunned, sighing. "Welcome back." Laurel sighed, putting the files in her hands down, turning to leave. "I have to say, I am impressed." Laurel turned to face her. "I would have thought blackmail was a little dark for you."

"Someone recently told me, once you let the darkness inside, it never comes out," Laurel told her.

Laurel walked away.

➣

Night - Verdant - Storage Closet 

Skylar walked in to see Thea sitting at a table. "Hey. What are you still doing up here?"

"Thinking," Thea answered. "Crying." She sniffed. "Roy and I are..."

Thea made a slitting motion with her hand.

Skylar nodded understandingly, sitting next to Thea. "What happened?"

"I caught him with some slut," Thea answered. "Right over there, actually."

Skylar sighed. "I'm sorry."

"He was doing it to push me away, which clearly worked," Thea told her. "And you have been pushing me away, too. I just... I don't know why. Why is it so hard for everyone just to tell the truth? I mean, Roy can't even tell me the truth of why he want to end things with me. Mom, and Ollie... they keep all of these secrets. I mean, doesn't it... doesn't it feel like they're still keeping something from us?"

"I don't know, Thea," Skylar told her, clearly feeling guilty.

"You're the only one that doesn't lie to me, Sky," Thea told her. Skylar was even more hurt by this. "You're the only one I know who doesn't keep secrets from me. Just, I got to go."

Thea stood, turning away.

Skylar stood. "Let me drive you."

"No, I just want to be alone right now," Thea told her, walking away.

Oliver walked toward Skylar. "Is she okay?"

"She just knows that everyone's keeping secrets, and she just told me that I'm the only one who doesn't lie to her," Skylar told him. "And that was right up to the point where I got injected with the Mirakuru. I used to tell her everything. I never once lied to her about anything, and now..."

"She'll be okay, eventually," Oliver told her. "And so will you. You did good tonight."

"That's what heroes do, right?" Skylar asked. "So, does this mean that I finally get a name and a suit?" Oliver gave Skylar an amused look. Skylar nodded, rolling her eyes slightly. "We'll talk about it."

Oliver chuckled. "Yeah."

Oliver embraced Skylar for a moment comfortingly and proudly, because she was able to control herself even when she was about to lose control.

➣

Foundry 

Amy was in workout clothes, using the salmon ladder, not showing any signs of slowing down.

Felicity, Justin and John were watching.

Jill walked closer.

"She's been doing that for, like, an hour," Justin told her.

"Yeah, she makes me as exhausted as I get when I watch you and Oliver train," John told her.

Jill smiled a small smile. "Can you guys give us a minute?" Felicity, Justin and John nodded, walking out, leaving. Amy jumped down from the ladder, turning to face Jill, picking up a water bottle, taking a drink. Jill walked closer. "You helped me and Oliver calm Skylar down. You helped us stop her from killing Helena. I know that this hard for you, Amy, because of what you've gone through. What you've been trained to do. But you don't have to do those things anymore. And you didn't tonight. It's like I said. You're not a killer."

Amy took a deep breath. "I'm trying to be better."

Jill nodded understandingly. "And I'll help you. Whatever it takes."

Amy managed a small smile, nodding.

The sisters looked at each other, smiling small smiles, hugging.

➣

Street 

Thea was walking alone.

A limo pulled up next to her.

Slade rolled down the window. "It's a dangerous city. You shouldn't be out in the streets alone."

"Mr. Wilson?" Thea asked.

Slade opened the limo door. "Please. Call me Slade."

Thea got into the limo, closing the door, looking at Slade in confusion.

➣ ➣

2.18 "Deathstroke" Trailer 

From 2.18 "Deathstroke", in the road, Slade/Deathstroke was standing in front of a prison transport bus.

Skylar: (voice over from 2.18 Deathstroke) "They're calling you Deathstroke."

Slade: (voice over from 2.18 Deathstroke) "It's a little flamboyant. But I like it."

From 2.18 "Deathstroke", in an alley, Thea got out of the limo.

Thea: (voice over from 2.18 Deathstroke) "This isn't my home."

From 2.18 "Deathstroke", in a warehouse, Thea and Slade were sitting in two chairs, facing each other.

Slade: (voice over from 2.18 Deathstroke) "You're not going home."

From 2.18 "Deathstroke", in a city building, a video appeared on the screen, showing a terrified Thea in the warehouse. "Somebody help me, please!"

Slade/Deathstroke covered Thea's mouth from behind.

From 2.18 "Deathstroke", in the foundry, Oliver, Jill, Skylar, Justin, John, Felicity, Sara and Amy were talking.

"Now what?" John asked.

"Go get Thea," Justin told them. "Stop Slade."

"Do whatever it takes," Amy told them. "End this once and for all."

From 2.18 "Deathstroke", in the warehouse, Oliver/Arrow, Jill/Sapphire and Skylar were fighting with a bunch of men.

From 2.18 "Deathstroke", on the road, Amy/Ruby and Sara/Canary were driving on motorcycles. 

Roy was standing in the middle of the road, looking around.

GET SLADE

Oliver: (voice over from 2.18 Deathstroke) "Where's Thea?"

From 2.18 "Deathstroke", in Queen Consolidated, Skylar and Isabel were fighting.

Skylar slammed Isabel onto the table furiously, barely holding onto control, raising her voice in rage. "Where?"

OR GET SLAYED

From 2.18 "Deathstroke", in another warehouse, Oliver/Arrow, Jill/Sapphire, Amy/Ruby, Sara/Canary, Skylar and Roy surrounded Slade, all ready for a fight with weapons drawn.

"Where is she?" Jill asked.

Slade put his hands on his hips. "What are you going to do? Kill me?"

Oliver drew an arrow, shooting Slade with it in the shoulder, making him fall onto his chair.

➣ Sapphire Arrow ➣