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Day One

North China Sea

Morning - Lian Yu

Oliver Queen had been a spoiled billionaire playboy from Starling City that had taken his family and friends for granted.

Jillian "Jill Wright" had been what you would call an ordinary girl from next door if she hadn't always been moving around from place to place with her family.

That was before they had gotten trapped on Lian Yu.

Jill had been on the island for six years.

Oliver had been on the island for five.

Nowadays, you wouldn't be able to recognize them if you knew them from before their crucibles.

Oliver had his hair and beard grown, wearing a green hood.

Jill had really long hair.

They were both filthy and weak.

Jill was running through the woods, using a knife to stab into a tree and pull herself up to the branches. She saw something in the distance, swinging from the branches up to a cliff above the beach, looking over the ocean toward a boat. "Oliver! Someone's here!"

Oliver ran closer, holding his bow.

They ran down the cliff to the beach.

Oliver reached the arrows on the beach, using Jill's knife to strike up a flame, shooting a bonfire to strike up the fire.

The men on the boat were speaking Chinese, seeing the bonfire.

Oliver: (voice over) "The name of the island they found us on is Lian Yu. It's Mandarin for 'Purgatory'."

The men walked onto the beach, past an orange and black mask with an arrow through the eyehole. 

Jill: (voice over) "I've been stranded here for six years. I've dreamt of my rescue every cold black night since then."

Oliver: (voice over) "I've been here for five years. I have had only one thought. One goal. Survive."

Oliver pulled back his hood, looking up.

Oliver: (voice over) "Survive and one day return home."

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At Sea

The men on the boat were floating away with Oliver and Jill, treating them on the boat.

Jill: (voice over) "I have no home. None that matter anymore. The island held many dangers. To live, I had to make myself more than what I was, to forge myself into a weapon. I'm no longer the girl I once was."

Oliver: (voice over) "I am returning not the boy who was shipwrecked but the man who will bring justice to those who have poisoned my city. And I will not be alone. My name is Oliver Queen. Jill Wright is the reason I am alive. The reason I am making it home. So I will return the favor and give her a home to stay. And together... we will save Starling City."

    ➣ Sapphire Arrow ➣

News 

The only thing that the man on the news channel could talk about was Oliver and Jill's return. "Oliver Queen is alive, discovered after five years he was believed to be dead. The Starling City resident was found by fishermen in the North China Sea five days ago, along with a woman by the name of Jill Wright, six years she was missing and presumed dead. Queen was a regular tabloid presence and a fixture at the Starling City club scene. Shortly before his disappearance, he was acquitted of assault charges stemming from a highly publicized drunken altercation with paparazzi. Queen is the son of Starling City billionaire Robert Queen, who was also on board 'The Queen's Gambit', but now officially confirmed as deceased. Wright was previously residing in Mexico with her family before they were killed in a violent criminal attack. Jill and her sister Amy were the only survivors, rumored to be on an oceanic trip to clear their minds after the death of their family. Their boat was not minor and restricted, but had dozens of people on the boat. Some survived and made it to the island, along with Jill. Amy, however, was lost, along with many others. 20% of Queen and Wright's bodies are covered in scar tissue. Second-degree burns on their backs and arms. X-rays show at least 12 fractures that never properly healed."

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Starling City, Washington

Day Two - Five Days Later

Night - Hospital - Oliver's Hospital Room   

Oliver was standing at the window. His beard was shaved. His hair was cut short. He was standing at the window, looking outside.

His mother Moira Queen and the doctor stood at the door.

"Has he said anything about what happened?" Moira asked.

"No," the doctor answered. "He's barely said anything. Moira, I'd like you to prepare yourself. The Oliver you lost might not be the one they found."

Moira nodded barely, walking toward her son. "Oliver?"

Oliver slowly turned to face her, managing only the smallest of smiles. "Mom."

They walked closer to each other.

Moira had tears in her eyes, starting to cry in relief. "Oh. My beautiful boy."

They embraced in relief.

    ➣    

Jill's Hospital Room

Jill was in her own hospital room, sitting up on the inclined bed, gazing off into nothing, feeling as if she wasn't really there. As if it was all just a dream.

Oliver slowly walked in. "Jill?"

Jill looked up. "Hey."

"I talked to my mother, Moira," Oliver told her. "She said that you can stay with us until you get on your feet. That is, if you want to stay here in Starling."

Jill sighed, shaking her head. "I don't have anywhere else to go." She looked at him. "If it really is okay, I'm taking the offer. Thank you."

Oliver nodded.

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Day Three 

Morning - Queen Mansion - Outside

The Queens were billionaires here in Starling City, enough to have a castle of a house, and a chauffeur.

The driver opened the door for Jill.

Jill stepped out of the car, looking up at the house.

Oliver stepped closer.

"I feel a little under-dressed," Jill told him. Oliver chuckled softly. The driver opened the trunk, going to grab Jill wooden suitcase. Jill grabbed it before he could. "I've got it."

    ➣ 

Inside - Foyer   

Moira led Oliver and Jill inside, looking at Oliver. "Your room is exactly as you left it. I never had the heart to change a thing." Jill looked around the lavishly built mansion. Moira turned to Jill. "And, Jillian... Can I call you Jillian?"

Jill nodded. "I usually go by Jill, but Jillian's fine, Mrs. Queen."

"Please, call me Moira," Moira told her. "If I can call you Jillian, you can call me Moira."Jill managed a small smile, barely nodding, looking around. "I can lead you to one of the guest bedrooms, if you'd like."

"Thank you," Jill told her. "It's kind of you to take me in."

"Well, Oliver tells me that the only reason he came home alive is because of you," Moira told her. "It's not just a gesture of kindness. It's an act of gratefulness and my gift to you as a thank you."

Jill nodded.

A man walked in. "Oliver. It's damn good to see you." He looked at Jill. "I'm Walter Steele."

Jill shook his offered hand.

"Oliver's father's friend from the company," Moira explained.

Oliver nodded, walking past Walter toward a maid. "It's good to see you, Raisa."

"Welcome home, Mr. Oliver," Raisa told him. She looked at Jill. "It's nice to meet you, Miss Wright." Jill nodded, looking away, taking a deep breath. Raisa looked at Moira. "Mr. Merlyn phoned. He wants to join you for dinner."

Moira nodded. "Wonderful." Jill heard a noise, looking upstairs. "Jillian?"

"Did you hear that?" Jill asked.

Two teenage girls, little sisters Thea and Skylar, appeared at the top of the staircase.

Oliver walked closer to the stairs. "Hey, guys."

Skylar smiled, walking downstairs. "I knew it. I knew you were alive." They embraced in relief. "I missed you so much."

"You were with me the whole time," Oliver told them.

They pulled away, smiling.

Thea walked closer to Jill. "Thank you, for saving him. For bringing him home."

"Oh, he saved me as much as I saved him," Jill told them.

Thea smiled, turning to Oliver to hug him close. Oliver returned the embrace. After a moment, they pulled away.

Skylar and Thea both shook Jill's hand.

    ➣    

District Attorney's Office

Laurel Lance and Joanna "Jo" de la Vega were talking, working.

"Come on, Laurel," Jo told her. "We're lawyers, not miracle workers. We can't win this."

"If we can't win a class-action suit against a man who swindled hundreds of people out of their homes and life savings, then we're not fit to call ourselves a legal aid office," Laurel told her.

"And if we go bankrupt in the process, we won't be a legal aid office," Jo told her. "Hunt has an army of lawyers, and they're ready to bury us."

"You and I against an army," Laurel told her. "I love those odds."

"Why do you hate me?" Jo asked, walking away.

Laurel sat at her desk, sighing.

Her younger sister Jessica Lance walked in with coffee, offering her a cup. "Hey, there, Laurel."

"Hi, there, Officer," Laurel told her, smiling, taking a coffee cup. "You brought the coffee. Where's the donuts?"

"Hilarious," Jessica told her sarcastically.

"I think so," Laurel told her.

They chuckled, taking a drink.

They heard the news, looking toward the TV.

Man: (on TV) "And in other news, the details of the castaway story you've all heard about. The son of a very wealthy billionaire and the orphan of a family that has completely been erased will soon become a legendary story."

Jessica and Laurel turned to the TV, watching the news.

Woman: (on TV) "'The Queen's Gambit' was last heard from five years ago. Mr. Queen was reportedly confirmed he was the only survivor of the accident that took the lives of seven people, including local resident Sara Lance." Laurel and Jessica looked at the picture of Sara on the screen sadly. "Survived by her sisters, Laurel and Jessica--"

Laurel picked up the remote to the TV, turning it off.

Everyone in the office looked at Laurel and Jessica.

    ➣    

Queen Mansion - Oliver's Room

Oliver was just out of the shower with a towel around his waist. He was pacing. He had scars all over his boy. He also had a tattoo on his shoulder. He turned to get dressed.

    ➣    

Jill's Guest Room

Jill was alone in the guest bedroom. She was standing in front of her full-length mirror, lifting up her shirt to look at the scars over her body. She turned her back to the mirror, lifting her hair up to look at the tattoo on her shoulder that matched Oliver's. She let her hair fall, starting to pace restlessly, sighing. She heard someone on the outside of the door. "Come in."

Oliver walked in. "I just wanted to make sure that you're okay."

Jill looked at him, nodding. "I'm okay."

"Monosyllabic responses say otherwise," Oliver told her. Jill didn't answer, looking out of the window. Oliver walked closer. "After five years, everything that was once familiar is now unrecognizable. The face I see in the mirror is a stranger. I can't imagine how it is for you. You were on that island for six years. And you lost everything. Nothing is familiar for you."

Jill looked up. "You're right. Nothing is the same."

Jill looked down, gazing into nothing.

    ➣    

Flashback - Six Years Ago

Night - Ocean

There was a raging storm as a boat soared across the water.

Inside, a man was steering the boat.

Another man walked toward him. "The storm's a category 2. The captain's recommending we head back." Jill's sister Amy Wright walked in. "All right. Inform the crew."

"Are we in trouble?" Amy asked.

Jill followed, seeming to be drunk. "Amy, where do we keep the bottle opener on this thing?"

Amy sighed, pulling Jill aside. "Listen. I know that it hurts, losing our parents and our brother." Jill looked away, sighing. "I get it. I do. But you can't keep doing this."

"It's been a month, Amy," Jill told her. "I think I'm entitled to a little downward spiral until... three months from now."

Jill took a drink of beer, walking away, leaving.

    ➣    

Now

Night - Queen Mansion - Foyer

Oliver was looking at a picture of him, Thea, Skylar, Moira and his father Robert Queen.

A man by the name of Tommy Merlyn walked in from behind him. "What did I tell you? Yachts suck."

Oliver smiled a the sound of his best friend's voice, turning to face him. "Tommy Merlyn."

They smiled, embracing.

"I missed you, buddy," Tommy told him.

They pulled away.

    ➣ 

Dining Room   

Oliver, Jill, Thea, Skylar, Moira and Walter were having dinner.

"Okay, what else did you miss?" Tommy asked. "Super bowl winners? Giants, Steelers, Saints, Packers, Giants again. A black president, that's new. Oh, and 'Lost', they were all dead... I think."

Walter poured Moira a glass of wine.

Moira smiled.

"What was it like there?" Thea asked.

Everyone looked at Oliver and Jill.

Jill sighed. "Cold."

Tommy looked at Oliver. "Tomorrow, you and me, we're doing the city. You've got a lot to catch up on."

"That sounds like a great idea," Moira told them.

"Good," Oliver told them. "Then I was hoping to swing by the office."

"Well, there's plenty of time for all that," Walter told him. "Queen Consolidated isn't going anywhere."

Raisa tripped, dropping a bowl of fruit, nearly falling into the table next to Jill.

Jill caught the bowl of fruit in one hand, helping Raisa regain her balance with the other.

"Oh, I am so sorry, Miss Jill," Raisa told her.

Jill spoke Russian. "Vse normal'no, Raisa. [It's fine, Raisa.]"

Skylar was surprised and impressed. "Jill, you have awesome reflexes. You speak Russian?"

Jill nodded.

"I didn't realize what a talented young lady you are, Jill," Walter told her.

"I didn't realize that you wanted to sleep with my mother, Walter," Oliver told him.

Things were really awkward.

Moira looked at Thea and Skylar.

Thea shook her head. "I didn't say anything."

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

"They didn't have to," Oliver told them.

Moira took Walter's hand. "Oliver... Walter and I are married, and I don't want you to think that either one of us did anything to disrespect your father."

"We both believed that Robert, like you, was, uh, well, gone," Walter told him.

"It's fine," Oliver told them. He stood. "May I be excused?"

Moira nodded.

Oliver stepped away from the table.

"Hey, don't forget about tomorrow, buddy," Tommy told him.

Oliver nodded, patting Tommy's shoulder, walking away, leaving.

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Jill's Guest Bedroom 

It was storming outside by the time Jill fell asleep. She was tossing and turning in her bed.

    ➣    

Flashback - Six Years Ago

Day - Mexico

There was a big social gathering for a festival with loud festival music playing.

Jill and Amy were walking along with their family. The mother and father were Sean and Angela. Their brother was Austin.

"Wasn't the fair supposed to end at noon?" Austin asked.

"It's a day of family fun, Austin," Angela told him. "But you're old enough to make your own decisions. If you want to go, go."

Austin smirked, continuing to walk along.

"So what's next?" Sean asked.

"Are you sure we should be doing this?" Amy asked. "There are shooters out there, probably watching this festival right now."

"Amy, this fair is to prove to them that they don't have power over us," Sean told her.

"Yeah, Am, you should loosen up and learn how to have some fun," Jill told her teasingly, nudging her with her shoulder.

Amy looked around unsteadily. "I just don't feel right about this."

"You never feel right about anything, Amy," Austin told her.

They continued to walk along, going through booths and listening to the music.

Jill felt as if something was wrong, looking around.

Shooters were stationed around the festival in the woods, using trees and bushes for cover to be unseen, starting to shoot unendingly.

Many people were shot, falling dead.

Sean tried to get his wife under cover. "Angela!"

Sean was shot when he was saving Angela's life.

Angela was horrified, in denial. "Sean!"

Angela was shot, falling dead.

Austin was shot, falling dead.

Jill was horrified, devastated. "No! Austin!" Amy pulled Jill under cover of a booth, pulling them into hiding. "Mom! Dad!"

Amy put a hand over Jill's mouth. "Shh. Shh. Shh." The shooting came to an end. Almost everyone was dead. Some had managed to run, and some had managed to hide, like Jill and Amy. The shooters stepped out into the festival ground, finding most of those who were hiding, shooting them dead. Jill and Amy knew they had to move. "Run."

Jill and Amy stood, running toward the woods.

The shooters shot toward them repeatedly.

Amy was shot in the leg, screaming, falling.

Jill helped Amy stand, pulling her into the cover of the woods, running away before the shooters could find them and kill them.

    ➣    

Night 

Boat - At Sea

(Song:) Your Heart Keeps Burning - Adam Agin 

Jill was drunk, stumbling her way through the hallway, nearly falling.

Amy walked closer, smiling a small, gentle, sad smile. "It's okay. Let me help you."

Amy helped Jill to her room, leading her to her bed.

Jill laid down.

Amy sat at her bedside, covering her with the blanket.

Jill looked at Amy tiredly. "Why are you so patient with me?"

"Because you're right, little Sapphire" Amy answered. "We all have our grieving methods. And you deserve some time where you don't have to think about what happened. I wish I could forget as easily as you."

Jill was extremely tired and sad. "You always did call me Sapphire."

"And I always will," Amy told her.

Jill smiled a small smile.

(Song Ends)

The ship started to shake.

"What the hell?" Jill asked.

The ship tossed and turned, making the girls fall into the wall on the other side.

A wall of the ship was ripped off, water flooding in.

Amy was sliding down toward the gap, reaching toward her sister frantically. "Jill!"

Jill tried to grab her hand. "Amy!" The water made their hands slip and let go. Amy was drawn out of the ship into the water, lost forever. "Amy!"

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Ocean   

Jill was swimming through the ocean, gasping for breath. "Amy! Amy! Amy! No! No!" She was drawn down into the water by the strong current. She struggled to reach the top, seeing a broken raft nearby as it floated closer. She swam closer, crawling onto the broken raft, holding on tightly. "Amy!"

    ➣    

Now

Night - Queen Mansion - Jill's Guest Room

Jill was forced to wake up on the floor of the guest bedroom in the Queen mansion, grabbing the wrist that shook her shoulder, flipping the person to the floor, holding a hand to their neck. She realized it was Skylar, letting go, sliding back toward the window seat. "I'm sorry. I'm so--I'm so sorry."

Skylar stood. "It's okay, Jill. It's all right."

Jill looked down, breathing heavily.

    ➣   ➣

Day Four

Morning - Queen Mansion - Jill's Guest Room

Jill pulled out the wooden suitcase out from under her bed, unlocking it, opening the sheet to reveal the two swords inside that were crossed inside. She closed it, locking it, putting the suitcase back under the bed.

    ➣    

Thea's Room

Thea and her friend Margo were cutting up pills.

"Where did you get these?" Thea asked.

Margo smiled. "Roxies. Thank you, Daddy's ACL tear."

They laughed.

There was a knock on the door.

Margo hurriedly put the pills away.

Oliver and Skylar walked in. 

Thea walked closer, smiling. "Sky. Ollie."

Oliver smiled a small smile. "No one's called me that in a while, Speedy."

"Worst nick name ever," Thea told him. 

"What, always chasing after me as a kid?" Oliver asked. "I thought it fit pretty well. Maybe it still does."

"See you at school, Speedy," Margo told her, walking out, leaving.

Thea looked at Skylar and Oliver. "Sorry about her."

Skylar gave Thea a look.

Thea shook her head.

"I have something for you," Oliver told them, pulling out two arrowhead necklaces.

"You did not come back from a deserted island with souvenirs," Skylar told him.

"This is a hozen," Oliver told them, showing them the bigger, more elegant necklace. "And in Buddhism, it symbolizes reconnecting. I kept it, and I made another one out of tree wood in hopes that one day, they would reconnect me with both of you."

Skylar took the hozen, smiling.

Thea took the arrowhead.

Tommy walked in. "That is sweet. You know, I want one of those T-shirts that says 'My friend was a castaway, and all I got was this crappy shirt'."

They chuckled.

Skylar looked at Oliver. "Don't let him get you into too much trouble. You just got back. Take it slow."

Tommy cleared his throat. "The city awaits." 

    ➣    

Hallway

(Song:) C'Mon Doll - My Goodness

Tommy and Oliver walked out of Thea's room into the hallway.

"You notice how hot your sisters have gotten?" Tommy asked. Oliver gave him a look. "Because I have not."

    ➣    

On the Road - Tommy's Car

Tommy was driving.

Oliver was in the passenger seat.

"Your funeral blew," Tommy told him.

"Did you get lucky?" Oliver asked.

Tommy smiled. "Fish in a barrel." Oliver smiled, chuckling. "They were so sad... and huggy."

Oliver closed his eyes. "No."

"And I am counting on another target rich environment for your welcome home bash," Tommy told him.

"At my what?" Oliver asked.

"You and your lady friend came back from the dead," Tommy told him. "This calls for a party. You tell me where and when. I'll take care of everything." Oliver smirked, shaking his head. "Speaking of your lady friend..."

"It's not like that," Oliver told him.

"Oh, really?" Tommy asked sarcastically. "It's not like that?"

Oliver shook his head. "No."

"You brought the girl back from the island," Tommy told him.

"She lost her family, Tommy," Oliver told him. "She didn't have anywhere else to go. Jill saved my life on more than one occasion. We helped keep each other alive, but she's the reason that I made it back. I owe her everything."

"All right, fine," Tommy told him. "Let's just say that you're doing this out of the kindness of your heart. But the girl's hot."

"I'll grant you that," Oliver told him. He looked out of the windshield in confusion. "What's going on out there?"

(Song Ends)

Tommy followed his gaze out to the Glades where homeless people were staying. "Oh. This city's gone to crap. Your dad sold in factory just in time. And why'd you want to drive through  this neighborhood, anyway?"

Oliver looked out of the window toward the Queen Industrial Inc. building. "No reason."

"So, what'd you miss the most?" Tommy asked. "Steaks at the Palm? Drinks at the station? Meaningless sex?"

"Laurel," Oliver answered.

Tommy looked at him awkwardly. "Everyone is happy you're alive. You want to see the one person who isn't?" 

Oliver shrugged.

    ➣    

District Attorney's Office

Laurel was working.

Jessica walked toward her. "Hey. What'd you call me for?"

"I just got this from Hunt's lawyers," Laurel told her. "They filed a change of venue." She handed Jessica a file. "We are now in front of Judge Grell."

"Hunt funded Grell's reelection campaign," Jessica told her. "He's got Grell in his back pocket. You know, I would arrest this son of a bitch if I could, Laurel."

"I know that, Jess," Laurel told her. "But you don't have anything concrete against him yet. It's my job to help you with that. Adam Hunt is not smarter than we are."

"No, he's just richer and willing to commit multiple felonies," Jessica told her.

"What is it that Dad always says?" Laurel asked. "'We don't need to go outside the law...'"

Jessica rolled her eyes, nodding. "'To find justice'. Dad's favorite jingle. You sound just like him."

Oliver was standing nearby.

Laurel turned to face him, surprised and unsettled.

"Hello, Laurel," Oliver told her. Jessica was more polite about seeing him than her sister was. "Hi, Jessica."

Jessica nodded awkwardly. "Oliver." She looked at Laurel. "I'll give you some time."

Laurel nodded.

    ➣ 

Street 

Jill was walking alone, going from store to store, searching for a job so that she could save up enough to get her own place. She walked out of another store. She sensed that she was being followed, looking around. She couldn't tell who was following her, walking into an alley. 

    ➣    

Alley

Jill walked up to the end of the alley, looking around.

Three guys dressed in black with red skull masks walked closer.

Man 1 tried to punch Jill. Jill ducked, grabbing a plank from nearby, using it to hit him in the head, making him fall, spinning the plank in her hands, spinning to him Man 2 in the face with the end of it, making him fall back into the brick wall, turning to face Man 3, spinning the plank in her hand like a sword, using it to hit Man 3 in the head like a baseball bat, making him fall. Man 1 stood behind Jill, shooting a tranq dart into her neck. The tranquilizer started to flow into her bloodstream, making her get dizzy and light headed. After a moment, it made her fall unconscious altogether.

    ➣    

District Attorney's Office - Outside

Laurel and Oliver were walking together.

"You went to law school to become a lawyer, and Jessica became a cop like your dad," Oliver told her. "You two always said that's exactly what you would do."

Laurel nodded. "Yeah. Everyone's proud."

"Adam Hunt's a heavy hitter," Oliver told her. "You sure you want to get in the ring with him?"

"Five years and you want to talk about Adam Hunt?" Laurel asked skeptically. 

"No," Oliver answered. "Not really."

"Why are you here, Ollie?" Laurel asked.

Oliver turned to face her. "To apologize. It was my fault. I wanted to ask you not to blame her."

"For what?" Laurel asked. "Falling under your spell? How could I possibly blame her for doing the same things that I did?"

Oliver shook his head. "I never meant to--"

"She was my sister," Laurel told him. "I couldn't be angry because she was dead. I couldn't grieve because I was so angry. That's what happens when your sister dies while screwing your boyfriend. We buried an empty coffin. Because her body was at the bottom of the ocean where you left her. It should have been you."

"I know that it's too late to say this, but I'm sorry," Oliver told her.

Laurel nodded. "Yeah, I'm sorry, too. I'd hoped that you'd rot in hell a whole lot longer than five years." She walked away past Tommy. "How did you think that was gonna go, Tommy?"

"About like that," Tommy answered. Laurel walked inside. Tommy walked toward Oliver. "Okay, so we took care of that. Good call." 

    ➣    

Alley 

Oliver and Tommy walked into the alley behind the building toward Tommy's car.

"Now we can make up for lost time," Tommy told him. "If you're not too sick of fish, I suggest we find some leggy models and eat sushi all day. What do you say?"  A van pulled up behind them, pulling over. "What're they doing? What the hell?"

Guys in red skull masks walked closer, shooting tranq darts into their necks, making them fall.

A man walked out of the building next to them. "Hey!"

The masked men shot the man that had come outside, killing him.

The tranqs made Oliver and Tommy fall unconscious.

    ➣ 

Flashback - Five Years Ago

Night - At Sea  

Oliver, Robert and a man were on a life raft, floating over the ocean.

Robert handed Oliver a water bottle. "Here, son. Drink."

Oliver nodded, drinking.

"What the hell are you doing?" the man asked. "That's all we've got."

"If anybody's making it out of here, it's gonna be him," Robert told him. He looked at Oliver. "I'm so sorry. I thought I'd have more time. I'm not the man you think I am. I didn't build our city. I failed it. And I wasn't the only one."

Oliver looked at him in confusion.

    ➣ 

Now

Day - Warehouse

Oliver and Jill were ziptied to chairs, surrounded by the men in the red masks.

"Miss Wright," Man 1 told her. "Mr. Queen. How did you survive your accidents? I asked the questions. You give me the answers." Oliver and Jill didn't answer, looking toward where Tommy was unconscious on the floor. Man 1 put a stun gun to Oliver's chest, electrocuting him, making him scream. "Were you the only ones who made it to the island?"

They still didn't answer.

Man 1 put the stun gun to Jill's chest, making her scream in pain.

Oliver glared at them. "I'm gonna kill you."

The masked men all chuckled.

"You're delusional," Man 1 told him. "You're zip-cuffed to that chair."

Oliver showed them his hands. 

Jill tilted her head. "Not anymore."

Man 1 tried to punch him. Oliver ducked, flipping his chair up to hit him in the head. He slammed the chair into Man 2's head.

Jill was no longer zip-cuffed either, standing, holding onto the back of the chair, kicking Man 3 in the chest with both feet, making him fall. Man 4 tried to hit her with a stun gun. Jill ducked, grabbing the stun gun, turning it around on him to hit him in the chest, electrocuting him, making him scream in pain, pushing him down.

Man 1 tried to shoot Oliver. Oliver used Man 2 as a shield against the bullets, making Man 1 kill Man 2. He grabbed Man 3, preparing to snap his neck. "No one can know our secret."

"Oliver!" Jill told him.

Oliver snapped Man 3's neck, letting his body fall.

Man 4 ran out, leaving.

Oliver looked at Jill, pointing at Tommy. "Make sure he's okay."

Oliver ran toward the door.

"Oliver!" Jill told him. 

Oliver ran out, leaving.

Jill sighed in frustration, running toward Tommy, kneeling next to him, checking his pulse.

    ➣    

Outside

Man 4 ran outside.

Oliver followed him.

Man 4 turned back, trying to shoot him.

Oliver ducked. He jumped over a beam in the ground, running after the masked man. 

Man 4 ran down the stairs.

Oliver jumped from wall to wall to get to the stairs, chasing the man into an building.

    ➣    

Abandoned Building

Man 4 ran inside, losing his mask.

Oliver ran inside, jumping onto scaffolding.

Man 4 tried to shoot him repeatedly to no avail.

Oliver ran along, grabbing onto a chain, swinging down toward Man 4, kicking him in the head, making him fall, landing on the floor next to him, grabbing him by his head. "You killed that man."

"You don't have to do this," Man 4 told him.

Oliver nodded. "Yes, I do."

Oliver broke his neck, letting him fall.

    ➣   ➣

Queen Mansion - Living Room

Oliver and Jill were being questioned by a Detective Quentin Lance.

There were two sketches on the table. One was of a man in a hood. The other was a girl with a mask.

"So that's your story?" Lance asked. "A guy in a green hood and a girl in blue with swords flew in and single-handedly took out four armed kidnappers?"

"That pretty much sums it up," Jill told him.

"I mean, who are they?" Lance asked. "Why would they do that?"

"I don't know," Oliver told him. "Find them and you can ask."

Lance nodded. "It's funny, isn't it? One day back, and people are already gunning for the two of you. Aren't you popular?"

Moira and Walter were sitting on the couch nearby.

"Were you able to identify the men?" Moira asked.

"Scrubbed identities, untraceable weapons," Lance told them. "These were pros. They probably wanted to know what happened to the two of you on that island, just like we all are. Only they are a lot more willing to get answers than we are."

Walter stood. "If Oliver or Jillian can think of anything else, they'll be in touch. Thank you, Detective Lance, for coming."

Oliver and Lance stood.

"Your luck never seems to run out, does it?" Lance asked, walking out, leaving.

Jill sighed, leaning back into the couch.

    ➣    

Oliver's Room

Oliver was searching Adam Hunt on his computer. He looked at his father's journal on the desk, seeing a list of names, including Adam Hunt.

Raisa walked in with food. "You are different. Not like you to read a book."

Oliver smirked, closing his search down. "I missed you, Raisa."

"No kitchen on the island," Raisa told him.

Oliver shook his head. "No. Not many friends, either." He stood, walking closer. "Hey. Thank you." Raisa nodded. Oliver took the food tray from her, setting it down on the table. "Do I really seem different?"

Raisa shook her head. "No. You're still a good boy."

"Oh, I think we both know I wasn't," Oliver told her.

"But a good heart," Raisa told him.

"I hope so," Oliver told her. "I want to be the person you always told me I could be."

Raisa smiled, nodding.

    ➣    

Outside

Jill walked outside.

Walter and Moira walked closer.

"Jill, I want to introduce you to someone," Moira told her. A man walked closer. "Justin Smoak. He'll be accompanying you from now on."

"You got me a bodyguard?" Jill asked.

"You and Oliver both," Moira answered. "Mr. Smoak here will protect you. John Diggle will protect Oliver."

"Why would you do this for me?" Jill asked.

"Because I'm repaying you for helping my son return home, and I'm quite fond of you, Jillian," Moira answered. "I'd really rather not watch either of you get hurt. And while Oliver has protection from his friends and family, you're new here, and you're alone. I'd rather not have you be alone."

Jill looked at Justin.

    ➣ 

On the Road - Limo   

Justin was driving Jill through town.

Jill was sitting in the backseat. "So... what do I call you?"

"Smoak's good," Justin answered. "Justin if you want."

"You're ex-military?" Jill asked.

"Yes, ma'am," Justin answered. "105th airborne out of Kandahar. Been in the private sector a little more than four years now. I also teach a self-defense class here in town. Oliver's sister Skylar is actually one of my students." 

Jill was surprised and intrigued. "Really?"

"Yes," Justin answered. "I don't want there to be any confusion, Miss Wright. My ability to keep you from harm will outweigh your comfort. Do we have an agreement?" There was no answer. "Ma'am?" The car door opened and closed. Justin looked back into the backseat to see Jill was gone, pulling over. "What the--"

Justin got out of the car, looking around.

    ➣    

The Glades 

Oliver ran toward a fence, jumping up to the top, flipping over the edge, landing on his feet on the other side. He walked toward his father's old building that he and Tommy had passed earlier.

    ➣ 

Queen Industrial Inc.    

Jill walked into the old warehouse building that used to be Robert Queen's business before he sold it and it turned into something unrecognizable.

    ➣ 

Basement   

Jill walked downstairs to join Oliver.

Oliver was going through a bag. "What took you so long?"

"Had to ditch my new bodyguard," Jill answered.

Oliver stood, turning to face her. "You, too?"

"Uh-huh," Jill answered, crossing her arms over her chest.

"What's wrong?" Oliver asked.

"You killed those guys," Jill answered. "Oliver, I know that we did what we had to do back there, but we can't be doing that here."

"Maybe you can't," Oliver told her. "Those guys saw our faces and saw what we can do. I couldn't let them get away and expose me or you. I didn't. I understand that you are not a killer. But I'm not sure that I'm not."

"I am," Jill told him. "You're not a killer, Oliver. Look, we weren't lying when we said that the man in the green hood and the girl in blue with swords was there in that warehouse. We are them."

"And I'm only getting started," Oliver told her.

"We talked about this before," Jill told him. "Cleansing your city from the people in your father's book of the ones who failed this city. And I'll help you. But I'm not killing anyone."

Oliver nodded in understanding.

    ➣ 

Later   

Oliver and Jill remade the destroyed warehouse as sort of a lair.

Oliver was doing the heavy lifting.

Jill was setting up computer systems and other electronics.

Oliver was putting sharp arrows in a quiver.

Jill opened the wooden suitcase, taking out the swords, sharpening them. She also had a quiver of knives inside, taking them out to sharpen them as well.

Tennis balls fell from the ceiling.

Oliver shot an arrow into each and every one of them.

Jill saw the news on the computers.

Man: (on screen)"The suit alleges that hunt committed multiple acts of fraud and theft against the city's underprivileged. Laurel Lance, an attorney for the city necessary."

Oliver saw what Jill was watching, walking closer. He showed her his father's journal, pointing at the name. "Adam Hunt. His crimes go deeper than fraud and theft, but he's been able to bully, bribe, or kill anyone who's gotten into his way."

Jill stood, turning to face him. "Let me take care of it. No one has to die over this."

Oliver reluctantly nodded.

    ➣    

Night - Parking Garage 

Adam Hunt was walking in a car parking garage with three other men.

"You remind Grell I put him on the bench," Adam told them. "I can take him off. I will turn him into a cautionary tale."

"Yes, Mr. Hunt," Man 1 told him.

"And this attorney, Laurel Lance?" Adam asked. "You said she wasn't gonna be a problem anymore. I told you to fix that situation." They stopped walking, turning to face the other. "Why are you still here?"

Man 1 walked away, leaving.

The other three walked toward the limo.

Jill/Sapphire threw a knife into Man 2's jacket, pinning him to a nearby post, drawing another knife to throw into his jacket sleeve of his other hand so he couldn't take the first knife out.

Man 3 drew a gun, aiming it at Jill. Jill used her sword to whip it out of his hands, spinning to kick him in the face, throwing him into a nearby beam, making him fall unconscious.

Jill turned to face Adam.

"What?" Adam asked in fear. "What? Just--just tell me what you want."

Jill walked closer, pointing the sword at him. "You're gonna transfer $40 million into Starling City bank account 1141 by 10 PM tomorrow night."

"Or what?" Adam asked.

"Or we're gonna take it, and you won't like how," Jill answered, turning around, walking toward the exit.

"If I see you again, you're dead!" Adam told her.

Jill drew a knife from the sheath on her thigh, turning around, throwing the knife through the back windshield of the limo next to Adam to scare him, making the window shatter.

Adam jumped, turning to look toward her again.

Jill was gone.

    ➣    ➣

Day Five 

Morning - Hunt Office 

Several officers of the law were questioning Adam about his encounter with Jill the night before, including Jessica and Lance.

"She was in all blue leather," Adam told them. "She had swords and--and knives. What, you don't believe me? That maniac threatened me."

Adam picked up the knife that Jill had thrown into the car the night before, holding it toward Jessica.

Jessica took the knife.

"Well, thanks for your statement," Lance told him. 

"We'll put out an APB on... Mulan," Jessica told him.

"Listen, sweetheart," Adam told her. Jessica raised her eyebrows. "I'm not some grocer who got taken fro his register. I go to the front of the line. Now, she said she would be back here by 10:00 PM. Make sure you're here first." Adam pointed at a man. "You can coordinate with Mr. Drakon, my new head of security."

Jessica and Lance exchanged a look.

"All right," Lance told them. "Well, uh, thanks for your time."

Jessica and Lance walked out, leaving.

    ➣    

Hallway

Jessica and Lance walked toward the elevator.

"Looks like Oliver and Jill were telling the truth about Robin Hood and Mulan," Jessica told him.

"This hooded guy and this girl in blue come looking for trouble, they'll find it," Lance told her.

They walked into the elevator.

    ➣    

Queen Mansion - Outside

Jill walked outside, in a black dress for Oliver's homecoming/Jill's welcome party, opening the limo door to get into the back, seeing that Justin was sitting inside.

"Put on your seat belt, ma'am," Justin told her. "Wouldn't want you to miss your party."

Jill got into the back of the limo next to Justin.

    ➣    

Night Club

(Song:) Work Hard, Play Hard - Tiesto 

The party was at a club.

Jill walked in, walking down the stairs, seeing everyone drinking and having a good time and dancing to the loud music. She pulled out her phone, seeing that it was 9:07.

Oliver and Jill were being escorted by Justin and John Diggle.

Skylar was across the bar, watching Justin.

Justin looked toward her.

Tommy was standing in the crowd, seeing them. He walked toward them, gesturing to the DJ.

The DJ turned off the music.

(Song Ends)

Tommy called out to the crowd. "Everybody, hey! The man and the woman of the hour!" Everyone cheered and applauded, raising their drinks in a toast. "Whoo! And, ladies and gentlemen, please give them a proper homecoming for Oliver and a proper welcome party for Jill."

(Song:) We Are the Champions - Queen

Tommy and Oliver walked down into the party again.

Jill hesitantly finished walking down the stairs to join the crowd.

Oliver stood up on the stage. "Thank you very much, everybody!"

Tommy offered him a shot glass. "Ollie, Ollie, Ollie, Ollie."

Oliver took the shot glass, taking another one from Tommy. "Jill, if you would be so kind to join me up here." The crowd cheered. Jill knew what he was doing, smirking barely, stepping onto the stage, looking around. Oliver handed Jill the second shot glass, looking at the crowd. "Ladies and gentlemen, if it wasn't for Jill right here, I wouldn't have been able to make it back home." He raised his glass. "To Jill!"

Everyone raised their glasses. "To Jill!"

(Song Ends) 

They all drank whatever was in their hands.

Oliver smiled. "I missed tequila!"

(Song:) Blow - Kesha

Everyone cheered.

Everyone started to dance.

(Song Ends)

    ➣    

Hunt Office 

Adam's personal guards were gearing up with weapons.

Adam walked closer to the window. "What the hell's going on out there?"

"It's across the street," Drakon told him. "Party for the people that got rescued off that island. Oliver Queen and Jill Wright."

    ➣ 

Night Club   

(Song:) Outlaw - Jeremy Thurber 

Everyone was still partying.

Tommy and Oliver stood at the bar.

John was watching them.

"Does he wipe for you, too?" Tommy asked. "Now by my rough estimate, you have not had sex in 1,839 days. As your wingman, I highly recommend Carmen Golden."

They looked toward the girls dancing on the stage.

"Which one is she?" Oliver asked.

"The one who looks like the chick from 'Twilight'," Tommy answered.

"What's 'Twilight'?" Oliver asked.

"You're so better off not knowing," Tommy told him.

Jill was standing at the bar, taking a shot of tequila. 

Justin was standing nearby, but keeping his distance.

Skylar saw Thea with Margo and a dealer who handed Thea pills. She walked closer.

"Skylar, hey!" Thea told her. "This party is sick."

Skylar pulled Thea aside to talk to her alone. "I saw that."

"Oh, come on, Sky," Thea told her. "I love you, but can you stop judging me? Especially for me being just like Oliver."

"I know it wasn't easy for you when Ollie was away," Skylar told her. "It was hard for me, too."

"Away?" Thea repeated. "No. He died. Our brother and our father died. We went to their funerals, Sky. And you? You just couldn't accept the fact that they were gone. You were always telling everyone that they were alive."

"I was right about Ollie," Skylar told her.

"But you were wrong about Dad," Thea told her. "Mom had Walter. You went into self-defense classes with Justin Smoak to work out your issues. I had to work out my issues in a different way. You all want to act like it's cool. Let's forget about the last five years. Well, I can't. For me, it's kind of permanently in there, so I'm sorry if I turned out some major disappointment, but this me is the best I could do with what I had to work with."

"But you're not dealing with it, Thea," Skylar told her. "You were never dealing with it. You were just pushing it away."

"I'm not the golden girl like you, Skylar," Thea told her. "I'm sorry." She walked toward her friends. "Let's bounce."

Margo and Thea walked away.

"You have the fun dip?" Margo asked.

"Yeah, it's right..." Thea trailed off, looking around, looking into her bag. "Uh, no. I must have dropped it."

Skylar was holding the pills in her hand, walking toward the trash to throw it away. She turned to see Justin looking toward her from across the way.

(Song Ends)

    ➣    

Elsewhere 

Oliver nearly bumped into Laurel, backing away, looking at her in surprise. "You're here."

"Tommy," Laurel told him. "He made the point that we have too many years between us to leave things the way we left them. Is there someplace quieter that we could go?"

"Yeah," Oliver answered.

They walked away.

Tommy was watching them.

    ➣    

Outside

Laurel and Oliver were walking.

"I'm sorry about saying that you should have been the one who died," Laurel told him. "That was wrong."

"If I could trade places with her, I would," Oliver told her. 

Laurel turned to face him. "About Sara. There's something that I've been afraid to ask, but I need to know."

"Okay," Oliver told her.

"When she died... did she suffer?" Laurel asked.

Oliver shook his head. "No."

Laurel took a deep breath. "I think about her every day."

Oliver nodded. "Me, too."

"I guess we still have one thing in common, then," Laurel told him. "I can't believe I'm gonna say this, but... if you need someone to talk to about what happened to you, I'm here."

Oliver sighed. "Laurel... you always saw the best in me. Right now, that's what you're doing, looking at me, and you're wondering if that island changed me somehow, if it made me a better person. It didn't. Stay away from me. Otherwise... I'm just gonna hurt you again, but this time, it will be worse." He started to back away. "Got to roll. I got five years of debauchery to catch up on."

"You know what, Oliver?" Laurel asked, stepping closer. "You're wrong. That island did change you. At least now you're honest."

Laurel walked away, leaving.

Oliver felt guilty for hurting her, sighing.

    ➣ 

Night Club

(Song:) Gloryhole - Trust   

Jill was standing at the bar, drinking a shot. Her phone buzzed. She took it out, seeing that it was 10:00, and that there was nothing in the bank account. She looked around, setting down her shot glass on the bar lightly, walking away from the party.

Justin was watching.

    ➣    

Kitchen

Jill walked down into the kitchen, toward the basement, past where Justin was waiting behind the wall.

"Something I can help you with, ma'am?" Justin asked.

Jill turned to face him. "I just wanted a second to myself."

"I would believe you, Miss Wright, if I didn't know you were lying," Justin told her, holding an arm in the direction of the club. "Party's this way."

Jill walked toward the door, twisting the door handle. "It's locked."

Justin went to open it.

Jill hit his head against the door, making him fall unconscious. She looked around, making sure no one had seen or could be watching.

(Song Ends)

    ➣    

Hunt Building - Hallway

Drakon was instructing the guards. "You two cover the elevator. Hang back and be ready. Stay in the corners and stay alert."

    ➣    

Office

Drakon walked into the office, locking the door. He looked at Adam. "It's past 10:00. She's never getting in here."

    ➣    

Outside

Police were standing guard, including Jessica and Lance.

"All's clear," Lance told her.

Jessica sighed, looking around. "Yeah. Where's your partner?"

"In the car," Lance answered.

"Come on, Dad," Jessica told him. "You don't think it's even a little bit cool that we're finally working a case together again? This is, what, the second one?"

Lance chuckled. "I'll let you know after we get through the night, Jessica."

    ➣    

Hunt Building - Office

Adam and Drakon were pacing.

The lights were cut out.

They looked toward the door.

    ➣    

Hallway

The power was also cut out here. The elevator dinged. The guards looked toward the elevator. The doors opened, revealing Jill/Sapphire inside. Jill stepped out, seeing many guys waiting, throwing a deck of knives out to all of guards, all of the hilts hitting their heads hard enough to make them fall, but not enough to knock them out. Two men walked closer. Jill used the hilt of one sword to hit Guard 1 in the leg, turning to Guard 2, kicking him in the stomach, making him stumble back into the wall, grabbing Guard 3, flipping him to the floor. Jill ran toward Guards 4 and 5, using both swords to slit across their legs, making them fall. Guard 6 tried to shoot her. Jill jumped onto a wall to make him miss, jumping onto Guard 7, making him fall, standing. Guard 6 continued to shoot toward her. Jill ducked behind the wall for cover. Guard 6 walked closer. Jill used the swords to grab the gun out of his hands, hitting him in the head with the butt of the gun, throwing him through the glass doors of the office where Adam was with bodyguards.

    ➣ 

Office   

Drakon shot the man repeatedly, killing him. Jill walked in, throwing a knife into Drako's shoulder, making him fall, turning to Guard 8, slashing one of her swords across his shoulder, making him fall. Jill threw a knife into the wall by Adam's head.

"You missed," Adam told her.

"Really?" Jill asked sarcastically.

Drakon ran toward Jill. Jill used one sword to keep him back. Drakon kicked her in the leg. Jill punched him in the face. Drakon tried to punch her. Jill caught his arm, twisting it, kicking him in the stomach.

Adam walked out of the office into the hall, speaking into the radio. "She's here."

    ➣ 

Outside   

Lance walked toward the building, speaking into his radio. "All units converge. All units, converge."

Lance, Jessica and the other officers ran toward the building.

    ➣    

Office

Jill threw Drakon into a glass table, making it shatter, having his arm in a leg lock, her legs wrapped around his neck. Drakon struggled to break free. Jill let go, pushing him back, standing. Drakon stood. Jill kicked him in the face, jumping up, wrapping her legs around his neck, flipping him to the ground. Drakon picked up her other sword, slashing it toward her. Jill used her sword to block the move. 

    ➣ 

Stairwell   

Lance, Jessica and the police ran upstairs.

    ➣ 

Outside   

A claw was shot into the side of the building.

    ➣    

Office

Drakon tried to back slash toward Jill. Jill blocked the move, punching him in the face. Drakon slashed toward her. Jill ducked, taking his arm, twisting it back. Drakon tried to punch her to make her let go. Jill caught his arm, punching him in the face, twisting his arm that held her sword hard enough to make him drop it, picking it up. Drakon picked up a gun, turning to her, shooting. Jill jumped back over the desk, receiving a gunshot wound in her stomach, throwing a knife into his shoulder to make him stop and fall to the floor, falling back onto the floor on the other side of the desk. Jill fell unconscious from the gunshot wound.

    ➣    ➣

Hallway

Jessica, Lance and the police ran up from the stairwell.

"Go right, go right," Jessica told them.

All of them walked toward the office.

    ➣    

Office

Oliver/Arrow pulled himself into the office by the claw that he had shot into the wall with his bow. He found Jill unconscious on the floor from the gunshot, walking toward her, wrapping her arm around his shoulders to help her off the floor.

    ➣ 

Hallway   

Jessica, Lance and the officers walked toward the office.

Jessica aimed her gun. "Lay down your weapons, or we will open fire! I repeat, lay down your weapons."

    ➣ 

Office   

Lance and Jessica walked in, seeing Oliver and Jill by the window without seeing their real identities, firing. Oliver slid down the wire claw with Jill, escaping. Lance and Jessica ran toward the window, looking outside to watch them go.

"Tell me you saw that," Jessica told him.

"Okay," Lance told her. "Let's go, Jessie. Move."

    ➣ 

Night Club - Basement

Jill/Sapphire was lying unconscious on the table. Oliver/Arrow stood next to her bedside, lowering his hood.

Jill stirred awake, groaning in pain, looking down at the gunshot wound on her stomach that was already bandaged. She looked up at Oliver. "You got me out of there?"

"Yeah, before the cops found you," Oliver answered.

"And Adam Hunt?" Jill asked.

"No time to explain," Oliver told her, tossing the dress Jill had been wearing for the party to her. "We gotta get upstairs."

    ➣ 

Upstairs

(Song:) Babes - Icky Blossoms  

The party was still going strong. The police walked in to shut it down.

Jessica looked at the DJ, showing him her badge. "Cut it."

The DJ turned the music off.

(Song Ends)

Lance looked at the officers. "Search the building. Move from the basement up. Find them!"

Jessica stood on stage. "Starling City police. The party's over, people."

The crowd booed.

Lance walked toward Tommy. "Oh, Mr. Merlyn. Imagine my shock at finding you here. Did you roofie anyone special tonight, huh?"

Oliver and Jill were both dressed in the party clothes, joining the crowd.

Oliver looked at Lance. "Detective. It's a private party."

Jessica walked off the stage toward them. "Yeah? Well, there was an incident at Adam Hunt's building tonight. You know anything about that?"

"Who's Adam Hunt?" Oliver asked.

"He's a millionaire bottom feeder," Lance answered. "And I'm kind of surprised you aren't friends."

"I've been out of town for... a while," Oliver told him.

Tommy smiled tightly.

Jessica nodded. "Yeah. Well, he just got attacked by the girl in blue and the guy with the hood, the guys that saved your asses the other day."

Jill nodded. "Blue girl and hood guy. You didn't find them?"

"I'm gonna offer a reward," Oliver told them. He turned to the crowd. "Hey, everybody. $2 million to anybody that can find a nut bar girl in blue and a lunatic in a green hood."

The crowd cheered.

Oliver turned to Lance and Jessica.

Lance stepped closer to Oliver. "Did you even try to save her?"

"Okay, let's go, Dad," Jessica told him.

Lance ignored her, looking at Oliver. "Did you even try to save my daughter?"

Jessica pulled Lance away. "Sara wouldn't want this. Let's not. Dad, let's go. It's all right. Let's go."

The cops walked out, leaving.

Jill held her stomach in subtle pain, but she couldn't feel much pain anymore. She walked away.

Oliver stepped onto the stage. "It's way too quiet in here! This is a party!"

The crowd cheered.

The music started to play again.

(Song:) Levels - Avicii 

Oliver walked offstage toward Tommy.

"Some coincidence," Tommy told him. "I mean, you asking to have your party here, and Hunt getting robbed right next door and by the same two guys who rescued us at the warehouse."

"If I were you, Tommy, I'd just be glad you're alive," Oliver told him.

"What happened to you on that island?" Tommy asked.

Oliver looked at him seriously. "A lot."

Oliver walked away, leaving.

(Song Ends)

    ➣    

Day Six

Morning - Hunt Building - Office

There were men fixing the broken window.

Adam was on the phone. "What the hell are you talking about? $40 million doesn't just up and vanish. Untraceable? It is $40 million! Find it!" He hung up, sitting at his desk, holding his head in his hands. "How did they do it?"

The knife that Jill had thrown into the wall was still there. There was a light flashing from it.

    ➣ 

Queen Industrial - Basement   

Jill was sitting down, wearing a sports bra.

Oliver was properly stitching up the gunshot wound in her stomach, putting a bandage over it.

Jill pulled on her hoodie. "Thanks."

"Jill, you got hurt because you're helping me set right to the wrong in this city," Oliver told her.

"Can I tell you the truth, Oliver?" Jill asked.

"Of course," Oliver answered.

"I'm not doing this just for you," Jill told him.

Oliver nodded. "I know. You're doing this for your family."

Jill sighed, looking down, shaking her head. "I swore that I wouldn't let what happened to them happen to anyone else. And to do that, I need to put these guys in their places." Oliver nodded. Jill sighed. "So, Adam Hunt. Did you kill him?

Oliver shook his head, managing a small smile. "No. I did something better." He stood, walking toward the computer setup. Jill stood, walking closer to where a transfer fund of $40 million was in action. "All the money that he stole from everyone involved, I'm giving it back." Oliver looked at Jill. "It was your idea, Jill. I just followed through."

Oliver crossed out Adam Hunt's name in Robert's book. He saw a pamphlet for an island resort on the table underneath Robert's book.

    ➣    

Flashback - Five Years Ago 

Ocean 

Oliver, Robert and the other man were on their lifeboat, exhausted, thirsty and starving.

Robert looked at Oliver. "There's not enough for all of us. Save your strength. You can survive this, make it home, make it better, right my wrongs, but you got to live through this first." Oliver was too out of it to make sense of what he was saying. "You hear me, Ollie? You hear me, son?"

Oliver nodded. "Just rest, Dad."

Robert took a moment to think. "No."

Robert kissed his head, drawing a gun, shooting the other man in the head, killing him.

The man's body fell out of the raft into the ocean.

Oliver looked at Robert in shock. "Dad?"

Robert looked at him in guilt and regret. "Survive."

Robert put the gun to his head.

"No!" Oliver told him.

Robert pulled the trigger, shooting himself in the head, killing himself so that his son could live on.

    ➣    

Now

Day - District Attorney's Office

Laurel was sitting at her desk, on the phone. "If hypothetically $50,000 magically appeared in your bank account, it might be best for you not to speak about it... to anyone... ever." She chuckled. "God bless you, too."

Laurel hung up.

Jo walked toward her. "I just got a very grateful phone call from one of our clients against Adam Hunt."

"Me, too," Laurel told her. 

They chuckled.

"It looks like Starling City has a couple of guardian angels," Jo told her. "By the way, your cute friend's here."

Jo walked away, leaving.

Laurel turned around, to see Tommy, standing.

Tommy smiled.

    ➣    

Alley 

(Song:) Apparitions - The Ravonettes 

Tommy and Laurel were walking together outside.

"You left the party pretty quick last night, even after I made sure the bar was stocked with Pinot Noir," Tommy told her.

"It wasn't really my scene," Laurel told him.

"I thought maybe you and Oliver went mano-a-mano again," Tommy told her. "I saw you two head out."

"There's nothing between Oliver and I, not anymore," Laurel told him. 

"Here I thought the only thing between you and Oliver was us," Tommy told her.

"I wouldn't exactly characterize us as an 'us', Tommy," Laurel told him.

Tommy turned to face her. "Then what would you call it?"

"A lapse," Laurel told him.

"That's quite a few lapses," Tommy told her. "Your place, my place, my place again."

They smiled, chuckling.

"Oh, come on, Merlyn," Laurel told him. "We both know that you're not a one-girl type of guy."

"Depends on the girl," Tommy told her.

"I have to go back to work," Laurel told him.

Laurel turned around, starting to walk away.

"Dinah Laurel Lance always trying to save the world," Tommy told her.

Laurel turned to face him, smiling. "Hey, if I don't try and save it, who will?"

Laurel walked away, leaving.

Oliver/Arrow had been watching from overhead.

Oliver: (voice over) "She said the island changed me. She has no idea how much. Not only how much I had changed but Jill too. Didn't matter that no one knew Jill before she came here. There are many more names on the list, those who rule my city through intimidation and fear."

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Flashback - Six Years Ago

Day - Ocean

As the sun began to rise, and the storm had settled down, Jill's raft slowly made its way to the island of Lian Yu.

Oliver: (voice over) "Every last one of them will wish I had died on that island."

Jill was relieved to not be stuck at sea anymore, but she was devastated at having lost everything else.

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Now

Night - Queen Mansion - Outside

Moira was waiting outside.

A man walked toward her. "The police failed to identify the men I hired to kidnap Oliver and Jillian, and they never will. Should we arrange another abduction?"

"No," Moira answered. "There are other ways of finding out what they know."

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1.02 "Honor Thy Family" Trailer

From 1.02 "Honor Thy Family", in the police precinct, the officers were conversing.

Jessica was sitting at her desk.

Lance was standing, talking to everyone. "There seems to be three different kinds of people in this city."

From 1.02 "Honor Thy Family", there was a flash of Skylar and Thea.

Lance: (voice over from 1.02 Honor Thy Family) "Civilians."

From 1.02 "Honor Thy Family", there was a flash of a woman with bleached blonde hair.

Lance: (voice over from 1.02 Honor Thy Family) "Criminals."

From 1.02 "Honor Thy Family", there was a flash of Jessica and Lance.

Lance: (voice over from 1.02 Honor Thy Family) "Cops."

From 1.02 "Honor Thy Family", in the police precinct, Jessica was sitting at her desk.

Lance was still talking. "Then came these guys."

Lance pointed at the sketches of "The Hood" and "The Girl In Blue".

From 1.02 "Honor Thy Family", on a building rooftop, Jill/Sapphire was fighting several men. She backhand punched a man so hard she sent him flipping through the air before he fell to the ground.

Oliver: (voice over from 1.02 Honor Thy Family) "My dad asked me to save the city. To right his wrongs."

From 1.02 "Honor Thy Family", outside the Queen Mansion, Oliver and Jill were talking.

"I will," Oliver told her.

Oliver walked toward the mansion.

Jill stayed where she was, sighing, looking down, thoughtfully distant.

THE MANHUNT

From 1.02 "Honor Thy Family", in the police precinct, Jessica was talking to the police. "They're armed. They're extremely dangerous."

GETS A WOMAN'S TOUCH

From 1.02 "Honor Thy Family", in Laurel's apartment, the woman with the bleached blonde hair stood ready for a fight.

From 1.02 "Honor Thy Family", on the road, police cars raced down the street.

From 1.02 "Honor Thy Family", outside a warehouse, Jill/Sapphire was fighting two twin girls in white suits.

Jessica came out of hiding from behind a container, aiming a gun at them. "Freeze!"

The twins and Jill stopped.

Jill had her back to Jessica, arms raised.