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From 1.01 "Pilot", on the island, Oliver had his hair and beard grown, wearing a green hood, filthy and weak.

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

Jill had really long hair, filthy and weak.

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

Jill was running through the woods, using a knife to stab into a tree and pull herself up into the branches.

Jill: (voice over from 1.01 Pilot) "I've been stranded here for six years. I've dreamt of my rescue every cold black night since then."

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

Oliver: (voice over from 1.01 Pilot) "I've been here for five years. I have had only one thought. One goal. Survive."

From 1.01 "Pilot", on the news, the only thing that the man on the news channel could talk about was Oliver and Jill's return. "Oliver Queen is alive, along with a woman by the name of Jill Wright."

From 1.01 "Pilot", outside the Queen Mansion, Oliver and Jill were talking.

"My dad asked me to save this city," Oliver told her. "To right his wrongs. I will."

From 1.01 "Pilot", in the hideout, Oliver and Jill were talking after he stitched her wound.

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

Oliver nodded. "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."

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 tried to hit her with both of his staffs in a blur of motion. Jill used both of hers to block the moves just as fast.

Jill: (voice over) "But to do that without endangering the people closest to us..."

From 1.03 "Lone Gunmen", outside the auction house, Jill/Sapphire turned around to follow the laser light up to the building across the street, glaring.

Jill: (voice over) "I have to be someone else."

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.

Oliver: (voice over) "I have to be..."

From 1.01 "Pilot", in the night club's basement, Oliver/Arrow stood next to Jill/Sapphire's bedside, lowering his hood.

Oliver: (voice over) "Something else."

➣ ➣

From 1.01 'Pilot", there was a raging storm over the ocean.

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

From 1.14 "The Odyssey", in the hideout, Oliver, Jill, Justin, John and Felicity were talking

"I want to find Walter," Felicity told them.

"My stepfather," Oliver told her.

"I'll help you rescue him, but that's it," Felicity told them. "That's my offer."

"Okay," Justin told her.

From 1.09 "Year's End", by their cars, Moira and Malcolm were talking.

"It's just beginning," Malcolm told her. "In six months, the organization's vision of what this city should be will be complete."

"Thousands of innocent people will be dead and you'll feel nothing," Moira told him.

"That's not true," Malcolm told her. "I'll feel a sense of accomplishment."

From 1.15 "Dodger", on the street, Moira was meeting with Kira and Karma by their cars.

"So, how can we be of assistance?" Kira asked.

"Malcolm Merlyn," Moira told them. Kira and Karma looked at her curiously in confusion. Moira looked at them seriously. "I want you to kill him for me."

From 1.09 "Year's End", in the motel room, the place was a crime scene.

Police were taking photos of Adam Hunt's body.

Justin and Jessica were talking.

Justin frowned in confusion, knowing that Oliver didn't do this. "The hood guy?"

"That's what we thought at first," Jessica told him. "But these black arrows aren't consistent with his MO."

From 1.09 "Year's End", in the warehouse, Oliver/Arrow and Jill/Sapphire were rescuing the hostages.

Malcolm/Dark Archer walked closer.

Jessica: (voice over from 1.09 Year's End) "Something doesn't add up."

From 1.09 "Year's End", in the Dark Archer's lair, The Dark Archer pulled his hood and mask off, revealing that it was Malcolm Merlyn.

From 1.13 "Betrayal", in the police precinct, Jessica and Lance were alone, arguing.

"You manipulated," Jessica told him.

Lance stood. "Manipulated? You practically ran to these guys. I told you, I said stay away from them, and you did not."

"That's before you realized that you could use me as bait," Jessica told him. "Your own daughter. You wouldn't help me with the most important case of my life, so I had to go to people who would. They helped me when you couldn't."

From 1.13 "Betrayal", in the park, Laurel and Jessica were talking.

"I just got suspended from police duty, Laurel," Jessica told her. "I could've been fired. I almost was, but Dad chalked all of this up to me acting out because of Danny's death, out of grief and anger."

From 1.13 "Betrayal", in the police precinct, Laurel was sitting down with a cup of coffee.

Jessica was sitting in front of her.

Lance walked toward them. 

Jessica stood. "I'm going to need you to keep your distance for a while. Dad, I love you. I'll always love you. But what I can't do right now is trust you."

Jessica walked away, leaving.

Laurel watched her go sadly.

➣➣  

Day One

Night - Helicopter Pad

A helicopter landed on the pad.

➣

On the Road 

Three police cars were driving with their lights flashing and sirens wailing.

➣

Lance's Car

Lance was driving, on the phone. "What do you mean, the chopper's about to touch down? The flight log doesn't have them due for another 20 minutes. Then lock down the heliport."

➣

Helicopter Pad

A few men got off the helicopter.

One of the men was Guillermo Barrera. He pulled out his phone, making a call. "I've just landed in Starling City. We agreed. Half on arrival, the other half when the job is done." He pulled back his phone to watch a money exchange on the screen. He chuckled. "Gracias. Don't worry. The man's as good as--"

An arrow shot the phone out of Barrera's hand.

Barrera turned to see Oliver/Arrow behind him.

"Guillermo Barrera, you have failed this city," Oliver told him.

"You've built quite a reputation," Barrera told him.

"And you should have stayed overseas," Oliver told him.

"I thought about it," Barrera told him. "But then I remembered... I've got a reputation, too. Where's your girlfriend?"

"Not here," Oliver answered.

"Then it's just you and me," Barrera told him, taking out two blades.

Oliver tried to shoot him with an arrow. Barrera used his blades to deflect the arrow, throwing them toward him. Oliver jumped out of the way. Barrera drew a blade, trying to stab Oliver. Oliver spun out of the way, punching him in the face, kicking him in the chest, making him back away. Barrera tried to punch him. Oliver raised his arm to block the move, punching him in the chest, kneeing him in the stomach, making him back away. Barrera spun to try and kick him. Oliver raised a leg to block the move, spinning to hit him in the head with his bow. 

The police drove closer.

Oliver stabbed Barrera with an arrow, running away, leaving.

Lance and Hilton got out of their car, running closer.

Lance found an arrow on the ground, picking it up.

➣ Sapphire Arrow ➣

Queen Industrial - Basement

Justin and Felicity were training.

Felicity fell onto the mats. "Ow!"

Justin helped Felicity up. "Now, the trick is to keep your weight evenly distributed."

"I thought the trick was to avoid getting into fights," Felicity told him.

"Yeah, well, Starling City's not the kind of place where you can talk your way out of trouble," Justin told her, tossing her a towel. "Besides, if you're going to be working with us, I'll sleep a lot easier knowing that you can handle yourself... at least a little bit."

Felicity put the towel around her neck, taking a drink from a bottle of water. "Are you even sure that you should be working with them? Are you trying to kill yourself or kill me with worry? What about your heart--"

Justin looked past Felicity. "Shh." John walked in. Justin pulled Felicity aside. "I'll be fine."

Felicity gave him a look. "They don't know about your heart condition. About the vessel that can pop at anytime and kill you effectively."

"No, they don't know," Justin answered. "And they're not going to."

Felicity gave him an exasperated look.

➣

Verdant

Jill was upstairs, getting a drink.

Oliver walked in, still suited up, pulling his hood back.

"How'd it go?" Jill asked.

"Badly for him," Oliver answered, walking past her.

Jill smirked.

➣

Basement

Jill and Oliver walked downstairs to join John, Justin and Felicity.

"Who him?" Jill asked.

"An assassin for hire with an affinity for knives," Oliver answered, putting his bow down, walking past John, Justin and Felicity. "I think I may have found your evil twin, Jill. His name was Guillermo Barrera."

"Was?" Felicity repeated.

"So we can't ask him about his intended target?" John asked.

Oliver walked toward the list, crossing the name off, turning to face them. "No." He took out his phone. "Which is why I need you to hack his phone. Barrera's world class. He kills high profile targets. And whatever job he was hired for isn't finished. We need to figure out who he was here to kill, and fast. They are probably still in danger. Okay?" Felicity nodded, no happier than Jill was about the kill, though it had to be done. Oliver turned to her. "We have someplace to be."

Jill remembered, nodding. "Right. Tommy's birthday. He wanted us over at Laurel's so we could think about throwing him a big birthday party at the club if it gets fixed in the next few days."

Oliver nodded in amusement. "Right."

➣

Flashback

Day - Lian Yu - Fuselage

Jill was kneeling next to Slade, making sure that his infected gunshot wounds were healed from the super herbs.

Oliver was nearby, using a pole in the ceiling as a pullup bar, though he wasn't nearly as strong as he was in the present, having a little struggle, falling down.

"Four," Slade told him.

"Well, I'm more of a runner," Oliver told them.

Slade stood, hopping up to the pipe, doing several pullups nearly effortlessly, and if it hadn't been for his wounds, it would have been effortless.

Jill stood. "Why the sudden desire to work out?"

"What else is there to do?" Slade replied.

"Well, we can try to think of another way off the island," Jill answered with honest sarcasm.

"There is no other way," Slade told them. "If there was, I would have found it."

"We can't just sit here and wait for Fyers to come and kill us," Oliver told them.

Slade jumped down. "I did have on idea. If you go into the forest and gather as much bamboo as you can find..."

"Yeah?" Oliver asked.

"We could build ourselves a boat, like they did on 'Gilligan's Island'," Slade told them sarcastically. Jill rolled her eyes, walking toward a radio receiver, picking it up. "That's broken. It got busted during the crash."

"Did you try to get it to work?" Oliver asked.

"I'm better at pulling things apart," Slade told them.

Jill stood, walking around the radio to kneel behind it to look at the wires. "My father was a pilot mechanic and he used to do his own maintenance."

"So you're hoping aircraft mechanic maintenance is genetic?" Oliver asked.

"No, I used to help him, and I liked it," Jill told them. "Then I got pretty good at it because my brother helped me through it, too. So maybe I can make the radio work."

"You should be training for the inevitable fight that's looming," Slade told her, walking over to the pipe, jumping up to continue doing pullups.

"I think I have a better chance of making the radio work," Jill told them, starting to get to work on the radio.

Oliver watched curiously.

➣

Now

Night - Laurel's Apartment

(Song:) Where the Kids Are - Blondfire

Tommy opened Laurel's apartment door for Oliver and Jill. "Welcome."

Oliver walked in with his present. "Happy Birthday, buddy."

"Thank you," Tommy told him, taking the bag, hugging Oliver. Jillwalked in. "Oh, this feels like a chateaneuf de pape."

"It's going to taste like one, too," Oliver told them.

"You are a true friend," Tommy told him. Jill smiled a small smile, closing the door. "Thank you." Tommy looked at her. "Jill, thanks for coming."

"Of course,"Jill  told him. "What kind of business partner would I be if I missed a birthday?"

Tommy smiled, looking at Oliver. "I like her."

Oliver chuckled, nodding.

➣

Dining Room

Tommy led Oliver and Jill into the dining room where a dinner table was set up with expensive food and candles.

Jessica and Laurel turned to them. 

"Ollie," Laurel told him.

"Hi," Oliver told them.

Laurel wrapped her arms around him. "Hi." Oliver returned the embrace, pulling away. Laurel smiled, turning to Jill. "Hi, Jill."

"Hey, Laurel," Jill told her.

"I think we've reached the stage where we can greet each other with a hug on celebration days like today, right?" Laurel asked.

Jill smiled, nodding. "Sure." Laurel and Jill hugged, pulling away. Jill turned to Jessica. "It looks like you could use one, too."

Jessica smiled a small smile, nodding. Jessica and Jill embraced, pulling away.

Tommy smirked, holding up his present of wine. "I'm going to go crack this open."

Tommy walked away.

Jill looked around the apartment. "Such a nice apartment. So much space." She walked around, seeing a picture of a little girl and Lance, assuming the little girl was Laurel. She was holding a small canary. "Oh, this is adorable. How old are you here?"

"That's actually our sister, Sara," Jessica told her.

"Oh, I'm so sorry," Jill told them.

"No, no, it's okay," Laurel told her. "I don't know why my father bought her that canary. That thing chirped night and day. Drove us all nuts."

Jill looked down guiltily. She put the picture down, turning to Jessica to change the subject. "So, you've been suspended from duty for a few weeks now. When do you have to go back to work?"

"Tomorrow, actually," Jessica answered.

"That's good," Oliver told her. "As long as you don't endanger your job anymore."

Jessica nodded sarcastically.

Tommy walked closer with glasses of wine, handing them out. "A toast."

"Thank you," Laurel told him.

Tommy put his arm around Laurel, raising his glass. "To the first birthday that I have enjoyed in a long time." He looked at Oliver. "I got my best friend back." Oliver raised his glass. Tommy looked at Jill. "I've met and become friends with the girl that is the reason he is here today." Jill raised her glass. Tommy looked at Jessica. "My close friend is learning how to smile again." Jessica couldn't help a small smile, raising her glass. Tommy looked at Laurel. "And I have finally figured out why poets have been in business for the last few thousand years."

Laurel smiled, raising her glass. "Happy birthday, baby."

"Thank you," Tommy told her. They kissed lightly. "Cheers."

They clinked their glasses together. "Cheers."

They all took a drink.

(Song Ends)

There was a knock on the door.

"I think that's the food," Laurel told them.

"Oh, okay," Tommy told them, taking Laurel's glass.

Laurel walked toward the door.

Oliver looked at Tommy and Jill. "Oh, thank God, she didn't cook."

Jessica nodded. "Amen."

Jill chuckled.

Laurel opened the door, revealing Malcolm outside. "Mr. Merlyn."

"Laurel," Malcolm told her. "Can I come in?" He walked in. Laurel and Malcolm walked toward the others. They all felt the tension-filled silence. Malcolm looked over them, nodding. "Oliver. Jessica."

Jessica nodded. "Mr. Merlyn."

"Please, call me Malcolm," Malcolm told them. He looked at Tommy. "I've been trying to get in touch with you."

"What are you doing here, Dad?" Tommy asked.

Malcolm took out a small birthday present box. "Happy birthday, Tommy."

Tommy turned to Laurel, Jessica, Oliver and Jill. "Just give us a second."

Jill nodded. "Of course."

Malcolm tossed the present to Oliver.

Oliver caught it.

Tommy and Malcolm walked out into the hallway of the building to talk alone.

➣

Hallway

Tommy and Malcolm walked out of the apartment into the hallway.

"We're about to eat," Tommy told him.

"I can't stay," Malcolm told him.

"Well, that works out, because you weren't invited," Tommy told him.

"I'm being honored by the Starling City Municipal Group," Malcolm told him, taking out an invitation to show him. "They're bestowing me with their annual humanitarian award."

"What, they ran out of actual humans to give it to?" Tommy asked.

"I would like you to be there, if you could," Malcolm told him.

"I am 100% certain that I'll be busy," Tommy told him, starting to walk inside.

Malcolm grabbed his arm to stop him. "You might not believe this, but all I ever wanted for you was happiness. If it will allay this tension between us, I'll turn the switch back on."

"Save your money, Dad," Tommy told him. "I don't need it anymore."

"I'd still like you to come to the event," Malcolm told him, handing him the invitation. "It would mean a lot to me."

Malcolm turned to leave.

"You know what, Dad?" Tommy asked. Malcolm stopped, turning back. "Sometimes the people that you want there the most, aren't. You taught me that." Tommy put the invitation to Malcolm's chest. "Multiple times."

Tommy walked into the apartment.

Malcolm walked away.

➣➣  

Bludhaven Motel - Motel Room

Floyd Lawton was pouring himself a drink.

Kira, Karma and China walked in.

"Hello, Lawton," China told him.

"I see your edge has dulled," Kira told him.

"Oh, I knew you were there," Floyd told them. "I just didn't care if you killed me. What do you want?"

"The Triad," Karma told him. "The organization has been contracted to eliminate a certain high profile individual. A very well-guarded target."

"Well, forget it," Floyd told them. "Look, I'm retired."

"To drink and smoke your life away?" Kira asked skeptically.

"We all got to die some time," Floyd told them.

"We need someone to die at the right time," China told him, lifting up the briefcase she was holding. "And no one does it better than you."

"My vision ain't exactly what it used to be," Floyd told them.

China opened the briefcase. "No. It's going to be better."

China showed him that an eye piece was inside to cover his eye.

Floyd took out the eyepiece. "So... who needs two bullets in the chest?"

➣

Day Two

Merlyn Global Group - Hallway

Moira was walking along.

Frank Chen walked toward her. "Moira. Is it happening?"

"Yes," Moira answered. "At the humanitarian award ceremony."

"Isn't that a little public?" Frank asked.

"No one will expect it," Moira told him.

They walked along.

➣

Conference Room

A meeting was in place.

Moira and Frank walked in, taking their seats.

Malcolm was standing ahead of them. "I have very welcome news to share with all of you. Thanks to Queen Consolidated's applied sciences division and their recent acquisition of Unidac Industries, the Undertaking which we set for ourselves is only months from fruition. There's hope on the horizon for everyone in Starling. We won't fail this city."

Moira put on a fake smile. "And I think I speak for everyone here when I say we're all with you, Malcolm."

➣➣  

Queen Industrial - Basment

Oliver, John, Justin, Felicity and Jill were in the hideout.

Felicity and Justin were sitting at the computers.

Felicity was looking into the assassin from last night. "Jeez, this is one paranoid assassin. Barerra's got cobalt-level encryption on his phone. It's not going to be easy to break. But codebreaker is my middle name. Actually, it's Megan."

"Felicity, can you get anything off of it?" Oliver asked.

"Just the last number he dialed," Felicity answered.

"Which was?" John asked.

"A restaurant in Chinatown," Felicity answered. "Jade Dragon. I guess even hired killers enjoy the city's best chow mien."

"Yeah, Jade Dragon is a front for the Chinese Mafia," Justin told them.

"Jill, call the restaurant, make a reservation for two for tonight," Oliver told her. "Felicity, you need to decrypt that phone."

Jill sighed. "Good." She pulled out her phone. "Because I'm kind of in the mood for Chinese now."

John smirked in amusement.

➣

Night - Jade Dragon Chinese Restaurant

Oliver and Jill were sitting at a table in Jade Dragon that night.

The waiter brought over the food, speaking a word in Chinese, walking away.

Oliver chuckled. "That is--that is one big fried fish."

"I was told this was the most authentic Szechwan in town," Jill told him. "Turns out it's just a place for the Chinese Mafia."

Oliver nodded. "Mm-hmm." Jill took a drink of water. Oliver looked at her curiously. "You okay?"

"Yeah," Jill answered. "Why?"

"You just seem a little tense since..." Oliver trailed off.

"Since John suggested that there was something going on between us?" Jill finished.

Oliver chuckled at the bluntness, nodding. "Yeah. That."

jill chuckled. "Yeah. I'm not... tense, so to speak. I'm just... not sure what to do with it just yet."

"Because you're not ready, or because it's me?" Oliver asked.

Jill looked at him sincerely. "Because I'm not ready. I just need to atone for past sins before I can..."

"Be happy?" Oliver finished. Jill shrugged barely. A man in a leather jacket walked past them. He had a tattoo on his neck. Oliver looked at Jill. "Who wants to bet that that guy could be one of our guys?"

Jill shrugged slightly.

They stood, walking away.

➣

Kitchen

The man walked through the kitchen.

Jill and Oliver followed him.

➣

Hidden Office

The man walked in.

Jill and Oliver followed.

Another man was sitting at the desk, minting money.

Man 1 took money out of an orange envelope, handing it to Man 2.

Jill drew a knife, cutting the wires to shut the lights down.

Oliver tackled Man 1 to the ground.

Jill picked up a spray bottle, spraying Man 2 in the eyes to he couldn't see.

Man 1 screamed, running toward the door.

Jill grabbed him by his collar, pushing him against the wall, speaking Chinese rapidly. "The Triad put a hit out on somebody. I want to know who."

Man 1 breathed heavily, unable to see for the moment, speaking Chinese. "I don't work for the Triad."

Jill spoke in Chinese. "You're not making Dim Sum back here."

Oliver twisted Man 2's arm behind his back, having him facing away from them so he wouldn't see them.

Man 2 breathed heavily in pain, speaking in Chinese. "I... I don't know who it is."

Jill spoke in Chinese. "But you know something. Tell me."

Man 2 spoke in Chinese. "Tomorrow. Whatever it is, it's supposed to happen tomorrow."

Oliver and Jill got out before they could see their faces.

Man 1 stood, speaking in Chinese. "Who was it?"

Man 2 spoke in Chinese. "Don't know. She spoke with a perfect accent. Definitely Chinese."

Man 1 walked out, leaving.

➣

Tables

Oliver and Jill had returned to their table, as if nothing happened.

Man 1 walked past them, looking around, oblivious, walking out, leaving.

Jill was amused and smug that they wouldn't be able to find them because they were just that good.

Oliver smirked, waving to a waiter. "Check, please."

➣

Flashback

Day - Lian Yu - Fuselage 

Jill was working on the wires on the radio.

Oliver was doing pullups on the bar in the ceiling, getting a bit better, but not by much.

Slade walked in with a dead animal hauled over his shoulder. "I hope you like barbecue." Oliver jumped down from the bar. "Well, don't fall over yourselves thanking me for spending six hours up a tree so you can eat."

Jill hadn't been paying attention, looking over her shoulder toward them. "What?" She saw the dead animal. "Great." She returned to the task of trying to fix the radio. "I'll eat later."

"You've been at that for days," Oliver told her. "Give it a rest."

"It's because I can do this," Jill told them.

"Sure, kid," Slade told her. "When pigs fly." Jill turned on the radio. Red and green lights turned on. There was static. Jill smiled at her accomplishment. Slade and Oliver looked at her in shock. "You got to be kidding me." Slade put the animal down. Oliver and Slade walked closer to Jill and the radio quickly. "Can you clean this up?"

"I don't know," Jill told them. "I don't know how I got this far."

They heard a man on the radio. "Continue approach. 463 Heavy."

Slade took the receiver, speaking into it. "Mayday, mayday, mayday. This is Wedetail 325. Pilot and passenger down."

They heard a woman on the radio. "463 Heavy cleared to land. Runway 2-7 right, wind, 2-6-0 degrees, 10 knots."

Slade spoke into it. "I repeat. Pilot and passenger down on the island of Lian Yu. Request immediate rescue."

They heard a man on the radio. "Cleared to land, runway 2-7 right. 463 Heavy."

Slade slammed down the receiver. "They can't hear us, and we can't call out. We're still trapped."

Jill's excitement had been drained due to exhaustion on working on the radio for days, and from given hope only for it to be taken away.

Oliver was just as defeated as they were, looking at them sympathetically.

➣

Now

Night - Police Precinct 

Jessica was just now getting back to work.

Some of the officers were welcoming her back and making sure that she was okay.

Lance was across the way, watching his daughter sadly, knowing that he had angered and betrayed her.

The burner phone rang.

Jessica pulled out the phone, answering. "Jessica Lance."

Oliver and Jill were standing outside Jade Dragon.

"Hello, Detective," Jill told her. Her voice was disguised when Jessica heard it. "The Triad have hired a contract killer."

"Yeah?" Jessica asked. "You mean the one that your buddy put in the morgue? Congratulations, you two are the talk of the station again."

"They hired one, they're going to hire another," Jill told her.

"Who's your target?" Jessica asked.

"I'm trying to find out, but I'm hitting dead ends," Jill told her. "I need you to put your people on it."

Jessica looked toward her father, debating it, sighing. "Call me back when you got a name."

Jill hung up, walking through the drizzling rain with Oliver.

➣

Warehouse

The Triad were having a meeting, China, Kira and Karma included.

"There are five exit routes from the main floor that need to be cut off," China told them. "Once the fire alarm goes off, we'll have less than 30 seconds to disable Merlyn's private security and force him outside with the others. Once he's outside, the rest will be up to Mr. Lawton."

Floyd walked closer, suited up as Deadshot, complete with the eyepiece. "Roger that."

Kira and Karma looked at him expressionlessly.

➣➣  

Queen Mansion - Skylar's Room

Skylar was sitting on her bed, holding the hozen that Oliver had given her, thinking.

➣

Thea's Room

Thea was sitting at her desk, looking at her computer. She was looking up Roy Harper.

➣

Moira's Room 

Moira was getting ready for the ceremony, putting in earrings. She was getting nervous, holding the second earring in shaky hands, letting it fall to the tabletop. She took a deep breath to calm herself down.

➣

Queen Industrial - Basement

Felicity, John and Justin were in the hideout.

Felicity was sitting at the table with the computers, searching for a way to decode the phone. Each try that was denied would set her more on edge.

➣

Laurel's Apartment - Bedroom

Tommy was sitting on the bed. He was holding a picture of Malcolm, Young Tommy and his mother, Rebecca. He was having second thoughts about turning down his father's offer.

➣

Later

Tommy was getting ready.

Laurel walked in. "You look handsome."

"I try not to," Tommy told her. "It just keeps happening."

They both laughed.

"What's the occasion?" Laurel asked.

"I decided to go to my dad's thing," Tommy answered.

"Really?" Laurel asked. "Are you sure?"

Tommy sighed, turning to face her. "Oh, mostly."

"Did you want me to go with you?" Laurel asked.

"No, no, no," Tommy answered. "I know you have work to do. I promise, I will be fine."

They chuckled, kissing.

Tommy walked out, leaving.

Laurel's phone rang. She walked toward the phone, picking it up. She saw that her mother was calling, considering for a moment, deciding to ignore the call and put the phone down.

➣

Merlyn Global Group - Foyer

Everyone was in their finest for the gala.

Moira was in the crowd.

Malcolm walked toward her. "You look beautiful."

Moira turned to face him. "Thank you."

"If you're free, maybe after the ceremony, we could have dinner and talk like we used to," Malcolm told her.

"I'd like that," Moira told him.

There was microphone feedback.

"That's my cue," Malcolm told her, chuckling, walking toward the stage.

Moira turned to face the stage.

Frank Chen joined her. "I've been trying to avoid him all evening."

"If we didn't show, it'd look suspicious," Moira told him.

"How can you talk to him that way?" Frank asked. "As if nothing's about to happen?"

"I've been living this life for five years," Moira told him. "Five more minutes won't matter."

Lt. Frank Pike spoke into the microphone. "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Now tonight's honoree needs very little introduction. It's neither his wealth nor his name that we celebrate here tonight. But it is his efforts in making Starling City a better and safer place to live. So please help me welcome Starling City's humanitarian of the year, Mr. Malcolm Merlyn."

There was applause.

Malcolm walked onto the stage.

Kira and Karma walked into the crowd, dressed for the occasion.

Karma took a glass of champagne from a tray nearby.

Two of the waiters were assassins from the Triad.

➣

Backroom

China was killing two waiters with a slit to the throat so they wouldn't get in the way.

➣

Verdant

(Song:) Late Night - Foals 

Oliver and Jill were upstairs in the industrial building, sitting on a blanket on the floor, waiting for Justin, Felicity and John, who were downstairs, trying to figure out who the target was.

Jill looked around the mostly-okay main room of the building that was supposed to be the club. "So much for throwing Tommy a huge birthday party."

Oliver chuckled. "Yeah. Normally, that's something he always wanted for his birthday. Big party, lots of girls, plenty of liquor." Jill chuckled. "But the last five years have changed him, too. All he wanted was a dinner with you, me, Jessica and Laurel. Some alone time with Laurel. And he's even going to the humanitarian awards ceremony tonight. For his dad, because Malcolm's the one that is receiving the reward."

"Really?" Jill asked.

"Mm-hmm," Oliver answered.

Jill chuckled. "You know, I haven't really seen much of Merlyn, but the humanitarian thing doesn't seem to suit him."

"He likes to act like it," Oliver told her.

Jill nodded. "Still, though. It's impressive for Tommy to go to the ceremony for his father even after everything that's gone down between them."

"Yeah, well, I think Laurel had a hand in that," Oliver told her. "I think she convinced him to go. But she won't be going because she has work."

"Right," Jill told him. "At least we're not the only ones that are always working."

Oliver chuckled, nodding. "Yeah. We just have a different kind of work."

Oliver and Jill looked at each other, smiling small smiles.

(Song Ends)

➣

Basement

Felicity was sitting at the table, typing at the computer. "Come on, come on. I'm in! Yes!"

Justin sat next to Felicity. "Yes. Yes, way to go, Felicity Smoak."

"You don't happen to speak Spanish, do you?" Felicity asked.

"Arabic," John told them. 

Felicity sighed. "Oh, le sigh."

John read the intel, in shock. "Oh, my God."

➣

Verdant

Justin and John walked in toward Oliver and Jill.

"Hey," John told them.

"Hey," Jill told them. "You find the target?"

"Guys, the target is Tommy's father," Justin told them.

"At the awards ceremony?" Oliver asked. Justin nodded. "Tommy's there."

Oliver and Jill exchanged a look, worried and finding it only slightly ironic since they were just talking about them and the ceremony.

Oliver stood, hurriedly getting to the basement to suit up.

Jill took out her phone, calling Jessica, disguising her voice.

Jessica was in the police precinct, answering the phone. "Jessica Lance."

Jill stood, walking toward the basement. "Target is Malcolm Merlyn. Establish a perimeter but keep your distance. I don't want the police caught in the crossfire."

Jill walked into the basement to get suited up.

Jessica hung up, grabbing her jacket, getting ready to leave.

➣

Merlyn Global Group - Foyer

Malcolm was giving a speech to the crowd. "The true humanitarian in the Merlyn family was my wife Rebecca." Tommy was in the crowd. "Many of you here knew her. She tirelessly devoted herself to helping those less fortunate in the Glades. I like to think that if the man who murdered her knew her, knew the work that she did, knew the person that she was, he would have helped her to her car, made sure she was safe. Instead of stealing her purse and shooting her." Malcolm saw Tommy, nodding to him. "The truth is, I haven't done enough for this city. My city. I failed it." Kira and Karma watched him from the crowd. "But I promise you, I am not finished yet. I promise you that this city will be better for all of us." Moira looked toward Tommy. "And on that day, I will look at this beautiful award and feel that I have earned it. I thank you."

There was applause.

Tommy raised his glass toward Malcolm.

Malcolm walked offstage.

China was in the crowd, hitting a button on a remote device.

All the electronic locks in the building locked themselves.

An alarm started to sound.

There were confused people in the crowd trying to figure out what was going on.

Waiter/Assassin 1 stabbed Guard 1 in the back, killing him, letting him fall.

Waiter/Assassin 2 stabbed Guard 2 in the back, killing him, letting him fall.

Malcolm ran through the crowd. "Tommy!"

➣

Building Rooftop

Floyd was stationed on the rooftop next over, taking his aim.

➣➣  

Outside

The guards had managed to unlock the front doors, leading most of the crowd out into the open.

➣

Inside

China watched Malcolm take Tommy down a hallway and not outside. "Merlyn's not taking the bait. Change of plans."

"I don't like improvisation," Kira told them.

"Kira, Karma, help me drive him upstairs to his penthouse office," China told them. "Lawton, switch vantage points."

➣

Upstairs Hallway 

Malcolm led Tommy upstairs. "There's an exit on the second floor. I wasn't leaving until I knew you were safe."

➣

On the Road

Several police cars were on their way to the ceremony, their sirens wailing and lights flashing.

➣

Jessica's Car

Jessica was driving on her own.

➣

Jill/Sapphire:

Merlyn Global Group - Upstairs Hallway

Malcolm and Tommy ran along.

The two Waiter/Assassins were down the hallway, firing their guns toward them.

Malcolm and Tommy took cover behind the wall.

Oliver/Arrow jumped in through the window in front of them, pushing Malcolm and Tommy out of the way of fire, saving them, running out of danger himself.

Jill/Sapphire jumped through the window behind the Waiter/Assassins, stabbing Waiter/Assassin 1 in the shoulder with a knife from behind, making him fall.

Waiter/Assassin 2 turned to face Jill, shooting.

Jill ducked behind the wall for cover.

Oliver looked at Malcolm and Tommy, disguising his voice. "Go somewhere safe. We'll hold them off. Go now!"

Malcolm looked at Tommy. "Come on!"

Malcolm led Tommy out of the hallway upstairs.

➣

Upstairs

Malcolm and Tommy ran upstairs.

"Where are we going?" Tommy asked.

"Up," Malcolm answered.

"Who are those guys?" Tommy asked.

"I don't know," Malcolm told him.

"They're trying to kill you," Tommy told him.

"Seems that way," Malcolm told him.

"And we're going up, without any of your bodyguards?" Tommy asked. "Dad! We need to get out of here."

They got to an elevator.

"Tommy, take a deep breath and trust me," Malcolm told him. "Upstairs in my office is a panic room." They walked into the elevator. "We get there, we seal it off."

The elevator closed.

China walked upstairs. "Merlyn's headed to the penthouse."

➣

Building Rooftop

Floyd was still on the roof of the building next door, changing vantage points.

➣

Merlyn Global Group - Hallway

Jill turned to Waiter/Assassin 2 throwing a knife into his hand, making him drop the gun, running up to him, stepping on his leg to jump up and kick him with both legs, flipping back over the floor, standing, backhand punching him in the face, making him fall unconscious.

Three more Triad members started to attack Oliver. Triad 1 kicked Oliver in the leg. Oliver hit him in the face with his bow. Triad 2 spun to kick Oliver in the head. Oliver ducked, kicking Triad 3 in the stomach, making him back away, spinning to hit all three in the face with his bow, making them fall unconscious.

Jill sensed presence behind her, turning around.

Kira and Karma walked closer.

"You again," Jill told them. "Why do you want Malcolm Merlyn dead?"

"It's not us that we do," Kira told them.

"It's the people we work for," Karma told them.

"Seems like you're in the wrong line of work," Jill told them. She turned to Oliver. "Go after them. Keep them safe." Oliver hesitated. "Now!"

Oliver ran off in the direction Malcolm and Tommy went in to keep them safe.

Jill faced the twins, drawing her swords.

Kira drew her staff.

Karma drew blades.

They stood ready to fight.

  Karma tried to stab Jill/Sapphire with one blade. Jill raised one of her swords to block the move. Kira swung her staff toward Jill. Jill ducked, spinning to kick Kira in the face, slashing toward her. Kira ducked. Karma tried to stab Jill. Jill raised one of the swords to block the move, spinning to kick Karma in the stomach, spinning both swords, slashing into Kira's arm and Karma's shoulder, making them both groan in pain. Karma tried to stab Jill. Jill backed away enough to make her miss, slashing toward her. Kira hit her staff against the sword to make her drop it, using the staff to hit Jill in the stomach, punching her in the face. Jill grabbed Kira's leg, pulling it out from underneath her, making her fall to the floor on her back. She picked up her sword, slashing toward Kira. Kira rolled away, making her hit the tile floor instead. Jill stood to face Karma with her knife, glaring.  

➣

Upstairs Hallway

Malcolm and Tommy ran upstairs toward the office.

Two waiter/assassins stood in front of them, both aiming guns at Malcolm.

Malcolm easily disarmed them, punching waiter/assassin 1 in the throat, making him fall, shooting waiter/assassin 2 in the leg, pushing him down. He aimed the gun at waiter/assassin 1.

Tommy held his hand toward him to stop him. "Wait!" Malcolm ignored him, shooting the assassins both in the head, killing them, running away. "You killed them!"

Tommy ran after his father.

Malcolm made it to the office, typing in the code. "Surely as he would have killed you. Come on, move, move, move."

➣

Downstairs Hallway

Jill/Sapphire grabbed Kira, slamming her against a display case, making the glass shatter, turning around, throwing her to the floor. Karma ran toward Jill, jumping up to try and kick her. Jill caught her, flipping her to the floor, landing next to her. None of them had their weapons at the moment. Karma tried to kick Jill away from her. Jill stood, drawing a knife from her sheath, throwing it toward Karma. Karma used her blade to deflect the knife. Kira stood, grabbing her staff.

➣

Malcolm's Office

Malcolm closed the door. "Electromagnetic locks."

Tommy walked closer. "What if they cut the power?"

"This floor is on an entire separate grid," Malcolm told him.

"The glass?" Tommy asked.

"Lexan," Malcolm answered. "Bulletproof. It's over."

Tommy shook his head in confusion. "How did you know how to do that?"

"What?" Malcolm asked.

"Fight," Tommy answered. "Kill."

Malcolm didn't answer, walking away.

➣

Building Rooftop

Floyd was at his vantage point, setting up his shot.

➣

Merlyn Global Group - Malcolm's Office

Malcolm walked toward a hidden wall in the office, moving a painting to reveal a keypad underneath.

Tommy walked closer. "Dad?"

Malcolm opened the hidden door, revealing his Dark Archer suit inside.

➣

Building Rooftop

Floyd was at his vantage point, setting up his shot. He pulled the trigger.

➣

Merlyn Global Group - Malcolm's Office

The grenade hit against the glass, causing a small explosion.

Malcolm closed the door to the suit.

➣

Hallway

Oliver/Arrow was running upstairs.

➣

Downstairs Hallway

Jill/Sapphire, Kira and Karma were still involved in their fight. Kira spun to hit Jill in the back of the head with her staff. Karma slashed her blades across Jill's arm, making her groan in pain. Jill picked up her knife, aiming it at the twins.

Lance ran closer from behind Jill, aiming a gun at her. "Freeze! SCPD! Put the knife down next to the swords."

➣

Malcolm's Office

Malcolm had been shot, lying on the floor weakly. 

Tommy was just getting up.

"Tommy, you okay?" Malcolm asked.

Tommy nodded.

Malcolm was slowly bleeding out.

➣

Building Rooftop

Floyd was taking up his next shot, preparing to pull the trigger.

China appeared behind him, hitting him in the head with a knife, making him fall unconscious.

➣

Merlyn Global Group - Malcolm's Office

Tommy ran to Malcolm's side. "Dad!" Malcolm was unconscious. "Dad?"

➣➣

Hallway

Jill/Sapphire still held her knife ready to throw at Kira and Karma, looking at her swords on the floor.

Lance still held his gun aimed at Jill. "Turn around slowly."

Jill disguised her voice. "They're part of the Triad, detective."

"I don't care if they're the devil," Lance told her. "You're under arrest."

Jill rolled her eyes, turning to throw the knife she held ready into a fire extinguisher nearby, releasing all of the gas and fog inside into the hallway, obscuring herself from Lance's view, picking up both of her swords, running out, leaving.

Kira and Karma used the opportunity to run as well.

➣

Malcolm's Office

Malcolm was awake.

Tommy pulled him out of the open, kneeling next to him worriedly. "Dad, Dad. I'm sorry." 

Tommy undid Malcolm's tie.

"I'm okay," Malcolm told him. "I'm okay."

Malcolm opened his suit shirt to show him that he was wearing Kevlar. 

"You're bleeding," Tommy told him. "You're bleeding."

"I'll be fine, Tommy," Malcolm told him, starting to fall unconscious again.

"No, no, no, Dad!" Tommy told him worriedly. "Dad!" Oliver/Arrow walked in. Tommy picked up the gun that Malcolm had taken from the assassins. "No." He turned to aim the gun at Oliver. "Stay back."

Oliver disguised his voice. "I'm not here to hurt you or your father."

"I said stay back," Tommy told him.

Oliver held up his hand harmlessly, kneeling to the floor, putting his bow down, picking up one of the bullets that Floyd had shot into the room, sniffing it. "It's Curare."

"Don't come any closer," Tommy told him.

Oliver stood. "Your father's been poisoned. An assassin named Floyd Lawton laces his bullets with Curare. I've dealt with this before. We need to dilute the poison in his bloodstream."

"I said stay the hell back!" Tommy told him.

"In three minutes, he's paralyzed," Oliver told him. "In four minutes, he suffocates. If you don't let me help you now, he's dead before anybody gets here."

"Help," Tommy told him. "How?"

"Fresh blood buys him time to get to the hospital," Oliver answered.

"A blood transfusion?" Tommy asked. "That's insane!"

"It's the only way," Oliver told him. "He needs your blood. You're out of time. You need to make a decision right now."

"Why should I trust you?" Tommy asked.

Oliver debated this question for a long moment, turning the device that disguised his voice off, pulling back his hood to show his best friend who he really was. "Because you always have."

Tommy looked at him in shock. "Oliver."

Oliver ran to get the supplies necessary to do the blood transfusion.

Tommy and Oliver both knelt next to Malcolm.

While Oliver was setting the transfusion up, Tommy was gazing off into nothing in shock and denial.

Oliver took Tommy's arm, prepping the needle. "Okay. Ready?"

Tommy couldn't look him in the eye. "Do it."

Oliver injected one part of the needle into Tommy's arm, injecting the other into Malcolm's arm to deliver the blood transfusion. "All done. Hold his arm." Tommy did as told. "Come on, come on, come on."

Tommy was still in shock. "You're the hood. Why?"

"Later," Oliver told him. "He's still going to need medical attention to fully clean out his system. You understand?" Tommy nodded barely. "Okay."

"Thank you," Tommy told him.

Oliver nodded, standing, walking away, leaving.

Malcolm was starting to wake up. "Tommy."

"I'm right here, Dad," Tommy told him.

Malcolm chuckled in relief, sighing.

Tommy looked around, seeing that Oliver was already gone.

➣

Outside

Jessica and Lance were helping deal with Malcolm, questioning Tommy. 

"What did the hood say to you?" Jessica asked.

Tommy shook his head. "He didn't say anything."

"You let a homicidal maniac talk you into a homemade blood transfusion, instead of calling the paramedics?" Lance asked.

"My father's life was at stake," Tommy told them.

"So, first the hood and the girl in blue rescues you, Oliver and Jill from those kidnappers, and now he saves your father," Jessica told him. "But they're taking down every other one percenter out there. Are these guys friends of yours, Tommy?"

Tommy shook his head. "I don't know who the hell they are."

They watched as the paramedic rolled Malcolm into the ambulance truck.

Moira was also watching, disappointed that he wasn't dead.

Jill/Sapphire and Oliver/Arrow were watching from the rooftop next door, exchanging a look, turning to leave.

➣

Flashback

Day - Lian Yu - Fuselage 

Jill was still trying to find a way to signal for help on the radio.

Slade was sitting on his cot, drinking.

Oliver was sitting across from Jill. "If they can't hear us, then what's the point?"

"Wait," Jill told them.

"You still might have done us some good," Slade told her.

They heard Edward on the radio. "0500 hours from my mark. Final deployment is five by five."

Oliver and Slade stood, walking closer.

"That's Fyers," Jill told them. "I'm tuned into the soldiers' frequency."

They heard Edward on the radio. "Scylla is in route. ETA 0600 hours at the southwest bay. I'll call you when Scylla is in my possession. Fyers out."

"Who was Fyers talking to?" Oliver asked.

"I don't know," Slade told them. He walked away. "Sounds like someone off this island, maybe his benefactor. More importantly, who or what is Scylla?"

"The Scylla and Charybdis," Jill told them. "It's 'The Odyssey', from one of the four nightmare chapters. Scylla was a monster."

"I want to meet this monster," Slade told them, walking toward the door. "Am I going alone?"

Jill stood, picking up two swords from the table.

Oliver picked up a knife.

Slade picked up a gun.

They walked out of the hideout, leaving.

➣➣

Now

Night - Warehouse

Kira and Karma walked into the warehouse, joining China, both of them looking angry.

"Where the hell were you?" Kira asked.

"There were a change of plans, again," China told them. "Actually, it was always my plan."

"And what was your plan?" Karma asked. She took a moment to think, realizing. "Moira Queen told us why she wanted Malcolm Merlyn dead. It's the same reason why you don't want him to be. You know about the Undertaking."

China turned to face them angrily. "Moira Queen has a big mouth."

They looked at China incredulously.

"You knew this entire time?" Kira asked.

"Yes, I knew," China answered calmly.

"How can you be so calm about this?" Karma asked. "Thousands of people are going to die."

"It's just the type of thing that will eliminate certain threats to my new leadership of position in the Triad," China told them.

Kira shook her head. "I won't let you go through with it."

Kira turned to leave.

"I saved your lives," China told them. Kira stopped. "I own you." Karma glared at China. "It's the only reason that you've been in the Triad, and we all know it. You can't kill anyone. You've fought for us before, sure. But you're never ones to pull the trigger. So, it comes as no surprise that you would both be against this. Even though it is your saying, Kira, that you would do anything for a friend."

"You're not a friend," Kira told her.

"Anyone with a heart would be," Karma told her. 

"If you want to try and stop the Undertaking, fine," China told them. "Go for it. But just know that it puts a targets on both of your backs."

"It wouldn't be the first time," Karma told her.

"My advice?" China asked. "Run."

➣

Queen Industrial - Basement

Oliver and Jill were still suited up, walking downstairs into the basement of the hideout. Jill wasn't wearing her mask. Oliver was wearing his hood.

Justin, Felicity and John were waiting.

"So, how's it feel to save a one percenter?" Felicity asked.

"Looks like Malcolm Merlyn's going to be okay," John told them. "They took him to Starling General. Good ting he was wearing a bulletproof vest."

"He's not in the hospital because he was shot," Oliver told them. "He was poisoned by Curare."

John realized what this meant, closing his eyes in frustration, taking a few steps away, sighing. "Lawton's alive."

Justin was in shock.

"I'm sorry, John," Jill told him.

John walked away.

"This Lawton kick his dog or something?" Felicity asked.

Justin shook his head. "No. He killed his brother."

Felicity looked shocked and sympathetic.

➣

Flashback

Day - Lian Yu 

Jill, Oliver and Slade were hiding in the bushes on the beach of the island, watching something in the distance.

"What?" Oliver asked. "What is it?"

They were watching the soldier camp.

Slade had binoculars. "You were right. Scylla is a monster. A Russian-made S300 anti-aircraft missile launcher." Oliver took the binoculars to look at the missile launcher. "It can simultaneously track up to a hundred targets whilst engaging with at least a dozen." Jill took the binoculars to look at the missile launcher. "I mean, from here, they could shoot down a commercial airliner, or start a war."

Jill and Oliver exchanged a nervous look.

➣

Now

Night - Starling General Hospital - Hallway

Oliver walked through the hall toward Malcolm's hospital room.

Jessica walked closer. "Hey, you're here."

"Hey," Oliver told her. "Walk with me?" Jessica nodded. They walked along. "I heard you were there. Are you okay?"

"I'm fine," Jessica answered. "They mostly had me on lookout outside."

"That seems pretty easy for a detective," Oliver told her.

"Yeah, well, I think I'm still on probation for the whole vigilante thing," Jessica told her.

Oliver nodded in understanding. "How is he? Tommy's dad?"

"He's fine," Jessica answered. "The hood saved his life. Go see for yourself."

Oliver nodded.

➣

Malcolm's Room

Malcolm was sleeping in his bed, hooked up to machines.

Tommy was sitting by the door, watching him worriedly.

Malcolm woke up, groaning in pain.

Tommy stood, walking closer. "Hey. Hey, Dad." He sat next to him on the bed. "Dad, Dad. Take it easy. You were shot. The bullet was laced with poison."

"I should be dead," Malcolm told him.

"I gave you a blood transfusion," Tommy told him. Malcolm looked at him in confusion. "Actually, it was... the hood's idea. He saved you."

"He did?" Malcolm asked.

Tommy nodded. "I was worried I was going to lose you."

"I'm not going anywhere," Malcolm told him.

"You said that after Mom died," Tommy told him. "But you left. For two years."

"I wasn't a very good father to you after your mother passed away," Malcolm told him. "I was so lost."

"You never told me where you went," Tommy told him.

Malcolm hesitated for a moment. "I found myself in a place called Nanda Parbat. I met a man there. He helped me make sense of things. He helped me to find a purpose for my life, to make this city a better place for everyone. Especially for you."

Tommy looked at him in confusion. "How are you going to do that?"

They heard Moira's voice. "Malcolm?"

They turned to see Moira walk in.

"Tommy, could I talk to Moira for a minute?" Malcolm asked.

Tommy nodded, standing, kissing Malcolm on the head, walking toward Moira and the door.

Moira held Tommy's shoulder, kissing him on the cheek.

Tommy walked out, leaving.

Moira walked toward Malcolm. "Thank God you're all right."

"We have a traitor in our midst," Malcolm told her. "I want you to find out who. He just made his last mistake."

Moira looked at him nervously, expressionlessly.

➣

Hallway

Tommy was standing alone.

Oliver slowly, hesitantly, walked closer.

"My dad's going to be okay, thanks to you," Tommy told him.

"It's thanks to you," Oliver told him.

"I once asked you what happened to you out on that island," Tommy told him. "You said 'a lot'. That doesn't quite cover it."

"Tommy..." Oliver trailed off.

"I saw you kill those guys who kidnapped us and Jill when you first got back, didn't I?" Tommy asked.

"I... I know you have a lot of questions," Oliver told him.

Tommy nodded. "Yeah. The first and foremost, the one that I think I already know the answer to... is Jill the girl in blue?"

Oliver sighed. "Tommy..."

"I'll take that as a yes," Tommy told him. "Were you ever going to tell me?"

Oliver painfully shook his head. "No."

Tommy nodded to himself like he expected this, walking away, leaving.

Oliver sighed heavily, closing his eyes in regret.

➣

Laurel's Apartment

Laurel was wearing her jacket, getting ready to leave, on the phone. "Tommy, I just saw it all on the news. I'll be there as soon as I can. Okay. Bye." 

Laurel hung up, opening the door, revealing the woman by the name of Dinah Lance outside, looking at her in surprise.

"Hello, Laurel," Dinah told her.

"Mom?" Laurel asked. "What are you doing here?"

"I need to talk to you," Dinah told her. 

"About what?" Laurel asked.

"I know I've made mistakes," Dinah told her. 

Laurel nodded, looking away. "Yeah." She looked at her mother. "Yes, you have." Dinah sighed. "Look, I have to go. Why don't you send me an email or a postcard some time?"

"I have something important I need to discuss with you," Dinah told her. 

"What could be so important after all this time?" Laurel asked.

Dinah stepped closer, managing a small smile. "It's about Sara."

"What about her?" Laurel asked.

"I think she may be alive," Dinah answered.

Laurel looked at her in confusion, stunned.

➣➣

1.17 "The Huntress Returns" Trailer

From 1.17 "The Huntress Returns", in the backroom of a strip club, Helena was dressed as a stripper, putting her high heel against the throat of a man.

From 1.17 "The Huntress Returns", outside, Helena got onto her motorcycle, pulling on her helmet, driving away.

Skylar: (voice over from 1.17 The Huntress Returns) "Look who's back."

From 1.17 "The Huntress Returns", in the Queen Mansion, Skylar, Thea and Helena sat together.

Jill walked in.

John: (voice over from 1.17 The Huntress Returns) "The psycho that used to be your friend."

From 1.17 "The Huntress Returns", in an abandoned parking lot, Jill/Sapphire, Oliver/Arrow and Helena/Huntress were talking.

"Get out of our city," Oliver told her.

From 1.17 "The Huntress Returns", in the hideout, Jill walked downstairs.

Helena was there, having Tommy pinned against the table and his arm twisted behind his back to keep him there.

From 1.17 "The Huntress Returns", on the road, in a road tunnel, a van pulled into the tunnel that was mostly deserted.

Jill/Sapphire drove up ahead of the van on her motorcycle, stabbing a knife with an electrical EMP into the hood of the van into the engine.

The electrical EMP went off, making the van fail and pull over.

From 1.17 "The Huntress Returns", in Verdant, at the club opening, Skylar and Thea were dancing together.

From 1.17 "The Huntress Returns", in the tunnel, Helena/Huntress pulled over behind the van, getting off her bike, taking off her helmet, smirking.

The driver got out of the van.

Helena aimed her crossbow at the driver. "Give me Frank Bertinelli."

The backdoors of the van opened, revealing SWAT members in the back. They jumped out, aiming their guns at Helena.

Jill/Sapphire drove away, leaving before they could get to her.

From 1.17 "The Huntress Returns", in a safehouse, Helena/Huntress was searching with a shotgun.

Helena: (voice over from 1.17 The Huntress Returns) "I don't take prisoners."

From 1.17 "The Huntress Returns", in an alley, Helena/Huntress, Oliver/Arrow and Jill/Sapphire were in an alley, sitting on motorcycles.

Oliver looked at Helena. "Anyone else gets hurt, and I'll put an arrow in you."

"That's sweet," Helena told him sarcastically. She looked at Jill. "Now I know how he charmed you."

Oliver put on his helmet.

Jill rolled her eyes, putting on her helmet.

➣ Sapphire Arrow ➣