chapter 22 - Darkness on the Edge of Town
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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."
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From 1.01 'Pilot", there was a raging storm over the ocean.
Jill: (voice over) "Previously on Sapphire Arrow."
From 1.20 "Home Invasion", in the fuselage, Oliver, Jill, Slade and Shado were talking.
Slade looked at Shado. "Rescuing your father and stopping Fyers is not going to be some walk in the park."
Later, Yao Fei walked in.
"Yao Fei?" Oliver asked.
Shado gasped, wrapping her arms around her father, pulling away.
"How did you escape?" Jill asked.
"I didn't," Yao Fei answered.
Soldiers stormed inside, surrounding them with guns aimed to fire.
From 1.09 "Year's End", in the street, Moira and Malcolm were meeting by their cars.
"You told me to stay away from your family, and I did," Malcolm told her.
From 1.09 "Year's End", in the elevator, Walter walked into the elevator, joining another man.
The man injected Walter in the neck with a sedative, making him lose consciousness.
Malcolm: (voice over from 1.09 Year's End) "But your family isn't staying away from me, which means something must be done about it."
From 1.21 "The Undertaking", in the building, there were flashes of Jill/Sapphire taking down the guards.
Oliver/Arrow unlocked the door to the locked room, walking in.
Walter was sleeping on the bed.
Oliver/Arrow walked in, looking at him in relief. He turned on the voice disguiser to speak to him without recognizing his voice. "Mr. Steele. Walter."
Walter turned in the bed to look at him. "What's happening?"
"You're going home," Oliver answered.
Walter was stunned and surprised.
From 1.21 "The Undertaking", in John's apartment, Jill and John were talking.
"You were right about Moira," Jill told him. "She's involved in the Undertaking."
From 1.21 "The Undertaking", in Malcolm's office, Malcolm and Moira raised their glasses.
Jill: (voice over from 1.21 The Undertaking) "She's working with Malcolm Merlyn. They're planning something... terrible."
From 1.21 "The Undertaking", in the interrogation room, Kira and Karma were sitting on either side of the table, facing each other, handcuffed to a railing on the table.
Lyla stood with them. She put a file on the table in front of them. "Explain this to me. While you were on the run, the two of you were hitting up Unidac Industry buildings all over the country, looking for something, shutting the buildings down, destroying what you could. Why is that?"
"We were looking for a device that can kill thousands of people," Karma answered.
"What kind of device could do that?" Lyla asked.
"A Markov prototype earthquake machine," Kira answered.
Lyla looked at them skeptically. "So why come back?"
"Because we need help," Karma answered. "We can't stop what's about to happen alone."
"What's about to happen?" Lyla asked.
"The Undertaking," Karma answered. "We came back to ask a favor of the Starling City vigilantes."
Lyla looked at them in surprise.
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Day One
Night - Unidac Industries - Hallway
Two scientists were walking together, a male and a female.
"So, I was wondering," the man told her. "There's a late night happy hour at Stella's. You know, the place across the street."
"You mean the place that's always playing loud salsa music at all hours when I'm trying to work late?" the woman asked.
"That--that would be the one, yeah," the man answered.
The woman chuckled.
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Lab
The two scientists walked in.
"Anyway, I was thinking that, um, maybe, you know, if you wanted to, we could perhaps grab a drink," the man told her.
"How about two?" the woman asked. They came across several bodies with black arrows in the chests, in shock. "Oh, my God!"
Malcolm/The Dark Archer aimed his bow and arrow at another male scientist named Markov.
"Please," Markov told him. "I did everything Mr. Merlyn required of me."
Malcolm disguised his voice. "He knows, Dr. Markov, and he thanks you for your service."
Malcolm shot him in the chest with an arrow, killing him, making him fall.
The female scientist screamed.
The man and woman ran away.
Malcolm put a device into the computer system, turning around, walking away.
The man and woman were trying to get the doors opened. "Open the door!"
Two guards ran toward Malcolm from behind, aiming guns at him. "Freeze!"
Malcolm shot the two guards in the chest with arrows, killing them, making them fall.
There was an explosion of the system behind Malcolm.
Malcolm walked toward the man and woman.
The man and woman still couldn't get the doors open, sliding down to the floor.
Malcolm aimed his bow and arrow.
The woman screamed.
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On the Road
Malcolm's car drove away from the building.
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Malcolm's Car
Malcolm/The Dark Archer was driving, pulling off his hood, smirking.
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Day Two
Morning - Verdant - Basement
Oliver, Jill John, Justin and Felicity were in the basement of Verdant at the hideout.
Felicity was sitting at the computer.
"I've been watching your mother for days, now, Oliver, and nothing," John told him. "She goes to work, she comes home. Occasionally, she goes out for dinner. She seems to particularly like the salmon tartar at Table Salt."
"I'm linked into her home and office phone," Felicity told them. "Nothing out of the ordinary. No mention of Walter's abduction or the Undertaking. Just a few innocuous calls to Malcolm Merlyn."
"Why wouldn't she call him?" Justin asked sarcastically. "They're old friends. We're all old friends."
Jill walked closer to Oliver in concern. "Are you okay?"
"My mom and my best friend's dad are involved in a conspiracy that may have dire consequences for the city," Oliver told them. "And I'm pretty sure they murdered my father. I'm not planning on using the word 'okay' again any time soon."
"Listen, all we know for sure is that Malcolm and your mother are planning something for the Glades," Justin told him.
"And that Walter and I were getting too close to it, and that's why they had him kidnapped," Felicity told them.
"We have to find out what this Undertaking is," Jill told them.
"I got to ask her," Oliver told them.
"Well, no," Felicity told him. "The last time the hood paid your mom a visit, you got shot, and Jill got to play doctor with you." She groaned in frustration. "My brain thinks of the worst way to say things."
"This time it'll just be me asking," Oliver told them. "Friendly mother-son chat."
Oliver walked upstairs.
Jill looked at Justin, John and Felicity.
John gestured for Jill to go after him.
Jill sighed, following Oliver upstairs. "Oliver..."
"I need to talk to my mother, Jill," Oliver told her.
"I get that," Jill told him. "Believe me, I do." She grabbed his arm to stop him from leaving. Oliver turned to Jill, sighing. "I just want to make sure that you have your head clear of any... opinion of your mother before you see her. I know that you're angry with her, and I know that you're betrayed. But you need to let that go to get the answers that you need. Don't let it cloud your judgement."
Oliver nodded in understanding, sighing, taking a deep breath, walking out, leaving.
Jill watched him go, sighing heavily.
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Queen Mansion - Foyer
Moira and Walter walked in.
"Everything's exactly as you left it," Moira told him.
Skylar, Thea and Oliver walked in from the living room.
"How are you feeling, Walter?" Thea asked.
"I'm on the mend," Walter answered. "Thank you, Thea."
Walter and Skylar embraced.
Skylar closed her eyes, smiling. "Oh, I'm so glad you're home."
"That makes two of us," Walter told her.
Moira smiled. "All of us." Skylar and Walter pulled away. "We've prepared a delicious brunch for you. All your favorites."
"Oh, yum, English food," Thea told him.
"Actually, I'm more tired from the drive than I expected," Walter told them. "So I think I'd like to lie down for a bit."
"Yes, of course," Moira told him, going to kiss him.
Walter turned his head so that she kissed him on the cheek instead of the lips, walking away.
Thea's phone vibrated. She pulled it out, looking at the text from Roy.
Meet me tonight.
Moira and Walter walked upstairs.
Skylar stepped toward Oliver and Thea. "Walter doesn't really seem like himself."
"He's gone through a lot," Oliver told them. "It's just... going to take a little bit of time."
Thea sighed. "I'm really sick of us all having to go through a lot, you know?"
Skylar nodded.
Thea walked away.
Oliver looked down thoughtfully.
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Living Room
Moira was watching the news.
Man: (on TV) "Six scientists and three security personnel are confirmed killed in the massacre. Among the dead, respected seismologist Brian Markov."
Oliver walked in from behind Moira.
Man: (on TV) "A spokesperson for Unidac Industries says a comment would be forthcoming."
"Mom, we need to talk," Oliver told her.
"Oh, uh, later, Oliver," Moira told him, walking out, leaving.
Oliver turned his attention to the TV.
Man: (on TV) "Co-workers, parents and families of all the victims to see how they're coping with their loss."
Oliver was thoughtful.
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Flashback
Day - Lian Yu - Soldier Camp
The soldiers that had taken Oliver, Jill, Slade and Shado were driving with them across the island into their camp.
The missile launcher was spinning around behind them.
The soldiers forced the four of them to stand, dragging them along.
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Tent
The soldiers pushed them into the tent where Yao Fei and a man was waiting.
Oliver and Jill recognized the man as Alan Durand, the man that they had left in the cave.
Oliver lunged at Alan angrily. "You!"
The soldiers held Oliver back.
"We don't have the luxury of indulging in vendettas," Slade told them.
Shado looked at Yao Fei. "Ba. [Dad.]"
"Shado," Yao Fei told her.
Slade glared at Yao Fei. "You led Fyers right to us, you coward."
Yao Fei walked closer. "Fyers was about to fire bomb the entire forest just to eliminate you. This way, you all have a chance."
"Well, pray I don't get the chance to repay your mercy," Slade told him angrily.
Edward walked in. "How fitting. Everyone reunited for the end."
"The end of what?" Jill asked. "What is all this for?"
They heard a man on the radio. "HKIA, this is Ferris Air Flight 637 out of Paris, nonstop to Hong Kong. We are ready on approach at 33,000 feet and winds at 15 knots. ETA, two hours, 15 minutes, over."
"Ferris 637, this is HKIA," Alan told him. "Adjust course to 0.6 degrees south. 11 minutes, over."
Man: (on radio) "Roger, HKIA. Why the course change?"
"Nothing to worry about, 637," Alan told him. "Just looking to make sure you avoid a little turbulence."
Man: (on radio) "Roger that. Adjusting course now."
Alan looked at Edward. "They're altering course, sir. The plane will be in range of Lian Yu in 26 minutes."
"Good," Edward told him. "Keep tracking it."
"That's a commercial airliner, Fyers," Oliver told him. "It's not like it can land here."
"It won't be landing anywhere, Mr. Queen," Fyers told him. "I'm going to destroy it."
Jill looked toward the missile launcher outside.
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Now
Day - Unidac Industries - Lab
Jessica and Lance walked toward a row of bodies with black arrows in their chests.
"Arrows are black, not green," Jessica told him. "Copycat archer again."
"Psychopaths are color-coding themselves now," Lance told her. "That's helpful."
"Yeah, except we haven't seen the copycat in quite a while," Jessica told him.
"Okay, last time, he took hostages to draw out the vigilantes," Lance told her. "This time, he massacres a bunch of lab nerds?"
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Outside
Jessica and Lance walked outside.
"I want a press lockdown," Lance told her. "Nobody hears about the other archer. And we need to get a list of all Unidac employees and find out what they're working on here."
"Apparently, it was a tight group," Jessica told him. "Anyone who knows anything about the project is dead." They stopped walking, turning to face each other. "And the copycat fried all their computers and burned their research."
Lance sighed. "Whatever's going on here, someone doesn't want anyone to know about it."
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Car
Thea and Roy were sitting in a car nearby, watching Lance and Jessica.
Roy had a camera.
"Where did you even get that camera?" Thea asked. "Come to think of it, where did you get this car?"
Roy put the camera down. "I borrowed it. Illegally."
"You know, when I imagine being in a car with you, this isn't exactly what I had in mind," Thea told him.
"Yeah, well, you're the one who said you'd help me find the vigilantes," Roy told her.
Thea nodded. "I know, but it's been two weeks, and the closest we've come is snapping photos of a cop who hates the vigilantes just as much as you worship them, and another cop that has worked with them."
Roy shook his head. "I don't worship them. I just need to find them."
"You don't need to find them to be somebody," Thea told him. "Besides, it's not like you're going to meet them any time soon. Just that the cops don't have a clue."
Roy realized something. "We don't know what they know."
"Okay, I officially do not like that look," Thea told him.
"You still work at CNRI, right?" Roy asked.
"No," Thea answered. "My community service ended a week ago." She smirked. "But Skylar still works as an intern there."
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Night - Verdant - Basement
Oliver walked in to join Jill, Justin, John and Felicity. "What's going on?"
"Lyla called," John told him. "The twins from the Triad, the Mahagenis? They have them in custody right now."
Oliver clearly didn't get the point. "Great. They're not anywhere on our priority list right now, Diggle."
"Now they are," Justin told him. "Lyla says that they know about the Undertaking."
"How do they know about it?" Oliver asked.
"Because Moira was the one that hired them to kill Malcolm Merlyn, Oliver," Jill answered. Oliver looked at them in surprise. "She told them about the Undertaking. And now they want to meet with the vigilantes to tell them what they know."
Oliver was completely stunned.
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Jill/Sapphire:
Karma/Cobra:
Kira/Viper:
Church
Kira and Karma were waiting in the church by the sacristy, suited up in the identical white leather suits with no masks.
Kira was looking around at the ARGUS agents stationed around the church to keep them in control.
Oliver/Arrow and Jill/Sapphire walked in.
Kira turned to face them. "We didn't think you'd show."
"You have important intel that we need," Oliver told them.
Jill looked around. "It's a little morbid, isn't it? Meeting in a church to talk about a plan that can destroy the city and kill thousands of people?"
"Our family died in a church in Shanghai," Karma told them. "We almost died, too. But China White saved our lives. We thought that it would be..." She looked around the church, sighing, looking at Oliver and Jill. "Fitting."
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Flashback
Day - Lian Yu - Soldier Camp Tent
The soldiers still had Slade, Oliver, Jill and Shado restrained in the tent.
Jill looked at Edward. "This doesn't make any sense. Why do you want to blow up a plane?"
"When the New York stock exchange reopened after 9-11, the Dow Jones dropped nearly 685 points," Edward told them. "Can you imagine what would happen to China, the world's second largest economy, if all air travel in and out of China were to be grounded indefinitely?"
"You want to destabilize China's economy?" Slade asked.
"It's not what I want, but rather my employer," Edward answered. "We have enough missiles here to shoot down any aircraft approaching the mainland. And that will decimate China's economy." He turned to face Yao Fei. "Especially... once a rogue element in China's own military claims responsibility. You see, inconvenient though you occasionally were, you're always worth more to me alive than dead."
"Then you should have killed me," Yao Fei told him. "Because I won't do it." Edward nodded sarcastically, turning to punch Oliver in the face and shoot Slade in the knee, making them both fall. He shot Jill in the shoulder and Shado in the stomach. Yao Fei ran closer. "Shado! Shado!"
"I said I need you alive, but I can kill everyone you care about," Edward told him.
Yao Fei glared at Edward.
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Now
Night - CNRI Office
Skylar was standing at a counter. She looked toward the door.
Thea walked toward her.
"You realize that you don't have to work here anymore, right?" Skylar asked.
"Yes, I do," Thea answered. "I just need some help. I heard that you were investigating deaths and arrests involving the vigilantes. I was hoping that you could tell me about them."
"Why?" Skylar asked.
"It's a long story," Thea told her. "What do you know about the Unidac mishap last night?"
Skylar looked around, turning to Thea. "Jessica came by to tell Laurel about it earlier, and I overheard them. It wasn't the hood. It was the copycat archer from Christmas, when he took the hostages that the vigilantes saved. Jessica said that the copycat torched every record down at Unidac. And all they got are phone records, and they show that this Markov guy, he made a couple of calls to an unclaimed line at Merlyn Global Group."
Thea nodded, interested. "Huh."
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Roy's House - Living Room
(Song:) In a Sense - Young Man
Roy was sitting in a chair, on his laptop.
Thea walked in. "Did you find anything?"
Roy sighed. "Lots."
"Anything helpful?" Thea asked.
"No," Roy answered. "Still looking." He closed his laptop. "What about you? You learn anything from your sister?"
Thea walked closer, smirking. "As a matter of fact..."
Roy stood. "I like the sound of that."
Thea turned to face him. "You know that copycat archer?"
"Yeah," Roy answered.
"Turns out, he's connected to Merlyn Global somehow," Thea told him. "Or, at least his victims are."
"We're looking for the vigilantes, not some crazy wannabe," Roy told her.
"Well, the guy with the black arrows seems to hate the guy with the green arrows and the girl with the knives and swords, so..." Thea trailed off, pacing past him.
Roy turned to face her. "So, what, we just show up at Merlyn Global and hope the vigilantes show up, too?"
Thea turned to face him. "Last I checked, you don't have any better ideas."
Roy smirked.
(Song Ends)
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Church
Kira and Karma, still suited up, Jill/Sapphire and Oliver/Arrow were still meeting in the middle of the ARGUS agents that were gathered there to keep an eye on the twins.
"So, what's the Undertaking?" Jill asked.
"It's Malcolm Merlyn's plan to level the Glades," Kira answered. "Moira Queen says that he said it's so he could rebuild it, but we think otherwise."
"How?" Oliver asked.
"There's a device," Karma answered.
"What device?" Jill asked.
"It can cause an earthquake," Karma told them.
"How is this possible?" Jill asked.
"I don't know," Karma told them. "It was invented by Unidac Industries. Malcolm used Queen Consolidated company's applied sciences to turn it into a weapon."
"Since Moira Queen hired the Triad to try and kill him, we've been on the run," Kira told them. "Assassins and hitmen have tried to kill us for what we know, what we're telling you. While doing so, we were hitting Unidac Industry buildings all over the country looking for the Markov device, destroying everything and anything related to it. But we could never find the real device. It could be in Starling City by now for all we know."
"Why are you telling us now?" Oliver asked.
"Because we want to stop it from happening," Karma answered.
"Look, you don't have to trust us," Kira told them. "We wouldn't blame you if you didn't."
"And why should we believe you?" Jill asked.
"Because you can't afford not to," Karma answered.
Lyla walked closer. "They can't stay. We have to take them back."
Oliver nodded. "Go ahead."
The ARGUS agents led Kira and Karma past Oliver and Jill, down the aisle of pews, walking out, leaving.
Oliver and Jill turned to look at each other worriedly, believing everything the twins told them.
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Verdant - Basement
Felicity, Justin and John were waiting.
Oliver and Jill walked in, still suited up, but without the mask or the hood.
Oliver looked at Felicity. "I need you to dig up everything you can on Unidac Industries."
Felicity walked toward the computers. "Well, we know Queen Consolidated acquired them seven months ago."
Felicity sat down.
"I need information about what I don't know," Oliver told them.
Felicity typed away. "Unidac is a small research and development technology company that specializes in seismic infringement."
"Merlyn plans on leveling the Glades with a device that triggers a man made earthquake," Jill told them.
"You're kidding," John told them.
"What else does it say?" Justin asked.
"More information on the stock auction and, you know, the latest on what the media's calling..." Felicity trailed off.
"The Unidac massacre," Jill finished.
"There's no way this timing is a coincidence," Justin told them.
"There's a website claiming the police suspect a copycat archer," Felicity told them.
"What?" Jill asked.
"So the other archer works for Merlyn?" John asked.
"He's tying up loose ends," Oliver told them. "Erasing all evidence this device exists so no one can trace the devastation back to him."
"All right, so you're going to have a pointed conversation with Mr. Merlyn," John told them.
"Well, even if we stop Merlyn, the other archer is still out there," Oliver told them. "He can set off the device. We need to find it. Then Merlyn can get his."
"Well, maybe there's another way to get Merlyn to tell us," Justin told them.
"What do you have in mind?" Jill asked.
"As I keep proving, people keep secrets," Justin told them. "Computers don't. Felicity, hack into the Merlyn Global mainframe."
"'Hack' is such an ugly word," Felicity told them. "No. I'm... yeah, totally hacking into the Merlyn Global mainframe."
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Flashback
Day - Lian Yu - Soldier Camp Tent
Slade, Jill and Shado were still on the ground from behind shot.
Oliver knelt next to Jill, keeping pressure on her shoulder.
Yao Fei knelt next to Shado, keeping pressure on her stomach.
Edward raised his gun.
"Stop!" Yao Fei told him. "I'll do it."
"I knew your good judgment could be counted on," Edward told him, lowering his gun. "Come along now. We need to get you back into uniform." Edward aimed his gun at Slade. Yao Fei slipped a knife into Oliver's tied hands, helping Shado sit up, speaking in Chinese. Oliver used the knife to start to cut himself free. The soldiers led Yao Fei away. Edward walked outside, making a call. "It's Fyers. It's happening."
A man in an office walked toward a woman. "That was Fyers. Everything is proceeding as planned."
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Now
Day Two
Morning - Queen Mansion - Foyer
Moira walked downstairs toward the living room.
She heard Walter's voice. "It truly is very kind of you to come all the way out here."
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Living Room
Moira walked in. "Walter, who are you speaking to?"
Malcolm was sitting on the couch with his back to Moira.
Walter was sitting in a nearby chair.
Malcolm stood, turning to face Moira. "Moira. How are you?"
"Well," Moira answered. "Thank you."
"Malcolm stopped by to check up on his nemesis," Walter told her. Moira looked at him in confusion. "On the racquetball court."
Moira chuckled, nodding.
"I didn't get a chance to talk to Walter at the hospital," Malcolm told her, walking closer. "Like everyone, I'm glad he's back where he belongs. With his family."
Moira nodded. "Yes."
Malcolm turned to shake Walter's hand. "I'll let you get some rest."
"Thanks again," Walter told him.
Malcolm chuckled. "Yeah."
"Uh, I'll walk you out," Moira told him.
Malcolm and Moira walked out of the room.
Walter watched them go expressionlessly.
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Foyer
Malcolm and Moira walked toward the door.
"Your assassin wasn't too subtle in eliminating those people at Unidac," Moira told him.
"Well, now the police are focused on the copycat archer instead of the Undertaking," Malcolm told her. "As for our collateral damage, I had to limit our exposure."
"I see," Moira told him. "And does paying Walter a visit just now fall under the same category? You held him for nearly six months. Surely you had him questioned."
"He was," Malcolm told her.
"And I assume that if Walter knew something you'd rather he didn't, agreement be damned, I would be a widow again," Moira told him. "Am I wrong?"
"Rarely," Malcolm answered, walking out, leaving.
Moira sighed worriedly, turning away.
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Police Precinct
Jessica and Tommy were sitting on opposite sides of her desk.
"Well, we discovered a few phone calls between one of the Unidac victims and someone at the Merlyn Global Group," Jessica told him. "Which is why I asked for someone at your company to help me with my investigation. But naturally, they send down the one guy that's been working there 30 seconds and knows nothing."
Tommy chuckled barely. "Jessica, if someone from Merlyn Global is involved with those deaths, I want them found as much as you do."
Jessica nodded. "Yeah."
"Give me more to go on than some phone calls and I will help you in any way that I can," Tommy told her.
Laurel walked in.
"Hey," Jessica told her.
Tommy and Jessica stood.
"What are you doing here?" Laurel asked.
"Helping your sister with an investigation," Tommy answered. "Uh..." He reached into his pocket, pulling out his card. "Call me." He handed the card to Jessica. "If you need anything else."
"Thank you," Jessica told him.
"What's going on?" Laurel asked.
"Jessica thinks someone at Merlyn Global could be connected to the copycat archer," Tommy answered. "What are you doing here?"
"Jessie and I are supposed to have lunch," Laurel answered.
Tommy nodded. "I'll get out of your hair, then." He started to walk away, turning back. "Hey, I never did tell you... that I like how close you guys are. Always have."
"Tommy, are you okay?" Laurel asked.
"Yeah," Tommy answered. "There's just a lot going on with me and my dad and everything else lately."
"You know, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to," Laurel told him. "But I just want you to know that you can."
Tommy smiled a small smile, taking her hand in his own, kissing it. "I know." He kissed her on the head. "I know."
They kissed sweetly and softly for a moment, pulling away.
Tommy walked out, leaving.
Laurel turned to face Jessica.
Jessica nodded. "Let's eat."
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Verdant - Basement
Felicity was still looking.
Justin was sitting next to her.
"Anything?" Justin asked.
"Justice, for the record, I will pump my fist in the air and scream 'Yes!' if I get in," Felicity told him.
"You know, you can just say this isn't working," Justin told her.
"This isn't working," Felicity told him.
"All right, there has to be some other way we can find out where he's keeping this device," John told them, sitting on the table.
Felicity stood. "Unless I can waltz up to Merlyn's mainframe and plug in my tablet directly, there's no way of getting that location."
"Then we waltz," Jill told them.
"Excuse me?" Felicity asked.
"You need direct access to the mainframe, so we get you direct access to the mainframe, and we figure out where the device is being kept," Oliver told her.
"Did I mention that the mainframe is located inside Merlyn Global group's main headquarters, on the 25th floor?" Felicity asked. "It's only accessible through a restricted access elevator."
"I know," Jill told them. "We're going to have to break in."
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Merlyn Global Group - Foyer
Oliver walked into the building, walking up to a guard at the desk. "Hi. Oliver Queen. I have an 11:30 with Tommy Merlyn."
John walked inside, posing as a delivery guy, standing at the desk with Oliver and the security guard. "I have a super deluxe Big Belly Burger for a Mr. Andrews. I think he's in security. He a good tipper?"
"You can go on up, Mr. Queen," the guard told him. He looked at John. "You can wait a second."
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Security Station
Justin was posing as a security guard.
Another guard turned to face him. "New guy, you order food?"
"Yeah, I'm addicted to Big Belly Burger," Justin told him.
"Never had it," the guard told him.
Justin smirked. "I'll split it with you." John walked in with the bag. Justin walked closer, handing him money, taking the bag. "Keep the change."
John nodded, walking away, leaving.
Justin closed the door.
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Foyer
Felicity was standing in the elevator.
Jill walked closer, wearing a business outfit. "Hold that." She walked in. The doors closed. "Mr. Andrews got his lunch?"
Felicity nodded. "One Belly Buster with benzodiazepine. Hold the mayo."
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Security Station
Justin was looking at the security footage on the screens.
The guard was unconscious on the floor.
John was pulling the guard into hiding. "Sleep tight."
Justin walked toward a box of wires, unplugging one. He spoke through comms. "Mainframe's on 25, guys. That's as close as I can get you."
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Elevator Shaft
The elevator stopped at the 24th floor.
Jill opened the shaft, climbing out on top of the elevator.
Felicity handed her briefcase up to Jill.
Jill helped Felicity up onto the elevator. She opened the briefcase, pulling out a crossbow with a wire claw at the end, shooting the claw into the ceiling above, swinging from the elevator to the nearby wall, landing on a ledge, letting the crossbow swing back over to Felicity.
Felicity was terrified. "I just learned I'm scared of heights."
"Don't look down," Jill told her.
"Too late," Felicity told her, finally letting herself swing over.
Jill helped steady her on the ledge.
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Main Frame
Felicity and Jill walked into the mainframe.
"You all right?" Jill asked.
Felicity nodded. "I'm fine. Yeah, this is just my 'about to hack' face. I always... oh, look like this right before I, you know, hack."
"Security patrol's on a ten minute cycle," Jill told her. "Oliver will have his meeting with the Merlyns to distract them and then we'll be out of here in nine."
"Okay," Felicity told her.
Jill slid the security card to unlock the mainframe doors.
Felicity walked in, sitting at the desk, plugging in her tablet.
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Tommy's Office
Tommy was standing by the windows.
Oliver walked in. "Sure beats the back of a bar."
Tommy turned to face him, closing a file. "I saw your name in my schedule. I thought it must be a typo." Oliver walked closer. "Why so serious? Did someone decide that they didn't want you putting an arrow in them today?"
Tommy put the folder down on his desk.
"I thought it was past time we talked," Oliver told him.
"About what?" Tommy asked. "Me leaving the club, you being a serial killer? We're not lacking for topics."
Oliver hesitated for a long moment. "What exactly do you do here?"
Tommy sat down at his desk. "I work closely with my father." Oliver nodded. Malcolm walked in. "Speaking of..."
"Oliver," Malcolm told him.
"Mr. Merlyn," Oliver told him.
They shook hands.
"I must say, I'm surprised to see you here," Malcolm told him.
"Tommy and I just had a little unfinished business," Oliver told him.
Tommy scoffed softly.
Malcolm nodded. "I know things have been challenging between you two, but I trust you're working things out."
Tommy sighed. "Yeah. But you know what? Oliver has to go."
"He's right," Oliver told him. "There are some investors waiting for me back at the club."
"I'm heading out to a meeting myself," Malcolm told him. "I'll walk you down to the lobby."
Oliver nodded.
Oliver and Malcolm walked out, leaving.
Tommy watched them go, sighing.
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Security Station
John and Justin were watching the footage.
John spoke through comms. "Jill, you got trouble."
"What?" Jill asked.
Justin sighed. "You're about to have some head of schedule company."
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Main Frame
Felicity was still doing the hack.
Jill stood with her.
"I'm not there yet on the download," Felicity told them.
"Finish the hack," Jill told her. "I'll be right back."
Jill walked out, leaving.
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Hallway
Jill walked out of the mainframe into the hallway.
A security guard walked toward her. "This is a restricted area. Let's see some ID."
"ID?" Jill repeated. "Mm, wow. Someone in Starling City that doesn't know who I am. Huh. That's a relief."
"I'm going to need you to come with me," the security guard told her, reaching to take Jill arm.
Jill grabbed his wrist, twisting his arm back, punching him in the face, making him fall unconscious.
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Mainframe
Felicity was still doing the hack, finally finishing, raising her arm in the air. "Yes! Wow, I really do do that."
Felicity unplugged her tablet, standing, walking out, leaving.
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Foyer
Malcolm and Oliver walked out of the elevator.
"Tell your mother I said hello," Malcolm told him.
"I will," Oliver told him.
Malcolm shook Oliver's hand, walking away.
Roy and Thea were here.
Thea walked toward her brother. "Ollie?"
Oliver turned to face her in confusion, walking closer. "Thea? What are you doing here?"
"I, uh, just saw Tommy," Thea told him.
"Yeah, me, too," Oliver told her. "Is that your friend Roy?"
Thea shook her head. "No, um..."
"No?" Oliver repeated.
"Yeah, he gave me a ride," Thea told him.
"Thea, what are you really doing here?" Oliver asked. "The truth, please."
"The truth?" Thea repeated.
"Mm-hmm," Oliver answered.
"Um, we're trying to find the vigilantes," Thea told him.
"What?" Oliver asked.
"Roy's been kind of obsessed with them since the hood saved his life at the subway," Thea told him. "He thinks that the entire city are indebted to him and the girl in blue. And Skylar said that she overheard Jessica and Laurel saying that the other archer was connected to Merlyn Global, so..." Oliver grabbed Thea by the arm, walking toward Roy. "Hey."
"Roy," Oliver told him. Roy turned to face him. "We haven't met. I'm Thea's disapproving older brother."
"Yeah, I know," Roy told him. "Good to meet you."
Roy held his hand toward him.
Oliver gripped his hand tightly. "Don't mess around with the vigilantes. They're psychopaths, they're dangerous, and anyone who gets near them winds up dead. That will not be my sister. Do you hear me?"
Roy nodded. "Okay."
John, Justin, Felicity and Jill walked past them toward the door.
Oliver looked at Roy, nodding to Thea. "Take her home. Now."
Oliver walked away.
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Roy's House - Living Room
Roy and Thea walked in.
Roy walked toward a shelf with slips of paper, starting to go through them.
"What are you doing?" Thea asked.
"The vigilantes aren't too fond of guys who sell Vertigo," Roy told her. "I know a guy who claims he still has a stash to sell. Maybe we could stake him out, hope they show up for him."
"Did you not hear what my brother said?" Thea asked.
"What does your brother know about them?" Roy asked.
"Uh, for one thing, the vigilantes once saved his life, so if he's telling us to keep away, that should say something," Thea told him.
"No offense, Thea, but your brother's kind of a wimp," Roy told her.
"Don't say that," Thea told him.
"Why not?" Roy asked. "It's true."
"My brother survived five years on an island with Jill Wright," Thea told him. "Five years I thought I had lost him."
Roy turned to face her. "Yeah? Well, I lost someone, too. And they aren't coming back."
"Who?" Thea asked.
Roy shook his head. "It doesn't matter. That is why I need to find them. So they can teach me to be like them. I'm not losing anyone else ever again."
Roy walked away.
Thea shook her head. "I can't do this, Roy. If you don't give this up, you're going to lose me."
"Better now than later," Roy told her.
Thea scoffed, shaking her head, walking out, leaving.
Roy watched her go, sighing.
➣
Queen Mansion - Foyer
Moira walked upstairs.
Walter walked toward her, holding a piece of paper.
"Oh, good," Moira told him. "I was just coming to check on you to see if maybe you'd like some tea, or..." Walter handed the paper to her. "What is this?" Moira opened the paper, reading it, instantly saddened. "Walter... please. Divorce is an extreme reaction."
"Well, considering the circumstances, I find it somewhat reserved," Walter told her. "Or do you think I believe that my abduction on the night you told me that I was getting too close to your conspiracy was a coincidence?"
They walked downstairs.
"No, you--you were in danger," Moira told him. She grabbed his arm to stop him. Walter turned to face her. "This arrangement, it saved your life."
Walter scoffed. "Well, that's ironic. Because it feels like you've destroyed it."
They continued to walk downstairs.
"Walter..." Moira trailed off.
"You know, I read about people in forced captivity," Walter told her. "Some of them said it was a simple thought that got them through the isolation and fear. Returning to their loved ones. So I don't know really why I'm still alive, Moira, because I didn't have that."
Moira turned to face him. "Walter, please."
"What do you think you can say to me to convince me that everything I knew, my whole life hasn't just evaporated?" Walter asked, walking toward the door.
Skylar walked in. She closed the door, looking at Walter in confusion. "Where are you going?"
"Come here," Walter told her.
Skylar walked closer. They embraced.
Moira turned away, crying.
Walter walked out, leaving.
Skylar turned after him in confusion. She turned toward Moira. "Mom?"
Moira couldn't explain what was happening to her daughter right then, walking away.
Skylar was left alone in her confusion.
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Police Precinct
Lance was sitting at his desk.
Jessica walked closer. "Dad." Lance looked up. "I had Kelton look in Merlyn Global's network to see if he could find anything related to the other archer."
"What'd you find?" Lance asked.
"Merlyn Global's cyber security is off the charts," Jessica told him. "Firewalls, NSA-grade IP sec protocols..."
"What's that, tech speak for, 'I struck out, Dad'?" Lance asked.
"Yeah," Jessica answered. "But Kelton wasn't the only one." She sat at the other side of his desk. "Somebody else tried hacking into Merlyn Global systems. Same pathways Kelton used, same result."
"You're saying that someone else was looking for Merlyn's connection to Unidac?" Lance asked.
"Yeah, someone good," Jessica answered. "Knew how to reverse engineer her footprints. Kelton almost didn't catch her."
"Her?" Lance repeated.
"Yeah," Jessica answered. "She works at Queen Consolidated. Name's Felicity Smoak."
"Smoak?" Lance repeated. "As in..."
Jessica nodded. "Police consultant Justin Smoak. She's his sister. The one that he went to for help on cases that we couldn't even crack."
Lance considered this.
➣
Verdant - Basement
Justin, John, Felicity, Oliver and Jill were in the hideout underneath Verdant.
Felicity was at the computers. "In addition to the download, I also took the liberty of uploading a Trojan to Merlyn's system. Figured it might come in handy."
"That's smart," John told then. "If Merlyn thinks he's been compromised, it'll help if we know first."
"Can you locate the seismic device?" Justin asked.
Felicity nodded. "I'm working on it. But there's at least a terraflop of data to go through."
Oliver walked away.
Jill turned after him in confusion.
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Queen Mansion - Oliver's Room
Oliver was at home in his room, holding his father's notebook.
Jill was standing at the door, knowing something was bothering him. "You all right?"
Oliver looked up. "My father, he told me that he failed the city. Asked me to right his wrongs. But I never knew what he meant until now. It's the Undertaking. I promised myself that when I crossed all these names off the list, I'd be done, but... taking down these people... it doesn't honor him. I was just treating the symptoms while the disease festered. I stop the Undertaking, I wipe out the disease."
Jill walked closer. "What are you saying, Oliver? You would hang up the hood?"
Oliver stood. "Merlyn's plan is what I returned from the island to stop. Ever since we came back, we've been doing this dance. We come closer, and the danger of what we do, the threat that hangs over our heads, it gets in the way. But after this... if we stop this... it might be over."
"What are you trying to say?"Jill asked.
(Song:) Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
"That... you know me better than anyone," Oliver answered. "And that you... are more important to me than anyone. I didn't say anything... because I was... afraid that what we do might get one of us killed, and I know that's something that neither of us have the heart to bear, not after everyone else that you and I both lost. I've felt for you for a long time, Jill, but I didn't know what to do. I just hope I didn't wait too long to say it."
Jill shook her head, pulling Oliver into a kiss. They continued to kiss slowly at first, building up passionately and hungrily. Jill started to unbutton his shirt. Oliver pulled it off.
"You didn't wait too long," Jill told him. Oliver lifted her up so Jill could wrap her legs around his waist. "You're right on time."
Jill wrapped her arms around his neck, continuing to kiss him. Oliver carried Jill to his bed, lying her down, pulling her shirt over her head. They looked at each other for a long moment, smiling small smiles, breathing heavily, continuing to kiss.
(Song Ends)
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Night - Queen Mansion - Oliver's Room
Oliver and Jill had fallen asleep in his bed underneath the covers.
Jill's phone buzzing woke them both up.
Jill picked up her phone, seeing it was Justin calling, answering, putting it on speaker phone for both of them to hear. "What is it?"
Justin was in the hideout with John and Felicity, pacing. "Felicity found the Markov device. Merlyn's keeping it at a warehouse his company owns in the Glades."
"Good," Oliver told them. He looked at Jill. "Coordinate an attack. You take the device, Jill. I'll take Merlyn." Jill nodded in agreement. "Justin, you got a location?"
"Yeah," Justin answered. "According to Felicity's Trojan, Merlyn logged on to his computer from his office."
"We're on our way," Jill told him, hanging up.
Oliver and Jill exchanged a look, sitting up.
➣
Flashback
Day - Lian Yu - Soldier Camp Tent
The group was still in the tent.
Edward was filming Yao Fei on camera. "The uniform suits you, Yao Fei." Slade, Jill and Shado still had their gunshot wounds, but they were bandaged and fixed up now. "Any time you're ready."
Yao Fei looked into the camera. "To the people of China and citizens of the world, I make this statement voluntarily, taking the responsibility for the shooting of Ferris Air Flight 637 to protest the people's republic of China's treatment of me." Oliver still had the knife Yao Fei had given him, still working on cutting himself free. "For betraying and abandoning me to the island of Lian Yu. Consider this my righteous delivery of powerful vengeance."
Edward turned the video off. "Thank you."
Edward shot Yao Fei in the head.
Jill and Shado both screamed in horrified denial. "No!"
Yao Fei fell to the ground, dead.
Shado started to cry in despair. "Ba! [Dad!}"
Alan looked at Edward. "Sir. Plane is within range."
Shado continued to cry.
Jill was horrified, breathing heavily.
Slade and Oliver glared at Edward murderously.
➣
Now
Night - Warehouse - Outside
Jill/Sapphire found the warehouse where the device supposedly was, suited up, walking along toward the sliding metal door. She used her swords to open the door, walking inside.
➣
Inside
Jill/Sapphire walked along, looking around. She searched quickly for the device, coming across a large Unidac box.
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Merlyn Global Group - Malcolm's Office
Malcolm was facing the windows, on the phone. "Very well. I'll be in touch. Can I help you?" Oliver/Arrow was standing behind him. "No." Malcolm turned to face Oliver. "I wasn't talking to you."
Malcolm hung up, putting his phone down.
Oliver disguised his voice. "Malcolm Merlyn, you have failed this city."
"And how have I done that?" Malcolm asked.
"The Undertaking," Oliver answered. "It ends now."
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Warehouse
Jill/Sapphire stood next to the Unidac box, taking out her high tech blue glow stick, breaking it, using it as light, opening the box to find it empty. She turned on ear comm. "Oliver, the device... it's gone."
➣
Merlyn Global Group - Malcolm's Office
Oliver/Arrow had heard what Jill had said, turning to Malcolm, aiming a bow and arrow at him. "Where's the device?"
"Safe," Malcolm answered. "I don't know how you got that Trojan onto my system, but it prompted me to take precautions. There is nothing you can do to stop what is about to happen. And you shouldn't. This city needs what is about to happen in order to survive. The people who are destroying it from the inside need to be erased from the map."
"Fine," Oliver told him. "Let's start with you."
Oliver tried to shoot Malcolm in the heart with the arrow.
Malcolm easily caught the arrow before it pierced his chest.
Oliver looked at him in shock.
"Ironic, isn't it?" Malcolm asked. "Last Christmas, I almost killed you. A few months ago, you saved my life. And now you're here trying to kill me. You should make up your mind."
"Done," Oliver told him.
Malcolm threw the arrow toward Oliver. Oliver ducked, making the arrow hit the glass behind him and shatter it. Malcolm ran closer, jumping up to kick both feet into Oliver's chest, making him fall into the table, trying to punch him again. Oliver spun out of the way, turning to face Malcolm, using his bow to hit him in the chest, trying to punch him. Malcolm ducked. Oliver used his bow to hit him in the stomach, trying to punch him. Malcolm ducked, punching Oliver in the face. Oliver spun to elbow Malcolm in the face, making his head reel back, kicking him in the legs, making him fall to his knees, trying to hit him with his bow. Malcolm ducked, making Oliver decapitate a statue with his bow, standing, trying to kick him. Oliver ducked, making him kick the wall behind him. They spun to face each other. Oliver tried to punch him. Malcolm raised an arm to block the move, punching him in the face, kneeing him in the chest, grabbing him by his shoulders, slamming his head through a window in the wall, making it shatter. He continued to kick Oliver repeatedly in the stomach, flipping them both onto the table behind them, making the table break and them fall to the floor. Oliver got up to a kneeling position. Malcolm tried to punch him. Oliver raised his bow to block the blow. Malcolm punched through the bow, breaking it, punching Oliver in the head. Oliver stood, tackling Malcolm into the wall behind him. Malcolm slammed Oliver's head against the wall, making him fall, kicking him repeatedly while he was down, knocking him out.
Malcolm knelt next to Oliver, pulling off his hood to see his face, breathing heavily. He was in shock to realize that it was Oliver.
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Warehouse
Jill/Sapphire had heard the entire fight between them, in shock when she realized that Malcolm Merlyn wasn't working with the Dark Archer, but that he was the Dark Archer, and that he could very well be on his way to killing Oliver. "Oh, no."
Jill ran out of the warehouse, leaving.
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1.23 "Sacrifice" Trailer
From 1.23 "Sacrifice", in a warehouse, Oliver was chained up with his chains over his head, shirtless, looking at Malcolm. "You murdered my father."
"You can't beat me, Oliver," Malcolm told him.
From 1.23 "Sacrifice", in the warehouse hallway, Jill/Sapphire was tearing through the guards to free Oliver.
THE SEASON FINALE
From 1.23 "Sacrifice", by the train tracks, Jessica walked toward a device.
Malcolm: (voice over from 1.23 Sacrifice) "You can't stop what's about to come."
From 1.23 "Sacrifice", in the hideout, Oliver, Jill, Justin, John and Felicity stood together.
Oliver picked up a new bow.
From 1.23 "Sacrifice", in a warehouse, Justin and John found another device.
Felicity: (voice over from 1.23 Sacrifice) "He's willing to sacrifice other people of this city."
From 1.23 "Sacrifice", in the Glades, Roy was watching a crowd of people run for their lives.
ONE LAST CHANCE
From 1.23 "Sacrifice", in an alley, three men tried to attack Skylar. Skylar grabbed Man 1, flipping him onto Man 2, making them both fall.
From 1.23 "Sacrifice", in the police precinct's interrogation room, Justin, Jessica and Felicity were talking.
"It makes them kind of heroes," Felicity told them.
From 1.23 "Sacrifice", on the road, Oliver/Arrow and Jill/Sapphire were driving on a motorcycle with helmets on.
FOR JUSTICE
From 1.23 "Sacrifice", in Malcolm's office, Malcolm opened the door to the Dark Archer suit, showing Tommy who he really was.
From 1.23 "Sacrifice", a building rooftop, Jill/Sapphire and Oliver/Arrow faced off with Malcolm/The Dark Archer.
"Are you ready to die?" Malcolm asked.
Oliver shot at Malcolm.
Malcolm ducked, running closer, dropping his bow, drawing his sword, slashing toward Jill. Jill ducked, sliding across the roof behind him, turning to slash both of her swords into his legs, making him fall to his knees. Malcolm raised his sword to slash down into Jill's head. Jill raised her swords up in an X to block the move.
➣ Sapphire Arrow ➣
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