1 00:00:05,650 --> 00:00:07,095 The day I went missing... 2 00:00:11,290 --> 00:00:13,611 was the day I died. 3 00:00:14,770 --> 00:00:17,171 Five years in hell forged me into a weapon... 4 00:00:17,330 --> 00:00:20,220 which I use to honor a vow I made to my father... 5 00:00:20,370 --> 00:00:23,613 who sacrificed his life for mine. 6 00:00:23,770 --> 00:00:26,614 In his final moments, he told me the truth... 7 00:00:27,170 --> 00:00:31,061 that our family's wealth had been built on the suffering of others. 8 00:00:31,210 --> 00:00:32,655 That he failed our city... 9 00:00:32,850 --> 00:00:35,854 and that it was up to me to save it and right his wrongs. 10 00:00:36,970 --> 00:00:40,338 But to do that without endangering the people closest to me... 11 00:00:40,490 --> 00:00:42,333 I have to be someone else. 12 00:00:42,530 --> 00:00:45,932 I have to be something else. 13 00:00:46,090 --> 00:00:48,616 Who's that? Where'd he come from? 14 00:00:52,210 --> 00:00:55,737 What's going on here? 15 00:00:56,690 --> 00:00:58,692 Get the chopper back, now. 16 00:00:58,850 --> 00:01:00,215 Who is this guy? 17 00:01:02,450 --> 00:01:05,579 Whoa, whoa, whoa. Please, wait, wait. 18 00:01:10,850 --> 00:01:12,295 No, please. 19 00:01:12,450 --> 00:01:15,181 Marcus Redmond, you've failed this city. 20 00:01:15,330 --> 00:01:16,855 Please, don't. Please. Don't. 21 00:01:17,010 --> 00:01:19,172 Cell phone, inside pocket, call your partner. 22 00:01:19,330 --> 00:01:22,174 Tell him to give those pensioners back their money. 23 00:01:22,330 --> 00:01:25,857 - Please, don't. - Do it now. 24 00:01:29,490 --> 00:01:32,539 Over the past 15 years, Mr. Redmond has withdrawn... 25 00:01:32,690 --> 00:01:35,421 more than 3O million dollars from the plan's account. 26 00:01:35,570 --> 00:01:39,541 Mr. Redmond claims refunding the Halcyon pension plan has always been his intent. 27 00:01:39,690 --> 00:01:43,012 But sources say Redmond was coerced by the vigilante. 28 00:01:43,250 --> 00:01:46,094 This guy gets more airtime than the Kardashians, right? 29 00:01:46,290 --> 00:01:48,975 Five years on an island and you still know who they are. 30 00:01:49,170 --> 00:01:52,891 Been catching up. It's nice to see our culture has improved while I was away. 31 00:01:53,050 --> 00:01:55,701 The city used to be different. People used to feel safe. 32 00:01:55,930 --> 00:01:58,581 Oh. What's the matter, Morn? Afraid we're gonna be next? 33 00:01:58,890 --> 00:02:00,972 Do you have any questions, Oliver? 34 00:02:01,130 --> 00:02:05,215 It's a simple proof of life declaration. Read out a brief statement to the judge... 35 00:02:05,370 --> 00:02:08,055 and your death in absentia judgment will be voided. 36 00:02:08,210 --> 00:02:10,292 It's fine. I've been in a courtroom before. 37 00:02:10,490 --> 00:02:12,618 Four times by my estimate. There's the DUI. 38 00:02:12,770 --> 00:02:14,738 The assault on that paparazzi douche bag. 39 00:02:15,290 --> 00:02:18,499 Stealing that taxi, which was awesome, by the way. 40 00:02:18,650 --> 00:02:21,176 And who could forget peeing on the cop? 41 00:02:21,410 --> 00:02:24,698 - I wish everyone would. - I'd hang, but we're headed to court. 42 00:02:24,890 --> 00:02:27,700 It's why I'm here. My best friend is getting resurrected? 43 00:02:27,890 --> 00:02:30,973 - I wouldn't miss this for the world. - What about you? 44 00:02:31,130 --> 00:02:34,259 I think the first four times of you in court was enough for me. 45 00:02:35,010 --> 00:02:36,933 Fair enough. 46 00:02:38,090 --> 00:02:40,696 Mrs. Queen, car's ready. 47 00:02:45,130 --> 00:02:46,814 Walter. 48 00:02:47,850 --> 00:02:50,091 Mr. Queen. Mr. Queen. 49 00:02:51,610 --> 00:02:54,500 How does it feel to return to civilization after five years? 50 00:02:54,650 --> 00:02:57,096 What happened on that island, Mr. Queen? 51 00:02:58,650 --> 00:03:00,971 - Tell us about the accident. - Oliver... 52 00:03:05,850 --> 00:03:07,932 There was a storm. 53 00:03:09,650 --> 00:03:10,697 The boat went down. 54 00:03:11,330 --> 00:03:13,697 I was the only survivor. 55 00:03:15,690 --> 00:03:17,260 - She's not there. - Sara. 56 00:03:20,370 --> 00:03:21,860 My father didn't make it. 57 00:03:22,010 --> 00:03:23,739 No. 58 00:03:25,010 --> 00:03:27,058 I almost died. I... 59 00:03:27,850 --> 00:03:30,933 I thought that I had because I spent... 60 00:03:31,090 --> 00:03:35,971 so many days on that life raft before I saw the island. 61 00:03:37,730 --> 00:03:39,539 When I reached it, I knew... 62 00:03:40,410 --> 00:03:44,734 I knew that I was gonna have to live for both of us. 63 00:03:47,010 --> 00:03:53,131 And in those five years, it was that one thought... 64 00:03:53,290 --> 00:03:55,213 that kept me going. 65 00:03:55,370 --> 00:03:58,180 Your Honor, we move to vitiate the death-in-absentia... 66 00:03:58,330 --> 00:04:02,540 filed after Oliver's disappearance at sea aboard the Queen's Gambit five years ago. 67 00:04:02,730 --> 00:04:06,530 Unfortunately, we will not be requesting that the declaration of death filed... 68 00:04:06,730 --> 00:04:10,052 for the petitioner's father, Robert Queen, be rescinded. 69 00:04:10,210 --> 00:04:13,612 The Queen family is only entitled to one miracle, I'm afraid. 70 00:04:17,530 --> 00:04:20,693 Now on to the offices. Everyone is waiting to meet you there. 71 00:04:20,850 --> 00:04:23,171 Morn, that was, uh... 72 00:04:23,370 --> 00:04:26,101 A little bit heavier than I was expecting it to be. 73 00:04:26,290 --> 00:04:29,180 Could we do that tomorrow? Please? 74 00:04:31,530 --> 00:04:33,578 - Of course. - Thank you. 75 00:04:39,050 --> 00:04:41,451 Last week you couldn't wait to get to the company. 76 00:04:41,650 --> 00:04:44,176 Tommy, I spent five years away from civilization. 77 00:04:44,330 --> 00:04:46,253 I wasn't exactly thinking straight. 78 00:04:46,890 --> 00:04:48,779 - Hi. - Hi. 79 00:04:48,930 --> 00:04:50,500 What are you doing here? 80 00:04:50,690 --> 00:04:54,581 Oh, they were bringing me back from the dead. Legally speaking. 81 00:04:56,050 --> 00:04:58,212 - What are you doing here? - My job. 82 00:04:58,410 --> 00:05:01,573 - Right. - More like the DA's. 83 00:05:03,850 --> 00:05:06,251 - Hi. Oliver Queen. - Emily Nocenti. 84 00:05:06,450 --> 00:05:08,817 Oliverjust got back from five years on an island. 85 00:05:09,050 --> 00:05:11,417 Before that, he was cheating on me with my sister. 86 00:05:11,610 --> 00:05:15,296 He was with her when she died. Last week, he told me to stay away from him. 87 00:05:15,490 --> 00:05:17,970 It was really good advice. Excuse me. 88 00:05:20,410 --> 00:05:22,617 - It was nice to meet you. - Yeah, let's go. 89 00:05:27,690 --> 00:05:30,853 Come on, buddy. Shake it off. Let's go. 90 00:05:31,650 --> 00:05:34,415 Mr. Somers. One question, sir. 91 00:05:34,930 --> 00:05:38,491 I don't know what I've done to earn this witch hunt from Ms. Lance... 92 00:05:38,690 --> 00:05:43,014 and her bosses at the CNRI, but I can tell you this. I am an honest businessman... 93 00:05:43,170 --> 00:05:46,856 and I will fight this slander to my last dime and breath. 94 00:05:47,010 --> 00:05:48,899 That's all I have to say. Thank you. 95 00:05:51,770 --> 00:05:55,411 - Oh, there's Mr. Queen. - Do you want to follow up? 96 00:05:57,850 --> 00:05:59,978 Tell us what happened inside, Mr. Queen. 97 00:06:00,130 --> 00:06:01,734 Step back everybody, please. 98 00:06:01,930 --> 00:06:03,819 Can you give us a couple comments? 99 00:06:03,970 --> 00:06:06,780 - Before you go, sir. - Comments about the island? 100 00:06:06,930 --> 00:06:08,420 - What happened? - Step back. 101 00:06:08,610 --> 00:06:10,817 Hey man, I'll make you swallow that Nikon. Back. 102 00:06:14,770 --> 00:06:17,057 This happens to you a lot, doesn't it? 103 00:06:18,530 --> 00:06:22,854 How much is a life worth? A life of a man, a good man. 104 00:06:23,010 --> 00:06:26,731 A stevedore on the docks of the city in which we live. 105 00:06:28,130 --> 00:06:29,370 A father. 106 00:06:29,650 --> 00:06:33,780 A man with a daughter. The plaintiff will prove by a preponderance of evidence... 107 00:06:33,930 --> 00:06:38,333 that Victor Nocenti learned that his boss, that man, sitting there, Martin Somers... 108 00:06:38,490 --> 00:06:42,814 was taking bribes from the Chinese triads to smuggle drugs into our city. 109 00:06:43,010 --> 00:06:45,411 When Victor threatened to tell the police... 110 00:06:45,570 --> 00:06:48,221 Martin Somers had him killed. 111 00:06:48,370 --> 00:06:50,896 Mr. Somers is very well-connected... 112 00:06:51,050 --> 00:06:53,701 and has friends in the District Attorney's office. 113 00:06:54,250 --> 00:06:57,891 Which is why if Emily Nocenti is to get justice for her father's death... 114 00:06:58,050 --> 00:07:00,576 if Somers is to get justice for his crimes... 115 00:07:00,730 --> 00:07:03,017 then someone is gonna have to do it for them. 116 00:07:15,490 --> 00:07:16,935 Martin Somers. 117 00:07:17,210 --> 00:07:19,736 LaureVs targeted the worst of Starling City... 118 00:07:19,890 --> 00:07:23,895 so it's no surprise his name is on my father's list. 119 00:07:26,450 --> 00:07:29,693 The city's police and DA can't stop him or won't. 120 00:07:30,730 --> 00:07:33,893 Laurel thinks she's the only one willing to bring him to justice. 121 00:07:35,490 --> 00:07:37,652 She's wrong. 122 00:07:40,130 --> 00:07:41,814 You, listen up. 123 00:07:42,050 --> 00:07:45,259 The longer this goes on, the more the media is gonna crucify me. 124 00:07:45,450 --> 00:07:47,532 You shut this trial down, understand me? 125 00:07:47,730 --> 00:07:49,539 - Yes, sir. - What the hell? 126 00:08:02,650 --> 00:08:04,971 Martin Somers... Who the hell are you? 127 00:08:05,130 --> 00:08:07,178 - You've failed this city. - No, no, no. 128 00:08:08,570 --> 00:08:10,652 You're going to testify in that trial. 129 00:08:10,850 --> 00:08:13,296 You're gonna confess to having Victor Nocenti killed. 130 00:08:14,770 --> 00:08:17,091 There won't be a second warning. 131 00:08:37,010 --> 00:08:39,172 I hired you to protect my son. 132 00:08:39,370 --> 00:08:42,772 I'm not a bodyguard, but it seems to me the first requirement... 133 00:08:42,930 --> 00:08:46,059 would be staying next to the man you're hired to protect. 134 00:08:46,290 --> 00:08:48,816 I've never had a client who didn't want my protection. 135 00:08:49,010 --> 00:08:50,535 I hired you. 136 00:08:50,730 --> 00:08:53,301 That makes me the client. 137 00:08:54,890 --> 00:08:59,851 Now, where do you think my son is going on these chaperone-less excursions? 138 00:09:00,010 --> 00:09:03,810 - Ma'am, I truly do not know. - And he truly doesn't. 139 00:09:03,970 --> 00:09:07,133 Then perhaps you'd like to share with me, you know, where it is you run off to? 140 00:09:09,490 --> 00:09:11,060 I've been alone for five years. 141 00:09:11,330 --> 00:09:13,139 - I know that, Oliver... - Mom. 142 00:09:14,490 --> 00:09:16,060 Alone. 143 00:09:17,210 --> 00:09:18,371 I see. 144 00:09:18,530 --> 00:09:23,696 I promise to introduce her if it ever gets to the exchanging first names stage. 145 00:09:23,850 --> 00:09:28,174 I'd rather you promise to take Mr. Diggle with you on your next rendezvous. 146 00:09:28,330 --> 00:09:31,095 It's not safe. You've already been abducted once. 147 00:09:31,490 --> 00:09:34,175 There is a maniac out there hunting the wealthy. 148 00:09:34,330 --> 00:09:37,061 - That maniac saved my life. - This isn't a game. 149 00:09:38,330 --> 00:09:39,570 I lost you once. 150 00:09:40,490 --> 00:09:43,380 And I am not going through that again. 151 00:09:44,930 --> 00:09:46,341 Okay- 152 00:09:48,330 --> 00:09:50,173 Dig's my guy. 153 00:09:51,210 --> 00:09:53,019 Thank you. 154 00:09:57,850 --> 00:09:59,852 Sorry to give you so much grief. 155 00:10:00,930 --> 00:10:03,251 I served three tours in Afghanistan, Mr. Queen. 156 00:10:03,450 --> 00:10:06,420 You don't even come close to my definition of grief. 157 00:10:07,410 --> 00:10:09,253 I tell you what... 158 00:10:09,810 --> 00:10:13,451 you ditch me one more time and no one will have to fire me. 159 00:10:20,210 --> 00:10:24,898 - Where are you going? - Somewhere loud and smoky. 160 00:10:25,090 --> 00:10:27,377 Don't bother trying to pickpocket my stash... 161 00:10:27,570 --> 00:10:29,493 because I'm gonna go get drunk instead. 162 00:10:30,570 --> 00:10:32,095 Thea. 163 00:10:33,370 --> 00:10:36,579 Do you think this is what Dad would want for you? 164 00:10:37,410 --> 00:10:39,651 Dead people don't want anything. 165 00:10:39,850 --> 00:10:43,297 - It's one of the benefits of being dead. - I was dead. 166 00:10:44,490 --> 00:10:48,176 - And I wanted a lot. - Except for your family. 167 00:10:48,770 --> 00:10:51,660 You've been home a week. And all you do is avoid Mom... 168 00:10:51,850 --> 00:10:54,251 ignore Walter and judge me. 169 00:10:56,610 --> 00:10:58,419 Don't wait up. 170 00:11:02,370 --> 00:11:05,294 Well, I owe you an apology, Mr. Somers. 171 00:11:05,490 --> 00:11:07,538 We come all the way down to your docks... 172 00:11:07,690 --> 00:11:09,772 and turns out you don't need the police. 173 00:11:09,930 --> 00:11:11,819 Which is exactly what I've been saying. 174 00:11:12,010 --> 00:11:15,617 So I guess that 911 call we got last night from your stevedores saying... 175 00:11:15,810 --> 00:11:18,814 you were attacked by a guy in a hood and a bow and arrow. 176 00:11:19,010 --> 00:11:20,500 Iguessthatn. 177 00:11:20,650 --> 00:11:21,731 Hm... 178 00:11:21,890 --> 00:11:24,018 Was that a practical joke? 179 00:11:26,010 --> 00:11:28,980 - These guys like to fool around. - Yeah. 180 00:11:30,450 --> 00:11:32,771 You know, I'd be very inclined to believe an honest... 181 00:11:32,970 --> 00:11:35,894 upstanding businessman like yourself except... 182 00:11:36,050 --> 00:11:39,133 Well, one of my men... 183 00:11:41,050 --> 00:11:42,415 found this at your docks. 184 00:11:42,930 --> 00:11:45,297 You see, there's this vigilante running around. 185 00:11:45,450 --> 00:11:47,851 He thinks he's some kind of Robin Hood. 186 00:11:48,010 --> 00:11:51,492 Robbing the rich. Trying to teach them a lesson, I guess... 187 00:11:51,690 --> 00:11:54,660 I don't know. But the point is, the man is a killer. 188 00:11:55,330 --> 00:12:00,336 And nothing and no one is gonna stop me from bringing him clown. 189 00:12:00,490 --> 00:12:02,174 But like you said... 190 00:12:05,490 --> 00:12:06,821 Huh. 191 00:12:09,210 --> 00:12:11,577 clearly nothing happened here last night. 192 00:12:12,730 --> 00:12:16,052 Isn't this a conflict of interest, Detective? 193 00:12:16,210 --> 00:12:18,099 After all, your daughter is suing me. 194 00:12:18,250 --> 00:12:22,050 - I'm good at keeping my emotions in check. - I'm not. 195 00:12:22,210 --> 00:12:27,853 You and your daughter don't wanna find out what I'm capable of when I get emotional. 196 00:12:51,050 --> 00:12:54,497 As you can see, Oliver, we've modernized quite a bit. 197 00:12:58,170 --> 00:12:59,217 Hi. 198 00:12:59,410 --> 00:13:01,378 - Ha, ha, are you enjoying yourself? - Yes, I am. 199 00:13:01,930 --> 00:13:05,139 I remember your father used to bring you here when you were a boy. 200 00:13:05,370 --> 00:13:06,895 You always were so excited. 201 00:13:07,050 --> 00:13:10,657 - Dad let me drink soda in the office. - So that's why you enjoyed coming. 202 00:13:14,050 --> 00:13:18,453 Queen Consolidated's success of late is a result of its targeted diversification. 203 00:13:19,130 --> 00:13:22,816 We have been making impressive inroads in cutting-edge fields like... 204 00:13:23,010 --> 00:13:26,014 - ... biotech and clean energy... - That's neat. Excuse me. 205 00:13:26,650 --> 00:13:30,132 Can I get a sparkling water or something cold, please? 206 00:13:30,290 --> 00:13:33,612 Sweetheart, Oliver, Walter and I have something to discuss with you. 207 00:13:33,770 --> 00:13:34,931 Come, please, sit. 208 00:13:35,130 --> 00:13:37,940 Morn, it makes me nervous when you ask me to sit down. 209 00:13:39,450 --> 00:13:43,421 The company is about to break ground on a site for the Applied Sciences division. 210 00:13:43,570 --> 00:13:47,495 And we would like to honor your father by dedicating the building in his name. 211 00:13:47,690 --> 00:13:49,055 Nice. 212 00:13:49,290 --> 00:13:52,658 And we'd like to make an announcement at the dedication. 213 00:13:52,810 --> 00:13:55,814 That you will be taking a leadership position in the company. 214 00:13:55,970 --> 00:13:58,098 - No. - No. Your, your company. 215 00:13:58,250 --> 00:13:59,934 No. I don't wanna lead anything. 216 00:14:00,090 --> 00:14:03,458 Besides, Walter's doing a very good job here. 217 00:14:04,090 --> 00:14:07,014 You said that you wanted to be a different person. 218 00:14:07,490 --> 00:14:09,857 And you are Robert Queen's son. 219 00:14:10,050 --> 00:14:13,293 - I don't need to be reminded of that. - Obviously, you do. 220 00:14:17,450 --> 00:14:21,774 Everyone here understands that this transition is really difficult for you. 221 00:14:21,970 --> 00:14:24,132 Thank you, Walter. 222 00:14:25,450 --> 00:14:26,497 Which part though? 223 00:14:26,810 --> 00:14:29,973 Everyone fantasizing that I got my MBA while I was on the island? 224 00:14:30,130 --> 00:14:35,614 Or the fact that my father's CFO now sleeps down the hall from me? 225 00:14:43,810 --> 00:14:48,532 You know, five years ago, your irresponsibility was somewhat charming. 226 00:14:50,330 --> 00:14:52,901 It is a lot less so now. 227 00:15:04,850 --> 00:15:07,376 There he is. 228 00:15:19,330 --> 00:15:21,697 The driver will be here in a minute. 229 00:15:23,450 --> 00:15:24,736 Okay- 230 00:15:25,450 --> 00:15:28,215 I spent the first 27 years of my life in Starling City... 231 00:15:28,410 --> 00:15:31,778 and the next five in Afghanistan. You want to know what I learned? 232 00:15:32,410 --> 00:15:34,936 There's no place like home? 233 00:15:35,410 --> 00:15:36,696 No, just the opposite. 234 00:15:37,690 --> 00:15:40,375 Home is a battlefield. 235 00:15:40,530 --> 00:15:42,851 Back home, they're all trying to get you. 236 00:15:43,050 --> 00:15:47,419 Get you to open up, be somebody you're not sure you are anymore. 237 00:15:50,050 --> 00:15:53,771 Or I could be wrong. Maybe after five years alone, you're not as messed up... 238 00:15:53,970 --> 00:15:56,211 in the head as you have every right to be. 239 00:16:04,290 --> 00:16:07,419 Hey. Hey, get away. 240 00:16:09,890 --> 00:16:11,415 HEN- 241 00:16:16,890 --> 00:16:18,574 Dad? 242 00:16:35,730 --> 00:16:39,132 Hey. Hey, stay away from him. 243 00:17:12,290 --> 00:17:14,975 Well, we anticipate that Somers' attorney will... 244 00:17:15,130 --> 00:17:20,057 try and paint you as blinded by grief or looking to make a buck. 245 00:17:20,250 --> 00:17:23,538 But this isn't about the money. I just want justice for my father. 246 00:17:23,690 --> 00:17:27,581 Emily, there are a lot of people who don't want this trial to proceed. 247 00:17:27,770 --> 00:17:29,693 - Dangerous people. - My mother died... 248 00:17:29,850 --> 00:17:33,059 when I was a baby. My father is the only family I've ever known. 249 00:17:33,330 --> 00:17:34,900 And they slit his throat. 250 00:17:36,490 --> 00:17:39,653 They are going to have to kill me if they want me to give this up. 251 00:17:39,810 --> 00:17:43,860 - Well, let's hope it doesn't come to that. - And it won't. 252 00:17:45,450 --> 00:17:47,851 - What's going on? - You three are getting police protection. 253 00:17:48,090 --> 00:17:51,014 Get used to their faces, they're going with you everywhere. 254 00:17:51,170 --> 00:17:53,935 - No arguments. - I'm a lawyer. I live to argue. 255 00:17:54,090 --> 00:17:56,491 I'm your father. I live to keep you safe. 256 00:17:57,410 --> 00:18:01,017 - Emily, let's go grab a cup of coffee? - Yes, why not do that? Thank you. 257 00:18:01,170 --> 00:18:04,413 Please, go with them. Stay there. 258 00:18:05,890 --> 00:18:10,578 Protective custody? I seem to recall you trying that once I discovered boys. 259 00:18:10,730 --> 00:18:13,893 - It didn't work then, either. - This isn't a joke, Laurel. 260 00:18:14,050 --> 00:18:16,371 Martin Somers got attacked last night. 261 00:18:17,410 --> 00:18:18,571 - What? - Yeah. 262 00:18:18,730 --> 00:18:20,255 - By who? - Doesn't matter. 263 00:18:20,410 --> 00:18:23,016 You have whipped up a storm with these guys... 264 00:18:23,210 --> 00:18:25,861 and until the dust settles, you will be protected. 265 00:18:26,090 --> 00:18:27,979 End of discussion. 266 00:18:28,130 --> 00:18:30,098 That might've worked when I was 8... 267 00:18:30,250 --> 00:18:32,981 - ... but it's not gonna work anymore. - End of discussion. 268 00:18:33,130 --> 00:18:34,291 Doing your job? Great. 269 00:18:34,450 --> 00:18:37,533 This is me doing mine. Okay? Not just as a father, but as a cop. 270 00:18:37,690 --> 00:18:41,456 These people are more dangerous than you are willing to admit. 271 00:18:41,650 --> 00:18:43,778 And you've made them angry. 272 00:18:51,730 --> 00:18:54,210 - Thank you for coming. - Anything for a friend. 273 00:18:54,410 --> 00:18:57,778 We're not friends. You smuggle drugs. I let you use my port. 274 00:18:57,970 --> 00:18:59,813 For which you are paid a lot of money. 275 00:18:59,970 --> 00:19:02,416 I don't get paid enough to have arrows shot at me. 276 00:19:02,570 --> 00:19:04,493 You need to take this guy seriously. 277 00:19:04,650 --> 00:19:07,130 He's a bigger threat than Nocenti ever was. 278 00:19:07,290 --> 00:19:09,452 Now it's Nocenti's daughter who's the problem. 279 00:19:09,650 --> 00:19:12,574 Unlike your friend with the hood, we know where to find her. 280 00:19:12,730 --> 00:19:16,576 Don't be an idiot. Take out Emily Nocenti and Lance will never let this go. 281 00:19:16,730 --> 00:19:20,940 She won't stop until she burns you, me and the entire triad to the ground. 282 00:19:22,010 --> 00:19:24,092 Then we kill Ms. Lance. 283 00:19:29,410 --> 00:19:32,812 Attorney for shipping magnate Martin Somers confirmed his client... 284 00:19:33,010 --> 00:19:37,254 has no intention of testifying, maintaining innocence in the death of Victor Nocenti. 285 00:19:37,490 --> 00:19:39,140 Nocentfs body was found four weeks ago. 286 00:19:39,330 --> 00:19:41,901 We'll keep you updated as information becomes available. 287 00:19:42,090 --> 00:19:45,537 - Wait, how did you get those? - Don't you knock? 288 00:19:45,690 --> 00:19:48,170 No, wait... Morn said that there were scars... 289 00:19:54,130 --> 00:19:58,613 I'm... Oliver, what happened to you out there? 290 00:20:03,010 --> 00:20:05,217 I don't wanna talk about it. 291 00:20:08,290 --> 00:20:10,099 Of course you don't. 292 00:20:10,250 --> 00:20:13,811 You never want to talk to me about anything except for my social life. 293 00:20:13,970 --> 00:20:17,292 Wait. Where are you going? 294 00:20:17,690 --> 00:20:19,533 Why should I tell you? 295 00:20:22,250 --> 00:20:23,581 I'm sorry, Thea. 296 00:20:25,810 --> 00:20:31,260 I need to get better at talking about what happened to me there. 297 00:20:33,770 --> 00:20:37,570 But I'm not ready yet. Okay? 298 00:20:39,650 --> 00:20:43,541 - Do you have a second? - Yeah. 299 00:20:44,490 --> 00:20:48,540 Good. I wanna show you something out back. 300 00:20:52,170 --> 00:20:56,300 Sometimes when I felt... whatever. 301 00:20:56,490 --> 00:20:58,413 I'd come here. 302 00:21:01,810 --> 00:21:06,293 About a month after the funerals, Morn stopped going out. 303 00:21:07,210 --> 00:21:09,690 Pretty soon she stopped talking altogether. 304 00:21:10,690 --> 00:21:14,012 The house got so quiet. So I'd come here. 305 00:21:15,890 --> 00:21:18,052 To talk to you. 306 00:21:21,210 --> 00:21:23,781 Stupid stuff. Like what I was doing that day... 307 00:21:23,930 --> 00:21:26,934 what boy I had a crush on. 308 00:21:27,090 --> 00:21:33,371 And then sometimes, I'd ask you, beg you, to find your way home to me. 309 00:21:33,970 --> 00:21:35,210 Now here you are. 310 00:21:36,570 --> 00:21:40,211 And the truth is, I felt closer to you when you were dead. 311 00:21:41,810 --> 00:21:44,939 Look, I know it was hell where you were. 312 00:21:45,090 --> 00:21:47,616 But it was hell here too. 313 00:21:49,890 --> 00:21:52,291 You gotta let me in, Ollie. 314 00:21:54,050 --> 00:21:57,099 You gotta let someone in. 315 00:22:28,610 --> 00:22:31,534 Hi. Are you okay? 316 00:22:31,770 --> 00:22:33,659 There are two cop cars outside. 317 00:22:33,810 --> 00:22:36,939 How am I supposed to stay away from you if you won't stay away from me? 318 00:22:38,450 --> 00:22:40,100 What are you doing here, Ollie? 319 00:22:41,330 --> 00:22:42,900 My sister took, what... 320 00:22:43,050 --> 00:22:46,133 She pointed out that I have been distant since I got back... 321 00:22:46,290 --> 00:22:51,012 and that it would probably be a good idea if I let somebody in. 322 00:22:51,810 --> 00:22:54,893 So you thought you'd start with the first person you pushed away? 323 00:22:55,050 --> 00:22:57,337 I did that to protect you. 324 00:22:57,850 --> 00:23:00,740 And then I saw you yesterday and I realized that I hurt you. 325 00:23:09,650 --> 00:23:11,379 Thank you. 326 00:23:14,930 --> 00:23:16,534 Wow. 327 00:23:16,930 --> 00:23:20,093 This place hasn't changed in five years. 328 00:23:20,890 --> 00:23:23,814 I haven't really had time to redecorate. 329 00:23:24,450 --> 00:23:25,861 I'm a jerk. 330 00:23:27,450 --> 00:23:32,251 Before the island, I was a jerk, and now I'm just a... 331 00:23:32,890 --> 00:23:35,734 - I'm a damaged jerk. - What's in the bag? 332 00:23:37,810 --> 00:23:39,812 I thought about many things on the island... 333 00:23:39,970 --> 00:23:42,541 but there was one thing I thought about every day. 334 00:23:42,690 --> 00:23:45,694 I actually dreamed about it, and I promised myself... 335 00:23:45,850 --> 00:23:51,653 that if I ever got a chance to do it again, I'd do it with you. 336 00:23:54,730 --> 00:23:56,016 Eat ice cream. 337 00:24:02,130 --> 00:24:04,292 This is as good as I remember. 338 00:24:07,970 --> 00:24:09,893 My mother wants me to join the company. 339 00:24:10,570 --> 00:24:13,892 Yeah. Take my rightful place. 340 00:24:14,570 --> 00:24:18,370 I can't exactly picture you as the master of the universe. 341 00:24:21,930 --> 00:24:27,892 You know, after five years, I have plans. 342 00:24:28,690 --> 00:24:30,579 I have things that I have to do. 343 00:24:30,890 --> 00:24:33,461 I can't do that if I'm... 344 00:24:34,970 --> 00:24:39,259 I don't know. Attending board meetings and stockholder briefings. 345 00:24:40,890 --> 00:24:44,815 Oliver. You're an adult. 346 00:24:45,010 --> 00:24:47,331 - You can say no. - Oh, I tried. 347 00:24:48,290 --> 00:24:50,213 Didn't take. 348 00:24:50,410 --> 00:24:55,211 Well, then don't tell her, show her. 349 00:24:55,410 --> 00:24:58,732 Be the person that you want her to see you as. 350 00:24:59,770 --> 00:25:01,534 Trust me. 351 00:25:02,810 --> 00:25:05,814 I have plenty of experience with disapproving parents. 352 00:25:05,970 --> 00:25:08,894 I have been on the receiving end of your father's disapproval. 353 00:25:10,730 --> 00:25:12,732 He blames himself more than he blames you. 354 00:25:13,250 --> 00:25:16,732 He thinks that, you know, maybe if he and Sara were closer... 355 00:25:16,930 --> 00:25:19,536 she would have told him about the boat trip. 356 00:25:20,130 --> 00:25:22,736 And he could have stopped her from going with you. 357 00:25:23,370 --> 00:25:26,977 - I am sorry. - You apologized already. 358 00:25:29,370 --> 00:25:31,816 It'll never be enough. 359 00:25:35,770 --> 00:25:38,535 - Did you hear that? - What? 360 00:25:44,010 --> 00:25:45,853 There's someone on the fire escape. 361 00:25:48,610 --> 00:25:50,260 - What? - Hey, come on. Come on. 362 00:26:02,650 --> 00:26:03,811 Huh. 363 00:26:06,610 --> 00:26:07,691 U m“! 364 00:26:29,370 --> 00:26:30,656 - Are you hurt? - No. 365 00:26:30,810 --> 00:26:32,733 - Are you hurt, Mr. Queen? - No. No. 366 00:26:32,890 --> 00:26:35,700 This is why it's a good idea to have a bodyguard. 367 00:26:37,330 --> 00:26:38,775 Hey, you okay? 368 00:26:49,410 --> 00:26:51,697 - Daddy. - Thank God. 369 00:26:51,890 --> 00:26:54,700 - Thank God. Are you all right? - I'm okay. 370 00:26:54,890 --> 00:26:56,619 - Yeah. - Those cops that you put on me. 371 00:26:58,410 --> 00:27:00,219 - They... - I went to ask for a light... 372 00:27:00,370 --> 00:27:02,099 and they were both dead in the squad car. 373 00:27:04,730 --> 00:27:06,459 It's all right, honey. It's okay. 374 00:27:06,650 --> 00:27:09,381 Mr. Diggle, thank you. 375 00:27:09,610 --> 00:27:12,614 You feel free to run as many red lights as you want. 376 00:27:12,770 --> 00:27:15,853 - I was doing my job, sir. - No, your job is protecting him. 377 00:27:17,570 --> 00:27:20,938 It seems like whenever you're with one of my daughters, people die. 378 00:27:21,250 --> 00:27:22,775 You stay away from Laurel, or... 379 00:27:22,930 --> 00:27:25,410 the next time you disappear, it'll be permanent. 380 00:27:25,570 --> 00:27:26,651 - Dad. - No, Laurel... 381 00:27:26,850 --> 00:27:29,854 It's okay. I understand. 382 00:27:31,090 --> 00:27:33,092 Yeah. 383 00:27:33,570 --> 00:27:35,413 Laurel. 384 00:27:39,890 --> 00:27:42,257 I'd say thank you but I don't think that'd cover it. 385 00:27:42,450 --> 00:27:44,976 Like I told your cop friend, I was just doing my job. 386 00:27:45,130 --> 00:27:47,701 Besides, I think it should be you that I'm thanking. 387 00:27:52,250 --> 00:27:53,615 - What for? - The knife. 388 00:27:54,770 --> 00:27:55,896 The knife. 389 00:27:56,090 --> 00:27:58,092 - I got lucky. - That was a kitchen knife. 390 00:27:58,250 --> 00:27:59,456 It wasn't weighted properly. 391 00:27:59,610 --> 00:28:01,533 You threw it for accuracy across a ten-foot room. 392 00:28:01,690 --> 00:28:03,772 Exactly. I got lucky. 393 00:28:03,930 --> 00:28:06,012 I'm not the man you want to take for a fool. 394 00:28:06,210 --> 00:28:08,781 - You understand me? - Yes. 395 00:28:08,930 --> 00:28:12,173 I think I'm just beginning to understand the kind of man you are. 396 00:28:12,330 --> 00:28:14,139 Shouldn't take you very long. 397 00:28:14,290 --> 00:28:16,213 I'm shallow. 398 00:28:16,410 --> 00:28:17,980 And very tired. 80... 399 00:28:20,970 --> 00:28:22,017 Good night. 400 00:28:24,810 --> 00:28:25,971 Good night, sir. 401 00:28:32,210 --> 00:28:35,020 I wanted to give Martin Somers the chance to confess... 402 00:28:35,170 --> 00:28:38,174 and face a court, but he chose to go after someone... 403 00:28:38,370 --> 00:28:40,816 I care about instead. 404 00:28:44,210 --> 00:28:46,861 He's still going to face justice. 405 00:28:47,010 --> 00:28:50,093 It'll just be a different kind. 406 00:28:54,010 --> 00:28:56,490 That triad bitch screwed up the hit on Lance. 407 00:28:56,650 --> 00:28:59,574 Now the triad is gonna erase every ounce of evidence... 408 00:28:59,730 --> 00:29:01,971 of their smuggling operation. Including me. 409 00:29:02,170 --> 00:29:03,660 Except that's not gonna happen. 410 00:29:03,850 --> 00:29:06,501 Tell Wallace to get the boat ready. I'm leaving tonight. 411 00:29:06,690 --> 00:29:10,695 Wallace? Wallace, you copy? 412 00:29:10,850 --> 00:29:12,011 Wallace? 413 00:29:12,170 --> 00:29:14,696 Wallace isn't here. 414 00:29:14,850 --> 00:29:16,693 But I am. 415 00:29:16,850 --> 00:29:18,011 We need to move. Now. 416 00:29:18,530 --> 00:29:20,419 - Move. - Sir, we got six men out there. 417 00:29:20,570 --> 00:29:22,015 That's not enough. Move it.. 418 00:29:22,170 --> 00:29:24,935 You're going into that court room to recuse yourself. 419 00:29:25,090 --> 00:29:27,218 Or drop it, but either way you are done. 420 00:29:27,370 --> 00:29:29,293 If you think I'm gonna abandon Emily... 421 00:29:29,490 --> 00:29:30,935 you don't know me that well. 422 00:29:31,130 --> 00:29:34,213 You don't know me well, young lady. I will lock you in a cell. 423 00:29:34,370 --> 00:29:36,372 Well, I guess that's what it's gonna take then. 424 00:29:39,050 --> 00:29:42,577 Damn it, Laurel. I thought after what happened with Sara... 425 00:29:42,730 --> 00:29:44,892 that you'd stop being just so reckless. 426 00:29:45,050 --> 00:29:48,418 It's not about being reckless, it's just the opposite. 427 00:29:49,210 --> 00:29:51,656 I'm trying to make this city safer. Just like you. 428 00:29:53,250 --> 00:29:58,654 Sweetie, you're my only daughter, Laurel. 429 00:29:59,410 --> 00:30:04,132 - You're all I have left to live for. - But what you want for me isn't living. 430 00:30:04,410 --> 00:30:06,731 Having cops around, not being able to do my job. 431 00:30:06,890 --> 00:30:10,053 Your job is not going after people like the triad or Somers. 432 00:30:10,250 --> 00:30:12,901 My job is to use the law to fight for what is right. 433 00:30:13,570 --> 00:30:17,655 - Just like you taught me. - Well, that's dirty. Using me against me. 434 00:30:19,090 --> 00:30:21,092 You can't do that. 435 00:30:22,970 --> 00:30:24,415 Well... 436 00:30:25,290 --> 00:30:27,577 maybe I picked that up along the way too. 437 00:30:34,650 --> 00:30:37,130 - Lance. - Sir, we got a report from the wharf site. 438 00:30:37,290 --> 00:30:39,816 - Somer's imports. - I'll be right there. 439 00:30:41,250 --> 00:30:42,456 I've gotta go. 440 00:30:42,610 --> 00:30:44,692 There's something going on at the docks. 441 00:31:17,650 --> 00:31:18,697 Somers. 442 00:31:31,970 --> 00:31:33,335 Oh, God, no, no, no. 443 00:31:33,490 --> 00:31:35,492 He can't help you. 444 00:31:36,650 --> 00:31:38,732 I want the truth about Victor Nocenti. 445 00:31:38,890 --> 00:31:43,020 - I can't. The triad will kill me. - The triad's not your concern right now. 446 00:31:46,010 --> 00:31:49,332 All right. All right, all right. It wasn't me that killed him. 447 00:31:49,490 --> 00:31:53,211 - It was the triad. - Acting on whose instructions? 448 00:31:55,490 --> 00:31:57,618 - Whose? - All right, all right. It was mine. 449 00:31:57,810 --> 00:31:59,050 It was mine, all right? 450 00:31:59,210 --> 00:32:02,692 Nocenti said he was gonna testify against me. 451 00:32:37,450 --> 00:32:39,896 It's the police. Drop your weapons. 452 00:32:40,050 --> 00:32:42,894 You're surrounded. Come out with your hands on your head. 453 00:32:51,570 --> 00:32:53,254 Freeze. 454 00:32:56,770 --> 00:32:59,421 You twitch and you're dead. 455 00:33:05,250 --> 00:33:07,901 Bow down, hands up. 456 00:33:27,770 --> 00:33:30,171 It was mine. It was mine, all right? 457 00:33:30,410 --> 00:33:33,971 Nocenti said he was gonna testify against me. 458 00:33:34,130 --> 00:33:36,212 Son of a bitch. 459 00:33:46,530 --> 00:33:48,453 Laurel was right. 460 00:33:49,130 --> 00:33:51,497 I can't be the Oliver my mother wants me to be... 461 00:33:51,650 --> 00:33:55,132 and still keep the promise I made to my father. 462 00:33:57,330 --> 00:34:00,812 I have to be the person I need them to see me as. 463 00:34:05,690 --> 00:34:08,375 Okay, this is a surprise. 464 00:34:08,570 --> 00:34:12,814 - Did you show up here by mistake? - By invitation. 465 00:34:13,130 --> 00:34:15,132 - Oh... - Oliver invited me last night. 466 00:34:15,330 --> 00:34:19,176 - Last night? - Is that surprise orjealousy I'm hearing? 467 00:34:19,330 --> 00:34:21,981 Look, I just don't want him to find out anything, okay? 468 00:34:23,570 --> 00:34:27,655 - Oliver has been through a lot. - Tommy, we've all been through a lot. 469 00:34:27,810 --> 00:34:31,178 Good afternoon and thank you all for coming. 470 00:34:31,330 --> 00:34:35,654 Welcome to the future site of the Robert Queen Memorial Applied Sciences Center. 471 00:34:38,850 --> 00:34:41,501 Now this is a building that will stand as a monument... 472 00:34:41,690 --> 00:34:45,331 to the man whose company and vision are his greatest legacies. 473 00:34:45,530 --> 00:34:47,419 Whoa! Whoa. 474 00:34:49,650 --> 00:34:51,254 Mm. 475 00:34:55,010 --> 00:34:58,378 What about me? Right? I'm a legacy. 476 00:34:58,530 --> 00:35:03,297 Hey, thanks for warming them up, Walt. All right. Fine, fine. Shovel. I got it. 477 00:35:03,530 --> 00:35:04,691 Whoa! Oh. 478 00:35:04,890 --> 00:35:08,576 I'm kidding. I'm kidding. I got it. I got it. 479 00:35:08,730 --> 00:35:11,381 Some of you may not know me. My name is Oliver Queen. 480 00:35:16,050 --> 00:35:20,100 Watch some television, read a newspaper, I'm kind of famous right now. 481 00:35:20,250 --> 00:35:24,733 Mostly, though, I'm famous because I'm Robert Queen's son. 482 00:35:24,890 --> 00:35:31,580 Uh, but as Walter, who's my new dad... Huh? Who is... Sorry. 483 00:35:31,730 --> 00:35:37,772 As Walter was saying, I'm not much of a legacy, per se, and... 484 00:35:37,930 --> 00:35:42,618 - Oliver, you don't have to do this... - No, sit. Sit. Gosh. 485 00:35:43,570 --> 00:35:45,811 See, I was supposed to come here today... 486 00:35:46,010 --> 00:35:49,571 and I'm supposed to take my rightful place at the company. 487 00:35:50,130 --> 00:35:54,579 Prodigal son returns home and becomes the heir apparent. 488 00:35:57,730 --> 00:35:59,414 But I'm not my father. 489 00:36:00,570 --> 00:36:05,019 I'm not the man he was. I'm not half the man he was. 490 00:36:05,170 --> 00:36:11,815 I never will be. So, please, stop asking me to be. 491 00:36:39,130 --> 00:36:41,576 Martin Somers, CEO of Starling Port... 492 00:36:41,770 --> 00:36:43,898 arrested for the murder of Victor Nocenti. 493 00:36:44,050 --> 00:36:49,454 He is also being accused of accepting cash, including over ten million in bribes. 494 00:36:50,130 --> 00:36:53,976 We can pursue the civil suit if you want, but the DA now has no choice... 495 00:36:54,130 --> 00:36:56,497 with Mr. Somers' confession, to prosecute him. 496 00:36:56,650 --> 00:36:59,176 He's going to jail, Emily. For the rest of his life. 497 00:36:59,370 --> 00:37:01,498 Thank you so much for fighting for us. 498 00:37:01,650 --> 00:37:04,699 Well, thank you for being brave enough to let me. 499 00:37:11,530 --> 00:37:12,895 HEN- 500 00:37:13,090 --> 00:37:15,661 I thought I didn't need police protection anymore. 501 00:37:15,810 --> 00:37:17,812 I thought I didn't need a reason to see my daughter. 502 00:37:18,010 --> 00:37:19,500 You don't. 503 00:37:24,050 --> 00:37:25,700 Hm. You look tired. 504 00:37:25,850 --> 00:37:28,740 I was filling out reports on the shoot-out at the port... 505 00:37:28,890 --> 00:37:32,861 and getting grilled about how I let that archer get away. 506 00:37:33,010 --> 00:37:35,741 I have to admit, I'm kind of glad he did. 507 00:37:35,890 --> 00:37:37,858 He brought down Martin Somers. 508 00:37:38,010 --> 00:37:41,378 He hurt a bunch of people doing it. He is no hero. He's an anarchist. 509 00:37:41,530 --> 00:37:45,694 Yeah, well, whoever he is, it seems like he's trying to help. 510 00:37:45,850 --> 00:37:48,296 The city doesn't need that help. I always told you... 511 00:37:48,450 --> 00:37:50,293 you don't go outside the law to find justice. 512 00:37:50,490 --> 00:37:55,257 No, I believe that, all right? And I promise you, when I catch this guy... 513 00:37:55,410 --> 00:37:57,378 he's gonna believe it too. 514 00:39:16,130 --> 00:39:18,212 Well, you saw for yourself. 515 00:39:19,330 --> 00:39:21,332 My son knows nothing. 516 00:39:21,490 --> 00:39:24,619 Robert didn't tell him anything that could hurt us. 517 00:39:24,770 --> 00:39:28,661 He has no idea that the yacht was sabotaged. 518 00:39:51,370 --> 00:39:53,737 All that time on the island, plotting my return... 519 00:39:53,890 --> 00:39:58,498 I didn't realize how hard it would be... 520 00:39:58,890 --> 00:40:04,181 to reconnect with Morn, Thea... 521 00:40:05,930 --> 00:40:08,376 Laurel. Okay, I didn't... 522 00:40:12,130 --> 00:40:16,021 I didn't know how painful it would be to keep my secrets. 523 00:40:17,770 --> 00:40:22,537 You asked me to save the city. To right your wrongs. 524 00:40:22,690 --> 00:40:24,340 I will. 525 00:40:25,410 --> 00:40:27,378 I swear. 526 00:40:29,930 --> 00:40:35,699 But to do that, I can't be the Oliver that everyone wants me to be... 527 00:40:35,850 --> 00:40:38,376 which means that sometimes... 528 00:40:39,570 --> 00:40:42,050 to honor your wishes... 529 00:40:45,050 --> 00:40:48,099 I need to dishonor your memory. 530 00:40:48,690 --> 00:40:50,818 I'm sorry. 531 00:40:56,090 --> 00:40:57,933 Take it down. 532 00:41:05,890 --> 00:41:08,211 Will you be going out tonight, sir? 533 00:41:10,090 --> 00:41:12,092 Definitely.