1 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:04,162 My name is Oliver Queen. 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:11,170 For five years, I was stranded on an island with only one goal: Survive. 3 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:12,640 Oliver Queen is alive. 4 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:15,969 Now I will fulfill my father's dying wish. 5 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,009 To use the list of names he left me... 6 00:00:18,240 --> 00:00:21,050 and bring down those who are poisoning my city. 7 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:24,007 To do this, I must become someone else. 8 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:29,247 I must become something else. 9 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:30,601 Previously on Arrow: 10 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:33,241 The Oliver you lost might not be the one they found. 11 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:36,569 When you were plotting your plan to save the city... 12 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,849 I don't think you considered the effect it would have on the people in your life. 13 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:41,087 You're wrong. 14 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:45,205 Not being able to tell my family the truth doesn't hurt anyone worse than me. 15 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:47,283 I made you a promise I couldn't keep. 16 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:51,127 After being granted the miracle of having my child returned to me... 17 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:54,728 that you seem to have no interest in telling me the truth. 18 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,641 You've gotta let me in, Ollie. You've gotta let someone in. 19 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:21,086 - Hello? - Hi. 20 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:24,284 Mom said I'm supposed to remind you to pick her up for lunch. 21 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:26,090 Was I supposed to have lunch with her? 22 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,601 She said she left you five messages. 23 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,326 Bite the bullet and have a Cobb salad with the woman. 24 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:34,729 Sometimes it's difficult to remember which one of you is my mother. 25 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:39,964 Mrs. Queen, all I'm asking for is a chance to sit down and discuss our proposal. 26 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,885 If that's all it is, then I can save us both the time. 27 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,009 - It's rejected. - I see. May I ask why? 28 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,328 Do I really need to answer that, Mr. Copani? 29 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:52,123 Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm meeting my son for lunch. 30 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:06,531 Get down! 31 00:02:12,640 --> 00:02:14,529 - Mom? Are you okay? - I'm all right. 32 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:15,926 - Are you hurt? - No, I'm... 33 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:17,884 - Are you sure? - I'm fine. I'm fine. 34 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:19,969 Call 911. 35 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:11,531 Hi. 36 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:13,927 - Are you okay? - I'm fine. 37 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,008 I'm fine. 38 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,730 - Did you reach Walter? - No, I'm sorry. 39 00:03:20,920 --> 00:03:23,082 As I was telling your mother and sister... 40 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:27,046 the CAT scan showed a grade-2 concussion. She can go home so long... 41 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,050 as someone stays with her. 42 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:31,924 - Thank you. - Hm. 43 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,483 I'm sorry. I shouldn't have left you. I thought you were fine. 44 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:38,444 What did you think you were doing? 45 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,883 I wanted to get the license plate of the guy who took a shot at you. 46 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,129 - Well, that was foolish. - Yeah. 47 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,688 - So did you get the license plate? - No, he got away. 48 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,890 Maybe you should spend a little less time trying to be a hero. 49 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,321 You're obviously not very good at it. 50 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:04,329 - That's cute. - Wasn't trying to be. 51 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:09,651 You left Mom in the street. Alone and hurt in the street. 52 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:12,684 Heh, to get a license plate? 53 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:23,727 - You don't believe me? - I love you. Mom loves you. 54 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:27,842 But it's getting hard when you won't be truthful with us. 55 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:38,320 Detectives. 56 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:40,887 - Do you have any leads on the shooter? - Not yet. 57 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:43,526 - Did you get a look at him? - He was wearing a helmet. 58 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:47,048 - Don't worry. We'll find him. - My head of security is on his way. 59 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:48,844 I wanna make sure there are men outside my mother's door. 60 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:50,530 She needs to be protected. 61 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:53,803 You know your family's at the tippy-top of my list of priorities. 62 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:55,650 The guy she was with was connected. 63 00:04:55,840 --> 00:04:59,925 Mobbed-up-to-the-eyeballs connected. She wasn't the target. 64 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:05,247 And you're welcome. 65 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:18,166 Uh, technically, I did get here, like, 1O seconds before this guy. 66 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:22,087 Keep the change. 67 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,085 So, Tommy, what brings you by so late? 68 00:05:27,280 --> 00:05:30,602 Well, I assumed, rightly, that you would be at home working tonight... 69 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:34,521 and I also assumed that you might be hungry. Also rightly. 70 00:05:35,280 --> 00:05:36,361 I don't know. 71 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,365 This is a mushroom and olive pizza from Mario's. 72 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:41,722 Oh, that is damn good pie. 73 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:47,529 - All right. What do you have to offer? - Spicy tuna on crispy rice from Toro. 74 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:49,165 Oh. 75 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,887 Damn you, Merlyn. I hope sushi was all you had in mind. 76 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:56,966 Uh, actually, there was something that I wanted to ask you. 77 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:00,369 - And what's that? - Will you go out with me? 78 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:02,608 Like, on a date? 79 00:06:02,840 --> 00:06:05,081 You brought me dinner to ask me to dinner? 80 00:06:05,280 --> 00:06:08,363 Oh, uh, well, I also did throw you a really big charity gala. 81 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:12,121 See, I thought you threw it for the hundreds of people it would benefit. 82 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:15,767 Oh, yeah, hundreds of people. Plus one more. 83 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:17,530 - Tommy, heh. - Laurel. 84 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,769 I get it. Okay, this is all happening for us in the wrong order. 85 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,361 First, we're friends for many years... 86 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:26,848 and then, briefly, we are friends with benefits... 87 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:31,045 extremely excellent benefits, and now I'm just hoping... 88 00:06:31,280 --> 00:06:34,250 that we can be two people sitting at the same restaurant... 89 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:36,727 at the same table at the same time. 90 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:40,402 See, when I say it like that, it doesn't sound so scary, does it? 91 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:49,084 Oliver, your mom's nearly killed... 92 00:06:49,280 --> 00:06:51,965 I think you can take a day off from training. 93 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:54,640 My mother wasn't the target. 94 00:06:54,840 --> 00:06:56,046 This man was. Paul Copani. 95 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,083 He was trying to close a deal with her when they were shot at. 96 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:01,608 Copani works for Bertinelli Construction. 97 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,770 - And Frank Bertinelli. - The mob boss. 98 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:06,450 I did some digging. 99 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:09,769 Copani isn't the first member of Bertinelli's crew who's been hit. 100 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:11,007 You did some digging. 101 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,288 Bertinelli has a lot of enemies. 102 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:16,768 The best way to figure out who's trying to target his organization... 103 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:20,248 - ... is to get inside of it. - So let me get this right, Oliver. 104 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:24,331 Your mother's shot at, nearly killed, and the way you process this emotionally... 105 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:28,844 - ... is by going undercover with the mob. - I'm not trying to process it emotionally. 106 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:31,850 Yeah, well, maybe that's your problem, man. 107 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:35,647 You ever thought about just being there for your family? 108 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:38,648 I tried that today with Thea. 109 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:41,684 She told me I wasn't being honest with her and she's right. 110 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:45,489 I can't very well explain to her that I left our mother alone... 111 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:48,650 and bleeding on the pavement because I'm fast enough... 112 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,127 to almost run down the attacker. 113 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:57,486 But what I can do is protect my family. 114 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:05,769 And, Diggle, when I find out who this guy is, he's a dead man. 115 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:51,364 - Speedy, where you going? - Clubbing. 116 00:08:51,560 --> 00:08:54,689 Which is difficult to do in your house and not at an actual club. 117 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:56,769 I have to go out tonight. 118 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:00,762 - I thought you'd be watching Mom. - I've spent the whole day with her. 119 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:04,885 - I thought you were taking the night shift. - I'm sorry, but this thing, it's important. 120 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:09,483 You know, sometimes, Ollie, I just don't get you. 121 00:09:09,680 --> 00:09:11,728 And by "sometimes" I mean never. 122 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:14,446 You're not the first person to say that to me today. 123 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:16,290 Why am I not surprised? 124 00:09:17,680 --> 00:09:21,605 - Oh, nice dress. Where you headed? - Upstairs. Apparently. 125 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:25,166 - Long story. - Hey, I heard about your mom. 126 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,647 - Is she all right? - Well, she's resting upstairs. 127 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:29,291 More shaken up than anything. 128 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,563 I gotta run to this, uh, business thing. I appreciate you stopping by. 129 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,246 No problem. Just so long as your mom's all right. 130 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:37,044 Yeah. 131 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:39,641 Hey, one more thing. 132 00:09:40,680 --> 00:09:44,082 Mainly because I don't want you to find this out from someone else... 133 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:46,931 that someone else especially being Laurel... 134 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:48,485 uh... 135 00:09:48,680 --> 00:09:52,651 we're going to dinner, as in a, uh, date. 136 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:55,246 That's good. 137 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:58,569 Laurel deserves someone special and so do you. 138 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:00,047 Thanks, man. 139 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:02,760 - I gotta run to this thing. - Absolutely. I'll catch you later. 140 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:06,646 Oh, and, uh, Tommy, if you hurt her, I'll snap your neck. 141 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:09,570 I'm just kidding, heh. 142 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:21,687 Mr. Bertinelli. 143 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:24,848 - Call me Frank. - Call me Oliver. 144 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:26,690 Yeah, heh. 145 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:29,487 Thank you for agreeing to meet me at my home. 146 00:10:29,680 --> 00:10:32,445 Living rooms make the best conference rooms. 147 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:34,483 - Oh, I'm gonna steal that. - Heh. 148 00:10:34,680 --> 00:10:38,207 - Nick Salvati, my associate. - How do you do? 149 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:40,323 Let's have a drink. 150 00:10:50,680 --> 00:10:52,409 So, what are you in the mood for, hmm? 151 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:58,607 We could watch reality housewife cooking show or Cop Docs. 152 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,241 It's where doctors run around fighting crime... 153 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:03,090 when they're not all sleeping with each other. 154 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:06,170 Whatever you want, sweetheart. 155 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:08,328 You're the one who's given up your evening out. 156 00:11:08,560 --> 00:11:11,643 Aw, it's not like there's anybody else who could be staying with you. 157 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:16,368 - Oh, wait, yes, there is. - Don't be too harsh on your brother. 158 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:21,880 Why not? I mean, aren't you getting, heh, sick of his lies? 159 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:26,766 Thea, everyone has secrets. 160 00:11:27,560 --> 00:11:31,485 I mean, we all have things that we wanna keep to ourselves. 161 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:35,923 I just don't get him sometimes. 162 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:39,650 I know. 163 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:42,969 I know. 164 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:50,282 You know, being in that hospital and seeing Dr. Lamb again... 165 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:54,081 it made me remember the day that Oliver came home. 166 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,490 It was Dr. Lamb that told me that the Oliver we'd lost... 167 00:11:59,680 --> 00:12:02,081 might not be the Oliver that they'd found. 168 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:08,646 I think it's easy to forget, but he lived apart from civilization for 5 years. 169 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:09,887 Hm. 170 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:16,082 - So, what, he gets, like, a free pass? - No, no, no, not at all. 171 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:20,726 I just think we need to stop judging him for the Oliver he was... 172 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:25,130 and start accepting him for the Oliver that he is. 173 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:32,290 So, Oliver, I'll be honest with you, I was surprised to hear from you. 174 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:34,170 It was my impression from the news... 175 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:36,971 that you weren't gonna be involved with your family's business. 176 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:40,323 There were a few catchphrases I missed while I was away for five years. 177 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:42,170 One of them being lame-stream media. 178 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:46,924 - The press never gets anything right. - Oh, I know a thing or two about that. 179 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:50,768 - So, Oliver, I'll be blunt. - Hmm? 180 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:52,081 I want the contract... 181 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:55,045 to build Queen Consolidated's new applied sciences division. 182 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:59,131 - And I'm inclined to give it to you. - Your mother wasn't so enthusiastic. 183 00:12:59,880 --> 00:13:03,805 - How is she by the way? - She's recuperating at home, thank you. 184 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:05,240 What a terrible thing. 185 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:09,923 And, Frank, I was very sorry to hear about what happened to Paul Copani. 186 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:14,250 Paul was a good friend. He was a good man. 187 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:17,325 The violence in this city... 188 00:13:17,560 --> 00:13:19,085 Sometimes I wonder why I stay. 189 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:21,687 I had the same thought. 190 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:24,362 So Why'd you come back? 191 00:13:24,560 --> 00:13:27,040 You could have settled anywhere in the world. 192 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:28,964 Because Starling City is my home. 193 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:38,247 No matter which way you go or turn, you always end up at home. 194 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:43,246 - Oliver, this is my daughter, Helena. - Hello. 195 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:48,847 - Nice to meet you. I'm heading out. - All right. Take one of the guys with you. 196 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:51,042 - I can take care of myself. - Heh. 197 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:54,329 I wasn't asking, sweetie. 198 00:13:54,560 --> 00:13:58,849 Frank, that meeting you requested? They can do it. 199 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:00,567 Now. 200 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:07,763 - I can come back another time. - No, no, no. Just, uh... 201 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:11,323 Just excuse us for a moment, would you? 202 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:13,443 - Mm-hm. - Thank you. 203 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:20,244 Oliver Queen. The rich man's Lindsay Lohan. 204 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:22,724 Look, um... 205 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:26,163 I've gotta go to this other meeting. 206 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:28,283 But I need someone to take him to dinner. 207 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:29,925 So you pimp out your daughter. 208 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:32,885 No, I ask her to help me close a business deal. 209 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:36,129 I remind her that the family business is dying... 210 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:39,642 and that we need this contract and Oliver Queen can give it to us. 211 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:43,925 Please, sweet pea, huh? For us. For me, hmm? 212 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:46,884 That's my girl. 213 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:50,607 Oliver, I'm so sorry, something has come up. 214 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:54,282 But Helena would love to take you to dinner and discuss the deal further. 215 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:55,686 - Oh. - Hm. 216 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:57,370 I was hoping to speak with you. 217 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:02,248 Well, as you, uh, speak for your family, my daughter also speaks for ours. 218 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:06,248 It's really not necessary. 219 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,601 - It'd be my pleasure. - Sure. 220 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:14,042 I look forward to working together. 221 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:38,121 - Thank you for coming. - Anything for a friend. 222 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:47,245 We're not responsible for the attacks on your people. 223 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:54,289 These attacks on my business, on my family's lifeblood, they stop now. 224 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:55,641 Or I'm coming for you. 225 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:07,129 What does the Triad have to gain by provoking you? 226 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:11,684 Well, no one ever credited the Triad with rational thinking. 227 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:15,808 If not them, then who? 228 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:17,331 Whoever it is... 229 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:19,761 when I find out who's behind this, there will be blood. 230 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,367 Bertinelli's ready to put the screws to everyone... 231 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:24,164 who pays him protection money. 232 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:26,681 Three of his best earners have been murdered. 233 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:28,729 He's gotta make up the cash somewhere. 234 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:33,522 Whoever is pruning the family tree is looking to make Bertinelli suffer. 235 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,286 - You think it's one of the other families? - No. 236 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:37,641 Then who? 237 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:40,730 According to the coroner, none of the vics took a clean shot. 238 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:43,605 Half the bullets missed. Our killer is not a pro. 239 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:46,201 That's not stopping them from pulling that trigger. 240 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:47,885 That's up to us. 241 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:51,920 Or this is gonna blow up into an all-out mob war. 242 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:05,484 - You're an angel, Helena. So beautiful. - Heh. 243 00:17:06,120 --> 00:17:09,522 Well, we are gonna take good care of both of you tonight. 244 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:14,282 - You'll tell your father hello from us? - Of course, Mr. Russo. 245 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:16,244 - I'll give you a minute. - Thank you. 246 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:21,768 I heard about your mother's accident. 247 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:25,169 - Is she gonna be okay? - She's gonna be fine. Thanks. 248 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:28,044 I'm glad. 249 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:35,362 So why would you wanna go into business with my father? 250 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:38,370 You know who he is and how he made his money. 251 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:40,767 You don't approve of your family's enterprises? 252 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:42,166 We share a name. 253 00:17:42,360 --> 00:17:45,443 That name defines us whether we want it to or not. 254 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:47,722 You've already made judgments about me... 255 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:49,849 like I've made judgments about you. 256 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:52,771 Right. I'm the rich man's Lindsay Lohan. 257 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,487 Heh, sorry. 258 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:58,129 - That's okay. - Heh. 259 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:04,409 - Hey, can I ask you something? - Yeah. 260 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:07,246 I know it must have been hell for you... 261 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:10,723 alone on that island for five years, but, um... 262 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:13,606 But what? 263 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:20,769 But was there ever a day when you were just happy to be away from everything? 264 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:22,805 No pressure from your family. 265 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:26,362 No need to be the person that everyone else expects you to be. 266 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:31,043 - Was there ever a day when...? - When I didn't feel lost, that I felt... 267 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:32,366 free? 268 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:38,810 More than one and, uh... 269 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,807 And those are the days that I miss. 270 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:54,128 - What, is it too spicy for you, Merlyn? - No. No, not really. 271 00:18:54,360 --> 00:18:58,490 I'm just, um, crying because I was thinking of a Hallmark commercial... 272 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:01,490 I saw earlier today featuring a sick kitty. 273 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:03,451 It was very emotional. 274 00:19:05,360 --> 00:19:08,569 - Will there be anything else? - No, thank you. 275 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:10,330 Yep. 276 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:13,721 Thanks for letting me take you to dinner. 277 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:16,607 Well, thank you for letting me choose Indian. 278 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:22,847 Yeah, I read this article by a film critic once who said... 279 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:27,568 if he could have one wish it would be to watch his favorite movie again... 280 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:29,250 for the first time. 281 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:32,561 I kind of wish that was us. 282 00:19:33,120 --> 00:19:35,361 So you want dinner and a movie? 283 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:37,564 No. 284 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:42,564 I wish we had just met, and that all this was just beginning... 285 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:47,402 and there wasn't so much of me I wish you'd forget. 286 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:49,762 Well, keep saying nice things like that... 287 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,765 and maybe next time I'll let you choose the restaurant. 288 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:57,247 - Mr. Merlyn? - Yeah. 289 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:00,125 I'm sorry, I'm afraid your credit card has been declined. 290 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:03,449 You swipe it a few times? Sometimes those things can be glitchy. 291 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:08,607 I did. And, um, I'm afraid the credit card company wants me to confiscate it. 292 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:11,884 Sorry. 293 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:17,361 People are always asking me what did I miss the most. 294 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:24,441 Uh, air conditioning. Satellite radio. Taglia... 295 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:25,880 - Tagliatelle? - Right. 296 00:20:26,120 --> 00:20:27,167 Hmm. 297 00:20:27,360 --> 00:20:31,126 Those are the answers I give because those are the answers they're expecting. 298 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:35,086 - Why can't you just be truthful? - I don't know how truthful I can be. 299 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:40,370 You've been through a crucible. And it changed you. How could it not? 300 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:45,641 That's beautiful. Your cross. 301 00:20:48,120 --> 00:20:52,887 - It's a gift. From my fiancé. - Heh, fiancé. 302 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:57,961 - I didn't know you were engaged. - I'm not. Anymore. 303 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:01,526 - He died. - I'm sorry. 304 00:21:02,360 --> 00:21:04,089 Me too. 305 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:07,171 That was my crucible. 306 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:12,121 Boy, it's nice to... 307 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:15,964 It's really nice to be with someone that I can be myself with. 308 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:18,881 It's nice to be with someone who knows how hard it can be. 309 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:22,641 - Ugh, I'm really sorry. - It's okay. Take it. 310 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:24,405 Thank you. 311 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:26,650 - Yeah. - Hey, it's Dig. 312 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:27,887 Something came up. 313 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:30,560 You gotta get out of there and call me back. 314 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:35,287 Helena, I have to go. There's something that I have to do. 315 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:39,684 It's about my mother. Otherwise, I would, uh, stay. 316 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:41,166 And I would like that. 317 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:48,289 Uh, my father would kill me if I let you pay. 318 00:21:55,360 --> 00:21:57,169 I have a confession. 319 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:02,409 - I didn't wanna go out with you tonight. - That makes two of us. 320 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:03,965 I'm really glad that I did. 321 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:05,760 That makes two of us. 322 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:09,682 Oliver. 323 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:12,123 Be careful with my father. 324 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:22,570 Thea, you don't need to knock, sweetheart. 325 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:25,570 What about me? 326 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:27,087 I hope you don't mind. 327 00:22:28,360 --> 00:22:29,964 Thea let me in. 328 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:31,326 What are you doing here? 329 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:33,363 I wanted to see how your recovery was going. 330 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:35,688 Surely someone of your means has a telephone. 331 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:39,327 I like to see someone when I have something important to talk about. 332 00:22:42,120 --> 00:22:43,565 We used to be friends, Moira. 333 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:48,047 I still remember that time. 334 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:50,686 You, me and Robert. 335 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:53,966 Which is why I came by. 336 00:22:55,120 --> 00:22:58,920 You are a vital part of Starling City's future. 337 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:02,007 Robert feared that future. 338 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,041 He lost his conviction. 339 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:10,041 It's been my experience that when someone has a brush with death... 340 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:16,686 like you experienced today, even their deepest held convictions can change. 341 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:21,321 - Have they? - No. 342 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:24,044 You didn't have to say it. 343 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:29,009 I can see that they haven't. 344 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:38,160 - What happened? - Yeah, it's what's about to happen. 345 00:23:38,360 --> 00:23:40,089 Bertinelli's enforcer, Nick Salvati? 346 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:43,807 Yeah, we drank a Scotch together, he seems like a real stand-up mobster. 347 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:47,083 He's paying visits to everyone who owes the mob protection money. 348 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:49,926 I'm trying to figure out who took a shot at my mother... 349 00:23:50,120 --> 00:23:51,929 not take on all of organized crime. 350 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:55,004 Salvati and his goons have put four people in the hospital... 351 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:57,083 and if somebody doesn't stop him... 352 00:23:57,280 --> 00:23:59,601 the poor bastard who owns Russo's is next. 353 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:02,485 - Wait, wait. Russo's? - It's at the corner of Adams... 354 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:04,523 I know where it is. I'm here right now. 355 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:06,245 What? 356 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:08,647 I was having dinner with Bertinelli's daughter. 357 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:10,484 You're supposed to be undercover... 358 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:12,848 - ... not speed dating. - I didn't have a choice. 359 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:18,001 Yeah, well, uh, I've seen her on the web. You made quite the sacrifice. 360 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:24,846 Salvati's here. 361 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:32,488 I'm sorry, we're closed. 362 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:38,528 Huh? Mr. Salvati. 363 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:46,290 - Uh, I have some fresh-made lasagna. - We're not here for food, Mr. Russo. 364 00:24:47,120 --> 00:24:50,522 - Your payment's due. - I already made my payment this month. 365 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:52,762 You need to pay again. 366 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,167 I can't afford to make another payment if I'm... 367 00:24:55,360 --> 00:24:58,967 Going to what? Restock your bar? 368 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:04,325 - Break his fingers. - Leave him alone! 369 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:06,244 - Break hers too. - No, don't touch her! 370 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:11,960 Go! 371 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:48,051 I don't understand. 372 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:50,607 - Why is she targeting her family? - I don't know. 373 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:54,122 - Here I thought you had parental issues. - This is not a joke, Diggle. 374 00:25:54,360 --> 00:25:56,681 Oliver, you're not falling for this girl, are you? 375 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:59,406 Because I know you can't be that crazy. 376 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:01,409 Helena Bertinelli shot at your mother. 377 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:03,807 She also murdered four men in cold blood. 378 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:08,011 She has to have reasons for what she's doing. 379 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:10,643 Reasons? 380 00:26:11,360 --> 00:26:13,806 Since when do you care about the bad guy's reasons? 381 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:17,368 Oh, she is bad guy, Oliver. She's the killer. 382 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:19,961 Whatever's going on in your head, get it straight. 383 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:22,561 Any attempt on his right hand... 384 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:26,242 is gonna send your new friend's father on a Warpath. 385 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:30,646 I know what I'm doing. 386 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:37,646 Now I know how your family feels when you lie to them. 387 00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:45,410 Is this the only angle you've got? 388 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:48,285 The Russos chintzed out a bit on their security package. 389 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:51,245 Somebody's in the wings with a gun shooting at these guys. 390 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:54,410 - What do you got from earlier? Yeah. - Before the shooting? 391 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:57,285 Business dinner, birthday dinner, couple of blind dates. 392 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,528 Any guests of the Chinese persuasion? 393 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:01,171 - Why? - Humor me. 394 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:07,886 Whoa, whoa. 395 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:11,129 - Wait. Wait a second, what was that? - Help yourself. 396 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:12,926 Come on. 397 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:20,448 Son of a bitch. 398 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,121 Detective. Is everything okay? 399 00:27:32,360 --> 00:27:34,089 Your, um... 400 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:36,806 Your buddy with the arrows was at Russo's last night. 401 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:43,360 And I was there earlier with a date. So, what, you think I'm the hood guy again? 402 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:46,367 Heh, no. 403 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:51,728 Your date. Helena Bertinelli. If I were you, I'd stay away from her. 404 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,002 Her family is bad news on a good day. 405 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:57,527 Why the sudden concern for my well-being? 406 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:03,451 A few weeks ago, I made a mistake. 407 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:05,730 I almost got you killed. 408 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:09,524 And you felt like you owed me one? 409 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:14,245 If I did, as far as I'm concerned, this clears the books. 410 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:29,763 Can I talk to you? Dad. 411 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:33,567 In case you haven't noticed, I'm a little occupied at the moment. 412 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:36,843 I just talked to the accountant. He said my accounts were frozen. 413 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,281 He said my credit cards were all canceled. 414 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:42,882 I pay Sandy a king's ransom each year in fees, Tommy. 415 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:47,691 When it comes to money, if he says it's so, it's so. 416 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:50,201 Do you think this is a joke? 417 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:52,966 No. 418 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:56,209 You are. 419 00:28:57,560 --> 00:29:00,325 Although, I must say, your chronic irresponsibility... 420 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:04,081 and terminal laziness has lost its humor. 421 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:06,487 Heh. 422 00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:08,210 You're wondering why now. 423 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:13,042 - The better question is why not sooner? - It's... 424 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:18,610 - it's my trust fund. - Which is comprised of my money. 425 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:21,121 Oh, excuse me. 426 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:26,046 Was comprised. 427 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:04,087 Helena. 428 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:10,162 - How did you find me here? - I followed you from your house. 429 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:12,606 Your fiancé? 430 00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:17,450 Yeah. 431 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:26,369 You said that losing him was your crucible. 432 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:30,322 That it changed you. You didn't say how. 433 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:38,681 When you love someone as much as I loved him... 434 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:40,564 with all of your heart... 435 00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:45,482 then you can't just turn that emotion off when they're taken from you. 436 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:49,527 You still feel things as deeply. And if it... 437 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:52,485 If it can't be love that you feel... 438 00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:55,925 then it becomes hate. 439 00:30:56,680 --> 00:30:58,091 Hate for who? 440 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:00,884 Oliver. 441 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:08,163 You should stay away from me. 442 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:12,007 Helena. 443 00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:21,010 Get in. 444 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:33,690 My father is going to kill you for this. 445 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:46,287 I've been wanting to do that for years, you spoiled bitch. 446 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:51,802 I knew it was someone from the inside waging war against your father and me. 447 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:54,810 I just never thought it'd be this inside. 448 00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:01,761 You dropped this at Russo's. 449 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:04,921 You're smarter than I gave you credit for, Nicky. 450 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:08,001 - You're not. - Hey! 451 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:13,323 You're a businessman, right? So let's talk business. 452 00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:15,841 I can offer you a lot of money if you let us go. 453 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:20,324 This isn't about money, Richie Rich. This is about loyalty. 454 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:22,763 He's got nothing to do with any of this. 455 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:28,245 - Then what the hell is it about? - My father had Michael murdered. 456 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:35,611 Of course he did. He didn't want you to know the truth. 457 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:39,771 Your rat of a fiance was gathering evidence. 458 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:42,531 He was talking to the frigging FBI. 459 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:46,247 The love of your life was going to destroy your father. 460 00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:47,641 You're wrong. 461 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:52,845 We found a laptop in Michael's bag, Helena. 462 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:56,408 Everything that could send your father and me to prison... 463 00:32:56,600 --> 00:32:58,568 for the rest of our lives was on it. 464 00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:01,366 - That computer... - Was mine. 465 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:07,289 Michael wasn't the one talking to the FBI. I was. 466 00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:12,047 - You? - My father is a monster... 467 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:15,289 who doesn't care who he hurts to keep his money and power. 468 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:17,084 And I wanted it to stop. 469 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:19,760 Well, then it's your fault Michael's dead. 470 00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:23,885 Not your father for ordering the hit or me for carrying it out. 471 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:27,646 Yours. 472 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:31,330 You shot Michael? 473 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:37,688 In the chest. So he knew it was me. 474 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:43,204 Just like this. 475 00:34:14,680 --> 00:34:16,364 You're gonna burn in hell. 476 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:18,562 It'll be worth it. 477 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:25,407 Helena? 478 00:34:29,240 --> 00:34:31,129 I didn't have a choice, Oliver. 479 00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:34,847 No one can know my secret. 480 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:44,249 CSU didn't find any usable prints except for the three victims'. 481 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:46,169 One of them had a GSW to the chest. 482 00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:49,682 So who broke the necks of Salvati and his buddy? 483 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:53,168 Look, it's been a while since the hood broke anyone's neck. 484 00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:55,368 And I didn't see any arrows laying around. 485 00:34:55,560 --> 00:34:59,042 Well, better pray that Frank Bertinelli blames the hood for this. 486 00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:01,442 Because if he thinks it's the Triad... 487 00:35:01,640 --> 00:35:04,086 Starling City is ground zero to World War Ill. 488 00:35:11,760 --> 00:35:13,250 You Okay? 489 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:18,405 - Spoke to my dad today. - I bet that was fun. 490 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:21,922 He explained to me what happened with my credit card yesterday. 491 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:24,441 And my checking account, my savings account... 492 00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:28,685 my brokerage account, my stock portfolio. 493 00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:33,167 He cut me off completely. 494 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:36,370 What? 495 00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:38,888 My car got repossessed. That was fun. 496 00:35:39,080 --> 00:35:42,687 And I have to move out of my apartment by the end of the month. 497 00:35:45,920 --> 00:35:48,446 You are gonna be fine, Tommy. 498 00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:52,406 In fact, you are gonna be great. 499 00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:55,967 Merlyn money or not. 500 00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:00,842 And, you know... 501 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:05,842 I have a mushroom and olive Mario pizza... 502 00:36:06,040 --> 00:36:09,203 in my refrigerator waiting to be eaten. 503 00:36:10,640 --> 00:36:14,850 - I suppose it's already paid for, right? - Exactly. 504 00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:34,040 - When did you get back? - Just now. 505 00:36:42,080 --> 00:36:45,482 - I'm so happy to see you. - Hmm. 506 00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:49,603 But did you come home only because you heard I was hurt? 507 00:36:50,240 --> 00:36:51,765 No. 508 00:36:51,960 --> 00:36:53,928 I was already on my way when Thea called. 509 00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:59,003 I actually came home because I missed my wife. 510 00:37:06,360 --> 00:37:07,486 It's okay. 511 00:37:09,600 --> 00:37:12,126 - Is she all right? - Walter's home. 512 00:37:13,080 --> 00:37:14,491 She's gonna be fine. 513 00:37:14,680 --> 00:37:18,287 Look, I'm sorry if I was a bitch with you earlier. 514 00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:20,281 There were a few times. 515 00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:22,528 - Could you be more specific? - Don't push it. 516 00:37:22,760 --> 00:37:25,491 Don't worry. You weren't a bitch. 517 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:28,367 At the hospital, you were a little... A little bit. 518 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:33,720 Look, I'm just worried about you. 519 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:39,202 You seem really lonely. And we all have our secrets, Ollie. 520 00:37:39,440 --> 00:37:42,046 Clearly you have yours. 521 00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:46,885 And it's fine if you don't wanna share them with us. 522 00:37:47,320 --> 00:37:50,722 But I just really think you should share them with someone. 523 00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:12,324 I'd ask how you got in here... 524 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:15,480 but the Starling City vigilante comes and goes... 525 00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:17,569 as he pleases, doesn't he? 526 00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:21,044 How'd you know? 527 00:38:24,680 --> 00:38:26,364 I saw you fight. 528 00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:31,607 And I saw your eyes. 529 00:38:32,520 --> 00:38:36,161 That island changed you in ways that only someone like me could understand. 530 00:38:36,360 --> 00:38:37,850 No. 531 00:38:38,200 --> 00:38:39,645 What you're doing right now... 532 00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:43,043 I know that it feels like justice, but it's not. 533 00:38:43,640 --> 00:38:49,443 - It's revenge. - Sometimes revenge is justice. 534 00:38:52,200 --> 00:38:56,728 - Your father killed your fiancé. - And what did your father do to you? 535 00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:03,009 Isn't the man in the hood fighting to set things right? 536 00:39:03,200 --> 00:39:05,646 Why is your vendetta more valid than mine? 537 00:39:05,840 --> 00:39:08,411 We're the same, you and I. 538 00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:11,367 - No, we're not. - Heh. 539 00:39:11,680 --> 00:39:13,409 Hiding in plain sight. 540 00:39:14,240 --> 00:39:19,201 Concealing our anger with smiles and lies. 541 00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:22,488 Don't lie to me, Oliver. 542 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:25,927 You feel the same as I do. I know it. 543 00:39:26,120 --> 00:39:27,406 Why are you crying? 544 00:39:31,320 --> 00:39:33,129 I don't know. 545 00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:39,885 Maybe it's because I have been alone in my hate for so long. 546 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:43,651 - It feels... - So good to tell the truth.