Narrato r: Previously on arrow:
When I'm with you, I don't think about the mission or...
I trust your judgment. In fact, I depend on it.
They're designated "task force x."
Lawton: This ain't no task force. Let's call it like it is.
The suicide squad.
- The choice has been made. - I'm not accepting it.
- There will be consequences. - Is that a threat?
You tell everyone who will listen what you've seen.
- You are late. - It's 12:45.
Invitation said 1. I'm early. And I'm never early.
Yeah, well, the ceremony's at 1. Photos were at noon.
Last time Lyla and I got married, we said our vows on an atv in a registan desert.
This time, she hired a photographer. So, yes, Oliver, photos.
That whole "best man" thing, it's more like a...
- Not so good. - No. That's all right. We'll Photoshop you in.
All right.
- Thank you for coming. - Heh.
- See you brought your plus one. - Oh, yeah.
- Nice to meet you. Ray Palmer. - John diggle.
- You hurt her, they'll never find your body. - Ha. Ha, ha.
Nice to meet you. Pardon me.
Funny. Five months since we saw each other. Now it's twice in two weeks.
- It's good to see you, ray. - Good to see you too.
Ooh. That was Lyla.
Rick was supposed to be our officiant, but he got deployed to South Sudan.
- You don't have a minister? - No.
Okay. What about online certificates? I need Wi-Fi and three minutes.
Not that I'd officiate, although I would be honored if you ask.
Or you could just ask me. I'm a minister.
It's a long story.
Normally this is the part where the officiant offers words of insight about the couple.
Their history.
Which is difficult for me because I just met John and Lyla eight minutes ago.
And I understand that you have written your own vows.
Which is great, because that gives me less to do.
- You really wanna do this? - Hell, yes.
- Do you? - Even more than the first time.
Good. Because I'm not letting you get away from me this time.
- I'm holding you to that. - Good.
- I love you, Lyla. - I love you too.
Ray: All right.
John diggle, Lyla Michaels, I now pronounce you husband and wife.
- Beautiful ceremony. - Beautiful dress.
- Thank you. - Did it come with a cast?
I started fighting with a new trainer. She's enthusiastic.
- "She"? - She's a friend.
Today's not about that.
- Hey, Laurel. - Hi.
Nice bouquet.
Ah, yes. I kind of caught it.
- Well done. - Thank you.
Oh, I hope it's okay I brought ray as my date.
Ray saved the day.
For the record, I am not the one who used that phrase.
He's a good guy and he clearly cares about you a lot.
- Are you happy? - Yes. Very.
Good. That's all I've ever wanted.
You deserve a good guy and a normal life.
Oliver.
Lance: There were eight victims total, all shot with arrows.
However, one escaped and has given us a statement.
Which remains uncorroborated so the district attorney's office...
Is going to continue to investigate before filing charges.
Reporter: So which one is it? Is the arrow being implicated here or not?
Laurel: We 're not sure of anything yet.
We have a statement from Mr. Palmer.
While it's hard to ignore the good arrow has done for this city...
It is equally hard to ignore evidence of his guilt.
In any case, the arrow needs to be apprehended.
And at least brought to trial, if not justice.
I didn't know he was gonna do that.
I'm devoting my substantial resources towards...
Making certain the arrow is apprehended.
Meet with Lance and tell him it wasn't you.
- My word doesn't carry weight with him. - Bring in the culprit.
- Figure out who's doing this. - We know who's doing this.
- The league of assassins. - This is how ra's al ghul handles rejection?
No, I think the point is that he doesn't.
He's trying to turn the city against me. Make the offer to take his place more appealing.
Hit the streets.
Whoever's doing this targets criminals. We need to know who they'll hit next.
We need the information the police have from the crime scene.
Whoever is under that hood has to leave a trail, something to follow.
How can we help?
- Go to starling city airport. - Okay. To do what?
- It's called a honeymoon. - Fiji can wait.
No. Fiji can't wait.
All right? This is still your day. I'm not gonna let ra's al ghul ruin that.
- Oliver... - You followed me into the lion's den already.
This time, choose your family.
Go. Live. We got this.
If it doesn't feel right for you to go, we won't.
No, Oliver was right. It's our turn.
Besides, Felicity and Roy have his back.
Mazel tov, newlyweds.
Lawton.
- What are you doing here? - Hey, when duty calls, we answer, right?
The suicide squad rides again.
Sorry to interfere with your wedding night.
Yeah, I doubt that.
Five hours ago, there was a terrorist attack in the republic of kasnia.
Hospital was supposed to serve and unite kasnia's dissident ethnic faction.
- Wait, is that...? - Senator Joseph cray.
This hospital was something of a pet project for him.
Of course, he insisted on being at the ceremony.
Agent Michaels, you'll lead task force x on the extraction.
I'll have a plane ready for you in 30 minutes.
I'm sorry, Johnny.
You go on to Fiji, and I will meet you there in 48 hours tops.
No, you won't, because I'm not letting you out of my sight.
You remember what I told you about not letting go?
I meant that.
Count me in. You have the two of us. Deadshot.
Who else is on the team?
Cupid: Who else, indeed? I've always wanted to see the world.
I hear kasnia's beautiful this time of year.
Anything?
I'm accessing traffic cameras, atm cameras, phone cameras, 911 and squad car chatter.
- And? - No sign of evil arrow.
Los halcones are unloading a shipment of narcotics.
The entire gang is gonna show up. This is the thing fake arrow would go after.
Felicity: We really need a better name for him.
- When is this happening? - Right now. I'll suit up.
Roy, this is the league. I've got it.
- So did you hire a florist? - Yes, we did.
Didn't that cost a fortune?
For my wedding, I'll have the bridesmaids make the flower arrangements.
And I'll spend the extra money on the dress.
- Anything? - Nope. We're clear.
- You seeing anybody, cutter? - Of course I am.
The arrow. And our special day is going to be the most glorious day.
And then aftennards, we'll make strong, beautiful babies. Ha, ha.
And does he know this?
Listen, I got news for you, stalker. You don't get to do what we do and have a family.
I have a wife right here and a child that say othennise. Let's hold up here.
Yeah, well, let's hope you make it home to her.
Love, children, family. It's all just a distraction for people like us.
They make us better. Give us something worth fighting for.
Love is a bullet in the brain and if you believe any different, you're as crazy as she is.
- Hey. - All right.
Latest satellite flyover reveals warm bodies here.
Yeah, that's pretty solid. Fortified. How are we gonna get everyone out?
Our orders are to retrieve cray, no one else.
- What about the hostages? - They're not us. Citizens.
Are those your words or waller's?
Let's not fight, Johnny. It's our honeymoon.
See what I mean, John?
I'm not you, lawton.
I wasn't always me either.
Just leave the package at the door.
Ma'am, I think you're gonna want to sign for these.
Ah! Oh, my god. Floyd.
Why didn't you tell me you were coming home? I'm a mess.
No, you're perfect.
Mommy, who is he?
Zoe, baby, this is your daddy, remember?
I told you about him.
He was far away fighting the bad guys. Now he's home.
Hi, Zoe.
Your daddy missed you every second of every day.
She just needs some time.
I got him. Satellite footage of a man. Green outfit. Green hood on the roof. Hurry.
You can't kill them all, Oliver.
Where one falls, two more rise.
Maseo.
You can't believe in this.
Murdering all of these people just to prove a point?
No. To persuade you.
My master sees something in you.
Don't fight it. Embrace it.
You know me better than that.
Don't let your recalcitrance take any more lives.
Okay, I had no idea the sheer number of crazies that were in the city...
Until you set up that 1-800 line for arrow tips.
What's going on?
Ray?
Oliver queen is the arrow.
What?
I have a 140 IQ and three phds, but...
It's pretty hard to insult my intelligence, but I think you just did.
It all makes sense now. Your, uh, sudden disappearances.
Your apprehension with helping on the mission.
You've been working with the arrow.
How did you find out?
High spectrum portable radiograph.
Colloquially known as the X-ray machine. Plus, your facial recognition software.
- Nice code, by the way. - Hey, you got the suit working.
Last night, I saw your friend Oliver standing over eight of his victims.
Because he was investigating.
He's trying to catch an impersonator, the one who's doing this.
Please, you have to trust me. Oliver's not a killer.
This isn't the first time he's been judge, jury and executioner.
- He hasn't killed anyone in nearly two years. - That really is not your best argument.
You have no idea what he's been through.
What he's lost. How he's grown. But I do. I know him better than almost anyone.
Oliver didn't do this.
- You have feelings for him. - Yes.
I mean, no.
But that's...
- That's over now. - And what?
Now I'm supposed to trust you?
From the moment we've met, I've held nothing back from you.
I did trust you.
And I thought that you were someone who could be a true partner.
Thought you were someone that I could rely on in my mission and in my life.
I wanted that too, ray. I still do.
Ray.
What are you going to do?
I'm gonna honor the promise I made to this city.
And help them bring the arrow to justice.
North entrance clear.
Nice work, deadshot. We're en route. Move to the x.
Copy that.
Here you go, sweetie. Eat it.
You won't eat it.
Is there something wrong with it? It's not as good as mom makes, I guess.
Use your words!
- Hm? - Baby, what's going on?
- Nothing. I'm fine. - No.
You're not fine.
You're not sleeping. You barely eat.
You can't hold a job. You can't socialize.
You won't talk to me.
We're talking right now.
So tell me what do you want to talk about?
I wanna know what happened to my husband.
You need to tell your story. There are people who can help you.
Who know what it's like to come back from war.
They don't understand. You don't understand.
Nobody understands, do you hear me?
- Make them understand. - Oh, make them understand.
Like this? You want to make them understand like that?
How about like this? Huh? Do you want to know what happened to your husband?
Let me tell you. He pulled triggers.
And every time I did, someone died.
Okay? Every single time.
Floyd.
Stop it.
Please.
Get away from us.
Yes, this is an emergency.
It's my husband. He has a gun.
Find anything on those arrows?
This one is ours. This one is theirs.
- I don't see a difference. - Yeah. Precisely.
They're identical.
He knows.
God, he knows.
Last year, Ray's fiance was killed by Mirakuru men.
And now he wants to protect the city so he built a suit out of military-grade technology.
He wants to put you in jail. He used my software to track you down.
He scanned you with his x-rays. He knows you're the arrow. He's gonna tell the cops.
Palmer knows I'm the arrow?
He has his own mission to protect the city?
When were you gonna tell me this?
I've been getting a lot of that. It's not important.
He's gonna tell the police who you are.
Wait, ray built a super suit? That's kind of awesome.
And reckless.
Look, he's probably on his way to the precinct right now. What are we gonna do?
The radiograph technology is infallible. These are screenshots with time stamps.
That's a very bold claim, Mr. Palmer.
Especially since we've been down that road two years ago when queen was exonerated.
Because he's smart. I believe he allowed himself to be accused...
So as to be ruled out as a suspect in the future.
And your proof is X-ray vision?
Digital images can be fabricated. I can't go to a judge with any of that.
What about my statement?
You mean your uncorroborated testimony.
You're protecting him. Of course. Because you and Oliver are old friends.
You, uh, hurt yourself signing depositions?
- At the gym, actually. - Right. You were training with that...
Wildcat, Grant, right? The one who also used to be a vigilante.
You and Oliver queen used to be a couple, right?
How is it you both ended up wearing masks?
A word of free legal advice, Mr. Palmer...
If you go to anyone else, particularly the media...
With these unsubstantiated ahegafions_.
Mr. Queen would have the basis for a slam dunk defamation suit...
That would leave you bankrupt.
Who knows? He might even get his company back.
Yeah. You're right. The court system isn't gonna be able to help me here.
Guess I'll just have to seek out justice on my own.
Don't worry. I'm a United States senator.
Everything's gonna be all right.
Get down! Get down! Get down!
We're here for you, senator, but we need to move fast.
All right. Everybody, just stay where you are. Keep calm.
- We'll explain everything once we're in the air. - What? No. No. This...
It's all wrong. They weren't supposed to send anybody. That was the whole point.
You shouldn't have come here.
We gotta go! We gotta go! Go! Go! Go!
My hero.
Fall back! Fall back! Fall back!
What the hell was that lunatic thinking? Secure these doors. Lawton, on the table.
Take off that shirt.
Bullet was a through and through. I ain't gonna die.
Pays to be sure. It's not a request, soldier.
You still gonna patch me up?
Baby, does it hurt bad? You were so brave.
Okay, I take it back.
I think I do want to die.
Mockingbird, this is harbinger on emergency frequency delta-Charlie.
Task force x is broadcasting in the blind. Over.
Damn it. It's not going through. I think our signal's being jammed.
Cray: Harbinger, this is senator cray.
Well, I imagine you must all be feeling a little bit confused right about now.
This is a hostage situation. A terrorist attack...
Oh, actually, they're not terrorists. They're mercenaries. They work for me.
- Why would you do that? - Because I love my country.
And my country loves a hero.
So this is all theater?
- So you can what? Run for president? - There it is.
The big picture.
Can you imagine what my poll numbers will be...
Once I heroically defuse this tragic situation?
Everybody here was supposed to go home alive.
That was the whole point.
But now, unfortunately, you have turned my hostages into witnesses.
And I can't have that.
- I'm gonna kill you slow, you son of a bitch. - You're outgunned and outnumbered.
But if it's any consolation...
I am gonna nominate the four of you for the medal of honor once I'm president.
You'll be remembered as heroes.
Heh.
- Arrow. - Super suit.
I prefer the atom.
I have to admit, I was surprised to find you on my calendar this morning.
Find the place all right?
- Laurel Lance called me. - Yeah. The black canary.
She tried to shut me up, but it's not gonna work.
- I didn't kill those people. - Yeah. That's what Felicity said.
An impersonator, right? I hate when that happens.
Five years on a deserted island.
That kind of thing changes you, doesn't it?
It must have been difficult, if not impossible, to hold on to your sanity all those years.
And now here you are, pretending you have everything in control.
Felicity told you the truth.
And you should trust herjudgment.
How can I do that?
Her perception of you is clearly clouded by her emotional attachment.
She's not seeing you for what you really are.
You have no idea what this city is up against.
Actually, I think I do.
And I'm gonna stop him.
It's clear.
- Reinforcements just arrived. - I see them.
Wait.
- Oh, god. - What? What? What?
Thermal spikes. Here. Here. Here. And here.
- They've rigged the hospital with explosives. - Killing all the hostages.
With cray as the lone survivor.
Why did we come here?
We accepted the mission, Lyla. We did what soldiers do.
Except we're not just soldiers, Johnny. We're parents.
I know parents who won't fly together. They don't wanna risk orphaning their child.
What were we thinking?
Oh, god.
Our baby girl.
- Lawton was right. - Can you please say that again?
Sorry, I, uh... I didn't quite hear you the first time.
The greddians have rigged the hospital to blow.
- We're not gonna make it. - Yeah. Yes, we are.
We're gonna get these hostages out.
And you and John are gonna make it home to your daughter again.
You got it?
Oh, the things I wanna do to you right now.
- Floyd lawton. - Who's asking?
It wasn't a question. Merely an acknowledgment.
- We've posted your bail. - _||well?
An organization in need of your very particular talent.
Killing people, you mean.
And we will pay handsomely for the use of those skills.
Again with the "we."
- Who are you? - Merely a drone.
A piece of a larger entity.
We exist as one organism. As you might say, a hive.
Well, listen up, honeybee. I'm done shooting.
I left that life on the battlefield to come home, be with my family.
I imagine the restraining order your wife filed against you impedes that plan somewhat.
You'll never be allowed near her or your daughter again.
You have left the battlefield.
But the battlefield never leaves you.
People like you don't get to have love, children, families.
These are just distractions to people like you.
For people like you, love is a bullet in the brain.
Who's my target?
His name is Andrew diggle.
- How'd it go with ray? - Not well.
Yeah, your new boyfriend is stubborn.
Once he's made his mind up, that's the end of it.
Sound like anybody we know?
Not only is he untrained, he's unstable.
- "Unstable"? - Yeah. Yes. Yeah, he's unstable, Felicity.
Because he's flying around in a weapon...
Looking for a man that has already killed eight people.
- He's gonna be next. - You'd like that, wouldn't you?
Excuse me?
- You never wanted me to be with him. - Not true.
Yes, it is. That talk about wanting me to be happy was just talk.
No, I meant what I said. Right up to the point where I found out that he is just like me.
- You deserve better. - What I deserve...
Is to be with someone who isn't afraid of being happy.
Ray told me he wanted a true partner. In his work, in his mission and in his life.
Ray wants to be a hero and a human being.
Because he hasn't realized yet that he can't be.
I told you that I couldn't be with you and save the city.
And neither can ray.
He's just too new at this to know that.
- What's that? - 911 call.
Suspected gang activity at Meltzer power plant.
This could be maseo's next target. Call Roy.
Tell him to suit up, meet me at the power plant.
There's no one here.
That must be disappointing.
I'm sorry there's nobody for you to kill, but, uh, I kind of faked that 911 call.
- Palmer. - I'd say you have the right to remain silent...
But I'm not a cop.
Agh!
It's over.
That's it. Nice and easy.
The man you think I am, he'd kill you here and now.
I told you to back off, and you didn't listen.
So kill me. Go ahead.
Show Felicity the kind of man you really are.
I have nothing to prove to her.
But you do.
She chose you.
So trust her.
I am, uh...
I am truly sorry.
Everything was supposed to work out differently.
At the door!
Stop or I flip this switch and I blow us all right to hell right now.
You're bluffing. You'd die right along with us.
I wanna be president for my legacy.
Dying a hero is as good a consolation prize as any.
The suicide squad.
Well, you are true to your name if you think that the three of you...
Can just shoot your way in here.
Wait. There were four of you.
John, 7 o'clock.
You've been a very, very bad boy.
Go. Go. Go. Everybody go, go, go! Get out. Go.
Move! Move! Move!
Move! Move!
Come on.
Come on, let's go. Quickly.
What about you, baby? How are you getting out?
Lawton: I'm not.
That's not part of the plan. You said you could find your way.
Yeah, I lied. Someone needs to cover your escape.
Me up here is what gets you out down there alive.
Why?
You and your new wife, you just get back to your baby girl. All right, John?
Move. Move.
Go. Go. Move. Move.
- Keep on moving. - Go. Go. Go.
Come on, Floyd.
How are you?
My ego's bruised.
And my arm, and my back, and my rotator cuff.
I'm so sorry about...
All of this.
Ah, well, actually, I think I'm the one who owes you an apology.
You told me Oliver was innocent, and I didn't trust you. I want you to know that I do.
About what you said earlier...
About wanting a true partner...
Is that offer still good?
Once I make an offer.
The greddian separatists were led by Floyd lawton...
A former sniper for the United States army.
Lawton was discharged five years ago and since then...
Has been linked to numerous terrorist organizations.
Lawton died as a result of an explosion intended for a group of hostages...
Including senator Joseph cray. But cray managed...
He paid the hostages for their silence.
Yeah. Well, the dollar goes a long way in kasnia, right?
I tried to set the record straight. Waller blocked me.
Johnny, there's something else.
Yes, there is.
- I'm leaving team arrow. - What?
Lawton was right. I can't keep living like this.
It only works until it doesn't. And then what?
I can't do that to Sara.
And what about this city?
The work you and Oliver do, it's good work.
Not like what I've been doing for far too long.
Which is why I resigned.
Lyla, no. You love your job. And you're damn good at it.
If what happened with cray can be allowed, I don't want to be.
What I want is to set a good example for our daughter.
I want her to be proud of me.
Lyla.
I'm proud of you.
I'm proud of you, Lyla.
Nothing's ever gonna change that.
-Hey.
- Where you off to? - Ray has a meeting with the mayor.
Seems he's had a change of heart about the arrow.
- Thanks. - For what?
Proving me right.
-Hey.
What did I miss?
Oh, not much. I'm glad you're back.
So am I. Turns out Lyla and I are not very good at vacations.
- The republic of kasnia, huh? - Mm-hm.
And Floyd lawton?
You were right, Oliver.
Doing what we do, having loved ones at home...
It's complicated.
Well, the things that matter always are.
To Floyd lawton.
Any luck finding your imposter?
He's still out there.
We have to stop this guy before he puts arrows in any more criminals.
Or before he starts putting them in innocent people.
Ray: Madam, I have it on good authority...
- He's been set up. - Hold on a second.
You're telling me you think the arrow's innocent?
Of these murders, yes. I believe he's being framed.
We need to address the media right away.
Tell them what? Some genius changed his mind?
You're letting your personal feelings towards the arrow cloud your judgment.
Maybe I'm seeing more clearly than I have for years.
Enough, both of you. I am tired of listening...