1 00:00:02,295 --> 00:00:03,397 Oliver: Previously on arrow... 2 00:00:03,421 --> 00:00:06,257 He can't know that you're his father. And nobody else can. 3 00:00:06,507 --> 00:00:10,094 Samantha, there is someone in my life now. Please, don't make me keep this from her. 4 00:00:10,344 --> 00:00:12,763 You will if you want a relationship with my son. 5 00:00:13,014 --> 00:00:15,766 I know who Oliver queen cares about more than anyone. 6 00:00:15,933 --> 00:00:17,661 Nora, honey, there's someone I'd like you to meet. 7 00:00:17,685 --> 00:00:18,685 This is William. 8 00:00:18,853 --> 00:00:20,213 It's an implantable bio stimulant. 9 00:00:20,396 --> 00:00:22,666 This little piece of technology is gonna help me walk again? 10 00:00:22,690 --> 00:00:24,609 After it's implanted in your spine. Yes. 11 00:00:28,779 --> 00:00:32,283 I can do this. I can do this. I can so totally do this. 12 00:00:33,534 --> 00:00:37,455 Yes, you can. But either way, we've got you. 13 00:00:38,623 --> 00:00:40,291 There's no pressure here, Ms. Smoak. 14 00:00:40,458 --> 00:00:43,294 Curtis' implant is the longest of long shots. 15 00:00:43,544 --> 00:00:44,897 I was expecting a little more encouragement 16 00:00:44,921 --> 00:00:46,857 from the husband of the genius who invented the thing. 17 00:00:46,881 --> 00:00:48,883 My man works miracles with technology, 18 00:00:49,091 --> 00:00:51,469 but the human body doesn't play by the same rules. 19 00:00:51,636 --> 00:00:52,637 Well... 20 00:00:53,221 --> 00:00:54,221 Here we go. 21 00:00:54,388 --> 00:00:55,388 Here we go. 22 00:00:55,556 --> 00:00:56,933 Here we go. 23 00:00:59,393 --> 00:01:00,478 Here we're going. 24 00:01:04,899 --> 00:01:07,568 Okay. It's okay. Got you. Got you. Got you. 25 00:01:08,069 --> 00:01:09,237 Here we go. 26 00:01:11,072 --> 00:01:13,074 Well, that went nowhere. 27 00:01:13,282 --> 00:01:15,743 - Pau I: Curtis ever tell you how we met? - Mmm-mmm. 28 00:01:16,077 --> 00:01:18,496 He came in with an achilles tendinitis. 29 00:01:18,663 --> 00:01:20,665 He was training to qualify for the Olympics, 30 00:01:20,915 --> 00:01:23,417 - so all he cared about was results. - Mmm. 31 00:01:23,918 --> 00:01:26,358 Took me weeks just to get him focused on what really mattered. 32 00:01:26,921 --> 00:01:29,090 How handsome his therapist was? 33 00:01:29,632 --> 00:01:30,841 Healing. 34 00:01:31,759 --> 00:01:35,012 You gotta be patient with yourself. These things take time. 35 00:01:43,145 --> 00:01:46,023 Are you sure what Conklin told you was the truth? 36 00:01:46,190 --> 00:01:49,944 Conklin was dying. He had no reason to lie. 37 00:01:50,152 --> 00:01:53,239 Whatever reiter has planned, he is gonna kill everyone here. 38 00:01:53,447 --> 00:01:54,740 Baron: Mr. Queen. 39 00:01:55,116 --> 00:01:57,994 It appears we are within striking distance of my prize. 40 00:01:58,786 --> 00:02:00,746 I want you both at my side when I claim it. 41 00:02:00,955 --> 00:02:03,291 I don't give a damn about your superstitious crusade. 42 00:02:03,499 --> 00:02:06,836 Nevertheless, you'll both bear witness to its fruition. 43 00:02:19,140 --> 00:02:20,558 You okay? 44 00:02:21,976 --> 00:02:24,696 I knew you were gonna ask me, so I thought I'd beat you to the punch. 45 00:02:25,604 --> 00:02:27,064 Are you okay? 46 00:02:27,273 --> 00:02:29,775 A guy, a brilliant guy, 47 00:02:29,984 --> 00:02:33,904 says he can put a microchip in my spine and I will walk again. 48 00:02:34,780 --> 00:02:37,241 I'm enough of a geek to know science fiction when I see it. 49 00:02:37,450 --> 00:02:38,659 You're still disappointed. 50 00:02:39,493 --> 00:02:43,831 - Yeah. You know. It's stupid. - No. 51 00:02:46,334 --> 00:02:47,335 Talk to me. 52 00:02:48,294 --> 00:02:51,464 I wanted to be able to walk down the aisle on our wedding day. 53 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,267 Aw, you two just melt my stone-cold heart. 54 00:03:03,642 --> 00:03:05,436 You almost make me believe in love again. 55 00:03:05,644 --> 00:03:08,147 Nice to see you, Mr. Queen. How was your Christmas? 56 00:03:08,356 --> 00:03:09,398 Son of a bitch. 57 00:03:09,982 --> 00:03:14,487 Oh! You're so brave for a political candidate and reformed party boy. 58 00:03:14,695 --> 00:03:16,697 Oh, sorry about the limo. Love the wheelchair. 59 00:03:16,989 --> 00:03:19,033 Might I suggest motorized? 60 00:03:21,660 --> 00:03:24,473 We have extremely powerful friends. You do not know who you're messing with. 61 00:03:24,497 --> 00:03:28,209 If it makes you happy, the "messing" ends today. 62 00:03:28,417 --> 00:03:30,961 I tried to bring you into the fold, Mr. Queen. 63 00:03:31,170 --> 00:03:32,850 I tried to kidnap your nearest and dearest. 64 00:03:33,047 --> 00:03:35,174 I tried to kill you, but none of that took. 65 00:03:35,383 --> 00:03:39,011 Like she said, you don't know who you're messing with. 66 00:03:39,220 --> 00:03:41,138 I suspect that is true. 67 00:03:42,556 --> 00:03:47,728 But as they say... well, or should, the fourth time is the charm. 68 00:03:49,313 --> 00:03:52,358 Go ahead. Take a look. I'll wait. 69 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,491 William thinks that I'm friends with his mother. 70 00:04:00,699 --> 00:04:01,867 Funny. 71 00:04:02,701 --> 00:04:05,830 Anyhoo, 6:00 on Friday you're going to hold a press conference 72 00:04:06,038 --> 00:04:07,456 and drop out of the mayoral race. 73 00:04:07,665 --> 00:04:10,292 Oh, that's 6:00 pm, by the way. 74 00:04:10,501 --> 00:04:14,088 I'll be at home watching you from my brand new television. 75 00:04:21,762 --> 00:04:23,848 What did he show you on your phone? Who's William? 76 00:04:25,558 --> 00:04:27,393 He's my son. 77 00:04:36,735 --> 00:04:37,945 Please say something. 78 00:04:39,280 --> 00:04:41,365 Look, Felicity, I can explain... 79 00:04:41,574 --> 00:04:42,950 Stop. 80 00:04:45,536 --> 00:04:47,079 I cannot hear another lie. 81 00:04:47,288 --> 00:04:49,707 You know, it's more complicated than that. 82 00:04:49,915 --> 00:04:51,601 God, Oliver, you are the only person on the planet 83 00:04:51,625 --> 00:04:53,252 that considers the truth complicated. 84 00:04:55,045 --> 00:04:58,632 Just to be clear, I don't care that you have a child. 85 00:04:59,383 --> 00:05:03,179 I can't believe that you have a child that you didn't tell me about. 86 00:05:04,221 --> 00:05:05,973 What does it say about our relationship 87 00:05:06,182 --> 00:05:08,934 if your first instinct is to always hide the truth? 88 00:05:09,143 --> 00:05:10,561 William's mother made a condition 89 00:05:10,769 --> 00:05:14,064 that the only way I would be allowed to meet my son 90 00:05:14,273 --> 00:05:16,150 is if I agreed to keep him secret. 91 00:05:17,318 --> 00:05:18,360 Even from you. 92 00:05:18,569 --> 00:05:20,279 Who even makes that kind of ultimatum? 93 00:05:20,488 --> 00:05:22,591 I just don't... A mother who is trying to protect her son. 94 00:05:22,615 --> 00:05:24,617 And she thought that the best thing for him 95 00:05:24,825 --> 00:05:26,494 was to keep his world separate from mine. 96 00:05:26,702 --> 00:05:29,914 After everything that's happened, can you really say that she was wrong? 97 00:05:30,122 --> 00:05:31,665 Well, it didn't work, did it? 98 00:05:32,750 --> 00:05:34,251 Somehow darhk still found out. 99 00:05:34,460 --> 00:05:37,087 Hey, we got your 911. 100 00:05:37,963 --> 00:05:41,342 Felicity: Darhk paid us a visit. He's holding a 10-year-old boy hostage. 101 00:05:41,550 --> 00:05:44,595 Says that he'll release him if Oliver drops out of the mayoral race. 102 00:05:44,803 --> 00:05:46,114 Oliver: Let's get in touch with Alex. 103 00:05:46,138 --> 00:05:48,458 Have him schedule a press conference for Friday at 6:00 pm. 104 00:05:48,849 --> 00:05:50,494 You are not actually going for this, are you? 105 00:05:50,518 --> 00:05:52,603 The boy darhk has, William... 106 00:05:53,812 --> 00:05:54,939 He's my son. 107 00:05:56,273 --> 00:05:57,793 Felicity: Yeah, I just found out, too. 108 00:05:57,983 --> 00:06:01,153 Apparently, the only two people that knew about William were Oliver and darhk. 109 00:06:02,738 --> 00:06:04,365 Actually, I found out too. 110 00:06:05,908 --> 00:06:07,576 Um, what's our next plan? 111 00:06:07,826 --> 00:06:09,328 William lives in central city, right? 112 00:06:09,537 --> 00:06:10,579 Yeah. 113 00:06:10,788 --> 00:06:12,957 I will call Barry. See what the ccpd can do. 114 00:06:13,207 --> 00:06:15,167 Is it okay if I tell Barry that William is your... 115 00:06:17,002 --> 00:06:18,504 Barry knows too. 116 00:06:18,712 --> 00:06:20,190 Let's also get in touch with Malcolm. 117 00:06:20,214 --> 00:06:22,934 He has an ax to grind after what happened with the league, and, um... 118 00:06:25,052 --> 00:06:27,304 Malcolm knows as well. 119 00:06:27,513 --> 00:06:32,184 Maybe it would be easier to list the people who don't know about your son. 120 00:06:36,730 --> 00:06:38,770 - Samantha's here. - Who's Samantha? 121 00:06:39,525 --> 00:06:41,193 It's William's mother. 122 00:06:48,534 --> 00:06:49,534 Alex? 123 00:06:49,702 --> 00:06:51,179 She said her name was Samantha Clayton. 124 00:06:51,203 --> 00:06:52,889 The name struck a be” from the million dollar check 125 00:06:52,913 --> 00:06:54,349 you told thea wasn't going to be a problem. 126 00:06:54,373 --> 00:06:55,916 It's not going to be a problem. 127 00:06:56,125 --> 00:06:57,167 Okay. 128 00:06:57,376 --> 00:06:59,336 Then why did I just get a 911 text from thea 129 00:06:59,545 --> 00:07:01,385 telling me that you're pulling out of the race? 130 00:07:04,592 --> 00:07:06,528 Have you heard from William? Do you know where he is? 131 00:07:06,552 --> 00:07:08,592 I don't, but I'm doing everything I can. 132 00:07:08,762 --> 00:07:09,763 I knew it. 133 00:07:09,972 --> 00:07:11,765 I knew it the second I realized he was gone. 134 00:07:11,974 --> 00:07:15,644 I knew that you had to have some sort of involvement in this. 135 00:07:15,853 --> 00:07:18,397 My god, what was I thinking letting you get into his life? 136 00:07:19,356 --> 00:07:20,709 Two months later, and he's missing. 137 00:07:20,733 --> 00:07:22,853 Samantha, I need you to tell me exactly what happened. 138 00:07:22,985 --> 00:07:25,130 No, Oliver. You need to tell me what the hell is going on 139 00:07:25,154 --> 00:07:27,156 and you need to give me my son back right now. 140 00:07:27,364 --> 00:07:30,993 I'm trying, but you need to tell me what happened, please. 141 00:07:33,370 --> 00:07:36,707 I went upstairs to get him for dinner, and he was gone. 142 00:07:36,915 --> 00:07:38,542 Gone. 143 00:07:38,751 --> 00:07:42,630 No... no note, no sign of struggle. Just vanished. 144 00:07:43,130 --> 00:07:45,466 I called the ccpd, and they've been looking everywhere, 145 00:07:45,674 --> 00:07:48,844 but it's already been 48 hours and still nothing. 146 00:07:49,053 --> 00:07:51,805 But then a crime scene technician pulled me aside, 147 00:07:52,014 --> 00:07:54,141 and said that I needed to talk to you about this. 148 00:07:54,350 --> 00:07:55,517 Barry Allen? 149 00:07:55,726 --> 00:07:56,935 Yes, that's the one. 150 00:07:58,437 --> 00:08:00,564 - Oliver, you promised. - I... 151 00:08:00,773 --> 00:08:03,359 You promised me that you wouldn't tell anyone about my son... 152 00:08:03,567 --> 00:08:05,848 Barry figured it... That's not what's important right now. 153 00:08:06,028 --> 00:08:07,905 What's important is I'm going to do everything, 154 00:08:08,113 --> 00:08:11,533 and I mean absolutely everything in my power and we will get him back! 155 00:08:11,742 --> 00:08:12,785 What can you do, Oliver? 156 00:08:12,993 --> 00:08:16,163 What can you do that the entire police force hasn't been able to do? 157 00:08:16,372 --> 00:08:17,915 Samantha... 158 00:08:20,584 --> 00:08:22,461 I'm the green arrow. 159 00:08:26,090 --> 00:08:27,633 This doesn't make any sense. 160 00:08:27,841 --> 00:08:30,886 Well, like I said, I'm not the person that I used to be. 161 00:08:32,638 --> 00:08:35,974 Samantha, these are my friends and they are going to help us find William. 162 00:08:36,183 --> 00:08:38,977 You probably remember... 163 00:08:39,478 --> 00:08:40,521 Laurel Lance? 164 00:08:41,146 --> 00:08:44,149 I'm so sorry that you're going through this, Samantha. 165 00:08:44,358 --> 00:08:45,984 We will help you get William back. 166 00:08:46,819 --> 00:08:49,905 Look, Laurel... it was one time. 167 00:08:51,073 --> 00:08:54,284 And I knew that you and Oliver were together, 168 00:08:54,493 --> 00:08:58,247 but I was young and stupid and selfish. 169 00:08:59,123 --> 00:09:00,683 And I should have been honest with you. 170 00:09:00,791 --> 00:09:03,168 No. Oliver should have been. 171 00:09:04,878 --> 00:09:06,130 Come on. 172 00:09:09,883 --> 00:09:11,635 Does ccpd have anything? 173 00:09:11,844 --> 00:09:13,721 No. It was a clean grab. 174 00:09:13,929 --> 00:09:16,932 Do we have any other angles we can work? Other than Malcolm. 175 00:09:17,141 --> 00:09:19,768 Finding William isn't the problem. Beating Damien darhk is. 176 00:09:20,352 --> 00:09:22,672 Every time we've faced him we have been beaten, thoroughly. 177 00:09:22,730 --> 00:09:24,410 It's because we can't go against his magic. 178 00:09:24,523 --> 00:09:26,817 We just need to fight harder, we need to fight smarter. 179 00:09:27,025 --> 00:09:28,026 No, Oliver. 180 00:09:28,235 --> 00:09:30,487 Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again 181 00:09:30,696 --> 00:09:32,114 and expecting a different result. 182 00:09:33,741 --> 00:09:34,783 We need a new strategy. 183 00:09:34,992 --> 00:09:35,992 What about constantine? 184 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:37,327 He's in hell. 185 00:09:37,536 --> 00:09:38,662 Really? What's going on? 186 00:09:38,871 --> 00:09:41,665 I mean, he's actually literally in hell. 187 00:09:43,208 --> 00:09:46,211 But I might know someone else. Her name is mari McCabe. 188 00:09:46,420 --> 00:09:49,214 She possesses a totem which is powered by magic. 189 00:09:50,716 --> 00:09:51,884 She calls herselfvixen. 190 00:09:55,971 --> 00:09:57,181 What the hell was that thing? 191 00:09:57,389 --> 00:09:59,266 Cerico doesn't pay us enough to find out. 192 00:10:26,376 --> 00:10:29,296 Come on out. Face us like a man. 193 00:10:29,505 --> 00:10:31,006 Vixen: I've got a better idea. 194 00:10:34,968 --> 00:10:38,013 How about I kick your ass like a woman instead? 195 00:10:38,222 --> 00:10:39,223 What the hell? 196 00:10:52,236 --> 00:10:53,737 - I had that under control. - I know. 197 00:10:55,447 --> 00:10:57,407 What, not enough in star city to keep you busy? 198 00:10:58,367 --> 00:11:00,410 I need your help. 199 00:11:07,876 --> 00:11:09,753 I have got to get me one of these. 200 00:11:10,754 --> 00:11:13,006 - Mari. - Laurel, hey. 201 00:11:13,215 --> 00:11:15,342 - It's good to see you. - You too. 202 00:11:16,927 --> 00:11:19,388 Mari, this is John diggle and my sister, thea. 203 00:11:19,596 --> 00:11:20,639 Pleasure. 204 00:11:21,139 --> 00:11:22,349 It's nice to meet you. 205 00:11:22,558 --> 00:11:24,768 Sorry it's under such horrible circumstances. 206 00:11:24,977 --> 00:11:26,812 You spoke to Felicity on the phone. 207 00:11:27,020 --> 00:11:28,272 - Hey. - Hey. 208 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,108 And this is Samantha. William's mother. 209 00:11:31,316 --> 00:11:34,069 She's a friend. A hero in Detroit they call "Vixen." 210 00:11:34,278 --> 00:11:37,322 Mari and I had an animated encounter last year 211 00:11:37,531 --> 00:11:39,616 and we've stayed in touch ever since. 212 00:11:39,825 --> 00:11:41,827 How are you going to help me find my son? 213 00:11:42,327 --> 00:11:43,453 With magic. 214 00:11:44,580 --> 00:11:46,790 - Magic? - Yeah. 215 00:11:46,999 --> 00:11:49,960 It's a long story, but the short version is that this totem 216 00:11:50,168 --> 00:11:54,381 gives me the ability to channel the ashe or the spirit of any animal. 217 00:11:55,424 --> 00:11:57,104 Do you have anything of William's with you? 218 00:11:57,134 --> 00:12:00,178 Yes, I do. Just this. It's his favorite. 219 00:12:04,850 --> 00:12:07,102 Don't you dare tell Barry about this. 220 00:12:26,955 --> 00:12:29,124 He's in the city. I think I can find him. 221 00:12:29,333 --> 00:12:30,813 Okay, good. Dig and I will cover you. 222 00:12:30,918 --> 00:12:34,129 Laurel, get in touch with your father, we're gonna loop in the scpd. 223 00:12:34,338 --> 00:12:36,173 Felicity, I need you to... 224 00:12:38,717 --> 00:12:40,557 Would it be all right if you sat with Samantha? 225 00:12:40,594 --> 00:12:42,679 Working up a search profile. Sure. 226 00:12:43,055 --> 00:12:44,640 Thank you. Thea. 227 00:12:44,848 --> 00:12:46,768 Yeah, Malcolm's coming over. I'll go talk to him. 228 00:12:46,892 --> 00:12:48,369 We're going to find him. And he's going to be okay. 229 00:12:48,393 --> 00:12:49,519 Okay. 230 00:12:56,193 --> 00:13:00,572 Can you feel it? The energy. Primordial. 231 00:13:08,038 --> 00:13:09,206 What is that? 232 00:13:09,665 --> 00:13:11,875 Destiny, Mr. Queen. 233 00:13:38,110 --> 00:13:40,195 I know you're here. 234 00:13:40,404 --> 00:13:43,323 There's no need to lurk in the shadows like the boogeyman. 235 00:13:43,532 --> 00:13:46,493 You haven't seen me in a while. And I'm not the man I used to be. 236 00:13:47,536 --> 00:13:48,704 Yeah, I know. 237 00:13:49,913 --> 00:13:51,331 They told me. 238 00:13:52,624 --> 00:13:54,918 - Not pretty, is it? - Mmm. 239 00:13:56,044 --> 00:13:58,714 It could have been a lot worse. Could've chopped your head off. 240 00:13:58,922 --> 00:14:00,442 And I would've been better off for it. 241 00:14:02,426 --> 00:14:05,220 He took the league away from me and gave it to nyssa al ghul. 242 00:14:05,429 --> 00:14:08,181 And that was more important than saving your daughter's life? 243 00:14:09,683 --> 00:14:12,686 Yeah, heard about that part of the story too. 244 00:14:13,854 --> 00:14:16,189 Refusing to bargain with nyssa to save me... 245 00:14:16,398 --> 00:14:17,758 My intention was to save your life 246 00:14:17,941 --> 00:14:21,111 and to keep my seat of power for the betterment of the world. 247 00:14:21,319 --> 00:14:24,197 Did you tell darhk about Ollie's son? 248 00:14:24,406 --> 00:14:26,009 Do you really think I'd do something like that... 249 00:14:26,033 --> 00:14:27,659 Just answer the question. 250 00:14:29,745 --> 00:14:31,455 No, I won't. 251 00:14:32,164 --> 00:14:35,500 Because you should know me better than to ask me the question. 252 00:14:35,709 --> 00:14:37,544 I know you all too well. 253 00:14:37,753 --> 00:14:39,033 You should know one thing, thea, 254 00:14:39,337 --> 00:14:42,257 no matter what happens, I will always love you. 255 00:14:42,466 --> 00:14:44,676 It's what fathers do. 256 00:15:03,403 --> 00:15:05,906 Crazy world we live in, huh? Metahumans. Magic. 257 00:15:07,491 --> 00:15:08,825 Oliver queen, father. 258 00:15:10,077 --> 00:15:12,537 - I'm sorry I didn't tell you. - No, man, itotally get it. 259 00:15:12,746 --> 00:15:14,289 Samantha put you in a tough spot. 260 00:15:15,165 --> 00:15:17,209 Couldn't have been an easy decision for you, 261 00:15:17,417 --> 00:15:18,919 and I totally get why you made it. 262 00:15:19,169 --> 00:15:20,169 She was right. 263 00:15:20,337 --> 00:15:22,798 William was safer when I didn't know about him. 264 00:15:23,006 --> 00:15:24,633 So maybe if I never found out I... 265 00:15:24,841 --> 00:15:26,802 Can't even go there, man. 266 00:15:27,010 --> 00:15:31,223 You'll eat yourself up inside with the "what if this" or the "maybe that." 267 00:15:32,057 --> 00:15:33,558 Part of being a parent. 268 00:15:34,976 --> 00:15:38,688 Most important thing now is focusing on getting your boy back home safe. 269 00:15:39,815 --> 00:15:40,982 John_. 270 00:15:42,150 --> 00:15:44,069 How do you do it? 271 00:15:44,277 --> 00:15:46,363 I know where Sarah is every night, Oliver. 272 00:15:47,322 --> 00:15:49,407 I know what she's doing. Who she's with. 273 00:15:49,866 --> 00:15:53,286 She sees my face every single day 274 00:15:54,913 --> 00:15:56,289 I'm there for her. 275 00:15:57,916 --> 00:16:00,168 And she knows, and I know 276 00:16:01,711 --> 00:16:04,256 that I would never let anything bad happen to her. 277 00:16:04,464 --> 00:16:08,343 I keep her close, man, and that's how you keep your children safe. 278 00:16:12,848 --> 00:16:17,686 He was wearing a blue hoodie, plaid shirt, gray corduroys, 279 00:16:17,894 --> 00:16:21,982 and, um, a diamonds baseball cap. He's a big fan. 280 00:16:22,190 --> 00:16:23,230 Oliver likes baseball too. 281 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:26,444 Here's hoping that the innate fatherly influence stops there. 282 00:16:28,947 --> 00:16:31,283 Um, does he have any distinguishing features? 283 00:16:31,783 --> 00:16:33,785 Freckles, birthmarks, anything like that? 284 00:16:35,287 --> 00:16:38,540 Oliver told me that there was someone in his life. 285 00:16:38,748 --> 00:16:39,875 Someone special. 286 00:16:40,792 --> 00:16:42,711 And her name was Felicity. 287 00:16:42,919 --> 00:16:46,298 He wanted to tell you and I wouldn't let him. 288 00:16:47,465 --> 00:16:51,428 I didn't know who he was now. I didn't know what kind of person he was. 289 00:16:52,053 --> 00:16:53,346 That's going around. 290 00:16:53,972 --> 00:16:57,434 Just try and remember that I was the one that made him choose 291 00:16:57,642 --> 00:16:59,477 between you and knowing his son. 292 00:17:03,648 --> 00:17:06,193 All right, I've got the whole force, what's left of them anyway, 293 00:17:06,401 --> 00:17:07,569 canvassing for William. 294 00:17:07,777 --> 00:17:09,112 Thank you. 295 00:17:10,572 --> 00:17:12,252 You don't seem as surprised as I expected. 296 00:17:12,449 --> 00:17:14,659 What, that party boy Oliver queen knocked up some girl? 297 00:17:14,868 --> 00:17:17,680 I'm amazed there isn't an army of little Olivers running around out there. 298 00:17:17,704 --> 00:17:20,123 Well, there may be. He certainly got around back then. 299 00:17:20,457 --> 00:17:21,583 Yeah. 300 00:17:22,167 --> 00:17:23,460 You okay? 301 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:25,045 I don't know. 302 00:17:26,046 --> 00:17:27,923 It's the mother, Samantha. 303 00:17:28,340 --> 00:17:30,467 She was with him when I was with him. 304 00:17:34,387 --> 00:17:36,765 I don't know why it still stings. 305 00:17:37,724 --> 00:17:38,892 It was a million years ago 306 00:17:39,100 --> 00:17:41,561 and it's not like I didn't know that Oliver cheated on me. 307 00:17:41,770 --> 00:17:43,730 Yeah, but that's one thing. 308 00:17:43,939 --> 00:17:45,774 Knowing he had a kid... 309 00:17:47,484 --> 00:17:48,485 I'm sorry, sweetheart. 310 00:17:49,903 --> 00:17:52,197 - Come here. - Thank you. 311 00:17:59,204 --> 00:18:00,455 It's Oliver. 312 00:18:00,664 --> 00:18:02,624 He knows where William's being held. 313 00:18:03,667 --> 00:18:05,460 I count four guards patrolling the roof. 314 00:18:05,669 --> 00:18:06,836 Mari's in position. 315 00:18:56,636 --> 00:18:59,973 I wondered how long it would take for your buddy Oliver to drag you into this. 316 00:19:00,181 --> 00:19:02,183 - Where is the boy? - Oh, he's fine. 317 00:19:02,392 --> 00:19:03,661 I had him moved about two minutes 318 00:19:03,685 --> 00:19:05,812 before you and your posse disturbed my evening in. 319 00:19:06,062 --> 00:19:07,063 You know what? 320 00:19:07,314 --> 00:19:09,474 You might wanna learn to be a little bit more discreet. 321 00:19:09,983 --> 00:19:11,860 Have you considered black instead of green? 322 00:19:12,068 --> 00:19:14,654 - You tell me where you've taken him. - Or what? 323 00:19:14,863 --> 00:19:18,074 You'll fire an arrow at me? I think we've seen that movie before. 324 00:19:18,283 --> 00:19:21,036 Iwin. You lose. Rinse, repeat. 325 00:19:21,244 --> 00:19:22,245 This time's different. 326 00:19:22,620 --> 00:19:23,830 Oh, really? 327 00:19:28,418 --> 00:19:29,461 Where's the boy? 328 00:19:29,753 --> 00:19:33,548 You have some very interesting friends. 329 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:37,802 Atta boy. 330 00:19:39,596 --> 00:19:40,597 My, my. 331 00:19:41,264 --> 00:19:43,266 I haven't seen that trinket in a dog's age. 332 00:19:43,475 --> 00:19:45,935 M'changa province, am I right? 333 00:19:50,607 --> 00:19:51,691 Stay. 334 00:19:58,698 --> 00:20:01,076 Oh, I like you. And I don't like many people. 335 00:20:24,766 --> 00:20:25,975 I got you. 336 00:20:31,981 --> 00:20:34,484 What happened? Where did he go? 337 00:20:36,653 --> 00:20:38,780 - I can't track him. - Darhk's protected by magic. 338 00:20:38,988 --> 00:20:40,740 Vixen: No, not just darhk. 339 00:20:40,949 --> 00:20:42,492 I lost William. 340 00:20:52,377 --> 00:20:54,379 Where's William? What happened? 341 00:20:54,587 --> 00:20:56,506 We had a small setback, but we're not giving up. 342 00:20:56,714 --> 00:20:58,025 "Setback"? What do you mean? 343 00:20:58,049 --> 00:21:00,009 Hey, blocked ID. 344 00:21:02,011 --> 00:21:03,012 Hello. 345 00:21:03,179 --> 00:21:05,099 Darh k: Oh, hi, Oliver. How's your evening going? 346 00:21:05,181 --> 00:21:08,017 Mine, somewhat eventful. 347 00:21:08,184 --> 00:21:11,064 Some of your friends stopped by my place earlier, completely unannounced. 348 00:21:11,271 --> 00:21:12,439 Very rude. 349 00:21:12,689 --> 00:21:15,358 I wanna talk to my son, darhk. I wanna know that he's safe. 350 00:21:15,525 --> 00:21:17,711 Oh, this must be the first time your son's been kidnapped 351 00:21:17,735 --> 00:21:20,016 'cause clearly you don't understand how these things work. 352 00:21:20,196 --> 00:21:21,364 I make the demands. 353 00:21:21,531 --> 00:21:25,201 Well, you've made them and I've agreed. Friday night I'm dropping out of the race. 354 00:21:25,410 --> 00:21:26,411 Why wait? 355 00:21:26,619 --> 00:21:28,659 Give your green friend less time to botch things up. 356 00:21:28,872 --> 00:21:31,207 So, go find yourself a television camera. 357 00:21:31,374 --> 00:21:33,084 I wanna know that my son is safe! 358 00:21:33,293 --> 00:21:36,713 Oh, and by the way, you're going to completely endorse ruvé Adams. 359 00:21:37,213 --> 00:21:39,883 Save us all the trouble of those pesky little write-in ballots. 360 00:21:43,052 --> 00:21:45,930 He moved up the timetable. 361 00:21:46,139 --> 00:21:47,575 He wants me to drop out of the race tonight. 362 00:21:47,599 --> 00:21:48,892 Thea, let Alex know. 363 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:51,561 Mari: I am so sorry. 364 00:21:52,228 --> 00:21:54,206 I know you brought me here to fight magic with magic, but I... 365 00:21:54,230 --> 00:21:55,398 Mari, this isn't on you. 366 00:21:55,565 --> 00:21:58,401 There's still so much that we don't know about darhk's power. 367 00:21:58,610 --> 00:22:00,820 We don't... we don't even know what the source of it is. 368 00:22:01,070 --> 00:22:02,071 Wait. 369 00:22:03,406 --> 00:22:04,908 I get my powers from this necklace. 370 00:22:05,074 --> 00:22:06,914 Without it, I'm just a wannabe fashion designer 371 00:22:07,118 --> 00:22:08,745 who lives at home with her foster dad. 372 00:22:08,912 --> 00:22:11,664 So up to now, everyone I've gone up against with mystical powers 373 00:22:11,915 --> 00:22:13,475 has had some sort of a totem like mine. 374 00:22:13,583 --> 00:22:16,252 What if darhk has an object that helps him with his magic? 375 00:22:16,419 --> 00:22:17,754 I think he does. 376 00:22:17,921 --> 00:22:21,132 I walked in on him once or twice in front of this cabinet thing. 377 00:22:22,091 --> 00:22:24,928 And inside there is some kind of, I don't know, idol. 378 00:22:25,094 --> 00:22:26,095 Can you draw it for me? 379 00:22:26,304 --> 00:22:27,624 Well, yeah, I'll give it a whirl. 380 00:22:28,431 --> 00:22:31,768 Okay, Oliver, what if this little art project doesn't yield any results? 381 00:22:31,976 --> 00:22:33,811 - Well... - And what if it takes too long? 382 00:22:34,020 --> 00:22:38,816 Mari and captain Lance are working on a way to eventually stop darhk. 383 00:22:39,776 --> 00:22:41,778 Right now, I have to save William. 384 00:22:48,451 --> 00:22:49,452 What's he saying? 385 00:22:49,619 --> 00:22:51,955 Whatever it is, it's not good. 386 00:23:05,176 --> 00:23:06,469 We have to get out of here now. 387 00:23:09,138 --> 00:23:10,218 Reiter, what are you doing? 388 00:23:10,306 --> 00:23:11,825 Proving what I know about you is true. 389 00:23:11,849 --> 00:23:13,249 You can't leave us in here with it! 390 00:23:13,393 --> 00:23:14,561 Reiter! 391 00:23:25,863 --> 00:23:27,574 You... 392 00:23:31,786 --> 00:23:33,288 You are worthy to pass. 393 00:23:47,677 --> 00:23:50,138 Good evening. Thank you for coming on such short notice. 394 00:23:50,888 --> 00:23:52,015 When I entered this race, 395 00:23:52,223 --> 00:23:55,810 it was because no one else was willing to step into the spotlight. 396 00:23:56,019 --> 00:24:01,316 It has always been my hope that my actions would inspire others. 397 00:24:02,150 --> 00:24:03,526 Four months later and they have. 398 00:24:03,735 --> 00:24:08,072 Knowing that, effective immediately, I will be suspending my campaign 399 00:24:10,199 --> 00:24:13,870 and throwing my full support behind ruvé Adams. 400 00:24:15,163 --> 00:24:16,363 Now, I'd like to take a moment 401 00:24:16,456 --> 00:24:20,418 to thank all my supporters for all of your hard work. 402 00:24:21,711 --> 00:24:23,838 What you've done will not be forgotten. 403 00:24:25,882 --> 00:24:27,216 Thank you. 404 00:24:39,479 --> 00:24:43,191 New numbers are out. You were leading by 16 points. 405 00:24:43,399 --> 00:24:45,777 Alex, I'm sorry. 406 00:24:45,985 --> 00:24:49,155 I know that you put your heart and soul into this campaign and... 407 00:24:49,697 --> 00:24:52,533 And your days of speech-making are now behind you. 408 00:24:54,243 --> 00:25:00,917 Look, man. I don't want "sorry." I just want an explanation. 409 00:25:01,417 --> 00:25:03,252 That's why I'm sorry. 410 00:25:16,057 --> 00:25:17,600 Sucks when you can't tell the truth. 411 00:25:19,644 --> 00:25:21,979 Samantha told me about her ultimatum. 412 00:25:22,897 --> 00:25:26,317 I just figured that eventually she'd trust me. 413 00:25:26,526 --> 00:25:28,945 Yeah, you'd work your Oliver queen charm. 414 00:25:29,362 --> 00:25:31,280 I didn't wanna be a part of William's life 415 00:25:31,489 --> 00:25:33,908 without the opportunity for you to be a part of his life. 416 00:25:35,159 --> 00:25:36,994 John's made it pretty clear 417 00:25:37,203 --> 00:25:40,203 that, uh, I should've made more of an effort to be a part of William's life. 418 00:25:40,790 --> 00:25:44,669 And that the best way to keep him safe would've been to keep him close. 419 00:25:44,877 --> 00:25:48,297 Even with all of this. 420 00:25:50,591 --> 00:25:52,736 Your resignation's all over the news. Have you heard from darhk? 421 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:55,054 Not yet. 422 00:25:56,347 --> 00:25:58,725 Speak of the devil. Literally. 423 00:25:59,726 --> 00:26:03,479 It's not darhk. It's mari. She has something. 424 00:26:05,481 --> 00:26:07,442 I emailed captain Lance's drawing of darhk's idol 425 00:26:07,650 --> 00:26:09,211 to a friend of mine at Detroit university. 426 00:26:09,235 --> 00:26:10,236 And did he recognize it? 427 00:26:10,445 --> 00:26:13,489 It's a khushu idol. Very rare. Very powerful. 428 00:26:13,698 --> 00:26:15,418 But its power requires a constant connection 429 00:26:15,575 --> 00:26:17,034 to one of the earth's ley lines. 430 00:26:17,744 --> 00:26:20,747 - I never thought I'd say this, but huh? - Okay. 431 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:25,835 Think Wi-Fi for magic. And the idol is his Internet connection. 432 00:26:26,043 --> 00:26:29,172 If professor macalester's theory is correct, and this map is accurate... 433 00:26:29,380 --> 00:26:32,508 Then darhk must be holed up near one of these ley lines 434 00:26:32,717 --> 00:26:33,944 in order for him to get the strongest signal. 435 00:26:33,968 --> 00:26:36,780 I'll start cross-referencing all the locations that we've encountered darhk. 436 00:26:36,804 --> 00:26:39,682 You pulled out of the race. Why isn't this man giving me my son back? 437 00:26:39,891 --> 00:26:41,392 He will and everything will be fine. 438 00:26:41,601 --> 00:26:43,895 You keep saying that, but it hasn't been yet. 439 00:26:55,031 --> 00:26:57,283 You're doing everything you possibly can. 440 00:26:58,576 --> 00:27:00,016 You can't beat yourself up about it. 441 00:27:00,077 --> 00:27:02,038 Well, you don't know me very well, do you? 442 00:27:05,124 --> 00:27:10,046 Just before Christmas, darhk took thea, Felicity, John, held them captive. 443 00:27:10,838 --> 00:27:13,883 We agreed that I would trade myself for them, 444 00:27:14,091 --> 00:27:15,092 I did, 445 00:27:17,678 --> 00:27:20,389 and darhk did not live up to his end of the bargain. 446 00:27:20,598 --> 00:27:22,767 So you're worried that's playing itself out again now? 447 00:27:24,769 --> 00:27:26,938 We're going to get William back, Oliver. 448 00:27:27,146 --> 00:27:28,856 But when we do, 449 00:27:29,065 --> 00:27:31,400 I think you should consider that... 450 00:27:33,778 --> 00:27:37,281 Maybe letting him go isn't such a bad thing. 451 00:27:38,157 --> 00:27:39,158 What do you mean? 452 00:27:39,408 --> 00:27:44,247 Well, I heard what you told Felicity about keeping him close. 453 00:27:45,289 --> 00:27:46,666 Owl ears. 454 00:27:47,124 --> 00:27:49,126 Uh, I never knew my real parents. 455 00:27:49,836 --> 00:27:55,675 I grew up in a foster home and my whole life I wondered, "who am I? 456 00:27:56,634 --> 00:27:59,095 "Where did I come from? Why didn't my real parents want me?" 457 00:27:59,303 --> 00:28:02,348 A boy should know who his father is. 458 00:28:02,557 --> 00:28:04,851 He should. And he will. 459 00:28:05,476 --> 00:28:07,287 But knowing what William is going through right now 460 00:28:07,311 --> 00:28:09,772 I realize that I wasn't ready for the answers. 461 00:28:09,981 --> 00:28:13,317 Learning about my heritage, my powers, 462 00:28:13,526 --> 00:28:16,904 the evil my mother fled our homeland to protect me from, 463 00:28:17,113 --> 00:28:19,115 no child should have to carry that burden. 464 00:28:20,616 --> 00:28:21,896 I mean, look around you, Oliver. 465 00:28:22,743 --> 00:28:26,330 The best gift you can give him is his childhood. 466 00:28:27,790 --> 00:28:30,751 Keep him as far away from your world for as long as possible. 467 00:28:33,671 --> 00:28:36,173 I can't imagine a greater sacrifice. 468 00:28:38,259 --> 00:28:40,469 Isn't that what parenthood is? 469 00:28:44,265 --> 00:28:47,518 Hey, guys. I think we found something. 470 00:28:49,186 --> 00:28:51,814 Darhk moves his idol around, which makes sense but... 471 00:28:52,023 --> 00:28:53,375 It makes him a whole lot harder to track. 472 00:28:53,399 --> 00:28:55,502 Right, but after referencing a buttload of satellite feed, 473 00:28:55,526 --> 00:28:57,166 thermal imaging data in the ley line map, 474 00:28:57,236 --> 00:28:59,447 I think darhk's located out in a compound in sky woods. 475 00:29:02,158 --> 00:29:03,158 Hello? 476 00:29:03,326 --> 00:29:05,912 Very good speech. You look great on television. 477 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:07,663 Nelson Plaza. Three hours. 478 00:29:07,872 --> 00:29:09,040 William will be there. 479 00:29:12,418 --> 00:29:15,355 Darhk says he's going to release William three hours from now at Nelson Plaza. 480 00:29:15,379 --> 00:29:17,673 There is no guarantee with darhk. This could be a trap. 481 00:29:17,882 --> 00:29:20,202 And now we have a chance to take out his power idol thingy. 482 00:29:20,551 --> 00:29:24,055 Ollie, without his magic, he won't be able to do this to anybody ever again. 483 00:29:24,263 --> 00:29:26,015 It will be game over. 484 00:29:26,807 --> 00:29:31,520 Samantha, he's your son. It is your call. 485 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:33,898 He's your son too, Oliver. 486 00:29:36,859 --> 00:29:42,239 Get him back. And take this son of a bitch darhk out. 487 00:29:54,001 --> 00:29:55,753 I count 17 ghosts. 488 00:29:55,962 --> 00:29:57,672 Copy. Black canary? 489 00:29:57,880 --> 00:29:58,965 Ready. 490 00:29:59,173 --> 00:30:00,299 - Spartan? - I'm set. 491 00:30:00,508 --> 00:30:01,550 Felicity: Let's do this. 492 00:30:10,434 --> 00:30:11,686 Vixen, you're up. 493 00:30:19,026 --> 00:30:21,153 I'm guessing your insurance won't pay for that. 494 00:30:21,362 --> 00:30:23,155 Cute. Buh-bye. 495 00:30:25,616 --> 00:30:29,161 When you're dead, I'll make sure that totem gets put to better use. 496 00:30:33,708 --> 00:30:35,626 Took the words right out of my mouth. 497 00:30:42,091 --> 00:30:44,135 Well, that happened. 498 00:30:49,598 --> 00:30:51,326 Speedy, canary, I can't get a clear shot. Where are you? 499 00:30:51,350 --> 00:30:52,393 On our way. 500 00:31:17,043 --> 00:31:18,878 Find William. I'll take care of darhk. 501 00:31:20,546 --> 00:31:24,050 I'm sorry. I can't hear you with your throats closing up like that. 502 00:31:24,550 --> 00:31:25,551 Steady. 503 00:31:26,552 --> 00:31:28,846 I've got the totem. Has it had any effect? 504 00:31:29,055 --> 00:31:30,198 Separating it from darhk didn't do anything. 505 00:31:30,222 --> 00:31:31,265 Go to plan b. 506 00:31:31,474 --> 00:31:33,142 What's plan b? 507 00:32:04,757 --> 00:32:05,841 Please don't hurt them. 508 00:32:06,050 --> 00:32:07,426 William. 509 00:32:49,051 --> 00:32:50,302 Green arrow: Get out of here. 510 00:33:14,243 --> 00:33:16,078 - Mom. - Samantha: William. 511 00:33:19,081 --> 00:33:21,000 Medics checked him out. He's in perfect health. 512 00:33:22,418 --> 00:33:24,003 Oh, thank goodness. 513 00:33:24,211 --> 00:33:26,755 There's someone here that you must have missed. 514 00:33:28,507 --> 00:33:29,508 What's wrong? 515 00:33:29,717 --> 00:33:30,843 I'm kind of over the flash. 516 00:33:31,177 --> 00:33:33,179 I want a green arrow action figure. 517 00:33:37,433 --> 00:33:39,602 Well, the green arrow is pretty amazing. 518 00:33:40,728 --> 00:33:42,688 I will let you guys get reacquainted. 519 00:33:43,355 --> 00:33:44,356 Hey. 520 00:33:44,732 --> 00:33:45,732 Is everything okay? 521 00:33:45,900 --> 00:33:48,986 Detectives questioned William while the docs were checking him out. 522 00:33:49,195 --> 00:33:52,198 Darhk didn't take him. It was a guy with a missing hand. 523 00:34:02,875 --> 00:34:03,875 You son of a bitch. 524 00:34:04,043 --> 00:34:05,044 I assure you, Mr. Queen, 525 00:34:05,252 --> 00:34:07,922 I had all the faith in the world that you would survive. 526 00:34:08,130 --> 00:34:09,840 Yeah? But what about everybody else? 527 00:34:10,049 --> 00:34:12,009 You are my only concern. 528 00:34:12,676 --> 00:34:14,511 We've gotten this far because of you. 529 00:34:16,388 --> 00:34:17,473 Let's finish it. 530 00:34:17,890 --> 00:34:19,391 You too, Ms. Venedikto v. 531 00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:22,228 Mr. Queen seems to behave at his best when you are around. 532 00:34:48,379 --> 00:34:50,547 - Is William gonna be okay? - Yeah. 533 00:34:50,756 --> 00:34:52,091 He's a tough one. 534 00:34:52,925 --> 00:34:55,010 Just like his dad. 535 00:34:55,261 --> 00:34:57,304 Could not have done this without you. 536 00:34:59,473 --> 00:35:00,849 Thank you. 537 00:35:01,058 --> 00:35:02,351 Anytime. 538 00:35:03,894 --> 00:35:05,330 Have you thought any more about what I said? 539 00:35:05,354 --> 00:35:07,481 You know, I just got him back. 540 00:35:07,690 --> 00:35:08,816 Let me just say, 541 00:35:09,024 --> 00:35:12,611 for all the frustrations I have about my real parents giving me up, 542 00:35:13,779 --> 00:35:15,698 I am so grateful I was raised in a situation 543 00:35:15,906 --> 00:35:17,992 where that was my biggest issue in life. 544 00:35:18,784 --> 00:35:21,578 The best thing my parents ever gave me was that freedom. 545 00:35:22,246 --> 00:35:25,332 Well, that, and this totem that makes me a total badass. 546 00:35:27,876 --> 00:35:29,295 You don't need a totem for that. 547 00:35:30,170 --> 00:35:31,297 Damn right, I don't. 548 00:35:32,172 --> 00:35:35,592 Take care of yourself, Oliver. I'm just a phone call away. 549 00:35:36,260 --> 00:35:39,471 Me too, mari. Me too. 550 00:35:50,858 --> 00:35:52,961 I heard you found the boy. You can't believe how relieved I... 551 00:35:52,985 --> 00:35:54,695 - Cut the crap. - Excuse me? 552 00:35:54,903 --> 00:35:58,866 I know it was you. You took him. Out of spite. 553 00:35:59,074 --> 00:36:00,159 For us. 554 00:36:00,367 --> 00:36:02,328 You have to believe me. I did it for us. 555 00:36:02,536 --> 00:36:05,372 You purposely... You put him in danger. How... 556 00:36:06,540 --> 00:36:07,583 You know what? 557 00:36:08,876 --> 00:36:10,919 I'm not doing this anymore. 558 00:36:11,128 --> 00:36:13,589 This song and dance where you come over to my apartment 559 00:36:13,797 --> 00:36:15,716 and you whisper your lies... 560 00:36:15,924 --> 00:36:17,259 It is over. 561 00:36:18,761 --> 00:36:21,013 - Thea, I did it to protect us. - Shut up. 562 00:36:21,221 --> 00:36:23,724 How could you possibly think that there was an "us" to protect? 563 00:36:24,224 --> 00:36:26,268 You know, sometimes I lay awake at night 564 00:36:27,770 --> 00:36:30,522 and iwonder what Robert would think about our relationship. 565 00:36:30,731 --> 00:36:34,026 He raised me. He loved me. 566 00:36:35,152 --> 00:36:38,781 And I threw that all away the moment I became your daughter. 567 00:36:40,032 --> 00:36:42,534 Yes. Yes, you did. And it was your choice. 568 00:36:42,743 --> 00:36:44,703 And I wish I never did. 569 00:36:44,912 --> 00:36:46,997 Don't you dare speak to me like that. 570 00:36:47,206 --> 00:36:52,002 You would be dead 10 times over if not for me. 571 00:36:53,170 --> 00:36:56,382 I taught you how to fight. How to be strong. 572 00:36:56,590 --> 00:36:59,968 I turned you from a delicate, spoiled brat into a warrior. 573 00:37:00,594 --> 00:37:04,556 And all I've ever gotten from you in return is your venomous spite. 574 00:37:04,765 --> 00:37:06,600 For a very good reason. 575 00:37:06,809 --> 00:37:09,061 You have no idea what you are up against. 576 00:37:09,269 --> 00:37:11,772 You are incapable of seeing the bigger picture, 577 00:37:11,980 --> 00:37:13,315 butlcan. 578 00:37:14,817 --> 00:37:17,277 And I would rather you hate me and be alive, 579 00:37:17,486 --> 00:37:19,696 than love me and be dead. 580 00:37:25,119 --> 00:37:26,495 Hi, William. 581 00:37:28,163 --> 00:37:29,415 I hope you're well. 582 00:37:30,958 --> 00:37:32,459 And I hope you're safe. 583 00:37:34,503 --> 00:37:37,047 There is something that I wanna tell you. 584 00:37:38,507 --> 00:37:41,051 I wanted to tell you before, but... 585 00:37:44,721 --> 00:37:46,473 But this is better. 586 00:37:50,144 --> 00:37:54,273 I'm your father. Biologically, that is. 587 00:37:56,442 --> 00:37:59,278 As far as really being your father goes, 588 00:38:00,654 --> 00:38:02,239 I haven't earned that yet. 589 00:38:02,865 --> 00:38:08,245 A father should be there for his child, every day, no matter what. 590 00:38:08,996 --> 00:38:12,958 To make sure that they feel loved, that they feel safe. 591 00:38:13,333 --> 00:38:16,170 And a child should be able to rely on their father 592 00:38:16,378 --> 00:38:21,175 and go to him for guidance and reassurance. 593 00:38:23,677 --> 00:38:26,096 I have failed to do that for you. 594 00:38:30,184 --> 00:38:32,561 And now, I'm gonna tell you why. 595 00:38:35,189 --> 00:38:39,526 I'm the green arrow. And my life is very dangerous. 596 00:38:39,735 --> 00:38:41,320 Which is why 597 00:38:42,613 --> 00:38:47,201 we decided to keep you out of it for all of these years. 598 00:38:49,828 --> 00:38:54,625 What happened to you in star city, that was my fault. 599 00:38:57,002 --> 00:39:00,714 And I can't allow anything like that to happen ever again. 600 00:39:02,299 --> 00:39:07,596 That's why I have asked your mother to move you far away, 601 00:39:10,724 --> 00:39:12,643 and to not tell anyone where she's taking you. 602 00:39:14,937 --> 00:39:16,396 Including me. 603 00:39:19,399 --> 00:39:22,569 That's also why I asked her to wait to show you this message 604 00:39:24,947 --> 00:39:26,865 until after your 18th birthday. 605 00:39:31,328 --> 00:39:34,456 I wanted to give you a real childhood. 606 00:39:36,416 --> 00:39:38,252 I wanted to give you that gift. 607 00:39:43,090 --> 00:39:44,758 Goodbye, son. 608 00:39:47,261 --> 00:39:49,054 I sure hope it's not forever. 609 00:39:57,104 --> 00:39:59,064 How much of that did you hear? 610 00:40:00,524 --> 00:40:01,608 Enough. 611 00:40:03,652 --> 00:40:04,820 Oliver, we need to talk. 612 00:40:05,195 --> 00:40:07,739 About a number of things, I suspect. 613 00:40:12,369 --> 00:40:14,121 Let's start with... 614 00:40:18,959 --> 00:40:20,752 I can't do this. 615 00:40:21,378 --> 00:40:22,588 When your son was in danger, 616 00:40:22,796 --> 00:40:26,425 I had to table what I was feeling about everything. 617 00:40:27,134 --> 00:40:29,928 But now that I've had some space, 618 00:40:30,262 --> 00:40:32,097 I realize I need space. 619 00:40:32,347 --> 00:40:33,390 Felicity. 620 00:40:33,640 --> 00:40:35,892 I know the position Samantha put you in. 621 00:40:36,101 --> 00:40:38,228 I know it was an impossible decision. 622 00:40:38,437 --> 00:40:42,149 But you were right, you should have told me. 623 00:40:44,151 --> 00:40:46,278 Marriage is about inclusion. 624 00:40:46,945 --> 00:40:48,071 It's about 625 00:40:49,197 --> 00:40:53,952 leaning on your partner when things get complicated. 626 00:40:56,955 --> 00:40:58,790 I don't think that you know how to do that. 627 00:41:03,253 --> 00:41:04,338 I'm trying. 628 00:41:04,546 --> 00:41:09,259 And now you're sending William away and I understand why. 629 00:41:10,344 --> 00:41:11,344 You know that I do, 630 00:41:11,511 --> 00:41:13,972 but once again, you have left me out of the decision. 631 00:41:17,559 --> 00:41:18,810 Felicity? 632 00:41:29,863 --> 00:41:32,157 - Oh, my god. - Oh, my god. 633 00:42:26,837 --> 00:42:27,838 English - sdh