1 00:00:02,220 --> 00:00:03,540 This season on Arrow... 2 00:00:03,740 --> 00:00:07,893 The only way I know how to fight the darkness is to be darkness. 3 00:00:08,140 --> 00:00:10,211 And I don't wanna be that type of person anymore. 4 00:00:10,500 --> 00:00:11,500 I'm running for mayor. 5 00:00:11,660 --> 00:00:14,812 And I promise you that I will never stop fighting to save this city. 6 00:00:15,020 --> 00:00:16,820 So, you're all fretting about this city dying. 7 00:00:16,860 --> 00:00:20,536 I'm here on behalf of an organization that wants you to let it die. 8 00:00:20,740 --> 00:00:21,740 I'm Damien Darhk. 9 00:00:22,740 --> 00:00:24,220 The type of magic he's using, 10 00:00:24,420 --> 00:00:26,730 I've seen it take good people and turn them dark. 11 00:00:27,020 --> 00:00:31,014 If I don't make it off this island, you will go to Russia and find my parents. 12 00:00:31,660 --> 00:00:33,936 If Darhk wins, Laurel died for nothing. 13 00:00:34,180 --> 00:00:36,934 If you can channel light and hope, 14 00:00:37,180 --> 00:00:39,695 you will be able to repel Darhk's magic. 15 00:00:40,620 --> 00:00:42,836 - Do you remember what I promised you? - A new beginning. 16 00:00:42,860 --> 00:00:46,058 Darhk plans to burn the world in a nuclear fire. 17 00:00:46,260 --> 00:00:47,780 I'm assuming you know what Rubicon is. 18 00:00:47,940 --> 00:00:49,932 And I'm assuming it's under Mr. Darhk's control. 19 00:00:50,180 --> 00:00:53,412 Every NATO ally, Rubicon has control over all their nuclear systems. 20 00:00:53,620 --> 00:00:54,620 You mean HIVE does. 21 00:00:54,780 --> 00:00:56,140 If even one of those nukes hits... 22 00:00:56,380 --> 00:00:57,450 He'll be unstoppable. 23 00:00:57,700 --> 00:00:58,916 - I think it worked. - It worked. 24 00:00:58,940 --> 00:01:00,772 Rubicon's offline. 25 00:01:02,380 --> 00:01:03,575 Do you need a moment? 26 00:01:03,780 --> 00:01:05,737 No? Good. 'Cause I need you to do me a favor. 27 00:01:05,940 --> 00:01:07,374 Go to hell. 28 00:01:09,140 --> 00:01:10,460 Why bother? 29 00:01:10,700 --> 00:01:12,532 I'm going to bring it to us. 30 00:01:14,820 --> 00:01:16,732 - Get the hell out of here. - Mom. Stop. 31 00:01:19,300 --> 00:01:20,436 - Oh, my God! - Mom, get back! 32 00:01:20,460 --> 00:01:22,816 This is your mother? Oh, goodie. 33 00:01:23,580 --> 00:01:24,900 Oh! 34 00:01:25,380 --> 00:01:27,740 Persuading you to help me is gonna be easier than I thought. 35 00:01:27,940 --> 00:01:29,215 Helping you do what? 36 00:01:29,380 --> 00:01:30,796 Your underground city's already been destroyed. 37 00:01:30,820 --> 00:01:31,820 I'm still going forward. 38 00:01:31,980 --> 00:01:34,620 So, what, you kill my mother if I don't help you destroy the world? 39 00:01:34,660 --> 00:01:36,617 Newsflash, my mother lives in the world. 40 00:01:36,820 --> 00:01:40,734 Dying instantaneously in nuclear fire, rather painless. 41 00:01:40,940 --> 00:01:44,331 And then there's having your life-force slowly sucked out like this... 42 00:01:45,740 --> 00:01:47,140 Oh, my God! Mom! 43 00:01:48,460 --> 00:01:49,660 What's it gonna be, Ms. Smoak? 44 00:01:57,660 --> 00:02:00,573 Look, I know you don't live here anymore, but those were nice windows. 45 00:02:02,020 --> 00:02:03,932 So unoriginal. 46 00:02:05,180 --> 00:02:09,140 I'm now powered by the deaths of tens of thousands of souls. 47 00:02:09,340 --> 00:02:11,855 There is nothing you can do to stop me. 48 00:02:13,180 --> 00:02:15,536 Or should I say, us. 49 00:02:46,020 --> 00:02:47,056 Stop! 50 00:02:49,300 --> 00:02:52,498 You let them go, or I kill your daughter. 51 00:02:54,020 --> 00:02:55,056 You think I'm bluffing? 52 00:02:59,980 --> 00:03:01,130 Let my daughter go. 53 00:03:02,260 --> 00:03:03,489 It's okay, sweetheart. 54 00:03:04,180 --> 00:03:05,460 Everything's gonna be all right. 55 00:03:12,420 --> 00:03:13,420 You okay? 56 00:03:13,660 --> 00:03:15,060 When did this become your life? 57 00:03:15,260 --> 00:03:16,660 Oh, my God. 58 00:03:21,660 --> 00:03:23,316 Oh, my God, it's gone. He took it. It's gone. 59 00:03:23,340 --> 00:03:25,476 - What's gone? - The laptop with the anti-Rubicon program. 60 00:03:25,500 --> 00:03:26,500 If Darhk has that... 61 00:03:26,700 --> 00:03:29,090 He can launch all of the world's nuclear missiles. 62 00:03:40,940 --> 00:03:42,169 Looks like internal bleeding. 63 00:03:42,580 --> 00:03:43,855 And possible broken ribs. 64 00:03:45,900 --> 00:03:47,129 Hemothorax. 65 00:03:47,900 --> 00:03:49,420 We have to relieve the pressure. Thea. 66 00:03:51,220 --> 00:03:53,700 Felicity, we need you at your station. We have to stop Rubicon. 67 00:03:56,140 --> 00:03:57,733 Is he gonna be okay? 68 00:04:01,380 --> 00:04:02,450 Put the gun down, Reiter. 69 00:04:03,060 --> 00:04:04,130 Ahh! 70 00:04:05,780 --> 00:04:07,436 You think you can kill me, Ms. Venediktov? 71 00:04:07,460 --> 00:04:08,940 I'm going to kill you! 72 00:04:09,140 --> 00:04:10,813 You'll only kill yourself in the attempt. 73 00:04:11,620 --> 00:04:15,660 Without these runes, the idol's power would overwhelm my mind. 74 00:04:16,100 --> 00:04:19,298 I don't care. It's worth it to stop you. 75 00:04:19,580 --> 00:04:20,650 You see that, Reiter? 76 00:04:21,580 --> 00:04:24,971 That plane filled with all of those people you were keeping prisoner? 77 00:04:25,300 --> 00:04:27,053 They're getting away. This is over. 78 00:04:27,300 --> 00:04:32,136 It's not all of them, Mr. Queen. The plane is too small, and it's not over. 79 00:04:35,740 --> 00:04:39,177 All those deaths. They give me power. And her... 80 00:04:41,100 --> 00:04:42,100 Only madness. 81 00:04:45,820 --> 00:04:47,140 How is he? 82 00:04:47,340 --> 00:04:49,556 Well, he's stable. John said the next 30 minutes should tell us... 83 00:04:49,580 --> 00:04:51,697 - Whether or not he'll make it. - Yeah. 84 00:04:52,020 --> 00:04:54,819 Hey, can I ask you something? I know it might not be the best time. 85 00:04:55,020 --> 00:04:56,613 Back at our place... My place, the... 86 00:04:56,820 --> 00:04:57,820 The place, the loft... 87 00:04:57,980 --> 00:04:58,980 Yeah? 88 00:04:59,460 --> 00:05:01,611 Darhk's magic, it worked on you. I thought... 89 00:05:01,820 --> 00:05:03,300 You thought I found a way to stop it? 90 00:05:03,660 --> 00:05:07,449 But that was before he grew so powerful. It was the... 91 00:05:08,540 --> 00:05:11,009 The hope you had in me was able to counteract his magic. 92 00:05:12,180 --> 00:05:14,297 And now my hope's not enough? 93 00:05:17,140 --> 00:05:18,460 So, where are we? 94 00:05:18,660 --> 00:05:20,492 Um, good news, bad news time. 95 00:05:20,700 --> 00:05:23,659 Uh, good news is, is that Darhk hasn't launched the nukes yet. 96 00:05:23,900 --> 00:05:25,796 I think his hacker is still trying to break our fail-safes. 97 00:05:25,820 --> 00:05:26,970 Okay. And the bad news? 98 00:05:27,140 --> 00:05:29,336 Well, the bad news is that, with Rubicon offline, 99 00:05:29,540 --> 00:05:31,036 - there is nothing for me to hack into. - Right. 100 00:05:31,060 --> 00:05:32,860 - But your laptop has to have a GPS... - Yeah. 101 00:05:32,980 --> 00:05:34,716 I'm sure that you've already started to try and do that. 102 00:05:34,740 --> 00:05:36,015 - Okay. - Yeah. 103 00:05:37,380 --> 00:05:38,973 I thought you had shut Rubicon down. 104 00:05:39,300 --> 00:05:41,220 Yeah, Felicity is working on locating the laptop. 105 00:05:41,420 --> 00:05:43,218 - Where's Sara? - She's fine. 106 00:05:43,660 --> 00:05:45,380 She's in an A.R.G.U.S. bunker in Coast City. 107 00:05:46,140 --> 00:05:49,531 With Darhk's anti-nuke bunker destroyed, why is he moving forward with Genesis? 108 00:05:49,740 --> 00:05:50,969 Machin killed his wife. 109 00:05:51,220 --> 00:05:53,676 Well, his daughter still lives in this world. He must know that. 110 00:05:53,700 --> 00:05:56,340 He knows. He just, he doesn't care. He's lost all hope. 111 00:05:56,540 --> 00:05:57,656 Yeah, just like all of us. 112 00:05:57,820 --> 00:05:59,493 But I thought he was the cynic. 113 00:05:59,700 --> 00:06:01,657 It's not like John doesn't have a point, Thea. 114 00:06:02,020 --> 00:06:03,659 We are not finished yet. 115 00:06:03,860 --> 00:06:05,692 Keyword being "yet." I got a 20 on the laptop. 116 00:06:05,940 --> 00:06:07,076 Downtown, abandoned office building. 117 00:06:07,100 --> 00:06:08,329 Let's move. 118 00:06:19,700 --> 00:06:21,054 Overwatch, there's no one here. 119 00:06:21,260 --> 00:06:23,500 That's impossible. You're right on top of the GPS signal. 120 00:06:29,860 --> 00:06:31,010 She's right. 121 00:06:39,300 --> 00:06:40,416 Oh, my God. 122 00:06:42,580 --> 00:06:43,775 - Overwatch. - I see it. 123 00:06:44,420 --> 00:06:47,413 Just over 15,000 ballistic missiles, and they all just launched. 124 00:06:47,620 --> 00:06:48,895 How much time do we have? 125 00:06:49,100 --> 00:06:51,569 Two hours. Maybe less. 126 00:07:00,660 --> 00:07:04,097 Confirmed. 15,434 birds in the air. 127 00:07:04,300 --> 00:07:07,930 We need to set Defense Condition One and get the President down to the PEOC. 128 00:07:08,140 --> 00:07:09,140 Felicity? 129 00:07:09,340 --> 00:07:10,476 He's got me completely locked out. 130 00:07:10,500 --> 00:07:11,716 Okay, how many missiles are there? 131 00:07:11,740 --> 00:07:13,860 D.O.D.'s working on it, but the targets are worldwide. 132 00:07:13,940 --> 00:07:16,276 - You said that we have two hours. - The world has two hours. 133 00:07:16,300 --> 00:07:18,556 But I'm tracking a Minuteman ICBM heading straight for Star City. 134 00:07:18,580 --> 00:07:20,596 It just launched out of Warren Air Force Base in Colorado. 135 00:07:20,620 --> 00:07:21,656 Okay. Well, that's close. 136 00:07:21,900 --> 00:07:23,414 Which means we only have 45 minutes. 137 00:07:51,100 --> 00:07:52,819 - Taiana. - I'm okay. 138 00:07:53,300 --> 00:07:54,450 I think 139 00:07:54,660 --> 00:07:55,980 I'm okay. 140 00:07:57,660 --> 00:07:58,810 Taiana? 141 00:08:00,500 --> 00:08:01,934 All right, where's the fire? 142 00:08:03,460 --> 00:08:05,356 - What's this? - The safest place within 100 miles 143 00:08:05,380 --> 00:08:07,476 to survive a nuclear attack, based on wind patterns and... 144 00:08:07,500 --> 00:08:10,180 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down. What are you talking about? 145 00:08:10,980 --> 00:08:12,460 The world is gonna end in two hours. 146 00:08:13,340 --> 00:08:15,380 I need you to take my mother there. Can you do that? 147 00:08:16,140 --> 00:08:17,176 Yeah, I will. 148 00:08:23,740 --> 00:08:25,220 Bye, Daddy. Bye, Mama. 149 00:08:25,500 --> 00:08:28,060 - We'll see you soon, sweetie. - I love you, baby girl. 150 00:08:32,540 --> 00:08:35,009 A.R.G.U.S. has a chopper waiting to take us to Coast City. 151 00:08:35,980 --> 00:08:37,972 So, at least we'll all be together, 152 00:08:39,660 --> 00:08:41,413 if we can't stop the... 153 00:08:41,700 --> 00:08:43,180 The end of the world. 154 00:08:43,580 --> 00:08:47,654 In these situations, you're usually the one offering hope. 155 00:08:48,820 --> 00:08:50,015 I'm fresh out, Lyla. 156 00:08:50,220 --> 00:08:51,859 Because of what happened with Andy? 157 00:08:52,580 --> 00:08:55,254 It was self-defense, John. It was a clean kill. 158 00:08:57,380 --> 00:09:00,214 Lyla, are you having A.R.G.U.S. move on City Hall? 159 00:09:00,420 --> 00:09:02,730 John told me the source of Darhk's power is there, 160 00:09:03,340 --> 00:09:05,916 that he might be looking to harness the deaths from the nuclear attacks. 161 00:09:05,940 --> 00:09:08,694 No, he's already done that with the first attack. 162 00:09:08,900 --> 00:09:11,460 He will decimate your team. You should pull them back. 163 00:09:11,740 --> 00:09:12,996 And what if his hacker's down there with him? 164 00:09:13,020 --> 00:09:15,535 Cooper Seldon is not gonna be anywhere that we think to look. 165 00:09:15,700 --> 00:09:17,214 He'll be in a secure location. 166 00:09:17,420 --> 00:09:20,731 If your team goes down there, they will all die. 167 00:09:20,940 --> 00:09:23,535 It's not your call, Oliver, it's mine. 168 00:09:32,460 --> 00:09:36,420 I don't like this place. It's scary. 169 00:09:40,140 --> 00:09:42,371 It's just a little bit longer, sweetheart. 170 00:09:43,460 --> 00:09:44,576 I miss Mommy. 171 00:09:50,060 --> 00:09:51,460 I do, too. 172 00:09:54,060 --> 00:09:55,653 But we're gonna see her soon. 173 00:10:11,740 --> 00:10:14,130 Assault Team Sledgehammer has engaged target. 174 00:10:14,340 --> 00:10:15,620 Switching you to their feed now. 175 00:10:32,620 --> 00:10:33,815 Turn it off. 176 00:10:41,500 --> 00:10:44,276 With those missiles hitting, he's gonna become even stronger, isn't he? 177 00:10:44,300 --> 00:10:45,540 He already is with the souls of 178 00:10:45,620 --> 00:10:47,196 all of those A.R.G.U.S. agents that he just killed. 179 00:10:47,220 --> 00:10:49,451 Wait. I'm in. I'm through Cooper's firewalls. 180 00:10:49,660 --> 00:10:51,700 - Well, shut it down. - That's what I'm trying to... 181 00:12:25,740 --> 00:12:28,733 Look at me, listen to me. Don't let it control your mind. 182 00:12:34,940 --> 00:12:36,659 You are a murderer! 183 00:12:37,260 --> 00:12:40,731 You killed my brother! You are darkness! 184 00:12:42,300 --> 00:12:45,896 Yes, I am... But you don't have to be. 185 00:12:50,060 --> 00:12:51,892 I am sorry. 186 00:12:52,140 --> 00:12:53,415 It's okay. 187 00:12:53,580 --> 00:12:55,731 I can feel it burning my mind. 188 00:12:56,940 --> 00:13:00,570 Taiana, we will find a way to work around this. 189 00:13:02,180 --> 00:13:04,251 There is only one way. 190 00:13:08,460 --> 00:13:10,417 You have to kill me, Oliver. 191 00:13:12,820 --> 00:13:15,289 With Mayor Adams missing and presumed dead, 192 00:13:15,540 --> 00:13:18,931 Deputy Mayor Remz called for calm in the wake of unconfirmed reports 193 00:13:19,140 --> 00:13:21,939 that a nuclear attack on our city is imminent. 194 00:13:22,260 --> 00:13:24,934 Newly installed Police Captain Frank Pike... 195 00:13:25,100 --> 00:13:26,659 As if things couldn't get any worse. 196 00:13:26,860 --> 00:13:27,860 Is everyone all right? 197 00:13:28,020 --> 00:13:29,580 I think "all right" is a relative term. 198 00:13:29,660 --> 00:13:30,660 How much time do we have? 199 00:13:30,860 --> 00:13:33,136 I think, 27 minutes. It's kind of hard to tell now. 200 00:13:35,820 --> 00:13:37,676 I wonder what Laurel would have thought of all this. 201 00:13:37,700 --> 00:13:38,980 Well, she probably would've said 202 00:13:39,180 --> 00:13:41,775 something about finding a solution, no matter what. 203 00:13:43,900 --> 00:13:45,653 Yeah. She was always stubborn like that. 204 00:13:47,180 --> 00:13:48,796 Too bad she would've been wrong this time. 205 00:13:48,820 --> 00:13:51,813 Hey, come on, we can't just lose all hope here. 206 00:13:51,980 --> 00:13:53,334 You have. 207 00:13:55,540 --> 00:13:56,974 I can see it in your eyes. 208 00:13:59,220 --> 00:14:01,815 I just can't believe that I thought 209 00:14:03,820 --> 00:14:08,656 that I'd be the one to unite this city while Damien Darhk was trying to kill it. 210 00:14:10,340 --> 00:14:11,569 That was arrogant. 211 00:14:12,500 --> 00:14:16,335 The same arrogance that made me feel like I could be the Green Arrow 212 00:14:16,540 --> 00:14:17,894 without descending into darkness. 213 00:14:18,180 --> 00:14:20,012 Bottom line, it was foolish. 214 00:14:20,220 --> 00:14:22,180 - You don't believe that. - I didn't believe that, 215 00:14:24,220 --> 00:14:25,336 until Laurel died. 216 00:14:25,540 --> 00:14:27,836 I thought you weren't blaming yourself for her death anymore. 217 00:14:27,860 --> 00:14:30,170 We made a decision to come back here. 218 00:14:32,260 --> 00:14:33,740 I tried to do things differently. 219 00:14:33,940 --> 00:14:35,693 And, for a time, I did. 220 00:14:39,020 --> 00:14:41,012 And now I am left here to wonder, 221 00:14:43,180 --> 00:14:44,614 if I hadn't, 222 00:14:46,900 --> 00:14:48,619 would Laurel still be alive? 223 00:14:52,420 --> 00:14:54,537 Curtis. You shouldn't be up. 224 00:14:54,740 --> 00:14:56,254 Tell me about it. 225 00:14:57,140 --> 00:14:59,575 But someone's gotta provide a little optimism. 226 00:15:00,260 --> 00:15:03,219 It doesn't seem like anyone around here is in the head-space to do it. 227 00:15:03,420 --> 00:15:04,934 You know we've lost the city. 228 00:15:05,700 --> 00:15:09,614 No, I know that you're running out of time to get it back. 229 00:15:12,620 --> 00:15:16,534 Look, living in Star City requires a special kind of tenacity. 230 00:15:17,580 --> 00:15:19,412 A sane person wouldn't live here. 231 00:15:20,940 --> 00:15:23,216 It's a fact that Paul likes to remind me of weekly. 232 00:15:23,940 --> 00:15:27,217 We were this close to leaving Star City last October. 233 00:15:27,940 --> 00:15:30,614 After three terrorist attacks, we were done. 234 00:15:32,740 --> 00:15:33,969 But then, 235 00:15:34,780 --> 00:15:36,897 the night before we were gonna start packin', 236 00:15:37,100 --> 00:15:39,569 the Green Arrow popped up on our TV, 237 00:15:40,740 --> 00:15:43,574 and he reminded me that this city is worth saving. 238 00:15:44,660 --> 00:15:46,174 That my home... 239 00:15:47,940 --> 00:15:50,455 That my home was worth fighting for. 240 00:15:54,700 --> 00:15:56,419 That guy gave me inspiration. 241 00:15:57,340 --> 00:15:58,660 He gave me hope. 242 00:15:59,980 --> 00:16:05,135 And if he could give me hope then, why can't he give it to others now? 243 00:16:17,620 --> 00:16:20,340 Hey! Calm down! Stop! 244 00:16:23,220 --> 00:16:26,816 Please! I know what you're feeling right now. 245 00:16:28,660 --> 00:16:30,652 I'm feeling it, too. 246 00:16:31,460 --> 00:16:34,897 The sense of helplessness. Of hopelessness. 247 00:16:36,460 --> 00:16:42,855 I don't know how we even begin to process what might happen to us right now. 248 00:16:43,700 --> 00:16:46,534 But there are a few things that I do know. 249 00:16:47,340 --> 00:16:51,220 I know that this city has been through tough times before, 250 00:16:51,500 --> 00:16:53,537 and we have pulled through. 251 00:16:54,820 --> 00:16:56,732 We survived the Undertaking, 252 00:16:57,740 --> 00:17:01,256 we survived the siege, we survived the outbreak, 253 00:17:01,500 --> 00:17:07,019 and somehow, someway we will survive this. 254 00:17:08,660 --> 00:17:13,177 A friend of mine told me that living in Star City 255 00:17:13,380 --> 00:17:15,497 takes a special kind of tenacity. 256 00:17:16,900 --> 00:17:21,929 But we do live here because this is our home. 257 00:17:24,020 --> 00:17:26,933 This is our home. 258 00:17:27,740 --> 00:17:32,053 It is our friends. Our family. Our lives. 259 00:17:32,260 --> 00:17:37,699 And we will not, we will not throw those precious gifts away 260 00:17:38,220 --> 00:17:40,451 by descending into chaos. 261 00:17:41,420 --> 00:17:43,377 We will look to each other for hope. 262 00:17:44,380 --> 00:17:46,611 We will cling to each other for strength. 263 00:17:48,100 --> 00:17:54,540 If we do that, no matter what happens, then we can all stand here united. 264 00:17:58,380 --> 00:17:59,609 Oh, my God, it's here. 265 00:18:00,220 --> 00:18:01,370 That's terrifying. 266 00:18:02,140 --> 00:18:03,415 And also kind of great. 267 00:18:03,660 --> 00:18:05,860 I think you got hit on the head harder than you realize. 268 00:18:06,060 --> 00:18:07,820 No. No, he's right. I can't hack this system. 269 00:18:07,980 --> 00:18:09,972 But if the nuke gets close enough, which it is... 270 00:18:10,220 --> 00:18:13,140 We could use the line-of-sight attack on the missile itself and disarm it. 271 00:18:14,060 --> 00:18:15,196 I'm still not getting a signal. 272 00:18:15,220 --> 00:18:16,716 Are you sure you're pointing that thing at the nuke? 273 00:18:16,740 --> 00:18:17,956 It's pretty hard to miss, Felicity. 274 00:18:17,980 --> 00:18:19,276 Okay, okay, okay! I'm just going... 275 00:18:19,300 --> 00:18:20,336 Uh. Whatever you changed, 276 00:18:20,580 --> 00:18:22,156 don't change it again, it's working. I got the signal. 277 00:18:22,180 --> 00:18:23,180 I didn't change anything. 278 00:18:23,420 --> 00:18:25,636 Nukes are designed to detonate 100 feet above their actual target. 279 00:18:25,660 --> 00:18:28,100 I'm uploading a GPS spoof so it thinks it's already detonated. 280 00:18:28,260 --> 00:18:31,253 Great! But, um, it is still headed straight for us. 281 00:18:31,420 --> 00:18:33,571 Just keep pointing the IR receiver at the thingy. 282 00:18:34,020 --> 00:18:35,556 I have perfect confidence in your abilities. 283 00:18:35,580 --> 00:18:36,860 - Thank you. - But, just in case, 284 00:18:36,940 --> 00:18:38,236 working with you and the rest of the team 285 00:18:38,260 --> 00:18:40,556 has been the highlight of my professional career and my entire life, 286 00:18:40,580 --> 00:18:42,156 and I can't think of any better way for it to end... 287 00:18:42,180 --> 00:18:45,651 Curtis. As sweet as this is, the talking is really not helping. 288 00:18:55,620 --> 00:18:56,770 Oh, my God. It worked. 289 00:18:57,100 --> 00:18:58,454 Oh, my God, it worked! 290 00:19:16,620 --> 00:19:18,452 Whatever you guys just did was incredible. 291 00:19:18,820 --> 00:19:20,049 We only took down one nuke. 292 00:19:20,300 --> 00:19:22,610 We still have 15,433 to go, give or take. 293 00:19:24,380 --> 00:19:26,796 The code to the line-of-sight hack. Can you distro it to everybody? 294 00:19:26,820 --> 00:19:27,820 I'm on it. 295 00:19:27,980 --> 00:19:29,892 All right, that's one, one nuke in 15,000. 296 00:19:30,140 --> 00:19:31,356 The chances of us getting 'em all is... 297 00:19:31,380 --> 00:19:32,700 One in 375 million. 298 00:19:32,900 --> 00:19:35,780 Well, we need to find Darhk's hacker and shut down Rubicon at the source. 299 00:19:35,820 --> 00:19:38,116 When we disarmed the nuke, we gained access to its on board computer 300 00:19:38,140 --> 00:19:39,316 and cloned its hard drive remotely. 301 00:19:39,340 --> 00:19:42,420 Then, we ran a backtrace to determine the source of the initial launch signal. 302 00:19:42,500 --> 00:19:45,254 He's holed up in a warehouse on the corner of Cheswold and Crombie. 303 00:19:45,500 --> 00:19:46,500 Let's get after him. 304 00:19:46,660 --> 00:19:49,255 That was quite a speech, Oliver. Made me long for a voting booth. 305 00:19:49,500 --> 00:19:51,236 You and Thea need to back up Curtis and Felicity 306 00:19:51,260 --> 00:19:52,380 while they deal with Seldon. 307 00:19:52,420 --> 00:19:54,696 - Okay, what are you gonna do? - I'm going to City Hall. 308 00:19:55,020 --> 00:19:57,580 Oliver, you yourself said going after Darhk is a suicide mission. 309 00:19:57,660 --> 00:19:59,156 Well, John, I'm not gonna die tonight. 310 00:19:59,180 --> 00:20:00,700 Well, let me go with you, back you up. 311 00:20:00,900 --> 00:20:03,017 If things go bad, I need you to back the city up. 312 00:20:03,420 --> 00:20:06,572 Oliver, things aren't gonna go bad. Your speech 313 00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:09,695 inspired all of us, too. 314 00:20:13,860 --> 00:20:14,930 Let's move. 315 00:20:16,180 --> 00:20:17,614 Do it, Oliver. 316 00:20:17,860 --> 00:20:19,613 Please do it quickly. 317 00:20:19,860 --> 00:20:21,738 Taiana, I'm not gonna kill you. 318 00:20:21,940 --> 00:20:23,294 - Then I will kill you! - Hey! 319 00:20:23,780 --> 00:20:25,009 Don't you understand? 320 00:20:25,380 --> 00:20:26,700 Please! 321 00:20:26,860 --> 00:20:29,580 Before I kill whoever is left on this island. 322 00:20:30,380 --> 00:20:33,418 Before I become worse than Reiter, please. 323 00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:35,214 Please don't ask me to do this. 324 00:20:36,980 --> 00:20:38,380 If you ever cared for me, 325 00:20:39,580 --> 00:20:41,219 then you would do this. 326 00:20:44,580 --> 00:20:45,730 Okay. 327 00:20:48,780 --> 00:20:51,056 Don't forget your promise. 328 00:20:53,460 --> 00:20:54,610 I won't. 329 00:21:01,900 --> 00:21:03,414 Taiana, I'm sorry. 330 00:21:16,100 --> 00:21:17,250 You killed her! 331 00:21:24,780 --> 00:21:26,140 I thought you were staying behind. 332 00:21:26,940 --> 00:21:29,409 Yeah. It doesn't mean I shouldn't be prepared. 333 00:21:31,180 --> 00:21:34,252 I'm not gonna ask if you're all right. 334 00:21:34,420 --> 00:21:35,820 I think I know the answer. 335 00:21:36,020 --> 00:21:38,140 Lyla, this isn't the right time for this conversation. 336 00:21:38,340 --> 00:21:40,252 When the Ghosts attacked, you froze. 337 00:21:41,780 --> 00:21:43,180 I've never seen you do that before. 338 00:21:43,460 --> 00:21:45,300 - Lyla, I can't talk about this. - Was it Andy? 339 00:21:46,340 --> 00:21:47,340 He was a Ghost. 340 00:21:47,500 --> 00:21:49,457 - Lyla... - If the world's going to end, 341 00:21:49,620 --> 00:21:52,772 then let's at least go out being honest with each other. 342 00:21:52,940 --> 00:21:54,818 Yes. It was Andy. 343 00:22:00,020 --> 00:22:03,855 But not like I said. And not like you think. 344 00:22:07,460 --> 00:22:09,895 Earlier you said it was a good kill. 345 00:22:12,660 --> 00:22:14,299 It wasn't, Lyla. 346 00:22:16,300 --> 00:22:19,532 I said it was self-defense. It wasn't. 347 00:22:22,820 --> 00:22:24,698 You must think I'm a monster. 348 00:22:26,500 --> 00:22:28,378 Fog of war, Johnnie. 349 00:22:31,820 --> 00:22:33,334 You did what you had to do. 350 00:22:35,340 --> 00:22:36,854 It's that simple. 351 00:22:38,740 --> 00:22:40,811 Lyla, there's nothing simple about this. 352 00:22:45,260 --> 00:22:46,853 Darhk! 353 00:22:47,540 --> 00:22:50,533 What does a guy have to do to end the world in peace? 354 00:22:50,780 --> 00:22:52,373 Why is he here, Daddy? 355 00:22:52,580 --> 00:22:54,492 Oh, he came here to die, sweetheart. 356 00:22:54,700 --> 00:22:55,929 Clearly. 357 00:23:11,740 --> 00:23:15,017 Fifteen minutes till the end of the world, and you want to spend them with me. 358 00:23:15,220 --> 00:23:16,734 I am touched. 359 00:23:24,780 --> 00:23:25,900 Thea, look out ahead of you. 360 00:23:39,740 --> 00:23:41,732 Thanks, unless you were aiming at me. 361 00:23:41,900 --> 00:23:44,096 At this point, I honestly can't tell. 362 00:23:45,580 --> 00:23:46,934 Even if you stop me, 363 00:23:47,140 --> 00:23:48,654 even if you could, 364 00:23:48,900 --> 00:23:51,574 those missiles are finding their targets. 365 00:23:55,260 --> 00:23:56,580 This is a mercy killing 366 00:23:56,940 --> 00:23:58,579 on a global scale. 367 00:23:58,740 --> 00:24:00,174 I'm sparing my daughter the pain 368 00:24:00,420 --> 00:24:01,900 of growing up without her mother. 369 00:24:06,100 --> 00:24:07,580 Or Mr. Lance living without Laurel. 370 00:24:07,740 --> 00:24:10,335 And don't get me started on your pain. 371 00:24:11,100 --> 00:24:13,251 Let him go! 372 00:24:16,100 --> 00:24:17,170 Get out. 373 00:24:17,420 --> 00:24:18,420 For real? 374 00:24:18,620 --> 00:24:19,740 - Get out of here. - Get out! 375 00:24:19,860 --> 00:24:21,294 Get out of our town! 376 00:24:21,780 --> 00:24:22,975 We don't want you here! 377 00:24:23,180 --> 00:24:24,933 Get out of this town! 378 00:24:25,100 --> 00:24:27,774 - Get out! - "Get out." 379 00:24:31,100 --> 00:24:32,295 Get out of here! 380 00:24:34,620 --> 00:24:36,612 This heartwarming display 381 00:24:36,780 --> 00:24:38,294 would mean a whole lot more 382 00:24:38,460 --> 00:24:43,854 had I not just seen you all tearing yourselves and your city apart. 383 00:24:48,380 --> 00:24:50,292 That is why I did this. 384 00:24:50,500 --> 00:24:52,298 Humanity is feckless. 385 00:24:52,500 --> 00:24:54,810 And I wanted to cleanse it of a millennia worth 386 00:24:54,980 --> 00:24:57,540 of rot it has been infected by, 387 00:24:57,820 --> 00:24:59,652 and I will do it. 388 00:24:59,860 --> 00:25:01,453 No, you won't. 389 00:25:05,180 --> 00:25:06,180 Okay, 390 00:25:06,340 --> 00:25:09,651 just for fun, how are you gonna stop me? 391 00:25:09,820 --> 00:25:13,814 Because it won't be just me who's gonna stop you. 392 00:25:40,500 --> 00:25:43,174 It's not so easy without the magic, is it? 393 00:25:44,340 --> 00:25:46,218 Oh, I don't need magic. 394 00:25:46,700 --> 00:25:49,534 I'm a former member of the League of Assassins. 395 00:25:49,700 --> 00:25:51,692 Or have you forgotten that? 396 00:25:51,860 --> 00:25:53,374 Remind me. 397 00:26:13,700 --> 00:26:15,931 - Oh, my God. - Cooper? 398 00:26:17,140 --> 00:26:19,132 Hey, Felicity. How you doing? 399 00:26:19,380 --> 00:26:20,530 Who shot you? 400 00:26:20,740 --> 00:26:21,890 Guess. 401 00:26:22,100 --> 00:26:25,059 He's moving the bullet closer and closer to my spine. 402 00:26:25,660 --> 00:26:27,891 Said it'd hurt so bad I'd do anything to make him stop. 403 00:26:28,100 --> 00:26:29,100 Like blow up the planet. 404 00:26:29,260 --> 00:26:33,049 Sorry, I'm a selfish bastard. But she knew that already. 405 00:26:33,620 --> 00:26:34,895 I need a moment alone with him. 406 00:26:35,060 --> 00:26:36,660 - Felicity, I don't think right... - Now! 407 00:26:39,740 --> 00:26:41,618 I'm sorry, Felicity. 408 00:26:42,580 --> 00:26:46,813 I know I should be strong enough to pull myself away from this keyboard, 409 00:26:47,100 --> 00:26:49,410 but I think we both know that I'm not. 410 00:26:49,580 --> 00:26:50,809 You are. 411 00:26:51,460 --> 00:26:54,737 He's powerful. He's so powerful. 412 00:26:55,580 --> 00:26:57,936 And if I stop Rubicon, he'll know. 413 00:26:58,100 --> 00:27:00,934 And he'll kill me in the most painful way possible. 414 00:27:02,140 --> 00:27:04,450 You're better than this, Cooper. 415 00:27:05,820 --> 00:27:09,336 You're stronger than this. You can still do the right thing. 416 00:27:10,260 --> 00:27:12,331 You can still be the man that I loved. 417 00:27:13,780 --> 00:27:15,976 I haven't been that guy in a long time. 418 00:27:16,620 --> 00:27:18,116 Remember what we wanted to do seven years ago 419 00:27:18,140 --> 00:27:19,654 in that cockroach-infested dorm room? 420 00:27:22,100 --> 00:27:23,500 Save the world. 421 00:27:25,140 --> 00:27:26,699 Now's your chance. 422 00:27:45,460 --> 00:27:49,579 Mr. Seldon, you weak-willed dust mite. 423 00:27:58,500 --> 00:28:00,856 I'm sorry, Coop. 424 00:28:27,180 --> 00:28:29,376 Ah! You brought friends. 425 00:28:30,060 --> 00:28:32,700 That's okay. So did I. 426 00:28:53,060 --> 00:28:54,540 - What the hell happened? - Darhk! 427 00:28:54,700 --> 00:28:56,612 We have three minutes to take down 15,000 nukes. 428 00:28:56,860 --> 00:28:59,036 Why isn't this a simple matter of flicking off a switch? 429 00:28:59,060 --> 00:29:02,258 Rubicon has safeguards for their safeguards. I can't disarm a warhead. 430 00:29:02,460 --> 00:29:03,460 Then don't. 431 00:29:03,620 --> 00:29:05,076 I don't think you understand how this works. 432 00:29:05,100 --> 00:29:07,716 It's not the warheads, it's the missiles. If we invert their horizons... 433 00:29:07,740 --> 00:29:09,379 They'll explode in space. 434 00:29:34,300 --> 00:29:35,734 Now you know how it feels. 435 00:29:35,940 --> 00:29:37,916 - Wait, I thought you and Donna... - Don't worry. She's safe. 436 00:29:37,940 --> 00:29:39,316 But I had to come back to stand with my city. 437 00:29:39,340 --> 00:29:41,460 'Cause this Oliver Queen guy gives a hell of a speech. 438 00:29:42,180 --> 00:29:43,780 You two were supposed to stay as backup. 439 00:29:43,940 --> 00:29:45,260 I already lost one brother. 440 00:29:45,420 --> 00:29:47,776 You two put down the Ghosts. You keep people safe. 441 00:29:47,940 --> 00:29:50,580 - What about Darhk? - Darhk's mine. 442 00:30:28,820 --> 00:30:30,812 What are you gonna do now, Oliver? 443 00:30:31,300 --> 00:30:32,700 Stop posturing. 444 00:30:32,900 --> 00:30:35,290 We both know you can't do it. 445 00:30:36,020 --> 00:30:40,333 You spared the life of the man who killed your own mother. 446 00:30:42,500 --> 00:30:44,651 You killed a friend of mine. 447 00:30:45,340 --> 00:30:48,139 You've killed tens of thousands of innocent people. 448 00:30:49,900 --> 00:30:52,335 With Slade Wilson, I had a choice. 449 00:30:53,980 --> 00:30:56,495 This time, I don't. 450 00:31:18,260 --> 00:31:20,570 It's gonna take forever to clean this place up. 451 00:31:21,100 --> 00:31:23,217 Well, I wish you guys the best of luck with that. 452 00:31:23,460 --> 00:31:24,689 You going home to my mama? 453 00:31:25,260 --> 00:31:27,377 Uh, yeah, and to pack. 454 00:31:28,540 --> 00:31:29,860 We're leaving town for a while. 455 00:31:30,020 --> 00:31:31,056 Wait, why? 456 00:31:31,300 --> 00:31:33,690 IAB reached out. 457 00:31:33,900 --> 00:31:36,779 My suspension is no longer a suspension. 458 00:31:38,220 --> 00:31:40,132 But, uh, it's funny, you know, 459 00:31:40,380 --> 00:31:44,215 'cause being a cop is all I ever wanted, but when I got that call, 460 00:31:44,420 --> 00:31:46,412 I didn't feel a thing. 461 00:31:49,060 --> 00:31:51,097 All I could think about was Laurel. You know? 462 00:31:51,740 --> 00:31:55,780 But you got her justice, Oliver, and you got me some closure. 463 00:31:57,740 --> 00:31:59,220 And I'm never gonna forget that. 464 00:32:02,580 --> 00:32:05,220 Well, it's gonna make me feel like I'm piling on... 465 00:32:05,420 --> 00:32:06,570 What do you mean? 466 00:32:06,780 --> 00:32:08,499 Well, I... 467 00:32:09,140 --> 00:32:13,259 I jumped straight out of the Lazarus Pit right into this and to... 468 00:32:14,740 --> 00:32:15,890 To Speedy. 469 00:32:16,100 --> 00:32:19,935 But, um, I've just been wondering if this is even who I really am? 470 00:32:21,740 --> 00:32:24,494 And then I threatened to kill a little girl, and I, uh... 471 00:32:24,740 --> 00:32:27,733 I realized I'm my father's daughter. So, I... 472 00:32:29,260 --> 00:32:33,937 I thought about Laurel and... And what she'd say to me if she were here. 473 00:32:36,020 --> 00:32:38,410 I think she'd tell me to get out. 474 00:32:39,980 --> 00:32:42,415 Before I lost too much of myself. 475 00:32:42,660 --> 00:32:45,016 - I'm sorry, Ollie. - Hey. Come here. 476 00:32:47,260 --> 00:32:49,934 You don't have to apologize to me, ever. 477 00:33:00,500 --> 00:33:04,540 Well, it looks like it's just the three of us. 478 00:33:06,300 --> 00:33:09,771 Team Arrow. The original gangsters. 479 00:33:12,220 --> 00:33:13,449 Up top? 480 00:33:21,660 --> 00:33:22,696 You okay? 481 00:33:23,820 --> 00:33:27,814 Not really. I told Lyla the truth about Andy. 482 00:33:29,820 --> 00:33:31,493 What did she say? 483 00:33:34,580 --> 00:33:37,573 She's a soldier, she understood. 484 00:33:40,340 --> 00:33:42,172 But I don't, and I don't think I ever will. 485 00:33:42,660 --> 00:33:43,660 What are you gonna do? 486 00:33:45,020 --> 00:33:48,491 Take some time away from this team, 487 00:33:50,220 --> 00:33:52,018 away from the city. 488 00:33:53,180 --> 00:33:55,934 Figure out where I went off track and how to get back on. 489 00:33:56,180 --> 00:33:58,934 John, I have never done this without you. 490 00:34:00,580 --> 00:34:02,492 You're the one who keeps me in line. 491 00:34:02,700 --> 00:34:05,693 Oliver, I don't know if you've watching lately, 492 00:34:05,860 --> 00:34:08,329 but it's been the other way around, man. 493 00:34:26,380 --> 00:34:29,100 She begged me to do it. 494 00:34:31,220 --> 00:34:33,894 So, I know that this is not gonna make a ton of sense, 495 00:34:34,100 --> 00:34:36,695 but all of this has to do with that. 496 00:34:37,420 --> 00:34:39,059 It is darkness! 497 00:34:40,220 --> 00:34:45,375 And Taiana had... She was succumbing to that darkness. 498 00:34:49,220 --> 00:34:50,574 They destroyed the plane. 499 00:34:51,500 --> 00:34:52,775 That was Reiter. 500 00:34:54,500 --> 00:34:56,332 There's another way off the island. 501 00:35:14,100 --> 00:35:16,420 And here I thought you'd never use the comm gear I gave you 502 00:35:16,460 --> 00:35:18,338 to radio for a trip home. 503 00:35:18,580 --> 00:35:21,414 Well, I lost it for a while. 504 00:35:23,100 --> 00:35:25,092 - And the job wasn't done. - And now it is. 505 00:35:25,300 --> 00:35:27,100 I sent you here to break up Reiter's operation 506 00:35:27,300 --> 00:35:29,656 and free his prisoners. You did both. 507 00:35:29,860 --> 00:35:32,091 - You saved a lot of lives. - And took some, too. 508 00:35:32,300 --> 00:35:33,859 Do you remember what I told you? 509 00:35:34,860 --> 00:35:36,260 That the only way out is through? 510 00:35:36,500 --> 00:35:40,619 Well, I'm not out, Amanda. I'm still filled with darkness. 511 00:35:40,940 --> 00:35:44,775 This was never about expunging your darkness, Mr. Queen. 512 00:35:44,980 --> 00:35:47,495 That darkness will always be a part of you. 513 00:35:49,380 --> 00:35:51,372 - Then what was the point? - To show you 514 00:35:51,620 --> 00:35:54,533 that sometimes killing is the only path to justice. 515 00:36:02,620 --> 00:36:05,294 Director Waller, what do you wanna do with the artifact? 516 00:36:05,500 --> 00:36:07,139 Have it transported to The Slab. 517 00:36:07,300 --> 00:36:08,700 Yes, ma'am. 518 00:36:12,180 --> 00:36:13,375 That's it? 519 00:36:13,660 --> 00:36:16,540 Just gonna bag and tag everything and pretend like nothing ever happened? 520 00:36:16,740 --> 00:36:20,859 You've seen what that idol can do. How large the world truly is. 521 00:36:24,980 --> 00:36:26,494 Speaking of... 522 00:36:30,420 --> 00:36:32,491 What am I gonna do with this? 523 00:36:32,700 --> 00:36:35,818 Our business here is concluded, Mr. Queen. 524 00:36:36,380 --> 00:36:37,700 Unless it's not. 525 00:36:40,700 --> 00:36:43,374 As I said, justice requires killing. 526 00:36:43,740 --> 00:36:47,370 A man of your talents could be useful in hot spots across the globe. 527 00:36:47,580 --> 00:36:51,494 Or you could just go back to playing vigilante. 528 00:36:53,860 --> 00:36:55,340 Neither. 529 00:36:56,940 --> 00:36:59,011 I have a promise to keep. 530 00:37:01,460 --> 00:37:04,294 I know you wouldn't approve of what I did. 531 00:37:05,300 --> 00:37:09,260 I mean, I know that it's not what you would have wanted. 532 00:37:09,460 --> 00:37:10,460 Me killing Darhk. 533 00:37:11,700 --> 00:37:14,169 But you were always better than me, Laurel. 534 00:37:15,260 --> 00:37:17,855 That is what I loved most about you. 535 00:37:20,380 --> 00:37:21,575 You okay? 536 00:37:24,260 --> 00:37:25,376 No. 537 00:37:28,580 --> 00:37:32,733 It's Thea and John. It's... 538 00:37:32,900 --> 00:37:34,892 Them leaving has to be a blow. 539 00:37:35,780 --> 00:37:39,456 And they're leaving because of their own personal darkness. 540 00:37:39,660 --> 00:37:43,973 I just can't help but think that maybe they were infected by mine. 541 00:37:44,220 --> 00:37:45,415 Maybe. 542 00:37:46,620 --> 00:37:48,418 Like you said, maybe you can't become a hero 543 00:37:48,620 --> 00:37:51,294 without succumbing to the darkness, even a little bit. 544 00:37:51,700 --> 00:37:55,774 But you were able to defeat Darhk by giving the city its hope back. 545 00:37:56,620 --> 00:37:59,374 You're saying it's not black and white? 546 00:38:00,140 --> 00:38:04,737 I'm saying that there is a man who killed Darhk in cold blood. 547 00:38:06,580 --> 00:38:11,211 And that same man stood on top of a car and gave the city its hope back. 548 00:38:11,660 --> 00:38:14,459 What you're feeling isn't darkness, it's a schism. 549 00:38:15,100 --> 00:38:17,376 You're at war with two sides of yourself. 550 00:38:23,980 --> 00:38:25,050 Hello? 551 00:38:25,300 --> 00:38:28,452 Mr. Queen, this is Thomas Kemp. I chair the City Council. 552 00:38:28,620 --> 00:38:30,737 Yes, of course, Councilman. What can I help you with? 553 00:38:30,940 --> 00:38:32,613 That impromptu speech you gave 554 00:38:32,820 --> 00:38:36,291 during the city's latest crisis got a lot of people's attention. 555 00:38:36,460 --> 00:38:38,895 And there's something I'd like to talk to you about. 556 00:38:40,140 --> 00:38:43,736 It's only an interim appointment. A proper election will be held in August. 557 00:38:43,980 --> 00:38:47,610 But given that you got 48% of the vote before as a write-in candidate, 558 00:38:47,820 --> 00:38:52,258 - well, I think that's just a formality. - I appreciate the optimism. 559 00:38:53,300 --> 00:38:57,533 Are you sure about this? You look, well, conflicted. 560 00:38:57,780 --> 00:39:02,138 Well, someone very close to me recently told me that I am. 561 00:39:04,300 --> 00:39:07,020 - But I am ready for this. - Good. 562 00:39:07,300 --> 00:39:08,336 Shall we? 563 00:39:23,700 --> 00:39:25,976 Put your left hand on the Bible. 564 00:39:26,180 --> 00:39:29,059 Raise your right hand and recite the oath. 565 00:39:29,700 --> 00:39:32,693 I, Oliver Queen, do solemnly swear 566 00:39:32,860 --> 00:39:35,534 to support the charter and laws of Star City, 567 00:39:35,820 --> 00:39:38,176 and to faithfully and impartially perform 568 00:39:38,340 --> 00:39:40,809 and discharge the duties of the office of mayor, 569 00:39:41,020 --> 00:39:44,536 according to the law and to the very best of my ability. 570 00:39:44,900 --> 00:39:46,050 Congratulations. 571 00:41:29,580 --> 00:41:31,651 I didn't know you'd be here. 572 00:41:32,020 --> 00:41:34,296 You thought I was leaving, too? 573 00:41:37,140 --> 00:41:38,654 Not a chance. 574 00:42:24,860 --> 00:42:25,860 English - SDH