1 00:00:02,128 --> 00:00:03,588 OLIVER: My name is Oliver Queen. 2 00:00:03,797 --> 00:00:04,923 After five years in hell, 3 00:00:05,090 --> 00:00:08,593 I returned home with only one goal, to save my city. 4 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:11,262 Today, I fight that war on two fronts. 5 00:00:11,429 --> 00:00:14,265 By day, I lead Star City as its mayor. 6 00:00:14,432 --> 00:00:16,017 But by night, I'm someone else. 7 00:00:16,184 --> 00:00:17,811 I am something else. 8 00:00:18,019 --> 00:00:20,772 I am the Green Arrow. 9 00:00:21,898 --> 00:00:23,149 OLIVER: Previously on Arrow... 10 00:00:25,276 --> 00:00:27,570 You are not going to be Bratva Captain for much longer. 11 00:00:28,363 --> 00:00:31,408 Susan Williams. She's suspecting that Oliver's the Green Arrow. 12 00:00:31,574 --> 00:00:32,575 What are we gonna do? 13 00:00:32,742 --> 00:00:34,786 Hack into her computer, and find out what's there and delete it? 14 00:00:34,953 --> 00:00:35,954 - She has-- - Everything. 15 00:00:36,121 --> 00:00:39,958 Apparently, I have been plagiarizing my stories for the past two years. 16 00:00:40,125 --> 00:00:43,545 And my laptop is filled with incriminating evidence. 17 00:00:43,753 --> 00:00:46,589 But now, I've been thoroughly discredited. 18 00:00:46,798 --> 00:00:50,301 Did you hack Susan Williams' computer? 19 00:00:50,468 --> 00:00:52,220 Thea asked me to put a few things on Susan's computer and-- 20 00:00:52,387 --> 00:00:54,389 Wait. Wait, wait, wait. Thea asked you? 21 00:00:54,556 --> 00:00:58,101 The Mayor's Office ordered the falsification of autopsy reports 22 00:00:58,351 --> 00:01:01,146 to protect the identity of Detective Malone's killer. 23 00:01:01,479 --> 00:01:03,857 If any of these allegations prove true, 24 00:01:04,023 --> 00:01:06,776 it would likely trigger impeachment proceedings led by the Mayor's-- 25 00:01:06,943 --> 00:01:09,487 This might be the end of my administration. 26 00:01:13,158 --> 00:01:16,161 FEMALE REPORTER 1: When did you learn the Green Arrow killed Detective Malone? 27 00:01:16,327 --> 00:01:18,329 MALE REPORTER 1: Why did you protect the Green Arrow? 28 00:01:18,496 --> 00:01:20,165 We have no comment at this time, 29 00:01:20,331 --> 00:01:23,251 but we will have something for you shortly. Thanks. 30 00:01:24,335 --> 00:01:25,336 (SIGHS) 31 00:01:25,628 --> 00:01:29,466 I've called in every favor I could. I still don't know how this got leaked. 32 00:01:29,632 --> 00:01:31,843 (SIGHS) We know how it got leaked. 33 00:01:34,345 --> 00:01:35,346 It's Prometheus. 34 00:01:35,513 --> 00:01:37,390 He sent the ACU after me as the Green Arrow, 35 00:01:37,557 --> 00:01:39,058 and now, he is coming after me as the Mayor. 36 00:01:39,225 --> 00:01:40,977 For something he set you up for in the first place. 37 00:01:41,144 --> 00:01:42,687 Nobody's saying the guy isn't smart. 38 00:01:42,854 --> 00:01:45,940 We're just gonna have to be smarter. What's the plan, boss? 39 00:01:46,107 --> 00:01:47,192 We don't have a plan yet, 40 00:01:47,692 --> 00:01:51,654 but if we lose this office, then Prometheus wins. 41 00:01:52,822 --> 00:01:54,199 I just realized, am I allowed to be in here? 42 00:01:54,365 --> 00:01:56,075 Usually, the detail stands outside. 43 00:01:56,242 --> 00:01:57,452 Better go blend in. 44 00:01:57,619 --> 00:01:59,245 Okay, well, on the political front, 45 00:01:59,412 --> 00:02:01,956 I think the plan should be to deny, deflect, obfuscate-- 46 00:02:02,123 --> 00:02:04,417 - That's just gonna confuse people-- - Yeah, but that's the point. 47 00:02:04,584 --> 00:02:08,213 What if we tell the truth? A version of the truth. 48 00:02:08,379 --> 00:02:12,967 "The Green Arrow is a good guy and I gave him the benefit of the doubt." 49 00:02:13,134 --> 00:02:14,385 You know what, it worked on Pike. 50 00:02:15,261 --> 00:02:17,096 I'll tell the vultures you're gonna be making a statement. 51 00:02:17,263 --> 00:02:19,474 Okay, do you want me to write you a draft? 52 00:02:19,641 --> 00:02:21,476 No, I'll write it. I need you to handle something for me. 53 00:02:21,643 --> 00:02:22,644 Okay. 54 00:02:22,811 --> 00:02:25,188 - You need to make things right with Susan. - Ollie-- 55 00:02:25,355 --> 00:02:27,816 You got her fired under false pretenses, Thea. 56 00:02:27,982 --> 00:02:31,069 Only because I was trying to protect you, which is what I'm doing now. 57 00:02:31,236 --> 00:02:32,237 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 58 00:02:32,487 --> 00:02:35,031 - Yes, Adrian. - Mr. Mayor. 59 00:02:35,573 --> 00:02:36,825 What's this? 60 00:02:36,991 --> 00:02:40,328 My letter of resignation, in which I take sole responsibility for the cover-up. 61 00:02:40,495 --> 00:02:42,121 - No. - The cover-up was my idea. 62 00:02:42,372 --> 00:02:43,998 I approved it. I'm the Mayor. 63 00:02:44,207 --> 00:02:47,961 And if this impeachment proceeding goes the way that I think it will, 64 00:02:48,169 --> 00:02:49,337 not for long. 65 00:02:58,596 --> 00:03:02,392 The Council has broad powers to run impeachment hearings as it sees fit. 66 00:03:02,559 --> 00:03:05,395 It calls its own witnesses, enters its own evidence, 67 00:03:05,562 --> 00:03:07,564 they take a vote, majority rules. 68 00:03:07,730 --> 00:03:09,274 But Oliver can't defend himself? 69 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:11,401 It's not a criminal trial. 70 00:03:11,568 --> 00:03:13,945 The Council needs a pound of flesh, and I'm volunteering. 71 00:03:14,112 --> 00:03:16,447 - And I've already said no. - Yeah, I'm persistent. 72 00:03:17,365 --> 00:03:20,869 I have a better idea. Be my lawyer at the hearings. 73 00:03:21,035 --> 00:03:22,620 - Mr. Mayor-- - It's "Oliver". 74 00:03:22,787 --> 00:03:25,582 And I'm not your boss anymore, 75 00:03:25,748 --> 00:03:27,375 I'm your client. 76 00:03:30,837 --> 00:03:32,589 (SPEAKS RUSSIAN) 77 00:03:33,131 --> 00:03:35,383 I have many reasons for killing Anatoly. 78 00:03:35,550 --> 00:03:38,803 Biggest is his poisoning Bratva with American scum. 79 00:03:42,390 --> 00:03:44,809 (SPEAKS RUSSIAN) 80 00:03:52,609 --> 00:03:53,651 (GUN CLICKING) 81 00:03:53,818 --> 00:03:54,819 (SPEAKS RUSSIAN) 82 00:03:57,030 --> 00:03:58,031 (SPEAKS RUSSIAN) 83 00:04:02,410 --> 00:04:03,411 (INHALES DEEPLY) 84 00:04:04,495 --> 00:04:06,664 (SPEAKS RUSSIAN) 85 00:04:14,672 --> 00:04:15,840 Fine. 86 00:04:18,134 --> 00:04:19,135 What? 87 00:04:22,513 --> 00:04:24,098 Take them. 88 00:04:26,184 --> 00:04:27,393 What'd you do? 89 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:29,812 Extend our lives by length of good movie. 90 00:04:36,986 --> 00:04:37,987 (EXHALES) 91 00:04:38,529 --> 00:04:41,449 All right, lady, do your thing. 92 00:04:44,786 --> 00:04:46,245 That was not your thing. 93 00:04:46,454 --> 00:04:49,123 Boss is getting impeached and you're down here playing marbles? 94 00:04:49,332 --> 00:04:50,333 Actually, this was your idea. 95 00:04:50,500 --> 00:04:51,542 You're the one who encouraged me to lean into 96 00:04:51,709 --> 00:04:52,710 the strengths with my tech, remember? 97 00:04:52,877 --> 00:04:54,295 You said that. We were walking down the alley, 98 00:04:54,462 --> 00:04:55,463 you were like, "Lean into your strengths--" 99 00:04:55,630 --> 00:04:56,631 - You literally said that! - I didn't-- 100 00:04:56,798 --> 00:05:00,051 Anyway. These are two inventions of mine, 101 00:05:00,218 --> 00:05:02,387 two autonomous mini-drones. 102 00:05:02,553 --> 00:05:05,723 One with offensive, and the other with defensive capabilities. 103 00:05:05,890 --> 00:05:08,393 So, what, you can't handle yourself on the field, 104 00:05:08,559 --> 00:05:11,229 you've gotta give yourself a pair of balls? 105 00:05:12,438 --> 00:05:14,565 That was... That was too harsh, wasn't it? 106 00:05:14,732 --> 00:05:17,819 You think? Yeah, it was, but, you know what? You recognized it. 107 00:05:17,986 --> 00:05:20,571 - Yeah, 'cause I'm trying to work on-- - Yeah, that's progress. 108 00:05:20,738 --> 00:05:24,075 Anyway, Paul's big problem with me being Mr. Terrific 109 00:05:24,242 --> 00:05:25,618 was the fact that he was worried. 110 00:05:25,785 --> 00:05:28,413 But now, he doesn't have to worry with these bad boys in my arsenal. 111 00:05:28,579 --> 00:05:31,040 Sounds like you got the emotional logic all figured out. 112 00:05:31,207 --> 00:05:32,375 I do. (CHUCKLES) 113 00:05:32,542 --> 00:05:35,503 Now, if I can just get these damn things to work. 114 00:05:35,670 --> 00:05:38,923 News of the cover-up sent shockwaves through City Hall, 115 00:05:39,173 --> 00:05:42,885 forcing Council members into enacting a rarely-used impeachment clause. 116 00:05:43,094 --> 00:05:45,847 Mayor Oliver Queen's administration might be over. 117 00:05:46,014 --> 00:05:47,348 That woman never reports good news. 118 00:05:47,598 --> 00:05:50,852 It'll work out. (GRUNTS) I'm just waiting for my opening. 119 00:05:51,019 --> 00:05:52,353 There's that optimism again. 120 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,605 Chase is representing me, so I'm gonna beat this. 121 00:05:54,814 --> 00:05:58,067 (DEEP BREATH) How are we doing with the data pull from Prometheus' mother's house? 122 00:05:58,276 --> 00:06:00,737 The sniffer pulled about a petabyte worth of data, 123 00:06:00,903 --> 00:06:02,905 it's like looking for a needle in a haystack, 124 00:06:03,072 --> 00:06:04,741 - but I am working on it. - Good. (SIGHS) 125 00:06:04,907 --> 00:06:06,909 There's something else that I could use your help with. 126 00:06:07,076 --> 00:06:08,244 - Okay. - Susan Williams. 127 00:06:08,411 --> 00:06:10,079 - Oh. - She's not returning my calls. 128 00:06:10,371 --> 00:06:13,124 Am I really the best person to come to for love-life advice? 129 00:06:13,291 --> 00:06:15,418 She's not returning my calls since you and Thea got her fired. 130 00:06:15,585 --> 00:06:17,754 Well, in my defense, I didn't know that was gonna be Thea's play. 131 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:21,174 I know, but I still need your help because Thea is not budging. 132 00:06:22,467 --> 00:06:27,221 Look, I know how severely problematic what I'm about to say is, 133 00:06:27,388 --> 00:06:32,977 but Susan is your girlfriend, so, if anyone is going to fix it, 134 00:06:33,144 --> 00:06:34,645 - I think it has to be you. - I'm trying, 135 00:06:34,812 --> 00:06:36,439 but like I said, she's not returning my calls, 136 00:06:36,606 --> 00:06:37,815 and you may have noticed, 137 00:06:37,982 --> 00:06:39,817 I'm sort of facing an impeachment this week. 138 00:06:41,903 --> 00:06:46,324 - Okay. Yeah, I'll do my best. - Thank you very much. 139 00:06:47,283 --> 00:06:48,534 Um... 140 00:06:48,993 --> 00:06:49,994 For what it's worth, 141 00:06:50,244 --> 00:06:53,456 and everything I know about politics I got from Keepin' it 1600, 142 00:06:53,664 --> 00:06:55,124 but I do think you're gonna beat this thing. 143 00:06:55,291 --> 00:06:56,459 What makes you so sure? 144 00:06:56,626 --> 00:06:59,629 To Star City, Mayor Oliver Queen is a hero. 145 00:07:20,066 --> 00:07:21,484 Bang. 146 00:07:24,612 --> 00:07:28,366 This marks only the second time in the 140-year history of this city 147 00:07:28,533 --> 00:07:30,618 that a mayor has faced impeachment. 148 00:07:30,785 --> 00:07:34,038 In 1898, Mayor Prescott was removed from office. 149 00:07:34,205 --> 00:07:38,960 We'll see what fate awaits Oliver Queen, who's stepping into the building now. 150 00:07:39,377 --> 00:07:40,628 (OVERLAPPING CHATTERING) 151 00:07:41,754 --> 00:07:42,755 (CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING) 152 00:07:42,964 --> 00:07:45,049 Hey, I'll catch you up there, all right? 153 00:07:48,803 --> 00:07:51,013 - Hi, Susan. - Sorry, busy reporting for my new blog. 154 00:07:51,305 --> 00:07:52,473 I'm sorry, I've been trying-- 155 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,434 My first entry will be about how you never took this job seriously. 156 00:07:55,685 --> 00:07:59,480 As Mayor, you've just phoned it in. You'll only ever be that other guy. 157 00:07:59,689 --> 00:08:01,566 (SCOFFS) But, of course, I can't write that 158 00:08:01,774 --> 00:08:04,819 because no one will believe me now that you've trashed my credibility. 159 00:08:05,027 --> 00:08:06,696 I had nothing to do with that, but I am working 160 00:08:06,904 --> 00:08:08,573 - to make it right, I'm-- - Whatever. You deserve today. 161 00:08:14,912 --> 00:08:16,914 Hey, so, what do you think Oliver's chances are? 162 00:08:17,081 --> 00:08:19,250 - (GAVEL BANGS) - COUNCILMAN KULLENS: Come to order. 163 00:08:19,417 --> 00:08:21,335 We're about to find out. 164 00:08:21,961 --> 00:08:24,630 We recently learned that Detective William Malone 165 00:08:24,797 --> 00:08:28,968 was murdered by the vigilante known as the Green Arrow. 166 00:08:29,218 --> 00:08:34,098 It appears that the Mayor knew some time ago, 167 00:08:34,265 --> 00:08:38,936 and actively worked to hide the fact, even from the SCPD. 168 00:08:39,103 --> 00:08:42,356 Today, the Council considers two grave questions. 169 00:08:42,607 --> 00:08:47,778 Did Oliver Queen's actions violate the oath he took faithfully 170 00:08:48,196 --> 00:08:50,198 to serve Star City? 171 00:08:50,489 --> 00:08:55,453 And should he therefore be removed as Mayor? 172 00:08:55,745 --> 00:08:58,122 - Hell to the no! - What he said. 173 00:08:58,289 --> 00:08:59,290 (PHONE BEEPING) 174 00:09:00,082 --> 00:09:01,459 It's Paul. Should I take it? 175 00:09:01,626 --> 00:09:03,753 I'm not gonna take it. Maybe I should take it. 176 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,005 No, no. Okay, I'll take it. 177 00:09:06,214 --> 00:09:08,382 - Hey. - This is so completely unfair. 178 00:09:08,549 --> 00:09:10,051 Yeah, that seems to be going around lately. 179 00:09:10,885 --> 00:09:12,261 So, you got Oliver's girlfriend fired? 180 00:09:12,428 --> 00:09:13,638 He told you? Of course he told you. 181 00:09:13,804 --> 00:09:15,389 Well, did he also tell you it was a mistake? 182 00:09:15,556 --> 00:09:17,099 - I mean, on my part at least? - Felicity. 183 00:09:17,266 --> 00:09:18,517 I'm putting the toothpaste back in the tube, okay? 184 00:09:18,684 --> 00:09:19,685 - And how is that going? - Well-- 185 00:09:19,852 --> 00:09:21,646 - Felicity, what's going on with you? - What do you mean? 186 00:09:21,812 --> 00:09:22,813 This week it was Oliver's girlfriend. 187 00:09:22,980 --> 00:09:24,106 Last month, he tells me you're getting involved 188 00:09:24,273 --> 00:09:25,274 in some stuff you shouldn't be involved in? 189 00:09:25,441 --> 00:09:26,525 Well, that is a matter of perspective 190 00:09:26,692 --> 00:09:28,903 considering that that "stuff" helped get you out of prison, 191 00:09:29,070 --> 00:09:31,072 - and General Walker's gun-sights. - What're you talking about? 192 00:09:32,615 --> 00:09:33,616 (SIGHS) 193 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:35,201 (TYPES ON KEYBOARD) 194 00:09:35,785 --> 00:09:36,953 "Pandora"? 195 00:09:37,119 --> 00:09:39,288 It's a data cache compiled by a group of hacktivists called Helix. 196 00:09:39,455 --> 00:09:41,582 They collect electronic dirt on literally billions of people, 197 00:09:41,749 --> 00:09:43,084 including General Walker. 198 00:09:43,251 --> 00:09:45,711 So, when I asked for it to get you off, they... 199 00:09:45,878 --> 00:09:47,380 That's a bad choice of words. 200 00:09:47,546 --> 00:09:50,174 They gave me the whole package. 201 00:09:50,341 --> 00:09:51,592 And you're still in bed with these people. 202 00:09:51,759 --> 00:09:53,344 What? You make it sound like it's a bad thing. 203 00:09:53,511 --> 00:09:54,845 Pandora's just a tool. 204 00:09:55,012 --> 00:09:56,222 (SCOFFS) Sounds to me like this could be a weapon. 205 00:09:56,389 --> 00:09:58,057 Okay. And is there a problem if it is? 206 00:09:58,224 --> 00:10:00,268 - It depends, Felicity. - On what? 207 00:10:00,434 --> 00:10:01,811 On how you use it. 208 00:10:04,981 --> 00:10:07,858 My autopsy showed that mortal injury on the deceased 209 00:10:08,025 --> 00:10:10,778 was consistent with the edging of the arrowheads used by the Green Arrow. 210 00:10:10,945 --> 00:10:13,823 I have here, your original Cause of Death Report, 211 00:10:13,990 --> 00:10:17,702 in which you conclude that the Green Arrow killed Malone, 212 00:10:17,868 --> 00:10:21,372 but this report, it was never included in the case file. 213 00:10:21,539 --> 00:10:22,581 Why is that? 214 00:10:22,748 --> 00:10:24,375 The DA came to me, and I-- 215 00:10:24,542 --> 00:10:26,669 You're referring to Adrian Chase? 216 00:10:27,295 --> 00:10:28,629 That's correct. 217 00:10:28,796 --> 00:10:31,549 He instructed me to revise the report to indicate 218 00:10:31,716 --> 00:10:33,884 that the Throwing Star Killer was responsible. 219 00:10:34,593 --> 00:10:35,594 This report. 220 00:10:35,761 --> 00:10:39,307 And you went ahead and signed it, even though you knew it was fake, 221 00:10:39,473 --> 00:10:41,767 and then passed it along to the police. 222 00:10:41,934 --> 00:10:43,227 Is that the case? 223 00:10:43,394 --> 00:10:45,438 - Yes. - Why? 224 00:10:45,604 --> 00:10:47,982 Did Mr. Chase threaten you? 225 00:10:48,649 --> 00:10:50,568 He didn't have to. 226 00:10:51,485 --> 00:10:54,488 He said the request came from the Mayor himself. 227 00:10:54,989 --> 00:10:56,490 (OVERLAPPING CHATTERING) 228 00:10:56,824 --> 00:10:57,825 The Mayor? 229 00:10:57,992 --> 00:11:01,162 Yes, he told me the Green Arrow killed Detective Malone. 230 00:11:01,329 --> 00:11:03,706 And did Mayor Queen say why? 231 00:11:04,081 --> 00:11:05,333 He said the Throwing Star Killer, 232 00:11:05,499 --> 00:11:07,877 a man we've been calling Prometheus, manipulated him. 233 00:11:08,044 --> 00:11:10,046 Did he say why this Prometheus 234 00:11:10,212 --> 00:11:12,715 would wanna orchestrate Detective Malone's murder? 235 00:11:12,882 --> 00:11:13,883 No. 236 00:11:14,216 --> 00:11:17,470 Standing here today, do you believe what Mr. Queen has told you? 237 00:11:21,891 --> 00:11:23,100 Honestly, I'm not sure. 238 00:11:23,267 --> 00:11:27,188 He's clearly been determined to protect the Green Arrow for his own purposes. 239 00:11:27,355 --> 00:11:30,816 I think the question here is, why? 240 00:11:33,778 --> 00:11:35,571 (REPORTERS CLAMORING) 241 00:11:36,906 --> 00:11:38,157 Coming through. 242 00:11:39,158 --> 00:11:41,786 (CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING) 243 00:11:43,954 --> 00:11:45,331 Who's most in our corner? 244 00:11:45,498 --> 00:11:47,208 - Pollard, believe it, or not. - That's not surprising. 245 00:11:47,375 --> 00:11:48,918 She can't call in the marker I owe her for helping 246 00:11:49,085 --> 00:11:50,544 with the gun reform if I'm impeached. 247 00:11:50,711 --> 00:11:51,796 I'll touch base with her, 248 00:11:51,962 --> 00:11:54,548 see if I can get her to call you to testify in your own defense, okay? 249 00:12:05,142 --> 00:12:08,562 (SIGHS) Okay, well, I-- I have a very political idea. 250 00:12:08,729 --> 00:12:09,814 I'm listening. 251 00:12:09,980 --> 00:12:14,610 Like Adrian said, the Council needs somebody thrown to the wolves, 252 00:12:14,777 --> 00:12:16,445 and I think it should be Malone. 253 00:12:16,612 --> 00:12:17,655 - Thea! - What? 254 00:12:17,822 --> 00:12:21,158 Half the SCPD is corrupt, so, it's not hard to believe. 255 00:12:21,325 --> 00:12:25,996 And he is no longer with us, so, he wouldn't really mind. 256 00:12:26,163 --> 00:12:29,500 That way, the cover-up is no longer about the Green Arrow, 257 00:12:29,667 --> 00:12:34,046 it becomes about protecting Malone's reputation for the sake of his family. 258 00:12:34,213 --> 00:12:36,048 Now you're gonna destroy his reputation. No. 259 00:12:36,215 --> 00:12:38,300 - But, Ollie-- - Thea, it's not even a question. 260 00:12:39,343 --> 00:12:40,344 (SMACKS LIPS) 261 00:12:40,511 --> 00:12:41,637 Okay. 262 00:12:42,263 --> 00:12:44,056 How do we think the Council's gonna vote? 263 00:12:44,223 --> 00:12:47,852 It's a pretty even split with Kullens as the swing vote. 264 00:13:00,322 --> 00:13:01,449 Hold on! 265 00:13:13,502 --> 00:13:16,088 My target's the Mayor and his corruption. 266 00:13:16,255 --> 00:13:19,341 He surrenders, I'll let the rest of you live. 267 00:13:21,302 --> 00:13:22,386 Good man. 268 00:13:23,888 --> 00:13:24,889 (SHRIEKS) 269 00:13:25,097 --> 00:13:26,098 (GRUNTS) 270 00:13:26,515 --> 00:13:27,725 Good woman. 271 00:13:28,767 --> 00:13:31,061 Hey, hey, get to safety, get to safety. (GRUNTS) 272 00:13:31,228 --> 00:13:34,315 - Quentin, the driver! - Yeah, yeah, I'm on it. 273 00:13:41,238 --> 00:13:42,239 (GROANS) 274 00:13:43,324 --> 00:13:44,325 (GRUNTS) 275 00:13:49,079 --> 00:13:50,706 (GROANS) 276 00:13:52,041 --> 00:13:53,876 (SIRENS BLARING IN DISTANCE) 277 00:13:55,377 --> 00:13:58,255 You want me? Come on! 278 00:14:03,427 --> 00:14:04,428 (TIRES SCREECHING) 279 00:14:04,762 --> 00:14:07,848 Lucky you. You get one more day. 280 00:14:19,193 --> 00:14:21,612 (CLEARS THROAT) Okay, all right. 281 00:14:21,779 --> 00:14:23,822 Look, I appreciate what you're doing, but I'm fine. 282 00:14:23,989 --> 00:14:25,616 Mr. Mayor, all due respect, 283 00:14:25,783 --> 00:14:29,119 your head's bleeding and our concussion protocol's even stricter than the NFL's. 284 00:14:29,286 --> 00:14:31,789 Well, I'm the Mayor, so I'm suspending it. 285 00:14:33,249 --> 00:14:34,959 The, uh. Your driver, he's okay. 286 00:14:35,125 --> 00:14:36,293 Yeah, he took a hit on his shoulder, 287 00:14:36,460 --> 00:14:38,045 and he's got a bump on the head, but he's fine. 288 00:14:38,212 --> 00:14:41,090 And before you ask, he didn't see you turn all Bruce Lee back there. 289 00:14:41,257 --> 00:14:43,634 - Where's Dinah? - She's doing her job, working the scene. 290 00:14:43,801 --> 00:14:45,469 All right, I gotta get to the Bunker, I... 291 00:14:45,636 --> 00:14:46,887 - Oh, boy. - Easy, Ollie. 292 00:14:47,054 --> 00:14:48,931 You know there's a concussion protocol, right? 293 00:14:49,098 --> 00:14:50,266 Yeah, so I've heard. 294 00:14:50,432 --> 00:14:52,351 - This was Vigilante? - Yeah. 295 00:14:52,518 --> 00:14:56,480 Apparently, because of the impeachment hearing, I'm a criminal. 296 00:14:56,647 --> 00:14:59,817 - You okay? - Oh. Never felt better. 297 00:15:02,319 --> 00:15:06,156 Hey, so, I made sure the unis keep all the press behind the cordon. 298 00:15:06,323 --> 00:15:09,493 Trust me, you don't want them snapping shots of you in an ambulance. 299 00:15:09,660 --> 00:15:10,828 Yeah, no ambulance. 300 00:15:10,995 --> 00:15:12,997 But I'm tougher than I look. I'm gonna get back to the office. 301 00:15:13,163 --> 00:15:14,373 Where have I heard that before? 302 00:15:14,540 --> 00:15:16,875 Hey, look, while under threat of the impeachment, 303 00:15:17,042 --> 00:15:19,920 you can't exactly amend by-laws, so that concussion protocol? 304 00:15:20,087 --> 00:15:21,255 Yeah, it's a thing. 305 00:15:21,422 --> 00:15:23,924 It's okay, Ollie, I can go back to the office 306 00:15:24,091 --> 00:15:26,010 and tell everyone we're gonna be working overtime. 307 00:15:26,176 --> 00:15:30,180 Plus, I'm never getting into a limo with you again. 308 00:15:34,268 --> 00:15:38,147 Oliver's on his way to Starling General, but don't worry, he'll be fine. 309 00:15:38,314 --> 00:15:39,857 I heard shots were fired on the motorcade. 310 00:15:40,024 --> 00:15:41,567 Yeah, flipped our limo in the air. 311 00:15:41,734 --> 00:15:43,861 - Cool. - Not "cool," more like "ow," 312 00:15:44,028 --> 00:15:45,446 and Oliver might be concussed. 313 00:15:45,613 --> 00:15:48,324 But in the meantime, there's still the Vigilante out there. 314 00:15:48,490 --> 00:15:49,491 Okay, Rene and I are gonna hit the streets, 315 00:15:49,658 --> 00:15:51,994 see if we can't muscle the Vigilante's whereabouts out of some people. 316 00:15:52,161 --> 00:15:54,288 Curtis, let's check the Key Hole satellite and CC thermal cams. 317 00:15:54,455 --> 00:15:55,956 Actually, hold on. I need a favor. 318 00:15:56,123 --> 00:15:57,958 Okay, if this is about Susan Williams, I'm already on it. 319 00:15:58,125 --> 00:16:00,169 No, it's about the impeachment. 320 00:16:00,336 --> 00:16:03,047 You said that Pandora has dirt on a lot of people, right? 321 00:16:03,213 --> 00:16:05,466 Yeah, if by "a lot of people," you mean "everybody," then, yeah. 322 00:16:05,633 --> 00:16:06,717 What about Councilman Kullens? 323 00:16:06,884 --> 00:16:08,093 Last time I checked, he's part of "everybody." 324 00:16:08,260 --> 00:16:09,386 - Why? - You know why. 325 00:16:09,595 --> 00:16:10,596 Oh. Oh! 326 00:16:12,056 --> 00:16:13,098 You wanna blackmail him? 327 00:16:13,265 --> 00:16:16,935 No. It's not blackmail, it's politics. 328 00:16:20,022 --> 00:16:21,106 In the wake of the attack, Councilman Kullens 329 00:16:21,273 --> 00:16:23,901 has called a brief recess to the impeachment hearings. 330 00:16:24,151 --> 00:16:26,445 If the Mayor is medically cleared, the Council will vote tomorrow. 331 00:16:26,862 --> 00:16:28,072 - Okay. (SIGHS) - (TV TURNS OFF) 332 00:16:28,614 --> 00:16:31,408 Well, sounds like you need a note from your doctor, Mr. Mayor. 333 00:16:31,575 --> 00:16:34,203 This is ridiculous, I know what real injury feels like. 334 00:16:34,370 --> 00:16:37,414 I can only imagine, given your other job. 335 00:16:37,581 --> 00:16:40,334 And you're right, your CAT scan is clear. 336 00:16:40,501 --> 00:16:42,878 - Good. - Uh-uh-uh. Not so fast. 337 00:16:43,045 --> 00:16:46,048 Look, I can't discharge you without a few more hours of observation. 338 00:16:46,215 --> 00:16:47,341 Doctor Schwartz-- 339 00:16:47,508 --> 00:16:50,177 People can withstand only so much strain. 340 00:16:50,344 --> 00:16:53,681 And being both Mayor and him, it's unsustainable. 341 00:16:53,847 --> 00:16:55,349 I assure you, my body can handle it. 342 00:16:55,516 --> 00:16:58,852 I'm not talking about your body, Mr. Queen. 343 00:16:59,019 --> 00:17:00,437 I'm talking about this. 344 00:17:00,604 --> 00:17:02,523 The mind needs rest, 345 00:17:02,690 --> 00:17:06,819 or at least someone to take your thoughts off all the evil you face each day. 346 00:17:06,985 --> 00:17:10,447 Doctor Schwartz, are you prescribing me a girlfriend? 347 00:17:10,614 --> 00:17:12,491 Or just a friend. 348 00:17:23,335 --> 00:17:25,462 (RINGING) 349 00:17:31,635 --> 00:17:34,138 SUSAN: Hi, this is Susan. I can't come to the phone-- 350 00:17:35,848 --> 00:17:37,141 (SIGHS DEEPLY) 351 00:17:41,145 --> 00:17:42,813 "Demand an exam"? 352 00:17:42,980 --> 00:17:44,565 Yeah, it rhyme better in Russian. 353 00:17:44,732 --> 00:17:49,153 Spros dopros is Bratva way to call Pakhan to account for actions. 354 00:17:49,319 --> 00:17:52,740 Captains all listen, maybe Pakhan lose position. 355 00:17:52,906 --> 00:17:54,324 That's good news! 356 00:17:54,491 --> 00:17:56,994 That's good. That means we can overthrow Gregor without a fight. 357 00:17:57,453 --> 00:18:00,080 No. Everybody knows about Gregor's deal with Kovar. 358 00:18:00,247 --> 00:18:01,999 No, no, we still end up dead. 359 00:18:02,166 --> 00:18:05,502 Men who call, vote, are killed if Pakhan keeps position. 360 00:18:05,669 --> 00:18:06,754 Anatoly, why bother? 361 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:09,506 I did not want to die in hospital basement. 362 00:18:10,507 --> 00:18:12,009 That's... Fair. 363 00:18:12,176 --> 00:18:16,013 Look, all we have to do is find evidence that Gregor's deal with Kovar 364 00:18:16,180 --> 00:18:18,140 benefits him and not the Bratva. 365 00:18:18,307 --> 00:18:19,850 Yes, but where are we going to find that? 366 00:18:22,811 --> 00:18:23,854 I have to go. 367 00:18:24,021 --> 00:18:27,691 Code says you have one hour to finalize personal affairs before Spros dopros. 368 00:18:27,858 --> 00:18:28,859 I can do that. 369 00:18:29,026 --> 00:18:30,694 But you must have Captain with you, who is not me. 370 00:18:30,861 --> 00:18:32,029 I'll lose him. 371 00:18:32,863 --> 00:18:34,865 I'm really good at losing people. 372 00:18:44,958 --> 00:18:47,836 I've got bullet fragments and casings coming out of my ass, 373 00:18:48,003 --> 00:18:49,421 but nothing new. 374 00:18:50,964 --> 00:18:53,717 All right, I'll catch you back downtown. 375 00:19:00,474 --> 00:19:02,684 Hey, Johnson, gotta make room for a tow truck. 376 00:19:13,737 --> 00:19:15,239 - Anything? - Nada. 377 00:19:15,405 --> 00:19:17,908 Peeps on the street are actually more afraid of the Vigilante than us. 378 00:19:18,075 --> 00:19:19,076 What about you? 379 00:19:19,243 --> 00:19:21,829 Vigilante changes artillery supplier every week. 380 00:19:22,079 --> 00:19:23,080 Every lead goes cold. 381 00:19:23,247 --> 00:19:24,498 We could really use a break right about now. 382 00:19:24,706 --> 00:19:25,916 - (TYPING) - (BEEPING) 383 00:19:26,083 --> 00:19:27,125 DINAH: I think I got something. 384 00:19:27,292 --> 00:19:28,961 Yes! I totally manifested that! What do you got? 385 00:19:29,127 --> 00:19:33,966 When my sonic cry hit Vigilante, it knocked off a small piece of his visor. 386 00:19:34,132 --> 00:19:35,926 It looks like it's lined with some kind of circuitry. 387 00:19:36,093 --> 00:19:37,094 Well, that means it's manufactured. 388 00:19:37,261 --> 00:19:38,762 Maybe I can link to back to where he bought it from. 389 00:19:38,929 --> 00:19:39,930 I think I can do you one better. 390 00:19:40,097 --> 00:19:42,599 My T-Spheres can actually track the tech to the individual user. 391 00:19:42,766 --> 00:19:44,977 Except they won't be ready till the iPhone 16 is released. 392 00:19:45,143 --> 00:19:47,104 - Ye, of little faith-- - DINAH: What's a T-Sphere? 393 00:19:47,271 --> 00:19:48,313 Curtis' balls. 394 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:52,276 They're something really fascinating, and of my own personal invention. 395 00:19:52,526 --> 00:19:53,986 I realized that quantum computation 396 00:19:54,194 --> 00:19:55,904 - could be used to-- - All right, yeah, forget I asked. 397 00:19:56,071 --> 00:19:57,698 I'll bring you guys the visor, okay? 398 00:19:57,865 --> 00:20:00,993 Copy that, we're here. Curtis, this is on you now. 399 00:20:01,159 --> 00:20:02,286 Challenge accepted. 400 00:20:03,203 --> 00:20:04,496 Hey, seriously, man, what's up with your balls? 401 00:20:04,663 --> 00:20:06,707 I mean, you were literally gonna throw those things in the trash. 402 00:20:06,874 --> 00:20:10,002 Paul called, asked me to dinner. Like, a date. 403 00:20:10,168 --> 00:20:12,671 Like, I'm gonna get my man back. 404 00:20:12,838 --> 00:20:14,548 I told you, hoss, some piece of tech ain't gonna-- 405 00:20:14,715 --> 00:20:17,050 Look, I know Paul, 406 00:20:17,634 --> 00:20:22,306 he wouldn't be asking me to go out to dinner if he wasn't ready to reconcile. 407 00:20:29,980 --> 00:20:31,398 Personal call? 408 00:20:32,566 --> 00:20:35,277 Uh, yeah, I had a family emergency. I'm sorry. 409 00:20:35,444 --> 00:20:38,196 Don't be. Family's important. 410 00:20:38,989 --> 00:20:42,492 Hey, why don't I log that in for you? 411 00:20:42,659 --> 00:20:44,494 So you can handle your emergency. 412 00:20:45,037 --> 00:20:46,038 Uh... 413 00:20:46,580 --> 00:20:49,041 Don't worry, I'll take good care of this. 414 00:20:51,001 --> 00:20:54,671 And, uh, I hope everything's okay with your family. 415 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:13,649 - Oliver Queen is mine. - Not if I kill him first. 416 00:21:20,197 --> 00:21:21,198 (GROANS) 417 00:21:27,704 --> 00:21:29,206 (GRUNTS) 418 00:21:32,668 --> 00:21:34,586 (BOTH GRUNTING) 419 00:21:58,068 --> 00:21:59,319 (PANTING) Yes. 420 00:21:59,987 --> 00:22:03,073 I'd like to report a sighting of Vigilante. 421 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:05,575 This is District Attorney Chase. 422 00:22:11,999 --> 00:22:13,250 (TYPING) 423 00:22:16,586 --> 00:22:18,547 DIGGLE: Hey, Oliver's out of the hospital, headed to City Hall. 424 00:22:18,714 --> 00:22:19,923 Any word from Dinah? 425 00:22:20,090 --> 00:22:22,926 Um, she's at the precinct, trying to recover that piece of Vigilante's visor. 426 00:22:23,844 --> 00:22:25,053 What about you, Felicity? 427 00:22:25,220 --> 00:22:29,933 And don't tell me that it's traffic cams, we both know they're on autopilot. 428 00:22:31,852 --> 00:22:34,396 I sent Thea something to sway Councilman Kullens. 429 00:22:34,563 --> 00:22:36,481 Apparently, he's the swing vote on Oliver's impeachment. 430 00:22:36,648 --> 00:22:37,649 Pandora? 431 00:22:37,816 --> 00:22:39,776 Officially, his wife died in a car crash. 432 00:22:39,943 --> 00:22:42,112 Unofficially, she crashed the car on purpose. 433 00:22:42,279 --> 00:22:44,281 - Suicide? - He used his clout to cover it up, 434 00:22:44,448 --> 00:22:45,991 so I'm guessing he's not gonna want it uncovered. 435 00:22:46,158 --> 00:22:48,118 And you are okay with this, right? 436 00:22:48,285 --> 00:22:50,328 I think the city needs Oliver to keep being Mayor. 437 00:22:50,495 --> 00:22:53,415 Felicity, Kullens is not a criminal, he's a human being. 438 00:22:53,582 --> 00:22:55,125 He's a politician, that's hardly the same thing. 439 00:22:55,292 --> 00:22:57,335 A human being that went through a very tragic accident, 440 00:22:57,502 --> 00:22:59,337 a very private one. 441 00:22:59,796 --> 00:23:01,006 Come on, this isn't you. 442 00:23:01,173 --> 00:23:03,133 Well, it pretty much is. 443 00:23:03,300 --> 00:23:04,301 (DIGGLE SIGHS) 444 00:23:04,468 --> 00:23:07,471 Okay, do you know what your superpower is? 445 00:23:07,637 --> 00:23:10,182 - Computers? - Empathy. 446 00:23:10,849 --> 00:23:14,352 Big, reflexive, pure empathy. 447 00:23:14,519 --> 00:23:16,730 - Well, maybe I'm fresh out. - Because of Billy. 448 00:23:19,274 --> 00:23:21,318 It's a dark world. 449 00:23:21,485 --> 00:23:23,153 And for the past four years, 450 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:26,823 I have watched you and Oliver and Laurel and Thea and Roy, 451 00:23:26,990 --> 00:23:28,658 I've watched all of you use a little darkness to fight it. 452 00:23:28,825 --> 00:23:30,660 That's true. 453 00:23:30,827 --> 00:23:33,371 Sometimes, we do fight fire with fire, 454 00:23:33,538 --> 00:23:36,083 but every time we do, Felicity, every single time, 455 00:23:37,584 --> 00:23:39,377 we risk being burned. 456 00:23:44,925 --> 00:23:46,134 Well, some days, I can't help but feel 457 00:23:46,301 --> 00:23:48,261 as if this city wants to collapse in on itself, 458 00:23:48,428 --> 00:23:50,180 and all we're doing is delaying the inevitable. 459 00:23:50,347 --> 00:23:52,015 No, we're preventing it. 460 00:23:52,182 --> 00:23:53,850 We're the good guys, don't you forget that, all right? 461 00:23:54,017 --> 00:23:57,145 Whack-a-mole. We got Prometheus, the Vigilante. 462 00:23:57,312 --> 00:23:59,981 And the one wild card I thought maybe might be on our side, 463 00:24:00,148 --> 00:24:01,650 just murdered a cop. 464 00:24:01,817 --> 00:24:03,985 - Nah, the Green Arrow got played. - I don't know. 465 00:24:04,152 --> 00:24:06,488 What I do know is the next Mayor owes me a raise. 466 00:24:06,655 --> 00:24:10,242 Yeah, I'll put in a word with Mayor Queen. He's not impeached yet. 467 00:24:10,408 --> 00:24:11,576 All right. 468 00:24:16,873 --> 00:24:17,874 (DOOR OPENS) 469 00:24:18,583 --> 00:24:19,918 Please tell me you didn't send it. 470 00:24:20,335 --> 00:24:21,378 - (SIGHS) - (DOOR CLOSES) 471 00:24:21,545 --> 00:24:24,214 The thing with Kullens' wife, he doesn't deserve that. 472 00:24:24,381 --> 00:24:26,842 - Felicity told you, didn't she? - Thea-- 473 00:24:27,008 --> 00:24:29,136 I haven't sent the email, okay? 474 00:24:29,302 --> 00:24:33,348 Ollie, don't look at me like that, it's politics! 475 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:37,018 There's about to be a vote, so it's time to play hardball. 476 00:24:37,185 --> 00:24:39,020 This isn't hardball, this is cruel. 477 00:24:39,187 --> 00:24:41,398 What would be cruel is the people of this city 478 00:24:41,565 --> 00:24:42,774 not having you as the Mayor. 479 00:24:42,941 --> 00:24:45,068 The Anti-Crime Unit, 480 00:24:45,235 --> 00:24:48,155 low-income housing, commonsense gun legislation. 481 00:24:48,321 --> 00:24:51,074 Ollie, in the short amount of time you've been doing this, 482 00:24:51,241 --> 00:24:52,909 you've done a remarkable job. 483 00:24:53,076 --> 00:24:56,663 Please, just let me do what I have to do to help you keep doing that. 484 00:24:56,830 --> 00:24:58,707 Felicity told me about this Kullens thing 485 00:24:58,874 --> 00:25:00,709 because of something that John said to her. 486 00:25:02,419 --> 00:25:05,505 Thea, when you fight fire with fire, you are probably gonna get burned. 487 00:25:05,672 --> 00:25:08,717 I won't. It'll be fine. 488 00:25:08,884 --> 00:25:10,051 Like it was with Susan? 489 00:25:11,595 --> 00:25:15,473 You destroyed her career, now you've graduated to blackmail. 490 00:25:18,101 --> 00:25:19,603 Where does it stop? 491 00:25:30,197 --> 00:25:31,781 (SPEAKS RUSSIAN) 492 00:25:32,782 --> 00:25:36,286 (SPEAKS RUSSIAN) 493 00:26:12,197 --> 00:26:13,365 (TYPING) 494 00:26:15,909 --> 00:26:16,952 (BEEPING) 495 00:26:22,916 --> 00:26:25,001 Magic hands. 496 00:26:27,337 --> 00:26:29,923 The magnetic resonance frequencies within Vigilante's tech 497 00:26:30,090 --> 00:26:32,384 are now communicating with my T-Spheres. 498 00:26:32,550 --> 00:26:34,010 Great. So what does it mean? 499 00:26:34,177 --> 00:26:36,221 Can we catch the Vigilante, or not? 500 00:26:36,388 --> 00:26:41,476 (SIGHS) Well, cross your fingers and your toes. 501 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:50,360 FELICITY: It's working! 502 00:26:50,527 --> 00:26:52,862 The T-Sphere's picking up on the signal from the piece of visor! 503 00:26:55,282 --> 00:26:57,701 Yeah, but the other one's still wonky. 504 00:26:57,867 --> 00:26:58,868 No, no, it's not. 505 00:26:59,035 --> 00:27:00,996 It's actually tracking the rest of the visor. 506 00:27:01,162 --> 00:27:03,039 - Let's take down this SOB. - Without Oliver? 507 00:27:03,206 --> 00:27:06,001 If Vigilante gets to him, we'll be doing this without Oliver permanently. 508 00:27:06,167 --> 00:27:07,711 - Let's suit up. - Suit up! 509 00:27:07,877 --> 00:27:10,297 Oh. Sorry, I thought since Oliver's gone, I would, probably-- 510 00:27:10,463 --> 00:27:12,215 But it makes more sense probably for you-- 511 00:27:12,382 --> 00:27:14,467 I'll make sure I'll work on the timing there. Promise. 512 00:27:16,845 --> 00:27:19,556 - Balls. - My. T-Spheres. Don't call 'em "balls." 513 00:27:26,604 --> 00:27:27,731 You speak with Pollard? 514 00:27:27,897 --> 00:27:30,692 She won't call you to testify without Kullens' blessing. 515 00:27:30,859 --> 00:27:31,901 We're not gonna get that. 516 00:27:32,068 --> 00:27:33,570 ADRIAN: And the Council hearing directly from you 517 00:27:33,737 --> 00:27:35,488 is only one of two ways I can see us winning this thing. 518 00:27:35,655 --> 00:27:37,532 - What's the second way? - You won't like it. 519 00:27:37,699 --> 00:27:39,826 Does it involve offering up a sacrificial lamb? 520 00:27:39,993 --> 00:27:41,828 Either me, or Detective Malone. 521 00:27:42,912 --> 00:27:46,082 Oliver, this impeachment is about punishing someone, 522 00:27:46,249 --> 00:27:47,542 and if you don't offer up a name, 523 00:27:47,709 --> 00:27:49,753 this'll be the last time you're looking out that window. 524 00:27:53,965 --> 00:27:56,760 If the Council is not gonna let me testify at the hearing, 525 00:27:56,926 --> 00:27:59,220 then I need to take my case directly to the public. 526 00:27:59,387 --> 00:28:01,222 - A press conference? - Yeah. 527 00:28:01,389 --> 00:28:03,641 Mind filling me in on who you're throwing under the bus? 528 00:28:09,856 --> 00:28:10,899 The Green Arrow. 529 00:28:25,288 --> 00:28:27,290 (TIRES SCREECHING) 530 00:28:29,793 --> 00:28:30,919 Right here. 531 00:28:32,796 --> 00:28:33,880 And, stop. 532 00:28:34,547 --> 00:28:35,548 (TIRES SQUEAL) 533 00:28:36,466 --> 00:28:39,219 - Dude, we got him? - I think so. 534 00:28:40,136 --> 00:28:41,429 - Oh. This is bad. - Why is that? 535 00:28:41,596 --> 00:28:43,223 The building that you just stopped in front of? 536 00:28:43,390 --> 00:28:45,433 Well, City Hall is located directly behind it, offering 537 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:47,435 perfect line-of-sight to where Oliver is giving his speech. 538 00:28:47,602 --> 00:28:49,437 It's the Vigilante's Book Depository. 539 00:28:49,604 --> 00:28:50,897 Felicity, we need you to check the blueprints. 540 00:28:51,064 --> 00:28:52,065 FELICITY: Yeah, already on it. 541 00:28:52,232 --> 00:28:54,150 Okay, the sixth floor is under renovation. Dollars to donuts-- 542 00:28:54,317 --> 00:28:55,568 That's where he'll be. 543 00:29:04,369 --> 00:29:05,829 (GROANS IN PAIN) 544 00:29:26,182 --> 00:29:28,309 Yeah. I'm listening. 545 00:29:29,394 --> 00:29:31,187 Yeah, copy that. 546 00:29:32,439 --> 00:29:35,608 Vigilante is across the street. Sixth floor. 547 00:29:35,775 --> 00:29:39,863 He's gonna take you out as soon as you walk outside into the open. 548 00:29:40,029 --> 00:29:43,491 - Is the team on site? - Yeah. 549 00:29:45,618 --> 00:29:46,786 Then it'll be fine. 550 00:30:05,722 --> 00:30:07,098 (BEEPING) 551 00:30:08,766 --> 00:30:10,351 Good evening, everyone. 552 00:30:10,518 --> 00:30:14,147 I'd like to thank the City Council for conducting these hearings 553 00:30:14,314 --> 00:30:15,982 with honesty and integrity. 554 00:30:16,149 --> 00:30:21,863 Simply wish that I could've done the same with regards to the Green Arrow's 555 00:30:22,030 --> 00:30:25,116 murder of Detective William Malone. 556 00:30:27,494 --> 00:30:30,538 - Terrific, where is he? - This way, this way! 557 00:30:38,046 --> 00:30:39,214 (GUNFIRE) 558 00:30:42,342 --> 00:30:43,343 (LAUGHING) 559 00:30:43,593 --> 00:30:44,594 What's so funny? 560 00:30:44,802 --> 00:30:46,721 I think I just found a new use for my T-Sphere. 561 00:30:46,888 --> 00:30:48,014 Your what? 562 00:30:48,264 --> 00:30:49,265 (GROANS) 563 00:30:49,766 --> 00:30:54,354 When I took the oath of office, I promised to be honest and forthright. 564 00:30:54,521 --> 00:30:56,940 I never wanted to be a politician 565 00:30:57,106 --> 00:31:02,111 who relied on dirty politics or underhanded tactics. 566 00:31:04,405 --> 00:31:06,115 Now, that's what I'm talking about! 567 00:31:11,955 --> 00:31:13,122 Oh, no. 568 00:31:13,289 --> 00:31:14,290 (GUNFIRE) 569 00:31:16,125 --> 00:31:19,128 And in the spirit of that transparency, 570 00:31:19,295 --> 00:31:23,091 I think I owe everyone an explanation as to why 571 00:31:23,258 --> 00:31:25,176 I covered up what the Green Arrow did. 572 00:31:29,639 --> 00:31:30,765 (GUNFIRE) 573 00:31:43,945 --> 00:31:45,405 (BOTH GRUNTING) 574 00:31:49,659 --> 00:31:54,831 I did it in a misguided attempt to protect everyone from the tragic news 575 00:31:54,998 --> 00:31:57,083 that the Green Arrow had become a cop killer. 576 00:31:57,250 --> 00:31:58,251 ALL: What? 577 00:31:58,418 --> 00:32:02,714 That a man we had put our faith in had failed this city. 578 00:32:03,506 --> 00:32:06,175 I didn't think that we could afford to lose another hero. 579 00:32:07,427 --> 00:32:08,511 Hey, Vigilante! 580 00:32:08,678 --> 00:32:10,555 I got two of these. 581 00:32:15,310 --> 00:32:19,397 - Nice aim. - That's the thing, they aim themselves. 582 00:32:20,315 --> 00:32:21,316 (GROANS) 583 00:32:23,484 --> 00:32:24,485 Awesome! 584 00:32:26,279 --> 00:32:28,114 Awesome! 585 00:32:28,281 --> 00:32:29,490 (STRAINING) 586 00:32:31,117 --> 00:32:34,037 You're awesome. That was badass. 587 00:32:34,203 --> 00:32:36,581 - That mean no more ball jokes? - Hell, no. 588 00:32:36,873 --> 00:32:38,124 (GROANS IN PAIN) 589 00:32:41,544 --> 00:32:44,714 Remind me to thank Cisco for that upgraded Kevlar. 590 00:32:44,881 --> 00:32:48,885 - You guys all right? - Yeah, but what about Oliver? 591 00:32:49,344 --> 00:32:51,721 But the truth is more important, 592 00:32:51,888 --> 00:32:54,474 and the truth is that the Green Arrow has gone rogue. 593 00:32:54,641 --> 00:32:59,562 We must disavow him, we must hunt him, and punish him for what he has done. 594 00:33:00,813 --> 00:33:03,024 Green Arrow is not a hero. 595 00:33:06,319 --> 00:33:10,573 He is what's keeping Star City from being the best that it can be. 596 00:33:13,534 --> 00:33:14,702 Thank you very much. 597 00:33:25,380 --> 00:33:26,381 (SIGHS DEEPLY) 598 00:33:26,756 --> 00:33:27,799 They're still deliberating. 599 00:33:27,965 --> 00:33:29,926 Well, that's taking longer than I thought. 600 00:33:30,093 --> 00:33:32,595 Yeah, well, you gave them plenty to think about. 601 00:33:32,762 --> 00:33:36,099 So, how's it feel, huh? Making yourself into a villain like that? 602 00:33:38,476 --> 00:33:39,602 Susan Williams is here. 603 00:33:39,769 --> 00:33:40,770 You want me to say you're busy? 604 00:33:40,937 --> 00:33:43,606 No! No, I'd like to tell the truth for the rest of the day, 605 00:33:43,773 --> 00:33:45,191 if at all possible. Please send her in. 606 00:33:45,358 --> 00:33:46,734 All right. 607 00:33:47,610 --> 00:33:49,237 LANCE: Susan, please. 608 00:33:50,446 --> 00:33:51,698 Thank you. 609 00:33:53,741 --> 00:33:54,784 I'm glad you're here. 610 00:33:55,952 --> 00:33:58,454 - Susan, I'm very sorry. - I got my job back. 611 00:33:58,621 --> 00:34:03,167 An anonymous hacker confessed that the plagiarism story was fake. 612 00:34:03,334 --> 00:34:06,462 Said they were just messing with us. My boss apologized. 613 00:34:06,629 --> 00:34:09,340 Well, that's good news. Still though, I'm really sorry. 614 00:34:09,507 --> 00:34:11,467 Are you? What I mean is, 615 00:34:11,634 --> 00:34:13,720 you didn't know about this beforehand, did you? 616 00:34:13,886 --> 00:34:15,680 No, I had no idea. 617 00:34:15,847 --> 00:34:19,434 But once you did, you made them make it right. Right? 618 00:34:19,851 --> 00:34:23,020 - Are we off the record? - Yes. 619 00:34:23,813 --> 00:34:26,482 - Yeah. - Thank you. 620 00:34:27,817 --> 00:34:28,985 So, what happens next? 621 00:34:29,152 --> 00:34:32,447 You mean, what do I do with your secret? I keep it. 622 00:34:32,613 --> 00:34:35,366 I care about this city, and you're working double-time 623 00:34:35,575 --> 00:34:36,993 to make it a better place. 624 00:34:37,201 --> 00:34:41,539 I do appreciate that, but I meant, what happens next with us? 625 00:34:42,415 --> 00:34:43,666 - Uh... - (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 626 00:34:45,668 --> 00:34:48,296 Sorry to interrupt, but I think you'll be happy that we did. 627 00:34:49,964 --> 00:34:51,758 Council voted 628 00:34:51,924 --> 00:34:53,217 against impeachment. 629 00:34:53,384 --> 00:34:54,385 (SIGHS) 630 00:34:54,802 --> 00:34:55,803 (CHUCKLES) 631 00:34:56,345 --> 00:34:59,599 Thank you so much, Adrian, I could not have done this without you. 632 00:34:59,766 --> 00:35:01,517 Are you kidding me? No thanks needed. 633 00:35:01,684 --> 00:35:05,480 You're not just my boss, Oliver, you're my friend. 634 00:35:08,566 --> 00:35:11,486 I'm gonna go give Thea the good news. I'll be right back. 635 00:35:11,652 --> 00:35:12,779 SUSAN: Okay. 636 00:35:14,864 --> 00:35:18,701 Hey, no need to pack up, we won. 637 00:35:18,868 --> 00:35:21,204 We both get to keep our jobs. 638 00:35:21,370 --> 00:35:22,872 (SIGHS) Yeah, not... 639 00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:25,166 Not both of us. 640 00:35:25,917 --> 00:35:29,212 Look, Ollie, you... You were right. I... 641 00:35:30,213 --> 00:35:33,591 I am getting deeper and deeper into the mud lately, 642 00:35:33,758 --> 00:35:36,385 and it's like my bloodlust last year, 643 00:35:36,552 --> 00:35:39,305 except instead of arrows and swords, 644 00:35:39,472 --> 00:35:41,974 I've replaced it with politics and slanders, so I am-- 645 00:35:42,141 --> 00:35:44,977 Yeah, but that doesn't mean that you have to quit, Thea. 646 00:35:45,144 --> 00:35:46,521 - I need you here-- - Ollie, please. 647 00:35:46,687 --> 00:35:49,899 Please don't ask me to stay, because I will. 648 00:35:50,566 --> 00:35:51,776 I will for you. 649 00:35:53,236 --> 00:35:56,113 But I am broken. Okay? 650 00:35:57,073 --> 00:35:59,158 I need you to let me go. 651 00:36:00,159 --> 00:36:03,246 Let me go, so, I can try to fix myself. 652 00:36:05,623 --> 00:36:06,749 Well... 653 00:36:11,420 --> 00:36:14,674 - Your resignation's accepted. - Thank you. 654 00:36:23,850 --> 00:36:24,976 (SIGHS) 655 00:36:25,268 --> 00:36:27,854 My resignation letter's on the desk. 656 00:36:33,109 --> 00:36:35,820 When I signal, you must align with Anatoly, 657 00:36:35,987 --> 00:36:39,282 who called Spros dopros, or Gregor, our incumbent Pakhan. 658 00:36:39,448 --> 00:36:41,951 Now, let's get this over with quickly. 659 00:36:54,297 --> 00:36:55,298 Hey, stop! 660 00:36:55,464 --> 00:36:57,133 Mr. Queen, you do not have floor. 661 00:36:57,300 --> 00:36:58,718 Just give me 10 seconds, 662 00:36:58,885 --> 00:37:02,221 listen to what I have to say, and if you don't like it, shoot me. 663 00:37:02,763 --> 00:37:04,891 As you wish. 664 00:37:08,477 --> 00:37:12,148 This laptop contains 80 million rubles in transfers 665 00:37:12,315 --> 00:37:15,318 from Kovar's accounts to accounts that Gregor controls. 666 00:37:15,484 --> 00:37:18,905 Yes, we know this, to spread among Bratva captains. 667 00:37:19,071 --> 00:37:25,536 It also contains 40 million rubles worth of bank transfers from Kovar 668 00:37:26,746 --> 00:37:28,873 that Gregor hasn't disclosed. 669 00:37:30,333 --> 00:37:33,336 Open it. Ask him if it's true. 670 00:37:34,837 --> 00:37:37,757 VIKTOR: Is this true, Gregor? 671 00:37:44,138 --> 00:37:47,350 40 million rubles. So, it's true. 672 00:37:47,516 --> 00:37:51,187 If anybody wishes to cast a new vote, please do so now. 673 00:38:00,738 --> 00:38:03,032 It seems that you are deciding vote, Viktor. 674 00:38:03,199 --> 00:38:05,242 What say you, my friend? 675 00:38:09,956 --> 00:38:11,457 We have a new Pakhan. 676 00:38:11,874 --> 00:38:14,001 This is most disappointing. 677 00:38:15,836 --> 00:38:17,546 I liked many of you. 678 00:38:18,547 --> 00:38:19,548 (GUNFIRE) 679 00:38:22,885 --> 00:38:24,845 - Council isn't impeaching. - FELICITY: Yes! 680 00:38:25,054 --> 00:38:26,180 - Still the mayor. - CURTIS: Whoo! 681 00:38:26,347 --> 00:38:28,683 Yet, the Green Arrow is Public Enemy Number One. 682 00:38:28,849 --> 00:38:30,267 We've dealt with the police on our backs before. 683 00:38:30,434 --> 00:38:32,520 Not like this, one of their own is dead. 684 00:38:32,687 --> 00:38:33,688 Dinah's right. 685 00:38:33,854 --> 00:38:36,732 And now we know just how much the police can interfere with our work here. 686 00:38:36,899 --> 00:38:38,150 Can I go? 687 00:38:38,317 --> 00:38:40,277 I'm kind of getting back together with Paul. 688 00:38:40,444 --> 00:38:42,113 It's a big deal. 689 00:38:42,279 --> 00:38:45,783 - Can I leave? Can I-- - Yes! Yes, of course. Go. 690 00:38:45,950 --> 00:38:48,035 Have fun. Everyone should have fun tonight. 691 00:38:48,202 --> 00:38:49,745 Just quickly though, 692 00:38:49,912 --> 00:38:52,623 I might have buried the headline here. 693 00:38:54,458 --> 00:38:56,585 You all saved my life. 694 00:38:56,752 --> 00:38:58,129 And five months ago, 695 00:38:58,295 --> 00:39:00,965 I never would've thought that was possible. 696 00:39:02,550 --> 00:39:05,845 Thank you for working hard, 697 00:39:06,012 --> 00:39:07,680 thank you for banding together, thank you for being-- 698 00:39:07,847 --> 00:39:10,766 Sorry. I... I mean, thank you for saying thank you. 699 00:39:10,933 --> 00:39:14,437 Wow. Man to man, that means a lot, but I'm really late to see Paul, so-- 700 00:39:14,603 --> 00:39:15,938 - Give Paul my best. - Thank you! (LAUGHS) 701 00:39:16,105 --> 00:39:18,607 - Good luck. - Good luck! 702 00:39:21,485 --> 00:39:22,820 Oh. Thank you. 703 00:39:26,365 --> 00:39:27,867 I'm sorry. 704 00:39:28,617 --> 00:39:32,204 Sorry, we were stopping an assassination. 705 00:39:32,371 --> 00:39:34,040 Can you believe I stopped an assassination? 706 00:39:34,206 --> 00:39:36,292 (CHUCKLES) Wow. 707 00:39:37,126 --> 00:39:41,964 So, on the way over here, I rehearsed what I would say to you. 708 00:39:43,966 --> 00:39:45,801 How I would win you back, 709 00:39:47,553 --> 00:39:49,096 tell you I love you. 710 00:39:49,680 --> 00:39:51,932 You know, I just started with... 711 00:39:52,475 --> 00:39:55,019 That was definitely not how I planned on opening, 712 00:39:55,269 --> 00:39:57,688 but can I start again? I'ma start again. When I came to-- 713 00:39:57,855 --> 00:40:00,816 It's nice to see you, Curtis. I mean that. 714 00:40:01,609 --> 00:40:04,153 As much as you're going to think that I don't. 715 00:40:04,528 --> 00:40:05,613 What? 716 00:40:12,828 --> 00:40:14,413 Are you divorcing me? 717 00:40:15,247 --> 00:40:18,876 I'm sorry. I really am. 718 00:40:40,064 --> 00:40:41,524 - (WHISPERS) Felicity! - Hi! 719 00:40:41,690 --> 00:40:43,651 I am so glad you got in touch. 720 00:40:43,818 --> 00:40:46,654 - Though I am a little surprised? - Yeah, me, too. 721 00:40:46,821 --> 00:40:49,073 Well, "surprised" isn't actually 722 00:40:49,240 --> 00:40:51,367 the right word to describe how I'm feeling. 723 00:40:51,534 --> 00:40:53,577 What's the right word? 724 00:40:53,744 --> 00:40:55,037 Ready. 725 00:40:55,204 --> 00:40:56,288 A good friend of mine 726 00:40:56,455 --> 00:40:58,749 told me that if you're gonna try to fight fire with fire, 727 00:40:58,916 --> 00:40:59,959 you're gonna get burned, 728 00:41:01,585 --> 00:41:03,045 but then another friend of mine 729 00:41:03,212 --> 00:41:05,881 came through something pretty scary tonight 730 00:41:06,048 --> 00:41:07,800 because he had backup, 731 00:41:09,051 --> 00:41:10,344 a team. 732 00:41:10,511 --> 00:41:12,930 You're accepting the invitation to join Helix? 733 00:41:13,097 --> 00:41:16,225 Yes. Full throttle. 734 00:41:17,434 --> 00:41:18,435 (BOTH LAUGHING) 735 00:41:18,936 --> 00:41:19,937 (CAR ALARM CHIRPS) 736 00:41:23,732 --> 00:41:24,733 ADRIAN: Susan. 737 00:41:25,651 --> 00:41:26,652 Oh. Hey. 738 00:41:27,278 --> 00:41:30,364 - I thought we could talk. - About? 739 00:41:31,532 --> 00:41:32,575 An exclusive. 740 00:41:32,741 --> 00:41:36,203 Can we set up the meeting tomorrow? I'm late for a dinner. 741 00:41:40,916 --> 00:41:45,087 The thing is that this story, it's important. 742 00:41:47,131 --> 00:41:49,258 You could call it life or death. 743 00:42:25,628 --> 00:42:26,629 English - SDH