1 00:00:02,141 --> 00:00:05,031 My name is Oliver Queen. 2 00:00:05,261 --> 00:00:07,867 After five years on a hellish island... 3 00:00:08,061 --> 00:00:10,541 I have come home with only one goal: 4 00:00:11,061 --> 00:00:12,950 To save my city. 5 00:00:13,141 --> 00:00:16,429 But to do so, I can't be the killer I once was. 6 00:00:18,301 --> 00:00:22,306 To honor my friend's memory, I must be someone else. 7 00:00:23,221 --> 00:00:25,827 I must be something else. 8 00:00:27,981 --> 00:00:29,312 Previously on Arrow: 9 00:00:29,461 --> 00:00:31,828 Blood's trounced every potential candidate we focus tested. 10 00:00:31,981 --> 00:00:33,745 You want me to run against Blood? 11 00:00:33,941 --> 00:00:38,947 - Child of Ra's Al Ghul awaits your return. - Tell Ra's Al Ghul my family's off limits. 12 00:00:39,141 --> 00:00:41,303 - It's time for you to come back home. - I can't. 13 00:00:41,501 --> 00:00:43,708 If they knew I was alive, Laurel and Mom... 14 00:00:43,901 --> 00:00:47,872 they would never stop looking for me and that could get them both killed. 15 00:00:48,061 --> 00:00:51,543 Thea Queen telling me enough is enough. 16 00:00:51,741 --> 00:00:52,902 Now, that is rich. 17 00:00:59,621 --> 00:01:00,907 Sara? 18 00:01:06,941 --> 00:01:09,626 Welcome to Starling City International Airport. 19 00:01:09,821 --> 00:01:13,792 Please have your passports ready and your customs forms filled out. 20 00:01:13,981 --> 00:01:17,110 All passengers with departing flights will need to show... 21 00:01:17,341 --> 00:01:20,902 appropriate identification and declaration papers. 22 00:01:21,101 --> 00:01:23,945 International passengers are required to have a passport... 23 00:01:24,141 --> 00:01:26,508 and an airline boarding pass to travel. 24 00:01:27,701 --> 00:01:29,510 Business or personal, Miss Raatko? 25 00:01:30,501 --> 00:01:31,912 Personal. 26 00:01:32,101 --> 00:01:34,991 All passengers are required to pick up their luggage... 27 00:01:35,141 --> 00:01:37,587 in the baggage claim area... 28 00:01:40,541 --> 00:01:42,191 My computer froze. 29 00:01:43,381 --> 00:01:45,383 Can you hold on a sec? I'll be right back. 30 00:01:52,141 --> 00:01:54,587 Down on the ground! Get your hands on your head! 31 00:01:56,381 --> 00:02:00,022 I said hands on your head, lady. I will shoot you! 32 00:02:19,261 --> 00:02:21,582 Welcome to Starling City... 33 00:02:29,541 --> 00:02:33,512 A successful mayoral campaign isn't about polling, it isn't about fundraising... 34 00:02:33,701 --> 00:02:36,432 or hot-button issues, it's about connecting with people. 35 00:02:36,621 --> 00:02:38,531 That's why, right after we announce tomorrow, Moira... 36 00:02:38,541 --> 00:02:41,351 I want to get you in front of as many cameras as possible. 37 00:02:41,541 --> 00:02:44,511 - Morning shows, talk shows... - Mark, I want to help rebuild the city... 38 00:02:44,741 --> 00:02:47,950 - not pander to it. - It's not pandering Mum, it's campaigning. 39 00:02:48,101 --> 00:02:50,069 Let the people get to know the real Moira Queen... 40 00:02:50,261 --> 00:02:53,344 - and they are gonna fall in love with you. - Speaking from experience... 41 00:02:53,581 --> 00:02:55,504 this man knows what he's talking about, Moira. 42 00:03:01,701 --> 00:03:03,829 Mr. Steele, may I talk to you about something? 43 00:03:03,981 --> 00:03:07,349 I'm no longer your boss, Felicity. So let's make it Walter from now on. 44 00:03:07,541 --> 00:03:11,182 Okay. Walter. It's about Tempest. 45 00:03:12,341 --> 00:03:16,187 Mrs. Queen's super sketchy offshore LLC you asked me to look into last year. 46 00:03:16,381 --> 00:03:17,667 I remember. 47 00:03:18,981 --> 00:03:20,142 That's right. 48 00:03:20,341 --> 00:03:23,709 So, the thing is, I left an embedded account alert on it... 49 00:03:23,901 --> 00:03:26,666 so we'd know if anyone ever accessed it again. 50 00:03:26,861 --> 00:03:29,831 A few days ago there was a wire transfer made from Tempest... 51 00:03:30,021 --> 00:03:32,388 to a numbered account at Starling National Bank. 52 00:03:32,621 --> 00:03:35,147 Probably the campaign accountants shutting it down. 53 00:03:35,381 --> 00:03:37,190 Or it could be something else. 54 00:03:37,421 --> 00:03:39,901 That is the money Ms. Queen used to do really bad things. 55 00:03:40,101 --> 00:03:42,866 I mean, you guys got divorced for pretty good reasons... 56 00:03:44,021 --> 00:03:46,228 which is not my business. 57 00:03:46,421 --> 00:03:48,628 I'll talk to Moira first thing. 58 00:03:49,181 --> 00:03:51,502 Thank you for bringing it to my attention. 59 00:03:52,581 --> 00:03:53,707 Of course. 60 00:03:55,021 --> 00:03:58,025 Well, we're starting a campaign. 61 00:03:58,221 --> 00:04:00,269 - Oliver, can I have a word? - Yes. 62 00:04:02,421 --> 00:04:04,230 I know that you and he are friends... 63 00:04:04,421 --> 00:04:07,152 but you'll need to end your support for Sebastian Blood. 64 00:04:07,341 --> 00:04:09,343 - I will speak to Sebastian. - Good. 65 00:04:14,661 --> 00:04:16,265 Hello. 66 00:04:17,781 --> 00:04:18,862 I'll be right there. 67 00:04:24,661 --> 00:04:26,186 Oliver. 68 00:04:27,461 --> 00:04:30,112 - Mrs. Lance. - I came back as soon as I heard. 69 00:04:34,261 --> 00:04:35,786 Thanks for coming. 70 00:04:38,061 --> 00:04:40,985 Hey. How are you feeling? 71 00:04:41,581 --> 00:04:43,948 - I've been better. - Don't worry, baby. 72 00:04:44,141 --> 00:04:46,428 We're going to get you all the help you need. 73 00:04:46,621 --> 00:04:49,581 There's a great rehab outside of Starling. And they've got a bed waiting... 74 00:04:49,661 --> 00:04:52,232 Dad, I already told you, I didn't OD. 75 00:04:52,421 --> 00:04:55,345 I didn't take any pills last night. I swear. 76 00:04:55,581 --> 00:04:58,710 Laurel, the doctor wants to check your eye. 77 00:04:58,861 --> 00:05:01,421 - What happened to her eye? - Minor subconjunctival hemorrhaging. 78 00:05:01,501 --> 00:05:03,821 Probably from hitting her head when she lost consciousness. 79 00:05:03,845 --> 00:05:06,166 After the exam, we can discharge her. 80 00:05:11,661 --> 00:05:13,311 You feel better, okay? 81 00:05:13,941 --> 00:05:15,272 Thank you. 82 00:05:19,381 --> 00:05:21,463 We'll be outside. Let's go. 83 00:05:22,101 --> 00:05:23,705 Dad... 84 00:05:25,501 --> 00:05:27,469 What is it, sweetheart? 85 00:05:27,701 --> 00:05:29,908 Before I passed out... 86 00:05:31,381 --> 00:05:33,622 the strangest thing happened. 87 00:05:34,741 --> 00:05:37,904 I saw Sara. I know I was hallucinating... 88 00:05:38,101 --> 00:05:41,628 but I saw her. She was standing right over me. 89 00:05:41,781 --> 00:05:44,148 I mean, I've dreamt about her over the years... 90 00:05:44,381 --> 00:05:46,907 but this was so much more real. 91 00:05:50,021 --> 00:05:51,785 That's crazy, right? 92 00:05:54,301 --> 00:05:55,746 Yeah, it's crazy. 93 00:06:09,181 --> 00:06:11,183 She's been doing that for like an hour. 94 00:06:18,221 --> 00:06:20,872 You saw Laurel? Is she going to be okay? 95 00:06:21,581 --> 00:06:23,310 You saved her life. 96 00:06:23,541 --> 00:06:27,262 Thanks for calling me. And I never did ask you... 97 00:06:27,461 --> 00:06:29,463 how did you find me? 98 00:06:29,661 --> 00:06:31,504 I wasn't going to lose you again. 99 00:06:33,341 --> 00:06:36,823 - I should get going. - Hey, so that's it? 100 00:06:36,981 --> 00:06:40,030 You're back in town for 24 hours and now you're just going to take off again? 101 00:06:40,181 --> 00:06:42,309 The League of Assassins is still after me, Ollie... 102 00:06:42,461 --> 00:06:45,146 and staying in town would put my whole family at risk. 103 00:06:45,301 --> 00:06:47,190 I only came back because Laurel's in trouble. 104 00:06:47,381 --> 00:06:50,544 She's still in trouble, Sara. Your entire family needs you. 105 00:06:53,021 --> 00:06:54,705 And so do I. 106 00:07:02,341 --> 00:07:05,629 Do me a favor? Dig up a copy of Laurel's blood work from the hospital, please. 107 00:07:05,821 --> 00:07:08,904 - Sure. What are we looking for? - I just want to make sure of something. 108 00:07:11,621 --> 00:07:13,066 It's for you. 109 00:07:14,901 --> 00:07:17,427 - Hello, detective. - Put my daughter on. 110 00:07:18,701 --> 00:07:20,430 I know she's there. 111 00:07:28,461 --> 00:07:30,508 Hilton, tell the lieutenant that that the perp was 112 00:07:30,533 --> 00:07:32,934 practically lawyering up when I read him his Miranda. 113 00:07:33,101 --> 00:07:35,491 If we don't get on top of this situation, the lieutenant, he's not gonna... 114 00:07:35,501 --> 00:07:40,746 - It smells amazing, Dad. - Oh, yeah. Here, try one of these. 115 00:07:41,141 --> 00:07:44,031 - Beautiful... No, I'm talking to Laurel. - Quentin, hang up the phone... 116 00:07:44,221 --> 00:07:45,461 ...spend time with your family. 117 00:07:45,474 --> 00:07:48,455 ...time with my family. You heard that. I gotta go. Bye buddy. 118 00:07:48,621 --> 00:07:51,306 Sorry, ladies. Our doer hired some dirtbag lawyer. 119 00:07:51,501 --> 00:07:53,788 Says the dad whose daughter just applied to law school. 120 00:07:53,941 --> 00:07:56,291 That is not the kind of lawyer that you're gonna be, young lady. 121 00:07:56,301 --> 00:07:57,932 Because you, you're gonna be a judge or you're 122 00:07:57,942 --> 00:07:59,611 gonna be a professor just like your mother. 123 00:07:59,621 --> 00:08:02,386 Yeah, come over to academia. The fun never ends. 124 00:08:02,581 --> 00:08:04,345 Dinner is at a crucial point. 125 00:08:08,781 --> 00:08:10,545 - Hiya! - Hi! 126 00:08:10,781 --> 00:08:13,432 - Hi there. - Hi! 127 00:08:13,621 --> 00:08:16,864 - Hi. - Sara, what a surprise. 128 00:08:17,061 --> 00:08:19,348 Please don't tell me you got kicked out of college. 129 00:08:19,581 --> 00:08:21,583 Oh, well, thank you for the vote of confidence. 130 00:08:21,781 --> 00:08:24,701 I had a three day weekend so I figured I'd drive down, surprise everybody. 131 00:08:24,725 --> 00:08:26,445 Well, you're just in time to eat. Come here. 132 00:08:26,461 --> 00:08:28,543 Get yourself another plate. Come on. 133 00:08:30,541 --> 00:08:31,952 Here you go. 134 00:08:41,861 --> 00:08:43,386 Hi, Dad. 135 00:08:48,941 --> 00:08:50,864 I only have a minute. 136 00:08:53,141 --> 00:08:55,712 One cup of tea is all I ask. Sit down. 137 00:09:00,941 --> 00:09:02,989 I've missed you so much. 138 00:09:03,181 --> 00:09:05,104 How's Laurel? 139 00:09:05,301 --> 00:09:08,464 She saw you. Right before she passed out. 140 00:09:08,661 --> 00:09:11,392 She thought it was... I don't know what, a hallucination. 141 00:09:11,581 --> 00:09:13,822 - Good. - No, baby, you don't understand. 142 00:09:13,981 --> 00:09:15,665 Seeing you, it made her happy. 143 00:09:15,861 --> 00:09:19,468 Dad, the League, they're still hunting me. 144 00:09:19,701 --> 00:09:21,931 So what, you're just gonna pop back everytime one of us in trouble? 145 00:09:21,941 --> 00:09:24,182 We can't live like this, Sara. And you can't. 146 00:09:25,061 --> 00:09:27,462 It's time we started facing things together. 147 00:10:27,301 --> 00:10:29,463 I've had better greetings. 148 00:10:29,661 --> 00:10:33,791 I'm sorry, I just... I didn't know what you were going to do. 149 00:10:33,981 --> 00:10:35,631 To be honest, neither did I. 150 00:10:38,421 --> 00:10:40,230 Yeah. We should talk. 151 00:10:40,421 --> 00:10:41,911 Of course. 152 00:10:42,101 --> 00:10:44,229 Do we need permission from your boyfriend? 153 00:10:53,661 --> 00:10:57,905 I am Nyssa. Daughter of Ra's Al Ghul. 154 00:10:59,021 --> 00:11:00,750 Heir to the Demon. 155 00:11:00,941 --> 00:11:02,227 What are you doing here? 156 00:11:02,421 --> 00:11:05,391 Sara swore her allegiance to the League of Assassins. 157 00:11:06,181 --> 00:11:08,070 It's time for her to return home. 158 00:11:08,461 --> 00:11:11,704 That is not going to happen. 159 00:11:12,461 --> 00:11:16,102 Nyssa, please, would you give us a moment? 160 00:11:16,781 --> 00:11:20,388 Take your time. Goodbyes are never easy. 161 00:11:21,501 --> 00:11:23,424 Is that why I didn't get one? 162 00:11:30,741 --> 00:11:32,505 I can explain... 163 00:11:32,701 --> 00:11:34,465 You don't have to. 164 00:11:34,661 --> 00:11:38,427 But you're not leaving. I don't trust her. 165 00:11:38,621 --> 00:11:40,271 Then trust me. 166 00:11:45,581 --> 00:11:46,867 - Mrs. Queen? - Hmm? 167 00:11:47,021 --> 00:11:49,069 A Miss Smoak is here to see you. 168 00:11:49,261 --> 00:11:51,707 - Who? - Uh, me. 169 00:11:53,981 --> 00:11:56,143 If you're looking for Oliver, he's not here. 170 00:11:56,381 --> 00:11:58,383 I know. I'm here to see you. 171 00:11:58,581 --> 00:12:00,868 Really? What about? 172 00:12:01,061 --> 00:12:02,551 Tempest. 173 00:12:03,501 --> 00:12:05,469 I flagged a large wire transfer you made. 174 00:12:05,661 --> 00:12:08,870 When I mentioned it to Walter, he said he would talk to you about it. 175 00:12:09,501 --> 00:12:13,392 I could tell on his face he wouldn't. British people are really bad liars. 176 00:12:13,781 --> 00:12:17,627 - Yes, they are. - So I looked into it myself because... 177 00:12:18,061 --> 00:12:21,270 full disclosure? I don't trust you. 178 00:12:22,061 --> 00:12:25,429 You paid a substantial sum of money to a Dr. Gill. 179 00:12:25,621 --> 00:12:28,704 He was the the doctor who delivered Thea. Which didn't make any sense to me. 180 00:12:28,901 --> 00:12:31,950 So I went through a dozen different theories until I remembered... 181 00:12:32,141 --> 00:12:33,984 your testimony at trial. 182 00:12:34,181 --> 00:12:37,708 You had an affair with Malcolm Merlyn. 183 00:12:37,901 --> 00:12:40,552 One year before Thea was born. 184 00:12:42,941 --> 00:12:44,750 Merlyn is Thea's father. 185 00:12:45,581 --> 00:12:51,065 I can see why Walter and Oliver have such a high appraisal of your capabilities. 186 00:12:51,941 --> 00:12:55,662 So, what are you going to do with this information... 187 00:12:57,941 --> 00:12:59,466 Felicity? 188 00:13:01,381 --> 00:13:05,943 I don't know. Confronting you in your living room was as far as my plan went. 189 00:13:09,781 --> 00:13:13,672 I thought you deserved the chance to tell Oliver yourself. 190 00:13:13,861 --> 00:13:15,306 He should hear it from you. 191 00:13:15,541 --> 00:13:19,466 I'm not going to tell my son anything. And neither are you. 192 00:13:20,501 --> 00:13:23,630 If you won't keep my secret for Oliver's sake... 193 00:13:23,821 --> 00:13:25,710 you should keep it for your own. 194 00:13:26,861 --> 00:13:29,262 I see the way you look at him. 195 00:13:29,901 --> 00:13:34,190 You tell him this, you will rip his world apart. 196 00:13:34,381 --> 00:13:37,032 And a part of him will always blame you. 197 00:13:37,221 --> 00:13:40,031 He'll hate me, for sure. 198 00:13:40,781 --> 00:13:42,749 But he will hate you too. 199 00:13:43,581 --> 00:13:47,586 We all have to keep secrets, Miss Smoak. 200 00:14:00,101 --> 00:14:02,786 - You look different. - I'm still me. 201 00:14:03,621 --> 00:14:05,669 The Sara I know wouldn't have betrayed us... 202 00:14:05,821 --> 00:14:08,301 and fled Nanda Parbat under the cover of darkness. 203 00:14:08,501 --> 00:14:10,424 I didn't have a choice. The earthquake... 204 00:14:10,621 --> 00:14:13,306 I needed to see my family. Make sure they were safe. 205 00:14:13,501 --> 00:14:15,151 And so they are. 206 00:14:16,101 --> 00:14:17,910 Now come home. 207 00:14:18,821 --> 00:14:21,950 I can't. I can't go back, Nyssa. 208 00:14:22,141 --> 00:14:24,143 I don't have much of a soul left in me... 209 00:14:24,341 --> 00:14:27,106 but what there is, it can't take the killing anymore. 210 00:14:27,301 --> 00:14:32,102 You swore an oath. My father sent me here to make sure you honor it... 211 00:14:32,981 --> 00:14:34,790 one way or another. 212 00:14:37,301 --> 00:14:40,271 We both know the real reason why you came here. 213 00:14:46,421 --> 00:14:48,469 When I found you... 214 00:14:49,061 --> 00:14:53,783 you were starving and alone, simply waiting to die. 215 00:14:55,901 --> 00:14:57,949 The League took you in... 216 00:14:58,901 --> 00:15:00,551 nursed you back to health. 217 00:15:01,141 --> 00:15:04,190 The only reason you're alive today is because of me. 218 00:15:04,861 --> 00:15:08,866 Hey, I wasn't with you because you saved me... 219 00:15:09,821 --> 00:15:13,348 I was with you because I loved you. 220 00:15:19,101 --> 00:15:21,388 But not anymore. 221 00:15:25,461 --> 00:15:29,511 Ra's listens to you and you can ask him to release me. 222 00:15:29,701 --> 00:15:32,432 My father has never released anyone from the League. 223 00:15:32,621 --> 00:15:33,907 He released Malcolm Merlyn. 224 00:15:34,101 --> 00:15:37,708 An action he and the citizens of this city dearly regret. 225 00:15:49,701 --> 00:15:51,066 Do what you have to. 226 00:16:11,701 --> 00:16:15,069 It's been two hours. And she should've gotten in touch with me by now. 227 00:16:15,901 --> 00:16:17,426 Felicity? 228 00:16:18,861 --> 00:16:20,386 - Felicity! - What? 229 00:16:21,661 --> 00:16:24,631 - Sorry, what? - Are you okay? 230 00:16:24,821 --> 00:16:26,823 Uh, yeah. I'm fine. 231 00:16:27,061 --> 00:16:30,747 - It's just... Things in here. - The League's never going to let me go. 232 00:16:30,941 --> 00:16:34,104 At least if I'm halfway around the world, then I can keep my family safe. 233 00:16:34,301 --> 00:16:37,703 I wouldn't be so sure about that. Just got a copy of Laurel's blood work. 234 00:16:37,901 --> 00:16:41,303 - She tested negative for drugs. - Well then, why did she collapse? 235 00:16:41,941 --> 00:16:44,512 Because they found traces of snake venom in her blood. 236 00:16:44,701 --> 00:16:47,511 - From a Tibetan Pit Viper. - Wait, so Laurel didn't OD? 237 00:16:47,701 --> 00:16:48,611 She was poisoned. 238 00:16:48,636 --> 00:16:51,366 She was poisoned by Nyssa who did it to draw you back here. 239 00:16:52,621 --> 00:16:55,352 - And it worked. - My family's in danger. 240 00:16:59,941 --> 00:17:01,943 - Who are you texting? - No one. 241 00:17:02,181 --> 00:17:04,787 Did you meet a boy at school? 242 00:17:05,021 --> 00:17:07,388 Cut it out. Boys at school are lame. 243 00:17:08,061 --> 00:17:10,268 How's everything with you and Oliver? 244 00:17:10,461 --> 00:17:12,350 Great. 245 00:17:12,541 --> 00:17:14,748 We decided to start looking at apartments together. 246 00:17:16,341 --> 00:17:19,868 I know it's a big step, but we're ready. 247 00:17:20,061 --> 00:17:23,588 I think we'll live together for a year, engaged for another and then... 248 00:17:23,781 --> 00:17:27,149 - Mrs. Laurel Queen. - Maybe one day. 249 00:17:28,701 --> 00:17:32,228 This is kind of assuming that he's ever ready to settle down. 250 00:17:33,221 --> 00:17:34,825 What's that supposed to mean? 251 00:17:35,021 --> 00:17:37,991 We both know at least 10 girls that he's slept with. 252 00:17:38,781 --> 00:17:40,624 Can't you just be happy for me? 253 00:17:41,261 --> 00:17:43,343 I mean if you met some amazing guy... 254 00:17:43,541 --> 00:17:47,785 who wanted to spend the rest of his life with you, I'd be so supportive... 255 00:17:48,021 --> 00:17:49,511 I wasn't trying to be a bitch. 256 00:17:49,701 --> 00:17:52,022 The title of your autobiography. 257 00:17:54,981 --> 00:17:56,949 I'm going to get some sleep. 258 00:19:41,861 --> 00:19:44,341 Dad, it's my fault. I'm so sorry. 259 00:19:44,541 --> 00:19:46,611 This assassins group that you're part of, they took your mother. 260 00:19:46,621 --> 00:19:48,225 - Not exactly. - Well, what exactly? 261 00:19:48,421 --> 00:19:51,307 A woman, Nyssa, she's a powerful figure in the League. 262 00:19:51,332 --> 00:19:53,167 She poisoned Laurel, she took Mom. 263 00:19:53,341 --> 00:19:55,799 Well, to get you to come back to the League. 264 00:19:55,824 --> 00:19:57,734 To get me to come back to her. 265 00:20:00,301 --> 00:20:01,348 Oh. 266 00:20:02,901 --> 00:20:05,347 Nyssa, don't do this. 267 00:20:05,541 --> 00:20:08,306 I tried to warn you but you wouldn't listen. 268 00:20:09,301 --> 00:20:11,486 I thought would be instructive for you to know what 269 00:20:11,511 --> 00:20:13,569 it feels like to suddenly lose someone you love. 270 00:20:14,141 --> 00:20:16,792 To have them ripped from your life without warning. 271 00:20:16,981 --> 00:20:21,111 - You do not want to hurt my mother. - You're right. I don't. 272 00:20:21,461 --> 00:20:22,792 You have one day. 273 00:20:25,621 --> 00:20:27,589 Make the right choice. 274 00:20:33,981 --> 00:20:37,463 - We have 24 hours. - Detective, we'll find her. 275 00:20:38,421 --> 00:20:41,106 Okay, Laurel's inside, she's losing her mind. I gotta go. 276 00:20:41,301 --> 00:20:42,791 Keep me updated. 277 00:20:46,661 --> 00:20:49,904 Come on. You ought to buy a ticket if you're gonna play like that. 278 00:20:52,101 --> 00:20:53,830 Hey kiddo, how's the apartment hunt going? 279 00:20:54,021 --> 00:20:55,068 Terribly. 280 00:20:55,261 --> 00:20:57,238 I really wanted to find the perfect place to 281 00:20:57,263 --> 00:20:59,415 show Ollie when he gets back from his boat trip. 282 00:20:59,541 --> 00:21:02,226 Everything good was already taken by the time I walked in the door. 283 00:21:02,461 --> 00:21:04,280 Maybe it's a sign that you're not supposed to move 284 00:21:04,290 --> 00:21:06,290 in with that frat boy that you call your boyfriend. 285 00:21:06,301 --> 00:21:09,271 You and Mom were my age when you moved into that place on Spring Street. 286 00:21:09,461 --> 00:21:10,792 You weren't even engaged yet. 287 00:21:10,981 --> 00:21:13,905 That's because your mother kept turning down all my proposals. 288 00:21:15,821 --> 00:21:17,630 - She did? - You know your mother... 289 00:21:17,781 --> 00:21:20,785 free spirit and all. "Why do we need rings when we have love?" 290 00:21:21,021 --> 00:21:23,491 You know I spent a year with that damn ring burning a hole in my pocket? 291 00:21:23,501 --> 00:21:25,663 Significant news day here in Starling. 292 00:21:25,861 --> 00:21:28,671 Queen's Gambit sent a mayday transmission late last night... 293 00:21:28,861 --> 00:21:30,545 and has not been heard from since. 294 00:21:30,781 --> 00:21:33,990 Among those missing are locals Robert and Oliver Queen. 295 00:21:35,061 --> 00:21:36,347 Do we have a lead on Dinah? 296 00:21:36,541 --> 00:21:38,623 We researched the poison Nyssa used on Laurel. 297 00:21:38,781 --> 00:21:42,388 Lucky for us, Tibetan Pit Viper venom is surprisingly difficult to transport. 298 00:21:42,541 --> 00:21:45,272 It starts losing its potency the moment it leave the fangs. 299 00:21:45,461 --> 00:21:48,067 Another sentence I never thought I'd actually say aloud. 300 00:21:48,261 --> 00:21:51,549 - So it was bought locally. - Not bought. Stolen. 301 00:21:51,741 --> 00:21:53,311 - From where? - The zoo. 302 00:21:53,501 --> 00:21:54,582 A local break-in. 303 00:21:54,741 --> 00:21:56,785 The perps didn't steal anything so the cops chalked 304 00:21:56,810 --> 00:21:58,656 it up to a bunch of kids looking for a thrill. 305 00:21:58,821 --> 00:22:02,587 I pulled up the zoo CCTV footage from the night of the break-in. I got a plate. 306 00:22:02,781 --> 00:22:05,625 Car is a rental. Address is in the Glades. 307 00:22:05,861 --> 00:22:07,511 Sara. Call your father. 308 00:22:12,221 --> 00:22:15,668 Sebastian, I am so sorry. I have a bad habit of standing you up. 309 00:22:15,861 --> 00:22:18,865 Look, I know you have to pull your support from my campaign. 310 00:22:19,061 --> 00:22:22,463 Blood is thicker than politics. And it should be. 311 00:22:22,661 --> 00:22:26,222 Thank you for understanding. And I really hope that this doesn't affect our friendship. 312 00:22:26,461 --> 00:22:28,941 - It's important to me. - And to me. 313 00:22:29,941 --> 00:22:32,547 Can I help you, alderman? 314 00:22:32,741 --> 00:22:36,302 Oh, I had a meeting with your son. I'm sure you can guess the topic. 315 00:22:37,301 --> 00:22:41,511 I hope my decision to run against you for mayor doesn't affect your relationship. 316 00:22:41,701 --> 00:22:44,989 Out of respect for that relationship, can I offer some advice? 317 00:22:45,181 --> 00:22:48,628 - Please. - Get out. Now. 318 00:22:50,141 --> 00:22:54,783 The fact that you're advising me to get out before I even announce my candidacy... 319 00:22:54,981 --> 00:22:56,745 suggests that you're threatened. 320 00:22:56,941 --> 00:22:59,547 I'm apprehensive about destroying my friend's mother. 321 00:22:59,741 --> 00:23:02,142 - I can take care of myself. - Really? 322 00:23:03,261 --> 00:23:06,424 During your trial, you portrayed yourself as a fragile creature... 323 00:23:06,621 --> 00:23:10,023 living under Malcolm Merlyn's thumb. So which is it? 324 00:23:10,261 --> 00:23:16,030 The woman strong enough to lead the city or the one too weak-willed to save it? 325 00:23:16,261 --> 00:23:19,902 The one who should not be underestimated. 326 00:23:32,541 --> 00:23:34,987 - So, what exactly is the plan here? - We wait. 327 00:23:35,141 --> 00:23:36,870 The Arrow will lead him right to us. 328 00:23:39,061 --> 00:23:41,977 You know, you never did tell me how you joined up with the Arrow in the first place. 329 00:23:41,987 --> 00:23:43,108 Where did you two even meet? 330 00:23:43,141 --> 00:23:45,109 Vigilante club. 331 00:23:46,141 --> 00:23:48,143 Same old Sara. 332 00:23:48,381 --> 00:23:50,702 Well, not exactly the same. 333 00:23:51,861 --> 00:23:53,704 I loved her, Dad. 334 00:23:57,901 --> 00:23:59,187 Are you upset? 335 00:24:00,901 --> 00:24:02,187 Honestly, Sara? 336 00:24:02,381 --> 00:24:07,672 To think what you've been through these past 6 years, pain, loneliness... 337 00:24:08,501 --> 00:24:11,903 I'm just happy to hear you had someone that cared for you. 338 00:24:33,461 --> 00:24:36,531 What's the matter, they didn't teach you about right crosses in assassins' school? 339 00:24:36,541 --> 00:24:38,862 - Where is Nyssa? - Tell me where my wife is. 340 00:24:41,661 --> 00:24:44,141 - What the hell is he saying? - He's praying. 341 00:24:44,661 --> 00:24:46,186 No, don't... 342 00:24:47,261 --> 00:24:49,104 Son of a bitch. 343 00:24:53,061 --> 00:24:54,222 It's over, detective. 344 00:24:55,141 --> 00:24:57,189 He's gone. 345 00:25:06,461 --> 00:25:08,429 - How's Sara holding up? - Not well. 346 00:25:08,621 --> 00:25:10,485 And I need you to pick up the trail on Nyssa. 347 00:25:10,510 --> 00:25:12,252 Because Mrs. Lance is running out of time. 348 00:25:12,461 --> 00:25:14,065 I'm on it. 349 00:25:14,461 --> 00:25:18,785 - Ah, Oliver. Felicity. - Hi. Hi. 350 00:25:20,741 --> 00:25:23,950 Well, I haven't been this nervous since my wedding day. 351 00:25:24,141 --> 00:25:26,951 - Both of them. - Moira, it's time. 352 00:25:27,141 --> 00:25:29,052 Oliver, you ready to introduce your mother? 353 00:25:29,077 --> 00:25:30,077 With pride. 354 00:25:37,901 --> 00:25:40,347 Felicity? Felicity. 355 00:25:40,541 --> 00:25:42,901 What is going on with you? 356 00:25:43,101 --> 00:25:45,991 - And don't say... don't say nothing. - Nothing... 357 00:25:47,341 --> 00:25:49,230 The truth, please. 358 00:25:51,101 --> 00:25:54,181 - You might have noticed that I talk a lot. - It has not escaped my attention. 359 00:25:54,301 --> 00:25:57,305 You might have also noticed that I don't talk a lot about my family. 360 00:25:57,501 --> 00:25:58,662 I have noticed that. 361 00:26:00,381 --> 00:26:02,383 My mother is... 362 00:26:04,101 --> 00:26:07,310 She's my mother. 363 00:26:09,181 --> 00:26:13,823 And I don't really know what my father is because he abandoned us. 364 00:26:14,821 --> 00:26:15,982 I barely remember him. 365 00:26:16,181 --> 00:26:20,664 But I do remember how much it hurt when he left. 366 00:26:21,461 --> 00:26:24,783 And just the thought of losing someone that important to me again... 367 00:26:24,981 --> 00:26:27,029 Hey. 368 00:26:27,181 --> 00:26:28,706 You're not gonna lose me. 369 00:26:29,541 --> 00:26:34,945 Whatever it is that's bothering you, is it about your family? 370 00:26:36,661 --> 00:26:38,151 No. 371 00:26:39,141 --> 00:26:41,030 It's about yours. 372 00:26:46,541 --> 00:26:47,781 Time's up. 373 00:26:48,021 --> 00:26:50,422 Have you made your decision? 374 00:26:53,861 --> 00:26:55,943 Let my mother go. 375 00:26:56,141 --> 00:26:58,542 And I will return with you to Nanda Parbat. 376 00:27:00,741 --> 00:27:03,904 You're doing the right thing, Sara. 377 00:27:04,061 --> 00:27:06,462 For both of us. 378 00:27:16,901 --> 00:27:20,747 Here you go, sweetie. Chamomile, like you like. 379 00:27:20,941 --> 00:27:23,342 Is there anything else I can get you? 380 00:27:23,901 --> 00:27:25,744 My mother. 381 00:27:27,901 --> 00:27:30,745 Although there's something I gotta tell you. 382 00:27:33,661 --> 00:27:35,982 It's about your sister. 383 00:27:37,101 --> 00:27:38,341 What about her? 384 00:27:48,781 --> 00:27:50,271 - Hello. - Dad. 385 00:27:50,501 --> 00:27:54,904 I found Mom. Meet me at the lower boatyards in 30 minutes and come alone. 386 00:27:55,101 --> 00:27:58,423 - Don't tell the Arrow. - Copy that. 387 00:28:00,381 --> 00:28:02,588 - I gotta go. - What about Sara, Dad? 388 00:28:02,781 --> 00:28:06,024 Look, I'll explain everything later, all right? Just sit tight. 389 00:28:13,741 --> 00:28:17,587 I say this with confidence because the Moira Queen that I know... 390 00:28:17,781 --> 00:28:20,830 is more than a successful CEO and philanthropist. 391 00:28:21,061 --> 00:28:26,067 She is a loving mother who has devoted her life to raising two wonderful children. 392 00:28:26,261 --> 00:28:30,471 Just to tell you how special she is, I'd like to welcome her son... 393 00:28:30,901 --> 00:28:33,632 CEO of Queen Consolidated, Mr. Oliver Queen. 394 00:28:49,341 --> 00:28:52,709 Ooh. Thank you. Ahem. 395 00:28:55,981 --> 00:28:59,030 I'm here today to say a few words... 396 00:29:01,421 --> 00:29:03,628 about Moira Queen. 397 00:29:06,421 --> 00:29:10,028 I bet many of you think that you know her because you... 398 00:29:12,141 --> 00:29:14,587 read about her in the press... 399 00:29:16,221 --> 00:29:20,943 or you saw her on TV, but I can promise you... 400 00:29:23,901 --> 00:29:25,903 you don't know my mother. 401 00:29:32,901 --> 00:29:35,108 You don't know her like I do. 402 00:29:44,621 --> 00:29:47,306 And you don't know what she's capable of... 403 00:29:52,341 --> 00:29:58,587 when it comes to helping the people of Starling City. 404 00:29:59,061 --> 00:30:05,751 Ladies and gentlemen, my mother, Moira Queen. 405 00:30:07,941 --> 00:30:09,102 I know. 406 00:30:14,221 --> 00:30:15,950 Thank you. 407 00:30:16,901 --> 00:30:19,472 Thank you, Starling City. 408 00:30:20,181 --> 00:30:21,706 Sara. 409 00:30:21,941 --> 00:30:24,262 The snake venom. It's gone. 410 00:30:24,421 --> 00:30:26,503 - She found Nyssa. - She's going to poison her? 411 00:30:26,701 --> 00:30:29,864 We need to stop her before she does. Activate her tracer. 412 00:30:30,021 --> 00:30:31,091 You put a tracer on her? 413 00:30:31,116 --> 00:30:33,254 She has a bad habit of disappearing on me. 414 00:30:33,421 --> 00:30:35,150 I hate to sound cold, but why do we care... 415 00:30:35,341 --> 00:30:38,181 if Sara kills some bad-ass assassin who wants to get her and her family? 416 00:30:38,301 --> 00:30:44,911 Because, Diggle, if half of the stories that I've heard about Ra's Al Ghul are true... 417 00:30:45,101 --> 00:30:47,388 Sara kills his daughter... 418 00:30:47,581 --> 00:30:49,948 we will all pay. 419 00:31:00,261 --> 00:31:02,184 They're coming for you now. 420 00:31:02,381 --> 00:31:05,430 Dinah. Move away from her. Move away. 421 00:31:05,621 --> 00:31:07,828 It's all right. It's all right. 422 00:31:08,021 --> 00:31:09,864 What's happening? 423 00:31:12,021 --> 00:31:13,910 Sara. 424 00:31:14,621 --> 00:31:16,350 It's me, Mom. 425 00:31:16,861 --> 00:31:18,750 It's me. 426 00:31:21,981 --> 00:31:23,983 My baby. 427 00:31:25,021 --> 00:31:26,352 My baby. 428 00:31:26,541 --> 00:31:28,384 Oh, my baby. 429 00:31:31,741 --> 00:31:33,869 I love you so much, Mom. 430 00:31:34,461 --> 00:31:36,145 - I have to go. - What? 431 00:31:36,341 --> 00:31:38,662 - What are you doing? - Dad, get Mom out of here. 432 00:31:38,861 --> 00:31:40,272 What? 433 00:31:40,461 --> 00:31:43,305 No. No! 434 00:31:44,981 --> 00:31:46,585 No! 435 00:31:58,661 --> 00:32:01,028 You took the poison. 436 00:32:02,141 --> 00:32:03,586 No. 437 00:32:08,421 --> 00:32:09,946 No. 438 00:32:10,341 --> 00:32:12,264 No! 439 00:32:13,701 --> 00:32:15,465 I can't go back. 440 00:32:15,901 --> 00:32:20,145 I can't take the killing anymore. It needs to end. 441 00:32:20,341 --> 00:32:21,388 Sara. 442 00:32:21,581 --> 00:32:24,391 Delta-Charlie 52 to Central, we need backup at the lower boatyards. 443 00:32:24,581 --> 00:32:26,902 Ambulance, paramedics. 444 00:32:28,941 --> 00:32:34,345 If you want to be with your family so badly, they can join you in eternity. 445 00:32:35,141 --> 00:32:37,712 You get the hell away from my daughter. 446 00:32:46,061 --> 00:32:47,506 Live or die. 447 00:32:47,701 --> 00:32:49,590 It's up to you. 448 00:33:22,621 --> 00:33:25,067 Nyssa. I can still save her. 449 00:33:25,261 --> 00:33:26,831 Worry more about saving yourself. 450 00:33:46,581 --> 00:33:49,346 Don't kill her. Please. 451 00:33:50,301 --> 00:33:51,905 Sara. 452 00:33:56,901 --> 00:33:58,471 Sara. 453 00:33:59,701 --> 00:34:01,032 Sara, you hold on. 454 00:34:01,341 --> 00:34:03,070 Stay with me. 455 00:34:06,101 --> 00:34:07,990 Come on, stay. 456 00:34:10,581 --> 00:34:11,946 Not again. 457 00:34:23,901 --> 00:34:25,824 No more killing. 458 00:34:26,781 --> 00:34:28,545 Nyssa. 459 00:34:28,741 --> 00:34:30,505 Please. 460 00:34:37,301 --> 00:34:39,224 In the name of Ra's Al Ghul... 461 00:34:40,901 --> 00:34:42,824 I release you. 462 00:34:48,501 --> 00:34:51,948 Sara. Sweetheart, you okay? 463 00:34:52,141 --> 00:34:54,667 - Are you okay? Oh. - Yeah, yeah. 464 00:34:56,181 --> 00:34:58,946 I can't believe it. Look at you. 465 00:35:15,261 --> 00:35:17,946 Because Starling City is our city. 466 00:35:18,581 --> 00:35:21,425 And starting today, we're going to take it back. 467 00:35:29,181 --> 00:35:30,910 I know we need to talk. 468 00:35:31,101 --> 00:35:32,227 You need to listen. 469 00:35:35,061 --> 00:35:39,385 For the past year, I've stood by your side. 470 00:35:40,901 --> 00:35:42,426 And I've fought... 471 00:35:43,341 --> 00:35:45,947 because I wanted to believe that you weren't this... 472 00:35:48,301 --> 00:35:49,666 monster. 473 00:35:52,261 --> 00:35:54,369 And I needed to believe I still had a mother. 474 00:35:54,394 --> 00:35:55,394 You do. 475 00:35:56,501 --> 00:35:59,630 Oliver, I only lied about Thea to protect her from Malcolm. 476 00:35:59,861 --> 00:36:02,467 No, you lied because that's what you do. 477 00:36:04,541 --> 00:36:06,270 And that is who you are, Mom. 478 00:36:07,301 --> 00:36:08,462 Lies. 479 00:36:09,941 --> 00:36:12,547 And now you've made me a liar out of me. 480 00:36:13,781 --> 00:36:16,944 Because Thea can never find out about Merlyn. 481 00:36:17,981 --> 00:36:20,427 And she can never know the truth about us. 482 00:36:22,861 --> 00:36:25,432 Which is that as of right now, we have no relationship. 483 00:36:28,101 --> 00:36:30,911 I will keep up appearances for Thea's sake... 484 00:36:31,621 --> 00:36:34,067 publicly I will support your campaign. 485 00:36:36,381 --> 00:36:38,065 But privately... 486 00:36:38,981 --> 00:36:41,712 you and I are done. 487 00:36:41,941 --> 00:36:43,431 Oliver. 488 00:36:43,861 --> 00:36:45,351 Oliver. 489 00:36:49,141 --> 00:36:50,905 Oliver! 490 00:36:53,381 --> 00:36:55,270 I knew you were alive. 491 00:36:55,541 --> 00:36:57,782 I just felt it in my bones. 492 00:36:57,981 --> 00:37:00,507 I never stopped looking for you. 493 00:37:02,181 --> 00:37:04,263 I know you have a lot of questions. 494 00:37:04,781 --> 00:37:05,907 Nope. 495 00:37:06,101 --> 00:37:08,183 How could you not have any questions? 496 00:37:08,381 --> 00:37:12,511 Because I already know all of the answers to them. 497 00:37:14,021 --> 00:37:17,309 How could you still be alive? Where have you been all this time? 498 00:37:17,501 --> 00:37:19,663 Why didn't you call us? 499 00:37:20,261 --> 00:37:22,832 And the answer to all of them... 500 00:37:26,101 --> 00:37:27,512 is because it's Sara. 501 00:37:27,741 --> 00:37:30,824 - Baby, don't to this. - Dad, I swear, if you say one more word... 502 00:37:31,021 --> 00:37:33,945 Laurel, look, I know you're angry. 503 00:37:35,061 --> 00:37:37,063 And you have every right to be. 504 00:37:37,981 --> 00:37:41,061 Please don't take this out on Dad. If you need someone to blame, you blame me. 505 00:37:41,221 --> 00:37:43,064 I do blame you, Sara. 506 00:37:43,941 --> 00:37:47,832 Every single thing that's gone wrong in our lives is your fault. 507 00:37:49,301 --> 00:37:52,430 You got on that stupid boat with my boyfriend. 508 00:37:53,141 --> 00:37:55,792 You didn't call us to tell us that you were still alive... 509 00:37:56,021 --> 00:37:58,706 even though it would have probably saved Mom and Dad's marriage. 510 00:37:58,941 --> 00:38:02,866 And you brought some crazy assassin into Starling City who nearly killed Mom... 511 00:38:03,061 --> 00:38:04,790 and who poisoned me. 512 00:38:06,301 --> 00:38:07,791 You. 513 00:38:07,981 --> 00:38:11,110 You stole my whole life away from me. 514 00:38:14,541 --> 00:38:15,781 - Now, get out. - Laurel. 515 00:38:15,981 --> 00:38:18,188 Get out. 516 00:38:32,501 --> 00:38:35,072 - I'm sorry. - I said get out! 517 00:38:36,661 --> 00:38:38,072 Now what? 518 00:38:46,421 --> 00:38:48,185 Please, come in. 519 00:38:53,981 --> 00:38:55,949 Tell me Oliver's okay. 520 00:38:57,261 --> 00:38:58,865 Tell me everything's okay. 521 00:38:59,061 --> 00:39:00,790 I wish I could. 522 00:39:00,981 --> 00:39:04,190 Moira, I'm so sorry about Robert. About Oliver. 523 00:39:04,421 --> 00:39:05,991 I really am. 524 00:39:06,501 --> 00:39:07,832 Is... em... 525 00:39:08,301 --> 00:39:10,702 I need to tell you both something. 526 00:39:11,581 --> 00:39:12,946 What is it? 527 00:39:18,621 --> 00:39:22,228 Robert and Oliver weren't the only ones lost. 528 00:39:23,461 --> 00:39:25,384 Along with the crew... 529 00:39:26,621 --> 00:39:30,512 a friend invited along by Oliver at the last minute. 530 00:39:30,821 --> 00:39:32,107 Tommy? 531 00:39:32,461 --> 00:39:34,065 No. 532 00:39:38,021 --> 00:39:39,068 Sara. 533 00:39:40,901 --> 00:39:42,630 Your Sara. 534 00:39:42,821 --> 00:39:45,028 I'm so sorry, Quentin. 535 00:39:48,421 --> 00:39:50,628 The dockmaster saw her sneak on board. 536 00:39:54,461 --> 00:39:57,112 With Moira Queen's impressive speech earlier today... 537 00:39:57,261 --> 00:40:00,470 some pundits are suggesting her candidacy may not be so farfetched. 538 00:40:00,661 --> 00:40:03,471 While Blood's campaign has yet to issue a public response... 539 00:40:03,621 --> 00:40:05,191 to Mrs. Queen's announcement... 540 00:40:05,341 --> 00:40:07,867 I warned you not to underestimate Moira Queen. 541 00:40:08,061 --> 00:40:09,665 What do you want me to do? 542 00:40:11,221 --> 00:40:14,509 Thank you. Thank you, Starling City! 543 00:40:16,181 --> 00:40:17,626 Nothing. 544 00:40:21,261 --> 00:40:22,945 I'll take care of it. 545 00:40:38,261 --> 00:40:40,150 You've been crying. 546 00:40:40,741 --> 00:40:42,664 I was happy to know I still could. 547 00:40:43,421 --> 00:40:44,627 Are you okay? 548 00:40:46,261 --> 00:40:48,992 Laurel wasn't as thrilled to see me as you thought. 549 00:40:49,901 --> 00:40:51,266 Give her time. 550 00:40:53,181 --> 00:40:55,149 I gave her six years. 551 00:40:57,821 --> 00:41:00,142 What exactly are you taking out on that dummy? 552 00:41:02,501 --> 00:41:03,946 My mother... 553 00:41:09,061 --> 00:41:10,790 She's not who I thought she was. 554 00:41:10,981 --> 00:41:12,949 I guess it's going around. 555 00:41:16,341 --> 00:41:17,706 So, what now? 556 00:41:19,541 --> 00:41:20,906 I don't know. 557 00:41:23,101 --> 00:41:24,705 I don't either. 558 00:41:26,781 --> 00:41:28,271 I know one thing. 559 00:41:29,221 --> 00:41:30,632 What's that? 560 00:41:31,541 --> 00:41:32,986 I'm home.