Felicity tries to talk Oliver out of
his duel. She isn't worried about that he can't beat him, but that he
can't kill him, that it isn't in his make-up anymore. Oliver tells
her that he'll stay, and that he loves her. Someone is clearly
dreaming. Felicity and Oliver kiss, and she jumps back in horror as
blood pours out of his mouth, and a knife is in his gut.
Oliver awakens. Maseo brought Oliver to
the cabin. He didn't realize that he and Tatsu were still in contact.
She reveals that they haven't been. Maseo comes in and sees Oliver up
and about, when he shouldn't be. He helps him back to bed. If Ra's
finds out that Maseo helped him, he'll kill him, but Maseo tells him
not to worry about that. Maseo warns him that his concern should be
for his home, and what its become in his absence.
A girl runs, from her would be
attacker. He tells her that had she chosen a different alley she
would have been free. Black Canary arrives on the scene and tells the
girl to run. The guy meets Black Canary head on, but Laurel is no
Sara, and he gets the upper hand on her, telling her that this is
Brick's town now. Lucky for Laurel, Arsenal arrives, and takes out
the trash. It's time they have a little chat.
Roy patches up Laurel, stitches and
all. Dig taught them how to suture, but he's clearly not as talented
as Felicity. He tells her that her grief isn't enough to help her out
there, he's had a lot of training. Dig is on the same page, she's
certifiable if she thinks she can wear her sister's mask. She knows
he's right, but Oliver, the Arrow is gone. She thinks that Canary
sends the same message, but Diggle points out that they don't fear
her, they fear her sister.
Felicity sits at her desk, when Ray
comes in. She thought he would be there later, but he had the meeting
moved up with the new threat in town. Felicity hopes that he means to
help with his money, and not a suit that shoots lasers. Ray makes a
joke, and tells her that his suit can't actually fire the beams of
light since she won't fix his nanite chip. Felicity isn't interested
in assisting him on his suicide mission.
Thea runs into Chase. He's there to get
his gear, but she's there to just do her job. He asks if they're okay
after their moment, but she claims that he thinks too highly of his
kissing skills. He teases that she must have a pretty high opinion of
them too, unless she needs a reminder. Merlyn arrives and Thea runs
out the meet him. He went by her apartment to see how her packing was
going, but she's not packing. She can't leave until she knows what
happened to Oliver. Merlyn tells her that they're in danger and she's
not ready for the truth. She's just sure she's not ready to leave
Starling City. Roy oversees the whole exchange.
Quentin meets with Laurel. He asks if
she's heard from her sister. He thinks that Sara is back in town.
Before Laurel can stick her foot in her mouth, the meeting begins
about Brick. Brick has been a huge problem, and all of the men that
were sent after him were taken out. They need more men, which means
more money. Ray and Felicity arrive. He's made a large donation, and
although that will help, he thinks that the National Guard should be
called in. Brick arrives and causes havok. He wants the mayor, and
orders the death of everyone else. Ray moves to protect Felicity in
the shootout, as he, Quentin and Laurel take out as many guys as
possible. After the chaos is over, Ray points out that this is the
exact reason he needs a suit.
Back in the cabin, Maseo pours some tea
and heads out. Oliver tells Tatsu that she cannot let him go back to
Ra's. Maseo blames himself, and sometimes death is preferable to the
agony of life.
Hong Kong, five years ago. Maseo and
Oliver stake out a club. They think that they know where Tatsu is
being held. Oliver asks if he would do anything to get her back, and
he would. The pair are disarmed and pulled in by guards. China White
is waiting for them, and Maseo had a deal with her, betraying Oliver.
He wants to see his wife, but once he does, he'll hand over the thing
she desires.
Quentin checks on Felicity, but she's
worried about his heart. He's fine he tells her, but he noticed that
no one in a hood came to their rescue. Felicity tells him that Oliver
is gone, which doesn't make sense to him since Sara is back. That
admission confuses Felicity. Someone tell him now. Quentin tells her
that a masked blonde has been taking out Brick's men. Felicity admits
that she's sort of been out of the loop lately.
Laurel goes to question one of Brick's
thugs. He was doing pretty well for himself before joining up with
Brick. He refuses to talk, and Laurel playfully warns that she has
another heel still. She asks about his role in a death, but he claims
to know nothing about it. She tells him his file says otherwise. He's
not one for taking the credit for crimes he didn't commit, but Laurel
reminds him that she can charge him with whatever she wants,
especially after his little stunt, and he would be held until the
trial. She would hold him in the same prison of the family of the
murder victim. If she does that he won't last a day, but she's
willing to take that gamble unless he tells her where she can find
Brick. He doesn't want to play, but Laurel is serious and he really
has no options, so he tells her what she wants to know.
Merlyn returns home, and Roy has
followed him. He's not sure why Merlyn wants Thea to leave, but
thinks that he should stay away from her. Merlyn thanks him for his
human. Roy wasn't joking. Merlyn is poison, and he put a bullseye on
Thea when he had her kill Sara. Merlyn tells him that she will never
know about Sara. Roy knows Thea, and he knows that she will not stop
until she knows the truth, and when she figures it out, she will
leave him. Roy knows from experience. Merlyn points out that its a
family matter, and Roy isn't family.
Felicity looks after Ray's wounds. She
knows that the fight couldn't be easy for him. Ray admits that it
brought back memories of Anna, but then it became about protecting
Felicity. He admits that he went about the suit project all wrong. At
first it was about avenging Anna, but it became about protecting the
people he cares about, namely her. Can we all say awwww together?
Roy and Laurel suit up, and she's
taking Sara's weapon. Dig thought that they were on the same page,
but Roy tells him that Laurel found out where Brick was with the
hostages. They have to move, and do it soon if they plan to save any
of them. Dig wants Laurel to talk him and Roy through to the
location, but Laurel refuses to back down. She knows she's not her
sister, but she's not staying home either. Dig warns Roy to stay
close to Laurel.
Brick and his men head to another
location. They didn't get their hands on the mayor, as they had
planned. Arsenal fires a few arrows, stopping the vehicles. Canary
comes from above to rescue the people, as Brick goes after Arsenal.
Laurel manages to open the doors for the hostages before Brick double
backs. Lucky for her he doesn't like to hit women, so he tosses her
aside, and gets the van moving again. Arsenal fires an arrow into
Brick, and he retaliates by shooting one of his hostages.
The news reports that Brick is still at
large as the Police and Quentin watch. A bruised Laurel arrives, and
Quentin pulls his daughter aside as they show footage of what he
thinks is Sara. They've been running footage of her and Arsenal all
night. He asks if Sara has made contact, and Laurel tells him that
she hasn't. Someone let Quentin in on the fact that his other
daughter is dead, the fact that he can't tell that Black Canary
Laurel isn't Sara is ridiculous. Brick makes a call to the Mayor.
He's a little upset over the city vigilante problem. Brick quotes
Shakespeare to her. He wants to parlay with her in person. She
refuses to negotiate, especially not in person. She's already going
to one funeral, and warns her that she'll attend many more if she
isn't at their designated meeting place.
Merlyn pays Thea a little visit, and no
she isn't packing. He doesn't want to lose her, but telling the truth
is a little difficult. Merlyn tell her that they're on the run from
Ra's because thinks Merlyn betrayed his code. He joined up with Ra's
after the death of his wife, and it lead to the death of his son.
Thea is all he has left, and he doesn't want to lose her too.
Laurel listens to more news reports on
her laptop about her fallen co-workers. Felicity pays Laurel a visit,
and she came to ask her if things are okay. Laurel figures that she
came to talk some sense into her, but Laurel isn't sure she has to
bother. Brick killed someone in front of her, and she thought that
being Sara would make it hurt less, but it didn't. It hurt more. She
won't be wearing the mask anymore. She's not strong enough to fight
for Sara. Felicity tells her that maybe it isn't about Sara, or
Oliver or those they've lost. Maybe they do this for the people who
are still there, the ones who need them.
The Mayor prepares for her meeting with
Brick. He's cocky and confident driving out into the open with no
care that the area is surrounded by the police. His collateral
insures that they won't act hasty. He asks Ray why he's there, if its
merely to look important. Brick thinks he has the city in the palm of
his hand, but the night is still young. Brick tells him that all of
his money won't help him, but Ray has a lot of money. Brick wants all
of the police presence out of the Glade. It's an absurd request, they
can't abandon an entire district.
Quentin calls to Felicity, and tells
her Brick's demand. They need all the help they can get immediately.
The Arrow may be gone, but she thinks she knows where she can find
the Canary.
In the mountains, the storm has passed.
Maseo prepares to leave, but Oliver tells him that he doesn't have to
leave, he can still have a life. Maseo claims to not want one. Tatsu
stops him. She still loves her husband, and she kisses him goodbye.
Maseo hesitates to leave, as Ra's men come out of the trees. The jig
is up, they've been found. Maseo waits by the fire as the men barge
in, Oliver and Tatsu are nowhere in sight. They ask what he's doing
there. Maseo tells them that he was told to find and bring back
Oliver's body, but he found tracks and followed them to the cabin,
where there was no further sign. He makes to leave, when the men hear
Tatsu. One goes to look, and she cuts him down with a sword. Maseo
springs to action, killing the others as Oliver stays in hiding.
Past. Maseo tells him that Tatsu is the
mother of his son, and Oliver shouldn't judge him. Oliver is so
judging him. Matseo hands over the item China White wanted, and
claims it to be the real deal, but she tests it. She finds it to be a
fake, and orders all of them to be killed. Maseo, Oliver and Tatsu
spring into action, and get away into the club with Oliver leading
the way, grabbing a gun. The trio make it out of the club.
Roy beats himself up over the death.
The man died because of decision that he made, but Dig tells him not
to blame himself. That death is on Brick. Dig pours them a drink, and
shares with him a ritual that he and Oliver use to do when they had a
rough night. They take the drinks, and Roy realizes that they can't
win this battle without Oliver, that Felicity was right. Felicity and
Laurel arrive, and Felicity admits that she was wrong, which doesn't
happen often. Laurel tells them that they talked to her father, and
the Mayor is going to cave to Brick's. It's up to them to make this
right. Oliver's mission may be over, but theirs isn't. This is their
home, and they need to protect it.
Quentin argues with the Mayor. He
thinks that she's making the wrong decision, and he refuses to be the
one to give the order. If she wants to doom a district, she's going
to be the one to make the actual call. “Sara” calls her father.
Laurel uses a voice machine to apologize to her father. She tells him
that she's there to help. She needs to know everything that he has on
the hostage, no matter how insignificant. He tells her that he isn't
holding back any information, but if they don't move quickly, the one
with the pace maker won't make it. That information helps, they may
be able to track him that way. Roy tells Laurel to gear up.
Felicity drops in on Ray's meeting,
interrupting him. She needs the keys to his helicopter. She promises
not to crash it. Ray isn't confident in her aeronautic abilities,
since she didn't know that helicopters don't have keys. She asks him
if its on the roof, and he admits that it is. She runs off to
retrieve the helicopter, and he plans to hold her to the no crash
promise.
Diggle flies the helicopter with Canary
and Arsenal inside. He hasn't flown for over five years, and Arsenal
hopes its like riding a bike, as Felicity plays navigator from their
lair. The trio arrive via chopper, and the bad guys get the call that
there's a copter in the area when its pretty much too late. Canary
and Arsenal spring into action, kicking butt along the way. Laurel's
canary is so ungraceful compared to Sara. I get that she's no trained
assassin, but still, it's just not pretty to watch. Arsenal and
Canary make it to the hostages, and they get them out, but Brick
catches up to them and cuts Canary off from the pack. She needs a
getaway, and Brick is hot on her trail. He just may make an exception
for his dislike of hitting women for her. He thinks that he'll keep
the city safe, but Canary isn't buying it. The copter is in place,
and Canary leaps from the window, catching the ladder as Diggle flies
away.
Maseo returns from burying the bodies,
they won't be found. Oliver knows that he plans to return to Ra's but
points out that Ra's won't accept him back. Maseo slices his own
throat, he'll claim it was inflicted by Oliver when he escaped.
Oliver tells him he can just come back to Starling City with him. He
turns his back, and prepares to leave his friend and his wife once
more. Maseo is clearly torn about it, and he hesitates outside.
Past. Maseo is happy to be home with
son and wife. Oliver pulls him aside. If he had a fake virus sample,
and planned to use it he should have told him. Maseo admits that he
didn't know it was fake. Amanda Waller knew he would try something
like that and must have switched out the samples before he took it.
Oliver can't believe he was willing to risk so many people dying for
his wife. It was for his wife, for his family, and there isn't
anything he wouldn't do for them. Tatsu thanks Oliver for helping to
save her life.
“Sara” goes to see her father. He
tells her that because of her the hostages were saved. The police are
being pulled out of the Glades anyways. Brick has the home address of
every city council member he revealed, and she caved. “Sara” goes
to leave, but Quentin stops her, asking her to join him for dinner at
her favorite Chinese restaurant. She tells him that she can't, but he
sees it as avoidance. She promises to tell him what's wrong, but not
tonight.
Merlyn sits on Thea's balcony. He asks
if she's ready to leave, but she's not leaving. He told her they were
in danger, and who was after them, but not why. He did, he said that
Ra's Al Ghul wanted them dead. He will want them dead anywhere, so
why not stay and fight. He taught her to stand her ground, to stay
and fight, and Ra's should be the one to fear them. Merlyn agrees to
stay.
Felicity tells Ray that his helicopter
is back. It wasn't crashed, and it did have keys. She gives him his
nanite chip as a peace offering. The reason he couldn't get the chip
to function is that he needed a quantum processor. The end result is
elegant. He thought she wasn't going to help him on his suicide
mission, but she hopes if she does he won't die.
Chase heads into the club and makes
another excuse to see Thea. He's cheating on her with another club.
He heard a rumor that she was headed out of town, but she has no
intention of that. Chase goes to collect his hard drive, and makes a
call. He's one of the assassins. He calls Maseo and tells him that
Merlyn isn't planning on skipping town. Maseo plans to pass along the
message to Ra's.
