If something like this happens again,... go for the nose. Find the biggest one, the biggest one in the group, walk right up to him without saying a thing, and punch him in the nose as hard as you possibly can. He will have no idea what is going on. Won't be able to see. If he can't see, he can't fight. Then all of his buddies, all the guys that were being so brave, they will back off. Trust me on that one.
You know, I'm not exactly Father of the Year. But, white lies are kind of, like, an important parental tool. I remember telling Zoe that she came from a cloud. I really hope her mom set her straight on that one.
Oliver
So help me with this. How do I reconcile that he's right? Because every time that I'm in the field, there's a chance I don't come back. And that he's alone. And now you're telling me that he's gonna have to lie to an FBI agent so that he doesn't lose his father to prison.
I am an honorable man. Did I have bomb planted in your son's school? Did I have him kidnapped? Tortured? No. Because even though we stand apart, I am still good man. I wonder. What would happen to William if he ran afoul of someone who was not good?
I don't know how you did it. You never hesitate to make the call. You were always sure. I'm not.
Oliver
I was never sure. Not one time. I'm very flattered that it looked that way on the outside, but on the inside, it was... it was instinct. It was instinct and it was fear.
Well, you'll work past it, too. Now I'm not gonna sit here and say that you won't... make mistakes. That you won't... lose people along the way. You know, most... most will be strangers, but some... well, some won't be. Because, John, you're one of the main reasons that the Green Arrow even exists.
The bank robbers, yeah. You were the first person to convince me to look past just the names on my father's list. You helped me discover that the Hood, that persona, he wasn't a hero. You helped me find what all of this, the Green Arrow, the idea of it, it exists because you had faith in me. Now you gotta have the same kind of faith in yourself. Because if you do, you can be a better leader. You can be a better hero than I ever was.
Good morning. As you know, I have been accused of a great many things recently. Including, but not limited to, supporting vigilantes at expense of our men and women in uniform. This was never my intention. In the wake of the attacks on the SCPD, putting this police force back on its feet is my number one priority as mayor. We need the women and the men of the SCPD on our streets, protecting us. But they can't do that if they are busy hunting vigilantes. That is why I oppose this bill and that is why I am invoking chapter 9 of the City Charter.
PLady Parliamentarian
And you are aware that will convert councilwoman Pollard's bill to a city-wide referendum?
Oliver
I certainly am. Because last night, a group of vigilantes saved hundreds of lives. So if we are going to decide on diverting police resources towards stopping them, we are not gonna do that until the people of Star City have spoken.
Yeah, well, I know you're just saying that to get boyfriend points, and it's working.
Oliver
I'm being serious, Felicity. Even if we weren't together, you were always there with me. Always there to talk me outta stuff. To help me being the Green Arrow. You were literally in my ear, every second I was in the field. And that's why I followed you to the club tonight, because I want a chance to be there for you the way that you've been there for me.
Joe knew that I was coming to look for him. So he contacted his mother. And she sent me a message to stay away. You got your second chance, kid. And I'm happy for you. [goes to the door] Some fathers aren't that lucky.
[angrily advances on the Warden again, only to be stopped by Oliver] Well, un-complicate it!
Oliver
[to the Warden] Trust me on this one. Don't make this man angry.
WWarden
They are called... the Jackals. Men your son investigated. When they discovered his arrest - which was merely him being in wrong place at the wrong time - they broke into prison. Take him.
Because when I saw my son... I was tempted. I would have done anything to keep us together. But when you mentioned William, I realized that's not my boy. It's Kane. But what I fear, is there is only one way to stop him.
Oliver
Slade, there are other ways to deal with this that don't involve killing your son. Deep down, he's your boy. So you have to reason with him. And I swear, he will listen to you.
The mirakuru faded for a while. But when it came back, it was like a storm I could not control. And that monster is what my son is trying to emulate. But it's not mirakuru with Joe. It's anger and resentment. And I don't know how that can be redeemed.
Oliver
Well, I didn't think that you could be redeemed. But I'm here. Miles from home. Miles from my son. Trying to help you save yours, and I can do that because I knew the man that you were before the mirakuru. That is who your son needs to see. He needs to see his father. The man who you are right now tonight.
We got to see what our "perfect" life would be. Mine was being the Green Arrow. So you asking me to take the mantle was not selfish. It was giving me the one thing in the world that I never knew I wanted.
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