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S1 E15Unfinished Business

Oliver, when I first met the General, he was a lieutenant, my father's CO on a covert military op to quell an insurgency in Vlatava. The op went bad. The unit was pinned down with heavy gunfire from insurgents. My dad stayed behind to hold them off. Saved the whole unit. Stewart made it out. My father didn't.

So do you blame him for your father's death?

It was his op. He should have stayed behind. Six months later, he's coming by the house for dinner. Six months, Oliver.

I didn't know.

It was bad enough that, uh, he just appeared in our lives, but... once he and my mom got married, he had me and Andy running Spartan survival drills he learned as a recon Marine. I mean, how long could we be out in the cold trying to find our way out of the woods without a compass. He called it tough love. Said he didn't care how we felt about him as long as it made us strong. I don't know. If he was so strong, how could he just abandon the first rule of the Corps and leave my father behind?

Who the hell is JJ?

He's my brother. John Jr.

[laughing] John Diggle has one son in Knightwatch and another one who's leader of the Deathstroke Gang. That must make family dinners interesting.

Well, he grew up hating my parents, and the expectations they put on us. That's why I'm glad that you finally figured out the truth about your family. Look, I've wanted to tell you the truth for a long time.

What else don't I know about you?

How long you got?

Kidnapping a four-star general is a risky move for the Ninth Circle, especially if the Pentagon's on to them. So, why? Why do it?

I don't know. We need to find out more about who he is, what makes him so important.

I'd imagine his files are really, really classified.

"Really, really classified" sounds really, really fun. I'm on it.

Hey, I, um... wanted to say thank you. I know, this... I know I haven't made it easy for you.

SStewart

This is the most time we've spent together since you turned 18. As hard as it may be to believe, I'm grateful for it. Yeah, I'd prefer a round of golf to kidnapping and... and torture. I know you might not feel the same way, but you will always be a son to me.

Oliver told me the truth about Vlatava, about my father. Why did you let me believe a lie? You let me hate you.

SStewart

Every child deserves to believe that his father is a hero. And believing it, you became one. If he could see you today, I know he would be so proud of you.

If I'm a hero... it was all because of you... sir.

[Stewart offers a handshake, but Diggle hugs him]

SStewart

[getting on the elevator] John?

Yes, sir.

SStewart

Call your mother.

Oh, thank god. Please tell me the news that you are bringing is about Emiko and her Ninth Circle buddies because I have had no luck with my "typity-type finding anything" thing.

Oh, well, you're in luck now. Dante, not so much. A couple SCPD beat cops found his body this morning.

Let me guess, not from natural causes.

Not unless you call three arrows and a knife to the chest natural.

This was after you told Emiko that Dante killed her mother. Can't be a coincidence.

No. She went ahead and killed the only father figure she had left.

Right. So that's a "no" on the evil sister redeeming herself, then.

Let's get real. Emiko and the Ninth Circle know our faces. Roy was our ace in the hole.

So you risked your new relationship with the SCPD by teaming up with a criminal.

Former criminal. Roy left the city four years ago, and he's been on the straight and narrow ever since.

Are you sure about that?

Yes, I'm sure about that.

Because we traced Harper's whereabouts after he faked his death in prison to get Oliver Queen off the hook, and his trail went cold in March of last year.

Oh. You mean when Ricardo Diaz kidnapped Roy to turn him against Oliver? You might have forgotten about that since you weren't exactly on speaking terms with Oliver and I at the time.

It still doesn't explain where he went after getting freed from Diaz.

I'm sure the kidnapping was extremely traumatic. He probably just went to go get some R and R; some Roy relaxation. [seeing Dinah's stony face] Not funny. I see that now.

Emiko, it's not too late. Let me help you.

I don't need your help. I spared you once. This time, I won't be so generous.

Why are you doing this?

Because the Queens took everything from me. Now it's my turn to take everything from them.

[holstering his pistol] This isn't you. You care about the Glades. You're dressed as the new Green Arrow, and you killed Dante.

And that proves what, exactly?

That finding your mother's killer means more to you than the Ninth Circle. Why else would you risk murdering their leader?

You really don't get it. Dante wasn't their leader. I am.

Your mother would hate what you've become.

Two innocent people are dead, and we're covering it up.

Dinah, if someone on this team goes down, this entire team goes down.

He's absolutely right. And if Pollard knew the truth, we would be sitting in lockup while the city rehashes whether vigilantes are a threat or not.

Which would free Emiko up for evil plan B.

But Roy is not a part of this team. He's been gone for months doing who knows what.

With due respect, you don't know what he's been through. Roy is and always will be as much a part of this team as the rest of us.

What do you want?

For you to suffer the way I suffered. You and your team are gonna die in there. And I will be out there destroying your legacy. You'll die a villain just like our father did, and I will be the cause of both of your deaths. And justice will finally be served.

What did you say?

I had the chance to warn our father about the Gambit. It was rigged to explode, and I knew about it. I let our father die because he didn't deserve to live. And neither do you. [holding up a detonator] Bye, brother.

Again, I would like to point out how structurally unsound this building appears to be, so maybe upping the payload is no the best option.

It's a risk I have to take. This is it. After this, I'm out of options.

Are you, or is this just typical Oliver? Now come on, man. Don't you ever wonder why you keep finding yourself in positions like this where things just keep getting worse?

I'm here for one reason and one reason only - Emiko.

Right. Emiko, your half sister.

Her being my half sister doesn't matter. What matters is finding her and stopping her before she hurts anyone else. It's a strategy you should appreciate.

Why? Because of what my father did to the Glades?

No, Tommy, because of what he did to you! Any idea what it's like to - to - to run a scenario through your head a million times, just wondering if you could've just listen to me a little bit sooner, because you didn't because you were blinded by the face that he was your father. Maybe you'd still be alive today.

But I didn't listen, and I didn't make the right choice, at least not until it was too late, because I was stuck, Oliver, in my own cycle, my father's cycle, just like you are and just like you will continue to be if you don't break free.

No. No. You're wrong. This isn't about me. This is not about my father. This is about Emiko, and the choices that she made, they are on her.

Oh, sure, now the lights come on.

Uh, guys, if the lights just came on, that means the emergency generator just came on.

That's a good thing, right?

Normally, yeah, but the building you're in used to manufacture some very flammable chemicals, and flammable chemicals plus sparks equals really big boom.

You know, you're still treating me like I'm thirteen.

What do you mean?

Uh... I mean that you're doing the exact same thing to me now that you and dad did all those years ago, leaving me out of things and then getting rid of me.

Your father and I, we never wanted to let you go.

But you did, and then even after everything that happened, you still stayed away like... like I wasn't even part of this family.

You must be a pretty big idiot, risking your life like that.

Well, we're alive, aren't we?

You're lucky to be.

I'm surprised you even care if I made it out alive or not.

Of course I care. You're our teammate.

Maybe I shouldn't be. You lost everything to protect me, and you don't even know me. Those guard that I killed, they're innocent. They had families.

What you did back there, it was awful, but we all know it was the bloodlust, Roy. That wasn't you.

No. That doesn't change the face that I put everyone else around me at risk. You should have just let me to go to prison.

I was wrong. We all make mistakes. I was just pissed because we had just lost everything. That doesn't mean I want you dead.

Maybe it's best if I'm 6 feet under.

Dying is the coward's way out. Every day that you stay alive, you try redeem yourself for that messed-up thing you did because this world is a better place with a hero like you.

When we rescued her from Galaxy One, mom apologized. You guys seemed cool.

Yeah. I thought we were, too, but she's still pushing me away just like she always has.

Okay. Fine. So maybe she wasn't there for you in the traditional sense, but mom made sure that your company was a success. She was trying.

I didn't need her money, Mia. I needed a mother. To this day, Felicity still hasn't told me why she kept me out of her life for so long or... why she wanted no part of mine.

Look. When I first found out mom was keeping secrets, that she was still being a vigilante, I didn't wallow and feel sorry for myself. I confonted her, demanded answers. Maybe it's time you do the same.

What do you think is worse, Emiko being in possession of a bioweapon or the team being Star City's most wanted?

Can I choose both?

I'm going to go with the warrants out for our arrests. The real us, not the vigilante us, which means our lives in this city are over.

Been there before.

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