You want to talk? Not even to the guy who found out his long-lost sibling was secretly an evil double agent?
Being reminded that this has happened before is not... really making things better.
I get that. But I also know that despite what Emiko's done, you're not quite ready to give up on her.
That obvious?
Only to someone who knows you, and who's been there. All I wanted was to bring Andy back over to the light. I don't have to remind you what having that blind spot cost us.
No, you don't. But please, John, trust me when I tell you that I am seeing Emiko more clearly than I ever have.
Oliver, you're still trying to save her.
John, my family is to blame for her current situation. My-my father a-abandoned her and her mother. She was eleven! She was eleven years old. And no one's gonna convince me that... that her life wouldn't be different now if that had never happened.
Andy tried to convince me that I was the reason for his bad choices, too. He made me feel so guilty that I was willing to trust him again even after knowing he worked for Damien Darhk. I held out hope, Oliver, so much hope that I put you, my family, my team at risk.
John, if I abandon her now, I'm no better than my father. If I can help redeem her, selfishly, I feel like I-I help redeem my family. Just a little.
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