I've known a lot of bad men, and they've been filled with anger and with hate. But not Diaz. He's not filled with anger inside because he's not even human inside. I watched him burn a man alive over a childhood grudge. If I cross him... what is he gonna do to me?
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
[Diaz is punching a chained, helpless Oliver.]
Stop it. This is pointless. You said you had plan for him, that you need him alive, no? In Bratva, we have ways of dealing with conflict like this. We fight with honor, we don't... do this.
You want me to fight him fairly? Life ain't fair.
Every drop of blood you draw from prone man is sign of weakness. Your weakness.
[Puts a hand on Anatoly's shoulder] I'm not weak.
[Diaz has defeated Oliver in their fistfight by stabbing him with a knife.]
It's like I said... life ain't fair.
You... You have failed this city. And I'm gonna take it back. [falls unconscious]
[to Anatoly] Maybe he won't be so smug when he wakes up.
Look, man... every time I think about going out there again, all I can think of is Zoe. What's gonna happen to her if something happens to me?
ZZoe
[appearing in the doorway] I'll be fine, Dad.
[taken aback] Uh, Uncle Curtis and I were just talking about–
ZZoe
How you both wear masks and go and fight bad guys? It's way obvious. [to Curtis] And you and Dinah talk way louder than you think you do.
AVAlexa Van Owen
[making her opening statement to the jury] Oliver Queen is a hero. He is. He's saved this city more times than anybody can count. But he's done it all from behind a mask. So that he could take the law into his own hands. In fact, he's taken as many lives as he's saved. So, yes, Oliver Queen is a hero. That doesn't mean he's not also a criminal.
Not for nothing, but apart from your face, there's one thing you got in common with my Laurel.
And what's that?
Neither of you would let somebody else tell you what to do or have you running scared.
You think your Laurel would stand up to Diaz.
I know it.
Well, maybe, if she were a little smarter, she wouldn't have gotten herself killed.
JLJean Loring
I'm gonna ask. Are you the Green Arrow?
Yes.
JJean
Then I'm gonna to propose a new strategy: jury nullification. You're going to admit to being the Green Arrow. We are then gonna highlight every single thing you have done for this city, all the times you have saved it. We will argue you do not deserve to go to prison. This. Is. A legitimate chance, Oliver.
I can't do it.
JJean
Why not?
I'd be putting a target on my back. I'd be putting a target on my wife and son's back. I've been the Green Arrow for six years. I didn't plan on doing it forever. I thought that one day, my mission would end and I would finally, after all this time, get a chance to actually live my life. That will never happen if I tell the whole world that I'm the Green Arrow.
["Green Arrow" unmasks on the witness stand as Tommy Merlyn.]
JJean
Please state your name for the record.
Thomas Merlyn. "Tommy" 's fine, if you want.
JJean
Mr. Merlyn, you were declared dead May 15, 2013.
That night, my father destroyed a large portion of the city. With a heightened scrutiny on my family, I took the opportunity to fake my own death to protect my identity as the Hood.
JJean
Three years ago, Roy Harper confessed to being the Hood.
To protect me. And then he was attacked in prison. I have lived with that guilt for three years. I am not about to let Oliver take the blame for me the same way that Roy did. And that's why I'm here. To set the record straight.
[Hearing an unexpected knock at his door, Rene approaches with a gun. Seeing that it's Oliver, he opens it.]
[seeing the gun] You can take a shot at me if you want to. It's just gonna... ruin me saying "Thank you".
Can't be too safe.
As the Green Arrow, I have gone up against some terrible people who've tried to do terrible things, – hey, look at me – and I'm still here.
That doesn't mean you always will be.
You're right. William, I just started being your dad, okay? I love being your dad. And nothing is gonna take me away from you. Especially not Ricardo Diaz.
Kick. His. Ass!
I'm asking a lot of you. I appreciate it.
You cannot wage revolution in white gloves. Lenin had many faults, but he was right about that.
Everything okay?
Yeah, it's just, it's so nice to see how you and John, you know, work when you're on the field, 'cause you're so in sync. How do you do it?
You're asking for marital advice? Now?
Sorry, yeah, totally terrible timing. It's just that, like, Oliver doesn't even want me here, so I just thought, maybe a tip or two would work.
We always knew our lives would be high-risk. Eventually, we got to a point where... worrying about that seemed less important than enjoying the time we have together. Even if that was on a battlefield. [opens the car door] Also... getting divorced helped. [gets out of the car]
Hey, um... I shouldn't have pushed you away. I should have trusted you to keep yourself safe, and I should've trusted my abilities to help keep you safe.
Thank you.
Yeah.
It's good to know, after all these years, that you can still learn something.
You know, I still have a ways to go.
That's true.
So far, Ricardo Diaz has been unstoppable. He has aligned himself with the most powerful criminal organization in the country. He controls Star City's government, its infrastructure, and its police force. I can't stop him on my own.
SWAgent Samanda Watson
And when you say you can't stop him, are you speaking as the former Mayor... or as someone else? [Oliver says nothing.] You want my help? I'm gonna need two things from you. The first is, I'm gonna need you to say the words.
I am the Green Arrow.
And the truth shall set you free.
What's the second thing? [Watson says nothing.]
Come a long way, you and me.
It's been getting better since the first time you arrested me.
[smiles at that] You know, I've always been curious... How'd you beat that lie detector, anyway?
It... it just comes down to... keeping a regular heart rate.
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