Arrow (2012–…): Season 5, Episode 12 - Bratva - full transcript

My name is Oliver Queen.

After 5 years in Hell,

I returned home
with only one goal...

To save my city.

Today, I fight that war
on two fronts.

By day, I lead Star City
as its Mayor,

but by night, I am someone else.

I am... Something else.

I am the Green Arrow.

Previously on "Arrow"...

Really sorry
about this, Sergeant.



You're not here to secure the trigger.
You're stealing it.

Want to read your confession
before you sign it?

You did this!

No one will ever
believe your story.

We call ourselves Helix.

We're calling
the data cache Pandora.

With it, you can spark
revolutions.

So you're not just
giving me the file for John.

Got what we need to
exonerate John.

- How'd you do that?
- Long story.

Pleased to meet you.

I know exactly how
this brotherhood works,

and right now, it works for me.

Shipwrecked on Lian Yu,
fled to Hong Kong,



and now you're mixed up
with the Bratva.

The man who survived all this

is destined for so much more.

You need to give
the monster an identity.

It's only when the monster becomes
someone else,

some... thing else
that you're free to be Oliver Queen.

I don't know if I'm ready.

I will help you become ready.

What are we doing here?

These are low-level
drug dealers.

They're target practice.

You're beginning
to understand now.

Understand what?

That the man who
embraces the dark

is never without sight.

Ahem. Ok. So is this
the Orchard Bay facility

or the downtown rebuild?

How long until
the... announcement?

Don't you have
a chief of staff who

usually handles this stuff?

Excuse us, please.

Thea is looking
into a few joint initiatives

that I proposed while
in Hub City last week.

Oh, that's really too bad.

I've come to look forward
to her many looks of death.

Thea likes you.
She's just...

It's ok, Oliver.
She's not the Queen I'm seeing.

That's sort of an old-fashioned way
to say it, don't you think?

Well, I'm not really
sure how else to put it

given that we haven't
progressed.

That's a funny way
of saying we haven't slept together.

Ahem. Hi.

Hi, Quentin.

I wasn't expecting
to see you today.

Well, you know,
that's the thing about rehab.

It's a long process,
and then it ain't,

and by the looks
of that assistant out there,

you need me back bad.

How about I give
you guys a moment?

It's all right,
Ms. Williams.

I wasn't planning on
keeping my problems a secret.

In fact, I wanted
to talk with you about them,

you know, on camera.

I'll have my people
set up an interview.

Thank you.

I believe you are running late

for a press conference,
Mr. Mayor.

Whoa, you live
a complicated life.

- How are you?
- You know, I'm better

than I've been
in a long while, thanks.

That's fantastic to hear,

but look, maybe we shouldn't...

Not press my luck
by sitting down with your new girlfriend?

Well, no. Just... just
wait a little bit.

Let Thea come back
and prep you and...

Oliver, if I were any more dry,
I'd be dust, ok?

I'm ready to move forward,

and this is how.

Now didn't Ms. Williams
say you're late for a press conference?

Yeah.

I'd like to
thank district attorney Chase,

who stepped out of his lane to
represent my friend John Diggle

and to make sure that
justice was done.

Mr. Chase's efforts
further exemplify

Star City takes care
of their own.

Thank you, everybody.
That will be all.

Thank you for getting me out.

Thank whoever leaked
the NSA's case against Walker.

My job was easy.

Congratulations,
Mr. Diggle.

I was wondering if the D.A.
might have a second to chat.

Save your energy,
Ms. Williams.

I know you're doing
a story on the death of Detective Malone.

I have no comment for you.

And yet everyone
I spoke to you said

you were the man to speak to.

It's a little odd
for a D.A. to be so involved

in a police matter.

The victim was
a member of the ACU.

That office is monitored
by city hall,

not by the SCPD.

- Oh, my God.
- Not what you wanted to hear?

The military police
just took General Walker into custody.

Walker and his men just
shot their way off of Fort Zerillo.

30 dead, and he and his men
are in the wind,

and the nuke trigger
he stole in Chechnya is still missing.

*ARROW*
Season 05 Episode 12
"Bratva"

What can you tell us?

Lots, but first,
welcome back.

- Hugs, kisses, warm feelings.
- Likewise.

I just got word
from Lyla that Argus

discovered a batch
of encrypted e-mails

between Walker and a group
of Markovian separatists.

He's looking to sell the nuke.

We can't let that happen.

We have the U.S. military
and Argus hunting Walker.

They can't go where it's going.

The sale's in Russia.

This one's personal.

I got to take that
murderous son of a bitch

off the grid right now,
whatever it takes.

City hall gives me access
to a private plane.

- I'm coming, too.
- Felicity.

This is personal
for me, as well.

I promised I'd never let another
Havenrock happen

again as long as it
was in my power,

and I believe that
this qualifies.

Walker will have his
whole unit with him,

maybe even some Markovians.

We need the whole team for this.

Agreed, but Quentin
just got out of rehab,

and with Thea out of town,

I... I need someone to
keep an eye on him.

Who'd you have in mind?

Better be the report
on the Washington district

water projects...

Not exactly, Hoss.

What are you... what?

Why aren't you in your office?

Well, I came in here to work

because everyone's been
dropping by my office,

asking how I am,
and I don't need the attention,

and by the way,
I just got off the phone

with Oliver, who says
he's on the way to Russia,

so what are you doing here?

Oliver said I'm supposed
to help you prep

for your interview
with Susan Williams

and it was safer
for me to be here

than over there starting

an international incident.

Also, you need to talk
to your receptionist.

She didn't believe
I was here for you.

I had to sneak past her
just to get in.

Wow! I wonder how she could
have made that mistake!

Heh heh.

Listen. Why don't you just do
us both a favor, all right?

Just go home, polish your
hockey mask or something,

and I'll just tell Oliver you were here
the whole time.

That's cool, right? I'm...

Sure, except you're
fresh out of rehab,

not a politician,
about to face the media,

so what's it hurt to
have a little help?

Oh, just my waking sanity.
Ha ha ha!

Ahem.

All right.
Well, pull up a chair.

All rightie.

- Coffee?
- Sure.

Ok. This whole flying
private thing

is something I could
really get used to.

Being mayor has its perks.

You're lucky that
Star City's sister city

is in Russia.

As of 12 hours ago at least.

Are you ready for this?

When I signed on, I didn't think

I'd be stopping
a nuclear arms deal

in a foreign country.

Yeah. When I signed on,
I didn't think

I'd be dealing with aliens.

- Aliens?
- Yeah.

John said
you had friends in Russia.

One friend. Reached out,
didn't hear back.

- Oliver Queen.
- Anatoly.

Unh! Ohh.

You never should have
come back to Russia.

- Anatoly?
- Alexi Leonov...

You remember him, yes?

He was one of your brothers.

- I can explain.
- You asked favor of him.

He asked favor in return,
and you pull gun on him instead?

You know why I can't
be some Bratva thug.

You made promise.

You swore oath,

and now one of your
brothers is dead,

so why should I welcome
you as brother?

Go home, Oliver.

There's nothing for you here.

Ohh.
Feel like somebody

died of tuberculosis in here.

What's the Russian
word for creepy?

Zhutko.

I was studying on the plane.

Where did you find this place?

Lyla. This used
to be an Argus safe house,

and as you can tell
from Amero-Russian relations,

it hasn't been used much lately.

Yeah, no kidding.

And why aren't we
working with Argus?

I assume preventing
black market nuclear deals

would be pretty high
on their to-do list.

John's right about Russia.

Argus can't operate
here without causing

a diplomatic crisis.

Oh, yeah. Speaking
of diplomatic crises,

why did your friend punch you?

3 years ago, I used
a Bratva contact

when I was trying to
track Slade Wilson.

He asked me
for something in exchange.

I refused.

Slade killed him.

How long do you
think until we're up and running?

I'm not sure.
I'm pretty much starting

from scratch here,
and I have to hack

the Russian server to see
if we can find

any chatter on Walker,
and that might take no time,

or it might take
a... a lot of time.

What about your Bratva friend with
the good right hook?

You could try making nice.

It's not that simple.

Yeah? Well, simple
or not, Oliver,

we have to use
every asset we've got.

I made a mistake with Leonov.

It was a challenging time,

but you still owe me for Gregor.

Lucky for you,
I never liked Leonov.

Sit. John Diggle,
it's good to see you.

Now you're my favorite American.

Thanks.

So what brings you to Russia?

We're looking for
a U.S. general that has gone rogue.

We have reason to
believe he's trying

to sell a nuke
to Markovian terrorists.

What concern is that of yours?

Are you gonna help
me find this man or not?

After business with Leonov,

just me sitting with you squares us
with Gregor, yes?

- Fine.
- Then we are even

and back to how things
work in Bratva.

I help you, you help me.

An arrangement
you refused with Leonov

if I'm not mistaken.

An arrangement I'm
going to refuse again.

That part of my life is over.

Well, then I cannot help you,

but I can offer you
some free advice.

Act quickly, Oliver.

The Markovians do not,
as you Americans say,

sit on their hands.

You did well.

You've proven to be
a most adept student.

I know a few teachers
who would disagree with that assessment.

Hideo Yamane... his name's
in my father's notebook.

For good reason.
Mr. Yamane's criminal enterprise

is responsible for much
of the designer drug trade

in Starling City.

I think you'll recognize
his chief product.

My sister was using this,

so I killed her dealer,

but I didn't consider
the supply.

I left her,
I left the city vulnerable.

This is why I found you, Oliver,

so you can correct
your mistakes.

Now Mr. Yamane is
in town tonight,

meeting with his
Russian contacts.

He's a careful man.
He'll be heavily guarded.

Am I ready?

That's what we find out tonight.

Sorry. I don't really
have much control beyond on and off.

Yeah, probably because
you just produced the sound

of a thousand Beyoncés.

I mean, polyphonics
doesn't even begin

to explain what you're doing.

Can you guys
please... keep it down?

Ok. Walker has gone
completely dark.

There is no way of pinpointing
his IP or his GPS

from his phone, which is probably
just a burner anyway.

That's good.

How is that good?

Military men tend
to be creatures of habit.

If Walker's using a burner,

odds are it's the same model he
used in the states.

And the only one making
calls to the Markovians.

Walker's flip phone
of choice is an old model.

The only network here
that supports it is Detralink DST.

Can you hack it?

I mean, I could,
but it would take a lot of time.

I think I know someone that
could get us a short cut.

You have contacts
in Russia, too?

Kind of. Uh, he might
need a little bit of convincing.

Think you two could
look like Bratva?

Sorry. I mean,
prosti.

I can't see a thing in these.

Tough guys don't
say sorry, Curtis.

Right. No "prosti."
Err.

Guys, focus.

Why isn't Dinah here with us?

Look. I'm secure enough
in my manhood to admit

that she is way more
intimidating than either one of us.

Yes, and a total
unknown quantity.

Look tough.

Maxim Ostrovsky.
You speak English.

I suggest you start using it.

Who are you?
What do you want?

To talk in private.

Don't make me ask you again.

- Who are you?
- Someone who needs access

to your system's credentials.

You work for Detralink.

Not for long I won't

if I gave you
my sign-in materials.

Funny. You didn't seem
worried about losing your job

when you ignored
company policy to notify the Kremlin

about certain suspicious
and terrorist-like activity

on your network last year.

How do you know about that?

Better question is
who would I tell...

Because I am sure
that the Kremlin

would love to hear about this.

You can't.

My family, they'll kill them.

Yes.

So I suggest it's
in your best interest

to give me exactly what I want.

Time to go.

Prosti.

That guy was seriously shaken.

- What'd you say?
- What he needed to hear.

I've got what we need to
get a location on Walker.

Recon's in position.

I count 10 civilians
in the Church.

No sign of Walker or his men.

Backstop's also in position.

No activity here.

Are we sure this
is the spot, Overwatch?

Walker's phone
just went active

from that address.

There.

John, there are civilians here.

I don't care, Oliver.
This may be our only shot.

We're moving on the target.

Everyone, stay sharp.

Proximity alarm!

Walker knew we were coming.

Heads-up! Get down!

Are you guys hearing that?

I'm guessing those
aren't fireworks.

Recon, get those
civilians clear. Backstop...

Unh!

I don't know who
you gentlemen are,

but I want to thank you for
being so damn eager to find me!

You guys all right?

Yeah. We're good.

We lost Walker.

- Overwatch, do you have eyes on?
- Negative.

All right.
Meet us out back.

We got to find Walker.

We have his man.
He'll take us right to him.

Come on.

What the hell is this?

There's no way
you're Argus or DOD.

Shut up!

Do whatever you want.

I'm not telling you anything.

There are thousands,
maybe millions

of lives at stake.

You don't want those
deaths on your conscience.

My conscience?
You got to be kidding.

Err! What's that?

This is your conscience!

- Stop!
- Nothing stops.

Nothing stops until you tell me
when and where

the buy is happening.

Now you have 5 minutes to decide

what you want your
face to look like!

Agh! Aah!

Oliver, you just gonna
leave him in there?

- Just give it time.
- Oliver, we don't have time!

We have to get
Walker now, right now!

Let me in there, and I'll give him all
the persuasion he needs.

He's gonna crack.

If you push him
too hard right now,

he'll tell you whatever
you want to hear

to get the pain to stop!

We have to be smart, John.

You know that.

As I enjoy my visits
to mother Russia,

have you ever
considered relocating

to Starling City?

Aah!

What do you want?

Money? Drugs?

I'll give you anything.

There's nothing you have
that I want.

Why? Why are you
doing this?

Because you have failed
Starling City.

All right.
I got transcripts

of past interviews
Williams has done

with alkies and addicts...

No offense.

Ahem. Is you being here
really necessary?

Oliver wanted me
to help you prep for the interview,

so how about some
practice questions?

All right. So. You just
got out of rehab.

What makes you think
you're still fit to serve as deputy mayor?

Well, uh, that's a very excellent
question, Susan.

- Ms. Williams.
- Ms. Williams. Ahem.

Well, I think it's
my dedication to this city.

I have lived here
my... my whole life.

So have lots of people,
and I'm pretty sure

not all of them are
recovering alcoholics.

I think it's been
my ability to persevere.

What are you
persevering through?

- Could you be more specific?
- Well, I'm trying to.

Would you let met get
a word in edgewise, please?

You think Susan Williams
is gonna go any easier?

Now when did the drinking begin?

Was it before or after
the death of your daughter Laurel?

What'd you just say?

Do you hold
yourself accountable for her death

or for working
with Damien Darhk?

Shut your damn mouth
about my daughter!

Dude, chill. I'm just
trying to help.

You're trying to help?

Great. I'm gonna
leave here,

and when I get back,
you don't be here!

It's just me.

You know you have
a workstation inside, right?

Yeah. I wasn't having
any luck locating Walker,

so I decided I'd work
on my frustration in private.

- What?
- The guy back in the tea house

didn't look like someone
who owed you a favor.

He was terrified.

Felicity, what's
really going on?

The NSA file that
exonerated John,

it was part of a cache
of information

given to me by a hacker group,

and that cache includes
Intel that I used

to pressure the Detralink exec.

You mean, you blackmailed him.

- Well...
- For this data cache

to have exactly what you needed

for this particular guy,

it has to be huge.

I think the term is
"beyond massive."

What?

One of the last things
my dad said to me

when he gave me the rags

was that they hold a power most people
could never even imagine

and that I needed to respect

and guard that power,
not abuse it.

The people in this data cache,

they're not good people.

I'm starting to believe
that purpose on this earth

is to stop people
like them, like Walker,

no matter what the cost.

Sometimes, you got to
fight fire with fire.

I'm not worried about them.

I'm worried about you.

I thought you were working
on locating Walker.

Yeah.

Is everything ok?

This might be none
of my business,

but I think she
crossed a line to find Walker.

Rory.

What line?

Stay here.

Unh!

Where's the buy happening?

- Where's the buy happening?
- Hey, hey!

John, that is enough!
That's enough!

I thought we were
doing this my way.

Your way wasn't
fast enough, Oliver!

I'm not letting Walker get away!

Neither am I.

What's happening?

What happened?

John got a little carried away.

Did he say anything?

You get yourself cleaned up.

- I'll be back.
- Where you going?

I'm going to handle this.

What do you need me to do?

That did not take long.

Anatoly, what do you want?

To our imperfect union.

Vashe zdorovie.

Vashe zdorovie.

- Thanks.
- For coming as backup

or for not telling anyone?

Both.

Unh!

Agh!

Agh!

This isn't the first time
you've done something like this....

Is it?

I don't mean as the Green Arrow.

You mean as a thug, right?

No. It was...

It was part of my life
that I thought that I had moved past,

but... here we are.

Right.

You know, the other guys
said when you get in one of your moods

I should just let you be,

but, um, to be honest, brooding

really kind of
gets on my nerves.

They told you about me?

They tell you about Prometheus?

Yeah, they did.
W-W-Why?

Is... is this mood
because you got pulled back

into some Bratva drama?

No, it...

Dinah, I'm trying
to move forward,

but I'm back here,
I'm in Russia, in the Bratva,

and it just proves
to me I can't seem to do that.

Prometheus got in your head.

What was it, some crap
about infecting

the people closest to you?

Yeah, and tonight,
I watched John torture a man,

and there's something
going on with Felicity.

There's...

You affect the people
in your life, Oliver.

That's hardly
a revelatory observation.

In... in fact,
I... I think it's, uh...

It's called living.

Prometheus has you
so fixated on what's wrong with you

that you've completely
stopped seeing what's right.

You know, John and Felicity,
they'll listen to you

because you have more to offer

than just this.

Your past is a part of you.

There is nothing
you can do about that.

You can't change it.

It doesn't mean it
has to be your anchor.

The other names
in that book

are waiting for you, Oliver.

They're waiting for you at home.

I know. Leaving the Bratva is not
going to be easy.

I swore an oath of allegiance.

Your father asked you
to take a different vow, did he not?

You told me he wanted
you to right his wrongs.

You cannot do that from here.

Can I come in,

or is it still no dogs allowed?

Pfft. You really got a wiseass mouth
on you, don't you?

I'm not sure, but did you just say
my mouth looks like ass?

Look. I just came here
to tell you

that Susan Williams'
producer called to confirm

that 10 a.m. tomorrow still
works for the interview.

When did you become
my assistant?

When I answered
the phone, I guess.

It was out of line
bringing up my daughter.

You gonna tell that
to Susan Williams at 10 a.m. tomorrow?

Look, man. You expecting
me to give you an apology,

you don't know me that well.

I don't know you at all,

but my sponsor says
that I'm the one that

owes you the apology.

It's cool, Hoss.

No, it's not cool.

My daughter Laurel is gone,

and I got to figure out
a way to live with that

which doesn't involve booze

or snapping at guys
that are just trying to help.

You know, 10 a.m. will be here
before you know it.

How about another dry run?

Take a seat.

- Attaboy.
- Quit calling me Hoss.

All right. Ready?

Where are your questions?

I got them right here.

Where were you?
Did you take Dinah somewhere?

- Yeah. Not like that.
- It's ok.

What happens in Russia
stays in Russia, remember?

Where's Walker's man?

Curtis and Rory are
keeping eyes on him.

I think she means
protecting him from me.

Oliver, I still think
it's a mistake not pushing

this scum bag for
the location of the sale.

We don't have to.
We're gonna have it within the hour.

- What? How?
- Bratva.

Anatoly wasn't playing ball
unless you did

the Bratva's dirty work...

Which is where you took Dinah.

Oliver, I thought you
didn't want anything to do with the Bratva.

I don't, but if it's a choice

between me crossing the line

and the two of you crossing one,

that is a very easy choice.

What did you do?

It doesn't matter.
Here's what does.

I am who I am.
Now I'm trying to work past that.

Maybe I do, maybe I don't,

but I cannot...
I will not have the two of you

make the same mistakes.

Oliver, you are
the one that taught us

that sometimes
you have to get in the muck

to make things right.

Well, then Prometheus wins

because he'll be right.

I need the two of you
to prove to him

and, quite frankly,
to prove to me that he's not.

I need the two of you
to be better than me

because you are.

That's why we work together.

Uh, there is a whole mess of
angry Russian dudes outside.

I have location
for Walker

and men to help in fight,
but we have to leave now.

Your strange friend's
pronunciation is horrible.

Yeah. I'll tutor
him later.

Hey.

Pleasure doing
business with you, Lev.

You sure you don't want to toast
the transaction?

Eh, I'd love to,
but I got a plane to catch,

and there's someone
I'm trying to avoid.

American government?

Heh heh. I wish it
were just that.

Ohh!

Green Arrow, Tango
headed your way.

I love saying
the word "Tango."

So do I.

Uh, ok.
In the future,

you might not want to
do that with a van carrying a nuclear bomb.

That was neat trick.
Now what's your plan?

Stay down, you son of a bitch!

Who the hell are you?

You didn't expect to see
me here, did you, General,

and no one's gonna
believe that I was,

but everyone's gonna know
that you tried to sell

a nuclear bomb to terrorists.

You're assuming I
actually meant to sell

the bomb to
the Markovians, John.

Bomb's not here.

Walker was headed
for the hangar.

Odds are that's
where the nuke is.

Felicity!

Why the ruse?

Why sell a nuclear weapon once

when I can steal it
back and sell it

to another rebel sucker?

Ha ha ha!

Rory!

Curtis told me you
needed some help.

He was probably worried
I'd do something stupid.

Those were exact words actually.

Ok. You need to get
out of here.

And he said those would
be your exact words.

- The bomb is in countdown mode.
- What?!

It's wired with a failsafe.
We must have triggered it

when we entered the hangar.

- Can you disarm it?
- If I can't...

The yield of this thing
will spread over 50 miles.

Do it.

You know you want to.

Come on, John.
You have to.

I got a lot of friends, John,

with a lot of resources

and itchy trigger fingers,

and you...

Well, you got a wife and kid.

Terrific, Overwatch,
any luck locating the nukes?

Overwatch is
off comms and in the hangar.

I think she's trying
to disable the nuke herself.

I'm on my way.

- No. No.
- What happened?

Trapdoor code.
I walked right into it.

- What does that mean?
- Any attempt to disarm the nuke

will exponentially pace up
the countdown clock.

Well, w-w-what
are you doing?

Hoping like hell I can figure out
how to fly a plane.

- What?!
- I can't disarm the nuke,

but hopefully I can
get it to a less populated area.

Less populated?
Wha... like Havenrock?

Rory, this isn't
the time to revisit that.

No, no, no.
This is exactly the time.

The... the rags survived
Havenrock.

They can survive this, too.
I can use them

to contain the blast
and the radiation.

- No. You don't know that!
- Well, I don't need to know.

I... Have... Faith.

Ok. Well, it should
be me, not you.

I don't have time to
take these rags off, so go just in case

this, you know, doesn't work.

Felicity, go!

Do it.

Go on.

No, General.

No. You're gonna
stand trial.

I'm gonna see that
justice is done.

Oh, shema yisrael.

Adonai eloheinu, adonai echad...

What's happening?

- Rory!
- Oh, my God!

He always gets the credit.

Are you ok?

This means I get
a promotion, right?

Heh.

To Rory
and his amazing

nuke-stopping rags,

which hopefully doesn't
give us all radiation poisoning.

- Ohh!
- Agh.

Wimps.

Yeah. Can't you
hold your vodka?

Now you're my favorite American.

Did you hear from Lyla?

Walker's being escorted
under military guard as we speak.

- Congratulations.
- You know, Oliver,

Walker threatened
JJ and Lyla just like Andy did.

At first, I wondered
why I didn't shoot him like I did Andy.

Then I remembered
what you said to me and Felicity.

Well, I'm just glad
that it took.

But, you know, Oliver,
you were wrong.

Me and Felicity,
we're no better than you.

You, me, Felicity,
we make each other better.

I'll drink to that.

You're my brother, Oliver.

Oliver, heh heh.

It's good... good
being friends again.

I forgot how strong
this is over here.

I make sure and bring some

when I come to Star City.

Heh.

Ahh. I hear you're
mayor now.

Big promotion, hmm?
Now you Pakhan.

Now you tell everyone
what to do.

That's not how things
work in America, Anatoly.

Hmm. Yeah. That's
the way things work everywhere.

I was hoping maybe
you could repay me.

Thought we were even.

I thought you returned
to Bratva.

That was temporary.

That is the thing
about oaths, Oliver.

They are never temporary.

They are for life.

I need to speak with Anatoly.

Where have you been?

I need to speak with Anatoly.

Where is he?

Anatoly.

Oliver...

Is that you?

Yeah.

What happened?

Gregor.

I questioned his deal
with Kovar.

He did this to me.

You were right about him.

His loyalty lies with Kovar,

but Gregor is Pakhan.

There is nothing we can do.

That's not true.

We can kill him.

You are my brother, Oliver.

Oleg said that you
needed to tell me something.

It can wait.

You know, if visiting
Star City's sister city

is what it took
to get you to bed,

I would have bought you
a ticket to Russia months ago.

Heh heh heh.

A friend of mine
told me that my...

My past doesn't have
to be my anchor,

and I think my past
is what was...

Stopping me from moving things
forward with you.

Looking at all this,
I can understand why.

What exactly happened to you
on that island anyway?

Things that I'm not
ready to talk about.

Not even this crazy tattoo?

I mean, like, how do you even get
something like this

on a deserted island?

Hey, hey.

Not ready to talk about it.

Right. Ok.

So you mean, like, not now

or not ever?

Not now.

Maybe someday.

Yeah.

I can wait for someday.

Hey. What'd that bag
ever do to you, huh?

- You got a minute?
- Sure.

How'd the interview go
with, uh, Oliver's girlfriend?

Cakewalk. In fact, I asked her if she
went easy on me,

and she said she did

because of something
you said to her.

I didn't say much.

I just told her a story
about you and me.

You and me?

I figured you didn't remember.

When I was a kid,
you were a beat cop on my block.

You caught me
tagging a building...

But instead of hauling me in,

you crouched down,
looked me in the eye,

and told me...

I could be more than just some
rip-and-run thug.

It really set me
on a better path.

You did, I mean.

Pbb. I had... I had
no idea, Rene.

Anyway, I just wanted
the reporter to know

just what kind of guy she was
sitting down with.

Didn't you still get
dishonorably discharged

from the military, though?

Nobody's perfect.

Hey!

Hey.

Uh, what are you doing here?

Oh, I was just making sure you're
not radioactive.

Heh heh.

Are you going somewhere?

Yeah. I'm sorry.
I was... I was gonna call.

Well, I was probably
gonna wimp out and text.

What's going on?

The blast did something to them.

They don't work anymore.

I don't have any control,

they don't offer any protection.

Oh. I'm sure it's
just temporary.

I'm not.

I have a bond
with them, Felicity.

I can feel it,
and let's be honest.

Without the rags,
I'm a liability

and one the team can't risk,

not with Prometheus out there.

Ok. Well, that doesn't
mean you have to leave.

Don't worry.
I'll be back.

You'll, uh...

You'll let the team know?

Yeah. I mean, I'll
probably just wimp out

and text.

- Well?
- You were right.

All the guys
in this photo are Bratva.

It means "brotherhood"
in Russian.

I know. Bratva get
tattoos on their chest

when they make captain.

- What about the other thing?
- No. I couldn't find

anything else on Queen
in Russia,

but I reviewed criminal activity

from the period he was there,

and I found something
very interesting.

The Russians call
him luchnik, the Archer.

Does he remind you
of anyone you know?

The Green Arrow.

What are the odds
of Oliver Queen

and the Green Arrow
being in Russia at the same time?

Very good...

If Oliver Queen
is the Green Arrow.

Greg!
Move your head.