Arrow (2012–…): Season 7, Episode 11 - Past Sins - full transcript

Previously on "Arrow"...

The Dante painting.

It's being used as some sort of
highly advanced identification protocol

within terrorist circles.

I'm here to offer you a deal.

You give us Dante, you go free.

No one said anything about
sticking a bomb in my head.

What do you see?

I'm with my father at sea.

His bodyguard H-Hackett,

my dad shot him.



Your father was a murderer.

Mr. Queen is officially working

for the SCPD.

We need to analyze this DNA.

It belongs to
the new Green Arrow.

The vigilante is your sister.

The DNA match is on
your father's side.

He had a second family.

How...
how could he abandon them?

Hello, Emiko.

We're talking tonight

with two former vigilantes
turned public servants...

Oliver Queen and Laurel Lance.

Ms. Lance,
you've had an impressive start



as District Attorney.

Tell me what these last few
months have meant to you.

Well, Rich,
when I first got this job,

I didn't think I could do it,

considering... the trauma
that I had endured.

But I wanted to honor
my father's legacy.

And I think you have.

Well, I know she has.

Mr. Queen, you've
talked before about how much

your own father's sacrifice inspired you.

Yes.

Do you believe that's his legacy?

Hello, Emiko.

I know everything.

You've wasted your time
coming here.

What our father did to you,
to your mother

was unforgivable.

I need to try and make
things right.

My father did sacrifice
himself for me, and...

I'll always be grateful.

Still, that experience on the Raft...

Just the two of you...

Watching your father commit
suicide right before your eyes,

that must have been harrowing.

What a true hero your father was.

I can prove to you that
I'm nothing like him.

You're a Queen.

All you know how to do is
leverage your own privilege

to help yourself.

What happened to you was wrong.

You should have been

a part of our lives.

You should be a part of my life now.

Why do you think

I want anything to do with the queens?

'Cause your family destroys
everything it touches.

I just want a chance.

Just give me a chance.

Emiko...

You're my sister.

I have no family.

My goal has always been
to serve this city.

I understand that
there are people who...

They disagreed with my
methods before.

So I would like to assure
the people of Star City

I will no longer be hiding
in the shadows,

and I promise to always
be on the side of the law.

I believe that trust can be built
through transparency.

And I'm gonna prove it.

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Thank you.

You were amazing.

You were genuine and
heartfelt and amazing,

and for a second there, I almost
believed that you liked Laurel.

I almost do.

If Dinah's goal is to convince the city

to accept you as SCPD,

I would say mission accomplished.

We'll see.

Emiko will come around, too.

Well, she has every right to be angry.

My father abandoned her.
I just...

I need her to see

that he and I are not
the same person.

Well, she will, because
you're not the same person.

Look, that was
an excellent first step.

If you can prove
yourself to the city,

you can convince your
sister to give you a chance.

I hope you're right.

You're here because
A.R.G.U.S. is assembling

a unique task force,

and you've been identified
as a potential candidate.

For a bomb in my head?
No, thanks.

I heard what happened

to the members of your last squad.

We are offering you a chance

to lessen your prison sentence

by repaying your debt to society.

And what about your debt to society?

Arrow was a criminal,

and you fought alongside him.

You've demonstrated
a severe negative response

to male authority figures.

Yeah. Well, when you grow up
with a father like mine...

Daddy issues.

You're only alive right now
because of your friends.

Welcome back to A.R.G.U.S.,
Ms. Cutter.

"Ms. Cutter." So formal.

Tell us about a challenge

that you've worked to overcome.

Well, the love of my life rejected me...

For a blonde.

Man, what the hell is going on?

China White, spawn of Slade,
and now Cupid?

It's like the ghost of
villains past in here.

Have we met?

Agent holt, a word.

You're not my type.

The ghost initiative is just

a cooler-sounding name for suicide s...

Look, I know you're angry,
but this is about Dante.

So I was right.

There's a hidden meaning
in that painting.

It turns out Dante's a person...

A very dangerous one.

Intel from our
overseas office indicates

that he is the financier

behind dozens of terrorist
attacks all over the world.

Apparently, there's only a few people

who have direct contact with Dante.

We tracked one back to
a compound in Egypt.

We get a hold of this guy,
we catch Dante,

and the ghost initiative is
our best shot at doing that.

How did you all find all this out?

Why was I left in the dark?

The lead came from a source...

Our first member in
the ghost initiative.

Have you all lost your mind?

Ricardo Diaz?!

The same Ricardo Diaz
we just put in prison,

the guy who stabbed me,

who tried to kill all of us
about 17 times? This...

Curtis, we know that
it's not ideal.

That is the definition
of an understatement.

Do Oliver and Felicity know?

No one knows, and it has
to stay that way.

A.R.G.U.S. knows that we
restarted the ghost initiative,

but they don't know that
we're using them

to go after Dante.

And if they did,
they would kill the mission.

Remember Switzerland?

Now that you're looped in,
we need your help.

I'm not putting any bombs
in anyone's heads.

I don't care how evil that head might be.

You don't have to.

We just need you to make sure

the bomb tech isn't rejected
by the subjects' bodies

after insertion.

Yeah, 'cause that's so much better.

Curtis, this is how we catch Dante.

And it's not a request.

Play one of the best new FPS shooters,
search Steam for PROJECT WARLOCK

I hope you like malbec.

If it's alcohol, I love it.

Good. Well, actually,
I don't know

your Earth-two situation.

Maybe you shouldn't be drinking?

Oh, please.

I don't have a problem with alcohol,

maybe the first thing I've managed

to one-up your Laurel on.

Well, then here you go.

So what's going on?

What do you mean?

You told me to meet you here.

Mm-hmm.

Usually, there's a reason,
like a kidnapping

or maybe you need help
torturing someone again.

I just wanted to celebrate with you
after your incredible interview.

Oh. Ok.

Quentin would be
really proud of you,

the work you've done as a D.A.

And the person that you've become.

Really.

Thank you.

I'll be right back,
but pace yourself

because we are gonna
drink this whole bottle.

...Including a start

on pro bono cases at CNRI,

the question as to whether
Laurel Lance was

the right person to take over as D.A.

Was put to rest after
a recent poll indicates

she is the most popular D.A.

In the past 10 years.

The District Attorney's position is
not an on-the-job training type.

It requires experience to lead, train...

Laurel Lance.

It is a must to know
criminal law inside and out.

That's impossible.

Hello, Brett.

Who the hell are you?

I discovered a new talent.

I thought you should be
the first to hear it.

We both know you're not as
perfect as you say you are.

You should be behind bars.

I think you've had enough, buddy.

What just happened?
Who's that guy?

I guess not everyone's
a fan of the D.A.

Ok, but the wine, the wine.

Oh, my producer loves the piece.

Yeah. He thinks it's gonna be huge.

Yeah, I'm still here.

Hey. I'm gonna have to call you...

Rich Kannon left the studio
just after 8:00

to meet his wife for dinner but
never made it to the restaurant.

Never even made it to his car.

They found it in
a parking lot this morning.

Security cameras?

Every single one of them shorted out

just a few minutes before
Kannon disappeared.

Oh. Overhead lights were blown.
Suggests a power surge.

That means our kidnapper knows
his way around an electrical grid.

That takes planning.

This wasn't just some random attack.

Well, maybe someone saw my interview
and didn't like what they saw.

This doesn't feel like
a coincidence.

Well, probably not.

But until we know more,
we can't assume anything.

Captain, you need to see this.

Oliver Queen is not a hero.

He's a fraud and a liar.

He does not deserve to represent

the people of Star City.

And if he does not quit
the SCPD,

measures will be taken,
people will suffer.

How's the analysis coming?

Almost finished with my algorithm.

And then after that, I should
be ready to start testing,

assuming they don't
trip-walk into the bathroom

and accidentally set off
the bombs in their neck.

I guess that saves me from asking

if you're still having
a problem with all this.

Look, I know these are bad people,

but what we're doing is inhumane.

Curtis, restoring the program is

the only way we can get Dante

without A.R.G.U.S. oversight.

And that makes it right?

How can you be ok with that?

I'm not. I'm not.

We are fighting evil that most
people don't even know exists.

And sometimes that means making
very difficult decisions, Curtis.

The bombs are just a failsafe.
That's all.

There has to be a better way.

I wish there were.

District Attorney
Laurel Lance entering

Queen residence.

Phase one is online and operational.

What the hell was that?

Just a little something
I've been working on.

Oh, good.
That's why I'm here, actually.

I was hoping to utilize
some of your skills

to help me with something.

- Ooh.
- Hypothetically...

Ok, let me stop you right there

because we both know that
"hypothetically" means

that this is definitely happening.

I need to know if someone
from Earth-two is here.

Ok. That's not where
I thought you were going

with that.

Is it that guy from the bar?

I knew you recognized him.
Who is he?

The more I know,
the more I can help you.

Do you remember
when I helped you

with that whole torturing
the assassin thing?

No questions asked?

Vaguely. Ok, fine.

I will see what Cisco can dig up,

but then we are done playing
hypothetical games.

Deal.

His name's Brett Collins.

You know, one of these days,

you are going to realize
that you can trust people.

- Hey.
- Yeah.

You know, we knew not everyone was

gonna be a fan of you working here.

I mean, you should see
my stack of hate mail,

and that was without
everyone knowing about me.

Mm-mm.
This guy's an amateur.

The video quality, the execution...

He's new at this.

He also didn't do a very
good job covering his tracks.

The video was uploaded
from a coffee shop

in the southeast quadrant of The Glades.

Do we have satellite imagery there?

I think so.
Hold on.

What are we looking for?

We're looking for windows.

If he didn't know to cover his tracks,

he might not have gone
too far from home.

There.

That's a match.

Let's go get him.

Kannon's been moved.

Nothing down here either.

I got a visual, southeast corner.

Copy. Closing in from below.

Oh, god. Please help me!

Come on, now.

You don't want to do that.

Wrong. People without the last
name Queen are human beings, too.

Oh. Oh, god.

I got Kannon.
Anyone have eyes on the target?

Lost him.

We got the reporter.

The kidnapper got away.

That's not the only thing
that's bothering you.

It was something that he said:

"People without the last name
Queen are human beings, too."

Oh, and you disagree?

I agree.
The timing's funny.

What with your secret half-sister
mysteriously returning into your life,

it's strange.

It's not that it's strange.
It's familiar.

The psychiatric records from Slabside

that you leaked to the press.

Can you pull up my
transcript with Dr. Parker?

Not exactly sure what that
has to do with anything,

but, yes, I can.

Thank you.

Here you go.

Can you scroll down
a little bit, please?

- Mm-hmm.
- There.

"What became of Hackett?

"Your father shot him.
Then what?

"He doesn't matter in this story,

"just collateral damage?

People without the last name
Queen are human beings, too."

The files I sent to the press
were redacted.

- The ones you sent to the D.A. weren't.
- So the kidnapper hacked them, but why?

Why these particular sessions with Parker?

Can you look up Hackett,
first name David?

Hackett, David, died in 2007.

Survived by his son Sam,
no other living relatives.

I met Sam a few times growing up.

Yeah, he's got quite the rap sheet...

Assault, assault with intent,

a bunch of drunk and disorderlies.

His father was lost at sea.

Or so he thought

until he read your sessions with Parker.

And he found out his
father was murdered

by my father.

Emiko was right.

My family destroys
everything it touches.

Crap.

Hey, I have to go.

- Ok.
- And I'm sorry.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Lookie here.
Mr. Terrific.

It's been a while, my friend.

You look a little nervous.

Is that because the last time we met

I had my knife in your gut?

Wasn't personal.

It's probably best not to
talk during the procedure.

Hey.

He looks a little nervous,
doesn't he?

I can smell it on him from here.

It's ok, sweetie.
I'll protect you.

You know, it's really gonna be nice

to finally have some peace and quiet.

What the hell are you doing?

Making sure the bombs
inside of your neck work.

But to do that,
I need to turn them off,

which means that
you have to take a nap.

It's strange...

You thinking it's a good idea

to give me drugs.

No. No, no, no, no.

This can't be right.

I thought you were some kind of genius.

- Wake 'em up!
- Not a chance.

I said, wake them up!

Ok, ok.
It doesn't matter.

Even once you get out that door,

A.R.G.U.S. guards are
gonna be all over you.

You let me worry about that.

Move!

Up. Hey. Get up.

What the hell's going on?

Early release for good behavior.

What about the bombs in our necks?

Thanks to our friend here,

out of commission.

Move.

You're still a disgusting drunk.

You haven't changed a bit.

But you have.

Look at you, pretending to be reformed,

playing make-believe lawyer
in those fancy D.A. suits.

You're a wolf in sheep's clothing,

a wolf that this city needs to be rid of.

- Uh! Hyah...
- Hyah! Hyah...

You should have stayed on Earth-Two.

What the hell is Earth-two?

You know, threatening me...

That was a bad idea.

Then again, your judgment's

in a perpetual state of impairment.

I should've finished
you off the first time,

although I doubt anybody
would've missed you.

Laurel!

We're leaving now.

You followed me here?

I didn't follow you.
I... I... I followed your DNA,

which you left on my door handle.

It's all part of this new
program that I'm working on

that tracks genetic material.

And here I thought I only had one
stalker that I had to worry about.

So you should be flattered

because I only stop people that I like.

And now that I've found you,

you are going to tell me
what is going on.

Hey, I know you're new
to this whole cop thing,

but the SCPD is not exactly
too popular in The Glades.

Right.

Where are we anyway?

Kidnapper's apartment.

His name is Sam Hackett,

and he has a degree in
electrical engineering,

and he has motive.

His father, Dave,
was my father's bodyguard

on the Queen's Gambit.

Wh... why would he be going
after you for that?

Dave made it to the Life Raft
with my father and I.

When my father realized
that only one of us could survive,

he shot him.

I didn't know.

Nobody knew until Dr. Parker.

Sam Hackett, SCPD.
Open up.

Huh.
Sam had a search trip planned

to the north China sea.

I'm sorry.
He was still looking for his father?

Still holding out hope he was alive?
Why?

Because you survived.

And here are my unredacted
transcripts with Dr. Parker.

All these years, Dinah.

All these years he never got closure.

Oliver.

You got to see this.

Looks like he was building
some sort of weapon.

Remember, they're the ones
that need us alive,

not the other way around.

I love it when
a plan comes together.

Unh!

Looking for these?

You just keep trying and failing.

This time I came prepared.

Not prepared enough.

This time, I'm gonna finish the job.

This is the Dragon.

A.R.G.U.S. is coming for you.

And we'll be sure to send him

your regards when we do.

What's the matter?

You look like you've heard a ghost.

What the hell just happened?

Well, first, I overrode
the explosive program

A.R.G.U.S. put inside your head

with a virtual reality simulation that

started running about 20 minutes before

you remember getting your sedative.

Then I owned your ass.

You're dead.

No. See, that all happened
in your head, too.

By the way, harsh.

Get me out of here.

See, I don't think you're gonna
want to be getting out of here

because if you were to do that,
Dante would be waiting for you.

And I think he's gonna be
really pissed when he finds out

you gave us everything
we need to get him.

A.R.G.U.S. thanks you
for your cooperation.

As Star City's newest kidnapper
continues to elude the police,

there have been renewed calls
demanding Oliver Queen step down.

A recent poll showed

that as many as 77% of Star City citizens

would support his removal
from the SC...

Any luck with the evidence
at Hackett's place?

Well, the guys in tech are
still working on I.D.- Ing

the fragments, but judging from his notes,

plan "b" involves a lot more

than just kidnapping a reporter.

But we can't stop him if
we don't know where he is.

I know one way you can stop him...

Fire me.

77% of Star City agrees with me.

So that's what this is about,
public opinion?

No. I...

I wore that mask for a reason.

Now that I've taken it off,

maybe the consequences are
finally catching up with me.

Well, you can't take responsibility

for every choice some
lunatic makes, you know?

No. I have to take responsibility for this.

Me being on the force

puts your reputation at risk,

and it's putting lives in danger.

Cops face risks every day.
That is the job.

And you are not putting
anyone's life in danger,

not unless you stop fighting for them.

You think you're gonna do
one interview,

and all of a sudden, your
problems go away overnight?

I think I have been so obsessed

with proving to people
I'm not my father

that I didn't stop and look at all the ways

that I am exactly like him.

I should have come clean
with Sam years ago.

But you didn't,

and you can't stop the past
from haunting you.

The only thing
you have control over is

what you do going forward.

Let me break this down for you

in words that I think that you're
going to be able to understand.

You are the D.A.

You cannot be seen attacking
randos outside of a bar!

Brett Collins isn't a rando.

He's supposed to be dead.

What does that mean?
What are you talking about?!

Collins is the drunk driver
who killed my father, ok?

I was 13.

And I spent so many years
just dreaming

of the ways that I was
gonna make him pay.

And you know what?
I did.

When I got my cry,

I tracked him down,
and I killed him.

Or at least I thought
I had killed him,

but, apparently, he's still alive

and... and stalking me on another Earth.
Here.

What? What?

It's you haven't had
a problem talking about

the dozens of other people
that you have killed.

Um, so why...
oh, why keep this one a secret?

If someone had killed my dad,

I would want revenge, too.

Collins...
he caused the accident

that killed my father,

but he wasn't the reason
my father died.

He never should've been
on the road that day.

He was working a lot, which...

I hated...

But I knew on my birthday

that we would be able to celebrate,

only he...

He showed up without my cake,

and I threw a tantrum.

So he went back out.

That's when Collins drove
him off the road.

And do you know the last words

that I said to my father?

The last thing that I said
to him was "I hate you."

My dad died because of me.

Well, now that you've said it out loud,

can you understand
how irrational that is?

This is exactly the reason

I've never told anyone before.

Well, you should've so that that someone

could tell you that it's not your fault.

If someone is after you on this Earth

or on any other Earth,
we are going to get him

whoever they are together.

Officer selway, what do you got?

There's something strange
about these fragments.

There's a partial etching
on some of them.

Separately, they don't mean much,

but you put them together,

you get the logo for
Star City Electric.

They use it to tag proprietary parts.

Well, Hackett has a
background in electrical engineering.

Do you think he was
moonlighting for this company?

I ran his soc.

There's no record of him working there.

Maybe try Dave Hackett.

After his father died, Sam spiraled.

Severe depression,
got picked up for drugs.

If he wanted to get a job,

he'd have to find a way to hide that.

Well, damn.

Someone with the father's Soc has been
working at SC Electric since 2015.

Hey, doesn't the sce use GPS
trackers in their work vans now?

Yup, I'll run a trace.

How did that 240 go?

A couple of drunk Frat Bros.
Waste of time.

What's going on over there?

I guess the box needed work.

And 3, 2, 1. Bam. Huh.

Found the location?

Yeah, but it can't be right.
It says the Van's here.

Hey, did somebody call this in?

Not yet.

- Come on!
- What's happening?

Hey, did somebody call SC Electric?

You ok?

Yeah.

Dinah, you ok?

What the hell was that?

I don't know.

That was only a warning.

Because you've aided and
abetted Oliver Queen,

you're all going to suffer.

Uh!

The static generated
by the electricity

coursing through these
walls right now,

it makes this vest

and every substance that
can hold a current deadly.

What the hell do you want?

Oliver Queen.

Until I find him,

every minute, a body drops.

He must've hacked into
the electrical grid.

I want you to get outside,
and you shut it down.

I'll stall him.

How?
He wants you dead.

Just hurry.

So much for your hero.

Who's ready to die?

Sam, that's enough.

You want me?
I'm right here.

But I need you to let these people go.

They have nothing to do with this.

Of course they do.

SCPD, the news.

They're the ones who allow you

to fool everyone into
thinking you're a hero,

but I know what you really are.

I'm a liar, right, Sam?

Because I did lie about your father.

He was on the Queen's Gambit.

He made it to the life raft.

And before my father took his own life,

he murdered your dad

so that I could survive.

Good. You finally...
You finally admit it.

I was worried that I was
gonna be judged

by the sins of my father...

But... but not coming to you
for all of these years

and not telling you the truth,

I never gave you a chance
to get closure.

That's on me.

I'm truly sorry.

No, no, no, no.

We are way, way past apologies.

My father is gone because of you,

and I need to make that right.

Uh!

I'm going to give everyone here

the chance to make a decision

my father never got to...
Whether to live or die.

Sam, no one is dying tonight.

Kill him, you live.
Don't, you all fry.

You have till the count of 3.
1...

Don't do this, Sam.

2...

I don't want to die.

If you really believe

that you have to do this,

I understand.

3.

Pull the damn trigger.

Then I guess we all die.

Gun!

Like I said,
nobody dies tonight.

That includes you.

I think the entire city

can sleep a little more
soundly knowing that

Sam Hackett is behind bars.

Well, that's the reason
I asked to be here today.

I'd like to set
the record straight.

12 years ago,

when my father's boat went down...

He and I weren't the only two people
to reach the Life Raft.

A third individual, his bodyguard,
Dave Hackett, was also aboard.

Now, when my father
realized that there

wasn't enough food and water
for everyone, as you know,

he sacrificed himself for me.

But before he took his own life,

he took Dave Hackett's.

Your father killed Dave Hackett.

My father killed Dave Hackett.

The people of S-Star City
deserve the truth.

Why come forward now?

Hackett has been apprehended.

The threat is over.

Because transparency is about

more than just not wearing a mask.

I've made mistakes.

I'm sure that
I will make mistakes again.

But what I will not do is lie.

That is my promise to you,
the people of Star City.

I have waited a long time to wipe
the smirk off of Diaz's face.

Curtis, this is very, very good work.

Well, I am happy to help make Diaz's
life miserable anytime anywhere.

Your VR program,
it is a game changer.

Now that we got the Dante info,

we can get rid of those neck bombs

and finally cancel the ghost initiative

once and for all, right?

Right?

Curtis...

The ghost initiative program
still has value.

We need boots on the ground.

Look, thanks to you,
we can now get in their heads,

predict problems before they arise.

This is going to save
a lot of lives in the field.

Except maybe theirs.

When the Dante threat is over,

I promise you we will shut
this thing down for good.

There's always gonna be
another Dante.

There's always gonna be
a logical reason to compromise,

but I'm not doing that anymore.

We've had this conversation.

Walking away is not the answer.

Oh, I'm not walking away.

I'm just not going to be following
orders blindly anymore either.

I'm gonna call my own shots.

A stalker from
a different Earth.

Of course.
Why wouldn't there be?

Ah. I hope you're not leaving
because I have some good news.

We have Brett Collins in custody.

And after what you just told me,

I'm gonna make ure he stays
there for a very long time.

But how can you hold him

for crimes he committed
on another Earth?

This scumbag is, unfortunately,
our Earth's problem.

Beat cop picked him up
for public intoxication,

and it looks like he has
a history of stalking

and anti-vigilante violence.

Well, that makes sense.

I mean, he would've seen your interview,
and you are the former Black Canary, so...

And the Karma gods must
really be on your side,

because Cisco just texted that
Brett Collins from your Earth

died 5 years ago on his porch
from unknown causes.

So 5 minutes ago, I had 2 Brett
problems, and now I have none.

None.

Well, thank you.
Thank you to the both of you.

It's not so bad having
other people back you up,

is it?

Hey.

Laurel had a stalker?

Yeah, it's been a crazy couple of days.

Yup.

Speaking of,
I saw your interview.

I'm so proud of you.
That couldn't have been easy.

It's a start.

It's gonna take a lot more
to convince this city

I've changed.

Oh, I think you'd be surprised.

I, um, I forgot...

I forgot something over here.

I saw your interview.

Hmm.

That took guts.

It was the truth.

It took me too long to say it.

But you did.

And that's a start.

When I was little, I imagined

what it'd be like to live
in the Queen mansion.

Your lives seemed so glamorous...

But even more than that, I imagined

what it must have been like
to have a family.

Your father robbed me of that,

something I swore
I could never forgive.

But I see now
you are different from him.

I'm trying to be.

Does all this mean
you're ready to talk?

It means
I'm ready to think about talking.

I'll take that.

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