EXT. CITY. ROOFTOP - NIGHT
Arrow moves from one building to the next, twisting, jumping and gripping his way from rooftop to window ledge and back again.
ARROW/OLIVER (vo)
What makes this different than any other night...
ARROW looks over his shoulder briefly.
ARROW/OLIVER (CONT'D)
(vo)
My shadow...
Arrow lingers as the shadow behind him slides to a stop as the city scape lights gleam in the distance behind him,
casting the shadow of another individual at his feet.
ARROW/OLIVER (CONT'D)
(somewhat surprised)
You move as I do.
The mouth of a man Oliver's age curls into a subtle smirk.
SHADOW/MAN
Better.
Arrow steps toward the figure, perched upon the roof's edge,
ascending from a crouch to a standing position.
ARROW/OLIVER
Who are you ?
Ignoring the question the figure turns preparing to step off the roof as Arrow dashes towards him pulling the man from the edge and locking them both into a evenly matched physical altercation.
Strike for strike this man matches, deflects, evades, then counters Arrow's lightening fast movements, with the depth and smoothness of a master assassin.
SHADOW/MAN
You have a problem...
Arrow stands surprised as he is forced back from the figure who stands about his height and build.
SHADOW/MAN
Mr. Queen.
Arrow looks curious and surprised as the man moves his left hand into his right pocket then quickly releases something from his finger tips. It spins through the air like a ninja star before finding a home at Arrow's feet.
Arrow kneels to retrieve the object only taking his eyes off of the other man for a moment.
SHADOW/MAN (CONT'D)
(vo)
I'll be in touch.
Arrow looks up and the figure has vanished. He rushes to the roof edge, nothing. As fast as this person had appeared he was gone leaving Oliver with a box of playing cards which he now holds in his hand and far more questions than he had cards.
GROUND - MORNING.
Oliver Queen enters the waiting Bentley just outside the Queen business building. DIGGLE sits in the Drivers seat.
DIGG
(peering through rear view mirror)
Nice night?
Still gazing out the window Oliver sighs.
OLIVER QUEEN
I met someone last night.
Digg chuckles to himself.
DIGG
You get her name this time or was it a typical night?
Oliver turns to Digg with a slight smile which quickly fades.
OLIVER QUEEN
He followed me through the city.
Digg becomes serious
DIGG
Oh?
Oliver nods.
OLIVER QUEEN
Step for step, ( pause) and he knew my name.
Digg pulls away from the curb.
DIGG
This sounds like a problem Sir?
Oliver tilts his head to one side slightly, pondering his rooftop encounter as Diggle drives through the city.
Diggle peers into the rear view mirror in time to see Oliver sorting through five playing cards which he had removed from the box beside him.
OLIVER QUEEN
Maybe...
Oliver stairs down at the Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten of Spades as the car speeds through the city.
AND WE ARE PULLED INTO THE TITLE SEQUENCE FOR ARROW