Hotch intercepted Lance as he was leading a handcuffed Oliver Queen to one of the interrogation rooms.

'Detective Lance? Can I talk to you for a minute?' he asked forcefully, making it sound more like an order than a request.

'Sure. Put him in Interview #1 would you? I'll be there in a minute?' Lance directed at his partner before turning to face Hotch again.

Hotch waited until the door to the interview room was closed before talking.

'Detective. What is going on? We have no evidence against Queen.'

'Actually we do' Lance responded smugly. 'I was reviewing the CCTV footage from the Unidac shooting and what do you know? There is Oliver Queen, clear as day, pulling a green hood from a duffle bag that was hidden behind a trash bin.'

'Why weren't we informed before the arrest? It was your police captain who requested us for this case.'

'Queen's family are billionaires. I couldn't take the chance that he would flee the country. We would never have gotten him back. Now he hasn't asked for a lawyer yet so excuse me but I have a suspect to talk to.'

'I'm going in with you' Before Lance could say no he continued 'The BAU team is here to analyse behaviour. We may be able to get something from Queen that you can't.'

'Fine. Come along then. But I'm taking the lead.' Lance then stalked away to the interview room.

Hotch turned to Rossi. 'Let's let this play out. Get Garcia to pull that CCTV footage. I'm going to talk to Queen.'

The scene then changed to inside the Interview room where Lance was being very antagonistic and not particularly professional.

'This is a mistake' began Oliver.

'I'll be asking the questions, standard stuff for the report' Lance began. 'Have you been arrested before? That's ok, I know the answer to that one. Plenty of times.'

'Like I said. This is a mistake' Oliver tried again.

'As far as I can tell, the only mistake so far was when that FBI agent didn't shoot you down at the docks when he had a chance' Lance snarled back. At this Hotch gave him a quick look but didn't put a stop to the interview.

'I'm not who you think I am' Oliver exclaimed plaintively.

'Oh, you're exactly who I think you are. You're a dangerous menace who doesn't care about who he hurts, except now you're doing it with bows and arrows instead of trust funds and yachts.'

At that Oliver gave Lance a frustrated look. 'Detective you hate me. I get it. But that doesn't make me a vigilante. Like I told you already, I ran into the stairwell once I heard the shooting. I saw a duffel that I thought maybe belonged to the shooter. I grabbed it, looked inside and saw a hood.'

'And what about harassing Adam Hunt? That just happened to take place right across the street from your little homecoming bash.'

'That was a coincidence.'

'No. When they pile up like that, it becomes evidence.'

Just then Lance's partner popped his head in the door. 'Detective, his parents are here.'

'Well they can wait' Lance snapped back just has Moira pushed her way in.

'I want to see my son.'

'I'm in the middle of an interrogation here!' Lance exclaimed as he leapt to his feet.

'Detective Lance, I know you hate my family, but I had no idea that you'd go so far to arrest my son without any grounds whatsoever!'

'I have solid grounds, and I have evidence.'

'Which you can present to Mr. Queen's attorney when he gets here. Until then, this interrogation is over, Detective' interjected Walter who had been standing quietly beside his wife.

Lance just looked at Moira and Walter, then over at Oliver who had remained seated and quiet the entire time. 'Sure' he scoffed before leaving the room and slamming the door.

Everyone turned to Hotch expectantly

'You don't have to reply without a lawyer present but why do you think Detective Lance so convinced of your guilt?' Hotch asked. 'Detective Lance appears to be on some personal vendetta against your family.'

Only then did Oliver reply in a quiet voice.

'He is. He blames me for the death of his daughter. And he should' Oliver added in a quieter tone staring at the table in front of him. Then he looked up and his tone changed. 'He also thinks that I dress up in a green hood and shoot people with arrows?!' he continued incredulously.

'Can we have some time alone Agent…?' asked Walter politely.

'Agent Hotchner. I'll leave you to talk.' Hotch left the room and went directly over to Detective Lance who was waiting just outside the Interview room.

'Detective. You need to keep your emotions in check. You can't use an interrogation room to settle personal grievances.'

'Personal? I have grounds for this arrest and I have evidence. I'm doing my job' he snarled before storming away. Hotch just shook his head and headed back to the conference room and his team.

'What's going on Hotch?' asked Morgan as soon as he came through the door.

'Lance seems to be on a personal crusade against Mr. Queen. Garcia, were you able to pull up that CCTV footage?'

'Yes. It shows Mr. Queen entering a stairwell, crouching beside a trash can and opening a duffle bag that was lying there. That's it though. He looked round for a second but then turns around and heads back out the door he came through' explained Garcia.

'Was the bag entered into evidence?' queried Morgan.

'No. There is no reference to it in the evidence log for the case' replied Garcia.

'After the manner in which Lance executed his arrest warrant we're unlikely to get much cooperation from his legal team. And with the money that the Queen family have at their disposal, it'll probably be the best their considerable resources can buy' JJ added.

The scene changed to later that afternoon as Oliver was being led into the courtroom by an officer. He was led over to the defendants table where he sat alone. Hotch and Morgan, who were attending as representatives of the BAU team were confused. 'Where's his legal team?' Morgan whispered to Hotch.

'Docket 81941, People vs. Oliver Queen' the bailiff announced to the court before listing the arresting charges 'Murder, aggravated assault, assault with intent, menacing and trespassing.'

The Judge was also confused. 'Where is your attorney Mr. Queen?'

'I'm representing myself Judge' Oliver replied.

'I'm not sure that's the wisest course of action, Mr. Queen' the Judge retorted.

'I think it is. I'm innocent' Oliver insisted.

'Mr. Queen doesn't appear to be remotely fazed by the charges he's facing' mused Morgan quietly. Hotch couldn't help but agree.

'Then we'll consider that your plea. Now as to bail.' the Judge continued turning towards the DA.

'Your Honor, Mr. Queen's family owns a pair of private jets, and, well, on the subject of their wealth, I would point out that there is virtually no bail amount that can guarantee his presence at trial.'

Just then Laurel Lance interrupted, much to Detective Lance's annoyance, before heading towards the defendant's table where Oliver was seated.

'So then I guess it's a good thing that the people's case is so circumstantial. Dinah Laurel Lance, Your Honor. I'd like to file my appearance on behalf of the defendant. Mr. Queen's wealth should not deprive him of the right to be released on bail while under the presumption of innocence.'

'He is a flight risk' argued the DA.

'Then minimize the risk' Laurel retorted. 'The defendant is willing to submit to home confinement and electronic monitoring through the wearing of a UKG45 administrated ankle device.'

'Sold. Your Honor Bail is set at $15 million. $5 million bond. Defendant to see probation for the fitting of a GPS device' the judge decided before ending the hearing.

A little over an hour later Oliver had been fitted with an electronic monitoring device and the team were back at the precinct. Detective Lance had left shortly after the bail hearing to talk to his daughter.

'What is Lance playing at?' asked Rossi incredulously. 'He uncovers evidence, doesn't inform our team. And then arrests his daughter's ex-boyfriend before parading him up the precinct steps in front of a scrum of paparazzi.'

'He seems convinced of Mr. Queen's guilt and was insistent that the speed of the arrest was merely an attempt to stop Mr. Queen from fleeing the country' replied Hotch.

'Do you think he's right? Were we wrong about Mr. Queen?' asked JJ.

'I don't know. Detective Lance blames Queen for his younger daughter's death' Hotch answered. 'Mr. Queen admitted as much after Lance left the interrogation room. He blames himself.'

'I was looking up his records from when he returned to Starling following his rescue. He said he was alone on that island and you don't pick up the skills the Unsub has displayed without serious training. So, if Queen is our Unsub, where did he pick up his computer and fighting skills? And why did he start killing on his return back to Starling?' queried JJ.

'While talking to Queen Lance mentioned several prior arrests. What were they for?' he asked Garcia.

After typing at her computer for a few minutes Garcia had Oliver's police record on screen.

'He had 3 arrests on file prior to his disappearance – assault on a member of the paparazzi, DUI and urinating on a police officer' Garcia responded. 'Plea deals were agreed in each case.'

'No violent crimes. Sounds like the arrest record of a spoiled rich kid not a budding serial killer' concluded Morgan.

'Apparently Mr. Queen is hosting a party at his family's estate tomorrow night. The Police Captain has requested our presence on site to keep an eye on Mr. Queen. And to ensure that Detective Lance doesn't cross any lines' responded Hotch.

'Detective Lance didn't inform the DA of his intention to arrest Mr. Queen before executing the arrest warrant. The DA's office is reviewing their options as we speak. They have agreed to inform us of their proposed strategy as soon as a decision is made' continued Morgan.

'Until then, all we can do is look at the evidence before us. In light of Detective Lance's allegations, we need to look over everything we have that links back to Mr. Queen' concluded Hotch.

'Garcia? Have you had any luck with the coding from the laptop hack in the Unidac case?' asked JJ.

'Actually yes. There's a reason the coding looked familiar. About 5 years after I joined the FBI there was a hacker at MIT who created a 'super-virus', used it to break through the Department of Education's firewalls and was attempting to get rid of every student loan when the hack was stopped. I was part of the team who traced the hack to it's source. The coding used in that hack had similar traits to the laptop hack.'

'Was the hacker identified?' asked Reid.