The city lights had grown more annoying than beautiful over the past couple days as Lucy had gotten more and more frustrated. They hadn't found anything out of the ordinary. Not even Dark's puppet. Barry had investigated a break in at some company and gone home. There wasn't much for Lucy to go off of, and with this much effort for nothing Lucy felt like a failure.

"Sooooo… remember how you told me not to go through Barry's phone?" Anti asked sheepishly.

"Yes," Lucy growled then sighed. "Did you at least find something? Anything?"

Anti smirked and replied, "A phone number. Someone named 'Felicity.' Her number was suddenly added when your boy came here."

"Hmm… that is pretty interesting, but can you get a work address or something?"

"Felicity Smoak. Queen Consolidated. I did my homework."

"That's the company that had the break-in," Lucy murmured thoughtfully. "Great job, Anti... and yeah, I know this would have been useful sooner."

Anti laughed and said gleefully, "I didn't say anything! But yeah. You should listen to me more."

"Maybe," Lucy agreed with a noncommittal shrug. "Now hang tight. I should check out this Felicity and ask her some questions."

"Wait! You're not bringing me?!" Anti yelled indignantly. "I did the work!"

"Yes, you did, and I'm extremely grateful. But… even if I did bring the laptop, I couldn't just walk around with it open. You wouldn't even see anything."

Anti pouted with his eyes flashing black with rage. He finally spoke up, "What about your watch?"

"What about it?" Lucy asked suspiciously as she instinctively raised her hand to block it from view.

"I can tag along inside it! Lucy, please! I've been good!" Anti pleaded. "You wouldn't even know about the girl if it wasn't for me!" His voice became more glitchy as he got angrier.

"That's true, but I assume one I give you permission… that you'll be able to use the watch anytime."

"Were you planning on ditching me?"

"A bit. If you go off the deep end, how am I supposed to deal with you?"

"I'm the only one who can protect you from him!" Anti argued as he glitched more frequently. "He's the one you should fear! He's been trying to stop you. Manipulate you! I've helped! That sound you hear isn't just white noise. It's him trying to get inside your head! Control you. That's what he does to people. I… I can't say that I'm a 'better person', but I've never tried to control you!"

Lucy nodded hesitantly and thought about it. Anti had threatened to slit her throat before, but he'd been helpful since she let him stay. She still didn't trust him though. He seemed too different from when they were in that world. Even his speech had become more human, less… legion.

"I kind of need you to stay here. Don't you remember our agreement? I do legwork; you do research."

Anti grumbled ominously but seemed to agree.

"But… if anyone tries to hack into that computer, you have my full permission to give them hell."

Anti cheered up and laughed ferociously.

Lucy took that as a sign of compliance and left the room. She'd check out the Queen building and explore nearby stores. It was lunchtime, so it was likely that this Felicity was grabbing something to eat.

Lucy smiled and called a taxi. Sooner or later she'd have to figure out what to do about Anti. He had been useful, but what was he getting out of their partnership? Lucy got into the taxi with a sigh.

"Boy troubles?" the driver asked her with a friendly smile.

Lucy laughed and replied, "Something like that."

The driver nodded and seemed to notice her reluctance to talk. He allowed Lucy to drift into her thoughts without further prodding, and at first Lucy was grateful. However, she was frustrated by her inability to understand Anti's motivations and peeked at the driver. Perhaps she could use him as a soundboard through the drive.

"Question?" the driver asked, looking at her through the mirror.

"Yes… I seem to be getting too much help from someone. He has no real reason to help me other than out of spite to someone else… and I'm not sure what his real motives are."

"Hmm… it's a sad truth that people go to extreme lengths out of spite, but maybe he just likes helping you… or likes you."

Lucy laughed at the last one and explained, "I don't think it's that. If anything, it's probably out of boredom or spite."

The driver nodded, and Lucy relaxed a little. The Queen Consolidated building was rather large with a lot of windows, so Lucy asked the driver to park a bit away from the building. He raised an eyebrow but said nothing.

As Lucy paid for the ride, he spoke out, "It's good to be wary. People aren't always looking out for your best interests, but it is okay to trust people every now and then. Particularly when they've earned it."

Lucy smiled at him in return and closed the door. Right now she needed to focus on getting some answers out of Felicity; her thoughts on Anti could wait. She started to walk around the office buildings and get a feel for the layout. Restaurants weren't exactly scarce, but only a few seemed to be geared toward take-out. A Thai place spoke out to her in particular. Lucy could stop by after she got a good look around and decided how she wanted to handle this Felicity business.

Lucy could just go inside and try to speak to Felicity simply, but if Barry was asking about sensitive information, then that could just make her act more defensive or even lie. Lucy sighed and looked around the square again. Getting Felicity to talk would probably be easier if she was outside the office, but Lucy didn't even know what she looked like.

"Excuse me? Are you looking for something?" a man in a suit asked as he got out of the back seat of a car.

"Um, yeah," Lucy said awkwardly. Being caught in her planning stage had thrown her off-center. "Well, someone, not something… but it's okay… I can come back later. I just have… questions. Nothing too important. Although kinda important. Okay, now I'm rambling and embarrassed. I just need… bye." Lucy turned to leave but heard a cough that seemed to cover a laugh.

"You wouldn't happen to be looking for someone by the name of Felicity, would you?" the man asked.

Lucy turned back and looked at him suspiciously before asking, "How did you know?"

"Call it a gift," he replied with a small smile. "She's right behind those doors. I can take you to her office if you'd like."

"Oh, uh, not today actually… This place looks kind of… secure. I don't think that they'll just let anyone inside."

The man smiled wider and said, "Well, it's a good thing that I'm not just anyone. Oliver Queen. And you are?"

Lucy took a second to process what he'd said before she answered, "Uh, my name's Lucy… Smits."

Oliver held the door, and Lucy quickly walked through it. He confidently walked down the hall. Lucy struggled to keep up with his stride and take a look around the place. As they reached a doorway, he stopped and once again held the door for her. Inside the office was a blonde woman with a curious look on her face.

"Felicity, you have a guest," Oliver said and seemed to notice the confusion on Felicity's face.

"Uh, hello, Felicity," Lucy spoke quickly before Oliver could get her thrown out. "My friend Barry Allen was here a few months ago… I'm working on his father's case. He was planning on telling me about his trip the night he… uh, yeah. So… I was hoping that you could fill me in on what he was investigating here. I understand if you want me to… meet you at a different time, but was there anything that could help?"

Felicity started to stammer and pointedly looked at Oliver before turning her attention back to Lucy. Oliver soon spoke up, and Lucy turned to look at him with suspicion.

"I don't believe so. He was just here about a robbery. Nothing special."

"You mean besides the fact that someone used their super strength to break in here and steal something. No, I don't see why it would be special," Lucy snapped back with sarcasm. Clearly, there was some kind of cover-up going on here. "Felicity, here's my number. Call me if you think of anything."

Lucy handed Felicity a card with her number written on it. She turned to Oliver before she left and said, "I was there… after the lightning struck." Her voice died for a second, but she continued, "He has a board of clues… that he's collected through the years. I just felt like someone needed to continue his work. That it shouldn't be ignored."

"So, you believe a man in a blur killed his mother?" Oliver asked.

"I believe… there are things in this world that can neither be seen or described in a normal context. But most importantly… I believe in Barry. So please call me when you decide whether or not you care enough to help."

Lucy walked past Oliver and out the building's front doors. With a quick intake of breath, she caught the attention of a cabbie and got inside. She knew that she'd used a low blow by the look of hurt on Felicity's face, but as long as she got Henry Allen freed, she'd deal with the consequences.