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"Are you sure it's him?" Oliver asked as he was at the bar, observing the man right across as Oliver was wearing lenses to have different eye color and fake beard and a wig.

"What do you take me for, Queen?" Clint questioned, masqueraded as a player at the tables as he was done playing blackjack.

"He's the last person, who can tell us about who helped Kovar. The money led here." Natasha said.

"And the other question is, who paid him." Oliver wondered as the man was leaving. "He's leaving. I'm gonna follow him."


"What do we know about this guy?" Oliver asked as he was on a rooftop as the Hood, following the man.

"Sonny Burch. Black market dealer. S.H.I.E.L.D. has crossed paths with this guy before." Clint said.

"I think A.R.G.U.S. had a file on him, too." Oliver said.

"He's a slippery snake. He's got friends in high places." Natasha said as Oliver nodded. It made sense.

"Is he the one, who delivered to Kovar the gas?" Oliver asked.

"Either that or he's another middle man." Natasha said.

Oliver drove on a bike, following Burch until they ended up at the edge of the city as Oliver saw Burch's limo driving into the villa.

"Do we have any idea how to get in?" Oliver asked.

"There's a panic room installed in there. But the blueprints are a bit sketchy about where exactly they are." Clint said.

"Panic room, huh? That might help. We just need to make sure Burch backs himself into the corner, we won't have to chase him down." Oliver said. "How do I cut off the power in the estate?"

"Southeast garden, there should be a junction box underneath somewhere. If you take it out…"

"…Burch's gonna freak and corner himself in the panic room. Got it." Oliver nodded, rappelling down the wall and taking cover as the guards walked down the area. Oliver shot down two guards as Clint smirked.

"Nice shot. Wonder who taught you that?" Clint asked.

Oliver chuckled, running into the garage and climbing up on a pipe as guards entered. Oliver climbed up on the roof through the window before he fired an arrow and rappelled towards the security center on the other side.

"The junction box should be right under you." Natasha said.

"An EMP pulse should take it out." Oliver notched an arrow and fired down as the pulse short-circuited the junction box and the entire estate blacked out.

The guards were on alert with flashlights as an emergency alarm and backup generator went on.


"He's got good training from you and Waller." Clint noted as he observed.

"What? Are you jealous?" Natasha teased as Clint chuckled.


Oliver blended in with the shadows, sneaking past the guards, who were scouring the area with flashlights.

"Where did Burch go?" Oliver asked.

"Upper level, northwest bedroom. The panic room is in the corner." Clint said.

Oliver got up and snuck past the guards before he fired an explosive arrow and Burch screamed as Oliver notched an arrow.

"Sonny Burch, you have failed this city." The Hood growled.

"What do you want from me?" Burch demanded.

The Hood grabbed him by his shirt. "Did you send sarin gas to Konstantin Kovar?"

"I was just a middle man, OK? I got paid." Burch stammered, sweating in panic.

"By who?" The Hood growled.

"Tempest. They call themselves 'Tempest', that's all I know. They gave me too good money to refuse." Burch said quickly.


"Tempest again." Natasha said.

"And the money leads to Starling. Again." Clint nodded as S.H.I.E.L.D. van was transporting Burch and they drove to escort.

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out, causing for the van with Burch to skid and fall into the creek below.

"What the hell?" Clint demanded.

Suddenly, they ducked as more gunshots rang out, shattering the windshield before Oliver spotted the light and gunsight before the shooter ran off. Oliver went out and sniffed the bullet. "Curare."

"Lawton." Natasha realized.


"Looks like that this Tempest is covering their tracks." Natasha said.

"And they hired Lawton too." Oliver said as Diggle entered.

"Did you say 'Lawton'?" Diggle demanded.

"Yeah." Oliver said as Diggle glared. "I know. I know."

"Oliver, we've been after this guy for weeks. When are we gonna catch him?" Diggle demanded.


Later, A.R.G.U.S.

Lyla Michaels was walking out before stopping as she faced Bobbi. "Agent Michaels. It's been a while."


"Look, Bobbi, I wish I could help you but Lawton is a person of interest of ours with sensitive intel." Lyla said as they sat at the bench.

"Lyla, save it." Bobbi shot her a look. "You know me better than this. And I know about this squad of yours." Lyla sighed as Bobbi shot her a glare. "Lyla, are you out of your mind?"

"He could be a valuable—"

"Amanda Waller is a woman with no conscience or remorse. She will leverage, threaten, blackmail, do anything to force deadly and dangerous people to do whatever she wants them to do." Bobbi said.

"We're working for the greater—"

"Save it." Bobbi glared as Lyla was silent before Bobbi handed her a flash drive.

"What is it?" Lyla asked.

"Do you know about that chemical spill in Hong Kong?" Bobbi asked as Lyla nodded. "It wasn't a chemical spill. Waller covered it up. Just take a look at the drive and then tell me whether you really trust Waller."

Bobbi left as Lyla considered.


Later, Starling City

Diggle, Lyla and other A.R.G.U.S. agents were on a stakeout as Lyla sat at the table.

"Trap 1, this is Harbinger. Wait for Lawton to enter and make contact. Then we'll take him down." Lyla called out as a man approached Lyla, wearing a coat and a fedora hat. Lyla reached for her gun slowly. "Trap 1, possible target acquisition. Get ready."

The man took off his head to reveal a young boy as they relaxed as the boy moved past them.

"Stand down." Lyla said, looking around. "Maybe Lawton didn't take the bait after all."

"Or maybe he's smarter than you think and he wanted you to react." Clint said as it hit them. Suddenly, Diggle noticed a sight of a red flash in the window in the upper walkways as gunshots rang out, as Lawton shot down the older man sitting near Lyla as he started shooting down more people.

"We're blown! Take cover!" Lyla called out as Lawton shot more agents and Diggle tackled Lyla down before Lawton could shoot her.

Lawton ran towards the fire escape before an arrow shot him in the leg as he fell down before Clint hit him in the face, knocking him out

"Target acquired." Clint said.


Later, A.R.G.U.S.

Waller was seething, angry that she did not acquire Lawton as her asset for Task Force X before her phone rang as she answered the call.

"You've got even dirtier hands than I thought."

Waller narrowed her eyes. "Fury. Is this how you want to play this?"

"I've tolerated a lot of things from you, Amanda but recruiting mercenaries and assassins?" Fury snorted.

"How is this different from you trying to recruit a group of freaks like Tony Stark or that freak that wrecked Harlem?" Waller questioned.

"The difference is that they have conscience." Fury said. "And I've had enough of it. I tolerated Hong Kong but you're going too far."

"There are people in this world that deal in extreme. It would be naïve that anything less than extreme measures can stop them." Waller sneered.

"At what cost?" Fury countered. "Does term "collateral damage" mean anything to you? Or "conscience"? You let the Yamashiros unguarded and let China White take them. And covering up that mess, naughty, naughty…"

Waller narrowed her eyes before government agents entered.

"I think that the Senate Committee would like to hear your explanation." Fury said as Waller glared before he hung up.


I didn't cover the Vertigo plot, since frankly, I just didn't think it would fit here, since the Count didn't get OD'd with the drug and couldn't think of a proper substitute. I also didn't cover Mr. Blank plot, since that was a bit annoying due to Oliver being put into an impossible situation between Deadshot and Edward Rasmus. Let's just say Mr. Blank and Rasmus got taken down faster without the mess with Diggle and Lawton and I did cover just the Lawton plot, only to skip the crap that turned Diggle into a jerk temporarily. And no, Burch isn't dead, he survived and escaped.

And frankly, I hated how Waller was written off in 4x11 of Arrow since that was so stupid exit for someone like her, just like with Malcolm in 5x23 or with Russo in The Punisher Season 2 finale.

And now we're going to head towards 1x21.

So, what do you guys think?

Please review and let me know if you have been enjoying this and want for me to continue.