[Queen Mansion - Night]
Moira is watching TV on the couch.
Reporter on TV: There were no signs of forced entry or any evidence of a struggle, but hours later, the police found that the bloodstained kitchen knife in the trunk...
Moira hears the door open and close. Moira sighs…
Moira:Boys!
Oliver and Jared walk into the TV room.
Moira:Couldn't sleep, either?
Oliver and Jared: No.
Reporter on TV:Forensic analysis verified...
Jared:What are you watching?
Moira:Peter Declan. A guy who killed his wife.
Reporter on TV:Blood on the blade,Peter Declan's fingerprints... Despite the growing list of evidence...
Oliver:Right. This guy killed his wife in their baby's room.
Jared:How do you know about it?
Oliver:Saw something about it earlier.
Peter Declan on TV:Camille was everything to me. I couldn't kill her any more than I could kill myself.
Moira: So why can't you two sleep?
Oliver: Bad dreams.
Moira:About?
Oliver: Laurel...I feel like I'll lose her again any second.
Moira: I know sweetheart! When I first started seeing Walter I had the same fear…
Moira looks up to see if Oliver is okay to talk about her and Walter. Oliver gives her a warm smile and a nod to continue. Moira smiles back.
Moira: What helped was about talking about it with Walter, he had his own fears that he had about us and talking about it with each other is what helped us through it.
Oliver: (happy tone) Thanks Mom!
Moira:And you Jared!
Jared:Oh just some stuff…
Moira: Thea? Moira and Oliver give him a warm smile indicating their approval.
Jared: Yeah...Does everyone know?
Oliver: Yup! Oliver gives a small laugh. Moira smiles as she hasn't heard her son laugh nearly as much as he used to. Neither had Jared...
Oliver: Why don't you make a play?
Moira: She was very worried about you the night of the auction. And I can see she cares for you more than as a friend.
Jared: There are reasons.
Moira: Mm, what are they?
Jared looks at them but doesn't answer.
Oliver: Right, the fact that you have never been in a relationship. Or don't really talk about your feelings. Oh yeah, you have never even kissed anyone yet… so probably nervous about that...
Jared:Those are the top ones. Jared interrupts giving him a death glare. Oliver laughs at the look, while Moira jokingly slaps him across the arm.
Moira: if you can't talk about your feelings then show her. Be yourself. And then see what her response you also need to consider what her feelings are about you.
Moira put her hand on his shoulder as she walks away. As Moira walks away, Oliver's face hardens!
Oliver: They say Peter Declan murdered his wife in cold blood. He had no alibi, and all the evidence pointed toward him. He was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death, an open-and-shut case,
Jared: So what's missing?
Oliver:Declan's wife Camille worked for Jason Brodeur.
Jared: And Jason Brodeur is on the list.
Oliver: We got lucky, a day or two later and he would be out time
Jared: About Thea, you and I, both know nothing can happen unless we tell her the truth.
Oliver: I know! So it's time we tell them, besides we're going to need their help anyway.
[Queen Mansion - Morning]
Moira walks in with a man, while Oliver and Jared are getting ready to leave.
Moira: Boys, this is Mr. Diggle's replacement until he is healed up.
Man: Hi. Mr. Queen,Mr. Wilson Rob Scott. I'll be your new body man.
Oliver:That's a firm grip you got there, Rob.
Rob: That's 5 years SWAT with Monument Point M.C.U.
Jared:I feel safer already.
Oliver:I want to go into town. Could you please get the car for me?
Rob: No offense, Mr. Queen, but I have been filled in on your tendency to slip the leash. If it's all the same to you, I'd prefer keeping you in my sights at all times.
Oliver:We're 20 miles from the city. If you don't drive me, how else am I gonna get there?
Rob: Right. Rob walks off to go get the car.
Jared:I like him. Oliver: Me too.
Moira shakes her head as the boys leave as well.
[Queen Mansion - Outside]
Rob waits by the car as he hears two motorcycles approaching. Jared and Oliver both raise their arms as they wave at Rob.
Oliver:Hey!
Jared: See ya!
Rob raises his arms and watches as they leave. Realizing a second later that his client just left.
[Unknown Warehouse-Day]
Man:Mr. Brodeur.
Brodeur:Admiring your handiwork?
Man:You should have just let me kill both of 'em.
Brodeur:Peter Declan is worth more alive. "Husband kills wife" is a much better headline than "whistle-blower uncovers toxic dumping," don't you think?
Man:Either way, 48 hours, all this'll be over.
[CNRI Office]
Laurel and Thea are sitting at theirs desks working. Everyone else has already gone home.
The lights suddenly go out, Laurel and Thea jump up and run to each other when they see hooded men jump down from the roof.
Oliver: Hello, Laurel.
Laurel: Don't move! Laurel raises her hidden mace shifting back and forth between the two hooded men.
Oliver:We're not gonna hurt you.
Laurel:Stay back. My father's a cop.
Thea:You are making a huge mistake.
Jared:We are not the people you think we are.
Oliver:We need your help. Peter Declan is gonna be executed in 48 hours.
We think he's innocent. Declan's wife was gonna blow the whistle on Jason Brodeur. Brodeur had her murdered.
Laurel:There are a thousand lawyers in Starling City. Why us?
Jared:We're all trying to help.
Thea:What makes you sure we are gonna help you?
Laurel: Why should we trust you?
Oliver:Because you always have.
Jared:And hopefully you still can.
Oliver and Jared take off their hoods. Seeing who it is behind the hood, the two girls are shell-shocked. Before they can say anything, Jared speaks up.
Jared: I know you two have a lot of questions but we need to get out of here first.
The girls don't say anything just nod their heads and follow them out.
[Lair]
Laurel and Thea are walking around mesmerized. There are different types of arrows spread on multiple tables. Different lengthed swords hanging on a wall. What looks like a pull up bar with different levels. Two ropes that reach the ceiling, mats under the rope. Computers running all sorts of different programs, showing articles, clippings... the main focus appears to be Peter Declan.
Laurel and Thea: Why?
Laurel and Thea ask not angry but confused and worried for the two people that they care for more than anything else.
Oliver: Oliver's throat tightens. When dad killed himself to save me, he left me with a list. A list of names of people who had hurt our city. And I know I had to stop them, or dad's sacrifice would have been meaningless.
Jared: As for me, well… Oliver is my family, he's all I have left of my family. So his mission is my mission.
Laurel: And you learned how to do that while alone on an island?
Oliver:We were never alone on the island. There were many dangerous people on the island that wanted to kill us. It was either kill or be killed.
Jared: My father...my adopted father and his friends taught us how to fight, how to survive.
Laurel and Thea look at each other trying to comprehend what they were being told. Neither realized when tears started falling girls had so many more questions, why were they targeted on the island, how many people have they had to kill. And then another sickening thought crossed them...Jared's father and his friends why didn't they came back, they wouldn't choose to stay on the island...and they realized there was one good reason they didn't. They all died on the island.
Laurel: (Shaky) We still have many questions but if you are right then Peter Declan doesn't have a lot of time. We will get started on it right away.
Thea looks at Laurel and gives her a thankful look for getting composed so quickly. She is still struggling with everything they heard. What happened on the island that they needed to kill people.
[Iron Heights]
[Cell door clangs]
Thea: A jury has charged you as guilty, Mr. Declan.
Peter:The evidence was stacked against me, but I didn't kill my wife. I didn't take my daughter's mother from her.
Lance:The murder weapon was a knife from your kitchen with your prints on it. It was found, along with Camille's blood, in the trunk of your car. Your neighbors said they heard an argument that night.
Peter:We had a knockdown fight over Jason Brodeur. Camille worked for him, and his company had been dumping toxic waste into the Glades. Now, Camille told me that she'd gone and told a supervisor about it. I was afraid for my family's safety. And we argued very loudly, yes. Izzy started crying, so Camille went and stayed in her room. In the morning, I went to apologize, and that's when I found her. So I just grabbed Izzy, and I ran outside, and I called 911. I'm innocent, Ms. Lance,Ms Queen.
[Queen Consolidated]
Moira:Well, it looks like someone forgot a lunch date with his wife.
Walter:What do you mean? Lunch isn't for another- 45 minutes ago. I'm so sorry.
Moira:It's all right. The restaurant is holding our table. Is there something wrong?
Walter:Compliance department has tagged something, $2.6 million withdrawal from one of our Vancouver subsidiaries.
Moira:What-you mean- are you saying that someone embezzled $2.6 million from the company?
Walter:Well, it's probably a bookkeeping error, but compliance is understandably worried about an IRS audit.
Moira:Hmm. But don't worry. I'm sure it's nothing. Come on. We're gonna be late.
Walter: Okay one more thing to do. Oliver and Jared are almost finished with their training sessions. They've absorbed all the material very well. All that is needed for me to book their certification exam and then can open their consulting agency.
[SCPD- Inside the Station]
[Radio] On our way.
Lance:Well, I wasn't the lead on this, but from what I recall, we had fingerprints. We had blood. We got motive, everything.
Laurel:Brodeur seems like the type of guy with resources needed to frame someone.
Lance:Laurel, in 24 hours, Peter Declan is lying down with a needle in his arm, and he's not getting up. If I thought for a second we didn't have the right guy, do you think there's anything else I'd be doing right now except trying to get at what really happened?
Laurel:Declan said his wife went to her supervisor with allegations that Brodeur was dumping toxic waste.
Lance:Yeah, but that supervisor, he said that never happened.
Laurel:What was his name?
Lance:Istook, Matt Istook. He said he didn't even see Camille that day. Happy now?
Laurel:Yes.
Lance:You know, I thought it'd be a cold day in hell before you started defending criminals.
Laurel:I'm not so sure Declan's a criminal. Like you said, he's on a clock.
Thea:Can't leave any stone unturned.
[Lair]
Jared: You've met with Peter Declan.
Thea: You were right. He might be innocent.
Laurel: Declan said his wife blew the whistle on Brodeur the day she was murdered.
Oliver: Then we need to get whoever she told about Brodeur to testify.
Laurel: He already has. Matt Istook, Camille's supervisor.
Thea: Only, he says that she didn't say a word to him.
Oliver: He could be lying.
Laurel:Well, if he is, then he's very convincing. He had the jury and police believing him.
Jared: He hasn't been questioned by me.
Thea and Laurel were almost startled with the tone Jared said that in.
Laurel: Okay, we'll be at CNRI, let us know what you find.
Laurel and Thea walk out the Lair
Jared: How do you think they are taking this?
Oliver: Better than I thought, but it's obvious how confused they are, we have plenty of questions to answer once this is done.
Jared nods his head as he walks out in full Arrow gear.
[Train Station]
[Whoosh]
Matt Istook wakes up to find his leg wrapped to the train track.
Matt:Ahh. What the... [Train whistle blowing in the distance]
Arrow: Matt Istook.
Matt:You're him, that hood guy. You're the guy that's been terrorizing the city.
Arrow:Peter Declan, your lies helped put him on death row. Now, either it's time to tell me the truth, or it's time for the 10:15 to Blüdhaven.
Matt:[Stammers] O-ok. Ok, I- Brodeur paid me to- to say that Camille never spoke to me, but I didn't have anything to do with her death.
Arrow turns around and starts to walks away
Matt:Oh, God, please. I'll do anything. Y-you could have the file.
Arrow: Arrow stops walking What file?
Matt:Camille gave me a file of evidence against Jason Brodeur.
Arrow:Where is it?!
Matt:Let me go, and I'll tell you.
Arrow takes another step ahead
Matt: [Whistle blowing] Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait! Don't go! It's in my desk! The file, it's in my desk at the office! You can have it!
Arrow walks away.
Matt: Get me out of here!
Without looking back Arrow throws an arrow at the trap to disable it before Matt was hit by the train.
[Big Belly Burger - At the table]
Carly:So when are you gonna tell me?
Diggle:Hmm?
Carly:About what happened to your arm.
Diggle:Oh, it's my shoulder, and it's-it's fine.
Carly:I knew that Queen guy was trouble.
Diggle:Hey, I never said this happened protecting Queen.
Carly:Oh, yeah? Then what's he doing here?
Diggle turns to see Oliver walk in with another man, clearly his replacement.
Rob:Area is secure, sir. Rob stands guard by the exit.
Oliver:Thank you very much, Rob. Hello, Diggle's sister-in-law Carly. I'm Oliver Queen.
Carly:I know who you are.
Diggle:No, you really don't.
Carly walks away to give the men some privacy.
Diggle: So what you two spent 5 years on an island with no room service, and suddenly you found religion? [Scoffs]
Oliver:This was my father's. I found it when I buried him. We both made it to a life raft, but there wasn't enough food and water for both of us, so he shot himself in the head. And as much as he was doing it to give me a chance to survive, I believe that he was also atoning for his sins. I need to right the wrongs done by my family, and I'm offering you the chance to right the wrongs done to yours. Do you remember when the people in this city helped each other? They can't do that anymore, because a group of people, people like my father, they see nothing wrong with raising themselves up by stepping on other people's throats. It does need to stop, and if it's not gonna be the courts and it's not gonna be the cops... Then it's gonna be me and Jared. And, I hope, you. I'm gonna go to the washroom, Rob.
Rob walks over and nods. 5 mins later.
Diggle: Oh, that boy's long gone, man. Phew.
Diggle laughs while Rob runs towards the washroom to confirm.
[CNRI]
Oliver: Compliments of Jared.
Thea:What's in here?
Oliver:Leverage on Jason Brodeur, enough to help save Peter Declan's life.
Laurel:As an attorney, I never would have gotten a file like this. I always thought the law was sacred, i-it fixed everything.
Oliver:And now, Laurel? Now what do you think?
Laurel:I think there's too many people in this city who only care about themselves... people who are selfish. I think they need someone who cares about the lives of other people...
Thea:Someone like you and Jared. But Ollie killing people...that..
Oliver:You don't need to say more. We know it's wrong but sometimes it can't be avoided. We try to make sure we only kill as a last resort and I know that is not an excuse but it's the best we can do right now. We both understand if you don't want to...
Laurel:No Ollie! We are with you. After today, I know the law has shortcomings, if it wasn't for Jared and you, Peter Declan would never have this chance and he would die with everyone thinking he killed his wife. And we will work with you so you can stop killing as much as possible.
Thea: She's right. We are with both of you!
Oliver: Thank you! Oliver gives them a warm smile and pulls them into a hug
Oliver: Now I have to go, Walter just scheduled our cert exam.
Laurel:Good luck! Both of you!
Thea: Wish him luck from me! And you too, I guess. Thea laughs
Oliver rolls his eyes as he leaves. Oliver pass Detective Lance on the way out.
Detective Lance walks in to see his daughter and Thea working on her desk.
Lance:Is that the Declan case? You know, it was a funny development on Matt Istook. He, uh, filed a police report. He said the hood harassed him last night. And that's funny, because I gave my daughter Istook's name.
Laurel:Dad…
Lance:He's a damn criminal, and you working with him, that makes you an accessory.
Laurel:I am trying to save an innocent man's life.
Lance:No. You're breaking the law.
Laurel:Well, I wouldn't have to if the police would have done their job right in the first place.
Lance:I asked you how you got this case. You lied to me straight to my face, eh? I thought you and I didn't do that. Guess I was wrong.
Thea: Are you okay?
Laurel: Yeah, I don't blame him. I did lie to him but seeing everything on this case and the little that Oliver and Jared have told us, we need them watching over this city no matter what he says.
[Starling City Court]
Laurel:The mere existence of the file proves that Mr. Istook perjured himself for Jason Brodeur's benefit.
Lawyer:That's slander. Jared Swanstrom, Your Honor. I represent Jason Brodeur and Brodeur Chemical.
Laurel:The interest of justice requires you to stay the defendant's execution pending exploration of the newly discovered evidence.
Judge: Ours isn't a court of justice, Ms. Lance. It's a court of law, and under the law, I don't think your evidence is sufficient to warrant a stay of execution. Your motion for habeas corpus is denied.
[Unknown warehouse]
Brodeur: Declan's lawyer's pulling me into this. I'm gonna go to prison, if not for murder, then this- this dumping thing.
Man:That won't happen. There are steps we can take.
Brodeur:You saw her. She's going after me. [Sighs] She's gonna want to meet with her client after what happened in court today.
Man:We have friends up in Iron Heights. Prison can be a dangerous place.
[Lair]
Oliver:We're not done yet.
Laurel:I'm an attorney. Trust me. We're done.
Jared:What do you need to free Peter Declan?
Thea:At this point, nothing short of a signed confession from Brodeur.
Laurel:Where are you going?
Oliver:To get a confession.
Oliver grabs his the Arrow outfit and leaves the lair.
Thea: So do you two just alternate who goes out?
Jared: Laughs ..Not really, whoever feels like going takes it. Last week he went more than me but I'm pretty sure I went more this week.
Laurel: How often do you go "out"?
Jared: Everyday.
Thea and Laurel are a little proud of the dedication they are showing to make the city a better place. At the same time they can't help but feel worried at the number of times the two of them have been shot at in the past two weeks.
Laurel: Okay well while Ollie does his thing, we will head back and see if Peter has anything else to use.
[Jason Brodeur's residence]
Lights go out and Jason hears someone jump through his window but before he can react he pulled out of his seat and pushed to the call
Jason:What do you want?
Arrow:You're gonna confess that you arranged to have Peter Declan's wife murdered.
Jason:What, so I can take his place in prison?
Arrow:So you can avoid the death penalty.
Jason:Except if I'm dead, well, then, you've got no one to pin Camille's murder on. You need me to exonerate Peter Declan. Maybe you could try to force me to sign a confession or something. Yaah! That might be difficult. [Cell Phone ringing] My hand!
Arrow:Just answer it.
Jason:What?
Man:It's Ankov. It's going down, one hour.
Arrow:What's going down in an hour?... What?!
Jason:Let's just say... Peter Declan's execution, it's getting moved up.
Arrow knocks him out hearing his statement.
Arrow: Jared! Brodeur hired someone to go after Declan.
Jared: What! Laurel and Thea are there.
Arrow: Oh no! Go after them, I won't make it in time
Jared: On it!
[Iron Heights]
Laurel and Thea talking to Peter Declan
Thea:[Yells] We still have a shot.
Laurel:Do you remember the friend that I mentioned, the one who believes in you? He is working on something.
Peter:I told you, Jason Brodeur is powerful.
[Alarm blaring] [Alarm blaring] Guard:Secure all corners in cell block "C". The warden's setting up a secure perimeter in "C" block. Stay here, Ms. Lance.
Laurel: Wait!
Man:There's Lance and Queen.
A man with ski man drops down and takes down the man rushing the girls. Let's go.
Stop. [Another man yells]
The man with the mask takes him down with swift roundhouse aimed at this face.
Laurel and Thea realize, it's actually Jared behind the mask by his stature.
Jared: Stay down! Don't move!
As Thea and Laurel hide behind cover, Jared takes down the remaining three men with quick jabs and kicks. As soon as they are down, guards rush in aiming their guns at Jared. As they fire, Jared runs out.
[Outside Iron Heights]
Lance runs to Laurel and Thea sitting on the hood of a patrol car.
Lance: Laurel. Sweetie. What are you-
Laurel:I'm all right.
Lance:And you Thea?
Thea: Yeah I'm okay too.
Lance:well, you were right. Ankov just confessed to Camille Declan's murder. We got the wrong guy. Now, listen to me, Laurel. I'm right, too, about him. He's dangerous. He's outside the law.
Laurel:I know he is outside the law but today showed that sometimes we need to. If it weren't for him I would be dead. And so would Thea. And so would Peter Declan.
Lance: Laurel...Okay I'm not going to argue with you today. And can somebody tell me how the hell he got in with his outfit...can't hide that.
Cop: Wasn't wearing his outfit, he was wearing a uniform and a ski mask.
Laurel: What?
Lance:Nothing. I just had an idea.
[SCPD - Station]
Detective Lance and Hilton checking something on the computers
Hilton:Ok, here's the footage from the witnesses we interviewed, but I've already scrubbed through all of it.
Lance:Yeah? Well, we're gonna do it again. So, listen, when you went through tapes, you were looking for information on a guy in a green outfit and a green hood, right?
Hilton:What do you want me to ask for, a man in a wig and a tutu?
Lance:I want you to hear for anything that's out of the ordinary, ok? Just play them.
[Few hours later]
Lance: Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait. Wait. Go back 10 seconds. What did she say? I'll be damned.
[Queen Mansion - TV Room]
Laurel,Thea and Oliver are watching the news.
Reporter on TV: At least 5 federal, state, and local agencies are seeking millions of dollars in fines and environmental cleanup costs from Brodeur Chemical, new facts have come to light that Brodeur Chemical employee Camille Declan had discovered Brodeur was illegally disposing waste and had collected a file of evidence against her employer before her murder in 2007. Peter Declan, who was convicted of killing his wife, has been released, and the case has been reopened.
Laurel: I can't believe how close we came to him being put to death for a crime he didn't commit. This all thanks to you and Jared. Laurel gives Oliver a deep and passionate kiss.
Oliver: Not just us, both of you helped as well. And hopefully we can count on it for later as well.
Thea: Of course! Jared walks into the room and is immediately taken in an embrace by Thea. Are you okay, the guards shot at you and I didn't see if they got you or not.
Jared: Yeah I'm okay! Jared gives her a warm smile.
Diggle then walks in and joins the group. With the news playing on the TV and the looks he was getting he knew everyone here knew the truth about Oliver Queen and Jared Wilson
Oliver: So I take it you're in
Diggle:Just to be clear, I'm not signing on to be a sidekick. But you're right. Fighting for this city needs to be done, and you're gonna do this with or without me.
Jared:Good to hear!
Thea:Welcome to the team!
Laurel: Well we just joined today but thank you for accepting!
Diggle nods in response and everyone turns to the hallway when they hear a lot of noise
[Door opens]
Detective Lance with 3 other officers enter the room.
Lance:Jared Wilson.
Jared:What is this?
Thea:You can't just barge in here.
Lance:Yeah? Well, I got a badge and a gun that say different.
Oliver:Hey, what the hell's going on?!
Laurel:Dad!-
Lance:Jared Wilson, you're under arrest on suspicion of obstruction of justice, aggravated assault...
Jared:What is going on? Laurel, stop them!
Lance:Trespassing, acting as a vigilante...
Laurel:Are you out of your mind?!
Lance:And murder. You have the right to remain silent. Give up that right...
[Malcom Merlyn's office]
Moira:You wanted to see me,Malcolm?
Malcolm:You look nervous, Moira.
Moira:Hmm. Do I have a reason to be?
Malcolm:We all do. A modern-day Robin Hood.
Moira:What, are you worried that your net worth makes you a target?
Malcolm:Jason Brodeur, Adam Hunt, Warren Patel. Tell me you see a connection, Moira.
Moira:He's not targeting the rich.
Malcolm:No, he's not. He's targeting the list. We need to find out who knows about the list besides the relevant members.