[vibrating, beep]
Oliver and Jared are in the back of set of the Queen family car with Diggle driving, heading to Queen Consolidated. Oliver picks up his phone to see that it is Thea calling.
Oliver: Hi Speedy what's up?
Thea: Mom said I'm supposed to remind you to pick her up for lunch. She said she left you like 5 messages.
Oliver: Yeah I missed them, Jared and I were training with Diggle but don't worry I already sent her a message to let her know we are on the way.
[Outside Queen Consolidated]
Moira is having an argument with an unknown man.
Man:Mrs. Queen, all I'm asking for is a chance to sit down and discuss our proposal. Hmm?
Moira:If that's all it is, then I can save us both time. It's rejected.
Man: I see. May I ask why?
Moira: Do I really need to answer that, Mr. Copani? Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm meeting my son and his friend for lunch.
Oliver and Jared step out of the car to signal Moira to come over. Just as they do so Oliver sees someone on a bike pulling out a gun and aiming it at Moira's direction.
Oliver: Get down!
The gunman is able to fire away shots before anyone else can react. The shooter immediately takes off after shooting his target.
Oliver: GO!
Oliver yells at Jared, who takes off towards the shooter as Oliver and Diggle reache Moira and Mr. Copani. Oliver sees that Mr. Copani is already dead, thankfully seeing no bullet wounds on him mom.
Oliver:Mom? Are you okay?
Moira:I'm all right.
Oliver:Are you hurt?
Moira:No, I'm...I'm fine.
Oliver:Diggle, call 911!
Jared is currently cutting through the small streets and catches sight of the shooter. As he gets closer to the shooter, a truck pulls out of a hidden street stopping Jared in his path. He tries to go around the truck but by the time he gets on the other side, the shooter is gone.
[Starling city hospital]
Jared enters the room Moira is admitted in. A doctor is discussing Moira's condition with Oliver and Thea.
Jared: Are you okay?
Moira:I'm fine.
Doctor: As I was telling Oliver and Thea, the CAT-Scan showed a grade two concussion. She can go home after a few more hours, we just have some last tests to run.
Oliver: Thank you. Doctor.
The doctor leaves the room.
Moira: Jared what did you think you were doing anyway chasing after the shooter?
Oliver: Mom we just thought we could get the license plate of the guy who took a shot at you.
Moira:Well, that was foolish. Jared what would you have done if he turned around and shot at you when he saw you running after him.
Jared: Um...Yeah you're right it was foolish.
Moira:Maybe you should spend a little less time trying to be a hero. You're obviously not very good at it.
Moira gives him a stern look. Thea and Oliver hide their laugh at Moira's comment
Jared: Yeah, I'll keep that in mind.
Detective Lance and Hilton enter the room.
Jared:Detectives.
Oliver:Do you have any leads on the shooter?
Lance: Not yet. Did you get a good look at him?
Jared:No. He was wearing a helmet.
Lance:Don't worry. We'll find him.
Oliver: In that case she needs to be protected.
Lance: Well, you know your family's at the tippy-toppy of my list of priorities, but the guy that she was with was connected, mobbed up to the eyeballs connected. She wasn't the target. And you're welcome. Laurel enters the room to hear the end of her father's conversation.
Laurel: Welcome for what...doing your job?
Lance: Laurel…
Laurel: No Dad, you don't get to act like an asshole every time the Queen family is involved. If you have an issue with them take it up on your personal time, not when you are on duty. The next time you disrespect my boyfriend or his family while you are on duty, then there will be consequences.
Lance is left speechless as Hilton users him out the room after Laurel's statement.
Thea: That was awesome!
Moira: Thea!...Laurel, honey you didn't need to do that. I know you care about Oliver and us but you don't need to go against your father for us.
Laurel: There is no excuse for his behaviour today, you were shot at today but he can't stop...this has been a long time coming.
Oliver approaches Laurel and puts a comforting hand on her shoulder. Laurel lets her head rest on his hand.
[Lair]
Oliver, Laurel, Jared and Diggle are looking for information on the shooter.
Diggle: So why would someone want to kill your mom.
Oliver:My mother wasn't the target.
Jared pulls up information on the target.
Jared:This man was. Paul Copani. He was trying to close a deal with her when they were shot at.
Oliver:Copani works for Bertinelli Construction and Frank Bertinelli.
Laurel: The mob boss?
Oliver: The very same.
Thea enters the lair. She walks up to Jared to give him a kiss on the cheek.
Thea: Sorry about my mom. She just didn't want you to get hurt.
Jared: I know, don't worry. Besides we can't very well explain to her that I'm fast enough to almost run down someone on a bike. If it wasn't for the truck I would have had him too.
Oliver: Thea what are you doing here? I thought you were staying with mom.
Thea: She is still in the hospital until later in the evening, I'm picking her up then. In the meantime, we have a problem.
Diggle: The shooter, we already know...
Thea: I'm not talking about the shooter, I'm talking about Walter.
Everyone turns to look at her in confusion.
Thea: I have been trying to get in touch with Walter to let him know mom was shot. But I can't reach him or his personal assistant.
Oliver: You think something happened to him?
Thea: I do.
Oliver: Okay, we can start with tracking his trip itinerary and go from there. But we still have the shooter to deal with as well.
Jared: Then how about Thea and I go looking for Walter and you guys stay on the shooter. I did some digging. Copani isn't the first member of Bertinelli's crew who's been hit. All the info is on the drive.
Jared and Thea walk out the lair.
Laurel: Someone is targeting his organization?
Oliver: Looks like it.
Diggle: So what's our move.
Oliver: We can start by going over Jared's info to see when the killings started and see if it corresponds to anything big that may have happened with the Bertinelli family.
Laurel: What are you thinking Ollie?
Oliver: I'm thinking this might have been personal. Mob hits don't typically happen in broad daylight. That shooter want a typical hitman either. He got away but he got lucky with the truck getting in Jared's way. This was way too sloopy. We also start following Bertinelli, he is bound to make his own moves to look for the hitman.
[Unknown Warehouse in the Glades]
Frank Bertenellie meets with the Chinese triad and China White.
China: Thank you for coming.
Frank: Anything for a friend.
China: We're not responsible for the attacks on your people.
Frank: These attacks on my business are my family's life blood. They stop now, or I'm coming for you.
China:What does the Triad have to gain by provoking you now?
Frank:Well, no one ever credited the Triad with rational thinking? If not you, then whoever it is, when I find out who's behind this, there will be blood.
Oliver and Diggle listening from a hidden location.
Diggle: Sounds like Bertinelli's ready to put the screws to everyone who pays him protection money.
Oliver: Yeah, well, 3 of his best earners have been murdered. He's gotta make up the cash somewhere. Whoever is pruning the family tree is using bullets instead of arrows.
Diggle:Well, according to the coroner's reports, none of the vics took a clean shot. Half the bullets missed. Our killer's not a pro so you were right this might not be mob related.
[CNRI]
Laurel and Johanna are working when Tommy walks in looking very upset.
Johanna: You okay?
Tommy: I spoke to my dad today.
Johanna: And?
Tommy: My dad explained to me what happened with my credit card yesterday. And my checking account, my savings account, my brokerage account, my stock portfolio.
Laurel: What's going on?
Johanna: Tommy and I were on a date last night and well his credit cards weren't working.
Laurel: Oh..
Tommy:He cut me off completely.
Johanna: What?
Tommy:My car got repossessed. That was fun. Oh, and I have to move out of my apartment by the end of the month.
Laurel: You are gonna be fine, Tommy.
Johanna: In fact, you are gonna be great. Merlyn money or not. We are all here to support you. To start off though why don't you ask Oliver for a job, I'm sure you could find work with him.
Tommy: Thank you for the confidence. He then gives Johanna a kiss, to the shock of Laurel as she had no idea they had progressed so far.
[Outside of a restaurant]
Jared and Thea walk out of a restaurant hand in hand as Jared's phone rings.
Jared: What's up Diggle?
Diggle: Just got information that Salvati and his goons have already put 4 people in the hospital tonight and are looking for more.
Jared: Damn, any idea where he's going next
Diggle: Yeah if somebody doesn't stop them, the poor b*st*Rd who owns Russo's is gonna be next.
Jared:Wait, wait. Russo's?
Diggle:It's at the corner of Adams and-
Jared:I know where it is, Diggle. I'm here right now.
Diggle:What?
Jared:I was having dinner with Thea. I'll take care of it Dig.
Thea: What's wrong.
Jared: Salvati's here.
[Inside the restaurant]
Russo: I'm sorry, we're closed. Oh, Mr. Salvati. Buona sera. I have some fresh-made lasagna.
Salvati: We're not here for food, Mr. Russo. Your payment's due.
Russo:I already made my payment this month.
Salvati:You need to pay again.
Russo:Please. I can't afford to make another payment if I'm going to-
Salvati:Going to what? Restock your bar? Break his fingers.
Before the other men can do anything, the shooter jumps in firing at the men. Arrow wearing a ski mask jumps in to get Russo out of there. After getting Russo to safety, Arrow goes back to the restaurant but finds the shooter and Salvati are gone but the rest of his men dead. Jared arrives back to where Thea was supposed to be but can't find her. After looking for her for 5 min, he finds her 2 blocks over behind a trash can.
Jared: Thea, what are you doing here? I told you wait…
Thea: I saw her Jared.
Jared:Her?
Thea: The shooter took off the helmet, it was Helena Bertenelli.
[Lair]
The rest of the team try to process the identity of the shooter.
Laurel: Why is she targeting her family?
Oliver:I don't know.
Diggle: Well any attempt on his right hand is gonna send Frank on the warpath.
Oliver: Then we make sure to follow Helena and keep her from causing any more trouble.
[Lair]
Jared and Thea are looking over information on Walter
Jared: This is weird
Thea: What?
Jared: Walter's lead accountant died in an accident and it's only a few days after that Walter booked his trip to Hong Kong.
Thea: Why is that weird?
Jared: Because the Hong Kong accounts were the last ones his accountant was looking into. And from the account records there is quite a lot of money that got moved around through these accounts...over $2 million.
Thea: Jared, I'm getting worried. It looks like Walter was looking into someone embezzling money in Queen Consolidated. Do you think someone did something to him?
Jared: Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Let's keep looking for more information.
Thea nods her head as she lets herself lean on his shoulders.
[Outside the Bertinelli Residence]
Helena is heading to her car unaware Oliver is following her, Arrow suit on.
Before Helena can reach her car, Salvati comes from behind and knocks her out. Arrow watches on so he can follow them.
[Warehouse in the glades]
Helena is sitting on a chair, her hands were cuffed behind her back with Salvati and 2 other men surrounding her.
Helena: My father is going to kill you for this.
Salvati slaps her across the face.
Salvati:I've been wanting to do that for years. Spoiled bitch. I knew it was someone from the inside waging war against your father and me. I just never thought it'd be this inside.
Salvati removes a necklace he knew was Helena's from his pocket.
Salvati:You dropped this at Russo's.
Helena:You're smarter than I gave you credit for, Nicky.
Salvati:You're not. what the hell is it about?
Helena:My father had Michael murdered.
Salvati:Of course he did. He didn't want you to know the truth. Your rat of a fiance was gathering evidence. He was talking to the friggin' FBI. The love of your life was going to destroy your father.
Helena:You're wrong.
Salvati slaps her across the face again.
Salvati:I found a laptop in Michael's bag, Helena. Everything that could send your father and me to prison for the rest of our lives was on it.
Helena:That computer- Was mine. Michael wasn't the one talking to the FBI. I was.
Salvati:You?
Helena:My father is a monster. He doesn't care who he hurts to keep his money and power, and I wanted it to stop.
Salvati:Well, then it's your fault Michael's dead. Not your father for ordering the hit or me for carrying it out. Yours.
Helena:You shot Michael.
Salvati:In the chest, so he knew it was me. Just... like... this.
Before Salvati can shoot, Helena breaks free and tackles him to the ground. Before the other men can help Salvati, Arrow jump in and takes down one man with a kick to the abdomen and quickly engages the other man. Helena in the meantime managed to take the gun away from Salvati and shoots him in the chest. Arrow kills the other two men to keep Helena's identity a secret. Arrow lets Helena leave as he works to remove any evidence of her presence on the scene.
[Lair]
Oliver recounts the events of the warehouse to the team.
Laurel: So she is doing it, to get revenge for her fiance.
Diggle: And you let her go?
Oliver: She has the right idea but her methods are wrong. She needs someone to help her see that.
Diggle: Oliver she shot at your mother and is a killer!
Jared: Oliver and I are killers as well!
Diggle: There is a big difference between you two and her, you don't put innocents at risk, you have had training, and killing is your last resort not hers. She is just a grieving fiance with guns.
Oliver: We had people to teach us Diggle. She didn't have anyone to help her.
Laurel: And right now she hasn't done anything that Oliver and Jared haven't, she just uses more extreme methods. I agree as well that we should try to help her. I know how someone can get to a place like hers. I almost got there when I though Ollie took Sara on the boat and we thought they both died.
Diggle: And if she doesn't want to abandon her "extreme" methods.
Jared: Then we take take her down. Before an innocent person gets killed