Felicity, Laurel and Sara stood there as the alarm wailed. One of the guards ran into the room. "Secure all corners in cell block C" the guard said over a radio. The guard looked over to the three sisters and Peter Declan. "The warden is setting up a secure perimeter in C block" the guard said to them. "Stay here" he said running out of the room.

"Wait" Laurel called running after him. Felicity Sara and Peter followed after her. They stopped when they saw the commotion in the hallway. Everyone was shouting and grunting as the prisoners attacked the guards. Felicity, Laurel, Sara and Peter ran down the hall into another room and stopped when they saw two prisoners attacking a guard. The prisoners knocked the guard out and let him fall to the floor. One of the prisoners reached down and stole the guard's gun. He pointed it at the four people in front of him but before he could shoot an arrow flew into his chest. They all turned around and saw a guard standing there with a ski mask on.

"Let's go" Oliver said. He looked at Felicity in shock for a moment. What was she doing here? She wasn't supposed to be here. The prisoners opened their cell door with the key they stole from the unconscious guard just as Oliver, Felicity, Laurel, Sara and Peter all ran out of the room. Oliver stayed behind them and started fighting off some of the prisoners. He punched one while another one grabbed him. Felicity, Laurel, Sara and Peter stopped running and turned around watching while Oliver lifted the prisoner and threw him to the ground. He ran towards Felicity and pulled her down the hall with him while Laurel, Sara and Peter followed. The swat team came from the other side of the hallway. "Go, go, go" Oliver said as he pushed Felicity, Laurel Sara and Peter into another room. The swat team was still coming down the hall. Oliver ran ahead of Felicity and the others to make sure it was safe. They reached another room when out of nowhere a prisoner came out and surprised Oliver punching him.

Oliver fell to the floor and another prisoner came out and started kicking Oliver. The prisoner looked at Felicity and grabbed her. "No Felicity" Laurel yelled running after her sister. The prisoner punched Laurel hard in the face sending her to the floor. The prisoner threw Felicity into the chain link fence. Sara ran over and tried to help but the prisoner elbowed her hard in the face. Oliver was still getting kicked on the floor when he looked over and saw the prisoner attacking Felicity. Oliver saw red. He didn't care that his face was bleeding and he could taste his own blood he had to save Felicity. No one hurt her and got away with it. The prisoner threw Felicity onto the floor. He started to choke her. The other prisoner was still kicking Oliver. He looked over at Felicity who was being choked to death. She looked over at him as she struggled. She needed his help. He quickly took an arrow out of his quiver and stabbed the prisoner that was kicking him in the leg.

Oliver stabbed the prisoner in the stomach with another arrow killing him. Oliver got up and charged the prisoner who was hurting Felicity. His Felicity. He was going to kill this guy for even daring to touch her. He started punching the guy. He had to pay for daring to hurt the love of his life. Laurel and Sara got up and helped Felicity up. "Felicity are you OK" Sara asked.

Felicity nodded. "I'm fine. He saved my life" she said looking at the masked man who was still beating the prisoner. He was going to kill him . She had to stop him. Felicity pulled herself out of Laurel and Sara's arms and ran over to the masked man.

"Felicity no. Stay away from them" Sara yelled out to her sister. Oliver kept beating the prisoner. He didn't care about anything else except for hurting this guy like he hurt Felicity.

Felicity pulled Oliver off the guy. "Stop" she said to him. Oliver turned to who pulled him off the guy and saw that it was Felicity.

Oliver was still angry. Felicity was shocked at the anger and hate she saw from the masked man's face but she wasn't scared. She knew he wouldn't hurt her. Oliver was panting as Felicity slowly walked closer to him. "Felicity don't" Laurel yelled out. She also saw the anger in the masked man's eyes and it scared her. She didn't want him to hurt her sister.

Felicity reached the masked man and put a hand to his cheek. Oliver closed his eyes and let himself get lost in her touch. "It's OK. I'm OK" she said. He opened his eyes and Felicity smiled at him. He smiled back at her. Felicity looked into his eyes. She would know those eyes anywhere. She was looking at Oliver. Laurel and Sara looked at this exchange confused. The swat team ran into the room.

"Open up the generator area" one of the guards said. They ran over to Laurel and Sara.

Oliver didn't care about them. He just had to make sure Felicity was OK. He grabbed her hand. "Are you sure you're OK Felicity" Oliver asked softly in a very Oliver way.

Felicity nodded. "I'm sure" she said.

Laurel and Sara pulled Felicity away from Oliver and over to the wall on the other end of the room. "Stay back. Area secured" one of the guards said as they grabbed Peter Declan. Oliver walked out of the room looking at Felicity quickly as he left. Laurel and Sara looked at Felicity.

"Are you crazy? What the hell did you think you were doing" Sara asked.

Felicity looked at her confused. "What are you talking about" she asked.

"You and the vigilante exchanging lovey dovey eyes. First of all, he's a lunatic. Secondly, have you forgotten about Oliver you're boyfriend" Sara asked.

Felicity shook her head. "We didn't exchange lovey dovey eyes. I just wanted him to know that I was OK. Secondly I haven't forgotten about Oliver at all. He's at home with his family" Felicity lied. She was pretty sure she had just seen Oliver in front of her but she didn't need to tell her sisters that. She had to protect him.

"He could have hurt you" Sara said.

Felicity shook her head again. "He wouldn't hurt me" she said confidently.

At Smoakin' Lance Tech, Tommy was sitting in his office having dinner. Felicity had asked him to work late tonight and make sure everyone shut down their departments properly. He was having Chinese food with another co worker who was staying late to get work down Liv Aberdine. "So who do you think has a better future: us or the opera lady in the food cart" Liv asked Tommy.

Tommy shrugged his shoulders. "At least the opera lady will be able to pay off any student loans she has" Tommy said. Liv let out a little laugh. Tommy looked at her. "You don't like working here" he asked.

Liv sighed. "I don't know. I mean the pays good and Ms. Lance is really nice but I just feel like I could be doing so much more. Like I have great ideas and I just haven't gotten the chance to make them a reality" Liv said.

"Maybe you should tell Felicity about them. She's always opened to listening to ideas" he said.

"I guess so. So Tommy, what's it like working for your sister" she asked.

"In law. My sister in law" he corrected. "Felicity's great. She really helped me out by giving me this job" he said.

Liv nodded. "So how are Laurel and Becca? I haven't seen them in a few weeks" Liv asked.

Tommy gave her a sad smile. "Honestly we've all had better weeks" he said.

Liv looked at him concerned. "Is everything OK" she asked.

Tommy sighed. "Well Laurel's working on a case with someone I'd rather her not be working with. We had a fight about it. I know I'm being hypocritical about the whole thing and I feel bad about how I handled the situation and some of the things I said but I just wish she wasn't so willing to put herself in danger just to prove someone's innocence" he said.

Liv smiled at him. "I'm sure you two will work it out" she said.

Tommy nodded. "I hope so" he said.

"What about Becca? I haven't seen her since the last time I babysat for you guys" she asked.

"Thanks for that by the way. You really helped us out" Tommy said.

"Anytime. I love that little girl" Liv said.

Tommy smiled at her. "She's not really doing well right now" Tommy said.

Liv looked at him worriedly. "What's wrong" she asked.

"She has a little bit of a cold. I called the babysitter about an hour ago before I called Laurel. She said Becca's fine thankfully" Tommy said.

Liv nodded. "I'm sure she'll be fine" she said.

Tommy smiled at her then took a fortune cookie. He ate it and opened the note that was inside it. "Failure is an opportunity to try better next time" Tommy read. "What does yours say" he asked Liv.

Liv ate the fortune cookie and looked at the note but saw that it was blank. She showed Tommy the note. "It's blank" she said.

Tommy took the note from her. "That's weird" he said. He grabbed another fortune cookie and gave it to her. He looked at his phone. 9:30. He got up from his chair. "I should get going and check on the other departments. Make sure everyone shut down their department properly" he said walking to the door of the office. He turned around before leaving. "Make sure you shut down your department properly before you leave" he said. Liv nodded at him as he left the office.

Outside the jail, Felicity, Laurel and Sara were standing there. They had just finished giving their statements to the cops. Quentin came running up to his daughters. "Are you girls OK" he asked as he reached them. They all ran into his arms giving him a big hug. He pulled back from his daughters. "What are you two doing here" Quentin asked looking between Felicity and Sara.

"They were helping me with the Peter Declan case" Laurel answered for them.

"We're fine" Felicity said answering his earlier question.

"Your sure" Quentin said. Felicity nodded.

"We're fine dad. We promise" Sara said.

"Well Laurel looks like you were right. Brodeur's bodyguard just confessed to Camilla Declan's murder. We got the wrong guy but listen to me girls. I'm right too about him. He's dangerous. He's outside the law" Quentin said.

"I know" Laurel said. Felicity and Sara looked at her shocked.

"What do you mean you know" Felicity asked.

"He's a killer" Laurel said. Unbeknownst to them Oliver was watching and listening from a nearby rooftop. "He would have killed that man. I looked in his eyes and it's like he has no remorse" Laurel said as Oliver removed the ski mask from his face.

Felicity shook her head. "He only did that because that man tried to hurt me. He saved my life again" she said.

Sara shook her head. "Felicity he's a criminal" she said.

"I don't believe that. He's doing the same thing dad's doing. Trying to make this city a safer place" Felicity said.

Quentin sighed in frustration. "Felicity what he's doing isn't right" he said.

"Says who? He's protecting the city in his own way. Don't forget he's saved me more than once. I wouldn't be standing here having this argument with you right now if it wasn't for him" Felicity said.

"You are not to go anywhere near this man. He's dangerous and the last thing I want is any of you to get hurt because of him" Quentin said. Felicity was going to argue but Quentin held up his hand. "That wasn't a request Felicity. Stay away from him. I'm serious. If he contacts any of you let me know" he said. He looked directly at Felicity knowing that look on his daughter's face all too well. "Don't test me Felicity. If you want me to treat you like a little girl I will. I'm still your father" Quentin said.

Just then Felicity's phone buzzed. She looked at it. "The jet is here" it read. "I have business to take care of" Felicity said walking away frustrated.

"Felicity" Quentin called out. Felicity turned around to look at her father. "No communication" he said. Felicity just glared at her father, turned around and walked away. Sara ran after her. Oliver let out a small smile. At least Felicity didn't believe he was a monster.

Lian Yu

Oliver sat in the cave looking at the bird in the cage. "Hey" Oliver said to the man who just ignored him and continued doing what he was doing. "Please. I'm starving" Oliver said as the man looked at him. "I never killed anything before" Oliver said. The man went back to ignoring him. Oliver hesitated for a second, then he opened the cage and grabbed the bird. "I'm sorry" Oliver said. He looked away and snapped the birds neck. The man looked over at him. Oliver looked at his hand and sighed.

Present

The memories flashed through Oliver's head. The island made him like this and he was going to use what he had become to save his city. Back on the street Quentin was walking Laurel to his car. "Let's get you home sweetie" he said.

Laurel stopped walking and shook her head. "No I need to see Tommy" she said.

"Where is he" Quentin asked.

"At Smoakin' Lance Tech. He's working late tonight" she said.

Quentin nodded. "OK. I'll take you to see Tommy" he said.

Laurel smiled at him. "Thanks dad" she said. They continued to walk.

"How did he get into that prison anyway, huh? A grown man in an outfit and a hood…that kind of stands out a little, doesn't it" Quentin asked.

"He actually wasn't wearing the outfit this time" Laurel said. Quentin looked at her confused. "He was in a prison guard uniform and a ski mask" Laurel said. A thought came to Quentin's head. "What" Laurel asked seeing that her father just had an idea.

"Nothing. I just had an idea" Quentin said. Laurel nodded and got in the car.

Tommy was walking out of the Smoakin' Lance Tech building locking it up when he saw Laurel standing in front of him. She looked upset. "Laurel is everything OK" Tommy asked as Laurel ran up to him and hugged him.

"I'm so sorry. You were right. The vigilante is dangerous" Laurel said crying.

Tommy pulled back from Laurel and studied her face. "Hey what happened? Did he hurt you" he asked.

Laurel shook her head. "No but he almost killed a man" she said.

Tommy nodded. He knew Oliver would never hurt Laurel. He pulled her close. "It's OK. Your fine now. I'm sorry too. I was a dick and shouldn't have said what I said. I didn't mean it" Tommy said.

Laurel shook her head. "Forget about it. Let's just go home OK" she said.

Tommy smiled and nodded at her. "OK" he said.

In the parking lot, Liv was trying to start her car so she could drive home but it wouldn't start. She was starting to get nervous as she hated being out at night. She began shaking almost having a panic attack. She was so frightened, so she got out of her car and started running. All of a sudden a taxi pulled up in front of her. A man got out and smiled at her. "Liv Aberdine. My name is John Ryan. I need you to come with me" John said.

Liv shook her head. "No I can't. I don't know you" she said.

"I'm a friend. I'm not going to hurt you. I promise" he said.

"I'm not going anywhere with you" she said.

John sighed. "Fine then here take this" the man said pulling out a business card. Thinking he was pulling out a weapon, Liv pulled pepper spray from her purse and sprayed the man in the eye. He yelled out and dropped the business card. She looked at it shocked. She thought he was pulling out a weapon. She picked it up and read it. "John Ryan, I can help you find what your looking for" it said. There was a number underneath that. She looked at the man who was still rubbing his eyes and ran away. She kept running until a car stopped right in front of her.

"Liv" she heard a familiar voice call out. She looked out and saw Tommy standing there with Laurel next to him.

Laurel saw that Liv looked upset. "Are you OK" she asked. Liv looked between Laurel and Tommy.

"My car wouldn't start and I got out to try to find someone to help when this strange man approached me" Liv said.

"What man" Tommy asked.

Liv shrugged her shoulders. "He said his name was John Ryan. I don't know what he wanted" she said.

Laurel walked over and hugged her. "Come on we'll take you home" she said.

Liv shook her head. "You don't have to do that. I don't want to cause any trouble" she said.

Tommy shook his head. "It's no trouble at all. Your on the way" he said.

"Besides consider this a thank you for all the times you babysat Becca for us" Laurel said smiling at her. Liv smiled back at her and let Laurel walk her over to the car. Liv got in the backseat and Tommy drove to her apartment. They arrived at her apartment building 20 minutes later. "

Thank you guys again" Liv said going through her purse. "This is all I have" she said trying to hand them a $20 bill.

Laurel shook her head. "Keep your money. Consider this a favor between friends" she said.

Liv smiled at her and nodded. "Thanks again" she said getting out of the car. Tommy drove away as Liv made her way inside her apartment.

Five minutes later John walked up to her apartment door and put his hand on it. He smiled. "Soon Liv. Soon" he said. A couple hours later there was a knock on Liv's door. She walked over and opened it.

Two cops were standing on the other side of the door. "Liv Aberdine" one of the cops said.

"Yes" she said.

The cops looked at her sadly.

"We're sorry to inform you that your sister Julia has died" the other cop said.

"Oh my god" she said and started crying. She couldn't believe her sister died.

Tommy and Laurel were driving home when Tommy grabbed Laurel's hand and kissed it. She smiled up at him. "Are you sure your OK" he asked.

She nodded. "Yea I'm fine. I'm just a little shook up but I'll be fine. Right now all I want to do is go home and relax with my hot and sexy husband, see our beautiful daughter and not think about anything related to Peter Declan or the vigilante" she said.

Tommy smiled at her. "Well if your lucky there might be a back massage in the cards for you tonight" he said.

Laurel sighed. "Oh that sounds so nice" she said.

Tommy nodded. "Anything to make you happy. That's the most important thing to me. I want you to know that. I know that we tend to fight a lot but you and Becca are the best things to happen to me and I know I could do a better job showing you that sometimes" he said. Just then Tommy's phone started to ring. Since Tommy's phone was connected to the car it showed up on the radio that it was Quentin.

Laurel looked at him confused. "Why is my father calling you" she asked.

Tommy shrugged his shoulders and answered. "Quentin hi" Tommy said.

"Tommy I need to talk to you. Do you think you can come down to the station" Quentin asked.

Tommy and Laurel looked at each other. "Is everything alright" Tommy asked.

"Yes. I just have to ask you a question" Quentin said.

Tommy sighed. "Fine I'll be right there" he said. He turned the car around and headed toward the station. He was really trying to make his relationship with Quentin work for Laurel's sake.

Tommy and Laurel walked into the station and Quentin walked up to them. "Tommy when I asked to speak to you I meant just you" he said.

"Well we were on our way home" Tommy said.

"Dad what's going on" Laurel asked.

Quentin sighed. They weren't going to like this. "Follow me" he said and Tommy and Laurel did as they were told. They followed Quentin over to a computer. "Mind explaining this to us Tommy" Quentin said pointing to the screen. It was security footage from a stairwell the night of the shooting at the exchange building.

Tommy shook his head. "I don't get it what am I looking at" he asked.

"Just wait for it" Quentin said. 15 seconds later they saw Oliver run up the stairs and remove his suit from the trash bin. Quentin looked at Tommy expectantly.

"I'm no expert but I think maybe you should ask Oliver about this since he's in the video" Tommy said.

"He's not the only one" Quentin said. A second later Tommy appeared on the screen followed by Diggle.

Laurel looked at him surprised. "You said you were trying to find my father and got lost trying to find him" she said. Tommy looked at Laurel apologetically.

"Now I'm going to ask you one more time. Care to explain what's going on in that video" Quentin asked.

Tommy thought for a second. This wasn't good. Oliver was caught and now somehow he was involved in this mess all because he wanted to make sure his friend was alright. Tommy thought about explaining everything to Quentin but if he did that he would destroy too many lives and hurt too many people. Also despite everything Oliver was his friend and despite his better judgement he couldn't just turn his back on his friend. Tommy looked at Quentin and smiled his charming smile. "Nothing happened. I was just following Oliver who said there was a cool costume party going on, on the roof" Tommy said.

Quentin shook his head and sighed. He motioned for two other cops to come over. "Thomas Merlyn your under arrest" Quentin said as the cops put handcuffs on Tommy's wrists. The cops grabbed him.

Tommy struggled in their grasp. "What the hell are you arresting me for" he asked.

"Aiding and abetting a dangerous criminal" Quentin said. He turned to the two cops. "Take him to the interrogation room" he said. The cops brought Tommy who was struggling in their grasp to the interrogation room.

Laurel looked at her father. "You can't do this" she said.

Quentin looked at her sadly. "I'm sorry honey but until Tommy tells us what really happened that night he's staying in custody" Quentin said walking away to the interrogation room. Laurel stared after her father. She couldn't believe this was happening. She looked at the video again. She saw Oliver then Tommy then Diggle. Oliver couldn't be the vigilante could he? Something was going on and whatever it was Tommy knew about it. Laurel just wished Tommy could be honest with her about whatever was going on.