[Muffled yelling]
Detective Lance and Jared sit at an interrogation table.
Jared:Wait, wait! This is a mistake.
Lance:I'll be asking you a few questions, standard stuff for the report. Have you been arrested before?
Jared I said, this is a mistake.
Lance:Far as I can tell, the only mistake I made was not shooting you down at the docks when I had a chance.
Jared:I am not who you think I am.
Lance:Oh, you're exactly who I think you are. You're a dangerous menace who doesn't care about who he hurts,
Jared:Detective... You hate Oliver and by association me as well. I get it. But that doesn't make me a vigilante.
Lance:No. The eye witness we have seeing you run into the same direction the hood came out during the night of the auction is.
Jared:And as I said again, I ran in any direction that looked safe. I saw the hood jump out at the same time. Plus there were many people running all over the place, that doesn't make them all suspects.
Lance:And what about harassing Adam Hunt? That just happened to take place right across the street from your little homecoming bash.
Jared:Those were coincidences.
Lance: No. When they pile up like that, it becomes evidence.
Hilton:The Queen family and your daughter are here.
Lance:Tell them to wait.
Thea:Get out of my way!
Thea pushes Hilton out of the way to make it to the interrogation room.
Lance:I'm in the middle of an interrogation here!
Oliver: Detective Lance, I know you hate my family, but I had no idea that you'd go so far to arrest someone who is a part of my family without any grounds whatsoever!
Lance:I have solid grounds, and I have evidence.
Laurel: Which you can present to the court. Until then, this interrogation is over,
Lance:Sure. You have 15 minutes.
[Door closes]
Thea: Well looks like your dad is going to take his personal vendetta on Jared.
Oliver: He blames me for the death of his daughter. I'd didn't think he would take it out on you
Laurel: I can't believe he arrested you, he doesn't have nearly enough evidence. This isn't about justice, this is him just being angry.
Jared: It's okay I have faith in Thea and you to get me out.
[Starling City Court]
Judge: Docket 81941, people vs. Jared Wilson. Murder, aggravated assault, assault with intent, menacing and trespassing.
Laurel: I guess it's a good thing that the people's case is so circumstantial. Dinah Laurel Lance, your honor. I'd like to file my appearance on behalf of the defendant and I'd like to motion for bail given the lack of evidence.
Lawyer:He is a flight risk.
Laurel:Then minimize the risk. The defendant is willing to submit to home confinement and electronic monitoring through the wearing of a UKG45 administered ankle device.
Judge:Sold.
Lawyer: Your honor...
Judge: Bail is set at $15 million. $5 million bond. Defendant to see probation for the fitting of a GPS device.
[Queen Mansion]
Detecive lance fits the device around Jared's ankles
Oliver: Mom. It's not that bad.
Moira:Ok.
Lance:This device has a direct line into the precinct. Stay on the property, you're golden. Any questions?
Oliver:Yes. We are having a sizable get together here tomorrow evening, and there is a better than likely chance it spills into the outdoor pool.
Lance:Pool, that's fine. Step on the grass, they're sending a SWAT team to forcibly subdue your friend.
Jared:Thank you, officer.
Lance walks out the mansion.
Tommy:A "sizable get together"?
Oliver: My friend is confined to this house for the foreseeable future. I might as well make sure he makes the most of it. And this party is going to be themed. I'm thinking prison, uh, burning man meets "Shawshank Redemption".
Tommy:Maybe a party's not in the best of taste, you know, considering the circumstances.
Jared: Tommy, the circumstances are why we're having a party in the first place.
Oliver: We want people to know that we're not worried about any of this.
Moira: Well, that makes two of us.
[Laurel's Apt]
Detective Lance arguing with Laurel
Lance: You're only defending the man that hangs out with the person killed your sister.
Laurel:Oliver did not kill Sara!
Lance:If it wasn't for him, she wouldn't have been on that boat.
Laurel:No he wasn't at fault.I believe him and I can see that he has changed for the better in the last 5 years. Have you considered the possibility that that's the reason you're trying to make Jared out to be this menace, since you can't punish Oliver for Sara, you want to punish him?
Lance:No, it is the eye witness and the suspicious timing, that is the reason!
Laurel:That was not enough evidence to get him arrested, you would know that if you were thinking clearly. This is Jared Wilson, who is just 1 year older than Thea, a 19yr old.
Laurel:I don't have to listen to this. Lance starts to walk away.
Laurel:By the way... You're not the only one who misses them. [Exhales] [Sighs]
[Queen Mansion]
Diggle:So what did you need to see me for
Oliver turns the laptop towards Diggle
Diggle:Who is he?
Oliver:Leo Mueller. German arms dealer.
Suspected in the theft of a hundred m249 squad automatic weapons. Last night he arrived in Starling City to sell guns. I would just like you to shadow Mueller. I would like you to track his movements. I want to know where the buy is happening.
Diggle:Ok. And how am I supposed to track him?
Oliver:Well, you know us billionaire vigilantes... we do love our toys.
[District attorney's office]
Door closes, as Laurel, Thea and Jared enter to join Lance and the current DA
DA:Thank you all for coming.
Jared:No, thank you. It's nice to get out of the house.
DA:I'll cut right to it. Detective Lance arrested your client without consulting my office first. So congratulations. I am willing to consider a plea in this case.
Laurel:Absolutely not.
DA:Mr. Wilson spent five years in seclusion on a deserted island, cut off from civilization. It is quite possible he's suffering from some form of post traumatic stress. Given that, we would support a plea of insanity. Conditional on a period of indeterminate incarceration at a psychiatric facility.
Thea:No, thank you. He's not crazy.
Lance:Finally something we agree on. He's not a nut, he's a killing machine.
Jared:Actually, I'm neither.
Lance:There is nothing you can say to me that I would believe.
Jared:I'll take a polygraph.
Laurel:I'm going to need a minute.
DA and Lance walk out the room
Laurel:You're looking at life in you sure if you fail, this will set us back big time.
Jared:Don't worry, we'll be fine.
Thea: Fine. We will set up the poly.
Laurel and Thea are trying to think of how in the world Jared learned to beat a polygraph.
[Malcolm's Office]
Malcolm:Moira. Thank you for coming on such short notice.
Moira:Yes. Could you please make this quick? I'm in the midst of somewhat of a family emergency.
Malcolm:Yes, of course. It's all over the local news. [Chuckles]
Moira:Well, I know what you're thinking.
Malcolm:Do you?
Moira:Jared is not the man targeting the list. The charges are preposterous.
Malcolm:Not according to the district attorney, assistant district attorney, investigating Detective in the police department that filed charges against him.
Moira:That Detective has a vendetta against my family and is taking it out on him because of how close he is to Oliver.
[SCPD Station - Interrogation room]
Detective Lance and a SCPD technician sit across Laurel, Thea and Jared
Lance:Is your name Jared Wilson?
Jared:You don't know who I am, Detective?
Lance:The questions are to calibrate the polygraph.
Lance:Is your name Jared Wilson? Jared:Yes.
Lance:Do you have brown eyes? Jared:Yes.
Lance:Is your hair blue? Jared:No.
Lance:Have you ever been to Iron Heights prison? Jared:No.
Lance:Are you the man in this picture? Jared:No.
Lance:You steal 40 million dollars off Adam Hunt? Jared:No, I didn't.
Lance:Have you killed anyone? Jared:No.
Lance:Were you marooned on an island called Lian Yu for 5 years? Jared:Yes.
Thea:How is that even relevant?
Lance:I don't need to show relevance, but since you asked, whatever happened to your client on that island turned him into a cold blooded killer.
Lance:The physician that examined you reported that 40% of your body is covered in scar tissue.
Jared winces as he flashes through all the pain he received on the island. Laurel and Thea both notice his change in expression
Laurel:The machine won't work unless you ask a question.
Lance:Did that happen to you there? Jared:Yes.
Lance:When you came back, you told everyone that you two were alone on that island. Are you claiming that your scars were... Self-inflicted? Jared:No.
Jared:We weren't alone. We didn't want to talk about what happened on the island.
Lance:Why not?
Jared:Because the people that were there tortured us.
Laurel and Thea look at Jared with watery eyes, thinking of all the pain he must have felt.
Lance: How did they torture you?
Jared: It was different every time. But usually they would take a blade and stab me with it and then move it around and see how long I can stay awake.
Jared rushed out of his chair and out the door as soon as he finishes his sentence. Both Laurel and Thea already had plenty of tears falling down their cheeks.
Technician:I'd have to study the data, but just eyeballing it, he's telling the truth.
Laurel:Hmm. Can I assume that you'll be recommending. Ms. Spencer to drop all charges against my client?
Lance:I know a guilty man when I see one. He is guilty, whether you can see it or not.
[Queen Mansion- Jared's room]
Dance music playing around the mansion
Diggle:Mueller's car has been parked in the warehouse district of the Glades for 45 minutes.
Jared:Yeah, that's a good place for an arms deal.
Diggle:Ok, since this is going down tonight, what do we do, drop a dime on Mueller with the cops?
Oliver:No, the man in the hood. He's going to stop them.
Diggle:Oliver, you can't leave the house either or Lance will start to suspect you.
Oliver: It doesn't have to be me in the hood. [Chuckles]
Diggle:That's why you threw this ridiculous party? So you have a hundred witnesses placing you here at the house while I'm supposed to be across town dressed as a vigilante?
Jared:To be honest we never thought Lance would arrest me. We knew given the timing of our return we would be suspects but didn't think it would escalate this much.
Oliver: We also didn't count on Mueller showing up and the possibility that the Glades could be flooded with machine guns.
Jared: Look. I promise, it was never our intention to put you in harm's way.
Diggle:I didn't think joining your crusade was ever going to be 't worry about putting me in harm's way, but more importantly I can't shoot a bow like you
Oliver: Not to worry, we have something for you in a blue case in the Lair.
Knock on door. Thea walks in with many emotions shown on her face.
Thea: Can I get a moment alone with Jared please?
Oliver and Diggle nod as they head out.
Thea runs into Jared's arms, crying in his shoulders for a few min.
Thea:I didn't know about the torture, or your scars. I'm so sorry for what happened to you. And I was wrong that I didn't ask you before, but I'm asking you now. I need to know. I need to see.
Jared:Are you sure?
Thea:Yes.
Jared opens his shirt to reveal all his scars. Scars that cause Thea's eyes to water up immediately. Thea sees many different kinds of scars, some she recognizes from photos of clients. Bullet wounds, stab wounds, burns across his back. Sign of animal bites.
Thea: (shaky)How did you survive this?
Jared: There were times when I wanted to die. But I always had a reason to keep fighting, and now I have another one!
Thea looks up at Jared into his eyes as her hands reach the back of neck. Jared leans forward, closer to Thea and kisses her on the lips, which she immediately returns. The kiss gets more passionate and deepens with every second. Thea jumps and lets her legs wrap around his waist as he guides them to the bed not breaking from kissing her.
[Empty Warehouse]
4 men gathered around a van full of weapons.
Man 1: It's an M249 machine gun. Gas-powered, air-cooled, fires up to 800 rounds per minute. [Whistles] [Electricity crackles]
Diggle fires arrows at the van with his crossbow. Mueller Sees the arrows and scared of running into the Hood starts to pack up.
Mueller:We need to move, now!
Diggle fires more arrows at the van
Mueller:Get out of here! Move! Let's go!
[All grunting] [Tires squealing]
[Queen Consolidated]
Moira:Well. I'm not accustomed to being summoned to the office in the middle of the night. Well, what was it that was so important that I had to race down here?
Walter:I found the "Queen's Gambit", Moira. I know you secretly had the boat salvaged. I wanted to move it to a more secure location before confronting you about it. In fact, I sent Josiah Hudson to the warehouse for precisely that purpose. But he died mysteriously in a car accident. I hope you now have a better understanding of why it is I've been so distant of late. It's very disconcerting to discover that the person with whom you share your home, your bed and your heart has been lying to you so convincingly, and I would be a fool not to consider all the things that you have told me were lies.
Moira:Walter, you're my husband, I...
Walter:Yes, I am.
Moira:Walter, 've got to stop looking into this, it's not safe. You'll be... you'll be upsetting people, people with influence. You are very far out of your depth.
[Queen Mansion - Jared's room]
Thea and Jared resting on the bed after putting their clothes back on. They are kissing when they are interrupted.
[Knock on door]
Jared:Yeah?
Man:Mr. Wilson, if you're entertaining guests upstairs, should I have some drinks sent up?
Jared:No. It's just Thea and I up here and we're on our way back down.
As soon Jared finished, the door swings open to reveal a man with a gun. Just as he is about to shoot, Jared grabs Thea and rolls of the bed with her. The shooter moves to get a better position when Jared jumps out from behind the bed and tackles the shooter. The two struggle and are able to pull away from each other. The gun still in his hands, the shooter tries to aim it at Jared and fire. Before he gets a chance Detective Lance comes in and shoots the shooter in the back 3 times to kill the shooter down, Jared rushed to Thea to check on her. Thea effortlessly falls into his arms as he kisses her forehead.
[Queen Mansion]
A few mins later,Oliver, Laurel, Thea and Jared are gathered in the main area with SCPD officers.
Jared:How did you know we were in trouble?
Lance:Because when the guy was fighting you, he broke the ankle monitor.
Oliver: Are you all right?!
Thea:I'm fine.
Jared:Yeah me too.
Laurel: This is on you. By accusing him publicly, you've made him a target. Do you have any idea who attacked them
Lance:We haven't identified him. Though it must be someone with a grudge against the Hood, obviously.
Hilton steps in and begins to remove the ankle monitor.
Laurel:What are you doing?
Hilton: I got a call from my lieutenant. An arms dealer was attacked across town tonight. By the vigilante. Multiple witnesses put him there. In light of that, all charges against him are being dropped.
[Malcolm's office]
Malcolm:Moira. Did we have an appointment?
Moira: No, but I decided to screw propriety after you almost got my daughter killed.
Malcolm:I'm sure you understand, I was justified in suspecting Jared of being the vigilante targeting our associates. I had to take steps.
Moira: And now that you know your steps were taken in error, that he is not your enemy. Malcolm:[Chuckles] I offer my sincerest apologies.
Moira: I know you found out I had the yacht salvaged, just as I know you had Josiah Hudson killed.
Malcolm:Well, accidents tend to befall people who are too curious...