When Thea woke up, she found Oliver sitting at her bedside in a hospital room.
"What happened?" Thea asked.
"You were caught in an accident, drunk driver ran a red light, didn't notice you crossing the street. It's a miracle you're alive." Oliver said and Thea caught that was the cover story.
"Did they find the driver?" Thea asked.
"Moving too fast and there were no cameras to ID him with." Oliver said and Thea nodded.
"And now what really happened?" Thea asked.
"Malcolm kicked your ass. When you get out of here, I'm going to have to increase your training." Oliver said and Thea nodded.
"Did we at least get what we came for?" Thea asked.
"We did and Felicity is currently working on unmasking Malcolm as we speak." Oliver said, right as his phone went off.
"Hello?" Oliver asked.
"Success. Malcolm has been unmasked and Roy is on his way to SCPD with footage as we speak." Felicity's voice said.
"Thank god, it's almost over. Then I can start directing my attention to the next big threat to this city." Oliver said.
"I checked with Lyla regarding the Mirakuru cure and it sounds like it's well under way." Felicity said.
"Good. I'll ask Laurel to start looking into Sebastian Blood." Oliver said as he hung up.
"I take it we get to move from worrying about Malcolm to worrying about Slade?" Thea asked.
"The current intel suggests he's still in Australia, so, once the cure is complete, that's where I'm heading." Oliver said.
"What about Rochev?" Thea asked.
"Hopefully QC won't ever be put under her boot, with dad still in charge and the Undertaking still a secret. But, I still plan on confronting dad about that." Oliver said and Thea nodded as he left to let her get some rest.
"Are you sure that this hasn't been doctored?" Pike asked Roy as they all watched the footage of Malcolm being unmasked as the Dark Archer.
"It's been verified by 3 specialists, this is raw footage we're looking at." Roy confirmed.
"I always knew Merlyn was rotten. I just hope his son isn't the same way, or else I'm going to have to arrest my son-in-law and cause my youngest daughter to hate me for the rest of my life." Quentin said.
"Something tells me that Tommy is just as in the dark about this as everyone else. He might have some answers though, along with some questions." Roy said and Quentin nodded.
"I'd try calling ahead of time, but Sara told me she was blocking my calls while she was on her honeymoon." Quentin said.
"We'd better place Merlyn under arrest." Pike said.
"Something tells me that if we tried to take him in, he'd take us out." Roy said.
"What do you suggest officer Harper?" Quentin asked.
"It looked like the guy in green here was able to go toe to toe with him, so maybe we should consider letting him handle this, especially since I'm not sure that prison could hold Malcolm." Roy said.
"Maybe so, but we can't allow vigilantes to bring out their form justice." Pike said.
"But aren't Supergirl and Superman technically vigilantes? After all, they operate outside the law, and yet they're still revered as heroes." Roy countered.
"You think that this green archer is some kind of hero?" Quentin asked.
"I think that crime in this city has gone down exponentially since he became active. He's what this city needs and I say we should let him." Roy said.
Pike thought about it for a few minutes before saying "Tell our boys to be on their guard and shoot to kill Malcolm Merlyn, should he come their way, but we'll give the vigilante until Christmas, which is 2 weeks to bring Malcolm Merlyn down, or else I'm sending in a swat team."
"Yes sir. Should we alert the public?" Quentin asked.
"We have to. Hopefully it'll convince the vigilante to get moving." Pike said and they all nodded as they got to work.