Sara watched the various expressions cross Diggle's face. He looked shocked, angry, and for some reason hurt. He pushed himself up and Sara went forward in case he fell.
"You're the vigilante. You're the one going around and killing people."
"I'm trying to help this city."
"No. What you're doing is wrong Sara. Why would you do this? To the city and to your family?"
"I'm doing it to help."
"Why am I here?"
"You were shot and the bullet was laced with curari. It's very deadly and I had to get you the antidote quickly. I had no other choice."
"And if I tell your dad?"
"I don't think you will." Sara said with confidence. Diggle looked around and sighed.
"I can't believe what you have been doing. I guess this is where you kept running away to."
"Yes and I'd like to ask you to join me."
"Join you? No I'm not going to become a murderer Sara. You're in this alone." Diggle held a hand to his head and left the lair quickly. Sara pursed her lips and watched him walk out without another word.
…...
Sara was back in the cave while the hooded man was out doing whatever it was he did. She stared at the picture in her hand and looked up to see the guy walk back in with a cage of some sort. He set it down beside her and said something.
"I don't understand Chinese!" Sara yelled. He said it again and she ignored him. She looked back down at the picture of her and her sister smiling. "I'm sorry Laurel."
…...
Sara bolted up out of her sleep and looked around her frantically before realizing she was back at her fathers apartment. She shook her head and turned the TV on. It would be a long night.
…...
She made it to her lair to start some research on Peter Declan. Sara didn't think he killed his wife. Declan's wife had worked for Jason Brodeur and his name was in the notebook. Sara needed to find out more. She needed to make sure this man was actually guilty before he was executed two days from now. Sara knew who she needed to talk to. She made her way to Laurel's apartment and waited for her to arrive. She was dressed as the canary and had made sure the lights wouldn't turn on. She heard the door open and turned on her voice changer.
"Hello Laurel."
Laurel pointed her gun towards Sara. "Don't move!"
"I'm not going to hurt you."
"My father's a cop. You don't know who you're messing with."
"I'm not the person you think I am. I need you're help. I believe Peter Declan is innocent. His wife discovered Jason Brodeur and his toxic dumping so he had her killed."
"Out of all the lawyers in the city, you came to me? Why?"
"We're both trying to help innocent people." She turned and left without another word. Laurel lowered her gun and stared around the empty room.
…...
Sara walked into Big Belly Burger and found Diggle. She walked over to him and sat down across from him. He was silent as he looked at her.
"There wasn't a bunch of police cars waiting for me when I got home. I knew I could trust you. Have you considered my offer?"
"Offer? Really not happening."
"We can both do some good Diggle. You can help this city." Sara set the notebook down onto the table. "This was Oliver's father's. He gave it to me before he shot himself."
"I thought he died on the boat."
"We both made it to a life raft and he explained that he hurt this city before shooting himself." Diggle just stared at her. "This city is being controlled by people who love stepping on others. We can stop them."
"It's wrong."
"You're brothers shooter."
"Don't bring Andy into this."
"He was shot with a bullet laced with curari. The same bullets used by Floyd Lawton. He's the sniper."
"So you're saying you killed my brother's shooter? I still don't want any part of this."
"Please just consider it." Sara said as she rose up out of her seat. She nodded to him and took the notebook before exiting the restaurant. Diggle let out a frustrated sigh.
…...
Laurel waited on top of the rooftop the canary had said to meet on.
"Is there a reason we can't do this face to face?"
"You've met with Peter Declan."
"You're right. He might be innocent. His wife met with Brodeur's supervisor the day she was killed."
"Then we need to get him to testify."
"He already did. Matt Istook. He said he didn't meet with her. He has everyone believing him."
"He hasn't talked with me yet."
"I became a lawyer to help people, not hurt them."
"I do what is necessary."
"If what you're doing isn't wrong then why do you hide your face?"
"To protect the ones I care about."
"Sounds lonely."
"It can be, but not today." Sara replied. She didn't waste another second as she left the rooftop. Now she needed to find the supervisor.
…...
Sara kidnapped Matt Istook and cuffed him to the train tracks. When he woke up he was absolutely shocked to see the vigilante.
"Matt Istook." A train could be heard behind them.
"You're the woman who has been terrorizing the city."
"Peter Declan. You're lies helped put him on death row. It's time to tell me the truth or I can let you get hit by this train."
"Wait wait! You can have the file!"
"What file!?"
"The one that Declan's wife gave me! Please let me go!" Sara moved out of the way of the train and Istook started yelling where the file was. Sara broke the chain holding him down and left him to roll out of the trains path.
…...
The Chinese man was cooking something over the fire and Sara moved closer to it.
"What is that?" Her only answer was being shoved away from the man. He pointed at the bird and made a motion for her to understand. He wanted her to break the birds neck herself. She looked at the bird and back at the man.
…...
Sara turned out the lights in her sister's law firm and dropped the file on Laurel's desk.
"What's this?"
"Compliments from Istook."
"I would have never gotten this as a lawyer."
"And what do you think now?"
"I think you're actually not as bad as I once thought. You may go against everything I was taught, but you have done this city some good." Sara smiled to herself and turned away from Laurel.
"Can you save Peter now?"
"Yes." Sara left the room and the lights turned back on. Laurel looked down at the file and then at the spot the vigilante had once stood.
…...
Quentin walked into Laurel's office the next day. "You look busy." He made his way to her desk. "You know there was a weird development on Declan's case. Matt Istook filed a police report saying he was attacked by the woman in black and I find it weird that you're working on this case and the vigilante manages to give you the file that he stole. She's a criminal Laurel."
"Dad she helped save an innocent mans life."
"You're breaking the law."
"Well I wouldn't have to if the police did their job in the first place."
"Yesterday you lied straight to my face about this case and I thought we didn't do that. Obviously I was wrong." Quentin turned and walked out of the room without another word.
…...
Sara quickly made her way to the prison where Laurel was meeting with Peter. She had to hurry before they were both killed. She took a uniform from one of the guards and made her way inside where the prisoners were already released. She found Laurel and started fighting off the prisoners. As they ran into another room, Sara was knocked to the ground and she could see her attacker choking Laurel. She jumped up and tackled the man to the ground. Sara found that when she began punching the man, she couldn't stop. Laurel kept yelling for her to stop, but she couldn't.
"Stop!" Laurel was trying to restrain her now, and she finally stopped. Police officers began running into the room and they got the criminals handcuffed. Sara escaped in the chaos and Laurel stared after her. Outside, Laurel hugged her dad and apologized. "I'm sorry dad. Your were right. She is a killer."
…...
Sara leaned against the wall of the cave and watched the bird in the cage. She was only getting hungrier by the minute and she was beginning to think it wouldn't be so bad to take it's life. She slowly grabbed the bird. "I'm sorry." She looked away and twisted the birds neck. She cooked it and for the first time in days, she was able to eat something. The man came over to her and started speaking again. She sighed as he spoke in Chinese again.
"Yes it's a bird."
"It does not mean bird. It means survive."
"You speak English?"
"Yes. You need to learn to survive. Survive and..." He pulled out the photo of Sara and Laurel. "Forget her. If you look at this all day, you will not survive this place."
…...
Moira got in the car and sat next to Merlyn.
"You look nervous."
"Do I have a reason to be?" Merlyn handed her a paper.
"We all do."
"The woman in black. Are you worried that you're a target?"
"Jason Brodeur, Adam Hunt, Warren Patel. Tell me you see a connection."
"She's not targeting the wealthy."
"She's targeting the list."
…...
Sara walked into her dad's apartment and found Diggle waiting for her.
"Hello. What can I do for you?"
"I'm here about your offer." Sara went to speak and Diggle stopped her with a hand. "I'm not signing on to be a sidekick. Fighting needs to be done in this city and you're going to do it with or without me, but with me there will be fewer casualties including you."
"I don't need someone to save me."
"Maybe not, but you are fighting a war Sara except you have no idea what war does to you. It scrapes pieces away from your soul and you need someone to help you keep yourself together. To remind you of who you are."
…...
They went hunting the next day and Sara watched as the Chinese man shot another bird.
"Dinner." He said and Sara sighed because she had to go and pick it up.
"Why don't you let me shoot?" He handed the bow to her and she held it out and grabbed an arrow and aimed it at the tree the man had pointed at.
"Hit the tree." She aimed and took a deep breath before releasing it. The arrow flew past the tree and her companion said something in Chinese.
"What does that mean?"
"You will die badly."
"Fine." Sara trudged forward and went to get the bird, but someone grabbed her and dragged her over to a small pit and threw her in. She started yelling at them. "You can't leave me like this!" She wrapped her hands on the bars and they slammed a gun against her fingers making her scream in pain.
…...
She was brought into a tent not long after being captured. She saw a man sitting at a table.
"Please sit down." Sara slowly sat down and watched the man open up a can. "I'm sorry for how my men treated you. I'm Edward by the way and you are?"
"Sara. I was shipwrecked here."
"Let's just talk."
"About what?"
"Do you know this man?" Sara looked at the picture. She thought of the man that had captured her before.
"No."
"You're a terrible liar."
"I really don't know him." Sara replied. Edward tilted his head and nodded before getting up.
"Maybe you will reconsider after my men deal with you." Edward left the tent and spoke to someone else. "She's yours now." Sara saw another man walk in. This one was wearing a mask.
…...
She was now being held up by chains and the man in the mask and Edward were in the room with her. Edward held up the picture again. "Do you know the man in this picture?"
"No." The masked man walked forward and sliced a blade across her stomach. She screamed in pain and he pulled away after leaving a nice sized mark.
…...
"There's a gun deal going down tonight Diggle."
"And you want me to help you stop them."
"If you would."
"I'll help because it needs to be done. I won't be like you though. I'm not killing everyone."
"Diggle..."
"We have an arms deal to stop so go ahead and throw that mask on."
…...
"You have more resolve than I thought. Or perhaps she truly doesn't know anything. You should put her out of her misery." Edward motioned to the masked man. The Chinese man crashed into the tent and started fighting the masked man while Edward escape. Sara was released from her shackles and she was dragged away by the Chinese man.
…...
Sara and Diggle watched the trucks come in from different angles. One of the local gangs talked with the dealers. Sara turned the lights off and began taking out the gang. Diggle helped her, but the dealers had escaped quickly. Sara looked up at Diggle once the gang bangers had been taken out.
"Well we stopped some people from getting the guns." Sara said. Diggle nodded.
"And you didn't kill them."
"I still could."
"You won't because you know I will stop you."
"Let's get out of here."
…...
"I told you. Island is dangerous. You didn't tell them about me." He handed a small bag to Sara and started walking away. "I lead them away. You stay and survive."
"Wait." Sara started to get up when he dropped a boulder to stop her. Sara couldn't do anything now.
…...
She kicked down one last guy before walking forward and standing over another man. She rested her bo staff on her shoulder. "You have failed this city."