"What the hell did you just do?" Speedy demanded when Green Arrow pulled her back to the rooftop.
"I just saved your life. There was too many of them in there. They would have killed you both. Look. We will get Roy back. I am promising you. We will get him back." Green Arrow promised her and Speedy just nodded as they retreated.
"They're really circling the wagons now. They've upped security tenfold." Alena said as Oliver and Thea entered the bunker.
"He was bleeding internally, so if we don't get to him soon, - they're going to kill him." Thea said worriedly.
"They will not because they need him alive to testify against me." Oliver reminded her.
"Not they. Diaz." John said.
"I pulled financials on both the police officers that were torturing Roy. They both receive generous dividend payments from stocks in a Corto Maltese-based shell corporation." Alena said.
"It financed a company that was manufacturing the drug I used to treat my injury, Ricardo Diaz's company." John said.
"Both officers were on duty when Cayden James was killed, and all the officers that were there tonight, we have reason to believe, are working with Diaz, too." Alena said.
"So Diaz has been playing us since the beginning." Oliver said.
"Or he's just been playing you." Thea said as she walked away after glaring at her brother.
"She's upset." Oliver said.
"She's worried about Roy." Laurel said.
"Yeah. So am I." Oliver said as he went to talk to Thea and John left.
"Hey Alena, could I ask a favor from you?" Laurel asked.
"Sure, what is it?" Alena asked.
"I'm gonna be on the DL while I heal up for awhile, so maybe you could teach me how to hack so that I can still have a contribution to the team even while I'm still lied up." Laurel said and Alena nodded.
"Sure, no problem." Alena agreed.
"Speaking of which, I'm gonna head over to my dad's place and get some sleep." Laurel said as she headed out.
"I had to pull you out of there." Oliver said to Thea.
"No. You-you could have come in." Thea insisted.
"I come in there, and it's you and me against a SWAT team in a tight space. Nobody comes out of there, especially not Roy." Oliver pointed out.
"You know, there are times that I feel like my life completely fell apart when Roy left- from my bloodlust to Malcolm to the coma. Knowing he was out there, that he was ok, it made my life just a little bit easier. Ever since mom died, I haven't known much of anything other than the fact that I want to make sure he is safe, and I will do whatever it takes to make sure that happens." Thea said and Oliver just looked at her, concern clear in his eyes.
"We all will, Speedy." Oliver promised her.
"Alena may have just found something. SCPD just requisitioned a transport prison Van. They're moving Roy to a new safe house. We just don't know when." John said as he approached them.
"That's it. That's when we get him." Thea said determinedly.
But Oliver noticed the look on John's face.
"Is there something else?" Oliver asked and John nodded.
The next day, Oliver entered SCPD to see Dinah and Quentin talking about something.
"I need to speak with both of you, in private." Oliver said and they both nodded as they followed him.
"Well, your story checks out, that is the Laurel Lance of this earth and I will make sure that Curtis and Rene don't do anything stupid." Dinah said.
"No, that line was crossed when Felicity died at Rene's hand and your directive. The only reason I have not killed you yet is because it's not what Felicity would want. But that's not why I'm here." Oliver said and Dinah noted how pissed off Oliver was and made a mental note to smack some sense into Rene for turning one of the most dangerous men in the city, maybe even the world, into their enemy.
"So, what did you want to talk to us about?" Quentin asked.
"Turn the cameras off," Oliver said and Dinah nodded as she shut off the cameras, "Cayden James was murdered right there by Ricardo Diaz. And it was covered up by the SCPD."
"I thought Cayden James was killed by another inmate on his transfer to Iron Heights." Quentin asked.
"Alena found out what actually happened. Never made it to Iron Heights. The cops on duty are on Diaz's payroll. They faked the transfer." Oliver said.
"- Doing that would take-" Dinah began.
"A systemic breach of the police department, worse than last year's corruption." Oliver said.
"I didn't think that was even possible." Quentin said.
"Neither did I. Look, Dinah, I may despise you right now and you may not believe in me and you 2 don't trust each other, for good reason, but you both believe in the badge.I need you working together. I need to know how deep this goes. I need to know who in that room we can trust. Or at least, know aren't corrupt." Oliver said, glaring at Dinah.
"We can work out of my place. Walls here got ears." Quentin said.
"Not sure if that's a good idea considering how Laurel is staying on your couch and she was not happy when she found out how Dinah was betraying her legacy. A legacy that she is taking back, so find a new codename." Oliver said.
"Well, we can't work out of either bunker, since I don't feel comfortable letting Quentin back into ours and I wouldn't be surprised if John shot me the moment I walked into yours." Dinah said.
"I'm sure Laurel will understand why we need to work together and she might even be willing to help, since she doesn't really have anything else to do." Quentin said and Oliver nodded as he walked out.
"I knew that this wasn't going to just blow over, but still, Oliver looked like the only reason he hasn't killed me yet is because he doesn't want to dishonor Felicity." Dinah said.
"That's just what he told you, but the real reason is because he doesn't want to be you." Quentin said.
"What?" Dinah asked.
"Hellbent on killing the person who killed the love of his life, regardless of the consequences, that's what you became Dinah and as much Oliver despises you, he's been there before and he does not want to be that person again. He wants to be better. The fact that he was willing to forgive Rene for blowing the whistle on him, especially after Oliver being the one who got him back his daughter in the first place, it shows the type of man Oliver is. And it shows that he is a better person than you or Rene or Curtis. Think about that the next time you decide to stab him in the back. Now, I believe we have an investigation to start." Quentin said as he left the room, leaving Dinah to think before she followed him.
