To the guest who has decided to turn the review section of this story into a means of expressing their opinions about what's going to happen throughout the remainder of arrow season 6, stop. It's annoying and a little distracting, since for all I know, you could be doing this to try and influence me to rewrite this story your way, not mine. I can handle heckling, but one thing I cannot put up with is people trying to get me to write a story for them by giving me information for stories they might like to see, not stories I'm trying to write. Suggestions are welcomed, as long as they can tie into the story I've already written, not someone trying to make this their own. If you want a story to be based off your own ideas, write it yourself, do not try to get me to write it for you.

To the rest of you, I'm sorry you had to read this, but the last time I had a reviewer like this, it got out of control fast and I needed to stop it before it got too far out of control. The reason I take pride in my stories is because I write them my way, not the way someone else imagines and I think that's why so many other people like them as well. Again, I'm sorry you had to read this rant, but I felt I needed to do it now before things got so far out of control I end up abandoning this story and since I really like this one, I don't want to do it.

Again, my apologies and on with Chapter 22.

-Percabeth4eva1


"I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor, but Mr. Knyazev wasn't arrested pursuant to an arrest warrant." Sam said.

"That's crap. You know it." Dinah said.

"And actually, Captain Drake did have an arrest warrant for Mr. Knyazev. Don't you remember? I personally issued the arrest warrant 6 months ago when Mr. Knyazev abducted the Markovian delegation. I never withdrew it and more charges have only been piled on since then." Oliver said and Dinah smirked at Sam smugly.

"I'd like to see this warrant." Sam said.

"Gladly." Oliver said as Dinah reached into her files and pulled out warrant.

"As you can see, it was never repealed, simply took a back seat over more recent crimes, but now that we've got him, it's time to lock him up." Oliver said as Sam looked at the warrant.

"I suppose this changes things." Sam said.

"It should clear up any issues you might have about charges, since in addition to drug trafficking, I believe Mr. Knyazev is also facing charges of kidnapping, attempted murder, murder and other various criminal activities. Now, you are already aware that Kimberly Hill is under suspension due to her confession of being on the payroll of Ricardo Diaz and now we have his right hand. If you attempt to do anything that could be used to have Mr. Knyazev released, then you will be under investigation of corruption charges as well, along with facing charges of an obstruction of justice and not only will you be out of work, but you'll most likely be sharing a cell with one of your former cases in Iron Heights. Do I make myself clear?" Oliver asked.

"Crystal?" Sam said through gritted teeth as Oliver, Dinah and Quentin walked away.

"Nice moves." Dinah complimented Oliver.

"Sounds like the DA is on Diaz's payroll as well. Quentin, I want you to personally vet every other member of the DA's office to find someone we can replace Armand with once we get proof of his corruption." Oliver said and Quentin nodded.

"You know who I'd choose though." Quentin said.

"I agree that Laurel would be perfect for the job, but the DA's office is still refusing to hire her on the grounds of going through a traumatic experience making her mentally unfit to work. Complete bullcrap if you ask me." Oliver said and Quentin nodded.

"Tonight was the first night I actually got to see the first Black Canary in action. It was an honor." Dinah said, since she had watched Laurel fight and it was clear that she never would have lived up to legacy Laurel had left.

"Yeah, but anyways, Laurel will probably never be able to be a lawyer again, so instead, she's enlisting in the SCPD." Oliver said.

"I'm sure she'll advance quickly." Quentin said.

"If she's as a good with a gun as she is with a tonfa, I'm sure you're right." Dinah agreed.

"Speaking of which, thank you for letting Laurel and I tag along tonight." Oliver said.

"Thank you for agreeing to it. With Anatoly off the table, we're one step closer to Diaz." Dinah said.

"You've really gotten your act together now that Black Siren is dead." Oliver noted and Dinah nodded.

"You were right. Revenge and anger weren't doing me any good. All they did was get a friend killed and turn other people against me." Dinah said.

"Well, saving Thea and helping us save Roy was a good first step towards to earning my trust and contacting us about Anatoly was another. I'll let you know if we get anything on Diaz. You let me know if anything changes with Anatoly." Oliver said and Dinah and Quentin nodded.


"So, how'd it go?" John asked Oliver as he entered the bunker.

"Anatoly is in booking as we speak and I've promoted Dinah to police captain, since even though I may not trust her yet, at least I know she's on our side." Oliver said and John nodded.

"At least I'll have a captain I know isn't working for the bad guys." Laurel said.

"Your application was accepted then?" Oliver asked.

"I start training at SCPD academy on Monday." Laurel said.

"Anything else we should know?" John asked.

"Anatoly told me that the SCPD was not the only part of the city's government that Diaz has his fingers in and Dinah, Quentin and I are fairly certain and DA Armand is one of them, since he tried to get Anatoly released." Oliver said.

"You gonna move on him?" John asked.

"Not yet, we need to know if there's someone we can trust in the DA's Office to replace him before we make a move, otherwise we end up having the same problem." Oliver said and they both nodded.

"Lyla's agreed to put Hill's family into protective custody." John said and Oliver nodded.

"Great, because now that we've removed any pressure Diaz can put on her, we can focus on Armand. We need to figure out how Diaz flipped him." Oliver said as he looked over to Alena.

"I'm guessing cold, hard cash." Alena said.

"- Cash he took from the city?" Oliver asked.

"- Should all be dried up by now." John pointed out.

"- So he has another source." Laurel said.

"- Well, according to Curtis, Diaz is involved in an extensive Vertigo operation, and if my math is right-and it definitely is- he'll be pulling in at least a million a day." Alena said.

"So we take out his Vertigo stash, we kill his cash supply." Oliver said.

"Unless he's got a rich aunt somewhere, yeah, that'll work." Alena confirmed.

"Right. So I'll check in with Lyla, see if A.R.G.U.S. can give us any information on this Vertigo operation that can help us." John said and Oliver nodded as John walked out.

"Something's up with John. I think he might still be a bit sore about not getting the hood back." Laurel said and Oliver sighed.

"He was fine." Oliver sighed.

"Oliver, he was not fine, John has not been acting like himself lately." Laurel said.

"I'll talk to him when he gets back, try to soften the blow." Oliver told her and Laurel smiled as she kissed him.

"Good, now, I have to go prepare for the entrance exam for the academy, so, call me if we get anything." Laurel said as she left the bunker as well.