Emerald Archer 2

"Emerald Archer 2" is the 7th movie in the 3rd level of The DC Movie Universe
==Cast==
Charlie Hunnam as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow
Laura Vandervoort as Dinah Lance/Black Canary II
Hunter Parrish as Roy Harper
Analeigh Tipton as Mia Dearden
Kelly Hu as Shado
Bradley Cooper as Eddie Fyers
Josh Brolin as Detective Larry Lance
Aldis Hodge as John Diggle
Kenneth Branagh as Walter Steele
Edward Norton as Robert Queen
Vera Farmiga as Moira Queen
James Hong as Natas
Mark Harmon as Ted Grant/Wildcat
Rebecca Romijin as Dinah Drake-Lance/Black Canary I
Hugo Weaving as Arthur King/Merlyn
Ewan McGregor as William Tockman/Clock King
Jackie Chan as Yao Fei
Bill Nighy as G. Gordon Godfrey
Mariska Hargitay as Beverly Tockman 
Dane DeHaan as Bobby
John Kani as Mr. Harris 
Alan Ruck as Mr. Dearden
Chad Michael Murray as Connor Queen
Rupert Everett as Desaad
Pierce Brosnan as Steppenwolf
==Plot==
7 years ago, Oliver holds a party at his mansion, where he ends up drinking heavily and gets high on party drugs. His girlfriend, Dinah Lance then arrives at the party and sees Oliver dancing. She tries to get Oliver to stop and go upstairs to rest, but Oliver drunkenly kisses her and tries to get her to "have some fun" with him. Dinah though refuses and angrily slaps Oliver before she storms off. Later, Oliver stumbles outside and throws up on the lawn. He then sees a man approach him and hand him a handkerchief as he wipes himself off. The man then introduces himself as John Diggle, his new bodyguard. Oliver though asks what happened to his previous bodyguard, Hackett, but Diggle tells him that he quit. Diggle then tells Oliver that he will also be looking after him and make sure he gets himself together and won't handle any of his "bullshit." Oliver then laughs and tells Diggle that he needs him to get some water. A month later, Oliver and his friends prepare to embark on his yacht, but the captain though warns him about the storm approaching. Oliver though brushes it off and keeps looking for Dinah, hoping to see her before he leaves. Diggle then arrives and tells Oliver that he shouldn't get on the yacht, but Oliver laughs it off and orders Diggle to carry his bags onto the ship, but Diggle asserts that he's his caretaker and bodyguard, not his butler. Oliver then tells Diggle to get ready to set sail, but Diggle refuses and angrily tells Oliver that he's not getting on the yacht. Oliver though moves to get on the yacht, but Diggle shoves him back and blocks his entrance. Oliver tries to push his way past Diggle, but Diggle stops him, until Diggle angrily punches him in the face. Diggle though quickly apologizes, but Oliver angrily fires him and orders him to leave. Diggle then sadly turns and leaves as Oliver sets off on his yacht. 
In the present, one of Brick's thugs runs down a dark alleyway as an arrow soars past him. A shadowy figure stalks him through the shadows as the man quickly hides behind dumpster. The thug then draws a gun and fires at the shadowy figure before a figure in a red hoodie tackles him. Roy Harper tries to wrestle the gun from the thug, but the thug knocks him back. Before he can shoot Roy, an arrow impales his hand, allowing Roy to knock him down. The shadowy figure, Green Arrow then emerges from the shadows and scolds Roy for getting involved and being reckless. Roy though tells him that he wants to help him and if he refuses to train him, then he'll continue doing this. Suddenly, the police start to arrive, so Green Arrow tells Roy that they'll talk later and then tells him to leave now. Roy then runs off as Green Arrow escapes into the shadows. Detective Larry Lance then arrives on the scene and sees the unconscious thug with an arrow in his hand. Green Arrow then heads back to his hideout. At the airport, Diggle arrives off of the next flight. As he's picking up his luggage, he sees a news report about the Green Arrow apprehending the final member of Brick's gang on a nearby TV. Unknown to him, an unknown man watches Diggle leave with his luggage. Roy arrives back at his house, where he finds his old friend, Bobby sitting on his porch. Bobby greets his old friend and tells him that he hasn't heard from him in a few months and was worried. Roy though tells him that he's fine and asks Bobby to leave. Bobby though tells Roy that he has a new job planned for him and has finally hit the big time and offers Roy to join. Roy though refuses and tells Bobby that he's moved on and even offers to help him get a job. Bobby though tells him that "honest work" is for suckers and tells him that this job could make them rich. Roy though asks him what he'll have to do, but Bobby asks if it matters. Roy though tries to warn Bobby that he needs to get out before he gets hurt or killed, but Bobby tells him that he's changed and then leaves. Roy then goes into his house and sees his girlfriend, Mia Dearden watching TV. Mia asks him about what happened out there, but Roy tells her to not worry. She then asks him if he went out again, but Roy tries to deny it. Mia though tells him that she notices the blood on his fist and tells him that she's worried that he could get hurt or killed. Roy though tells her that she sounds like "him," but Mia tells him that he's right. Roy though tells her that he needs to do this because they were "chosen" by him to be his "inside men" and that he just wants to prove that he can be a hero like him. Mia though stands up and tells Roy that he's her hero and that she knows he wants to help him because she does too, but tells him that this isn't the way. The 2 then share a kiss. At the D.A.'s office, Dinah watches the news broadcast about Green Arrow as Oliver arrives to surprise her. Dinah then kisses him as she tells him that if he keeps this up, soon Star City won't have anymore criminals to lock up, which Oliver jokes is the idea. Oliver's ghost phone then rings and Oliver answers it as Green Arrow, where Larry congratulates him on finally putting Brick and his whole gang away, finally ending his reign of terror in the Glades. Oliver also assures him that Count Vertigo is locked up in his home country of Vlatava. 
Larry then asks to meet up with him later, which Oliver agrees to before hanging up. Oliver then offers to take Dinah out to dinner to celebrate, which she accepts. At Star City General Hospital, William Tockman arrives to visit his ill sister, Beverly Tockman, who has breast cancer. When he arrives, Beverly tells him that he didn't need to come see her, since she's fine. William though tells her that her doctor called him because she had a minor stroke, but Beverly assures him that she's fine. William then tells her that he needed to get out of work for the day and then complains about his job as an accountant. Beverly tries to encourage him to quit, but William refuses because he needs the money for her treatments. He then looks over at the clock and notes that her doctor should've checked on her by now, since it's 9:07 and he comes at 9:05, which means that he's 2 minutes late. Beverly though chuckles as she teases him for his obsession with time, but William tells her that "timing is everything." The doctor then walks in and pulls William into the hallway to talk, telling him that Beverly's next treatment is coming up, but his insurance won't be able to cover it. William though tells him that that can't be right, but the doctor tells him that his company's insurance has taken him off. William though manages to convince the doctor to give him 48 hours to come up with the money before he returns to her sister. When she asks him what's going on, he assures her that it's fine and lies and tells her that the doctor was just letting him know that her treatments have been going well. At the restaurant, Oliver and Dinah enjoy each other's company as she tries to convince Oliver to let her join him in the field, but Oliver refuses. Dinah though assures him that she's been taking tae-kwon do since she was 7 and was even taught how to defend herself from her father, but Oliver tells her that it'll take more than that to do what he does. He then tells her that he spent 5 years in hell, honing his skills and learning how to survive and even tells her that he had to do "things." Dinah though grabs his hand and says that he never talks about the island, but Oliver tells her that he's not sure if he's ready to tell her about it. In a flashback, 5 years ago, on Oliver's first year on Starfish Island, he and Yao Fei, his mentor, sit around the campfire, eating their kills. Yao Fei then tells Oliver that this island has another name, that his people call it "Lian Yu," which means purgatory. Oliver agrees with that name, but then asks when does he think they'll be rescued. Yao Fei though tells him that there is no rescue, since he's been on this island for 4 years now. He then tells Oliver that if he wants to survive, he must forget about his life before the island, and then tells him that he must "transform" and that the island will change him into someone that he might not recognize anymore and that he'll have to make hard choices and do some regretful things, but assures him that the island will change him into the person that he was meant to be. Oliver though disagrees with him and assures him that he won't change, but Yao Fei tells him that he'll get there soon. Oliver then asks him about his life, but Yao Fei tries to change the subject. He then sighs and tells him that he used to be married and that he has a daughter, Shado, who he hasn't seen in over 10 years. Oliver then tells him that his parents died when he was young and that he has no one, even his girlfriend left him, and that he's been drifting aimlessly for the past 15 years, trying to forget and forgive himself. Yao Fei then tells him that he might just find it, since this island has a "way" with people. Back in the present, a man walks by and recognizes Dinah, but calls her "Dinah Drake." A confused Dinah though tells him that she was her mother, but she died years ago. She then tries to ask the man how he knew her mother, but the man just apologizes and leaves. Oliver then asks her if she knows him, but Dinah tells him that she doesn't. 
The next day, William goes to work at his accountant firm and tries to ask his boss for a raise for his sister's treatment. His boss though refuses, but William points out that his numbers are the best in the quarter, but his boss tells him that the firm is undergoing some setbacks and budget cuts and that they can't afford to give him a raise. William though tries to explain his situation to his boss, but his boss refuses to listen to him, causing William to viciously attack his boss, until some of his co-workers pull him off of him. William's boss then angrily fires him and orders him to leave the building at once. At Queen Mansion, Oliver and Dinah wake up in bed, with Dinah getting ready to leave for work. As she gets ready, Oliver gets a text from Walter Steele, an old friend of his father, who tells him that he's in town and wants to meet up. Oliver though is confused about what he could want, but Dinah tells him that he most likely heard about him selling the company. Oliver though tells her that he did that because he doesn't know anything about running a business and that, while he was away on the island, he learned about his parents' actions and hoped to redeem the Queen name. Dinah though tells Oliver that he owes Walter an explanation before she kisses him goodbye. In a flashback, 6 months on the island, Oliver wakes up and finds a masked man pointing a gun at him, who orders him to come outside. The intruder then leads him outside, where a group of men have Yao Fei surrounded. Yao Fei though quietly tells Oliver to do what he's told. The armed men then speak Chinese, which Oliver is able to somewhat understand, due to Yao Fei teaching him Chinese, as they accuse Yao Fei of abandoning his country and military and ask him how he pleads. Yao Fei, in Chinese, tells them that he left the Chinese military after they committed a brutal massacre and framed him as a scapegoat, claiming that he didn't have any other choice but to leave. The armed men then attack Yao Fei and prepare to execute him, but Yao Fei blinks in Morse code to Oliver before he attacks the armed men. Oliver then joins in and manages to overpower them as he takes down some of the armed men. Yao Fei though quickly ducks into their cave and retrieves his bow and quiver. He and Oliver then continue to fight off the men, with Yao Fei killing most of them with his bow and arrows, before the leader manages to overpower and disarm Yao Fei and holds Yao Fei hostage. He then threatens to kill Yao Fei if Oliver doesn't surrender, but Yao Fei tells him that he's trained him for this. Oliver then quickly manages to retrieve Yao Fei's bow and fires an arrow into the leader's head, killing him. Yao Fei then praises his student, but Oliver asks him if what he said about his past is true. Yao Fei then reveals that it's true and that he's a wanted man from the Chinese government. Later, Oliver washes himself in the ocean along the shore and stares at his reflection in the water. Yao Fei then tells Oliver to come back to shore, but Oliver ignores him as he continues staring. Yao Fei then walks over to him and tries to comfort Oliver, who tells him that his soul is now tainted after taking a life, but then tells him that he won't be the last one if he hopes to survive. Oliver though tells him that he doesn't recognize himself anymore. 
In the present, Oliver prepares to leave to meet with Walter, when he hears a knock at his door. Oliver answers it and is surprised to see Diggle on his doorstep. Diggle tells Oliver that it's been a long time, but Oliver invites him inside. Oliver and Diggle then sit on the patio, where Oliver apologizes to Diggle for his actions, but Diggle claims he wasn't innocent either. Oliver then tells Diggle that he's not the same man he was before, but Diggle tells him that he heard about his time on a deserted island and tells Oliver that he must've gone through hell, which Oliver replies that he did. Diggle then tells him that, after he fired him, he left Star City and lived with his brother, Andy in Hub City when he heard the news about his shipwreck and he's spent the next 6 years working in private security. Oliver though asks Diggle why he decided to come back, but Diggle tells him that he wanted to "know for sure." A confused Oliver asks what he means, but Diggle reveals that he knows he's the Green Arrow. Oliver though tries to deny it, but Diggle points out that, while he was working for him, he remembered his favorite movie was Robin Hood, and then claims that it isn't a coincidence that he returned home right as the Green Arrow arrived in Star City. Oliver then jokes that Diggle was the first one to realize that. He then tells Diggle that, while he was on the island, he was forced to make "hard choices" and "transform" into "something else." He then tells him that when he returned home, he knew that he had to use his new skills and abilities to help his city and redeem, not only himself, but also his family's name. Diggle then tells him that he came to Star City because he believed that he owed it to Oliver and his parents to know the truth about who he has become. Oliver then offers to let Diggle stay at his house, but Diggle refuses and tells him that he's staying at a hotel, but then tells Oliver that he would like to help Oliver, but Oliver refuses his help and tells Diggle that he must do this alone to keep the people he cares about from getting hurt. In the Glades, at his clothing store, Mr. Harris goes outside to take out the trash, when he's approached by Bobby, who holds a gun to his head as he orders Mr. Harris to take him inside and threatens to kill him if he makes any noise. Mr. Harris then takes Bobby inside, where Bobby tells him to open the register and give him the cash. As he does this, Mr. Harris activates the silent alarm. After giving him the cash, Bobby attacks Mr. Harris and gets ready to kill him, when the 2 of them see a hooded archer in the shadows approaching them. Bobby, thinking that it's the Green Arrow, takes Harris hostage and threatens to kill him if he doesn't back off, but the archer continues approaching him, so Bobby fires his gun at him, but the archer dodges his shots and attacks Bobby before shooting him in the chest with an arrow, killing him. Mr. Harris then thanks "Green Arrow" for saving him, but the archer then attacks him and shoots him in the shoulder with an arrow, leaving him unconscious and bleeding. 
Later, Oliver meets up with Walter at a cafe, where Walter warmly greets him and remarks that he has grown since he last saw him. Oliver then recalls that they last saw each other when he was 15 at his parents' funeral. Walter then apologizes for not being there for him after his parents died and says that he loved his father and mother like family and that he failed them by not looking after him. Walter then admits that he wasn't himself after their death and sunk into a deep depression, which Oliver understands as he admits that he didn't handle their deaths well either. Walter jokes and says that he knows, since he followed his tabloid exploits. Walter then admits that he has certainly changed and wanted to reach out after he came home from the island. Oliver then says that the island definitely changed him, but then says that it turned him into the person that he was meant to be. Walter then asks if that's why he sold Queen Industries, but Oliver sadly admits that he didn't know what to do with it after he got home as he was suddenly thrust into this huge responsibility and didn't want to dishonor his parents by destroying what they built. Walter though says that he understands as he left the company, which he's spent 15 years with, before they passed due to a falling out with Robert and admits that he should've been here to help Oliver run the company, but then says that he moved back home to London after their deaths. Walter then reveals the reason that he contacted Oliver was to, not only reconnect, but to offer to help him reclaim the company and guide him as his partner so that they can honor his parents' memory. Oliver though is reluctant and isn't sure if he's cut out for business. Walter though writes his phone number on a napkin and tells Oliver that he'll be in town for a few more days if he changes his mind. As Oliver looks at the napkin and Walter leaves, he notices a news broadcast on the cafe's TV and asks the barista to turn it up as he sees a news broadcast about Bobby's murder and Mr. Harris's injuries, where the newscaster says that the victim said that he was attacked by the Green Arrow. The news reporters then comment on Star City's hero committing such a heinous act, with news corespondent, G. Gordon Godfrey commenting that this is what happens when the police let vigilantes run loose in their cities, which makes the vigilantes think they're above the law and commit such crimes. A shocked Oliver quickly leaves as he calls Dinah. At her law firm, Dinah answers her phone and asks Oliver if he truly killed a teenager and injured an innocent man, but Oliver swears that he didn't do it and then says that he needs to talk with her father before the police take action against Green Arrow. Dinah though admits that that might not be the best idea, since her father always distrusted him, but Oliver says that he has to try. In a flashback, 15 years ago, Robert and Walter sit in the den at Queen Manor, drinking scotch as they talk about their plans for the company. Robert tells Walter that he plans on the company taking on military contracts to increase their profits and to have the "eggheads build something useful for once." Walter though disagrees and tells Robert that they'll be building weapons of war and cause thousands of deaths, but Robert argues that they should make these weapons to keep this country safe. Walter though argues that this will cause innocent deaths, but Robert remarks, "better over there then here." Robert then admits that the company has already received a generous donation from Councilman Bolt, but Walter angrily tells him that he refuses to take his "blood money" and argues that Bolt is a dirty politician who's merely aiming to obtain more power and money by taxing the people of this city. Robert though tells him that this company is on the verge of bankruptcy and they need his money. Walter though argues that he'd rather have the company shut down than accept any money from Bolt. Moira then walks in the room and asks them if they're fine. Walter apologizes and tells Moira and Robert that he can't be a part of this anymore and storms off. Moira then asks Robert what happened, but Robert tells her that he tried to offer Walter to join them in their latest business venture. Moira though asks if Walter's going to be a problem to their plans, but Robert says that he won't be. In the present, Roy and Mia watch TV, when they flip to the news broadcast, where they reveal the death of Bobby and the injury of Mr. Harris, much to Roy's shock. Mia tries to comfort Roy, but he grabs his red hoodie and storms off. At Mr. Harris's clothing store, Roy arrives and pushes his way through the crowd as the police prepare to put Bobby's body in a body bag. Roy then tries to get into the crime scene, but is denied by the police, but Roy manages to sneak through. He then gets close to Bobby's body and sadly cradles his friend's body as he begins to cry before the police force him to leave. Meanwhile, William sits at a bar, looking through the job ads to find another job, but sadly can't find one as he dismisses each of them as being "beneath him." The bartender then complains about his broken clock and asks if he has the time, so William takes out his pocketwatch and tells him that it's exactly 5:04:31 and then complains to the bartender that he ordered his drink 4.5 seconds ago and hasn't gotten his drink yet. The bartender apologizes and gets him his drink. As he drinks, William remembers Beverly's comment about his "obsession with time," causing him to smile as he comes up with an idea. 
At Star City General, Roy visits Mr. Harris, who's got his arm in a sling and bandages on his face. Roy sadly asks him what happened as Harris's surprised by his visit. Roy though tells him that he heard about what happened and wants to know what happened to Bobby. Harris then confesses that Bobby tried to rob him and then brutally beat him and was prepared to kill him before "Green Arrow" showed up and shot him. He then says that the hero then shot him in the shoulder. Roy though says that Green Arrow wouldn't do that, but Harris asks if anyone else in this city shoots arrows at people. Harris then asks Roy about Bobby, but Roy assures him that he's been avoiding him and isn't involved with him any more. Roy then starts to tear up as he admits that Bobby still didn't deserve to die like that, which Harris agrees with as he comforts Roy. Harris then admits that he's going to leave Star City because it's too dangerous as Roy says goodbye. In a flashback, on Oliver's third year on the island, he and Yao Fei hunt in the woods, where Oliver asks Yao Fei what they're going to do once they hunt all of the wildlife on the island. Yao Fei though starts coughing as he collapses, causing Oliver to rush to his side as he notices he's coughing blood. Oliver offers to give him some herbs, but Yao Fei insists that he's just tired. Oliver then helps him back to camp as they build a fire. A weak Yao Fei tells Oliver that he knows he doesn't have much time left and reveals that he has a daughter, Shado. Yao Fei then makes Oliver promise that if he gets off the island, he will find her and deliver her a message from him, which he then whispers into Oliver's ear. Oliver then promises. In the present, at his house, a drunken Mr. Dearden sleeps on the couch in front of the TV, when a mysterious, black archer appears. The archer then wakes Dearden up as he tells him that it's time for him to get his due. Dearden demands to know who he is, but the archer attacks him. As he beats him, Dearden begs him to live and says he has a daughter, but the archer says, "I know." He then fires 2 arrows into Dearden, pinning him against the wall and killing him. Hours later, the police arrive and start canvasing the area as they remove the arrows from Dearden's body. Larry arrives on the scene as the CSI mentions that there's another victim of the Green Arrow. Larry though argues that it isn't him, since it doesn't fit his M.O. and even points out the curved edges of the arrow compared to GA's arrows and that it's black. The CSI though argues that it's only black due to being lodged in the victim for hours. Larry then goes outside and tries to call Green Arrow, but finds him in the alleyway. Larry then asks him if he did this, but Green Arrow insists that it isn't him and that he's being framed by a copycat, but he isn't sure who it is. Larry then tells him that the archer has curved black arrows, which means he's probably using a recurved bow instead of GA's longbow. Larry then tells GA that the police commissioner isn't happy and soon they'll be conducting a manhunt on him, but Green Arrow tells him to "let them try," before he then leaves. As he returns home, he goes upstairs from the Arrowcave, when he suddenly gets a weird feeling and grabs a knife as he heads to the living room. He then leaps out to attack the intruder, but then stops when he realizes that it's Shado, much to his surprise as she greets him. Oliver then coldly asks her what she's doing here, but Shado tells him that she's in town on business and wanted to visit him. She then tells him that she misses him and tries to get closer to him, but Oliver rejects her and tries to get her to leave. Shado though asks if he's the "Green Arrow," due to her recognizing her father's hood. Oliver remains silent, as Shado remarks that it looks good on him and even notices he made some upgrades to it and notes that his parents would be proud, but Oliver angrily tells her to not mention his parents. He then asks her if she's behind the recent killings, but Shado tells him that that's not her style and gives him a peck on the cheek, telling him that they'll be in touch before she leaves. In a flashback, during Oliver's third year on the island, 2 months after Yao Fei's death and his slaying of the bear, Oliver, wearing Yao Fei's hood, returns to his camp after killing his dinner, when he notices that a few of his booby traps were set off. He then drops his food as he raises his guard before he's suddenly attacked by a woman in his cave. Oliver though fights back and manages to lure her outside, where he fires an arrow at her, but she catches it in her hand. Oliver then demands to know who she is, but the woman insists that she'll be asking the questions and asks him who he is. Oliver and the woman then continue to fight, proving to be evenly matched with similar fighting styles, before the woman manages to disarm him and demands why he wears her father's hood. A confused Oliver then asks about her father, but the woman demands to know if he killed him. Oliver though tells her that Yao Fei gave him this hood, causing the woman to stand down before Oliver manages to activate a trap, restraining the woman. Oliver then demands to know who she is, but she introduces herself as Shado. Oliver recognizes the name and asks if she's Yao Fei's daughter, which she confirms. Oliver then introduces himself and tells her that he was stranded on this island with her father. He then releases her as he asks her how she got here. Shado tells him that she and her father had a falling out 10 years ago and she left him before he was shipped off to the military. She then tells him that 3 years ago, she was told that her father was dead and a traitor to his country, but was refused any details, so she began to investigate his demise because she knew her father would never betray his home. She then explains that her father trained her in martial arts and archery since she was 6, but he always wanted a son to pass on his skills, which led to tension between them. After she left, she tried to make it on her own before she was forced to use the skills that her father taught her to survive and eventually made a career as an assassin. She then says that 4 months ago, she finally found a lead on her father in Hong Kong and learned about the details of his "betrayal" and how the government framed him for a massacre and tracked his last known coordinates to the middle of the sea, where she eventually found an island. She then asks Oliver where her father is, but Oliver sadly tells her that he's gone. He then takes her to where he buried him and tells her that he was sick and got hurt. Oliver then apologizes and tells her that he tried to save him, but couldn't. Shado cries as she tells him that it's not his fault as he embraces her as they mourn his death. That night, they sit around the campfire, where Oliver tells her that Yao Fei told him about her and wanted to deliver a message that he was sorry about how their relationship ended and that he loved her dearly and was responsible for their failed relationship and hoped she could forgive him. Oliver then asks her how she got to this island, but Shado tells him that she bribed a fishing boat to take her here, but the ship has left and is gone, leaving her stranded. Oliver though offers to let her stay at his camp, which she accepts. In the present, Dinah visits her father at the SCPD, where she asks him about the GA manhunt. Larry though tells her that he doesn't think he did it, causing Dinah to ask what changed his mind about him. Larry though insists that he's still a vigilante and doesn't condone his methods, but after he defeated Vertigo and Brick last year, he began to see that he's what this city needs. Dinah then asks him about her mother and if she had any friends, but Larry tells her that her mother was a loner. Dinah though tells him about the man she ran into and gives him a description. Larry though tells her to not go looking for this man and tells her that he's responsible for her death before storming off. 
At the morgue, the coroner shows Roy and Mia the corpse of her father, causing Mia to angrily cry as Roy comforts her. They then leave the police station, when they're confronted by GA in an alleyway, who tells them that he heard about their losses and is sorry. Roy though demands to know if he did it, but GA denies it and vows to bring their killer to justice. Mia then insists that he let them help, but Oliver refuses and tells them to stay out of this. Roy and Mia though point out that they saved him last year and wouldn't have succeeded without them and insist that they'll get involved with or without his help. Oliver then finally gives in and decides to help them, telling them that he'll train them and that for the meantime, they'll be his "eyes and ears" on the streets and report to him if they find anything about the black archer, which they agree to do. In a flashback, 2 weeks after Shado's arrival, Oliver and Shado continue living and hunting on the island, with Shado teaching Oliver martial arts and helping him perfect his Chinese. Shado though says that he's good with a bow, but Oliver tells her that her father was a great teacher. The 2 of them then head down to the shore, where they wash their clothes as Shado tells him that the hood is a family heirloom passed down through generations, given to Yao Fei by his father. Oliver then tries giving it back to her, insisting that she keep it, but Shado refuses and insists that he keep it and notes that her father would've wanted him to keep it. The 2 then laugh as they strip down and start bathing in the water. Oliver then nervously turns away, but Shado tells him that it's ok for him to stare. The 2 then get closer as they wash each other before they share a kiss. Oliver and Shado though pull back before they resume kissing and make love on the beach. 3 months later, Oliver and Shado, now in a relationship, continue hunting when they hear footsteps and hide. They then spot some hunters lurking in the woods, which Shado recognizes as poachers. Shado though insists that they must have a boat and suggests they steal it to leave the island, but Oliver tells her that they need to stay and stop them from hurting the wildlife. Shado though tells him that they should forget about it, but Oliver insists as he emerges and attacks them. Shado then reluctantly joins him as the 2 of them attack the poachers and manage to defeat most of them. Shado though takes down the last one and takes out her knife before she viciously stabs him to death before a horrified Oliver stops her. The 2 then head to the beach and spot the poachers' speedboat, but they find the engine has died. Shado then tries to radio for help, while Oliver tries to repair the engine, but it ends up getting engulfed in flames. They're then forced to abandon the boat after it catches on fire and explodes. In the present, as Green Arrow returns to his Arrowcave, he finds an intruder inside, before he reveals himself as Eddie Fyers. The 2 of them then reunite as Oliver asks why he's back in town. Eddie though tells him that he's here on business with the CIA again to assassinate an assassin in town. He then shows him a photo of the assassin, who's revealed to be Shado. Eddie then asks if he knows anything about her, but he lies and tells him that he doesn't. Eddie though gives him his newest phone number and asks for his help on this assignment, but Oliver refuses to allow him to kill someone, even an assassin, and insists that they bring her to justice. Eddie though tells him that he's under strict orders to bring her in dead and notes that if he's hiding her from him, then he'll be forced to go against him. At the police station, Dinah sneaks into her father's desk and uses his computer to access the police database and finds a match on the description of the man, Ted Grant, who owns a gym in the Glades. She then leaves as Larry arrives and manages to escape before he notices her. Later, Diggle steps out of the bathroom in his hotel room and finds Green Arrow standing in his patio. Oliver then unmasks himself and asks him if he still wants to help. Diggle tells him he does, so Oliver tells him to keep tabs on Eddie while he's in town using his security connections. Diggle though asks why, but Oliver refuses to tell him the reason. Diggle though tells Oliver that he served 4 tours in Afghanistan with his brother, but insists that his brother had it easier over there due to being stationed elsewhere. He then tells Oliver that, while he was over there, he had to make a lot of tough decisions and choices that he regrets and knows that those weigh heavily on your soul. He then tells Oliver that he returned to help him carry the burden and keep him the same man that he knew. Oliver thanks him for his help and then tells him to find Eddie before he leaps off the balcony and disappears into the night.
The next day, Dinah arrives at Ted Grant's gym, where she walks in and sees him working the bag with a student. When he sees Dinah walk in, he dismisses his student for the day and walks over to her, noting that she managed to find him. Dinah though asks him who he is and how he knew her mother, but Ted explains that he was an old friend of her mother and even was the one who trained her in boxing. Dinah then mentions her father, Larry, causing Ted to tell her that Larry never did like her training and associating with him, since he believed that he was a bad influence on her. Dinah then mentions how her dad blames him for her death, causing a saddened Ted to tell her that it's true. He then tells her that he thinks she should leave. Dinah though asks him how he was responsible, but Ted refuses to tell her any details and insists that she leaves. Meanwhile, at the Arrowcave, Roy and Mia show up, where GA greets them as they assure him that they want to train with him and become heroes like him. Oliver though insists that he's a vigilante, but Mia points out that all of the newspapers are calling him and the League superheroes. He then tells them that their training starts now. At Star City National Bank, William, wearing a bowler hat with a clock on it and clock-shaped glasses, walks into the bank with a briefcase. He then takes out his pocketwatch and begins counting the seconds as he talks with some men over his communicator. In the back, 2 goons prepare to enter the bank as William goes to talk to the bank teller, who laughs at his hat and glasses. William though tells her that he's studied the bank's blueprints and even observed many of the protocols and policies in place at the bank, including their policy to close the safe at exactly 5:30 pm, which cannot be opened until tomorrow, but has a fail safe that allows only the managers to open it in case of emergencies and knows that the fail safe is in the office. He then tells the bank teller that the security guards exchange shifts every 3 hours, but the security guard on shift now is always 20.9 seconds late and suggests that she retrieve the fail safe now before the guard arrives. He then draws a gun and aims it at her, causing the scared bank teller to tell him that she doesn't have the keys for the office and that the manager went home for the night. A disappointed William then shoots her and orders his men to move in. The security guard then arrives, but William has one of the goons handle him while they decide to go for his second plan and has the other goon use a device from the briefcase to hack into the safe's systems. The goon though mentions that the safe has firewalls and encryptions, but William, who knows how to code, manages to enter a line of code that bypasses all of the systems, allowing them to get into the safe. William though warns them that once the safe opens, the police will arrive in 7.5 minutes and must move fast. At the Arrowcave, as Oliver teaches Roy and Mia in hand-to-hand combat, he gets an alarm about the bank heists. He stops their training and quickly finds out about the situation at the bank. Roy insists that they tag along to help, but Oliver tells them that they're not ready yet. Roy though insists that he can handle some bank robbers, but Oliver notes that he's not bulletproof or fast enough and has no protection. Roy though argues with him, while Mia tries to calm him down, but Oliver simply knocks Roy unconscious with a knockout gas arrow and leaves. At the bank, William tells his goons to hurry since the police will arrive in 3.4 minutes before he hears the roar of a motorcycle as Green Arrow crashes through the window on a motorcycle. William then curses his luck for having not factored the hero into his calculations. He then grabs a duffle bag of cash and orders his men to handle GA. Green Arrow though quickly disarms and takes out the men, while William tries to escape. Green Arrow though corners him and asks him who he is, but William tells him that he's trying to save his loved one before he shoots one of his goons, critically injuring him. He then tells Oliver that his goon will soon bleed out and die in 5.5 minutes and the nearest hospital is 6.1 minutes away and allows him to choose between saving him or stopping William. A frustrated Oliver then runs over to the goon, allowing William to escape with some duffle bags of cash. As William escapes from the bank, the black-hooded archer observes him from the rooftop. In a flashback, during his 4th year on the island, Oliver confronts Shado on her bloodthirsty and brutal nature, but Shado argues that she had to do it to protect them and that they wouldn't have hesitated to kill them. Oliver then tells her how he killed a soldier that was after her father and that the guilt and pain swallowed him, but Yao Fei taught him how to channel that into his training and survival, but says that he now honors him by taking a vow of not killing. Shado though calls him a fool and reveals a satellite laptop in her bag, along with a flashdrive. She then tells him that she was once hired to kill his father, but was too late before she got the chance, but she managed to find some info on him. She then shows him a video file on her flashdrive, which contains data on all of her targets, which shows Robert confessing to Oliver that he made this for him in the case of his death. He then tells Oliver that he loves him and knows that he'll grow up to be a great man someday, but then reveals that their company, Queen Industries and many of his business dealings that he made over the years hurt a lot of people and has even poisoned his city. He then tells Oliver that he knows that he can do better and right his wrongs and save his city. A shocked Oliver then tells Shado to leave as he struggles to grasp his father's message. Later, Oliver leaves his cave to find Shado, but only finds her gone. He then searches the entire island for her, but only finds footprints on the beach and her necklace. 
In the present, the news reports on the bank robbery and dub William as the "Clock King," due to his clock hat and glasses, but report that he made off with over $10,000. In another news report, G. Gordon Godfrey notes that Star City is a chaotic cesspool almost as bad as Gotham and that the police are incompetent and rely on a masked vigilante, who can't even stop a simple bank robber in goofy clothes. On his way back to his hideout, Green Arrow gets a call from Larry, telling him that they got his goons in interrogation, but they say that they never knew the robber's real name and never showed his face without his glasses and hat to them and only reveal that he needed the money bad. GA then mentions how William talked about saving a loved one and theorizes that he might have a loved one held for ransom or blackmail and asks him to look into it, which Larry agrees to do. At the DA's office, Larry visits Dinah and confronts her on hacking his computer and visiting Ted Grant. Dinah though argues that she only wanted to know more about her mother and knows that they're hiding something from her, but Larry angrily tells her that she must not visit him again or else she'll die like her mother. Green Arrow returns to his hideout, where he finds an awake Roy, who's furious at GA for gassing him, and Mia. Roy argues that he should've let them tag along to help him catch Clock King, but Oliver insists that they're not ready yet. Roy though argues that maybe it's because he doesn't trust them and even points out that he still hasn't revealed his identity to them, pointing out how he's supposed to trust someone who doesn't even trust him. Roy then angrily storms off. Mia then tells GA that while she understands his reasons and that she believes in him, that Roy's right about him not trusting them and then storms off as well. Diggle then calls Oliver and tells him that he's been following Eddie around for the past couple days, but hasn't seen him go anywhere suspicious and even tried to dig up some info on him, but was locked out of the database by the CIA. He then asks Oliver who this guy is. Oliver then tells him Eddie's name and that he's a mercenary for the CIA who came to town to kill an assassin who he has a history with. Suddenly, Shado sneaks up behind Oliver and hangs up his phone. Oliver then finally confronts her about her presence in the city and why the CIA is after her. Shado though says that she's in town after being hired to kill a competitor assassin who's taken an interest in him and how the CIA's been tracking her movements for months now. Oliver asks who the assassin is, but Shado tells him that she doesn't have all of the info and even offers that they work together to stop him. Oliver though refuses to work with her, knowing that she'll kill the target and even points out that she lost her chance to work with him when she left him years ago. Shado though says that she felt like she needed to leave after getting closure on her father. Oliver then asks her how she even left the island, but Shado refuses to tell him. At the hospital, William visits Beverly, where he tells her that he managed to get a raise to help pay for her treatments. Beverly though tells him that he didn't need to do that, since she's paid up for the next few months, but William tells her that they don't have to worry about the other months. Beverly's doctor then pulls William into the hallway, while Beverly turns on the TV to G. Gordon Godfrey interviewing a geneticist, Dr. Pieter Cross, who proposes that the recent uprising in metahuman powers stems from a "metagene", a latent gene that pops up in some people due to the evolution of humans and even suggests that some might develop the gene from their parents, while others might possess the gene, but none of their parents do. In the hallway, the doctor tells William that while his recent payments have been coming through, they've suddenly been declined by the bank and asks him where he obtained his money. William though tells him that he secretly took a second job that pays well. The doctor then tells him that the bank will have to review this new revenue and delay all payments until further notice. William then nervously goes back into Beverly's room, but assures her that everything's fine. Meanwhile, Dinah visits Ted's gym, where she finds him punching the bag with bloody knuckles, causing her to force him to stop as Ted breaks down. Dinah then treats his wounds as a depressed Ted admits that he thinks about her mother every day and how his decisions led to her death. Dinah then leaves him to find some bandages and looks inside one of the lockers, but finds a black bodysuit and mask inside. An angry Ted then tells Dinah to put it back and leave, but Dinah asks him about it and demands to know the answers. Ted then finally admits that during the late 50s-early 60s, he was a masked crimefighter called Wildcat. He then explains that he was a rough kid who fell in with a bad crowd and became Wildcat to redeem himself and then he met her mother. He then takes Dinah into his office, where he reveals a secret display case behind his bookshelf, which contains a black leather costume and fishnet stockings and reveals that her mother was a crimefighter as well, the Black Canary. 
In a flashback, in New York, 1961, a gang of drug smugglers meets a local gang by the docks, where they overlook the new shipment of Cuban cocaine. The smuggler leader though asks the gang leader about a member wearing a black mask and leather outfit, but the leader assures him that she's his personal bodyguard and trusts her. The woman then glares at him as she asks if he has a problem with that. The woman though notices a shadowy figure approaching them from the shadows as the leaders make their deal. Suddenly, Wildcat emerges from the shadows and attacks the drug smugglers and gang members. The gang leader asks the woman to help him, but the woman draws her bo staff and attacks him. She then joins Wildcat in taking down the gangs before everyone was taken care. The woman then scolds Wildcat for messing up her entire operation as she has been infiltrating the gang for a year and a half and was planning on taking down the entire operation, not just the dealers and suppliers. Wildcat though tells her that he heard about the shipment this morning and needed to keep those drugs off his streets. The 2 of them then argue over their methods, with the woman claiming she's heard of Wildcat, a brutal vigilante who uses nothing but his fists. Wildcat though says that he's never heard of her. The woman then introduces herself as Black Canary. Wildcat then praises her skills and says that she can be a real hero and that they should team-up more often. Black Canary though tells her that she was planning on giving this up, as her boyfriend, doesn't approve of her crimefighting. Wildcat though tells her that she should join him and some of his fellow heroes, who are forming a "society of Justice." Black Canary though refuses, but Wildcat offers to teach her how to box. Black Canary though claims that she knows several forms of martial arts and calls boxing a "barbaric fighting style." Wildcat tries to change her mind, but she refuses and rides off on her motorcycle. 2 months later, Wildcat saves a woman from some purse snatchers, but one of them pulls a knife and stabs him, allowing the robbers to overwhelm him. Suddenly, Black Canary leaps off the rooftop and attacks the robbers, saving Wildcat as he manages to get the woman's purse back. Wildcat then asks her about her retirement plans, but Black Canary says that she and her boyfriend, Larry are now engaged, but she can't stop fighting crime now when the city needs her the most. She then asks if that "society of Justice" offer is still on the table. She then removes her mask and introduces herself as Dinah Drake. Wildcat then removes his mask and introduces himself as well. In the present, Ted tells Dinah that after she joined the team, they became good friends and he would eventually show her how to box. Ted even mentions that he and the team all attended her wedding and were there when she was born. Ted then says that the team was never the same after she died and were eventually forced to disband and tried to stay in contact with her, but her father, Larry forbade him from ever contacting her, blaming him and the team for her death and wanting to keep his daughter safe. Dinah then tearfully asks how her mother died. In a flashback, at a local county fair in 1972, the Injustice League were attacking the fairgrounds. While the others took care of the team members, Black Canary was busy saving civilians when Wildcat flew into an ice cream stand. Dinah then insists that they should let her help them, but Ted insists that she stay on crowd patrol, especially since she has a 3-year old daughter at home. Suddenly, a stray energy blast soared through the air towards Wildcat, but Dinah quickly pushes him aside and gets hit by the blast, knocking her through the air. A panicked Wildcat rushes to her side and finds her gravely injured and screams for help. Dinah though weakly tells Ted that she's alright and jokingly says that Larry's gonna kill her. Dinah then tears up as she says that she'll never be there to watch her daughter grow up, then tells Ted to promise her to watch after her daughter and make sure she lives a great life. A tearful Ted then promises as Dinah dies in his arms. In the present, a tearful Ted confesses that he failed to keep his promise to look after her, but then says that her father was right to keep him from her. Dinah then tells Ted that her boyfriend is the Green Arrow and she wants to be able to join him as his partner and, now that she knows about her mother, she feels like she owes it to her to honor her memory by becoming the next Black Canary. Ted though tells her that it's dangerous, but Dinah argues that her mom knew the risks and went for it anyway. She then asks him to train her, but Ted insists that Larry would kill him. Dinah though says that she can handle her father, as Ted reluctantly accepts and then smiles and says that she really is "Dinah's daughter." At the Arrowcave, Green Arrow meets Roy and Mia there and admits that they were right about trust and says that if they're going to work together, they need to be able to trust each other. He then takes his hood and mask off and reveals his identity to them, much to Roy's shock, while Mia admits that she suspected he was Oliver after he helped her and Roy. Oliver then says that they both have the potential to be worthy partners and are passionate about this city and then asks if they still wanna train. Roy and Mia then agree to train under him. Over the next 2 weeks, Oliver trains Roy and Mia in hand-to-hand combat, martial arts and archery, with Mia picking it up quickly, while Roy struggles to hit his targets. At his hotel room, Diggle continues following Eddie, watching him from a room on his floor. As he spies on him, the black archer suddenly enters his room. Diggle faces him as the black archer tells Diggle that he's here to send a message to Oliver, surprising Diggle as he discreetly calls Oliver. 
At the Arrowcave, Oliver receives Diggle's message and notices the noise in the background, causing him to quickly depart. At his hotel room, Diggle fights off the black archer and holds his own, but the archer manages to overpower him and even shoots him in the leg with an arrow. Before the black archer can kill him, a green arrow soars past his head as Green Arrow arrives through the window. He then confronts the black archer, asking if he's the one who's framing him, which the black archer confirms. The 2 of them then fight, with both proving to be equally matched, until the black archer overwhelms him, but Diggle manages to shoot him in the shoulder, allowing Green Arrow to pin him. The black archer though fires a smoke arrow, filling the room with smoke as he escapes, but Oliver chases after him to the rooftop. The black archer then removes his hood and mask and introduces himself as Arthur King, but then says that he can call him Merlyn and then calls him Oliver. Oliver though asks why he's targeting him and how he knows who he is. Merlyn says that he was a world-class assassin for 20 years and has killed and fought many foes, but then heard about him months ago after the Brick and Vertigo incident and thought that he's finally found a worthy opponent and had many contacts investigate him before he arrived in Star City. He then points out that it wasn't hard to figure out that he was Oliver Queen. He then tells Oliver that he better not disappoint him. The 2 of them then face off, firing arrows at each other as they exchange blows. The 2 of them then fire an arrow at each other, with Oliver's arrow cutting Merlyn's cheek while Merlyn's arrow cuts his bowstring. Merlyn then draws his sword and begins brutally attacking Oliver, who fights with his bow as he tries to defend himself, but is overwhelmed by Merlyn. Oliver though manages to stab him with an arrow, but Merlyn shrugs it off as he tosses a shuriken to cut his quiver strap. He then brutally beats Oliver and snaps his legs. Merlyn then slices Oliver's bow to pieces with his sword. Merlyn then tells Oliver that he's quite the disappointment and then impales him through the chest with his sword, much to Oliver's horror. Suddenly, a shuriken disarms Merlyn as Shado emerges from the shadows and attacks Merlyn. Merlyn recognizes her and decides to retreat into the shadows. Shado then goes to Oliver's side to help him when Eddie suddenly appears on the roof and recognizes Shado as he starts firing at her. Shado though manages to dodge his bullets and disarms him. She then uses a smoke bomb to get her and Oliver to safety, leaving a confused Eddie on the rooftop. Later, when Oliver wakes up, he finds himself in the Arrowcave, hooked up to an IV and heart monitor with Shado at his side. Oliver weakly asks her what happened, but Shado says that Merlyn killed him, but she managed to save him with some of her father's herbs. She also assures him that she saved Diggle as she looks over to Diggle, who's lying unconscious on a table with his leg wrapped. Oliver though asks her why she saved him, but Shado insists that she cares for him. Oliver then notices the huge scar on his chest and asks how long he was out. Shado though says that he was unconscious for 3 days. He then asks about Roy and Mia, but Shado insists that they know about his situation and have been worried about him. Oliver though asks about Dinah, but Shado says that she's called him several times, but she still doesn't know about his injuries. Oliver insists on calling her, but Shado stops him and insists that he rest. He then asks her about Merlyn and where he's from. Shado tells him that Merlyn is a legendary assassin, trained under the League of Assassins themselves, which Oliver thought were a myth. Shado though insists that they're real since they trained her and Merlyn was one of her colleagues. She then says that if he goes after Merlyn again, he'll surely kill him since Merlyn is a trained killer and insists that he must be willing to kill him before he kills him. Oliver though tells her that he's not a killer like her and that her father tried to make him one, but he refused because that's not who he is. Shado calls him naive, but Oliver insists that's what makes him human. Oliver then asks Shado why she left him on the island. Shado though tells him that she left because she didn't think they were good together and that her darkness would soon change him and didn't want him to dishonor her father and undo everything he did for him because of him. Shado then clutches her stomach and also admits to Oliver that she also left because she was pregnant, much to Oliver's shock. Shado then begins to cry as she admits that she lost the baby 2 months after the island. Oliver though comforts her as he tells her that he loved her. She then asks if he still loves her, but Oliver is unsure. She then takes out her flashdrive and tells Oliver that there's something he needs to see. Oliver though reminds her that he's already seen the video, but Shado reveals that she didn't show him the entire video. She then loads up the video on his computer and plays it. Robert then appears on screen and tells Oliver that he can right his wrongs and save their city. Robert then reveals that he and Moira were involved in an alliance with the corrupt Councilman Thomas Bolt that got many people killed and thousands of people suffering and that he was too late to see the truth, even after his best friend, Walter tried to stop his dealings with Bolt. He then tells Oliver that he might not be ready yet for this burden, but hopes that he can rise to this challenge and stop him and his legacy from hurting the city. He then advises Oliver that this crusade might resort to him going outside the law, but trusts that he'll make the right choices and not repeat his mistakes. He then tells Oliver that his first mission would be to redeem Queen Industries and turn what he's built into a force for change and keep it from falling into corrupt hands. He then tells Oliver that the rest is up to him. He then confesses that he's proud of him and knows he'll be a good man someday and is sorry he won't be around to see it. Oliver cries as he asks Shado why she didn't show him the rest. Shado though reveals that she didn't know what it all meant until years after they met and by then, she thought it was too late to tell him. At Ted's gym, Dinah spars with Ted, who wants to see her fighting style. Dinah manages to put up a good fight and holds her own, but Ted quickly defeats her. He then tells her that she leaves her left side open and then begins to show her some boxing techniques. Suddenly, Dinah's phone goes and she answers it to find its Oliver. A panicked Dinah then tells Ted that she must leave and runs off. As she leaves the gym, Larry watches her from his car. He then goes into the gym once she's gone, where he angrily confronts Ted for talking with Dinah and training her. He then asks Ted if she knows about her mother, which Ted admits that she does, leading to Larry throwing a punch at him, but Ted blocks it. Ted though tells Larry that she's a grown woman and deserved to know the truth. He then reveals that Dinah wants to be a crimefighter, like her mother and has been training her. Larry though angrily tells him that he promised he'd stay away, but Ted admits that she came to him and says that he needs to stop treating her like a child. Ted then tells Larry that she wants to do what he and her mother did and help save this city. Larry though curses him and tells him that he'll decide what's best for his daughter before storming off. 
Dinah arrives at the Arrowcave and is horrified to see Oliver's condition as she rushes to his side and asks why he didn't tell her, but Oliver tells her that he died and just woke up. The 2 then comfort each other as they embrace each other. Dinah then notices Shado and asks who she is. Before Oliver can explain, Shado introduces herself as Oliver's island girlfriend and has heard much about her, much to Dinah's discomfort. Oliver though says that she saved him, which Dinah thanks her for. Roy and Mia then arrive and are surprised to see him awake. Diggle then wakes up and is confused about where he is. Oliver then jokingly welcomes him to his secret hideout and introduces him to Dinah, Roy, Mia and Shado. Oliver then explains that Diggle was an old friend who wanted to join him on his crusade. While Shado, Roy and Mia help him out, Dinah angrily asks Oliver why he didn't tell her about Shado or Diggle, who she remembers from years ago, and even points out the hypocrisy in letting Diggle help him, but not her. Oliver though tells her that Shado showed up at his house one day and wanted nothing to do with her, but Dinah tells him that she thought he trusted her and then angrily storms off. Meanwhile, at his apartment, William arrives home and finds Merlyn in his kitchen, where Merlyn calls him "Clock King." William though immediately draws a gun on him and demands to know who he is. Merlyn introduces himself and says that he's been watching William for the past month and praises his impeccable timing and strategic mind that managed to outwit GA. William though insists that his Clock King days are over and only did it for one job. Merlyn though reveals that he knows about his sister and empathizes with his situation. William though demands to know what he wants. Merlyn then explains that he came to this city to hunt Green Arrow and believes that he has killed him, but knows that he'll most likely be back and insists that he needs his help in stopping him for good. William though refuses and says that he doesn't want to put himself or his sister at risk anymore and demands Merlyn to leave. Merlyn though leaves him his card before he departs. At the Arrowcave, Oliver talks with Shado, who apologizes for causing any issues between him and Dinah, but Oliver says that it's his fault for not being honest with her. He then asks Shado what he should do about Merlyn in his city. Shado though tells Oliver that he'll have to kill him, but Oliver refuses, so Shado offers to do it, but Oliver refuses as well. Shado though insists that Oliver isn't on Merlyn's level and that he nearly killed him and will surely kill him if he doesn't have a plan. Shado then mentions her former mentor, Natas, a former member of the League who left after a falling out with the leader, who can train him on how to hone his killer instincts and embrace his inner darkness. Oliver refuses as he insists that he can't leave the city. Shado though tells him that he doesn't have many choices. That night, Oliver visits Diggle and thanks him for his help and even jokes that he can't quit now. Oliver explains his situation to him and tells him that he must leave for Tibet tomorrow and asks him to look after Roy and Mia and defend the city with them while he's gone. Diggle though tells him that those kids aren't ready yet, but Oliver insists that they're ready and need to take their final steps. He then entrusts them under his leadership. The 2 then shake hands as Diggle tells Oliver to come home soon. Oliver then visits Dinah's apartment, where Oliver apologizes and she lets him in. Oliver then explains his entire situation to her and tells her that he didn't tell her about Diggle or Shado because, for Shado, he still has a hard time talking about his time on the island and wanted her to leave before he realized that he can't outrun his past, and for Diggle, he didn't know whether he could trust Diggle and knows that he'll be a good partner. Dinah then reveals her mother's history and death as well as her training with Ted and tells Oliver that she will be taking up her mother's mantle to honor her and fight by his side. Oliver though insists that she's not ready, but then decides to trust her and her trainer, Ted and says that she'll hopefully be ready when he returns. He then tells her about Tibet and how he must stop Merlyn. Dinah though insists that he can't leave, but Oliver tells her that he has to in order to keep his loved ones and the city safe. He then admits that he loves her and that she brings out the best of him that makes him a hero and knows that she can do everything she sets her mind to. The 2 of them then passionately kiss before making love. The next morning, Oliver leaves Shado's necklace for Dinah while she sleeps before he leaves for Tibet.
At the hospital, Beverly sleeps in her bed while William sits by her side. A sleepy Beverly though tries to convince William to go home for the night, but William just says that he loves her. Beverly says she loves him too as William says that after their mother died, they've been on their own since they were teens. Beverly then tells William to stop worrying about her, but William points out that he's her older brother and must always look after her. Beverly though points out that he's only older by a year and then tells him to go home. William then gives in and says goodbye as he leaves. Beverly then adjusts her bed before she sees "Green Arrow" standing by the window. She then screams in fear before the "vigilante" fires an arrow into her chest. William quickly rushes in and sees "Green Arrow," who tells Tockman that he knows who he is and is going to be disposing of him now. Before he can fire an arrow at him, the hospital guards barge in, causing the "Green Arrow" to retreat. William then rushes to his sister's side, but finds her dead, causing him to cry as he cradles her body. 2 days later, William attends a funeral for Beverly, laying her to rest. As the guests all leave, William stands in front of his sister's grave before he takes out Merlyn's card and dials his number. In Tibet, Oliver climbs to the top of a snowy mountain, where he finds an ancient temple. He enters the temple and finds it dark when he's suddenly attacked by an unknown figure. Oliver defends himself before he's knocked down. Candles then light up the temple as an old man in a robe stands over Oliver, demanding to know who he is. Oliver then gets on his knees and tells him that he has come to seek Natas. The man then introduces himself as Natas and demands to know who he is and what he wants. Oliver then introduces himself and says that he was sent by Shado to train with him. Natas then says that Shado was one of his prized pupils and asks Oliver why he wishes to train with him. Oliver though tells him that he was just attacked by a killer archer in his city and almost lost his life. He then says that Shado seems to think that Natas can help him learn the "killer's lament" and hone his inner "killer instinct" that he has repressed over the years. Natas though refuses to train him, believing him to be weak, but Oliver tells him that he spent 5 years on Starfish Island, training and becoming someone that can save his city and even mentions Shado's father, Yao Fei. Oliver then curses Natas and calls him a "pathetic, old man," causing Natas to turn to him as he mentions how he once trained with Yao Fei and calls him a good man, but was weak and too gentle with his students. Natas then agrees to train him and says that he can succeed where Yao Fei failed with him. Natas then tells Oliver that for the next 2 weeks, he will try to kill him and must never let his guard down. Oliver accepts the challenge. In Star City, William sits at a bar, bitterly drinking as Arthur enters in a trenchcoat and sits beside William, telling him that he's been anxiously waiting for his call. William though tells Arthur that he was right about Green Arrow and that the news has been showing him killing people, but when he encountered him as Clock King, he didn't believe he would be capable of such an act, but after watching him kill his sister, he seemed different and knows that this city doesn't need a "hero" like him. Arthur smiles and says that the 2 of them can bring him down, but William says that he wants to do more than stop him. Arthur though tells him that he was thinking the same way and has plans to bring this city to its knees, with William vowing to destroy the city that would allow someone innocent like his sister be killed by the "hero" they put their faith in. Arthur then tells William that he needs someone with a strategic mind such as him to begin his plans. The 2 men then toast to their new partnership.
2 weeks later, Diggle, wearing a ski mask, chases a weapons dealer through the alleyway, shooting at him, while the thug fires back at him, but Diggle manages to disarm him. Diggle then attacks the thug, managing to overwhelm him, until the thug pulls out a knife and stabs Diggle in the chest before knocking him to the ground. The thug then runs into a nearby parking garage, before he gets attacked by a shadowy figure, Shado. As the thug reaches for his knife, Shado slices his hand off and knocks him unconscious. Diggle then arrives and begrudgingly tells her that he had him and scolds her for her lethal actions, but Shado jokingly says that it's the "least she can do for him for patrolling Star City's streets." She then asks Diggle why he didn't bring Roy and Mia along for backup, but Diggle tells her that they're still not ready yet. He then tells her that Mia is excelling in archery, but is struggling to improve her combat skills, while Roy is the opposite, excelling in his combat training, but struggling in his archery training. Diggle then tells her that he wishes he could just teach Roy on how to use a gun, but Oliver insists that Roy be trained to not be a killer. Shado then offers to help him train them, which Diggle begrudgingly accepts. At the Arrowcave, Mia is busy punching a bag, while Roy practices target practice with his bow. Roy though keeps hitting around the middle, much to his frustration. Mia though says that he's getting better, but a frustrated Roy complains about why he needs to learn archery, but Mia tells him that learning archery isn't about shooting bad guys, it's about learning self-control and balance. She then gets behind Roy and helps him adjust his bow, where he manages to hit the center. Roy thanks her for his help and offers to spar with her, which she accepts. Roy then teaches her on the proper stances and technique, allowing her to flip him over her shoulder. As she pins him, she remarks that she likes him this way and kisses him, before Diggle and Shado arrive, where Shado appreciates both of their skill sets. Mia though asks what she's doing here, but Diggle reluctantly tells them that Shado's going to help train them to face Merlyn when Oliver returns. At his hideout, Merlyn sharpens his arrows before he senses someone in the shadows and strikes, attacking a shadowy figure, who's revealed to be a member of the League of Assassins. The assassin addresses him as "Al Sa-Her" and tells him that the "Demon's Head" requests his return to "Nanda Parbat." Arthur though tells the assassin that he can't until he's fulfilled his plans for Green Arrow and the city. The assassin asks him about his intents against GA and Star City and his alliance with Clock King, but Arthur tells him that he's been carrying out the League's wishes for decades and eventually grew bored of the job. He then tells him that when he heard about Green Arrow, he initially saw him as a shameful copycat, wishing to destroy him and everyone he loves, but then began to look at Green Arrow as the challenge he's been looking for and possibly his heir to continue his legacy, but eventually found him to be a waste, despite his potential, but believes that he can still teach him. He then tells him that his alliance with Tockman is that, in case his plan fails, he intends to destroy the city to erase any evidence of his presence here, which he learned from the League. As he talks, Arthur moves closer to the assassin before he stabs him in the throat with a knife, killing him as he plans to send a message to the "master." At the monastery, Oliver meditates before he senses someone. Natas then attacks him, brutally forcing him to put up his guard as Oliver fights off Natas, eventually managing to knock him off-balance and stabs him in the neck with an arrow. Natas praises Oliver's reflexes and skills, appreciating how well he's learned to hone his "killer instinct" and "think like a killer," but he still needs a "final push" to truly embrace the killer within. Natas then tells Oliver that, for his final test, he has hired several mercenaries to hunt and kill him and if he can survive until sundown, then he can finally return home. Oliver then finds several sniper dots on him and quickly takes cover as a barrage of bullets attack the monastery. Oliver then grabs his bow and quiver before fleeing the monastery, where he finds 5 snipers trained on him while he's confronted by 5 assassins with swords, hatchets, knives, sais and chains. At Ted's gym, Ted continues training Dinah, sparring with her in a boxing ring, where Dinah manages to put up a good defense while landing a few blows on Ted. Ted though advises her to always be aware of her surroundings before Dinah stops the match and tells Ted that she's ready to don her mother's costume and start protecting the city, but Ted tells her that she's still not ready and that her mother had years of training in martial arts before she donned her suit. Ted though tells Dinah that she's well on her way. Dinah then leaves the ring and checks her phone, but finds nothing. Ted then asks her if she's expecting something, but Dinah tells him that her boyfriend left 2 weeks ago and hasn't heard from him. Ted though says that he's noticed the Green Arrow hasn't showed up in the news lately and asks if it involves the black archer, but Dinah tells Ted that she wants to get back to training. Unknown to them, Larry watches them from his police car parked across the street. At the monastery, Oliver flees from the assassins, firing arrows at the snipers before he's surrounded by the 5 other assassins. Oliver tries to fight them off, but they manage to overwhelm and outnumber him, but Oliver discreetly activates one of his trick arrows, creating a smokescreen that allows Oliver to escape. As he heads for the rooftop, he takes cover as the snipers fire at him again. Oliver though manages to take out one of the snipers with an arrow before 2 of the assassins arrive, forcing Oliver to face them himself, where he manages to hold him own, but is quickly overwhelmed as they manage to wound him. Oliver then gets shot by one of the snipers, but continues fighting and even manages to have one of the snipers shoot the the assassin before he takes down the other one by shooting arrows into his knees. As the other assassins approach, Oliver escapes, using the snipers' gunfire as cover as he leaps out of the monastery. The other assassins begin searching for him as they vow to find him, believing that Oliver would be crazy to hide outside in the snow. Outside, Oliver treks through the snow, covering his tracks as he makes shelter out of a snowbank, where he begins thinking of a plan to take them out as he removes the bullet in his shoulder. Back in Star City, as Merlyn trains in his hotel room, William visits him to discuss their plans, where William questions how they're going to take down Green Arrow, despite him being MIA for weeks. Arthur though assures him that GA will return, but he's wounded and has made a strategic retreat, but he will return to his city and that's when they will make their strike. As Arthur explains himself, William notices his black bow, which he recognizes as the same bow that "Green Arrow" used when he killed his sister, causing him to become suspicious. At the monastery, hours later, Natas watches the clock as he notes that Oliver has survived much longer than he expected, but hopes that Oliver can make it the rest of the day, before gleefully chuckling at the thought of him failing. As the snipers guard the rooftops, the assassins manage to heal their own as they continue searching for Oliver. One of the assassins finds Oliver's shelter and investigates, but finds it abandoned. A fiery arrow then lights a nearby fire as Oliver stealthily attacks the assassin from the snow. The assassin manages to hold his own, but Oliver manages to disarm and blinds him by stabbing him in the eye with an arrow before knocking him out with his bow. He then puts out the fire and sets off. He then lights signal fires all around the monastery, alerting the assassins and snipers. Natas notices the signal fires outside and becomes intrigued. 
As the assassins investigate the fires, one of them finds the blinded assassin tied up before Oliver uses a knockout gas arrow to quickly take her out. On the rooftops, Oliver slowly takes out each of the snipers one at a time, using stealth and flare arrows to blind them. Oliver though is quickly attacked by one of the assassins, who manages to hold his own against Oliver, even disarming Oliver. Oliver though continues to fight him off as he manages to get his bow back, but the assassin knocks him off the roof. When Oliver gets back up, he finds himself surrounded by the remaining assassins, who urge Oliver to surrender. Oliver though chuckles as he tells them that they fell for his trap, activating a bow turret that fires a barrage of arrows at the assassins, crippling them as he then fires explosive arrows into each signal fire surrounding the monastery, setting off massive explosions that destroy sections of the monastery. As the building shakes and begins to collapse, a shocked Natas realizes that Oliver has decided to "Scorch Earth" his temple, a strategy that Yao Fei often used. As the temple erupts into flames, Oliver takes on the remaining assassins, where he uses a bola arrow to restrain one of them. He then fights the 2 remaining assassins, managing to disarm one of them as he engages the other, where he brutally takes him down by breaking both of his arms and shoot him in the crotch with an arrow. He then lures the remaining assassin to the rooftop, where he tries using his arrows to take him down, but the assassin deflects all of them before he disarms Oliver and pins him down, where he angrily curses Oliver for all the trouble he's been through because of him. Oliver though manages to free himself by headbutting the assassin, knocking him off-balance before he fires an explosive arrow at him, sending the assassin plummeting into the flames below. With the assassins gone, Oliver takes a minute of rest as he plants a few more charge arrows. Before he can detonate them, Natas angrily curses Oliver for destroying his temple and making a mockery of his assassins, asking Oliver why he destroyed his temple. Oliver though tells Natas that he knew what kind of a mentor he was when they first met and only agreed to train under him because it was necessary, but knew that he couldn't allow his temple to remain, training the next generation of hired killers and assassins. Natas mocks him for sounding like Yao Fei, but Oliver tells him that Yao Fei did have some good teachings and praises him for not being a sadistic teacher like Natas. Natas then angrily attacks Oliver as the 2 of them duel in the burning temple. Natas manages to impale Oliver's leg with a spear as he brutally beats Oliver, telling him that he will make him become a killer, no matter what, but Oliver tells him that he has the instincts of a killer, thanks to Natas, but knows that not every opponent needs to be killed. Oliver then manages to knock Natas back as he stabs him in the foot with a piece of debris. As they fight, the roof begins to collapse before the flaming wreckage falls on Natas, pinning him to the ground. An injured Natas begs Oliver to save him, but Oliver tells him that, while he won't kill him, he doesn't have to save him either and leaves. As the building continues to collapse, the trapped Natas smiles as he notes that he's proud of Oliver, realizing that there's a "killer" within him. With the monastery collapsed, Oliver begins travelling back down the mountains,where he borrows a cell phone from a local and calls Walter, asking him to pick him up in his private jet. The next day, Walter arrives as Oliver, bandaged and healed, gets on and they head back to Star City. On the plane, Walter asks Oliver why he went to Tibet for 2 weeks and didn't tell him, but Oliver tells him that he needed to get away from the city for a while. Walter then asks about his injuries, but Oliver tells Walter that he's thought about his offer and realizes that he was right, Queen Industries is his family's legacy and he deserves the chance to redeem their name. He then accepts Walter's offer to take back his company, where he appoints him as his new VP as the 2 shake hands. In Star City, Dinah leaves Ted's gym and takes a walk through the Glades, where she stops by an abandoned florist shop, "Sherwood Florist," causing her to reminiscence the times she spent with her mother, who used to run the shop when she was a little girl. Dinah then returns home, where she finds her father waiting for her. Larry then confronts her about her training with Ted and orders her to stop, but Dinah tells him that she wants to help Green Arrow and honor her mother's legacy, confronting him about never telling her the truth about her mother. Larry though insists that he didn't tell her to protect her, to keep her from going out as a vigilante and getting herself killed like her mother did. Dinah insists that her mother was a hero, who knew the price and had done a lot of good with her skills. Larry though tells her that this training with Ted won't make her into a skilled warrior, like her mother or Green Arrow, but Dinah points out how he insisted she took judo and tae kwon do classes when she was younger. Larry though insists that he only had her take those lessons so she could protect herself, not get herself killed. Dinah though tells him that Ted is teaching her more than just boxing. Larry then insists that her mother wouldn't want her to do this either, but Dinah angrily yells at him for lying to her for years about her and insists he doesn't know what she would've wanted. Dinah then demands Larry to get out, with Larry insisting that he'll arrest her if he finds her out on the streets in her mother's costume before he leaves. In an alleyway, 2 thugs break into a home to steal their TV, when one of the thugs gets hit with an arrow, causing them to drop the TV. As the thugs draw their weapons, 2 more arrows disarm them. Roy and Mia then emerge as they take on the street thugs, with Roy managing to hold his own as he defeats one of the thugs. Mia defends herself before she manages to overwhelm and take down the thug. As they restrain them, Shado emerges and praises them on their progress, noting Roy's improvement with the bow and Mia's progress in combat. As they return to the Arrowcave, they find Oliver there as they welcome him back, with Oliver telling them that his training has taught him a lot and that now he needs to stop Merlyn and needs their help, which they accept. Oliver then thanks Shado for helping them with their training, but Shado instead asks him about his training with Natas, which Oliver tells her that Natas taught him what he needed. At the cemetery, William visits his sister's grave before he gets a call from Arthur, telling him that GA has returned and that it's time to put their plans for him and Star City into motion. At his hotel room, Eddie looks over security footage from traffic cams of Roy and Mia with Shado, which Eddie finds suspicious. Later, as Dinah arrives home, she's surprised to find Oliver there as the 2 reunite, with Dinah asking him about his training, but Oliver insists that he's prepared to take down Merlyn the next time he shows himself. He then asks her about her training with Ted, but Dinah tells him about her argument with her father. Oliver though tells her that he's just worried about her, just like he is and agrees that she might be rushing into this. Dinah though insists that she wants to help him protect this city, before revealing that the reason she's training so hard with Ted is so she can reconnect with her mother, who she lost when she was a young girl and never got to say goodbye to. She then tells him that becoming Black Canary is carrying on her spirit and is what she would've wanted. Oliver then jokes that she was always able to handle herself, even back then and that her father hasn't seen her in action. He then tells her that he wants to see her succeed, but also wants her to be careful about going about this. Dinah then asks about the necklace, but Oliver tells her that it was something Shado gave him as a parting gift and wanted her to have it in case he didn't return. He then tells her that he accepted Walter's offer to help him retake his parents' company, which Dinah says that his parents would be proud of. 
At the Arrowcave, Diggle arrives and finds Roy and Mia sparring as they tell him about Oliver's return. Diggle though tells them about how he learned that Eddie has obtained security footage of their training sessions with Shado from his CIA access, which Diggle learned from his security contacts and warns them to be careful, since Eddie is after Shado. Suddenly, the power goes out as Diggle, Roy and Mia immediately prepare themselves. When the lights turn back on, they find Merlyn standing there as he asks to know where Oliver is. Diggle though fires his gun at him as Merlyn deflects the bullets with his bow before disarming Diggle. Before he can attack Diggle, Roy and Mia fire their bows at him, but Merlyn easily dodges their arrows, noting how they've improved, but are still no match for his skill. Merlyn then fires a smokescreen arrow, allowing him to attack Roy and Diggle, but before he can finish off Roy, Mia shoots him in the back with an arrow. Merlyn then engages Mia, who manages to hold her own before Roy joins her. Merlyn though manages to disarm Mia as he quickly overwhelms Roy and restrains him with a bola arrow. Diggle though gets back up and goes after Merlyn, where he manages to disarm him as the 2 face off, with Diggle managing to overwhelm Merlyn. Mia then helps Roy get free as Diggle knocks Merlyn down. Merlyn though draws a hidden knife, which Roy warns him about, but Merlyn stabs Diggle in the chest, severely injuring him. An angry Roy then goes after Merlyn, with Mia firing a flash arrow to blind him, but Merlyn quickly takes down Roy and uses the flash arrow to blind him instead. Merlyn then begins brutally beating Roy unconscious before Mia attacks him, but Merlyn overwhelms her and sends her flying across the room. As an injured Diggle tries to get up to help them, Merlyn shoots him in the knee with an arrow. He then tells Diggle to tell Oliver that he's coming for him and that he hopes his training has improved so he won't be such a disappointment this time. The lights then go off and come back on as Merlyn vanishes. Later, as Oliver and Dinah are having dinner, Oliver gets a call from Shado, where she tells him about Diggle, Roy and Mia. Oliver and Dinah then rush to the hospital and find a severely bruised Roy and an injured Mia. Mia though tells Oliver that Diggle is in critical condition and is currently in surgery. When Oliver asks what happened, Roy tells him about Merlyn attacking their hideout and how Merlyn has plans for him. Shado warns Oliver that Merlyn is trying to draw him out into a trap, but Oliver tells her that he has to find him and stop Merlyn before he hurts anyone else and storms off. As Oliver heads out to find Merlyn as Green Arrow, he gets a call from Larry's ghost phone, asking him to meet. When Oliver arrives at the police station, he finds Eddie there, with Eddie telling him how he "borrowed" Larry's phone. Oliver though asks how he was able to call him, but Eddie tells him that he had a CIA analyst crack the phone's firewalls and then says that he would've used his own ghost phone, but Oliver disconnected it months after taking down Brick and Veritgo. Eddie though assures him that he'll return the phone to Larry. Eddie then confronts Oliver about Shado being seen with his proteges and accuses him of hiding her from him. Oliver though tells him that he was trying to protect both of them and then tells him that he needs Shado's help to stop Merlyn. Eddie though tells him that he has his orders to kill her and even shows him Shado's file, revealing that she's wanted in multiple states and countries for assassinations, most recently in Seattle. He then tells him that she's a threat that needs to be stopped and that he can't trust her, but Oliver tells him to let him handle this. Eddie though tells Oliver that he doesn't believe him and asks why he's defending her, before realizing that they must have a history. Eddie then tells him that he's no longer asking for his help and that the next time he sees her, he's going to put an end to her and warns him to not get in his way. Dinah arrives at her apartment, where she gets a call from her father, but she ignores the call. As she walks in, she gets a suspicious feeling and searches through her home, where she finds Clock King sitting in her living room. Clock King introduces himself as he tells her that he's been studying Green Arrow and has noticed through his data and findings that she happens to be around whenever the Green Arrow is involved in 40% of his heroics and suspects that she has a personal connection to him. He then tells her that his partner has confirmed her connection to him and then draws his gun, where he tells her that she's coming with him or else and has 7 seconds to comply before he activates his failsafe. Dinah though quickly manages to disarm Clock King and knocks him to the ground. Clock King though uses his pocketwatch to activate Dinah's home security, locking them inside. He then manages to grab his gun and begins firing at her, but Dinah quickly ducks behind the couch as she grabs the sonic collar from her purse. As he reloads, Dinah quickly attacks him as she manages to disarm him and take his gun, but Clock King notes how it takes 1.3 seconds to cock the weapon, which he takes advantage of by attacking her, knocking the gun away from her. Dinah takes on Clock King, who manages to hold his own until he overwhelms her and slams her through her glass table. Before he can finish her off, Dinah turns on her collar and fires off a sonic cry that sends Clock King flying out onto her patio, severely injuring him. When Dinah gets back up, she notices that Clock King is gone and calls Oliver. At the Arrowcave, Oliver, Shado and Dinah discuss Merlyn and the Clock King, with Dinah telling them about her encounter and how he knew about her connection to him through his "partner." Shado points out how Merlyn knows who Oliver is, which Oliver realizes means that Merlyn is working with Clock King and wonders why. Dinah though tells them about how her father dealt with a homicide a few weeks ago, where a hospital patient was murdered by a bow and arrow. Oliver then manages to pull up the news article about Beverly's murder by the "Green Arrow" and that Clock King was her brother, realizing that Merlyn must've killed her to discredit Oliver and gain William's allegiance, as Oliver points out that he seemed to be a master strategist, as his plan was carefully carried out and would've been successful had he not intervened. Oliver then curses himself for not capturing Clock King, but Dinah tells him that Clock King was a minor threat, compared to Merlyn and that it's not his fault. Shado though wonders why the police haven't launched a manhunt for GA, but Oliver suits up as he tells her that he'll ask Larry about it. At the SCPD, Larry gets a call on his ghost phone and heads outside, where he meets with Green Arrow in an alleyway. Green Arrow then asks him about the death of Beverly Tockman, but Larry tells her that the circumstances seemed to match the murders of Bobby and Mr. Dearden and that there was a black arrow found at the crime scene. Larry then tells him that his superiors want him thrown in prison, but he knows that he's not behind the murders and suspects a copycat archer, which Oliver confirms. Oliver then tells him about Merlyn and how he's teamed up with the bank robber criminal that the news have dubbed, "The Clock King." Larry then asks if that's why he went missing for the past couple weeks, but Oliver tells him that he was nearly killed by Merlyn and needed to lay low until he figured out a plan to beat him. Larry though asks what the 2 of them could be planning, but Oliver isn't sure what their goal is, but promises to keep him informed. Larry then asks about Dinah, who's dodging his calls, but Oliver tells him about Clock King's attack, but assures him that she's fine and notes how she seems perfectly able to take care of herself. At the hospital, Roy and Mia both get released with minor injuries, with Roy insisting that they meet up with Oliver and go after Merlyn, but Mia insists that he rest, since he's still not fully healed. She then tries to comfort him, but Roy brushes her off as they leave. At the Arrowcave, Dinah examines her sonic collar, which Shado admires. Dinah then tells her how it's a device that Oliver acquired from Queen Industries, a sonic collar to provide echolocation for deaf people, which Oliver managed to modify into a sonic device. When Shado asks why she has it, Dinah says that she was intrigued and believed it could help her whenever she joined Oliver as his partner to give her an edge. At the hideout, Clock King returns and tells Merlyn how he failed to capture Dinah and tells him about her sonic device, which Merlyn finds interesting. Merlyn then assures William that she was only to serve a minor role in their plans and will simply make a slight adjustment. He then asks Merlyn about the progress of the devices, but Clock King tells him that he's almost finished wiring them. At the hospital, Oliver goes to visit Diggle, who's just been released from surgery and is in a coma, where Oliver admits that it's his fault for him almost getting killed by allowing him to join him on his crusade. He then admits that, despite his training from Natas, he's still nervous about facing Merlyn, worried that he either won't be able to do what's necessary to stop him, or that he'll end up becoming just like Merlyn. He then thanks Diggle for everything he's done for him, and even thanks him on trying to help him all those years ago, even if he didn't listen to him. At his hideout, William tells Merlyn about how he's finished the devices, but asks how they'll get them in place. Merlyn though tells William that he's made some calls as he leads him into his training area, where men in dark hoods await them. Merlyn then introduces William to some of his old associates and comrades from his days in the League of Assassins, who have agreed to help him carry out his plan, despite the Demon's Head's orders. He then orders his men to take William's devices and plant them in place around the city before he tells William to prepare himself. At the Arrowcave, Roy and Mia arrive as they ask about Oliver's whereabouts. Suddenly, the TV set comes on with Clock King on the screen. Across the city, Clock King appears on every TV, phone, laptop, tablet and electronic device across the city, with Clock King greeting the citizens of Star City. At the SCPD, Larry tries calling Dinah again, when Clock King appears on his phone, along with the station's TV set. At Ted's gym, Ted practices the bag when his TV turns on. At the hospital, every TV set tunes in to Clock King's broadcast as Oliver spots him on the screen. Clock King tells the citizens that their city's hero, Green Arrow isn't the savior that they believe him to be, as he has committed numerous murders against the people he's sworn to protect, showing footage of "Green Arrow" attacking Mr. Harris, killing Bobby, Mr. Dearden and Beverly. At the Arrowcave, Roy becomes furious when he sees the footage of Bobby's death, while Mia is devastated at the footage of her father's death. Clock King then tells the city that the SCPD have proven who's side they're on by not going after the archer and that if the system won't stop him, then he will. He then announces that he has 4 bombs placed around the city with enough firepower to level 5 city blocks and plans to detonate them at 12:00 unless GA surrenders himself at the city's clock tower. He then warns GA to not try anything, or else he'll set them off early. The broadcast then ends as everyone begins to panic, while Oliver apologizes to Diggle before he leaves. At the SCPD, Larry asks if they can trace the Clock King's broadcast, but the tech officer tells him that it might take 20 minutes to fully trace the broadcast. At the Arrowcave, Roy, Mia, Shado and Dinah begin scrambling to come up with a plan as they try to call Oliver. While on his way, Oliver calls Walter and asks him if he can gain access to Queen Industries' satellites, but Walter points out that he doesn't have the clearance. Oliver though tells him that he needs him to figure out where the bombs are located, causing Walter to ask why he wants to know. Oliver though tells him that if they can find out, they can contact the SCPD to disarm them in time. Walter then gets on his laptop, pointing out how he's violating so many laws right now before he hacks his way into Queen Industries' database and manages to hack into one of the company's satellites. Walter then tells Oliver that the satellites are picking up enormous heat signatures in 4 distinct locations across the city, sending Oliver a map of the targets. At the Arrowcave, Oliver arrives and tells Dinah, Roy, Mia and Shado about Clock King's bombs, showing them a map of the city with the bombs' locations. Mia points out how far apart each of the bombs are from each other, with Oliver confirming that the bombs are placed around the city in the shape of a clock, with one bomb located in the south in the Glades, another in the north by City Hall, another in the east by the hospital, and another in the west, near the SCPD. Dinah asks how he got this info, but Oliver only tells her that he called in a favor from an old friend. Oliver then uses his ghost phone to contact Larry and tells him about the bombs' location, while Larry tells him that the SCPD is preparing to send a SWAT team to the clock tower, where they believe Clock King's broadcast originated from. Oliver tells him that it's surely a trap, since, while the Clock King might not detonate the bombs if he surrenders, Merlyn surely will and that it's too easy of a lead, which Larry agrees with, but tells him that he can't convince his superiors otherwise. Oliver then tells him to warn his superiors about the bombs and do what he can, while he puts an end to it. Dinah then realizes that the bomb's location in the Glades is close to Ted's gym and insists on going to check on him first. At the SCPD, Larry talks to his lieutenant, telling him about the bombs' locations and insists on calling off the SWAT team to the the clock tower. When his superior asks how he got this info, Larry admits to working with the Green Arrow, pointing out how he saved this city before and believes he can do it again. The lieutenant then orders him to lead a team to the bomb's location, but insists on sending the SWAT team. Eddie overhears this and asks to join him, insisting that he help save the city while he's here. At the Arrowcave, as everyone gets ready, Oliver tells Roy and Mia that it's time to put their training to the test and prove themselves to this city. He then gives each of them a gift box, with Roy's containing a red domino mask, while Mia's contains a brown domino mask. Roy and Mia then vow to not let him down as they don their masks and prepare their weapons. Oliver then asks Shado if she's going to help them, but Shado insists on helping them. Oliver then asks her about the CIA being after her, but Shado agrees to tell Oliver all about it afterwards. When he asks her why she's helping them, Shado tells him that she wanted to help him honor her father, before giving him a kiss on the cheek. Roy then asks how they're going to stop all of the bombs, but Oliver tells them that he knows a thing or two about bombs and will help them disarm it. He then orders Roy to go after the bomb in the east, while Mia goes for the bomb in the north. He then tells them about Larry and the SCPD going after the bomb in the west and that he'll call Dinah and have her take the bomb in the south. Oliver then tells them that he plans to face Clock King and Merlyn at the clock tower, where Shado insists on joining him. At Ted's gym, Dinah arrives and finds Ted packing his things. Dinah though tells him that she's ready to continue her mother's legacy, despite Ted's objections. Dinah though insists that Green Arrow needs all the help he can get and that it's time for a new Black Canary, which Ted begrudgingly accepts. Dinah then asks him to join her, but Ted insists that his hero days are long past him, but Dinah tells him that he believed in saving people and doing what's right, just like her mother, and that that need to help people doesn't just go away, no matter how many years go by. Ted though insists that his heart can't take it, which is why he retired years ago, but Dinah tells him that millions could die unless he steps up. Ted then tells her about how she's just like her mother and agrees to help. Ted then shows her Dinah's old costume, which he's kept in a case in his office. As Dinah dons her suit, Ted manages to find his old Wildcat suit in a storage locker and dons it as well. Dinah then puts on the sonic device as she gets a call from Oliver, telling her that he needs her to disarm the bomb in the Glades, which Dinah agrees to and insists that she's not alone this time. Oliver then sends her the coordinates. At the clock tower, the SCPD SWAT team arrives as they surround the area and quickly infiltrate the building. As they enter, Clock King watches them over the security cameras and activates his traps, killing most of the squad, while Merlyn's men emerge from the shadows and kill the rest. 
In the west train tunnel, Larry, Eddie and the SCPD search the area before they find one of the bomb devices, guarded by Merlyn's men. As they engage, Eddie insists that he knows how to disarm the bomb, so Larry and the police officers defend him from Merlyn's men as he gets to work. In the Glades, as Dinah and Ted head off to find the bomb, they find several people looting and rioting, with Ted managing to stop some of them from attacking others or stealing things. As Dinah fights off some looters, she uses her sonic device to gain everyone's attention, where she tells the rioters and looters that they're making things worse by acting this way, throwing the city into more chaos. She then tells everyone that they can be better than this and that they can all help each other survive by making sure everyone gets to safety. When someone asks who she is, she replies that she's "Black Canary," and then insists that they get to work, inspiring the citizens to put their weapons down as they all begin helping each other out and start by putting out the fires. Ted then tells Dinah that her mother would be proud, since she's the spitting image of her, right down to the devoted sense of justice and appealing to people's hearts.