Trust

Chapter 26

"We have to end this guy before he makes any more widows out of wives." Diggle says.

"We will. Diggle, we'll stop him. I promised you I'd help take him down, and I keep my promises, but he's on another continent." Oliver says.

"Not anymore. I thought it would be helpful to track A.R.G.U.S' manhunt for Floyd Lawton aka Deadshot, so I decrypted their communication logs. Which means, I just hacked a federal agency. Which kind of makes me a cyber-terrorist, which is bad because I really don't see myself fitting in well at Guantanamo Bay." Felicity says.

"Don't worry, Felicity, they don't send blondes there." Oliver says.

"I dye it, actually."

"I'll keep your secret." Caitlin says.

"Hey, what'd you find?" Diggle asks.

"Deadshot is scheduled to meet with a potential new client here in Starling City. Except the potential contract is bogus. Your friend Lyla is setting a trap for him. Lawton took the bait." Felicity says.

"Great, I'll talk to Lyla, see if I can suss out any details." Diggle says.

"Good. Caitlin and I have lunch with Laurel." Oliver says. The other two nod as they leave.

Lian Yu

"Rescuing your father and stopping Fyers is not going to be some walk in the park. They're not going to allow us to just stroll on into their camp. Which is why we'll need cover." Slade says.

"If the three of us are infiltrating, who'll provide that?" Caitlin asks.

"He will." Shado says, referring to Oliver.

"Me?" He laughs.

"The assault rifle is flushed. It's useless. We have a bow, arrows. And no one capable of shooting them. No offense, kid." Slade says.

"I was going to say the same thing." Oliver says.

"I think we should be spending our time trying to devise a plan, not lower our already slim chances of survival." Slade says.

Shado looks at Caitlin, who nods. "He'll hit his mark by sundown. If not, we'll do it your way." Shado says.

Starling City

The two were waiting and CNRI. Laurel sees them and walks over. "Hi. Did you get my voicemail?"

"No." Oliver says.

"Things got a little crazy around here-- back to back meetings... I am so sorry, rain check?"

"Sure. I could definitely catch up on some club paperwork. We're way behind since Tommy left."

"I'm still shocked that he went to go work for Malcolm. You know, you were really understanding to let him take this opportunity. Tommy said you were cool with it."

"Why wouldn't I be? He's my friend. Like you."

"I'm sorry, are we early?" A man asks.

"No, not at all. Uh, Oliver, this is Eric Moore and his wife, Nancy. I'm prepping them for a deposition for tomorrow. And this must be your bodyguard?" She asks referring to a small boy next to the couple.

"This is our son, Taylor."

"Well, you are in very capable hands. It was nice to meet you." Oliver says before walking away with Caitlin.

That night the two were at CNRI after learning about the murder of Laurel's clients. Oliver and Caitlin walk over to Tommy who is standing with Taylor. "Hey, come stay in my house, ok?" Oliver asks.