1 00:00:01,296 --> 00:00:02,529 My name is Oliver Queen. 2 00:00:03,368 --> 00:00:04,665 After 5 years in Hell, 3 00:00:04,666 --> 00:00:06,772 I returned home with only one goal-- 4 00:00:06,872 --> 00:00:08,505 to save my city. 5 00:00:08,507 --> 00:00:10,908 Today, I fight that war on two fronts. 6 00:00:10,910 --> 00:00:13,277 By day, I lead Star City as its mayor, 7 00:00:13,279 --> 00:00:15,446 but by night, I am someone else. 8 00:00:15,448 --> 00:00:17,715 I am...Something else. 9 00:00:17,717 --> 00:00:20,384 I am the Green Arrow. 10 00:00:20,386 --> 00:00:22,052 Previously on "Arrow"... 11 00:00:22,054 --> 00:00:23,053 You want to help? 12 00:00:23,055 --> 00:00:24,054 Yeah. 13 00:00:24,056 --> 00:00:25,289 Stay off the streets. 14 00:00:25,291 --> 00:00:26,624 It's my city, too. 15 00:00:26,626 --> 00:00:27,858 I came here to work with the guy 16 00:00:27,860 --> 00:00:29,026 who killed Damien Darhk. 17 00:00:29,028 --> 00:00:30,628 So you're ex-Navy, right? 18 00:00:30,630 --> 00:00:31,662 Dishonorably discharged. 19 00:00:31,664 --> 00:00:32,896 Reason? 20 00:00:32,898 --> 00:00:34,298 Because I screwed up... 21 00:00:34,300 --> 00:00:36,166 Again. 22 00:00:36,168 --> 00:00:38,369 That's my life, man. 23 00:00:38,371 --> 00:00:39,803 I'm wearing this suit again 24 00:00:39,805 --> 00:00:41,138 because I think it's a path to redemption, 25 00:00:41,140 --> 00:00:42,640 and it could be for you, too. 26 00:00:42,642 --> 00:00:44,308 But finding a new Black Canary 27 00:00:44,310 --> 00:00:46,210 isn't just about reviewing resumes. 28 00:00:46,212 --> 00:00:48,612 Tina Boland, formerly of the CCPD. 29 00:00:48,614 --> 00:00:51,649 She's a kick-ass woman who appears out of nowhere and saves crime victims. 30 00:00:51,651 --> 00:00:53,250 She even has a cry. 31 00:00:55,888 --> 00:00:58,322 Our Tina is trying to avenge her former partner. 32 00:00:58,324 --> 00:01:00,124 Please! 33 00:01:00,126 --> 00:01:01,992 How do you keep living with so much pain? 34 00:01:01,994 --> 00:01:03,994 I can tell you it helps to not be alone. 35 00:01:03,996 --> 00:01:05,329 My real name is Dinah-- 36 00:01:05,331 --> 00:01:07,297 Dinah Drake. 37 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:15,074 Watch Movies, Series & LiveTV www.flixify.app 38 00:01:26,308 --> 00:01:30,308 ♪ Arrow 5x13 ♪ Spectre of the Gun Original Air Date on February 15, 201 39 00:01:30,309 --> 00:01:37,109 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man 40 00:01:37,329 --> 00:01:38,729 I've got something. 41 00:01:38,731 --> 00:01:41,532 Well, not something-something but something. 42 00:01:42,935 --> 00:01:44,702 That's good work. 43 00:01:44,704 --> 00:01:47,171 I didn't know they taught Bo staff 44 00:01:47,173 --> 00:01:48,672 at the Central City police academy. 45 00:01:48,674 --> 00:01:50,607 They don't. My first uncover assignment was 46 00:01:50,609 --> 00:01:52,710 with a street gang called the Pilgrims. 47 00:01:52,712 --> 00:01:54,378 They liked to mess around with it. 48 00:01:54,380 --> 00:01:56,380 I'm gonna head home. 49 00:01:56,382 --> 00:01:58,949 Yeah. You found a place to stay already? 50 00:01:58,951 --> 00:02:00,184 No. I'm, uh, 51 00:02:00,186 --> 00:02:02,019 just staying where you guys put me up. 52 00:02:02,021 --> 00:02:04,555 HIVE? That's not a home. It's barely livable. 53 00:02:04,557 --> 00:02:07,157 It's fine. I don't need much. 54 00:02:07,159 --> 00:02:09,593 See you, man. 55 00:02:11,130 --> 00:02:12,529 What do you guys got? 56 00:02:12,531 --> 00:02:14,431 Well, I have been working on a location 57 00:02:14,433 --> 00:02:15,599 for Claybourne's mistress. 58 00:02:15,601 --> 00:02:17,735 Prometheus' mother. We find her... 59 00:02:17,737 --> 00:02:19,603 We find the name for this son of a bitch. 60 00:02:19,605 --> 00:02:21,605 Eh, unfortunately, the-- the son of a bitch's father 61 00:02:21,607 --> 00:02:23,707 went dark after he met with the pointy head of an arrow 62 00:02:23,709 --> 00:02:26,076 4 years ago, and mommy went off the grid. 63 00:02:26,078 --> 00:02:27,277 Why would she do that? 64 00:02:27,279 --> 00:02:28,445 Probably because she knows 65 00:02:28,447 --> 00:02:30,147 that he turned into a serial killing 66 00:02:30,149 --> 00:02:32,282 psychopath nutjob. 67 00:02:32,284 --> 00:02:34,118 Point being I have been looking for her 68 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:35,819 for the past 3 months, 69 00:02:35,821 --> 00:02:37,087 but whatever witness protection program she put herself into, 70 00:02:37,089 --> 00:02:38,255 it is damn good. 71 00:02:38,257 --> 00:02:39,823 What changed in 3 months? 72 00:02:39,825 --> 00:02:41,225 I've had a breakthrough. 73 00:02:41,227 --> 00:02:42,760 I've narrowed her new home down to Illinois. 74 00:02:42,762 --> 00:02:44,428 I just need a couple more days to narrow that down 75 00:02:44,430 --> 00:02:46,797 into an address. 76 00:02:49,034 --> 00:02:50,601 That's fantastic work. 77 00:02:50,603 --> 00:02:51,802 Thank you. Curtis is coming in. 78 00:02:51,804 --> 00:02:54,605 He's gonna help with the search. 79 00:03:00,188 --> 00:03:01,779 It's really nice to have you back. 80 00:03:01,781 --> 00:03:03,647 Well, I could say the same to you. 81 00:03:03,649 --> 00:03:05,415 I mean, Hub City and Russia. 82 00:03:05,417 --> 00:03:07,017 You're really racking up those miles. 83 00:03:07,019 --> 00:03:09,119 - A lot to catch up on. - Yeah. 84 00:03:09,121 --> 00:03:11,922 Like you and Susan Williams? 85 00:03:13,125 --> 00:03:14,625 People talk, Ollie, 86 00:03:14,627 --> 00:03:18,595 and, uh, some people vomit a little. 87 00:03:18,597 --> 00:03:20,764 Thea, you're kind of insulting someone 88 00:03:20,766 --> 00:03:22,299 that I'm getting pretty serious about. 89 00:03:22,301 --> 00:03:24,835 Did I mention people vomit a little? 90 00:03:24,837 --> 00:03:27,204 You don't like Susan because of how she does her job. 91 00:03:27,206 --> 00:03:28,705 She's good at her job, 92 00:03:28,707 --> 00:03:30,741 and she's a good person. 93 00:03:30,743 --> 00:03:32,142 So there. 94 00:03:33,479 --> 00:03:34,978 Uh-huh. 95 00:03:39,552 --> 00:03:43,220 - Quentin! Oh! - Hey. Ha ha! 96 00:03:43,222 --> 00:03:44,588 Oh, so good to see you. 97 00:03:44,590 --> 00:03:46,190 And you, too. 98 00:03:46,192 --> 00:03:48,058 I saw your interview with the dragon lady, 99 00:03:48,060 --> 00:03:49,893 and you nailed it. 100 00:03:49,895 --> 00:03:51,395 Uh, that's his girlfriend you're talking about there. 101 00:03:51,397 --> 00:03:55,199 Yes. Uh, don't remind me. 102 00:03:56,569 --> 00:03:58,068 What are you doing here? 103 00:04:00,239 --> 00:04:03,307 You, uh, prosecuting him for something? 104 00:04:03,309 --> 00:04:06,076 Uh, actually, Quentin was just introducing us. 105 00:04:06,078 --> 00:04:08,545 I'm the new deputy mayor's assistant. 106 00:04:10,850 --> 00:04:12,349 I, uh... 107 00:04:12,351 --> 00:04:14,484 never should have left. 108 00:04:14,486 --> 00:04:17,020 Well, uh, talking of leaving, 109 00:04:17,022 --> 00:04:18,722 I got to get across town for an alderman meeting. 110 00:04:18,724 --> 00:04:20,657 Uh, you need me to come with? 111 00:04:20,659 --> 00:04:23,527 Nice try, but those regulatory forms 112 00:04:23,529 --> 00:04:25,696 are not gonna fill themselves out. 113 00:04:39,445 --> 00:04:41,445 I'm just saying that maybe you could get 114 00:04:41,447 --> 00:04:43,013 Susan Williams to back off. 115 00:04:43,015 --> 00:04:44,748 Bottom line--I'm not comfortable leveraging 116 00:04:44,750 --> 00:04:47,317 a personal relationship for political gain. 117 00:04:47,319 --> 00:04:49,386 The media's right, man. 118 00:04:49,388 --> 00:04:51,121 You're not much of a politician. 119 00:04:51,123 --> 00:04:52,923 As it is, I'm not comfortable covering up 120 00:04:52,925 --> 00:04:54,191 the circumstances surrounding 121 00:04:54,193 --> 00:04:55,459 the death of Detective Malone. 122 00:04:55,461 --> 00:04:56,727 So maybe if Susan Williams-- 123 00:04:56,729 --> 00:04:58,395 Mister--Mr. Mayor! 124 00:04:58,397 --> 00:04:59,696 - There's a shooter in the building. - What? Wait-- 125 00:04:59,698 --> 00:05:01,598 we need to get you to a secure locat-- 126 00:05:41,907 --> 00:05:43,440 Woman, voice-over: Rene Ramirez, 127 00:05:43,442 --> 00:05:44,708 you are a dead man. 128 00:05:44,710 --> 00:05:46,343 Zoe's gonna totally kill you 129 00:05:46,345 --> 00:05:48,111 if you guys are late to the game. 130 00:05:50,349 --> 00:05:52,115 What? 131 00:05:52,117 --> 00:05:55,719 No way we'll be late, not the way I drive. 132 00:05:57,990 --> 00:06:00,390 Whoo! Ok. 133 00:06:02,194 --> 00:06:03,460 Whoa. 134 00:06:03,462 --> 00:06:05,128 What do you think you're doing? 135 00:06:05,130 --> 00:06:06,763 Stadium's in the Glades, babe, 136 00:06:06,765 --> 00:06:09,299 in like the worst part of the worst part of town. 137 00:06:10,602 --> 00:06:12,202 I brought it with me last time I took Zoe. 138 00:06:12,204 --> 00:06:14,738 So you're admitting you broke the rule? 139 00:06:14,740 --> 00:06:16,373 Kind of what I do, babe. 140 00:06:16,375 --> 00:06:17,774 The only reason I agree 141 00:06:17,776 --> 00:06:19,409 to let you keep that thing in the house is 142 00:06:19,411 --> 00:06:21,445 because you said we needed it for home protection. 143 00:06:21,447 --> 00:06:24,147 - Right back-- - as in, stays in the home. 144 00:06:24,149 --> 00:06:25,382 Now, hurry up. 145 00:06:25,384 --> 00:06:27,617 You guys are gonna be late. 146 00:06:27,619 --> 00:06:30,020 I thought we were going as a family. 147 00:06:31,223 --> 00:06:32,389 I have a headache. 148 00:06:32,391 --> 00:06:35,125 Oh, yeah? You been taking 149 00:06:35,127 --> 00:06:36,994 something stronger than aspirin for that headache? 150 00:06:36,996 --> 00:06:40,430 You got something you want to say to me, Rene? 151 00:06:40,432 --> 00:06:43,000 I guess I do. 152 00:06:43,002 --> 00:06:44,568 Using again? 153 00:06:50,542 --> 00:06:52,843 The shooter's Mia. He's exited the building. 154 00:06:52,845 --> 00:06:54,044 Alert the SCPD and the ACU. 155 00:06:54,046 --> 00:06:55,746 Drop a 5-block net around city hall. 156 00:06:55,748 --> 00:06:57,381 Let's get ambulances here immediately! 157 00:06:57,383 --> 00:07:00,050 And has anyone seen my sister?! 158 00:07:01,086 --> 00:07:02,319 Ollie. 159 00:07:02,321 --> 00:07:03,620 Hey, are you all right? Are you ok? 160 00:07:03,622 --> 00:07:05,288 Adrian! 161 00:07:19,571 --> 00:07:21,070 You're gonna be ok. 162 00:07:21,072 --> 00:07:23,072 Just catch this son of a bitch. 163 00:07:23,074 --> 00:07:24,941 Yeah. Go on. 164 00:07:36,654 --> 00:07:38,254 How many casualties? 165 00:07:38,256 --> 00:07:40,089 There's 5 dead, 24 injured, 166 00:07:40,091 --> 00:07:42,525 and 8 in critical condition. 167 00:07:42,527 --> 00:07:44,060 The bastard was wearing Kevlar, 168 00:07:44,062 --> 00:07:45,728 but I think one of my shots went into his shoulder 169 00:07:45,730 --> 00:07:47,263 with a 9-mil slug. 170 00:07:47,265 --> 00:07:49,665 Might be a good idea to alert all the emergency rooms? 171 00:07:49,667 --> 00:07:51,300 Do it. 172 00:07:51,302 --> 00:07:52,869 What were you doing with a gun in here? 173 00:07:52,871 --> 00:07:54,270 Judging by how I tagged the guy, 174 00:07:54,272 --> 00:07:56,239 I got to go with saving people's lives. 175 00:07:56,241 --> 00:07:57,907 Your security detail said 176 00:07:57,909 --> 00:07:59,442 the shooter dropped his primary weapon. 177 00:07:59,444 --> 00:08:01,411 We need to get it before the police do. 178 00:08:01,413 --> 00:08:03,212 I took care of it. 179 00:08:04,549 --> 00:08:06,916 This is military-grade hardware. 180 00:08:06,918 --> 00:08:08,751 AR-15 assault weapon. 181 00:08:08,753 --> 00:08:10,820 It fires 5.56 NATO rounds. 182 00:08:10,822 --> 00:08:14,457 It's an M16. It's literally the same gun as an M16. 183 00:08:14,459 --> 00:08:15,725 Seems like some of Tobias Church's 184 00:08:15,727 --> 00:08:17,627 ordnance got into the wrong hand-- 185 00:08:17,629 --> 00:08:19,395 wronger hands. 186 00:08:19,397 --> 00:08:21,264 Not necessarily. It's an AR-15. 187 00:08:21,266 --> 00:08:23,032 It's available on the open market. 188 00:08:23,034 --> 00:08:25,468 In fact, it's the most popular gun in America. 189 00:08:25,470 --> 00:08:28,638 The land of the free, home of the incredibly stupid. 190 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:30,106 We are not having this conversation now 191 00:08:30,108 --> 00:08:31,274 or ever, guys. 192 00:08:31,276 --> 00:08:32,909 Where are we with the gun? 193 00:08:32,911 --> 00:08:34,911 Nowhere. It hasn't been used in any prior crime. 194 00:08:34,913 --> 00:08:36,512 Fingerprints? 195 00:08:36,514 --> 00:08:38,081 The shooter wasn't wearing gloves. 196 00:08:38,083 --> 00:08:39,582 AFIS didn't kick back anything. 197 00:08:39,584 --> 00:08:40,817 I don't think he's ever been in the system. 198 00:08:40,819 --> 00:08:42,118 Or he was smart enough 199 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:43,619 to have himself erased from it. 200 00:08:43,621 --> 00:08:45,054 Security cameras. 201 00:08:45,056 --> 00:08:46,789 He knew how to avoid them. 202 00:08:46,791 --> 00:08:49,425 And before he opened fire, he upgraded to a ski mask. 203 00:08:49,427 --> 00:08:51,828 That looks like a utility jumpsuit. 204 00:08:51,830 --> 00:08:52,995 Forefather Repair. 205 00:08:52,997 --> 00:08:54,197 It went belly up 6 years ago. 206 00:08:54,199 --> 00:08:55,631 I ran through the employee list, 207 00:08:55,633 --> 00:08:57,200 but I think our shooter just bought a uniform 208 00:08:57,202 --> 00:08:58,367 off the Internet. 209 00:08:58,369 --> 00:09:00,169 So he could walk into city hall. 210 00:09:00,171 --> 00:09:01,404 This guy's real good at covering his tracks, 211 00:09:01,406 --> 00:09:02,972 whoever he is. 212 00:09:02,974 --> 00:09:04,273 So who is he? 213 00:09:04,275 --> 00:09:06,142 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 214 00:09:06,144 --> 00:09:08,111 That--there. Yeah, that's the guy. 215 00:09:08,113 --> 00:09:10,480 Run him through the system for me, would you? 216 00:09:10,482 --> 00:09:12,348 Hey, this is where you've been. 217 00:09:12,350 --> 00:09:13,950 I think I got a look at the shooter 218 00:09:13,952 --> 00:09:15,518 before he put his ski mask on. 219 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:17,653 I let that son of a bitch 220 00:09:17,655 --> 00:09:19,155 walk right past me. 221 00:09:19,157 --> 00:09:20,723 Hey, you couldn't have known, Hoss. 222 00:09:20,725 --> 00:09:22,225 Listen, I've been police most of my adult life. 223 00:09:22,227 --> 00:09:23,526 I should've been able to spot that guy 224 00:09:23,528 --> 00:09:24,827 a thousand yards out. 225 00:09:24,829 --> 00:09:26,529 Hey, don't go there, man, all right? 226 00:09:26,531 --> 00:09:28,731 What happened wasn't your fault. 227 00:09:28,733 --> 00:09:30,833 I heard you got a few shots off. 228 00:09:30,835 --> 00:09:32,335 Yeah. And I would've put him down, too, 229 00:09:32,337 --> 00:09:33,903 if he wasn't wearing body armor. 230 00:09:33,905 --> 00:09:35,738 Listen, weren't you dishonorably discharged? 231 00:09:35,740 --> 00:09:37,406 Not for my aim, Hoss. 232 00:09:37,408 --> 00:09:40,376 My point is it's illegal for someone such as yourself 233 00:09:40,378 --> 00:09:42,044 to carry a firearm. 234 00:09:42,046 --> 00:09:43,446 But it's pretty easy to buy one, though. 235 00:09:44,749 --> 00:09:46,516 Wow. 236 00:09:54,225 --> 00:09:56,125 Am I using again? 237 00:09:57,595 --> 00:10:00,229 How could you even ask me something like that? 238 00:10:00,231 --> 00:10:01,731 Actually, I've been working up the nerve to ask you 239 00:10:01,733 --> 00:10:03,399 for a while now! 240 00:10:07,372 --> 00:10:09,005 Ever since I found this taped 241 00:10:09,007 --> 00:10:10,540 behind your dresser drawer. 242 00:10:10,542 --> 00:10:12,542 You searched our bedroom? 243 00:10:12,544 --> 00:10:15,711 Yeah, 'cause it looks like my wife's a freakin' junkie. 244 00:10:19,817 --> 00:10:22,051 I just... 245 00:10:22,053 --> 00:10:23,653 I just don't get it. 246 00:10:23,655 --> 00:10:25,388 We got out, Laura. 247 00:10:25,390 --> 00:10:27,390 We got out of the Glades, 248 00:10:27,392 --> 00:10:30,693 and here you are bringing it back into our home. 249 00:10:30,695 --> 00:10:32,628 You are the last person who can get 250 00:10:32,630 --> 00:10:34,230 on their high horse. 251 00:10:34,232 --> 00:10:36,465 No matter what I've done, I've never done drugs, 252 00:10:36,467 --> 00:10:38,634 and I've never done it in our baby girl's home. 253 00:10:38,636 --> 00:10:39,802 Screw you, Rene! 254 00:10:39,804 --> 00:10:42,238 We're gonna be late for the game. 255 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:45,241 Hey. Hey, sweetheart. 256 00:10:45,243 --> 00:10:47,977 I'm sorry. Daddy and mommy were just talking. 257 00:10:47,979 --> 00:10:50,146 You were fighting. 258 00:10:50,148 --> 00:10:52,415 No, we were just talking loudly. 259 00:10:52,417 --> 00:10:53,983 Daddy's just disappointed that mommy's 260 00:10:53,985 --> 00:10:55,751 not coming with us to the game. 261 00:10:57,355 --> 00:10:59,088 Go get your coat, honey. 262 00:10:59,090 --> 00:11:00,756 It's gonna be cold tonight. 263 00:11:07,365 --> 00:11:09,599 I'm throwing this away. 264 00:11:09,601 --> 00:11:11,500 When I get home, 265 00:11:11,502 --> 00:11:13,803 either there's no more drugs in this house 266 00:11:13,805 --> 00:11:16,772 or there's no more you in this house. 267 00:11:21,446 --> 00:11:23,746 Two of the victims who were in critical condition 268 00:11:23,748 --> 00:11:25,848 just passed away on the table. 269 00:11:25,850 --> 00:11:27,450 Who? 270 00:11:27,452 --> 00:11:30,486 Kyle in commerce and Paula in accounting. 271 00:11:30,488 --> 00:11:32,021 Ohh. 272 00:11:34,292 --> 00:11:36,459 I need phone numbers for the next of kin. 273 00:11:36,461 --> 00:11:40,096 I already emailed them to you. 274 00:11:40,098 --> 00:11:42,665 Look, you are gonna find whoever did this. 275 00:11:42,667 --> 00:11:45,001 No. I have to before he does it again. 276 00:11:45,003 --> 00:11:46,469 What makes you so sure 277 00:11:46,471 --> 00:11:47,970 this isn't just a one-time thing? 278 00:11:47,972 --> 00:11:49,372 If it were a one-time thing, 279 00:11:49,374 --> 00:11:51,107 he wouldn't have concealed his identity 280 00:11:51,109 --> 00:11:53,042 and he wouldn't have fled the scene. He's... 281 00:11:56,014 --> 00:11:57,680 Uh, Adrian? 282 00:11:57,682 --> 00:11:59,148 Oh, what are you doing? 283 00:11:59,150 --> 00:12:00,483 Can you talk some sense into him, please? 284 00:12:00,485 --> 00:12:02,485 Mr. Mayor, Thea, meet my wife--Doris. 285 00:12:02,487 --> 00:12:04,186 Hi. 286 00:12:04,188 --> 00:12:05,755 He's gonna get himself killed. And-- 287 00:12:05,757 --> 00:12:07,023 I'm tougher than I look, 288 00:12:07,025 --> 00:12:08,491 and I need to be in the office. 289 00:12:08,493 --> 00:12:10,393 You need to be in bed, Adrian. You were shot. 290 00:12:10,395 --> 00:12:11,661 I'm fine. 291 00:12:11,663 --> 00:12:13,329 You look like you're about to pass out. 292 00:12:13,331 --> 00:12:15,698 Hey, listen, come on, buddy. Take-- 293 00:12:15,700 --> 00:12:18,334 take a seat at least, please. 294 00:12:19,871 --> 00:12:21,237 All right. 295 00:12:23,541 --> 00:12:25,508 What do we know? 296 00:12:25,510 --> 00:12:27,510 We don't know much. 297 00:12:27,512 --> 00:12:30,713 It was a single shooter, AR-15 assault rifle. 298 00:12:30,715 --> 00:12:32,882 And it-- it doesn't appear that I 299 00:12:32,884 --> 00:12:35,151 was his primary target because he just... 300 00:12:35,153 --> 00:12:37,420 Blasted his way through city hall. 301 00:12:37,422 --> 00:12:38,721 If he wasn't going after you, 302 00:12:38,723 --> 00:12:40,489 then there's a larger agenda here. 303 00:12:40,491 --> 00:12:43,726 AR-15s are the Bertinelli family's weapon of choice. 304 00:12:43,728 --> 00:12:45,695 Over 90% of the hits they were involved in last year 305 00:12:45,697 --> 00:12:47,063 used them. 306 00:12:47,065 --> 00:12:48,931 Why would the Bertinellis target city hall? 307 00:12:48,933 --> 00:12:52,368 Because your office oversees the Anti-Crime unit. 308 00:12:52,370 --> 00:12:54,337 And it is a softer target. 309 00:12:54,339 --> 00:12:57,106 All right. We're gonna look into it 310 00:12:57,108 --> 00:12:58,507 under one condition-- 311 00:12:58,509 --> 00:13:00,943 you listen to your wife and you stay here. 312 00:13:00,945 --> 00:13:02,678 Let yourself get better. 313 00:13:04,082 --> 00:13:06,215 Fair? 314 00:13:06,217 --> 00:13:07,583 Fair. 315 00:13:08,586 --> 00:13:10,720 Just stop this guy. 316 00:13:16,561 --> 00:13:18,561 Whoever he is, he's not in the system. 317 00:13:18,563 --> 00:13:19,929 What if instead of tracking him, 318 00:13:19,931 --> 00:13:21,130 we tracked the assault weapon? 319 00:13:21,132 --> 00:13:23,032 Rifle. And Oliver took it. 320 00:13:23,034 --> 00:13:24,734 Said he was following up a lead. 321 00:13:24,736 --> 00:13:26,102 There's no gun ownership database 322 00:13:26,104 --> 00:13:27,737 for me to go through anyway. 323 00:13:27,739 --> 00:13:29,538 Yeah. Why wouldn't we want something like that? 324 00:13:29,540 --> 00:13:31,374 So the government doesn't know our business, Hoss. 325 00:13:31,376 --> 00:13:33,209 Guys, can we please, just not right now? 326 00:13:33,211 --> 00:13:34,710 I don't have no problem with your right to bear arms 327 00:13:34,712 --> 00:13:35,945 so long as it doesn't conflict 328 00:13:35,947 --> 00:13:37,713 with my right to, you know, live. 329 00:13:37,715 --> 00:13:39,582 Are you kidding me? Look at what we do, man. 330 00:13:39,584 --> 00:13:41,584 Our whole life is violence. 331 00:13:41,586 --> 00:13:43,619 I'm not talking about what we do to protect the city. 332 00:13:43,621 --> 00:13:45,221 I'm talking about the fact that as a black man 333 00:13:45,223 --> 00:13:46,922 I am 3 times more likely to be killed by a gun 334 00:13:46,924 --> 00:13:48,257 than you. 335 00:13:48,259 --> 00:13:49,458 He's got a point, Rene. 336 00:13:49,460 --> 00:13:51,594 Seriously? You were a cop, man. 337 00:13:51,596 --> 00:13:52,995 And cops would kind of like it 338 00:13:52,997 --> 00:13:54,330 if there were less people out there with guns. 339 00:13:54,332 --> 00:13:55,698 Not this cop. 340 00:13:55,700 --> 00:13:56,966 I mean, people have a right 341 00:13:56,968 --> 00:13:58,334 to protect themselves. 342 00:13:58,336 --> 00:13:59,668 Dinah Drake. 343 00:13:59,670 --> 00:14:02,304 Hi. 344 00:14:02,306 --> 00:14:05,541 You guys are really serious about this recruitment drive you got going, huh? 345 00:14:05,543 --> 00:14:07,610 Dinah and I tried to get more information on the shooting out of ESU. 346 00:14:07,612 --> 00:14:09,345 We struck out. 347 00:14:09,347 --> 00:14:11,147 We started trying to track the shooter 348 00:14:11,149 --> 00:14:13,115 by using the gun, but then we got a little distracted 349 00:14:13,117 --> 00:14:14,650 again with our gun control debate. 350 00:14:14,652 --> 00:14:15,651 Gun violence debate. 351 00:14:15,653 --> 00:14:17,353 Here we go again. 352 00:14:17,355 --> 00:14:19,422 Guys, stop. 353 00:14:19,424 --> 00:14:21,323 Actually, this could be cathartic. In light of what's happened, we sh-- 354 00:14:21,325 --> 00:14:22,958 No. I mean stop, "I have something" stop. 355 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:24,460 What do you got? 356 00:14:24,462 --> 00:14:25,961 Wait. That-- 357 00:14:25,963 --> 00:14:28,130 that doesn't make sense. 358 00:14:28,132 --> 00:14:32,568 This is the AR-15 assault rifle that was used 359 00:14:32,570 --> 00:14:34,837 in the attack on city hall. 360 00:14:34,839 --> 00:14:36,705 Which one of your guys did it? 361 00:14:36,707 --> 00:14:38,274 You--you're crazy! 362 00:14:38,276 --> 00:14:39,775 Huh. None of my guys would-- 363 00:14:39,777 --> 00:14:42,144 Your guys use this exact weapon. 364 00:14:42,146 --> 00:14:43,746 Yeah. Wh--why would we shoot up 365 00:14:43,748 --> 00:14:44,980 the mayor's office? 366 00:14:44,982 --> 00:14:46,182 The ACU. 367 00:14:48,252 --> 00:14:50,186 We'd have to be crazier than you to go to war with Anti-Crime. 368 00:14:50,188 --> 00:14:52,321 Yeah. And if any of my guys went off the reservation like that, 369 00:14:52,323 --> 00:14:53,856 I'd know it. 370 00:14:53,858 --> 00:14:55,591 And that man would be dead. 371 00:14:55,593 --> 00:14:57,660 Heh. Now... 372 00:14:57,662 --> 00:15:00,496 Are you gonna let me down or shoot me? 373 00:15:09,707 --> 00:15:11,607 Don't move. 374 00:15:11,609 --> 00:15:13,509 I just did you a favor. 375 00:15:13,511 --> 00:15:15,678 One less criminal on the street. 376 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:17,112 Cold-blooded murder. 377 00:15:17,114 --> 00:15:18,547 You're the criminal. 378 00:15:18,549 --> 00:15:19,715 I'm you. 379 00:15:19,717 --> 00:15:22,049 And the only difference between us is 380 00:15:22,050 --> 00:15:25,554 I use a more efficient weapon. 381 00:15:31,395 --> 00:15:33,696 - Oliver. - Go. 382 00:15:33,698 --> 00:15:35,264 I've got the name of our shooter. 383 00:15:35,266 --> 00:15:36,298 Who is he? 384 00:15:36,300 --> 00:15:37,700 Well, that's the thing. 385 00:15:37,702 --> 00:15:39,134 He's a 44-year-old systems analyst 386 00:15:39,136 --> 00:15:40,569 with no criminal record. 387 00:15:40,571 --> 00:15:43,873 He's...Absolutely nobody. 388 00:15:51,294 --> 00:15:52,405 James Edlund-- 389 00:15:52,429 --> 00:15:55,231 husband and father of two daughters, ages 9 and 11. 390 00:15:55,728 --> 00:15:56,972 Until 16 months ago. 391 00:15:56,996 --> 00:15:58,322 What happened 16 months ago? 392 00:15:58,424 --> 00:15:59,987 Crosspoint Mall shooting. 393 00:16:00,011 --> 00:16:01,367 We're coming to you live 394 00:16:01,391 --> 00:16:03,673 at the mass shooting at Crosspoint Mall today. 395 00:16:03,697 --> 00:16:04,637 We must warn our viewers as to the graphic nature of... 396 00:16:04,638 --> 00:16:07,038 Edlund lost his whole family. 397 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:09,307 Online, Edlund was a pretty vocal proponent 398 00:16:09,309 --> 00:16:10,508 of the SCGR. 399 00:16:10,510 --> 00:16:12,177 Oh. What's that? 400 00:16:12,179 --> 00:16:14,012 It's the Star City gun registry. 401 00:16:14,014 --> 00:16:15,246 The previous city leadership 402 00:16:15,248 --> 00:16:17,048 shot it down. 403 00:16:17,050 --> 00:16:18,883 No pun intended. 404 00:16:18,885 --> 00:16:20,485 So city hall doesn't pass a gun law, 405 00:16:20,487 --> 00:16:23,088 this guy loses his whole family 406 00:16:23,090 --> 00:16:24,989 and takes revenge. 407 00:16:24,991 --> 00:16:26,825 Where is he now? 408 00:16:26,827 --> 00:16:28,059 That's the thing. 409 00:16:28,061 --> 00:16:29,661 After the funeral, he quit his job 410 00:16:29,663 --> 00:16:31,062 and his house is in foreclosure. 411 00:16:31,064 --> 00:16:32,864 He's between the cracks now. 412 00:16:32,866 --> 00:16:35,500 Well, I mean, he's somewhere. 413 00:16:35,502 --> 00:16:38,169 Ollie, I ca--I can't hold them off any longer. 414 00:16:38,171 --> 00:16:40,505 Ok, Quentin, we have to make a statement. 415 00:16:40,507 --> 00:16:42,874 Share the Edlund information with the SCPD, 416 00:16:42,876 --> 00:16:46,845 and then we hit the streets and we find this guy. 417 00:16:49,683 --> 00:16:51,683 - 18 people, by the way. - What? 418 00:16:51,685 --> 00:16:53,251 The mall shooting. 18 people killed, 419 00:16:53,253 --> 00:16:55,086 12 injured. One's a quadriplegic now. 420 00:16:55,088 --> 00:16:56,688 Look, I know where you're going with this, 421 00:16:56,690 --> 00:16:58,189 but the feds had an assault weapons ban 422 00:16:58,191 --> 00:16:59,724 for years, and it did nothing. 423 00:16:59,726 --> 00:17:01,092 - Actually, it did-- - Sorry, Hoss. 424 00:17:01,094 --> 00:17:02,827 But if the bad guys got guns, 425 00:17:02,829 --> 00:17:05,163 then I'm strapping up, too. 426 00:17:06,466 --> 00:17:08,466 ♪ go, dogs, hoo, hoo, hoo! ♪ 427 00:17:08,468 --> 00:17:10,535 ♪ Go, dogs, hoo, hoo, hoo ♪ 428 00:17:10,537 --> 00:17:12,036 Yeah. Did you have fun, peanut? 429 00:17:12,038 --> 00:17:13,571 So awesome. Thanks, Daddy. 430 00:17:13,573 --> 00:17:14,939 Of course. 431 00:17:18,812 --> 00:17:20,111 Daddy? 432 00:17:20,113 --> 00:17:21,613 Everything's fine, sweetheart. 433 00:17:21,615 --> 00:17:24,349 Um, go get your PJ's on and get ready for bed. 434 00:17:24,351 --> 00:17:26,251 I'm gonna go check on mommy, all right? 435 00:17:36,129 --> 00:17:39,063 At this time, our thoughts and our prayers are 436 00:17:39,065 --> 00:17:41,132 with the injured 437 00:17:41,134 --> 00:17:45,136 and the loved ones of the fallen. 438 00:17:45,138 --> 00:17:48,139 This office is working tirelessly with the SCPD 439 00:17:48,141 --> 00:17:50,442 and the Anti-Crime unit to make sure 440 00:17:50,444 --> 00:17:53,745 that Mr. Edlund, the perpetrator 441 00:17:53,747 --> 00:17:57,749 of this heinous act of violence, 442 00:17:57,751 --> 00:18:02,086 is apprehended and swiftly brought to justice. 443 00:18:02,088 --> 00:18:04,989 I will be taking questions now. 444 00:18:04,991 --> 00:18:07,091 Do you have any comments on rumors that this shooting 445 00:18:07,093 --> 00:18:09,727 was in retaliation for the preceding administration's 446 00:18:09,729 --> 00:18:11,663 failure to pass the gun control ordinance? 447 00:18:11,665 --> 00:18:15,500 Mr. Edlund is clearly a disturbed individual, 448 00:18:15,502 --> 00:18:19,471 but I can't comment on his motivations at this time. 449 00:18:19,473 --> 00:18:21,339 What is your administration's position 450 00:18:21,341 --> 00:18:23,007 on the Star City gun registry? 451 00:18:24,511 --> 00:18:26,978 That we will be looking into it further. 452 00:18:26,980 --> 00:18:28,279 What's your administration's position 453 00:18:28,281 --> 00:18:29,514 on gun control? 454 00:18:32,419 --> 00:18:35,320 We're gonna examine all sides of that. 455 00:18:35,322 --> 00:18:37,755 What is your personal opinion? 456 00:18:39,226 --> 00:18:41,125 That it's complicated. 457 00:18:41,127 --> 00:18:42,460 Excuse me, Mr. Mayor, 458 00:18:42,462 --> 00:18:44,229 but 7 of your staffers are dead 459 00:18:44,231 --> 00:18:45,697 and others severely injured. 460 00:18:45,699 --> 00:18:46,965 Don't you think you owe them a response 461 00:18:46,967 --> 00:18:48,466 beyond "it's complicated"? 462 00:18:48,468 --> 00:18:50,168 I do. I owe it to them. 463 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:55,206 I don't owe it to any of you. 464 00:18:55,208 --> 00:18:57,475 We're done here. Thank you. 465 00:18:59,980 --> 00:19:03,348 Ok. Well, that probably could've gone better. 466 00:19:03,350 --> 00:19:05,950 Vultures, all of them. 467 00:19:05,952 --> 00:19:07,819 No. I appreciate that, Quentin, but they're right. 468 00:19:07,821 --> 00:19:09,454 I don't know how to deal with this. 469 00:19:09,456 --> 00:19:11,656 You are dealing with this. 470 00:19:11,658 --> 00:19:13,157 An--and Edlund, we will find-- 471 00:19:13,159 --> 00:19:15,793 Then what? He goes to jail. 472 00:19:15,795 --> 00:19:19,797 The 7 people that we lost are still dead. 473 00:19:22,836 --> 00:19:24,969 My mission has always been to save this city. 474 00:19:24,971 --> 00:19:26,871 And my first instinct has almost always been 475 00:19:26,873 --> 00:19:28,573 to use violence. 476 00:19:28,575 --> 00:19:31,009 You didn't bring this on. 477 00:19:31,011 --> 00:19:34,078 I know. I know. 478 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:35,680 It's a violent world. 479 00:19:35,682 --> 00:19:37,882 And sometimes it only responds to violence, 480 00:19:37,884 --> 00:19:40,385 but we cannot dismiss the idea that we are 481 00:19:40,387 --> 00:19:42,921 just feeding into a vicious cycle. 482 00:19:47,761 --> 00:19:49,861 If you ask me, this is a problem 483 00:19:49,863 --> 00:19:51,763 that the Green Arrow can't solve. 484 00:19:51,765 --> 00:19:53,364 I mean, sure, you can find him. 485 00:19:53,366 --> 00:19:54,866 You probably will. 486 00:19:54,868 --> 00:19:56,868 But this... 487 00:19:56,870 --> 00:19:58,870 This is bigger than one nut bar 488 00:19:58,872 --> 00:20:00,905 with a bag full of guns. 489 00:20:00,907 --> 00:20:02,540 He's right. 490 00:20:02,542 --> 00:20:05,910 The solution here is not with you as the Green Arrow, 491 00:20:05,912 --> 00:20:07,612 it's with you as the mayor. 492 00:20:07,614 --> 00:20:09,514 I just showed the entire city 493 00:20:09,516 --> 00:20:11,749 that I don't know how to handle this as the mayor. 494 00:20:11,751 --> 00:20:13,284 So you try again. 495 00:20:13,286 --> 00:20:14,452 And if that doesn't work, damn it, 496 00:20:14,454 --> 00:20:15,653 you try again. 497 00:20:15,655 --> 00:20:18,056 Nobody said being mayor of this city 498 00:20:18,058 --> 00:20:20,024 was ever gonna be easy, Oliver. 499 00:20:24,998 --> 00:20:26,598 We need a list. 500 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,132 Every alderman, councilman, and community leader 501 00:20:28,134 --> 00:20:29,567 that was involved 502 00:20:29,569 --> 00:20:30,935 in the previous gun control ordinance, 503 00:20:30,937 --> 00:20:32,203 I want them in here. 504 00:20:32,205 --> 00:20:34,472 I want to meet with them today. 505 00:20:36,309 --> 00:20:38,443 We're not gonna solve this right away. 506 00:20:38,445 --> 00:20:39,811 Are you sure 507 00:20:39,813 --> 00:20:41,646 that you want to open that can of worms? I-- 508 00:20:41,648 --> 00:20:44,949 I--I just mean that gun control is 509 00:20:44,951 --> 00:20:46,985 a big political third rail. So... 510 00:20:46,987 --> 00:20:48,620 Thea, come on. 511 00:20:48,622 --> 00:20:49,821 Thea, I understand. 512 00:20:49,823 --> 00:20:51,923 This shouldn't be about politics. 513 00:20:51,925 --> 00:20:54,092 This should be about safety and security-- 514 00:20:54,094 --> 00:20:56,995 everyone's safety and security 515 00:20:56,997 --> 00:20:59,163 whether they own a gun or not. 516 00:20:59,165 --> 00:21:01,499 Now, let's get to work. 517 00:21:01,501 --> 00:21:02,800 All right. 518 00:21:18,356 --> 00:21:20,790 Councilwoman, thank you very much for meeting with me. 519 00:21:20,792 --> 00:21:22,258 Well, from what I hear, 520 00:21:22,260 --> 00:21:23,993 you've been making the rounds. 521 00:21:23,995 --> 00:21:26,996 But as someone without a lot of political capital, 522 00:21:26,998 --> 00:21:28,798 you're certainly making an interesting choice 523 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:30,900 as to how to spend it. 524 00:21:30,902 --> 00:21:33,603 I have 7 dead staffers who wouldn't find it interesting at all. 525 00:21:33,605 --> 00:21:35,638 And it's a terrible thing that happened here. 526 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:37,807 It's just terrible. 527 00:21:37,809 --> 00:21:39,809 Police make any progress locating Edlund? 528 00:21:39,811 --> 00:21:41,611 No, unfortunately. 529 00:21:41,613 --> 00:21:43,813 But they're fairly confident that he targeted city hall 530 00:21:43,815 --> 00:21:46,115 because of our inability to enact the SCGR. 531 00:21:46,117 --> 00:21:49,619 You implying I'm somehow responsible for what happened? 532 00:21:49,621 --> 00:21:52,488 No. But, councilwoman, 533 00:21:52,490 --> 00:21:54,190 you did kill the ordinance. 534 00:21:54,192 --> 00:21:55,825 You really have been making the rounds. 535 00:21:55,827 --> 00:21:58,861 Yes, I'm against any registry that gives 536 00:21:58,863 --> 00:22:00,463 the government the opportunity to keep tabs 537 00:22:00,465 --> 00:22:02,531 on specific sectors of the population. 538 00:22:02,533 --> 00:22:04,800 The DMV keeps a list of driver's licenses. 539 00:22:04,802 --> 00:22:06,335 It's not a constitutional right 540 00:22:06,337 --> 00:22:07,803 to drive a car, Mr. Mayor. 541 00:22:07,805 --> 00:22:09,505 You know, people such as yourself oppose 542 00:22:09,507 --> 00:22:12,308 limitations on things like abortion, freedom of speech. 543 00:22:12,310 --> 00:22:14,410 Why is the second amendment somehow less important 544 00:22:14,412 --> 00:22:17,246 in your eyes than the other 9 in the bill of rights? 545 00:22:17,248 --> 00:22:19,048 Because people are dying, councilwoman, 546 00:22:19,050 --> 00:22:21,250 right here in this building. 547 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:25,588 And there are limitations on abortion 548 00:22:25,590 --> 00:22:27,690 and freedom of speech. 549 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:31,527 Both my parents are dead. 550 00:22:31,529 --> 00:22:34,897 My friend Tommy was a... 551 00:22:34,899 --> 00:22:36,666 He was one of the 503 552 00:22:36,668 --> 00:22:38,434 killed in the Undertaking. 553 00:22:38,436 --> 00:22:40,603 Laurel Lance was my friend. 554 00:22:40,605 --> 00:22:44,073 Nobody respects the rights of someone 555 00:22:44,075 --> 00:22:45,708 to protect themselves 556 00:22:45,710 --> 00:22:48,878 and the people that they care for more than me, 557 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:51,447 but everything in life comes with limitations. 558 00:22:51,449 --> 00:22:52,648 Everything. 559 00:22:52,650 --> 00:22:54,016 Why are you telling me this? 560 00:22:54,018 --> 00:22:57,119 Because you and I are gonna sit in this office 561 00:22:57,121 --> 00:22:58,688 until we figure out 562 00:22:58,690 --> 00:23:00,256 a reasonable set of limitations 563 00:23:00,258 --> 00:23:02,525 that respects everyone's rights. 564 00:23:06,564 --> 00:23:08,297 Are you hungry? 565 00:23:08,299 --> 00:23:10,299 Should I order something in? 566 00:23:10,301 --> 00:23:12,435 We might be here a while. 567 00:23:19,544 --> 00:23:23,045 I don't know anything, man. I don't know-- 568 00:23:24,649 --> 00:23:26,082 I know you've seen this scumbag. 569 00:23:26,084 --> 00:23:27,383 He lives in this neighborhood! 570 00:23:27,385 --> 00:23:28,951 I don't know everybody, dude. 571 00:23:28,953 --> 00:23:30,086 I don't! 572 00:23:40,965 --> 00:23:43,566 Another dead end? 573 00:23:43,568 --> 00:23:46,569 Let's just call it a long shot. 574 00:23:46,571 --> 00:23:47,937 I might be taking out my frustrations 575 00:23:47,939 --> 00:23:49,705 on these lowlifes at this point. 576 00:23:49,707 --> 00:23:51,407 Yeah. It happens. 577 00:23:51,409 --> 00:23:52,942 Let's call it a night, huh? 578 00:23:52,944 --> 00:23:54,944 Get you back to your not so homey home. 579 00:23:54,946 --> 00:23:57,146 Seriously, John, it's fine. 580 00:23:57,148 --> 00:23:58,781 Dinah, I just don't know 581 00:23:58,783 --> 00:24:00,483 why you don't want better for yourself. 582 00:24:03,788 --> 00:24:06,689 There was one place I kind of liked. 583 00:24:06,691 --> 00:24:08,791 It's a studio apartment off Canal. 584 00:24:08,793 --> 00:24:13,829 It had this nice little backyard garden. 585 00:24:13,831 --> 00:24:16,165 I--I went to go fill out a lease application. 586 00:24:16,167 --> 00:24:17,666 I don't know. 587 00:24:17,668 --> 00:24:19,035 But what? 588 00:24:19,037 --> 00:24:22,204 Nothing. It's stupid. 589 00:24:26,644 --> 00:24:28,144 It asked questions, ok? 590 00:24:28,146 --> 00:24:29,945 It asked questions about the last 3 years. 591 00:24:29,947 --> 00:24:31,347 Uh, jobs and--and residencies, 592 00:24:31,349 --> 00:24:32,681 that sort of thing. 593 00:24:32,683 --> 00:24:34,350 Yeah. And I guess there was no box to check 594 00:24:34,352 --> 00:24:36,218 for "vendetta," right? 595 00:24:36,220 --> 00:24:38,687 Ha ha. Not so much, no. 596 00:24:38,689 --> 00:24:39,722 Yeah. 597 00:24:39,724 --> 00:24:41,223 And it's not even just that. 598 00:24:41,225 --> 00:24:43,993 I... 599 00:24:43,995 --> 00:24:46,562 You know what? Just forget it. It's so stupid. 600 00:24:46,564 --> 00:24:49,865 Dinah, I work with Oliver Queen. 601 00:24:49,867 --> 00:24:52,134 Please try me. 602 00:24:55,306 --> 00:24:59,308 Applying for an apartment is-- 603 00:24:59,310 --> 00:25:02,745 it's something normal people do. 604 00:25:02,747 --> 00:25:06,449 I haven't had normal in a very long time. 605 00:25:11,222 --> 00:25:13,422 I don't know who I'm supposed to be anymore. 606 00:25:13,424 --> 00:25:15,024 I remember I felt that way 607 00:25:15,026 --> 00:25:16,392 the first time I was discharged 608 00:25:16,394 --> 00:25:18,594 from Special Forces. 609 00:25:18,596 --> 00:25:21,397 But, Dinah, I realized that 610 00:25:21,399 --> 00:25:22,932 I don't have to be anybody. 611 00:25:22,934 --> 00:25:24,400 I'm already me. 612 00:25:25,937 --> 00:25:27,470 I just had to give myself permission 613 00:25:27,472 --> 00:25:29,038 to get back to that. 614 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:31,107 And how do you do that exactly? 615 00:25:31,109 --> 00:25:32,541 It starts with the little things, 616 00:25:32,543 --> 00:25:35,945 like a small studio apartment 617 00:25:35,947 --> 00:25:37,379 with a garden. 618 00:25:38,816 --> 00:25:40,282 Yeah. 619 00:25:41,486 --> 00:25:43,285 Let's get out of here. 620 00:25:47,492 --> 00:25:49,225 You got something? 621 00:25:49,227 --> 00:25:52,094 Nothing but strikeouts. You? 622 00:25:52,096 --> 00:25:53,395 Same. 623 00:25:53,397 --> 00:25:54,730 Isn't Rene back yet? 624 00:25:54,732 --> 00:25:56,265 No. Why? 625 00:25:56,267 --> 00:25:58,200 You want to go a couple more rounds with him? 626 00:25:58,202 --> 00:26:00,069 Why don't you like us talking about this? 627 00:26:00,071 --> 00:26:02,638 I just don't like you guys arguing while I'm trying to work. 628 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:03,939 Why not? I mean, there's nothing wrong 629 00:26:03,941 --> 00:26:06,041 with a little healthy debate, Felicity. 630 00:26:06,043 --> 00:26:07,710 It's not healthy if it doesn't accomplish anything, 631 00:26:07,712 --> 00:26:09,912 and it's not going to accomplish anything. 632 00:26:14,652 --> 00:26:16,418 Actually, I--I disagree 633 00:26:16,420 --> 00:26:18,287 not about the part of it 634 00:26:18,289 --> 00:26:19,922 not accomplishing anything 635 00:26:19,924 --> 00:26:22,091 but this idea that it's not healthy. 636 00:26:22,093 --> 00:26:24,460 We used to talk about things as a society, 637 00:26:24,462 --> 00:26:25,895 you know? 638 00:26:25,897 --> 00:26:27,429 We'd debate and we would argue, 639 00:26:27,431 --> 00:26:29,932 and we would still respect each other after. 640 00:26:29,934 --> 00:26:32,001 Yeah. Somewhere along the line, that just became... 641 00:26:32,003 --> 00:26:33,736 - Rude. - Rude. Yeah. 642 00:26:33,738 --> 00:26:35,938 It became impolitic to talk politics. 643 00:26:35,940 --> 00:26:38,107 I can't help but wondering that maybe 644 00:26:38,109 --> 00:26:40,509 that's why our country is the way it is today. 645 00:26:42,180 --> 00:26:43,679 Got something? 646 00:26:43,681 --> 00:26:45,147 Maybe. 647 00:26:46,918 --> 00:26:49,051 Name of a support group Edlund used to be a part of. 648 00:26:49,053 --> 00:26:51,120 Maybe somebody there still knows how to get in contact with him. 649 00:26:51,122 --> 00:26:52,655 Text me the address and have him meet me there. 650 00:26:52,657 --> 00:26:54,256 Yeah. 651 00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:57,960 I didn't care. It was just a necklace. 652 00:26:57,962 --> 00:27:01,297 But Steve, he got in front of the man and... 653 00:27:02,500 --> 00:27:04,533 Every time I close my eyes, 654 00:27:04,535 --> 00:27:07,102 I see the gun. Every time. 655 00:27:07,104 --> 00:27:10,639 It gets better, Monica. We get better. 656 00:27:10,641 --> 00:27:12,141 I'm afraid we're out of time for today. 657 00:27:12,143 --> 00:27:13,976 But get some coffee on the way out. 658 00:27:13,978 --> 00:27:16,245 And I sprung for the good doughnuts this week. 659 00:27:16,247 --> 00:27:17,713 Thank you. 660 00:27:23,554 --> 00:27:25,654 Hey, man, my name's Rene Ramirez. 661 00:27:25,656 --> 00:27:27,556 I work for the deputy mayor. This is my assistant. 662 00:27:27,558 --> 00:27:29,358 In his dreams! 663 00:27:29,360 --> 00:27:32,628 Or, uh, I mean, yeah, kind of. 664 00:27:32,630 --> 00:27:35,297 Can we ask you some questions about James Edlund? 665 00:27:35,299 --> 00:27:38,067 Participation in this group is confidential. 666 00:27:38,069 --> 00:27:39,468 You know what Edlund did? 667 00:27:39,470 --> 00:27:41,170 I watched the mayor's press conference. 668 00:27:41,172 --> 00:27:44,473 And I wish I could help, but you have to understand, 669 00:27:44,475 --> 00:27:46,175 I take confidentiality seriously. 670 00:27:46,177 --> 00:27:48,177 Sir, confidentiality doesn't apply 671 00:27:48,179 --> 00:27:50,346 when there's a possibility of future harm. 672 00:27:52,149 --> 00:27:53,382 Hey, we just want to find this guy 673 00:27:53,384 --> 00:27:54,817 before anyone else gets hurt. 674 00:27:54,819 --> 00:27:56,085 Why aren't the police doing this? 675 00:27:56,087 --> 00:27:57,786 Don't worry. 676 00:27:57,788 --> 00:27:59,321 We'll make sure the information gets to the right people. 677 00:27:59,323 --> 00:28:03,225 I heard he was staying with a friend. 678 00:28:03,227 --> 00:28:05,527 Let me see if I can get you the address. 679 00:28:07,098 --> 00:28:09,198 Felicity said you wanted me here. 680 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:11,433 Was it 'cause you wanted me to hear 681 00:28:11,435 --> 00:28:13,068 that woman's story? 682 00:28:13,070 --> 00:28:15,604 No. But since you did... 683 00:28:15,606 --> 00:28:18,374 Doesn't change how I feel, man. 684 00:28:18,376 --> 00:28:21,944 Guns save lives, period. 685 00:28:21,946 --> 00:28:23,879 You just want to think that. 686 00:28:23,881 --> 00:28:25,447 No. That's what I know. 687 00:28:25,449 --> 00:28:27,616 'Cause if I had my gun, 688 00:28:27,618 --> 00:28:31,887 my wife would still be alive. 689 00:28:31,889 --> 00:28:33,422 Here you go. 690 00:28:33,424 --> 00:28:35,424 I don't know if it's still good. 691 00:28:35,426 --> 00:28:37,092 Thank you. 692 00:28:41,232 --> 00:28:43,365 I didn't even know you were married. 693 00:28:43,367 --> 00:28:46,168 Not something I like to talk about. 694 00:28:46,170 --> 00:28:47,970 Let's call this in. 695 00:28:54,045 --> 00:28:58,013 Laura, crying: Let go! Get away from me. 696 00:28:58,015 --> 00:28:59,448 Back off. 697 00:28:59,450 --> 00:29:01,116 Your bitch wife here owes me for her last high. 698 00:29:01,118 --> 00:29:02,284 Rene! 699 00:29:02,286 --> 00:29:04,553 Yeah. Ok. Ok. Fine. How much? 700 00:29:04,555 --> 00:29:07,690 The money's right there in the safe. 701 00:29:07,692 --> 00:29:09,758 Let me hook you up. 702 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:11,260 500. 703 00:29:11,262 --> 00:29:14,029 No problem. 704 00:29:18,402 --> 00:29:19,802 - Mommy? - Zoe? 705 00:29:19,804 --> 00:29:21,270 Zoe, get back in your room! 706 00:29:21,272 --> 00:29:23,105 Shut up! 707 00:29:38,489 --> 00:29:40,456 Daddy! 708 00:29:42,293 --> 00:29:43,492 Daddy! 709 00:29:43,494 --> 00:29:44,927 Daddy! 710 00:29:44,929 --> 00:29:47,296 Sweetheart, are you ok? 711 00:29:47,298 --> 00:29:49,898 Are you all right? Are you ok, huh? 712 00:29:49,900 --> 00:29:51,266 Mommy! 713 00:29:53,771 --> 00:29:55,871 It's ok, sweetheart. It's ok. 714 00:30:09,453 --> 00:30:10,652 Clear. 715 00:30:12,456 --> 00:30:14,790 But Edlund was here. Look. 716 00:30:16,293 --> 00:30:18,594 This is his family. 717 00:30:20,431 --> 00:30:24,800 Yo, check it out. Floor plan. 718 00:30:26,470 --> 00:30:29,171 He planned out his attacks. 719 00:30:29,173 --> 00:30:30,606 Yeah. But this, 720 00:30:30,608 --> 00:30:33,876 this doesn't match city hall. This is... 721 00:30:33,878 --> 00:30:35,277 Oh, damn! 722 00:30:35,279 --> 00:30:37,646 I know what he's gonna hit next. 723 00:30:37,648 --> 00:30:39,448 I am still failing to understand 724 00:30:39,450 --> 00:30:40,682 why a simple registry-- 725 00:30:40,684 --> 00:30:41,850 Ok, first of all, 726 00:30:41,852 --> 00:30:43,886 registries are never simple. 727 00:30:43,888 --> 00:30:45,854 They're bureaucracies. 728 00:30:45,856 --> 00:30:47,156 Tying up second amendment rights 729 00:30:47,158 --> 00:30:48,323 in red tape. 730 00:30:48,325 --> 00:30:49,591 You know, and-- and it's not just 731 00:30:49,593 --> 00:30:51,093 the owners who'll be affected. 732 00:30:51,095 --> 00:30:52,594 It's the sellers who are gonna see 733 00:30:52,596 --> 00:30:54,463 a substantial decline in their businesses. 734 00:30:54,465 --> 00:30:55,497 Well, I don't think that it's unrea-- 735 00:30:58,369 --> 00:30:59,635 Excuse me. 736 00:31:00,838 --> 00:31:02,604 Yeah. 737 00:31:02,606 --> 00:31:04,673 Rene and Curtis found Edlund's crib 738 00:31:04,675 --> 00:31:06,675 and a plan to shoot up Starling General. 739 00:31:06,677 --> 00:31:08,377 Assemble the team. Tell Lance to bring in the ACU. 740 00:31:08,379 --> 00:31:09,678 I'm on my way. 741 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:12,047 I have to go. 742 00:31:12,049 --> 00:31:14,016 I thought we were staying till we're done. 743 00:31:14,018 --> 00:31:15,951 I'm terribly sorry, but I have to go. 744 00:31:27,698 --> 00:31:30,232 We're in position, northeast corner. 745 00:31:32,169 --> 00:31:33,836 I'm on the southwest. 746 00:31:36,540 --> 00:31:38,073 Overwatch. 747 00:31:38,075 --> 00:31:39,708 No sign of the bastard, 748 00:31:39,710 --> 00:31:42,244 but, remember, he's good at avoiding security cameras. 749 00:31:47,952 --> 00:31:50,085 Hey, don't--don't! 750 00:31:55,926 --> 00:31:57,626 Don't do this. 751 00:31:57,628 --> 00:31:59,361 Get back. 752 00:31:59,363 --> 00:32:02,097 You had another chance to shoot me at city hall. 753 00:32:03,567 --> 00:32:05,200 You didn't do it. 754 00:32:06,670 --> 00:32:08,370 'Cause you need me to enact 755 00:32:08,372 --> 00:32:10,672 the Star City gun registry. 756 00:32:10,674 --> 00:32:12,774 I mean, that's what all this is about, right? 757 00:32:12,776 --> 00:32:16,545 You want to punish the city, 758 00:32:16,547 --> 00:32:18,947 because we failed to protect your family. 759 00:32:20,150 --> 00:32:21,717 But, hey--hey! 760 00:32:27,491 --> 00:32:29,591 Mr. Edlund... 761 00:32:31,228 --> 00:32:33,562 I--I checked. 762 00:32:33,564 --> 00:32:36,398 The man who killed your family, 763 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:39,935 he acquired those guns illegally. 764 00:32:41,405 --> 00:32:43,238 There's nothing that we could have done. 765 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:46,375 No--no--no registry 766 00:32:46,377 --> 00:32:48,443 would have helped us protect them. 767 00:32:48,445 --> 00:32:50,579 I know. 768 00:32:50,581 --> 00:32:54,416 I was supposed to protect them. 769 00:32:54,418 --> 00:32:57,452 Isn't that a man's job to protect his family? 770 00:32:57,454 --> 00:32:59,655 Isn't that why we have guns? 771 00:32:59,657 --> 00:33:02,424 My wife and daughters were innocent! 772 00:33:02,426 --> 00:33:05,460 I--I can understand why you're angry. 773 00:33:05,462 --> 00:33:07,496 We're all angry! 774 00:33:07,498 --> 00:33:12,267 We're all so angry all the time. 775 00:33:12,269 --> 00:33:14,236 So why shouldn't I use this? 776 00:33:14,238 --> 00:33:16,004 Why shouldn't I kill everyone, 777 00:33:16,006 --> 00:33:17,839 put us all out of our damn misery. 778 00:33:17,841 --> 00:33:19,107 Mr. Edlund, 779 00:33:19,109 --> 00:33:21,076 that's not your call to make. 780 00:33:21,078 --> 00:33:24,613 Yeah. I'm--I mean, people are angry, 781 00:33:24,615 --> 00:33:26,815 and--and we're hurting, 782 00:33:26,817 --> 00:33:28,483 and we're lashing out. 783 00:33:28,485 --> 00:33:30,252 And I can understand that it feels like 784 00:33:30,254 --> 00:33:31,920 it's--it's getting worse every day. 785 00:33:31,922 --> 00:33:33,855 But what you're doing is 786 00:33:33,857 --> 00:33:35,591 not the answer. 787 00:33:36,660 --> 00:33:39,027 The people that you hurt, 788 00:33:39,029 --> 00:33:42,564 the 7 people that are dead... 789 00:33:44,468 --> 00:33:46,969 My friend, they were innocent, too. 790 00:33:50,674 --> 00:33:52,674 You're right. 791 00:33:56,046 --> 00:33:58,180 And I deserve to be punished. 792 00:33:58,182 --> 00:34:01,316 Hey, hey, hey. Look, James, 793 00:34:01,318 --> 00:34:03,051 you got to think 794 00:34:03,053 --> 00:34:04,820 about your wife and your daughters. 795 00:34:04,822 --> 00:34:06,622 I am thinking about them. 796 00:34:06,624 --> 00:34:08,590 I know that you want this pain to go away. 797 00:34:10,661 --> 00:34:13,061 And I know that you want to be with your family again, 798 00:34:13,063 --> 00:34:15,330 but if you want them to live on, 799 00:34:15,332 --> 00:34:18,200 it has to be through you. 800 00:34:19,937 --> 00:34:21,703 That's the only way. 801 00:34:23,907 --> 00:34:26,675 James... 802 00:34:26,677 --> 00:34:29,745 Give me the gun. Please? 803 00:34:55,337 --> 00:34:57,337 When you ran out on me last night, 804 00:34:57,339 --> 00:34:59,372 you neglected to mention that it was to go help 805 00:34:59,374 --> 00:35:00,640 people at a hospital. 806 00:35:00,642 --> 00:35:01,875 I'm forgetful that way. 807 00:35:01,877 --> 00:35:03,643 The shooter in custody? 808 00:35:03,645 --> 00:35:05,378 D.A. Chase says that he is going to plead guilty to everything. 809 00:35:05,380 --> 00:35:08,615 Councilwoman Pollard, this is Rene Ramirez. 810 00:35:08,617 --> 00:35:10,450 He works very closely with Deputy Mayor Lance. 811 00:35:10,452 --> 00:35:13,954 And he's a very, very vocal proponent 812 00:35:13,956 --> 00:35:15,588 of gun ownership rights. 813 00:35:15,590 --> 00:35:17,624 Freedom isn't free, 814 00:35:17,626 --> 00:35:19,359 not even the freedom to bear arms. 815 00:35:19,361 --> 00:35:21,962 So Mr. Ramirez and I got together and came up 816 00:35:21,964 --> 00:35:23,430 with this. 817 00:35:23,432 --> 00:35:24,597 What is this? 818 00:35:24,599 --> 00:35:26,199 Citywide gun control ordinances. 819 00:35:26,201 --> 00:35:28,969 Nothing that makes it harder to buy or own 820 00:35:28,971 --> 00:35:30,437 or carry a gun. 821 00:35:30,439 --> 00:35:32,005 It also doesn't prohibit people 822 00:35:32,007 --> 00:35:33,543 from protecting themselves. 823 00:35:33,567 --> 00:35:35,047 From gun violence. 824 00:35:37,746 --> 00:35:40,613 Ok. I'm gonna back you on this if for no other reason 825 00:35:40,615 --> 00:35:42,048 than the optics of fighting this 826 00:35:42,050 --> 00:35:43,583 after what happened are lousy. 827 00:35:43,585 --> 00:35:45,352 There are other reasons, too, councilwoman. 828 00:35:45,354 --> 00:35:48,388 But I want to be perfectly clear about something. 829 00:35:48,390 --> 00:35:50,357 Not today, not tomorrow, but eventually, 830 00:35:50,359 --> 00:35:52,359 I am going to extract a political price for this. 831 00:35:52,361 --> 00:35:53,860 You can count on that. 832 00:35:53,862 --> 00:35:56,496 Sounds like a yes. 833 00:35:56,498 --> 00:35:58,565 I can live with what you got here. 834 00:35:58,567 --> 00:36:02,369 Good. 'Cause living is the whole point. 835 00:36:05,007 --> 00:36:08,441 Just--just listen. 836 00:36:08,443 --> 00:36:11,177 I messed up. 837 00:36:11,179 --> 00:36:16,816 I know that, but Zoe already lost her mother. 838 00:36:16,818 --> 00:36:19,986 "Unsafe environment"? What's that even mean?! 839 00:36:19,988 --> 00:36:23,990 I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. I... 840 00:36:23,992 --> 00:36:28,228 I, um, ma'am, I c--I can get counseling. 841 00:36:28,230 --> 00:36:30,663 I just want to see my daughter. 842 00:36:30,665 --> 00:36:33,800 Please. I just want to see her. 843 00:36:33,802 --> 00:36:36,169 Ma'am? Ma'am, please don't do that. 844 00:36:36,171 --> 00:36:37,737 Don't--don't--don't hang up the phone on me. 845 00:36:37,739 --> 00:36:40,673 Look, ma'am, please--hello? 846 00:36:40,675 --> 00:36:42,409 Hello? 847 00:36:43,912 --> 00:36:45,545 Son of a bitch. 848 00:36:47,382 --> 00:36:49,015 Damien Darhk, the man behind 849 00:36:49,017 --> 00:36:51,351 tonight's siege of Star City, was killed 850 00:36:51,353 --> 00:36:54,721 by the masked vigilante known as the Green Arrow. 851 00:36:54,723 --> 00:36:56,256 Amateur cell phone video captured 852 00:36:56,258 --> 00:36:58,024 this very moment, 853 00:36:58,026 --> 00:37:00,393 putting an end to the chaos that has gripped the city. 854 00:37:00,395 --> 00:37:03,129 Before Darhk was killed, the citizens of Star City 855 00:37:03,131 --> 00:37:05,331 demonstrated there is strength in numbers 856 00:37:05,333 --> 00:37:07,600 as they fought against their attackers 857 00:37:07,602 --> 00:37:09,235 alongside the Green Arrow, 858 00:37:09,237 --> 00:37:11,704 leading Darhk's allies to retreat. 859 00:37:11,706 --> 00:37:14,474 Officials couldn't confirm the death toll... 860 00:37:32,494 --> 00:37:35,095 Oh, yo, can I talk to you for a second? 861 00:37:35,097 --> 00:37:36,863 Yeah. What's up? 862 00:37:36,865 --> 00:37:39,265 I just wanted to apologize for getting in your face 863 00:37:39,267 --> 00:37:41,067 earlier about guns and stuff. 864 00:37:41,069 --> 00:37:43,470 Hoss, do it seem like I can't handle tough talk? 865 00:37:43,472 --> 00:37:46,272 No. But... 866 00:37:46,274 --> 00:37:48,908 I--I didn't know about your wife 867 00:37:48,910 --> 00:37:50,877 and your daughter. 868 00:37:50,879 --> 00:37:52,879 I may have done a little Googling. 869 00:37:58,753 --> 00:38:01,254 I don't like to talk about it, man. 870 00:38:01,256 --> 00:38:02,922 I mean... 871 00:38:02,924 --> 00:38:05,625 Zoe's in a foster home, 872 00:38:05,627 --> 00:38:07,560 a good one, it looks like. 873 00:38:07,562 --> 00:38:09,562 CPS is right. 874 00:38:09,564 --> 00:38:11,231 She shouldn't be anywhere near me. 875 00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:14,901 I don't agree with that, Rene. 876 00:38:14,903 --> 00:38:16,803 And I have a lawyer friend who doesn't either. 877 00:38:18,073 --> 00:38:20,406 How about we get your daughter back? 878 00:38:25,313 --> 00:38:27,313 Hey. Just checking on you. 879 00:38:27,315 --> 00:38:30,750 You, uh, going somewhere? 880 00:38:30,752 --> 00:38:34,287 A studio apartment with a garden. 881 00:38:34,289 --> 00:38:35,588 You applied for the lease. 882 00:38:35,590 --> 00:38:37,590 I got the lease. 883 00:38:37,592 --> 00:38:39,792 Yes. 884 00:38:39,794 --> 00:38:42,128 Small steps, huh? 885 00:38:42,130 --> 00:38:43,396 Well, the apartment is 886 00:38:43,398 --> 00:38:45,231 not the only thing I applied for. 887 00:38:45,233 --> 00:38:47,967 You're looking at the latest recruit 888 00:38:47,969 --> 00:38:49,335 into the SCPD. 889 00:38:49,337 --> 00:38:51,938 Congratulations, Detective Drake. 890 00:38:51,940 --> 00:38:53,540 Thank you. 891 00:38:53,542 --> 00:38:54,741 Well, you did it. 892 00:38:54,743 --> 00:38:55,909 I just gave you a little push. 893 00:38:55,911 --> 00:38:59,179 Well, uh, I needed the push. 894 00:38:59,181 --> 00:39:01,548 So thank you. 895 00:39:01,550 --> 00:39:03,149 Congrats. 896 00:39:06,354 --> 00:39:08,354 Thank you all for being here. 897 00:39:08,356 --> 00:39:11,157 In light of, uh, what's happened, 898 00:39:11,159 --> 00:39:16,462 I thought it important that we gather as a city 899 00:39:16,464 --> 00:39:18,198 and remember those that we've lost. 900 00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:21,668 After everything that Star City has endured 901 00:39:21,670 --> 00:39:23,803 in the past several years, 902 00:39:23,805 --> 00:39:29,976 it would be easy to become immune or--or desensitized 903 00:39:29,978 --> 00:39:33,146 to the violence that pervades our lives. 904 00:39:33,148 --> 00:39:36,749 And it would be human to want to respond to that violence 905 00:39:36,751 --> 00:39:38,384 with violence. 906 00:39:40,288 --> 00:39:43,189 When I think of all the people that I have lost... 907 00:39:45,393 --> 00:39:47,527 I remember the choices that I was forced to make 908 00:39:47,529 --> 00:39:49,596 in light of those tragedies. 909 00:39:53,101 --> 00:39:55,201 Some choices were easy. 910 00:39:56,871 --> 00:39:58,371 But the important choices, 911 00:39:58,373 --> 00:40:00,240 the choices that were worth making, 912 00:40:00,242 --> 00:40:01,741 they were hard. 913 00:40:01,743 --> 00:40:04,811 And hard choices require bravery. 914 00:40:04,813 --> 00:40:09,816 Fortunately, we live in the home of the brave. 915 00:40:09,818 --> 00:40:12,185 And we don't run from hard choices. 916 00:40:12,187 --> 00:40:16,222 We rise up, and we face tomorrow together. 917 00:40:17,659 --> 00:40:23,229 Uh, this afternoon, councilwoman Pollard and I met 918 00:40:23,231 --> 00:40:25,331 with the city council to pass 919 00:40:25,333 --> 00:40:28,234 the Star City Firearms Freedom Act, 920 00:40:28,236 --> 00:40:31,437 a policy that respects our freedom... 921 00:40:33,074 --> 00:40:34,841 And our lives. 922 00:40:37,479 --> 00:40:39,846 It shows that we can do both. 923 00:40:44,519 --> 00:40:47,453 And now we just have to be brave enough to do it. 924 00:40:56,373 --> 00:41:03,173 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man 925 00:41:21,159 --> 00:41:22,959 Greg! 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