DIGGLE VS. SHADOWSPIRE — Diggle (David Ramsey) must learn to trust his brother Andy (guest star Eugene Byrd) when an enemy of their wartime past, an agent of the criminal organization Shadowspire, pays a visit to Star City. However, Diggle learns more than he bargained for about their shared time at war. Meanwhile, Oliver (Stephen Amell) has to learn a whole new way of life. Charlotte Brandstrom directed the episode written by Brian Ford Sullivan & Emilio Ortega Aldrich (#411). Original airdate 1/27/2016.
Ep 11:
The Diggle's walking home from their date. Alan shows up and says he's compromised. Van shoots at them. John runs after it and tries to get Alan back, but loses his grip.
Oliver carries Felicity downstairs. Puts her in her wheelchair. Doc says stick to 2 tablets and the pain management regimen. Puts a blanket on her lap. She says I might never make a full recovery ever. He says you're still a member of the team. She says she's not ready to come back, yet. Last thing you need in a life or limp situation is me. Text from Diggle. He gives her directions to reheat dinner and leaves.
Arrow Cave. Diggle's arm is patched up. Updated the team. Oliver tells Diggle to get that arm looked at. John says he's fine. Takes a cheeseburger to Andy. Andy asks about his arm. Asks how John works out of a basement and fighting crime with a man in a green hoodie.
Flashback. The Diggle boys in 2005 in Afghanistan. Go out in a Hummer. Truck coming their way. RPG fired at the Humvee. They take cover and fire back. John grabs a gas can and a mine. Andy sets it off and gets knocked backward. Truck of bad guys defeated. John gets him up.
Felicity takes another pill. Hears her voice talking to her. Taunting her about a pity party. She thinks she's losing it. Goth Felicity appears.
Laurel goes to a crime scene. Deceased Asian male. She gets the detectives to walk away. Diggle sneaks up and examines the body. Alan Chang. Even his eye is missing!
Amanda Waller tells the Diggles this is none of their business. But she misses Lyla. Diggle asks her what they look was about.
Felicity trying to ignore Goth Felicity. Who is taunting her.
Lyla works on the flash drive in the Arrow Cave. Shadowspire. War profiteers. Other 2 agents are missing. John wants to talk to Andy again.
Afghanistan. Diggle brothers guarding an opium shipment. A man wants to sell a little of that shipment. Andy declines. Man threatens them. John is proud of him.
Diggle asks Andy about Shadowspire. Yelling at him. Andy says they only want enlisted men! I'm not built like you. I saw the world as broken so I made sure I had enough to survive it. Andy says maybe some good can come out of this. I know how Shadowspire operates. They'll be at a free port.
Team Arrow at the facility. Calls Felicity. We could really use your help. She gets in. 7 men guarding containers.
Green Arrow tells the team to go for the hostages. Agents are dead. Spartan and Green Arrow stay. And get trapped. Felicity tripped a failsafe. Spartan surrounded outside. Green Arrow blows out of the shipping container. He and Spartan escape.
Goth Felicity continues poking at Felicity's insecurities.
Oliver comes home. You okay? She asks about John. He's fine. I'm sorry that I pushed. I thought getting behind the keyboard again would help you feel normal. She says she can no longer be part of the team. I've spent the last week and a half stuck in this loft. I can't do anything. He says just give it time. She sees Goth Felicity. Oliver says you're the strongest person I know and we have your back like you have ours. Felicity screams to shut up! He apologizes. She yells at Goth Felicity to leave her alone. Oliver leaves.
Andy taken to ARGUS. Waller says those agents were guarding a shipment of rail guns. Andy says they're not after rail guns. They're all about misdirection. They're after something else.
Oliver holding the pads for Laurel. She asks him to talk about it. Don't be so hard on yourself. He says it's all his fault. Tells her Barry traveled through time and changed things. The past fights back. What happened might've happened because I didn't listen to him. She says Damian's the only one responsible. John calls. He tells her to call Thea. She says Felicity makes her own choices.
Felicity reading The Shining. Heh. Goth Felicity takes the book away. Felicity asks why are you here? Goth says I'm here to SHOW you. When Cooper died, you gave yourself a new look and decided never to rely on anyone ever again. Stop pretending! This is not the real you! People wear masks for a reason. IT girl. Hero. Look where it got you. You thought you were such a badass.
Team Arrow watching the truck.
Lyla in ARGUS. Tells Waller that secrets get people killed.
John with Andy.
Team Arrow not seeing anything. Something's wrong.
Alan's eye is used to break into ARGUS! Shots fired. They're surrounded. Lyla presses a button.
John sees the command room on a screen. Andy says told you, the rain guns were a distraction. ARGUS is the end game.
Bad guy is here for Rubicon. You have 20 minutes and then, I'm going to ask you again.
John has no cell service. He alters the TVs to transmitting mode. Andy says we don't have time to wait for your team.
Afghanistan. John finds Andy with Joiner. Andy says we were talking about blackjack. John says I can't have you backsliding, alright? Andy says treat me like a brother and not like a criminal. John apologizes.
Oliver leaves a message for John. Felicity rolls in to the Arrow Cave. This is who I am. I wanted to help people. The old me was so angry at the world and anger just created more anger. I wanted to do some good. Why aren't you impressed? He says that's a good speech, but.... She says this is not your fault or mine, either. Only one man. We'll stop him. We're going to stop him because that's what we do. Who we are. He says that's a good speech. Very happy to hear it. John got a signal out. Oliver sees the command center.
Joiner took alcohol out of Waller's office. Amanda won't give him the codes. Lyla says Amanda Waller doesn't make decisions based on human life. He shoots Waller in the head. Now you have 20 minutes.
Andy says he'll kill her. You can't afford not to trust me!
**I do think Amily looks better as a brunette. Not Goth dark, but...
Team Arrow is on site, Overwatch. Oracle was taken. Heh. Felicity gets them inside.
Shadowspire finds Andy in the cell. Tell Lt Joiner the guy that taught him to count cards is here and wants to help him out. He's brought to him. Ms. Michaels is my sister in law. Her hubby is crawling around the ventilation shafts right now. Joiner tells his men to go look.
Arrow team encounters first bad guys.
John gets grabbed and punched. Dragged into command. Convince your wife to give me what I want. 5 seconds. John says do it.
Felicity updates the team. Need Black Canary and Speedy in the sublevel to help me. Arrow asks where do you want me?
Joiner tells Lyla it's taking too long. She says someone's locking me out of the system.
Felicity tells her Goth self to go away.
Lyla can't get in. Andy grabs Joiner. Green Arrow invades. John loose. Andy and Joiner fight. Lyla handling other bad guys. All down. Andy hits hard for a little dude. John says good job. They banter. They shake hands.
Lyla and Oliver toast to Amanda Waller. John thanks Felicity. Laurel asks what will you do with Andy? John doesn't know. Oliver pours him a drink.
Joiner and Andy in Afghanistan. His cut. Meet the boss. The guy from The Island!
Home. Oliver brings Felicity a box. She takes out a white box of photos. Shows him her Goth photo. He says what you did last night was amazing. We've both grown. She thanks him. Hand me that garbage can and the lighter. He asks how much meds is she on? None. She burns the photo. Past in the past. Oliver says the doc says your condition is permanent and we shouldn't live in denial, but I've seen people speed and shrink and fly. A friend of ours came back from the dead. I will not stop searching the world until I find a way to make you walk again.
Andy brought to Diggle's house. But he's not ready to see Carly. Lyla making pot roast. We agreed to this. She's excited to meet you. This is your niece, Sara. She's kinda talking now! John says welcome home.
Next week - The Calculator.
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