ROAD

Oliver drives down the road on his bike wearing a helmet. His phone rings, he pulls over and answers via Bluetooth

Oliver: Hello?

Sasha is at the Mansion laying on the couch

Sasha: Hi. Mom said one of us is supposed to pick her up for lunch. Liv's already at Queen's Consolidated.

Oliver: Were we supposed to have lunch with her today?

Sasha: She said she left you like five messages. Bite the bullet and have a cobb salad with the woman

Oliver: You know, Sas, sometimes it's hard to remember which one of you is my mother.

Sasha laughs hanging up

Sasha: So rude.

QUEEN CONSOLIDATED-OUTSIDE

Moira and a man Paul Copani walks outside where Olivia is waiting for her mother

Paul: Mrs. Queen, all I'm asking is a chance to sit down and discuss our proposal. Hmm?

Moira: If that's all, then I can save us both some time. It's rejected

Paul: I see. May I ask why?

Moira: Do I really need to answer that, Mr. Copani?

Oliver parks his bike across the street behind Olivia

Moira: Now if you'll excuse me, I'm meeting my son and daughter for lunch

Oliver takes off his helmet

A figure on another bike drives closer, aiming a gun.

Olivia: GET DOWN!!

The figure shoots Paul and Moira, hitting Paul in the chest and falls back into Moira making them fall. The twins runs towards their mom

Oliver: Mom?!!

Olivia: Are you okay?

Moira: I'm all right.

Olivia: Are you sure? Are you hurt?

Moira: I'm fine

Oliver: Call 911!

Olivia applies pressure to her mom's wound slowing the bleeding as Oliver runs chasing the shooter on foot as fast as he can.

ALLEY

He runs down an alley, grabbing a pipe and throws it, taking out a tire making the shooter crash. A semi truck skids past Oliver before he can get to the shooter

Once the truck is gone, the shooter has disappeared. Oliver pants heavily in anger.

STARLING GENERAL-MOIRA'S HOSPITAL ROOM

Moira is lying on a bed. Thea, Olivia, Oliver, and Sasha walks into the room

Sasha: Hi. Are you okay?

Moira: I'm fine.

The twins gives her a look

Moira: I'm fine. Did you reach Walter?

Thea: No. I'm sorry.

Doctor: As I was telling your mother, the cat scan showed a grade two concussion. She can go home so long as someone stays with her just to make sure there are no after effects.

Olivia: Thank you.

Sasha hugs Moira in relief. She pulls away. Oliver looks at his mother in regret.

Oliver: I'm sorry. I shouldn't have left you. I thought you were fine but Liv was with you and.....

Moira: What did you think you were doing anyway?

Oliver: I wanted to get the license plate of the guy who took a shot at you

Moira: Well that was foolish.

Thea: Yeah.

Olivia: And stupid

Oliver raises his eyebrow giving her a look

The twins hugs their mom in relief.

HALLWAY

Oliver, Olivia, Thea, and Sasha walks into the hallway

Sasha: Did you get the plate?

Oliver: No. He got away

Thea: Maybe you should spend a little less time trying to be a hero. You're clearly not good at it.

Oliver: That's cute

Thea: I wasn't trying to be, dick. You left her in the street, hurt and yes she had Liv with her but she needed you too. You left them. In the street.

Olivia: Thea, come on

Thea: No, Liv.

Oliver: You don't believe me?

Thea: I love you. Mom loves you. Sas loves you but it's getting hard when you won't be truthful with us.

Thea and Sasha walks into the room. The twins sighs in defeat sharing a look with each other. Sam walks towards them

Sam: Ollie. Liv

Oliver: Sam.

Sam: How's your mom doing?

Olivia: She's good. Thanks. I'm guessing you didn't come by to ask about her

Sam: Not exactly

Oliver: Do you have any leads on the shooter?

Sam: Not yet. Did you get a good look?

Oliver: No. He was wearing a helmet

Sam: We'll find him. You should post bodyguard at your mom's door just in case.

Olivia: Dig's on his way

Sam: The guy she was talking to was connected. Mobbed up to his eyeballs connected. She wasn't the target.

Oliver and Oliver thinks for a moment before all three walks away.

LAUREL'S APARTMENT

Laurel is sitting at a table working on her laptop when there's a knock at the door. She walks to the door and opens it seeing Olivia with takeout food

Laurel: Hey, how's your mom?

Olivia: She's good

She walks inside as Laurel closes the door.

Laurel: So what brings you by?

Olivia: I assumed you might be hungry and I really didn't want to be alone. I needed someone to talk to. I got damn good pie

Laurel: What do you have to offer?

Olivia: Spicy tuna on crispy rice from Toro's

Laurel presses her lips together

Laurel: Damn you, Queen.

She takes the bag from her

Laurel: I hope sushi was all you had in mind

Olivia: So Tommy said he asked you out on a date

Laurel: He told you that?

Olivia: You know Tommy. He doesn't know how to shut his damn mouth.

They laugh. Olivia walks closer giving her a cute little smile

Laurel: Liv......

Olivia: I know I said you needed to stay away from me but I really need someone to talk to tonight.

Laurel smiles at her, Olivia smiles back.

BASEMENT

Oliver is working out, shirtless, hitting a dummy with pillars sticking out of it over and over again.

Sam walks closer

Sam: Oliver, your mom was nearly killed. I think you can take the day off from training.

Oliver: My mother wasn't the target.

He points to the information about Paul on the computer.

Sam: Paul Copani.

Oliver: He was trying to close a deal when they were shot at.

He sits down at the table, Sam walks closer.

Oliver: Copani works for Bertinelli Construction and Frank Bertinelli

Sam: I've heard of him. He's got fronts in Bludhaven and Central City

Oliver: I did some digging. Copani isn't the first member of Bertinelli's crew who's been hit

Sam: He's got a lot of enemies. The best way to figure out who's trying to target his organization is to get inside it

Oliver: Exactly my point

Sam: Hold on, you want to go undercover with the mob?

Oliver: I'm not trying to process this emotionally

Sam: Maybe that's your problem. Have you ever thought about just being there for your family?

Oliver: Liv and I tried that today with Thea. She told us we weren't being honest with them and she's right. We can't very well explain to them that I left Liv with our mother bleeding on the street because I'm fast enough to almost run down the attacker. But what I can do is protect my family.

He stands up

Oliver: Sam, when I find out who this guy is, he's a dead man.

Sam: You don't have to explain. All you need to do is be there for them. I'll do anything I can to help you figure out what's going on. When the time comes, I'll come with what I find out

Oliver: You know if you do that, Liv and me are gonna kill whoever almost killed our mother. I know you're trying to be better about killing. You hate it, you don't want it. Why would you come to us knowing it will end in a death sentence?

Sam: Because I will do the same thing if something happened to my sister or Barry and Elena

Oliver: Who's that?

Sam: Family friends. Long story, maybe you'll meet them someday.

He places his hands in his pockets and walks away.

QUEEN MANSION

Thea walks downstairs in a clubbing outfit. Sasha, Olivia and Oliver walks closer to her

Sasha: Speedy? Whatcha you doing?

Thea: Going clubbing. Which is diffcult to do when you're in a house and not an actual club.

Olivia: Seriously? I thought it would be nice if all of us stayed in tonight. Be here with mom

Thea: I've been with her all day. I thought you were taking the night shift.

Oliver: Why does there have to be a night shift?

Sasha: Why can't we all stay in and spend time with mom?

Tommy walks in and notices Thea's clothes

Tommy: Nice dress. Where you headed?

Thea: Upstairs, apparently.

Sasha: Long story

Tommy: Gotcha.

Thea and Sasha walks upstairs.

Tommy: I heard about your mom. Is she all right?

Oliver: She's resting upstairs. More shaken up then anything.

Oliver: We were hoping that it could be a family night but we do appreciate you stopping by

Tommy: No problem, bestie. Just so long as your mom's all right.

Oliver and Oliver: Yeah

Tommy: One more thing before I go. Mainly because I don't want you to find this out from----

Olivia: I know you and Laurel are going out to dinner. You told me, remember?

Tommy: Oh. Right.

Oliver: Laurel deserves someone special.

Olivia: And so do you

Tommy: Thanks. For the idea about the charity gala and everything, with you being so chill about all of this

Oliver and Olivia: No problem.

Olivia: But if you hurt her, I'll snap your neck

Oliver snickers, biting the inside of his cheek trying not to laugh. Tommy shallows a gulp

Olivia: I'm kidding

Tommy(chuckles): Asshole. Catch you two later

The twins nods. Tommy walks away, leaving

Oliver: How are you actually doing with that?

Olivia: Oh I hate it with every fiber of my being

Oliver chuckles before they walks upstairs to join their family.

BERTINELLI HOUSE-DAY

Sam is standing with Frank Bertinelli in the doorway

Sam: Mr. Bertineli

Frank smiles, shaking his hand

Frank: Call me Frank

Sam: Call me Sam

Frank closes the door behind him

Frank: Thank you for coming to meet me at my house.

Sam: My boss used to say living rooms make the best conference rooms

Frank: I'm gonna steal that. Not everyday I get a message from Wayne Enterprises. How have you been working for Bruce Wayne?

Sam: Couple years, give or take.

Frank: I assume you're here to speak on his behalf?

Sam nods his head

Frank: Nick Salvati, my associate.

Sam shakes Nick's hand

Sam: How do you do?

Nick nods his head

Frank: Let's have a drink

They walk into the living room. Sam sees Helena walking across the top of the stairs following the men.

QUEEN MANSION

Moira, Oliver, Olivia, Sasha, and Thea are sitting together on the couch, drinking, eating and watching tv.

Sasha: We could watch the reality housewife cooking show or Cop Docs.

Olivia and Oliver: What's that?

Sasha: It's a show where doctors run around fighting crime when they're not all sleeping with each other

Moira: Whatever you four want. You're the ones who have given up on your evenings out.

Thea: Well Sas convinced us to do a family night. Through I'm surprised that Ollie and Liv are still here. Don't you have somewhere to be or secrets to keep?

Sasha: Thea

Thea: What?

Moira: Don't be so harsh on your siblings.

Thea: Why not?

She looks at the twins

Thea: I'm sick of your lies

Moira: Everyone keeps secrets. We all have things we want to keep to ourselves

Olivia: I know and we're sorry.

Oliver: We're trying to do better.

Moira: You know, being in the hospital and seeing Dr. Lamb again, it made me remember the day that you came home. It was Dr. Lamb that told me that the Oliver and Liv we'd lost might not be the ones they'd found.

Sasha: It's easy to forget but you lived apart from civilization for five years. I think we need to stop judging you for the people you were and start accepting you for ones you are now.

The twins looks at them sadly.

BERTINELLI HOUSE-LIVING ROOM

Nick and Sam are sitting on the couch

Frank walks closer with drinks in his hands, handing one to Sam

Frank: So Sam, I'll be honest with you. I was surprised to hear from you.

He sits in a chair

Frank: It was my impression from the news that Lucius Fox was the acting CEO of Wayne Enterprises.

Sam: The press never gets anything right.

Frank: I know a thing or two about that.

Nick's phone rings, he stands up and walks away

Frank: So, Sam, I'll be blunt.

Sam: Mm-hmm

Frank: I want the contract to build Queen Consolidted's new applied sciences division.

Sam: I am inclined to pull some strings and get it for you.

Frank: Moira wasn't so enthusiastic. How is she by the way?

Sam: Resting at home with her children

Frank: What a terrible thing that happened

Sam: Frank, I was sorry to hear about what happened to Paul Copani.

Frank: Paul was a good friend. He was a good man. The violence in this city. You know sometimes, I wonder why I stay.

He takes a drink

Sam: I've had the same thought.

Frank: So why did you come here?

Sam: I don't have anywhere else to go and Starling City is where I need to be right now.

Helena walks in speaking Italian

Sam: No matter which way you go or turn, you always end up where you belong

Nick: You know Italian?

Sam: I spent some time in Italy. Doing freelance work

Frank and Sam stands up

Sam: Hello

Helena shakes his hand

Helena: Nice to meet you.

She looks at her father

Helena: I'm heading out

Frank: Take one of the guys with you

Helena: I can take care of myself

Frank: I wasn't asking, sweetie

Nick: Frank, that meeting you requested. They can do it. Now

Sam: I can come back another time.

Frank: No, no, no. Just, uh.....just excuse us for a moment, would you?

Helena, Frank, and Nick walks into the other room.

FOYER

Helena: Sam Carter

Frank: Look, um, I've got to go to this other meeting but I need someone to take him to dinner

Helena: So you pimp your daughter.

Frank: No. I asked him to help me close a business deal. A reminder that the family business is dying and that we need this contract. Sam Carter has ties to Wayne Enterprises and the Queen Family. Please, sweet pea. For us. For me.

Helena sighs, rolling her eyes

Frank: That's my girl.

Sam walks in, Frank walks towards him

Frank: Sam, I'm so sorry. Something has come up but Helena would love to take you to dinner and discuss the deal further.

Sam: I was hoping to speak with you

Frank: Well you speak for the Queen family, my daughter would speak for mine.

Sam: It's not necessary.

Helena: It would be my pleasure.

Frank shakes Sam's hand

Frank: I look forward to working together

He and Nick walks out, leaving

Helena walks to the door. Sam sighs, looking around

RUSSO'S

Helena and Sam arrives at the restaurant. A waiter leads them towards a table pulling out a chair.

Russo: You are an angel, Helena. So beautiful.

Another waiter pulls out a chair and Helena and Sam sits down.

Russo: Well we are gonna take good care of both of you tonight. You'll tell your father hello from us?

Helena: Of course, Mr. Russo

Russo: We'll give you a minute

Sam: Thank you

The waiters walks away.

Helena: I heard about Moira Queen's accident. Is she gonna be okay?

Sam: She's gonna be fine.

Helena: I'm glad.

They pick up the menus

Helena: So why would you want to go into business with my father? Why would Bruce Wayne? You know who he is and how me made his money

Sam: You don't approve of your dad's enterprises?

Helena: We share a name and that name defines us whether we want it or not. You've already made judgements about me.

She holds a cross necklace

Helena: Can I ask you something?

Sam: Yeah

Helena: Was there ever a day when you were just......happy to be away from everything? No pressure from society, no need to be the person everyone else expects you to be? Was there ever a day when----

Sam: When I didn't feel lost and I felt.....free?

Helena nods her head

Sam: More then one. Those are the days I miss.

LATER

Sam: People are always asking me, what did I miss the most? Air conditioning. Satellite radio. But those are the answers I give people because those are the answers they're expecting.

Helena: Why can't you be truthful?

Sam: I don't know how to anymore

Helena: You've been through a crucible and it changed you. How can it not?

Sam points to the necklace

Sam: That's a beautiful necklace

Helena: It's a gift. From my fiancé. I'm not engaged anymore. He died

Sam: I'm sorry.

Helena: Me too. Take it

Sam answers his phone

Sam: Yeah?

John: Hey it's John. Something came up. You gotta get out of there and call me back.

Sam hangs up

Sam: Helena, I have to go. There's something I have to do.

He stands up

Helena: Sam. Be careful with my father

Sam nods, walking out, leaving.

He walks out of Russo's and down the alley standing beside his bike and calls John back

Sam: What happened?

John is in the hideout

John: It's what's about to happen. Bertelli's enforcer, Nick Salvati.

Sam: Met him. We drank a scotch together. Seems like a stand up mobster.

John: Well he's paying visits to everyone who owes mob protection money.

Sam: John, I'm trying to figure out who took a shot at Moira. Not take on all of organized crime.

John: Well listen, Sam, Salvati and his goons have already put four people in the hospital tonight and if somebody doesn't stop them, the poor bastard who owns Russo's is gonna be next.

Sam: Wait, what? Russo's?

John: Yeah. It's at the corner of---

Sam: I know where it is. Diggle. I'm here now.

John: What?

Sam: I was having dinner with Helena Bertinelli. This is part of going undercover because it was over business.

He sees a black car pulling up

Sam: He's here

He hangs up and walks towards the bag on the back of his bike that has his Red Hood outfit and weapons in it.

RUSSO'S

Russo and a waitress are cleaning up as Nick and three men walks in

Waitress: I'm sorry. We're closed

Russo: Oh, Mr. Salvati. Buona Sera. I have some fresh made lasagna.

Nick: We're not here for food, Mr. Russo. Your payment's due

Russo: I already made my payment this month

Nick: You need to pay again

Russo: Please. I can't afford to make another payment if I'm going to----

Nick: Going to what? Restock your bar?

He pushes bottles onto the floor shattering them.

Nick: Break his fingers.

A man grabs Russo's hand

Waitress: Leave him alone!

The other two grabs her and pushes her away

Nick: Break hers too

Russo: NO! Don't touch her!

Red Hood throws a knife into the light panel making the lights go out and runs towards the two men slashing one man's arm making him let the waitress go and pushes him to the floor. He twists the third man's arm, breaking it and slashes the man 1 shoulder making him fall.

Nick tries to shoot Red Hood who takes cover behind the wall.

Helena in her suit and helmet walks in shooting towards Nick

Red Hood throws a knife into Helena's hand making her drop the gun, walking closer slashing a baton at her. Helena ducks trying to kick him away. Red Hood raises his leg to block the move, punching her in the chest and stomach making her fall into a statue shattering against the floor. Helena stands trying to punch him but Red Hood ducks punching her in the face breaking the glass over her face, taking the helmet off

Red Hood stumbles back in shock. Helena runs out. He goes to chase her but is shot in the leg falling down turning to see Nick and throws a knife, the hilt hits him in the head knocking him out.

BASEMENT

Sam sits down propping his leg up on the table. Sasha is stitching the wound up

Oliver, Olivia, and John are watching.

Olivia: I don't understand. Why is she targeting her family?

John: I don't know. And here I thought Liv, Sas, and Oliver had parental issues.

Olivia: It's not a joke, Dig. Any attempt on his right hand man is gonna send Helena's father on the warpath.

Olivia and Olivia exchanges a look.

QUEEN MANSION-NEXT DAY

There's a knock at the door. Sasha opens the door to reveal Lance outside

Sasha: Detective. Is everything okay?

Lance walks inside

Lance: Your, um, your buddy with the red helmet thingy was at Russo's last night

Sasha: I've only ever been there once. So what? You think I'm the girl in blue?

Lance: No. Helena Bertinelli. If I were you, I'd stay away from her. Her family's bad news on a good day.

Sasha: Why the sudden concern for my well being?

Lance: A few weeks ago, I made a mistake. I almost got your brother and sister killed and Sara cared a lot about you, Sasha.

Sasha: Thank you.

Lance nods his head and leaves the mansion. Sasha closes the door.

NIGHT-CHURCH-OUTSIDE

Helena is sitting at her fiancé's grave. Sam walks closer to her

Sam: Helena.

Helena: How did you find me here?

Sam: I wasn't looking for you. Your fiancé?

Helena: Yeah

She stands and faces her

Sam: You said losing him was your crucible. That it changed you. You didn't say how.

Helena: When you love someone so much as I loved him with all your heart, and you can't just turn that emotion off when they're taken from you. You still feel things as deeply and if it can't love that you feel then......it become hate

Sam: Hate for who?

Helena: Sam, you don't want to know

She begins to walk away

A black van pulls up. Men and Nick gets out and Nick aims a gun at them

Nick: Get in

The men pulls them into the van.

WAREHOUSE

Helena and Sam are zip tied to their chairs.

Helena: My father is going to kill you for this

Nick backhands her across the face making her fall to the floor

Sam is working on the zip ties to get free. Helena is set upright

Helena: You're smarter then I gave you credit for, Nick

Nick: You're not.

He goes to hit her again

Sam: Hey! You're a businessman, right? So let's talk business. I can offer you a lot of money if you let us go.

Nick: This isn't about money, Mr. Carter. This is about loyalty.

Helena: He's got nothing to do with this

Nick: Then what the hell is it about?

Helena: My father had Michael murdered

Nick: Of course he did. He didn't want you to know the truth.

He pulls Helena by her hair yanking her head back

Nick: Your rat of a fiancé was gathering evidence. He was talking to the freaking FBI. The love of your life was going to destroy your father

Helena: You're wrong

Nick: I found a laptop in Michael's bag, Helena. Everything that could send your father and me to prison for the rest of our lives was on it. That computer----

Helena: Was mine! Michael wasn't the talking to the FBI. I was

Nick: You?

Helena: My father is a monster. He doesn't care who he hurts to keep his money and power and I wanted it to stop.

Nick: Well then, it's your fault Michael's dead. Not your father for ordering the hit or me for carrying it out

Helena looks at him surprised

Nick: Yours.

Helena: You shot Michael

Nick puts the cross around her neck

Nick: In the chest so he knew it was me. Just.......like....

He takes a gun and aims it at her

Nick: This.....

He's about to shoot her when Sam breaks free and runs towards him pushing him to the floor and turns towards a man who's about to shoot him. A arrow is shot into his arm

Sam turns around seeing Arrow, Red Angel, and Spoiler above

Man falls to his knees in front of Olivia who knees him in the head punching him in the face, flipping him over on the floor.

Nick goes to punch Sam who spins out of the way kicking him in the back making him fall. Nick stands and Sam punches him in the face kicking him back.

Sasha uses a gun to hit a man twice grabbing him from behind and looks ready to snap his neck.

Sam: No

Sasha hits the man on the back of the head knocking him out.

Helena gets free and grabs Nick from behind slamming his head against a crate over and over again then turns to face Sam, Oliver, Olivia, and Sasha

Helena: I'm sorry but no one can know my secret

LATER

Helena: I'd ask you to let me go but the Starling City vigilantes don't let bad guys go easily, do they?

Sam: How did you know it was me?

Helena: I saw you fight.

Olivia: What you're doing right now, we know it feels like justice but it's not. It's revenge.

Helena: Sometimes revenge is justice

Oliver: Your father killed your fiancé.

Helena: And what did your father do to you? Aren't the man in the hood and girls in masks fighting to set things right? Why are you vendetta more valid then mine? We're the same

Sasha: No we're not

Helena: Hiding in plain sight. Concealing our anger with smiles and lies. Don't lie to me. You feel the same as I do. I know it

Olivia raises her dagger when the lights goes out. They hear sirens from outside and spotlights shines inside.

This is SCPD! Lower your weapons and come out with your hands in the air!

Olivia, Helena, Oliver, Sasha, and Sam makes a run for it. Helena grabs Sam and runs away

QUEEN MANSION

Oliver, Olivia, and Sasha walks upstairs

Thea: Hey

Olivia: Hey

Thea: Ollie......Liv......I'm sorry if I was such a bitch to you earlier

Oliver: There were a few times. Could you be more specific?

Sasha smiles

Thea: Don't push it

Olivia: Don't worry

Thea: Look I'm just worried about you. About all of you. You all seem really lonely. Mom was right. We all have our secrets. Clearly the four of you has yours and it's fine if you don't want to share them with us but I just really think you should share them with someone.

Sasha: Good night

Olivia and Oliver: Night

Sasha walks down the hallway

FRANK BERTNELLI'S MANSION

Helena walks out of the bathroom in a red silk robe seeing Sam standing her bedroom staring out the window, she sighs

Helena: I'd ask how you got in here but the Bludhaven vigilante comes and goes as he pleases, doesn't he?

Sam slowly turns around to face her.

Sam: I know what you think what you're doing feels like justice but it's not.

Helena: You going to give me the same damn speech your friends tried to give me?

Sam: I know more about revenge then you could possibly know. I know what it does to you.

Helena: Isn't the man in the red hood fighting to set things right? Why is your vendetta more valid then mine? We're the same, you and me.

Sam: No we're not.

Helena: Hiding in plain sight. Concealing your anger with smiles and lies. Don't lie to me, Sam. You feel the same as I do. I know it

They look into each other's eyes for a long moment until Sam cups her face and kisses her, she kisses him back, wrapping her arms around his neck.

QUEEN MANSION-SASHA'S BEDROOM

Sasha is laying in her bed sleeping. A figure steps out of the shadows and approaches her bed slowly staring down at her with a loving smile. It's Sara Lance

She caresses her face gently with her finger, she leans down kissing her on the forehead before disappearing back into the shadows.