This semester for class I had to write an episode for an existing TV show. I decided to write an episode for Arrow. This episode takes place after "Seeing Red". This is a Thea centric episode. I explore her reaction to Moira's death and the return of her father, Malcolm Merlyn. Other sub plots are with the Arrow Team and Roy. Oliver and the Arrow team try to find Thea and we also see Oliver's reaction to Moira's death. This episode Roy leaves town and finds a new home in Gotham.
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"Speedy"
INT. VERDANT - NIGHT
Thea and Sara are at the bar. Sara is checking her phone and
Thea is preparing a drink for the last customer in the night
club.
Thea hands the drink to the man. Thea starts to gather her
things and leaves the bar.
THEA
Sara once this guy leaves, can you
close up the club?
SARA
No problem.
THEA
I am going to head home.
SARA
I don’t want you to walk by
yourself. Do you want to wait for
me?
THEA
It’s okay Sara. I will be fine.
Thanks for the offer though. I just
need to clear my head.
SARA
Just call me if you need anything.
Thea waves her cell phone around.
THEA
Got yeah.
Thea leaves the bar.
EXT. DARK ALLEY - NIGHT
Thea walks down a dark alley. Smoke fills the street. Thea
holds her pocketbook close to her. Thea sees a dark shadow
from the corner of her eye.
She keeps her composure and turns the other direction. Thea
hears a voice calling out to her.
MALCOLM
Thea! Thea now starts to run. She hits a dead end. Malcolm comes
out of the shadows.
2.
MALCOLM
Hello Thea.
Thea looks shocked.
THEA
How are you still alive? You died
when the Glades were destroyed.
MALCOLM
You can’t trust everything you hear
Thea, but I am sure you know that
more than anyone.
THEA
I don’t know if I am more shocked
that you are alive or if you would
have the nerve to show your face
after killing hundreds of people.
MALCOLM
I have been hiding in the shadows.
I wanted to make my appearance when
the time was right. What is more
important than seeing my only
daughter?
Thea stares at Malcolm and doesn’t make a sound.
MALCOLM
I see, so you already knew that I
was your father. Your mother must
have told you. I knew your mother
wasn’t a total coward.
Thea starts to shout at Malcolm.
THEA
My mother is not a coward. She
didn’t tell me the truth to protect
me from you.
MALCOLM If your mother didn’t tell you then who did?
THEA
Slade Wilson...
Thea stops for a moment and starts to break down.
3.
THEA
That monster. He killed her in
front of my eyes. Touched the blade
with her blood onto my face. He
killed her!
Malcolm grabs Thea before she falls to the ground.
MALCOLM
I am sorry Thea. You shouldn’t have
to go through this. You need to
know, that your mother and I may
have had a very complicated
relationship, but was Moira still
an important person in my life
also.
Malcolm holds Thea tight. He starts to get up.
THEA
That is the first time I said it
out loud. My mother is dead. I know
Oliver knows something about Slade,
but he won’t open up.
MALCOLM
You just want closure.
THEA
My mother wasn’t the perfect woman,
I know that more than anyone. But
that doesn’t mean she deserved to
die. I just want to know why this
had to happen to us. I am an orphan
that has lost everything.
MALCOLM
You feel alone Thea, but you are
not an orphan. You have me and I am
your father. Come with me. We have
to catch up on lost time. Together
we will honor Moira’s life. You may
despise me, but at least I will
tell you the truth.(beat) Thea are
you ready for the whole truth.
Malcolm holds out his hand for Thea. She gets off of her
knees and grabs Malcolm’s hand.
INT. STARLING CITY PREP SCHOOL CLASSROOM - DAY (FLASHBACK)
Thea sits in a classroom. She starts to write some final
notes.
MR. WINNICK
We are going to have a test on
Othello this Friday. Remember one
essay question. Come on guys we are
learning Shakespeare you should be
more excited about this.
STUDENT #1
Mr. Winnick can you give us a hint
on what the essay will be on.
MR. WINNICK
Be sure to know the major themes of
the book. Especially with Iago and
the lies he tells the people around
him. If you study that you should
be fine.
The bell rings and everyone starts to get out of their
seats.
MR. WINNICK
Be sure to study kids. I want to
see everyone get an A on this one.
Thea starts to get up from her desk. Shannon walks towards
Thea.
SHANNON
Are you going to Trig next period?
THEA
I am going to probably skip it.
Four classes are enough for me
today.
SHANNON
Same here, we will hang out in a
few. I just got to tell Kara to
skip gym, which Coach Simmons is a
total zombie anyways she would
never even notice.
Shannon leaves. Thea picks up her books and passes Mr.
Winnick’s desk.
(CONTINUED)
4.
CONTINUED:
5.
MR. WINNICK
Can I talk to you for a second
Thea?
THEA
Sure Mr. Winnick.
MR. WINNICK
I have noticed your grades have
been slipping. You used to be one
of my best students. Always raised
your hand and now you just sit in
the back of the room half asleep. I
know everything that has happened
to you in the past couple of months
have been tough. I lost my father
at a young age also. My grades
slipped and I needed focus.
THEA
(sarcastically) And how do you
suggest I gain focus?
MR WINNICK
When I lost my father I turned to
archery. It is not just a physical
sport, but a mental one. I think it
would help you. I am the coach of
the team so it would be easy to get
you situated.
Mr. Winnick pulls out a flier advertising the archery team.
THEA
Honestly, I am fine Mr. Winnick. I
don’t think I need to join the
archery team.
MR WINNICK
How about if I make you an offer
you can’t refuse?
THEA
That was really cheesy.
MR WINNICK
You get extra credit if you join
the team. It will allow you to pass
my class.
Mr. Winnick gives Thea the flier. She grabs it and puts the
paper in her bag.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
6.
THEA
Thanks for the talk. I will really
consider it.
EXT. GOTHAM CITY ROY’S CAR - NIGHT
Gotham is dark and gloomy. Police sirens can be heard every
where. Roy parks his red sports car. He gets out of his car.
Two muggers pull a gun on him. You see the rage in Roy’s
eyes.
MUGGER #2
Give us the keys.
MUGGERS #1
Or else your head gets blown off.
A woman with a white mask comes out of the dark. CHESHIRE in
her early 20s is wearing green and looks very fit. She has
two swords on her back.
She takes the two swords off her back and points them to the
two men’s necks.
CHESHIRE
He’s with me.
The mugger has fear in his voice.
MUGGER #1
Whatever you say Cheshire.
The two muggers run away. The rage leaves Roy’s eyes.
ROY
Thanks for that, but I could have
handled it myself.
CHESSIRE
I know, but I thought this would be
the best way to introduce myself.
ROY
Why did you help me anyways?
CHESHIRE
I like you and I think we can be
good friends.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
7.
ROY
You don’t even know me.
CHESHIRE
I want to get to know you, and I
might be able to teach you a thing
or two about Gotham City.
She takes out her two swords and puts one against him in a
non threatning matter.
CHESHIRE
What do you say? How about if I
become your personal guide to
Gotham City?
ROY
Well I am new to this town.
EXT. ON THE ROOFTOPS OF GOTHAM CITY - NIGHT
Roy and Cheshire make it to the top of a rooftop.
ROY
Why did you take me here?
CHESHIRE
This is how most masked people in
Gotham City travel. Also if you get
past all of the fog it is kind of
nice up here.
Cheshire jumps to the next rooftop. Cheshire turns to Roy,
who is still on the other rooftop.
CHESHIRE
Come on Jump!
Roy gets a running start and jumps onto the next rooftop.
CHESHIRE
See told you, you could do it.
Roy starts to run ahead.
ROY
Now you going to have try and catch
up with me.
Cheshire follows Roy.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
8.
CHESHIRE
How are you liking Gotham so far?
ROY
I have only been here a total of a
hour, but it seems like a place
that doesn’t judge you. I need a
city to make a new start. Maybe
Gotham is that city. But at the
same time I don’t really get this
city. You hear so many stories
about the doom and gloom, but it
doesn’t seem so bad from up here.
CHESHIRE
You came on a good night, but if
you are going to be a permanent
visitor you will learn that this
place can make you go mad. We are
all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.
ROY
I am not mad?
CHESHIRE
You must be or you woudn’t have
come here.
Cheshire looks down at the building next to them. She stops
in her tracks.
ROY
Why are we stopping?
CHESHIRE
We’re here.
ROY
I didn’t know we had a here to be.
CHESHIRE
I have a little side thing I have
to do, but I don’t want to bore
you. You can wait here if you
want.
ROY
It looks like fun, I want to help.
What do we have to do?
Cheshire points to the building next to them. Two men
talking to each other crowd the window.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
9.
CHESHIRE
There are men in that building.
They stole something and I just
want to return it to its rightful
owners.
ROY
What did they steal?
CHESHIRE
A gun that I hear is pretty
important. I don’t know what it
does. Just know that the people I
am returning it to need it.
Roy starts to run towards the building.
ROY
So, what are you waiting for? Don’t
you want to get your gun thing?
Cheshire follows Roy into the building.
INT. LARGE BUILDING IN GOTHAM - NIGHT
The two men are talking to each other. They are all armed
guarding a large silver weapon.
GUARD #1
Do you know what this gun even
does?
GUARD #2
Nah, just know the boss needs it.
Roy and Cheshire crash through the window.
The Guards start to point their guns at Roy and Cheshire.
Before the men are able to shoot. Cheshire swipes her sword
against one of the Guard’s throughts. Roy slams the other to
the wall. Cheshire puts her sword in his chest.
Blood is everywhere.Cheshire grabs the gun.
ROY
You didn’t have to kill them?
CHESHIRE
They’re bad men Roy, they deserved
to die. With your strength I am
sure you could do worse.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
10.
ROY
I would never kill anyone? They
might have families.
CHESHIRE
Like you said, your new to this
thing. If you were in the game as
long as I have been you learn that
there are no other options.
ROY
You had an option here.
CHESHIRE
Yes, tonight I did. But how about
if they went back to their boss
told them who we were. We probably
would regret that with our next
meeting. Wouldn’t we? So, yes death
is always nessicary.
A siren starts to go off in the building.
CHESHIRE
Come on, lets get out of here.
Cheshire jumps out of the building with her grapple gun in
place. Roy follows.
EXT. ABANDONED LOT - NIGHT
Black Canary and The Hood meet up in a abandoned lot and
encounter Isabel Rasputin/Ravager. She is dressed up in a
similar outfit to Deathstroke.
Black Canary and The Hood are shocked to see Isabel is still
alive.
They go in hand to hand combat as they start a conversation.
THE HOOD/OLIVER
I thought you were dead.
ISABEL
Didn’t take.
BLACK CANARY/SARA
They injected you with the
mirakuru.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
11.
ISABEL
Wow, Ollie you are sleeping with a
smart one. Sara I know your more
brawn than brains. But at least try
to pretend. Ollie had more fun with
me because I am both.
Isabel takes a swing for Sara. Sara ducks and weakens
Isabel.
THE HOOD/OLIVER
Nice shot.
BLACK CANARY/SARA
It looks like that I am alot
smarter than her. She should have
kept her mouth shut.
Isabel still able to talk.
ISABEL
Don’t think you are so brilliant
yet. Look around you.
Ravager’s back up comes onto the scene. Two men injected
with mirakuru, wearing deathstroke masks start to swing at
both Black Canary and The Hood. They are deep in combat. The
mirakuru men are not backing down. They are not being
overcome by Black Canary and The Hood’s efforts.
The hood uses a trick arrow, smoke fills the air. Black
Canary and The Hood are able to knock out both mirakuru men.
In the mix of this Isabel leaves the scene.
The smoke clears and Slade comes face to face with Black
Canary and The Hood.
The Hood takes off his mask to show his face. Oliver’s eyes
are filled with rage. He runs straight to Slade. Brings him
to the ground and continuously punches at his face. It is
not hurting Slade.
Slade pushes Oliver off of him. Oliver lands on his back and
he shows pain on his face.
SLADE
I don’t want to fight. I came here
to tell you something.
OLIVER
I don’t want to hear a word you
have to say. You killed my mother
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
12.
OLIVER (cont’d)
and you will pay for hurting my
family!
Black Canary holds Oliver back from hitting Slade again.
SLADE
You can’t kill me, don’t you want
to know where your precious sister
is?
THE HOOD/OLIVER
What did you do to her? If you even
touch her, you are dead!
SLADE
This has nothing to do with me. I
just thought you would like to know
that Malcolm Merlyn is back in
town.
THE HOOD/OLIVER
Malcolm is dead. I put an arrow
through his chest.
SLADE
He survived and he is getting comfy
with Thea. I may be your enemy
Oliver, but there is no value of
lieing to you.
Slade starts to walk away. The hood shots an arrow at Slade,
but he easily deflects it and escapes the scene.
INT. ARROW CAVE - NIGHT
Felicity and Digg are surrounding the computer. They are
eating take out and making small talk.
FELICITY
Maybe we should find a new Chinese
place.
DIGG
I think this is pretty good.
FELICITY
Not when you have it every night
for two weeks straight. I don’t
think any person should consume
that much ramen noodles.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 13.
Oliver and Sara burst into the Arrow cave. Felicity and Digg
end their conversation. They turn towards Oliver.
OLIVER
Malcolm Merlyn is alive!
FELCITY
Malcolm Merlyn who destroyed the
Glades, that Malcolm Merlyn? Why do
you think he is alive?
SARA
We ran into Slade tonight. He told
us that Malcolm was alive and has
Thea.
DIGG
Why trust Slade? How do we know he
is telling the truth?
OLIVER
We don’t know. But I can’t lose
anyone else. If I lose Thea I will
never forgive myself. Losing Thea
isn’t an option. I have no other
options, I have to trust Slade is
telling the truth.
FELICITY
And Slade knows that, Oliver. You
are probably falling for another
one of his tricks.
Oliver stops for a beat.
FELICITY
Oliver, I am sorry. You couldn’t do
anything to prevent Moira’s death.
But because of your grief you are
jumping into this blind and that
can get Thea hurt.
DIGG
Then what do we do?
FELICITY
Figure out if Slade is telling the
truth and then find out Slade’s
motive. We have to figure out why
Slade will tell Oliver the truth.
It has to be part of a bigger plan.
Felicity turn to her computer.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
14.
FELICITY
Maybe Malcom left some sort of
trail. If we are lucky he could
have been sloppy through out the
months. You and Sara should ask
around, vigilante style.
Sara takes out her staff.
SARA
Good idea.
Sara turns to Oliver.
SARA
Don’t worry we will figure this
out.
OLIVER
We better.
Oliver and Sara leave the Arrow cave. Felicity starts typing
on her computer. Digg helps Felicity.
DIGG
Do you think Oliver is getting over
his head? Getting his emotions get
the best of him.
FELICITY
He got over his head a long time
ago. All we can do is help him from
drowning.
Felicity continues to work on the computer.
INT. QUEEN MANSION - NIGHT (FLASHBACK)
Thea and Moira sit at a long table. Moria up at front and
Thea on the other side. They both eat their dinner silently.
Until Moira speaks up.
MOIRA
How was school today, Thea?
Thea picks at her food.
THEA
It was fine.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
15.
MOIRA
That’s great to hear.
They both continue to sit in silence.
THEA
Well...um actually my teacher asked
me to join the archery team and I
am thinking about it.
MOIRA
Thea, do you really think its the
right time to put yourself in any
extra activities right now? You
know with everything going on. I
just don’t think you have enough
time for it.
THEA
I do think it’s the right time. I
am actually interested in doing
something positive, and besides I
need the extra credit.
MOIRA
Why would you need the extra
credit, Thea? You are an A student.
THEA
Actually if I don’t take this I am
going to fail English.
MOIRA
Why didn’t you tell me this?
THEA
We never really talk mom. I never
had the chance to tell you.
Another beat.
THEA
Mom I miss them too, but they’re
not coming back. We have to move on
with our lives. This could be a
good start.
MOIRA
This has nothing to do with Oliver
and your father. This has to do
with your family obligations. Now
that Oliver is (beat) gone you will
have to take over the company one
day.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
16.
A Beat.
THEA
Who said I wanted to take over the
company? How about if I want to be
a doctor or lawyer like Laurel. I
am not fit to be a CEO. I never
wanted to take over the family
business. You always said you would
support me in what I wanted to do,
but I guess I was wrong.
MOIRA
We aren’t having this conversation
right now.
THEA
Why can’t I just do something I
enjoy for once. Do you know how
much I suffered with Ollie and
dad’s death? I just need something
to help me move on. This could be
my anchor.
MOIRA
I have been trying to keep this
family together.
THEA
And that’s fine, but in the process
I want somewhat of a normal life.
MOIRA
That’s impossible, your a Queen.
You will never be normal.
THEA
Why can’t we ever talk about it?
MOIRA
Talk about what?
THEA
Ollie and Dad! Everytime we bring
them up we get into a screaming
match and then pretend like it
never happened the next morning. We
need to talk about it to heal. I
need to talk about it!
MOIRA
I miss them Thea. (beat) A mother
shouldn’t out live her children.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
17.
MOIRA (cont’d)
And you are right I have been
ignoring the subject hoping that
their death was just a nightmare
that I could wake up from. I am
finally realizing that I can’t be
selfish. We should talk about them
and celebrate their lives. Then at
the same time move on with our
own.
Moira starts crying. Thea gets out of her seat and walks
towards the other side of the table to confront her mother.
She hugs her mom.
THEA
Everything will be okay. We can get
through this together. I love you.
MOIRA
I love you too Thea, don’t ever
forget that. So, how about I look
at this archery thing.
Thea walks towards her bag. She grabs the flier and hands it
to her mother.
MOIRA
You really want to do this?
THEA
I want to do something. This could
be a good start.
Moira signs the paper.
MOIRA
I will be at every match.
THEA
Thanks Mom.
Thea gives Moira an extra hug.
INT. MALCOLM’S HIDEOUT - NIGHT
Malcolm and Thea enter Malcolm’s hideout. It is an old run
down building in the Glades. Inside the building has a
rusted sign that says Merlyn Global Group wherehouse.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
18.
MALCOLM
I know it is not the most homey
place in the world, but it is what
I have called home for a couple of
months now.
THEA
In the Glades? Isn’t that a little
ironic?
MALCOLM
I love irony.
THEA
What have you been doing all this
time?
MALCOLM
Had some unfinished business with
some collegues of mine. Stayed with
the League of Assassins for a
while. They were there for me when
I needed them the most. Then when I
thought it was time I came back to
Starling watching everything from
the sidelines. I was watching over
you Thea. Just like I always did
when you were a child.
THEA
Before we have this father/daugter
moment, I need to know. I came here
for the truth. Why did you do it?
Why did you kill all of those
people?
MALCOLM
I understand Thea. You must think I
am this monster, but you don’t know
the full story. You were young but
Tommy’s mother died in the Glades.
She was always too soft and she
payed for it. I never forgave
myself for allowing her to go there
and help the undeserving. The
Glades needed to be leveled,
destroyed to create a new.
THEA
But in the process of avenging your
wife’s death, you killed Tommy.
Your son and my brother.
Malcolm grabs Thea.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
19.
MALCOLM
Tommy was like his mother in many
ways. He was too caring and that
hurt him in the end. I see
something different in you Thea. We
are more alike than you think.
Don’t you want to avenge your
mother’s death? That all starts
with the Hood.
THEA
What does my mother’s death have to
do with the Hood? Slade is the one
we have to go after. He is the one
who killed my mother.
MALCOLM
It is all connected Thea. The Hood
is connected to Slade, to your
mother’s death. He is your first
target.
THEA
How do you expect me do anything
about the Hood? I am just a 19 year
old girl who runs a night club.
MALCOLM
Like I said I see a lot of myself
in you. I have been admiring you
and how you have grown strong over
the years. You will be a natural, I
was.
Malcolm walks towards a black case that sits next to him on
a long table. He opens the case and it reveals a bow and
arrow.
He hands it to Thea.
MALCOLM
This was my first bow I used in the
field. I have been waiting for this
moment to give it you. Passing on
the tradtion of the Dark Archer.
THEA
You were the Dark Archer. I thought
he was a myth that the media
created to make the Hood more
interesting. You know every hero is
only as great as his villain
cliche.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
20.
MALCOLM
There is a lot of things you don’t
know about me that I want to tell
you about. The faliures and the
successes. What do you say?
Thea stares at the bow for a couple of beats and grabs it
into the palm of her hands.
EXT. ON FIELD AT STARLING CITY PREP (FLASHBACK)
Thea is facing her target. She has the bow and arrow in her
hand. She takes a deep breath and hits a bullseye.
Mr. Winnick comes up to Thea.
MR. WINNICK
Great shot Thea. We have never won
nationals, but I think we have a
chance this year. Keep up with the
great work. You are such a natural.
You must have someone in your
family that has great skill also.
THEA
Thanks Mr. Winnick, but my family
are just millionaires with nothing
to do. No archery talent but maybe
just good at hitting the bullseye
for the right stocks.
Thea aims for another shot as Mr. Winnick walks away.
Thea’s two friends SHANNON and KARA walk up to her and call
out for her from the other side of the field.
SHANNON
Hey Thea!
Shannon and Kara are now standing next to Thea. Thea puts
down her bow to talk to her friends.
THEA
What are you guys doing here?
KARA
Thought we should hang out tonight.
Get drunk and have some fun.
THEA
I would, but I have archery
practice until five and got to get
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
21.
THEA (cont’d)
some work done tonight. Have a big
test in Coach Winnick’s class.
KARA
Come on Thea, loosen up. It has
been since forever that we all hung
out.
SHANNON
Listen to Kara. You can take a
break for a night. The archery and
books aren’t going any where.
KARA
Come on Thea, lets have some fun
tonight! I know a club that we can
get into.
THEA
I guess you’re right. I will see
you guys after practice.
KARA
See you then!
Shannon and Kara leave the field. Thea points her bow and
arrow again to her target. She then shoots her arrow and
gets a bullseye.
FADE TO:
EXT. STARLING CITY ALLY WAY - NIGHT
Black Canary and The Hood are intergating a man dressed up
in a crisp suit. Black Canary ties the business man’s hands
up. He has no where to escape.
Oliver starts to shout.
THE HOOD/OLIVER
Where is Malcom Merlyn?
BUSINESS MAN
He is dead, last I heard.
THE HOOD/OLIVER
You were business partners, maybe
even friends. You worked side by
side with him. He is alive and you
know it.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
22.
BUSINESS MAN
If I knew he was alive I wouldn’t
be working a dead end job in a
office cubicle would I? That’s what
happens when people found out you
worked for a terrorist. You masked
people are crazy. Malcolm Merlyn is
dead! There is no such thing as
rising from the grave. He died when
the Glades died.
Oliver pulls an arrow at aims at him.
THE HOOD/OLIVER
This is no time for being sassy.
Tell me where Malcolm is holding
Thea or else you die.
BUSINNES MAN
Who is Thea? I don’t know what you
are talk about. Please just let me
go I have a family. I only worked
with Malcolm Merlyn because the
money was good. I didn’t even know
what he was planning with the
Glades.
Oliver still points his arrow at the business man. Sara
pulls Oliver aside.
BLACK CANARY/SARA
You are not a killer Oliver. He
doesn’t know anything.
THE HOOD/ OLVIER
This man worked side by side with
Malcolm Merlyn. He needs to know
something. For Thea’s sake, he
needs to know something! Why
shouldn’t I kill him.
BLACK CANARY/SARA
Because you are better than that.
THE HOOD/OLIVER
If it was Laurel, you would have
killed him. You would have done
anything to protect her.
BLACK CANARY/ SARA
I am a killer. I spent years with
the League of Assassins. I danced
with devil and got burned along the
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
23.
BLACK CANARY/ SARA (cont’d)
way. There is no turning back for
me. You still have a light to you.
If you kill this man you are no
better than Slade.
Oliver lowers his bow.
BLACK CANARY/SARA
Besides, maybe Malcolm thought it
would be too risky. He probably
didn’t keep contact with anyone.
That depends on if Slade is even
telling us the truth about Malcolm.
Don’t worry we will figure out
another way. Lets go back to
Felicity. Knowing her she has
probably found something.
Sara and Oliver walk away with the man still hanging.
BUSSINESS MAN
Aren’t you going to let me down
from here?
Off screen Oliver shoots an arrow at the rope that tied the
business man’s hands together.
The rope is cut and the man falls to the ground.
The Business man says sarcastically
BUSINESS MAN
Thanks.
INT. CHESHIRE’S HOME - NIGHT
Cheshire and Roy walk into Cheshire’s apartment. The
apartment is clean, but with little decoration. It is a one
bed room apartment.
She has an Alice and Wonderland poster hanging on her wall.
It is worn.
Roy puts his stuff down on the couch.
ROY
Nice place you got here.
CHESHIRE
It makes due. Better than the place
I use to share with my dad.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
24.
ROY
It’s weird, I am staying at your
place and I don’t know anything
about you.
CHESHIRE
I can say the same thing about you.
ROY
Touche. How did you get into
becoming a vigitlante?
CHESHIRE
We don’t like calling outselves
vigilanties. But the bussiness runs
in the family. My father taught me
everything I know.
ROY
I am kind of new to all of this.
CHESHIRE
That is a good thing. That means I
can teach you more and we can spend
more quality time together.
ROY
I am looking forward to that.
CHESHIRE
You never told me what brought you
to Gotham. You said you wanted a
new start, but what was so bad
about your old life that you needed
to leave it.
ROY
Relationships got complicated. I
changed and saw a diferent
perspective.
CHESHIRE
All relationships are complicated,
that is how you learn which ones
are worth sticking around for. You
left someone you loved, didn’t you?
ROY
How did you know?
CHESHIRE
It is written all over your face.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
25.
ROY
I didn’t want her to see the
monster I became. Had to leave her
with good memories.
Roy pulls out his cell phone and shows a picture of him with
Thea.
ROY
She changed me for the better. We
brought out the best parts of each
other.
CHESHIRE
It seems like you care for her.
ROY
How about you? What complicated
relationships was worth sticking
around for?
CHESHIRE
My family was a cluster of
complicated relationships, we don’t
always see eye to eye. I have cut
connections with my mother and
sister. One day I just packed up my
bag and went. Then met up with my
dad. I chose the path I wanted to
lead.
ROY
That does sound complicated. What
happened to your mother and sister?
If you don’t mind me asking?
CHESHIRE
We just grew apart. Didn’t want
them to see the person I was
becoming. My mother was divorced
with my father. It wasn’t pretty.
She would never accept me picking
him over her. My mom was crippled
on the job. My sister wanted a
normal life. They live on the other
side of Gotham City now. Haven’t
seen them since I left. My sister
is probably going into high school
now.
ROY
Do you regret it? Leaving them.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
26.
CHESHIRE
I dont tell this to many people,
but I do think about if I had
another life what it would be like.
Living on the better side of
Gotham, going to Gotham Prep. I
think about it, but never regret
the life I live now. With the life
we lead we can never look back.
CHESHIRE
But speaking of family, my dad
would love to meet you. He always
wanted me to find a nice guy to
hang around. I always go for the
bad boys.
ROY
Why do you think I am so nice?
CHESHIRE
You obviously haven’t met the boys
I hang around with.
Cheshire leaves the room. Roy starts to take his stuff out
of his duffle bag.
INT. ARROW CAVE - NIGHT
Digg, Sara, and Oliver are siting around Felicity while she
is on her computer in a middle of a hack.
She slams her head on the key board.
FELCIITY
Oww
Felicity rubs her head and goes back to speaking.
FELICITY
This is impossible. If Malcolm is
alive he took extra precautions not
to be found. He hasn’t used any
credit cards, which I figured he
wouldn’t. But even the Starling
City street cameras I could hack
into don’t show a sign of him. He
became a ghost.
SARA
I still talk to some people from
the league. I know that Malcolm was
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
27.
SARA (cont’d)
there before me, but maybe he went
there to hide out. The league are
experts at staying hidden.
FELICITY
That is a good idea. Speaking of,
did you guys find out any valuable
information during your outing?
Sara and Oliver look at each other.
OLIVER
All dead ends.
SARA
But we got to beat some people up.
OLIVER
At least that unleashed some
frustrations, but doesn’t help us
find Thea.
FELICITY
Thea, why didn’t I think about that
before?
Felicity starts to type quickly on her computer.
FELICITY
This whole time we have been
searching for Malcolm. The dead man
who didn’t want to be found. We put
ourselves on an impossible mission.
But how hard could be it be to find
a 19 year old girl.
SARA
Can you track Thea’s cell phone?
She never goes anywhere without it.
FELICITY
Already done.
A beeping light flashes on the computer.
FELICITY
The red light is Thea. It looks
like they are in one of Malcolm’s
old factories.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
28.
SARA
Isn’t that a little obvious?
DIGG
You know that Oliver’s first
hideout was in an old Queen
Industries building that is now a
nightclub, right?
OLIVER
Always hide in plain site.
Oliver and Sara start to put their gear on.
DIGG
What’s the plan?
OLIVER
Thea has gone through so much pain.
Finding out Malcolm is her father
and everything with my mother. I
can’t imagine her pain. So, the
plan is to keep her innocense in
tact, but at the same time saving
her from her biggest demon.
FELICITY
You can’t hide the truth from her
forever, Oliver.
OLIVER
Doesn’t mean I can’t protect her.
She is the only family I have left.
I can’t lose her. I won’t lose
her.
SARA
Don’t worry Ollie we will get her
back.
Felicity hands Sara and Oliver two ear pieces.
FELCITY
Malcom has been hiding for months.
You are going to have to sneak into
the warehouse without him noticing.
Digg and I will be able to be your
eyes.
OLIVER
Sara and I will go in the building.
Digg you wait outside and get a
point blank shot on Malcolm if we
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
29.
OLIVER (cont’d)
need it. Felicity you are going to
have to figure out a way for us to
get in there.
FELICITY
Lets go team arrow.
Everyone stares at Felicity.
FELICITY
I guess this wasn’t the right time
for some team spirit.
Oliver picks up his bow and leaves the cave with Sara. Digg
loads his gun. Felicity follows.
INT. SLADE’S OFFICE - NIGHT
Slade is sitting in his office chair. Looking at the
television screen where the newly elected Mayor, Sebastian
Blood, is giving a press conference.
SEBASTIAN BLOOD
(on television) Good Evening
Starling. I have many plans
for our shinning emerald city.
We have gone through so much
with the destruction of the
Glades and the death Moira
Queen.
Isabel walks into Slade’s office. Slade turns off the
television.
ISABEL
Oliver found out were Malcolm
Merlyn is hiding.
SLADE
I am guessing the bug worked. I
planted it there when I trashed
their hideout.
ISABEL
Oliver did all the heavy lifting
for us. It would have taken us a
lot longer to find Malcolm.
SLADE
Everything is going according to
plan. Oliver and everyone around
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
30.
SLADE (cont’d)
him have become my pawns. I just
have to call check mate.
EXT. MALCOLM’S HIDEOUT - NIGHT
Black Canary and the Hood are on a motorcycle riding down
the street. They stop their vehicle once they get find
Malcolm’s hideout. They go towards the side of the building
to find an opening.
CLOSE UP to Diggle at vantage point with sniper in hand. He
gets sees Malcolm Merlyn through the window. He is talking
to Thea. He aims to get a clear shot of Malcolm Merlyn.
Diggle talks into his bluetooth.
DIGGLE
I am in place. I have a shot of
him.
Black Canary and The Hood try to find a way to get into the
building.
After searching for a few moments.
BLACK CANARY/SARA
There is no secure way to get in.
Call Felicity to tell her we need
an opening.
Oliver uses his Bluetooth to call Felicity.
THE HOOD/OLIVER
Felicity, everyone is in place. Do
you see a way to get in.
INTERCUT -- PHONE CONVERSATION
Felicity sits in a van in front of her computer. She has her
Bluetooth in her ear as she responds to Oliver.
FELICITY
I am looking. There is no way to
get in. You might have to make your
own opening.
THE HOOD/OLIVER
My own opening?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
31.
FELICITY
I made a few improvements with your
arrows. Look in your quiver.
Oliver digs in his quiver to find a new trick arrow.
THE HOOD/OLIVER
You know I make my own trick
arrows, right?
FELICITY
Like I said I made a couple of
improvements. Malcolm has high
security around the building. Your
old arrows would have never broken
this material. My arrows do.
Oliver puts the arrow on the drawstring of his bow. He shots
it at the wall. The explosion hardly makes a noise.
FELCIITY
I also added a stealth factor.
THE HOOD/OLIVER
Remind me to allow you to build all
of my inventory.
Black Canary and The Hood walk into the new opening of the
building.
INT. MALCOLM’S HIDEOUT - NIGHT
Malcolm sets up a new round of rice bags for Thea’s target
practice. The rice bags have a small red target drawn on
them.
Thea puts a new arrow into her bow. She aims for the shot
and gets a bullseye.
Malcolm smiles at Thea and gives her a slow round of
applause.
MALCOLM
Paint me impressed. I am guessing
those archery lessons really did
help. I was there at your
competitions. You may have not seen
me, but I was there. I am proud of
you Thea.
Thea doesn’t say anything, but gives Malcolm a soft smile.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 32.
To disturb the sentimental moment. An explosive arrow almost
hits Malcolm in the arm. Malcolm is able to dodge the
attack. No one gets hurt from the blast.
MALCOLM
How did you find me? Come on don’t
be scared, step out of the dark.
Black Canary and The Hood both step into the room.
The Hood and Black Canary both put on their devices to
manipulate their voices.
Oliver aims his bow at Malcolm.
THE HOOD/OLIVER
Why did you kidnap Thea Queen?
MALCOLM
Why did you put an arrow through my
chest?
THE HOOD/ OLIVER
You needed to be stopped for the
sake of Starling City. Now answer
my question, Why did you kidnap
Thea Queen?
MALCOLM
You idiot, I didn’t kidnap Thea.
She came willingly.
The Hood stands their in silence for a beat. He looks at
Thea. The Hood still has his bow aimed at Malcolm, and
doesn’t put it down.
THE HOOD/OLIVER
You destroyed the Glades, and
killed your son. How can you live
with yourself?
MALCOLM
By knowing I have kin, that can
take over my work. Thea helps me
keep on living.
BLACK CANARY/ SARA
You killed your son! Why would you
care about kin?
MALCOLM
Tommy was weak and he would have
never had it in him to do the
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
33.
MALCOLM (cont’d)
things I do. I can train Thea to
take over my mantle. I see many
things in her that I see in myself.
THE HOOD/OLIVER
Thea is nothing like you. She is
not a killer!
Malcolm turns to Thea. Who still has the bow in her hand and
quiver on her back.
MALCOLM
Remember what I told you Thea. The
Hood is your true enemy.
Thea doesn’t move or say anything.
MALCOLM
Kill him and you will honor your
mother! You will gain justice in
her death.
Thea gets an arrow out of her quiver. She slowly puts the
arrow on the drawstring of her bow. She aims for the hood.
FADE TO:
EXT. STARLING CITY CLUB - NIGHT (FLASHBACK)
Thea, Kara, and Shannon walk out of the Starling City Night
Club. Thea in the middle, drunkenly hugging both Kara and
Shannon.
Shannon looks green and runs out of the hug lock. She goes
to the side of the street and throws up.
Thea and Kara go towards Shannon to help her.
Thea holds Shannon’s hair back as she continues to vomit on
the side of the road.
THEA
Are you okay?
Shannon throws up again.
SHANNON
I feel so sick.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
34.
KARA
She will be fine.
Shannon gets back up. The girls drunkenly walk down the
street. They pass a sleeping homeless man. Kara starts to
laugh at him.
KARA
Do you still have your archery
stuff Thea? I have a funny idea.
THEA
Yeah I had to bring it with me that
way my mom wouldn’t catch me going
out.
She pulls out her equipment.
KARA
You see that homeless man. Aim at
him and see what he does. It would
be hilarious. He will probably
freak out.
SHANNON
Come on you are totally drunk. We
shouldn’t do this. How about if she
misses and hurts the poor guy?
KARA
Thea never misses.
Thea gets her bow and aims for the can next to the homeless
man. She tries to concentrate even in her drunken state.
Kara starts to laugh. The homeless man is still sleeping and
doesn’t notice what is happening around him. Thea still has
the arrow in her hand.
KARA
Come on Thea!
Thea lets go of the arrow. She hits the can as promised. The
homless man wakes up startled from the loud noise. He begins
yelling at the top of his lungs.
HOMELESS MAN
Incoming! Incoming! Incoming! Get
down men. Get down! Get in out
ditch! Get down!
Kara, Shannon, and Thea are all started at the chaos they
created. They stand still and can only watch the man out of
control.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 35.
As he creates more noice. He tries to dive out of the way.
He lands on a sharp metal object in the fence. It pierces
his stomach.
KARA
Oh my God. Shit! Thea, what did you
do?
Kara starts to cry hysterically.
Shannon comes closure to the homeless man to help him out.
The man is screaming from the pain. He can’t move.
SHANNON
Come on guys, help me. This is all
our fault and we need to help the
man. It could be severly hurt.
KARA
No, this had nothing to do with me.
He is some crazy guy and he did
this to himself. I am getting out
of here, and if you girls were
smart you would follow me.
Kara runs away.
SHANNON
Thea. This man is bleeding out.
Come here. We have to bring him to
a hospital.
Thea looks at Kara running away and than stares and the man
dieing in Shannon’s arms.
THEA
I’ll call an ambulance.
Thea dials 911 on her phone and puts the phone to her ear.
DISPATCHER (V.O.)
9-1-1 state your emergency.
THEA
There is a man he fell and he is
seriously injured. I think he is
bleeding out.
DISPATCHER (V.O.)
Excuse me, mam, where are you?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
36.
THEA
A block away from the Starling City
Night Club. Please hurry!
DISPATCHER (V.O.)
The ambulance should be there soon.
I am going to keep you on the phone
for a little while to keep you
calm. Is that okay?
THEA
Where the ambulance?
DISPATCHER
You were brave to stop and help. We
need heroes like you. Not many
girls would stop at this kind of
scene.
Thea hears the sirens in the background.
THEA
I think the ambulance is here.
DISPATCHER
Okay, I am going to hang up now.
You might have saved a life
tonight.
Thea hangs up and has tears running down her face.
The ambulance pulls up to the man. Shannon and Thea walk to
paramedics.
THEA
Is he going to be okay.
The paramedic puts the man on the gurny.
PARAMEDIC
We can’t know until we bring him to
the hospital. Don’t worry we will
do everything we can. Thanks for
the help.
The paramedic puts the man in the ambulance. The girls wait
together and the ambulance drives away.
EXT. FIELD AT STARLING CITY PREP - DAY (FLASHBACK)
Thea walks across the field to find Mr. Winick helping out
the other girls on the archery team.
MR. WINICK
Glad to see you hear Thea.
Mr. Winnick looks confused and stops for a beat.
MR. WINICK
Why aren’t you in your uniform?
THEA
I came here to tell you that I am
quitting the team.
MR. WINICK
Quitting the team? But Thea you are
our best player. Nationals are in a
week. We need you.
THEA
I am sorry, but this is personal. I
need to quit the team. I hope you
can understand.
MR. WINICK
Wish I could convince you
otherwise, but I guess I
understand. If you need anyone to
talk to I will be here for you.
Thea puts her bow back in her black case and hands it to Mr.
Winnick.
LONG SHOT shows Thea going across the field walking away
from Mr. Winick.
Mr Winick start to help the other girls again.
INT. MALCOLM’S HIDEOUT - NIGHT
FADE OUT:
Thea still has her bow in her hand. She aims for The Hood.
Malcolm continues to yell at Thea.
MALCOLM
Shoot Him!
Thea is still aiming at the Hood, but is not taking the
shot.
37.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
38.
THE HOOD/OLIVER
Thea you don’t want to do this.
Tears roll down Thea’s face.
THEA
And why is that?
THE HOOD/OLIVER
Because I know you are not this
person. You wouldn’t kill anyone.
THEA
You don’t even know me. Why risk
your life for me?
THE HOOD/OLIVER
I know you better than you think.
Oliver takes the voice manipulation off.
THE HOOD/OLIVER
You are my sister.
Oliver puts his hood down. Thea looks shocked.
THEA
Oliver...
Thea puts her bow down. She drops it to the floor.
OLIVER
I am sorry I never told you.
MALCOLM
Tisk Tisk. See Thea your brother
has been lying about half his life.
Just adding up to more lies he told
you since his return to Starling
City.
OLIVER
Merlyn, You knew I was the Hood.
You could have told her the truth
at anytime, but you didn’t. Your
just manipulating Thea. You don’t
actually care for her. You used her
for your own vendetta against me.
You didn’t even have the guts to
kill me youself.
Thea turns towards Malcolm.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
39.
THEA
You knew!
MALCOLM
I was going to tell you Thea. Just
had to find the right time. I
wanted to tell you delicately. I
didn’t want to hurt you when you
found out that your brother was a
killer.
OLIVER
I don’t kill anymore. On the island
I had to kill to survive. I learned
after your son’s death that there
is a difference between killing and
justice. It took me a long time to
figure out that difference. I honor
Tommy’s death by not being a killer
I once was. I am a symbol for
Starling City. I stop men like you!
MALCOLM
How is that going for you, Oliver?
You are allowing Slade run around
Starling City. The man who killed
your mother.
Malcolm turns to Thea.
MALCOLM
Oliver is not your bother. He is
your true enemy because the Hood
and Oliver are one in the same. He
deserves to die for eveything he
has put you through.
Black Canary runs towards Malcolm. She takes out her batons
and start to attack Malcolm. They go into hand to hand
combat with each other.
In the midst of the fight. Black Canary turns to Oliver.
BLACK CANARY
Get Thea!
MALCOLM
Thea, kill him!
Malcolm and Black Canary continue their fight.
Oliver walks towards Thea. Thea scrambles for her bow and
quiver. She puts the bow and arrow back in her hands. She
aims towards Oliver.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 40.
Oliver puts his hands in the air. He has his bow on his
back.
OLIVER
Please Thea I understand that you
are angry.
Oliver steps even closure to Thea.
Thea releases the arrow. It passes over Oliver’s shoulder.
OLIVER
Umm... Thea I think you missed.
THEA
I never miss.
Oliver looks over his shoulder.
The arrow was aimed for a power box behind Malcolm. The
electricity shocked Malcolm. Malcolm hits the ground. Black
Canary lies over Malcolm’s body.
OLIVER
Nice shot.
Black Canary gets her bow staff around Malcolm’s neck. Ready
to kill him.
OLIVER
Sara, What are you doing?
BLACK CANARY/SARA
He killed Tommy. He deserves to
die. He was our friend. Laurel,
Tommy, me, and you were inseperable
growing up. We would go over
Tommy’s house after school while
Malcolm acted so innocent. He gave
us cookies and allowed us to watch
TV late. But he was never innocent.
It was all an act. He deserves to
die for killing our friend.
OLIVER
We don’t do that anymore, Sara.
BLACK CANARY/SARA
You don’t do that anymore. I am
still an assassin. I made a vow to
dedicate my life to killing
people.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
41.
OLIVER
Please not in front of Thea. He is
still her father.
THEA
Oliver is right, not because
Malcolm is my father, but because
he is not worth it. I thought being
with Malcolm would fill up a part
of me that was missing. But I
realize that Malcolm wasn’t the
answer. We couldn’t save mom or
Tommy. Nothing we do are going to
bring them back to us. We just have
to live our lives through them. Mom
and Tommy wouldn’t want this for
us.
Sara looks Malcolm in the face. Sara lets go of Malcolm. He
falls to the ground.
BLACK CANARY/SARA
Malcolm was wrong, you are nothing
like him. You may be able to shot
arrows like your brother and
father, but you still have a pure
heart. Remember no matter what
happens or what you go through keep
that pure heart. It is something I
wish I still had, but I lost that
perspective a long time ago.
Black Canary, The Hood, and Thea hear police sirens in the
distance.
THE HOOD/OLIVER
Feicilty must have called the
police.
Quentin and several other police officers in his sqaud walk
into the building. They have their guns pointed at Malcolm,
who still dazed on the ground.
Quentin gets his hand cuffs out of his belt to arrest
Malcolm.
QUENTIN
I can’t believe your alive and you
are going to get your justice you
son of a bitch.
Quentin hands off Malcolm to the other officers.
Quentin turns to the Hood and Black Canary.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
42.
QUENTIN
I am guessing you guys had
something to do with this.
BLACK CANARY
Actually we couldn’t have done this
without Thea.
QUENTIN
Nice work kid. We are going to
bring him the precinct and
hopefully he can than rot in jail.
INT. HOSPITAL - DAY (FLASHBACK)
FADE OUT:
Thea still in her school uniform walks to the front desk. A
nurse is sitting behind the desk. She hands a clipboard to
the person next to her.
NURSE
Can you bring this to room 206.
The nurse turns to Thea.
NURSE
Can I help you with something?
THEA
I brought a man in here yesterday.
I don’t know his name, but I was
wondering if I would be able to see
him.
NURSE
Yes our John Doe. He is in room 3.
You can just walk in, but to let
you know he hasn’t woken up yet.
THEA
Is he going to be okay?
NURSE
We are not sure. He lost a lot of
blood and the arrow hit some vital
organs. You didn’t see what
happened?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
43.
THEA
We just saw him like that when we
walked by the club. Must have been
some stupid drunk kids.
NURSE
People these days. They can be so
cruel.
THEA
Yeah, I know.
Thea starts to walk away from the desk.
THEA
Thank you.
Thea walks past two rooms before she sees room 3. The man
lays there with an oxygen mask over his face and IV tube in
his wrist. There are bandages around where Thea hit her
arrow in his stomach.
Thea looks around the hospital room. Watching all the
equipment attached to the man.
After roaming around the room, Thea pulls up a chair next to
the man. She sits in silence for a few beats.
THEA
I don’t know what to say or even if
I should say anything. Can you even
hear me? Anyways, I need to get
this off my chest. (beat) I am
sorry for being so stupid. If I was
sober I probably wouldn’t have ever
listened to Kara. I should have
never listened to her stupidity. I
still haven’t heard from her since
the incident yesterday. I hurt an
innocent man.
A shot of the man stuggling to breathe through his oxygen
mask.
THEA
I quit the archery team today. I
don’t know if that will help the
situation. But after this I can’t
even look at a bow and arrow
anymore.
A beat passes.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
44.
THEA
I lost my brother and father a
couple of months ago. I was really
close to my brother and it is hard
to come home every day and not see
him. He use to have this stupid
nickname for me, Speedy, because I
would always follow him around as a
kid. I looked up to him.
Thea stops and looks at the man.
THEA
I don’t think he would be proud of
me now. Where do I go from here?
Can I even be a better person after
this?
Thea stops talking to the man when he starts to flat line.
The doctor and nurses come running into the room as they
hear the machine go off.
DOCTOR
Mam, you have to wait outside.
THEA
What’s happening? Is he going to
die?
DOCTOR
Please mam!
Thea does what she is told and waits outside the room. She
watches from the other side of the glass window as the
doctor and nurses try to save the man’s life.
After a minute of cardiac recitation the man is still flat
lining. Thea hears the doctor call the time.
DOCTOR
Call it, 4:33 PM.
The doctor walks out of the room and comforts Thea. He puts
his hand on her shoulder.
DOCTOR
I am sorry for your loss. He hung
in there as long as he could.
The doctor leaves. The other nurses leave the patient and
follow the doctor to go to the next room.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 45.
Thea still watches from the glass window. Sees the man dead
on the table. Tears run down Thea’s face. Thea whispers to
herself.
THEA
I am sorry.
FADE OUT:
INT. CHESHIRE’S HOME - NIGHT
Roy starts to put his stuff away. Cheshire helps him.
CHESHIRE
What made you so strong?
ROY
It is a long story.
CHESHIRE
I just want to know if you are in
my league. I may not have super
strength, but I can be a very
valuable player.
ROY
It is called Mirakuru. I was
injected with it and right after I
got these powers. It has a lot of
perks besides the temper tantrums.
CHESHIRE
Hold that thought, Have to make
this call. You get yourself settled
and we can talk more about how to
put those temper tantrums in good
use.
She starts to seduce Roy and puts her cell phone in her
hand.
ROY
Sounds perfect.
Roy continues to put his clothes away. Cheshire has her cell
phone in her hand and walks into a separate room. She closes
the door and dials a number on her cell phone.
CHESHIRE
Hello father.
INTERCUT -- PHONE CONVERSATION
Sportsmaster is in an office. He talks on his phone with his
daughter.
SPORTSMASTER
Hello daughter. How is your prey?
CHESHIRE
He is opening up much easier than I
expected.
SPRORTSMASTER
You gave him the sob story I taught
you right?
CHESHIRE
How do you think I made him open
up. I even got him to tell me about
the mirakuru.
SPORTSMASTER
Good, keep me posted.
Sportsmaster hears a dial tone.
INT. DEATHSTROKE’S OFFICE
Sportsmaster hangs up with his daughter.
Sportsmaster was in a corner of the office while speaking to
his daughter. He walks towards the main desk in the middle
of the room.
There is a black leather chair facing backwards. The chair
spins around and it is revealed to be Slade sitting in the
chair.
SLADE
Did you talk to your daughter?
SPORTSMASTER
Yes sir. She has Roy. They are at
our apartment right now. She is
getting him comfortable.
SLADE
We can use him on our team as we
take Oliver and all of Starling
City down.
46.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
47.
SPORTSMASTER
He is going to be part of the crew?
SLADE
Don’t be silly. He is just a pawn,
but I need him out of the way. If
he learns how to control his
strength he can be a threat that I
don’t need in this fight.
SPORTSMASTER
My daughter will keep him
distracted.
SLADE
That’s the plan. Did your daughter
get the gun?
SPORTSMASTER
She called me earlier to tell me
that the mission was a success. Why
is it so important to you, anyways?
SLADE
It is not the gun that is
important, but what is in the gun.
STAR Labs has been creating a cure
for the mirakuru. The only person
who could fund such a thing is
Wayne Industries.
SPRTSMASTER
Why would STAR Labs create a cure?
SLADE
Because Oliver Queen asked them
too. He wants to stop me. He
believes with the cure he can
change my motives. He is going to
have to learn that killing me will
be the only way to stop me.
INT. APARTMENT IN GOTHAM
PAULA CROOK of asian descent sits in her wheelchair as she
watches television.
Her daughter ARTEMIS CROOK is on the computer. She wears a
Gotham Prep uniform. She is finishing her homework. She
types on her computer and continues to write in her
notebook.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
48.
PAULA
How is the homework going, Artemis.
ARTEMIS
I am almost finished mom.
PAULA
I am glad. We can watch some
television, and spend some quality
time with each other.
Artemis puts the word document she was working on at the
bottom of her screen. She starts to watch security footage
of Cheshire killing the guards.
Paula wheels by Artemis and sees that Artemis is watching
the footage.
PAULA
What is that? You are suppose to be
doing your homework. You know how
hard it was for me to get you into
Gotham Prep with our financial
situation. You need to keep your
scholarship.
ARTEMIS
I know mom, but I think I found
Jade.
Artemis pushes her computer towards her mother to show her
the security footage.
Paula slams the computer towards the floor.
PAULA
I told you to stop looking for your
sister. She made the decision to go
with her father. She left us in the
middle of the night to continue
being a criminal.
ARTEMIS
She is still family. I know you
want to protect me from the family
business. Dad trained us, but you
instilled values into me after your
accident. Maybe if someone reached
out to Jade she will remember those
values.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
49.
PAULA
I had to make sacrifices because of
your father.
She shakes her wheelchair to prove a point.
PAULA
I don’t want you to have to make
the same sacrifices.
ARTEMIS
Mom, I promise I am not going to
get myself in trouble. I am going
to a good school, made friends, and
I finally have a normal life. I am
not going to ruin that.
Paula gives Artemis her computer back. The laptop is open
and the video is still playing.
The video shows Cheshire killing the last guard.
PAULA
I don’t want you to end up like
your sister because of our family’s
mistakes.
Artemis closes the video and continues to work on her paper
for school.
INT. INTERRAGATION ROOM - NIGHT
Quentin puts Malcolm in the interagation room. He is
handcuffed to the table. Laurel walks into the room. When
Quentin sees her walk in he pulls her to the side.
QUENTIN
What are you doing here, Laurel?
LAUREL
I am here to convinct Malcolm
Merlyn.
QUENTIN
You really think you should be
doing this? Are you ready to do
this?
LAUREL
I am the only person who can do
this.
Laurel sits across from the hancuffed Malcolm Merlyn.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
50.
LAUREL
Good to see you alive. I rather you
suffer for your crimes. For killing
Tommy!
MALCOLM
Tommy was weak. You were one of his
main problems.
LAUREL
You know you will be going to jail
for a very long time.
MALCOLM
I have lost so much. My revenge, my
daughter, everything. I am ready to
admit my crimes.
LAUREL
You are not going to get less time
in jail for confessing. You know
that right? You murdered hundreds
of people that night. I have every
intention of seeking the death
penalty. I can do that you know?
MALCOLM
I know the consequences. Maybe I
just want to do the right thing for
my daughters sake. I want to tell
the truth.
LAUREL
Thea will never forgive you. This
city will never forget what you
did. Now state your crimes.
Malcolm looks straight to the camera that is recording their
conversation.
MALCOLM
I Malcolm Merlyn am a murderer. I
am the killer of the Glades. I have
killed hundreds of innoncent
people. I pretended to be dead to
escape my crimes. I killed my only
son and I am dead to my daughter.
The love of my life is dead. I have
nothing to live for. I am saying I
am guilty.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
51.
LAUREL
Why did you do it Malcolm?
MALCOLM
For my wife. I wanted to level the
glades. They killed her because of
her weakness, and they got what
they deserved.
LAUREL
Thank you Malcolm, that is all I
need.
Laurel gets out of her seat.
As Laurel walks out a few beats pass. Kate Spencer the new
DA walks into the room.
Malcolm still sits chained. Kate turns off the camera.
KATE
Glad to see you again Malcolm.
MALCOLM
Yes it has been a while, Kate.
KATE
You will be getting your due.
Kate grabs Malcolm by the hand. She slips him a small pill
and walks out of the room.
KATE
Take him to solitary!
INT. POLICE DEPARTMENT - NIGHT
Kate Spencer walks out of the interrogation room. She walks
towards Laurel who is talking to Quentin by his desk.
KATE
Good Job Laurel. With the Merlyn
case I can see your career going
very far.
LAUREL
Thank you, mam.
Kate walks away from Laurel.
Laurel and Quentin surround Thea. She sits in the chair next
to them with a brown coat over her shoulders.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 52.
Laurel puts her hand of Thea’s shoulder.
LAUREL
I am sure you must be shaken up.
Are you okay to be home tonight?
You know you can always stay with
me if you don’t want to be alone.
THEA
Oliver is going to stay with me
tonight. Anyways, I will be fine.
Malcolm didn’t hurt me. He thought
he could convince me of something I
didn’t believe in. I am just glad
happy to see that he will be put
away.
QUENTIN
You are strong girl, Thea. You did
good tonight.
Thea takes off Quentin’s brown coat that was over her
shoulders. She starts to get up.
QUENTIN
I just want to let you know that in
the next couple of days you might
be called to the police department
a couple more times. You were on
the site where we found Malcolm.
The police are going to want to
interview you about what happened
tonight. The court case will be in
a couple of days and you will have
to be a witness.
THEA
Whatever I have to do for this
nightmare to be over I will do it.
EXT. LAUREL’S APARTMENT -NIGHT
Quentin and Laurel are walking to the front door of Laurel’s
apartment.
QUENTIN
Hun, I am really proud of how you
kept your composure in front of
Malcolm tonight.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
53.
LAUREL
The important thing is that he will
be in a jail cell tonight. He
doesn’t deserve to live another
comfortable day. His trial is going
to be in a few days. I have a
feeling he will suffer that fate
that he deserves. Hopefully this
can help begin the healing process
for Starling City.
QUENTIN
Does that include you Laurel?
LAUREL
I think I have already healed.
Laurel takes out her keys from her bag and opens her door.
Sara is on the couch watching the news.
NEWSCASTER
Malcolm Merlyn tonight was stated
to still be alive. The police now
has him in custody for his crimes
to the Glades...
Once Sara hears Laurel and Quentin walk in the door she
turns off the television.
SARA
I just heard you guys come in. Saw
on news about what happened with
Malcolm tonight. Is Thea okay?
QUENTIN
She is going to be fine. She is
just a little shaken up by the
whole situation.
SARA
Glad to hear she is doing okay.
QUENTIN
If it wasn’t for the Black Canary
and the Hood I don’t think we would
have ever figured out that Malcolm
Merlyn was still alive. They did a
great job tonight.
SARA
Yes they really helped out the city
tonight.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
54.
LAUREL
You know you guys can stop talking
in third person in front of me.
SARA
What are you talking about Laurel?
LAUREL
I know you are the Black Canary.
You helped save this city. Not just
tonight, but every night.
SARA
How did you find out?
LAUREL
I am a lawyer Sara. I was able to
patch everything together. The
Black Canary saved me countless
times. I just can’t believe I
didn’t figure it out sooner. I
noticed the scars on your back and
they were a hint of your
extra-curricular activities.
SARA
I am sorry I never told you. I
never wanted you or dad to see that
side of me.
QUENTIN
We can never understand what you
went through, but we will always
accept you Sara. No matter what
happens.
LAUREL
What made you come back to Starling
City when you did?
SARA
Do to protect my family. To protect
you guys. The League of Assassins
were out for me. I needed to make
sure you were safe.
LAUREL
Who are the League of Assassins?
SARA
They were a group of people I
joined when I was gone, my family.
I changed my identity to be with
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
55.
SARA (cont’d)
them. The League took care of me
when I needed it the most. They
turned me into the woman I am today
and I am not going to say I am
proud of it.
LAUREL
I am proud of it. I hope one day
you can completely open up to us
and tell us what happened. We were
broken when we thought you were
dead.
SARA
I can never tell you Laurel what
happened to me the six years I was
missing. I had to go through some
dark things to survive. I met a lot
of bad people.
LAUREL
You are a hero now and that is the
only thing that is important. You
brought Malcolm Merlyn to justice.
The man who killed our friend.
SARA
Coming from you Laurel, that means
alot.
QUENTIN
No more secrets. Let the Lance’s be
a family again.
The three have hug each other.
Sara phone rings.
SARA
I have to take this. The Black
Canary is needed.
She starts to put her Black Canary outfit on. She leaps out
of the window.
INT. ARROW CAVE - NIGHT
Sara walks in the room and joins the conversation with the
rest of the team.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
56.
OLIVER
Thanks for coming Sara. Wanted you
to be here for Thea’s introduction
to the arrow cave.
Thea starts to look at the glass case that holds Oliver’s
costume. Oliver walks up to her as Felciity, Digg, and Sara
have a separate conversation in the background.
THEA
I still can’t believe that this
place was under Verdant this whole
time. How did I not notice it?
OLIVER
We were pretty good at hiding it,
but I am glad that you are seeing
it now.
THEA
Frat Boy millionaire to modern day
Robin Hood. What made you become
the Hood?
OLIVER
The island, it changed me. I wasn’t
the only one that it changed.
Oliver looks at Sara talking to Felicity and Digg.
OLIVER
I became a new person. When I came
back to Starling I had a mission,
Redeem dad’s name. But I don’t want
to go into detail about the wrongs
he did as a business man. Just like
mom he did the things he did for
the sake of this family.
Oliver hands Thea a small book with a list of people.
OLIVER
He wrote this list and they became
my targets. Until I realized that
the people on this list wasn’t the
true war I was fighting because I
didn’t believe in the cause. My
cause was to help the innocent,
people like Tommy. I needed to
protect my city.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
57.
THEA
So, where do we go from here?
OLIVER
You are good Thea, really good. But
this life isn’t for you. It was one
of the reasons I kept this whole
thing a secret from you.
THEA
That isn’t your decision Ollie. You
said you fight this fight because
of Tommy. Tommy, my brother, died
in this madness. Some people might
want revenge, I don’t want that. I
don’t want anyone to have to go
through what I had to go through.
That will be my mission. The thing
that will drive me.
OLIVER
There is no stopping you. Is there
Speedy?
THEA
I guess not.
OLIVER
You are obviously great with a bow
and arrow. But you are going to
need some help in combat training.
Sara, Felciity, and Digg walk towards Oliver and Thea.
SARA
I can help her train. It would be
nice to have some girl power in the
cave. Because you know we are much
stronger than the boys. Right
girls?
Felicity and Thea give Sara a smile.
THEA
Does this make me an official
member of Team Arrow?
FELICITY
I should really start making badges
for our team. I am glad that the
name Team Arrow is sticking.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
58.
OLIVER
We are still not called that.
DIGG
I like it.
THEA
It has a nice ring to it.
OLIVER
Fine, Team Arrow it is.
FELICITY
Yes!
Next shot has Thea putting on her new costume. It is similar
to Oliver’s costume but has a mix of yellow and red.
As Thea puts her costume on.
SARA
We all have a code name. What are
you going to be called Thea?
Thea puts the yellow hood over her head.
THEA
I thought Speedy would be a good
fit. I guess I am going to still be
following you around Ollie.
OLIVER
Don’t you think yellow and red are
a little too flashy for the the
vigilante scene.
THEA
I like flashy. We have to show the
city we are symbol. Not hide in the
shadows like Malcolm and Slade.
FELICITY
Guys sorry to ruin this sentimental
moment, but I think you should all
see this.
Everyone walks closure to Felicity who is in front of the
computer screen watching a survalence video.
As everyone surrounds Felicity they watch the black and
white security footage of a hooded man and a woman with a
white cat like mask on.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 59.
They watch as the woman kills the guards on the security
footage. The two figures walk away with a stolen gun. They
walk off screen.
THEA
Is that Roy?
FELICITY
I think so.
OLIVER
It definitely looks like him.
THEA
Who is that woman he is with?
FELICITY
The footage is from a building in
Gotham City. He must have met her
there.
DIGG
Looks like we are going on a field
trip.
FELICITY
I never been to Gotham City, but
not like I ever wanted to go there
either.
THEA
Let’s go find Roy!
Black Canary and Oliver suit up. Thea picks up her bow and
quiver. They walk off together out of the Arrow Cave.
INT. JAIL CELLL - NIGHT
Malcolm sits in his jail cell. He wears a orange jump suit.
No one shares a cell with him.
He lies on his bed and looks at the cieling. He takes out
the pill Kate Spencer gave him earlier.
He opens his mouth and swollows. A couple of beats later he
starts to sieze.
The correctional officer opens the cell to see what has
happened to Malcolm.
He feels his wrist for a pulse.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
60.
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER
He is dead.
THE END
I was very impressed by this script. You obviously have a connection with the Thea Queen character and it showed in the story. It seemed like everyone good or bad knew that Thea was the was key to something bigger and something special. I've only seen a few shows of Arrow but I felt when reading the script I was watching the show. You appear to have a good grasp on all the main characters and their motivations and stayed true to the show.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if it's from watching all that TV or what you learned in your writing class but the technical usage of flashbacks was a nice touch, which I imagine could be tricky. The part of the story that I liked the most when Thea had her morals tested when she encountered the homeless man. Although she shot the homeless man with the arrow, she did not cower and at least called for the ambulance. Of course the man ended up dying unfortunately.
I thought this was a well put together show and as I said stayed true to Arrow Franchise. I would like to you write something from scratch, something that really has no existing formula, so I can really see your unique writing style shine.
Overall, great connection the main character, very good knowledge of motivations of the main characters, good technical usage of flashbacks, nice thought provoking moral conflict and I'm eager to see how your style of writing will shine without any boundaries. Good Show!
Glad that you enjoyed the episode. I might write more for the site, but probably expanding on other works. I do have a movie written up, but saving that for my portfolio. Don't want to release it on the internet.
DeleteBut I do have a short story I wrote awhile ago for Comic Frontline. Here is a link:
http://comicfrontline.blogspot.com/2013/05/we-are-all-actors.html
Thank you for commenting =)