Roy试图阻止一起针对运输卡车的抢劫,却遭遇强敌China White。他不仅翻了车,还被警察逮捕,真正的坏蛋劫持货车跑掉了。Thea到警察局接回了Roy,Laurel开始怀疑Roy与兜帽侠客有关系,但她没有对Roy的行为提起指控。
Roy的能力实在有限,Oliver劝说Roy放弃这种危险的做法,不要再与兜帽侠客「竞争」。Roy告诉他有人在打劫送往泽地区医院的药品,警方对此无能为力。Roy还含糊地提到了黑丝雀的事情(为今后的剧情埋下伏笔)。Thea对Roy下达了最后通牒:如果Roy继续和兜帽侠客胡混,她就和他断绝男女朋友关系!Roy没有当即作出决定。
Oliver决定设置一个陷阱来诱捕这伙强盗,却发现幕后主使竟是他的老对手China White——她和她的帮凶青铜老虎将运输药品的货车洗劫一空。Oliver与China White和青铜老虎一场大战,但是警察很快赶到,迫使Oliver抽身离去。China White也逃走了。
Oliver决定与泽地区的市政议员Sebastian Blood合作,帮助那些急需得到帮助的人(同时通过慈善宣传让其他人也参与他们的行列)。Oliver原本计划参加一个慈善活动,但是China White再次出来干坏事,迫使Oliver放弃此这个为Queen家族正名的大好机会。Sebastian借题发挥,在媒体面前大骂Oliver(从而提高他自己的声望)。Sebastian是一个政客,两面三刀是他的本性——Oliver信任他,那是Oliver的失误。
第一次尝试阻止China White的行动以失败告终。第二次Oliver带上了他的「黑人司机」,情况好多了。经过一番苦斗,Oliver终于战胜了China White和青铜老虎(Oliver用了电箭才勉强制服青铜老虎),确保药品的安全(但是本集中所有的运输司机都很不幸……)。警察赶来将China White逮捕,Oliver和Diggle顺利脱身。
Oliver劝说Roy停止以他的名义参与「直接斗争」,转而当他在泽地区的眼线(「眼睛和耳朵」)。Roy接受了Oliver的提议,因此和Thea重归于好。
Oliver还试图劝说Laurel喜欢兜帽侠客,Laurel索性利用他的这种心态设下一个陷阱,Oliver果然中计……全副武装的特警将毫无防备的Oliver团团包围!
其他情节
Oliver给Diggle和Felicity安排了新的「工作」——现在Diggle是他的「黑人司机」,Felicity是他的「女秘书」!Felicity对此极为不满,拒绝为Oliver倒咖啡(不过最后还是倒了)!
Laurel非常憎恨兜帽侠客,这让Oliver很不好受。Felicity听够了他的抱怨,一不留神说出了Diggle和Carly已经分手的事情。
在炼狱岛的回忆情节中,Oliver、Slade和Shado发现一个洞穴中有许多二战日本士兵的残骸。PS:Oliver和Shado的关系突飞猛进,但Slade对他们颇有微词。他警告Oliver不要过分迷恋Shado。
台词
“Does this mean you’re ready to launch Crusade 2.0?” – Diggle
“I had a secret entrance installed when I ran the club … Kidding.” – Oliver
“Doesn’t sound like the vigilante would have a groupie.” – Oliver
“I need a Girl Wednesday.” – Oliver
“It’s ‘Friday.’ And no!” – Felicity
“And I love spending the night with you …” – Felicity
“It could be worse. My secret identity is his black driver.” – Diggle
“No island, no place can make you something you’re not.” – Shado
“I was eager to see you dead. And he was eager to kill you.” – China
“Ms. Smoak, would you get my guest and I some coffee?” – Oliver
“You know, I would. But it seems someone has broken our coffee maker.” – Felicity
“You know, I’ve been meaning to tell you it wears me out to no end to hear you refer to yourself in the third person like that.” – Diggle
“Crucifixion has such a bad reputation.” – Sebastian Blood
“They still won’t see you as anything more than the enemy. You’ll never be anything other than a criminal to them. Which means you’ll never be a hero.” – China White
“We’re getting dangerously close to hug territory, so I’m gonna fall back.” – Diggle