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Oliver Queen : So, specialty arrows. And each one has a specific purpose.
Mia Smoak : What does this one do?
Oliver Queen : Explosive arrow. Lighter payload, meant to divert and disable. Acidic arrow, meant to breach covertly or weaken structurally. Bolo Arrow, to secure and subdue. These are just tools. If you rely on them too much, they become crutches.
Mia Smoak : Then why have them?
Oliver Queen : To get out of a fight, or to end one before it begins.
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Anatoly Knyazev : [pouring Mia a shot of vodka] Congratulations. Now you my favorite American.
Oliver Queen : Hey, don't get too excited. He has a lot of favorite Americans.
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William Clayton : I'm sorry, dad, but we just saved you from being murdered by a bunch of gangsters. I'm on Team Mia here.
Oliver Queen : Yeah, but Mia just got kidnapped by the Bratva.
Mia Smoak : So did you.
Oliver Queen : I'm your father, all right? It is my primary job in the world to protect you.
Mia Smoak : We don't need that. In the future, we are the ones that is saving the city.
Oliver Queen : Well, this isn't the future!
[to William]
Oliver Queen : This was months after I was heartbroken right before I left that I couldn't get you on the phone at your grandparents'.
[to Mia]
Oliver Queen : So I walked into your room to look at you one last time, and you looked back at me from your crib.
Mia Smoak : And because you made the choice to protect us, I had to spend my whole life alone. I didn't have the chance to get to know my brother, to get to know you.
Oliver Queen : I'm sorry that it worked out that way. And both of you can decide on your own how much you want to hate me and how much blame you want to assign. But I made a promise to your mother to keep you safe. And there is no world, there is no universe, no past, present, or future where I break it.
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Oliver Queen : I know that I haven't really spoken to you two about my time in Russia. And that is because there were some things that I did here that I'm not proud of. As I'm coming to grips with the fact that the two of you are grown up, I'm realizing that shielding you from the bad isn't going to do our relationship any good. From this point forward, whatever you want to know, whatever you might want to ask me, is fair game, okay?
William Clayton : Like dislocating your thumbs? 'Cause I can't believe I missed that.
Oliver Queen : Maybe something a little less painful.
Mia Smoak : What about that island you were on?
Oliver Queen : It's Lian Yu. It's Mandarin for "purgatory".
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Oliver Queen : Thank you. I always seem to end up in your debt.
Anatoly Knyazev : We are beyond keeping score. We have been friends, we have been enemies. From now on, let us just be brothers.
Oliver Queen : Not the Bratva kind.
Anatoly Knyazev : No! Real family, like the one you have now. I can be the fun uncle.
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Oliver Queen : Why would I want to share some of the worst mistakes of my entire life with my children?
Anatoly Knyazev : That is the thing about teaching. It's not about what you want to say. It's about what they need to hear. Remember first thing I taught you?
Oliver Queen : Living is not for the weak.
Anatoly Knyazev : Your children are not weak, Oliver. They're also not children. Whatever it is you have to say, they can handle it. If you do not, they will never learn to be heroes.
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Anatoly Knyazev : Now, I have seen some very crazy things in my life, but adult children of Oliver Queen sitting in my bar. I hope you do not think badly of me. Last time we met, you were little, and I was on wrong side of history.
William Clayton : [speaking Russian] Water under the bridge.
Anatoly Knyazev : I like this one already.
Oliver Queen : I was surprised to learn that you were in Russia. I thought the Maldives would be permanent.
Anatoly Knyazev : Oh, with Diaz dead, so reason to stay away.
Oliver Queen : You got bored.
Anatoly Knyazev : I miss Borscht. So I reinvent myself. Bar owner. But I got inspired, too. I got real good recipe for Piña colada. You should try. It's delicious.
William Clayton : Who wouldn't be reminded of the tropics in these cold Russian winters?
Laurel Lance : Well, apparently, his customers.
Anatoly Knyazev : [sarcastic] Nice to see this one's still charmer.
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General Alexi Burov : I abandoned this pulse wave generator project. Too unpredictable, bad business. So why should I give to you, kapiushon?
Anatoly Knyazev : Maybe you should've kept your secret identity secret?
Laurel Lance : So this means that you won't be giving us the plans willingly.
General Alexi Burov : No need for unpleasantness. I am willing to make deal.
Oliver Queen : Okay. What do you want?
General Alexi Burov : A fighter. Someone to, uh... upset the favorite so I can not be bored. Should be easy for you, kapiushon, no?
Oliver Queen : So I win, and then you give us the plans.
[Burov nods]
Oliver Queen : Done deal.
General Alexi Burov : Excellent. I will go make it so.
Laurel Lance : You saw that goliath, right? He is twice your size.
Oliver Queen : So I give him half a chance.
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Oliver Queen : I'd like the two of you to accompany me and Laurel to Russia. Okay?
William Clayton : Yeah.
Oliver Queen : Okay. We'll wheels up at dawn.
William Clayton : Well, better go buy a parka.
Mia Smoak : Is it really that cold in Russia?
William Clayton : [chuckling] Oh, ho. You are so not ready for this.
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John Diggle : Things seem to be going pretty well with the kids.
Oliver Queen : Never thought I'd get to know them. Not like this.
John Diggle : Is that why you invited them to go with you?
Oliver Queen : Well, I mean, I promised Mia that I would keep training her. And, um, I think it's very valuable for them to keep seeing how we operate in the field.
John Diggle : And you're sure Russia's a good place for a tutorial, Oliver? That was a very dark time for you.
Oliver Queen : It was a long time ago, though. I'm a better man. I'm a different man. I think that I can teach them the good without showing them the bad.
John Diggle : Hope so.
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Mia Smoak : Why did he call you kapiushon?
Oliver Queen : Kapiushon is a nickname that the Bratva gave me. It means "hood".
Mia Smoak : You were a member of the Bratva. You should have told me.
Oliver Queen : I didn't want you or William involved in this.
Mia Smoak : I can handle myself.
Oliver Queen : That is not what this is about.
Mia Smoak : Then what is it about?
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Oleg : This one needs to learn not to put nose in other people's business.
General Alexi Burov : Oleg, wha... . what a pleasure.
Oleg : Did you really think you could conduct business on Bratva territory without me knowing?
General Alexi Burov : Of course not. This is simply fighter collecting his winnings.
Oleg : He's no mere fighter, are you, Oliver Queen?
Mia Smoak : How does he know who you are?
Oleg : Everyone in Russia knows kapiushon.
Oliver Queen : We have no fight with you or the Bratva. That is what we came for. When we have it, we're gone.
Oleg : The General only operates here because we say he can. And we did not say.
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Mia Smoak : So this is Russia.
Oliver Queen : Not what you were expecting?
William Clayton : I just thought there'd be a lot less dirt.
Anatoly Knyazev : [entering] Is very rude to insult man's homeland.
Oliver Queen : Hello, Anatoly.
Anatoly Knyazev : [hugging] Oliver Queen. My brother. Oh, you think maybe I punch you again?
Oliver Queen : It never even crossed my mind.
Anatoly Knyazev : Welcome to Russia, my favorite American.
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Mia Smoak : So that's the secret. A tennis ball.
Oliver Queen : You know how you use a honing steel to keep the edge on a chef's knife?
Mia Smoak : I don't really cook.
Oliver Queen : That makes sense. All right.
[clearing his throat]
Oliver Queen : This keeps you sharp. Only a direct, precise hit will pin the ball. If you are off just a little bit...
[demonstrating]
Oliver Queen : It deflects. Ready?
Mia Smoak : Toss it.
[he tosses a tennis ball, and she shoots it with an arrow]
Mia Smoak : Thought this was supposed to be hard.
Oliver Queen : This is the warm-up. Ready.
[he launches a catapault of tennis balls; she stares, dumbfounded]
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Oliver Queen : You, me, and Laurel will go to the club to find Burov. You two are gonna stay here.
Mia Smoak : Did you not hear what I just said? I grew up in fight clubs.
Oliver Queen : You did not grow up in fight clubs that were run by the Bratva.
Mia Smoak : Then why did you bring us on this mission if you're not gonna let us help?
Oliver Queen : This is not a regular mission. This is the Bratva. They are terrible people, and you guys are my kids.
Mia Smoak : Yes, but we're not children.
Oliver Queen : Well, you are when I look at you! And I'm sorry, but this is how it's gonna be.
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Oliver Queen : [sparring with Mia] Nyssa taught you well.
Mia Smoak : Mom made sure of it.
[he ducks a swing, blocks one arm, and holds his stick to her throat]
Mia Smoak : How did you do that?
Oliver Queen : Variable acceleration. All right? It's all about timing. You keep practicing, you keep flowing, it just becomes second nature.
Mia Smoak : All right. Again.
Oliver Queen : You don't want a break, maybe?
William Clayton : [entering] She's a machine, dad. They don't need breaks.
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Oliver Queen : You okay?
Mia Smoak : Yeah, I'm fine. Where are we?
Oliver Queen : Um... yeah, probably some Bratva hideout. I told you to stay put, Mia. What were you thinking?
Mia Smoak : That we needed to finish the mission.
Oliver Queen : You understand that I had it handled, correct?
Mia Smoak : Uh, apparently not, considering we are tied up in a creepy basement.
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Oliver Queen : How is the search going for General Burov?
Anatoly Knyazev : Well, it's not very easy. But I do have friends I can call.
Oliver Queen : I know, but I... I don't want them involved in this.
Mia Smoak : Why not? If he has friends that can help, it...
Oliver Queen : Because, Mia, with... with due respect, the people that Anatoly is describing... aren't really friends. Let's just keep this one in the family, okay?
Anatoly Knyazev : All right. I work to find Burov hard way.
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Anatoly Knyazev : I have classic bad news/good news. I find General Burov.
William Clayton : Is that the bad news? I'm confused about the order.
Anatoly Knyazev : The bad news is, is he is man who likes betting and blood, which means only one place to find him, Krovavaya Banya.
William Clayton : "The Bloodbath."
Laurel Lance : Oh, heh. Doesn't that sound lovely?
Oliver Queen : It's not lovely. It's a fight club.
William Clayton : [indicating Mia] Oh. That sounds like where I met her.
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William Clayton : His name is General Alexi Burov, and he's in Moscow. Curtis said that the energy wave that destroyed Earth-2 can be replicated, which means we can weaponize it. And right before he went off the grid, Burov was working on plans for a weapon called the Pulse Wave Generator.
Oliver Queen : All right. We need those plans.
William Clayton : We also need plutonium. It's the only thing that can power Burov's machine.
Mia Smoak : Wait. Plutonium as in a nuclear bomb?
William Clayton : Mm-hmm.
Mia Smoak : Where are we gonna get that?
John Diggle : [entering] Bialya. There's a facility near the border where all kinds of radioactive material is stored. I'm thinking a two-man fire team can get the job done.
Oliver Queen : Okay. Want to take Connor?
John Diggle : No, no. Actually, he went to check in on Sandra. And he promised to stay out of sight. I have someone else in mind to help.
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Oliver Queen : I should have enough slack by now.
Mia Smoak : To do what?
[he dislocates his thumbs and groans in pain]
Mia Smoak : What the hell?
Oliver Queen : I can dislocate my thumbs. It's a useful technique if getting tied to a chair is gonna become a habit.
Mia Smoak : You have got to teach me how to do that.
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Laurel Lance : Did you talk to John?
Oliver Queen : I did. He got the plutonium with an assist from Roy.
William Clayton : All we have to do is whip up an energy wave to destroy an all-knowing space being. Easy.
Oliver Queen : Before that, I would like to propose a toast to Mia and Willliam. Couldn't have done this without you.
William Clayton : Vashe zdorovie.
Oliver Queen : Actually, here we say "prochnost".
Mia Smoak : Prochnost?
Anatoly Knyazev : Prochnost. It means strength.
Oliver Queen : It means a lot more than that.
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Oleg : You went to a lot of trouble to get this. Even we couldn't crack its security encryptions. It must be worth a great deal. Tell me what it is.
Oliver Queen : No.
Oleg : I will only ask once more.
[cocking and aiming his pistol at Mia]
Oleg : You have five seconds. Five.
Mia Smoak : Don't tell him anything.
Oleg : Four. Three. Two.
Oliver Queen : They're plans. For a weapon that Burov is building.
Oleg : Was that so hard? Now we can move on to next phase.
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William Clayton : Oh, good. Do we have time for one more fight before we leave?
Oliver Queen : I'm not looking for a fight.
Mia Smoak : Then stop trying to send us home. We're not leaving.
Oliver Queen : Good. Because I need your help.
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Mia Smoak : Don't forget to send me that picture of my dad with that haircut.
Anatoly Knyazev : Mm, don't forget to ask about Bratva tattoo. We have matching.
Oliver Queen : Used to. Used to, actually.
William Clayton : Oh, ho. I'm gonna need to hear that story immediately.
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Anatoly Knyazev : Oleg is selling drive during Bloodbath tonight.
Laurel Lance : And how are we supposed to get in? They know our faces.
Oliver Queen : Right. We use that to our advantage.
[to Mia]
Oliver Queen : You and I are going in the ring together as a team.
[to William]
Oliver Queen : You would be helping us get in.
Anatoly Knyazev : [giving him a business suit] Sorry. I did not have time to get it dry cleaned.
William Clayton : I'm really more of a behind the screen kind of guy. But wow. That is a nice suit. Huh.
Laurel Lance : What exactly will I Anatoly and I be doing while you two are playing father/daughter fight club moment?
Oliver Queen : When Oleg realizes that it's the two of us in the ring, that'll cause a distraction. You guys go and steal the drive. What do you say?
William Clayton : Well, I'm in. Fancy rich guy is the role I was born to play.
Oliver Queen : You?
Mia Smoak : Why the hell not?
Oliver Queen : Suit up.
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Mia Smoak : You shouldn't have told them what was on the drive.
Oliver Queen : They would've killed you if I didn't.
Mia Smoak : Or we would've been able to escape without you giving up the information.
Oliver Queen : Mia.
Laurel Lance : Okay, can we please just save the family squabbling 'til after we have the plans?
William Clayton : Oleg's bound to figure out how much they're worth.
Anatoly Knyazev : Well, he's smart businessman. He will figure out way to sell it.
Oliver Queen : We need to figure out when and where the sale is happening, and then we go recover the drive.
Mia Smoak : Let me guess. Me and William get to stay at the bar, right?
Oliver Queen : You're going home, both of you.
Mia Smoak : No.
Laurel Lance : I have a feeling there's less drama out here.
Anatoly Knyazev : [they turn to leave] Yeah.
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Oliver Queen : He met you where?
Mia Smoak : Well, when I first left home, I had to find a way to make money. So I fought, and I won.
Anatoly Knyazev : Like father, like daughter, eh, tovarisch?
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Anatoly Knyazev : I don't know about you, but I could handle drink without umbrella.
Oliver Queen : I'm good, thank you.
Anatoly Knyazev : If by good, you mean, how you say, moody, well, yes, you are. Is this because you ruin family vacation?
Oliver Queen : I have to send them home for their protection.
Anatoly Knyazev : Do you not think they can handle it?
Oliver Queen : They can handle it. I just... I want to keep them away from the Bratva.
Anatoly Knyazev : You mean keep them away from your Bratva past.
Oliver Queen : Dark time for me.
Anatoly Knyazev : That is understandable. You are ashamed. You have truly done some terrible things.
Oliver Queen : Thank you for the reminder.
Anatoly Knyazev : But you also have done some good things. It's important that the kids see both.
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William Clayton : Anatoly, you guys set?
Anatoly Knyazev : Da. But no sign of high rollers. Now is good time to strike.
Laurel Lance : How much time do we have?
William Clayton : Five minutes, give or take.
Mia Smoak : Well, this is gonna be fun.
Oliver Queen : I've seen what you can do in there, so just trust your instincts, okay? I do.
