EPISODE

18. Public Enemy

During an attack on the mayor's office, Ray is critically injured. Felicity is pleasantly surprised when her mother, Donna Smoak, shows up at the hospital to offer her support. With the SCPD out in full force looking for the assailant, Oliver and his team work hard to stay one step ahead of the police to find the man responsible. However, things come to a head when Ra's al Ghul kidnaps Captain Lance.

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Ray takes the arrow for Felicity. Quentin issues an arrest warrant for the Arrow and his team, including shoot to kill orders. Oliver uses Nyssa to track Maseo's location. Ra's appears and repeats his demand. The police arrive, but Oliver and his group manage to escape. Ra's kidnaps Quentin and reveals the Arrow's identity, which Quentin then announces at a press conference. Oliver decides to turn himself in in exchange for immunity for his teammates. Roy dresses as the Arrow, stops Oliver's transport van, and surrenders to the police, claiming that he has been the Arrow all along. Meanwhile, Ray has developed a deadly thrombus that has no known cure. He reveals that he has nanobots that can destroy the clot. Felicity injects them and saves him with the help of Donna. In flashbacks, the woman resembling Shado turns out to be her twin sister Mei. The assailants come after them, but Maseo and Tatsu arrive to rescue them. Before leaving, Oliver tells Mei that Shado and Yao are dead.

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