22. The Ties That Bind

Complete story — includes the ending

Diaz orchestrates attacks against Team Arrow and their loved ones; most escape unscathed, but Curtis's boyfriend Nick is seriously injured. They reunite at the New Team Arrow's bunker, where they watch as Diaz's men destroy Original Team Arrow's bunker. With Anatoly's help, Oliver ambushes Diaz, but he escapes, severely wounding Curtis. The team realizes Diaz was protecting a device containing potentially important data and sends Lyla Michaels into the SCPD headquarters to hack it. Felicity discovers it is an encrypted list of everyone on Diaz's payroll and starts attempting to decode it. Diaz kills one of the Quadrant leaders, assuming she gave Team Arrow the intel about his convoy. He attacks the new bunker, then fights with and nearly kills Oliver, who triggers explosives installed as a fail-safe against intruders. He and Felicity escape, but the still-encrypted data is lost. Diaz meets with the remaining two Quadrant leaders, kills one, and makes the other accept him as the head of the organization. Oliver turns to Watson for help; she agrees, provided he admits to her that he is the Green Arrow.