What We Leave Behind

Oliver: Previously on "Arrow"...

You're all this city has.

Now stop being so hard on yourself.

Oliver: That notebook belonged to my father.

I thought that it was my way to save the city.

We all want to believe in Oliver's crusade, but I am pissed that the guy who only shares the important information with his inner circle used to be a serial killer.

For a long time, I blamed you for my parents dying.

Knowing all this doesn't make it any easier.

Nobody followed me.

They don't suspect a thing.

[Metal scraping]

[Floor creaks]

I brought what you asked for.

[Thunder]

Addresses are on the back.

[Thunder]

I took those last two myself.

What? That's it?

We had a deal.

I get you the intel, I get to be there when you take him down.

You think you can make demands of me?

No.

No, of course not. I know he's your kill...

But I want to watch him die.

You haven't been listening.

I'm not going to kill him.

I'm gonna make him wish he was dead.

♪ Arrow 5x09 ♪ What We Leave Behind Original Air Date on December 7, 2016

[Christmas music playing]

This is incredible, Speedy.

I can't believe you pulled it off, especially after the whole--

Ok. I thought we decided not to talk about aliens anymore.

Right?

Besides, how can you be so surprised?

I'm Moira Queen's daughter, and that means throwing a killer Christmas party is in my blood.

Mom and dad would be very proud of you, Speedy.

Me? Come on.

You're the mayor.

They'd be so happy, they wouldn't know what to do with themselves.

Are you all right? Because what the Dominators showed us, it was a little like losing them all over again.

They didn't take anything away from me.

They gave me something.

Reminded me how lucky I am to be a part of this family and to have you as my brother.

That's very sweet.

Sorry I'm late.

No, it's fine. Hmm.

I know, I know. I already broke the first rule of being a good date by not arriving with you, but I had a crushing deadline.

Glamorous life of a journalist, right?

The dress that you're wearing makes up for it.

Ahem.

So, uh, you're his-- his date?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, just--uh, just for this party, which by the way, is a definite improvement over the previous mayor's holiday bash.

Nicely done.

Thanks. It's really great to know that this administration can do, like, one thing right.

Be nice, Thea.

No. I'm gonna go get a drink now.

Talk to you later.

She's--I mean, she's just being protective.

Hmm. To be fair. I didn't make the best first impression.

Well, I, of all people, understand that sometimes doing a job means pissing people off.

It just means that you're doing it well.

I see you've reclaimed your optimism.

Well, thanks to you.

Cheers.

Is that your second champagne?

Third.

Are you really that nervous to finally introduce me to your friends?

I just want them to love you as much as I llllike you.

These are my friends!

Guys, this is my Malone boyfriend.

This is Billy Malone, my boy--boyfriend.

I'm Curtis, by the way, the guy awkwardly standing in front of you waiting to be introduced, and this is my husband Paul.

Curtis is my best friend at work-- well, was until I was fired from my own company.

Cheers.

I thought you guys were working on a startup together, the one he's been putting all the late nights in on.

The very late nights, the startup, yes.

We--it's just-- the startup is so fun.

I mean, we barely call it work because it's just, like, "whoo!"

Wow! So much fun!

So much...Fun.

[Christmas music playing]

Vvvvrrmmm!

Who needs a fancy part at city hall when all the most important people are right here?

Rene: Aw shucks, John.

You're gonna make us all blush.

Do you think it's a fire hazard to light the menorah in here?

I think the only hazard's gonna be if you mess with that table setting before Lyla gets back with the turkey.

What do you think?

Nice.

Cute kid.

Yeah. He gets it from his mom.

I figured.

Must be, uh, weird finding out about Flashpoint.

Yeah. I'm still not sure how I feel about that, man.

I should be used to all the unusual things around here, especially after last week, but...

I could never imagine a daughter.

Being a father's the best thing in the world, especially around the holidays.

Sounds like you know something about kids. You got any?

Evelyn: Sorry I'm late, but I come bearing gifts.

We had this tradition in my family where we'd all open our presents at the exact same time.

Since you guys are the only family I have, I, uh, figured I'd try it with you.

John: Thanks.

[Paper ripping]

Were you even listening to the rules?

I don't like rules or listening.

Women: ♪ how fun it is to ride... ♪

This is dope, Evie.

John: Wow. Thanks, Evelyn.

It's very sweet.

You know, the best part is this is gonna piss Oliver off when we hang these up all over the place.

Ohh.

Oliver: Happy holidays.

Everyone, thank you so much for coming.

My favorite Christmas movie is "Die Hard."

[Laughter]

Heh. It's true.

My second favorite Christmas movie is "It's a Wonderful Life," and, uh, I was very lucky to be able to rewatch that movie last week.

It reminded me how much work I still have to do, how much work all of us still have to do, and it inspired me to recommit myself to making our city, our home a better and a safer place.

Cheers.

Great speech.

Great speech.

I...

Uh...

What she said.

Susan: Uh, Felicity, right?

Yeah. You must be the superhot reporter.

Um, uh, thank you.

What I meant to say was this is-- this is my boyfriend Billy.

It's nice to see you again, Mayor Queen.

Billy, please call me Oliver.

Hey, um, we're actually gonna head out.

Everything all right?

It will be... I think.

Women: ♪ in a one-horse... ♪

So you guys want to go on a double date sometime or--

No. Cool.

Curtis: Paul!

Paul! Paul, come on!

Tell me the truth. All those nights you said you were with Felicity, what have you been doing?

Nothing.

Are you seeing someone?

Baby, of course not.

I don't believe you.

Let me explain.

Curtis.

Get out of here! Run!

No!

Do what you want to me.

Just leave him alone!

Unh!

No!

Oh, no.

Help!

Somebody, help us! Please! Help!

[Heart monitor beeping]

Hey.

How you feeling?

Like someone threw a throwing star at me, kicked me down a flight of steps, and knocked me out.

The doctor said you're not supposed to sit up.

Yeah. Well, the doc doesn't know me that well.

Not sure I do anymore either.

I can explain everything.

Great. Let's start with where you learned to fight like that.

Fight like what?

I case you hadn't noticed, I lost badly.

You think I don't know who that was, Curtis.

That was the Throwing Star Killer.

He's murdered people, and yet somehow, you're still alive.

How is that even possible?

Felicity: Oh, my God. Curtis, are you all right?

Curtis: I'm great. Just a little banged up like I always am when I get into street fights with muggers.

It wasn't a mugger.

It was a serial killer, the Throwing Star Killer.

I thought you had the anti-crime unit taking care of this.

We do, Paul, and we're working very hard to catch him, I promise.

Felicity: Actually, your statement could really help.

Detective Malone is just outside if you'd feel comfortable answering a few questions.

It's all right, Paul.

Prometheus.

He attacked me as, well, me.

So he knows you're Mr. Terrific.

Yeah, which means he probably knows--

He knows that I'm the Green Arrow.

Billy: If you remember anything else that could help us, give me a call.

My cell's on there, too.

Thank you, Detective.

I can't believe that this is happening.

Can't you? You think I haven't figured out that the tall guy in the black mask rolling with the Green Arrow was Curtis?

Promise me you didn't tell Paul.

No, but right now, I'm more worried about you.

If Prometheus is targeting the people working with the Green Arrow--

I'll be fine.

And I'll feel better if you're staying at my place, at least until we track down Prometheus.

We?

It's my job, Felicity.

If there's a killer out there, I'm gonna stop him, especially if he's a threat to someone I care about.

Billy.

Billy!

Everything all right?

No. The doctor was speaking with Curtis.

He's gonna be fine, but they found a drug in his system called Dycloseral.

I've never heard of it.

But you have. What is it?

John: Well, it's gonna take some adjusting not trying to catch you giving me the slip.

I grabbed some Big Belly on the way in.

Hope you're hungry.

I lost my appetite.

Come look at this.

John: TB outbreak in Lamb Valley? Since when?

Since this guy got greedy.

That's one smug-looking son of a bitch.

Justin Claybourne owns Claybourne Pharmaceuticals that recently acquired the rights to this drug Dycloseral, which fights this particular strain of TB.

Let me guess. As soon as the outbreak started, he jacked up the prices.

Price went from $10 a pill to $1,000 overnight.

The people in Lamb Valley, they're working class, low income.

They can't afford this.

Well, it's disgusting but not illegal.

Claybourne is on the list.

I'm not worried about illegal.

Just because your father wrote down his name?

My father explained this list.

These are terrible people.

How would you know that? I thought he was dead.

I am gonna make sure that Claybourne stops gouging people.

And what if he refuses to cooperate.

You ask that like he has a choice.

Bethany Snow: After what seems like a respite from the serial murders weeks ago, the Throwing Star Killer strikes again.

Another attack by the Throwing Star Killer disrupted the annual holiday party at city hall.

Maybe we should change the security codes on the bunker.

And we did that over an hour ago.

Rene: All the good that will do.

Rene's right.

And you know how much she hates saying that.

If Prometheus knows who Curtis is, he knows who we all are.

Maybe Barry could do that Flashpoint thing again.

Yeah, he does that, Dig might end up with 5 kids.

That stuff makes my brain hurt.

How's Curtis?

Oliver: He's gonna be fine.

Felicity: Better now that the Dycloseral's out of his system.

Prometheus injected him with it when he attacked him.

Dycloseral. Now why does that ring a bell?

Because 4 years ago, the Hood took down Justin Claybourne, the CEO of the pharmaceutical company that manufactures it.

By took him down, you mean killed, right?

Yeah.

Felicity: After Claybourne's death, his company went down.

He had no other family members to leave it to.

Rory: Still, Prometheus using Dycloseral 4 years after the fact can't be a coincidence.

It does send the message.

What message?

"I'm alive, and I'm coming after you."

You think Prometheus is Justin Claybourne?

How's that possible?

In our town, people who are dead turn out to be secretly alive almost every Wednesday.

Case in point, the old Claybourne manufacturing plant reports heavy usage of water and power over the last few months.

Doesn't mean it's Claybourne.

It's worth checking out.

Suit up.

Rene: We're in.

Oliver on comms: Copy.

Ragman, are you in position?

If he's in there, he's not getting out.

Nobody makes a move until I give the order.

Rene on comms: Got it.

Hey. He said don't make a move.

Yeah, but he knows I never listen to him.

John: That could be something.

You keep moving. I'll check it out.

Oliver: Overwatch.

Felicity: Already on it.

Tracking the transmission from the sensors now.

[Door unlocks]

That was fast.

No. That was impossible.

He's letting me in.

No. You need to pull back. It's not safe.

5 years, and he still doesn't listen.

[Telephone ringing]

Justin Claybourne, you have failed this city.

Not as badly as you have, Mr. Queen.

Spartan, go upstairs. Green Arrow needs your help!

Me and Artemis are on the stairwell.

We can get there faster.

You ready for a rematch with this bitch?

More than.

Prometheus doesn't scare me.

[Both grunting]

I've been waiting 4 years for this.

[Gunshot]

Let him go, you son of a bitch.

What the...

Evelyn...

[Sighs]

Why?

Because you're not a hero.

You're a fraud.

This city needs to be saved from you.

John: Where's Prometheus?

He's gone... with Evelyn.

He took her.

He's working with her.

Stuff from the plant.

Can you put it over there?

Where's Oliver?

He's with Thea helping her pack.

He wants her to stay here.

Lyla and J.J. are at a Argus safe house.

Give me the names and socials of the people you care about.

I'll make sure they get to that safe house.

Wait. What other secret information could Evelyn have told Prometheus about us?

Rene: We want to assume everything.

No one is safe.

This is on me. I should have done a better job at vetting her?

This wasn't your fault.

Seriously...No one could have seen this coming.

John: We don't have time to play the blame game.

We have to find Claybourne.

Rene: We were hoping there was something here that could help.

Like ashes?

Those look like crematorium ashes.

The question is whose?

[Cell phone vibrates and chimes]

Right. Well, I got to go, so you guys need to run a DNA test on these ashes and bone fragments to find out who this person was and why Prometheus is keeping their remains.

You guys know how to run a DNA sequencer, right?

No. Of course you don't.

Look who I'm talking to.

Just put some of the bone fragments onto the slide, put it in the slot, and the machine will do the rest.

Got it?

Uh, sure.

I'll be back.

Did you get all that?

You're the smart one, remember?

Hey.

I thought you were gonna let the Green Arrow handle this.

No. I'm pretty sure my exact words were "if there's a killer out there, I'm gonna stop him."

Yeah. I was just hoping that was boyfriend posturing.

I cross-referenced Curtis' medical records with old SCPD case files.

Prometheus injected him with Dycloseral, which was manufactured at the Clay--

Claybourne Pharmaceuticals, and their plant just came online.

Yeah. I know.

How--how did you know?

Because the Green Arrow hit it already, and we already got everything that there is to get there.

Why didn't you tell me?

Remember that part about me not wanting you to work on this case?

Yeah, I'm a cop, Felicity.

This is my job.

Yeah, and Prometheus' job is killing cops, so you need to stay away.

If you're not gonna do it for yourself, will you do it for me?

I'm not letting this go.

Felicity, you know how I feel about you, but I have to be true to who I am.

Curtis: I can't believe it.

Evelyn was playing us this whole time?

Rory: Not the whole time.

Rene thinks she went dark after we all found out about the Hood.

You know, I always thought she had a sort of "Children of the Corn" vibe.

Anyway, I was just calling to give you the heads-up.

Watch your back.

Will do. Thanks, Rory.

Hey, baby! Uh, what's going on?

Were you able to find me that ice cream?

Who's Rory?

Oh. Oh Rory. He's a friend of mine from my Palmer Tech days.

Saw what happened on the news and was just checking in on me.

You're the world's worst liar, Curtis.

That's one of the reasons I married you.

What are you talking about?

You know exactly what I'm talking about.

The late nights out, canceled dinners, the inexplicable accidents.

I can't do this anymore.

You have to tell me what's going on.

How do I put this?

[Sighs]

I work with the Green Arrow.

You...

You work with the Green Arrow?

Yeah.

Heh.

Come on.

It's not impossible.

You're helping the guy who's going around putting arrows into people?

Well, yeah, but only bad people and only the ones who really try to put up a fight.

Most guys we just try to send to jail.

This is completely insane.

Yes, I know that, but, you know, when you're out there doing it, it's different.

I feels...amazing, empowering...

Almost a little inspiring.

You lied to me... for months!

To keep you safe.

To keep me safe.

What about you?

You've been hurt how many times since you started this?

I actually lost track.

Which is why you need to stop.

Stop what?

This, being a vigilante.

I made a commitment!

You made one to me, too!

Last time I checked, our vows didn't include me worrying every night about whether or not you were gonna make it home alive the next morning.

Paul...

You can be a vigilante, or you can be married to me, but you can't do both.

I can't do both.

Paul, wait.

Think in Flashpoint I maybe dated her back in high school?

It's an alternate timeline, not an alternate reality.

What's that supposed to mean?

It means-- and no offense-- but in a multiverse of possibilities there's no world where Thea Queen goes out with, you know, someone like you.

What's that supposed to mean--someone like me?

It means you're not my type.

Felicity: Any news?

Thea: Nothing.

If Claybourne's out there, he's not showing his face.

Well, maybe his dead friend will give us some information.

You get the sequencer working?

I think.

Oh! Good work.

You got the sequencer working.

Great. So whose ashes was Claybourne keeping as a souvenir?

Claybourne's.

The ashes are his.

Rory: So if Claybourne isn't Prometheus...

Who is?

Claybourne: Thanks to the influx of cash from our Dycloseral acquisition, our R&D pipeline's fully funded for the next two years.

These are exciting times, gentlemen, and it's just the beginning.

[Gunfire]

Oliver: Justin Claybourne, you have failed this city.

I--I think you got the wrong guy, pal.

My company makes drugs that help people.

Not the people in Lamb Valley.

It's not my problem that some people can't afford it.

It is now.

Agh!

Your days of holding this city's health hostage are over!

Do you understand me?

Ok, ok. Yes!

You have until 11 pm tomorrow to make this right.

And what happens if I don't?

Unh! Ohh!

I'll aim higher.

[Click]

SCPD! Show yourself!

Cute baby.

Thea: Cute, yeah, but why would your boyfriend send this to you?

That is that I'm trying to figure out, that and why men don't listen when you specifically tell them not to do something.

Why don't you guys listen?

Thea: Ok. Did you ask him why he sent it?

Yeah, I texted right back. No reply.

I'm kind of worried.

Billy says he found it at the Claybourne manufacturing plant?

Yeah. According to the GPS tag oh his text.

Why would he send this photo?

What's the relevance?

That's what I'm trying to figure out right after I try to figure out why men don't listen.

Rory: This is so strange.

First, human remains. Now, baby pictures?

Prometheus--he's-- he's leaving a trail of breadcrumbs for me to follow.

Did you try facial recognition?

Felicity: Facial recog isn't exactly baby-friendly.

Well, try it anyways.

It's kitchen sink time, and we don't listen because we're stubborn.

Yeah, tell us something we don't know.

Take it Claybourne wasn't impressed with your Robin Hood act.

No, he wasn't, so I did some more digging.

Claybourne didn't just price gouge with his drug.

He created the epidemic.

He's connected to something called the AK Desmond Group.

They are black marketeers who specialize in creating bioweapons.

What do you think they've been working on?

Weaponized tuberculosis.

He created the marketplace, Diggle, and he didn't care who died in the process.

And now you're gonna kill him.

How can you read what's in that folder and have a problem with that?

Have you thought about the ramifications of your actions, of actually crossing names off a list, of being judge, jury, and executioner?

Men like Claybourne buy judges, they buy juries.

The law doesn't apply to them.

I'm not saying that you don't do some good.

So what are you saying?

What I'm saying is that maybe one day your actions might have some unintended consequences.

Hmm.

Got your 911.

911 might have been understating things a bit.

Detective Malone's been abducted.

ACU thinks by Prometheus.

Why do they think that?

He went out to track down a lead, didn't come back, his missed his last 3 call-ins, GPS on his phone's been switched off.

Do you think he's dead?

I think that every cop that's crossed paths with Prometheus is.

Whether or not Billy's alive-- and believe me, I hope that he is-- the ACU and the SCPD, they need instructions.

Well, we've had a BOLO out for weeks.

I'm not talking about a be on the lookout order.

I'm talking about a shoot to kill.

I don't know how that will sit with the public.

I do. They'll love it. You know why?

Because they are sick and tired as I am of watching this psycho murder Star City's finest and get away with it.

Our cops need to know that they can fight back.

They don't have to take it easy on this guy anymore.

Ok. Do it, but you pull in every cop that you can find.

You tell them holiday hours are revoked.

[Sighs]

[Cell phone chimes and vibrates]

Oliver: Talk to me.

Felicity: Facial recognition did kick back something on the baby photo.

John: Court records related to Claybourne's divorce.

The baby is Claybourne's son.

You told me that Claybourne didn't have any kids.

Not of the legitimate variety, but the divorce petition Claybourne's ex-wife filed says otherwise.

There's no record of the kid's name in the files, but due to the filing date, he'd be about 30 today.

Oh.

Just old enough to put on a hood and a mask.

Old enough to want revenge on the man who murdered his father.

Oliver, this isn't on you, man.

Yes, it is.

Yes, it is. You warned me, John.

You warned me that there would be unintended consequences, and I didn't listen.

Prometheus surprised me at the plant with a move, a very specific, unique move.

It was taught to me by a woman that I met in Russia.

You think you and Prometheus had the same teacher?

I think what's saying is Prometheus had over 4 years to learn everything he does.

Right.

Felicity, Billy has gone missing.

Chase thinks that it's Prometheus.

We alerted the police. We ordered them to shoot Prometheus on sight.

Now we are gonna find Billy, we are gonna bring him back to you.

I promise.

Let's call Rory and Rene.

We're gonna hit the streets.

If you learn anything, contact me.

Do not engage this enemy under any circumstances.

Thought you weren't suiting up anymore.

Yeah? Well, it's Felicity's boyfriend.

Figured all hands.

Plus John told me about Claybourne and 4 years ago.

Speedy, are you about to tell me after everything that's happened and everything that's happening this isn't my fault?

Do you remember when Tommy and I went to the U.S. Open and you tried to land a helicopter on the grounds because Tommy wanted to impress Maria Sharapova and then made dad blow that huge acquisitions deal?

Because he had to bail me out, yeah.

Pretty sure that was the most disappointed he's ever been in you.

I'm not seeing the relevance, Speedy.

My point is dad wouldn't be disappointed in who you've become.

It's like you were saying at that Christmas party.

Mom and dad would be proud.

They might not be proud if they knew that I created something like Prometheus.

There's two types of every legacy, two versions of what we leave behind.

There's the good and then the bad.

You just really have a lousy habit of focusing only on the bad.

[Typing]

Why are you not still in the hospital?

Rory called me, told me what happened to Billy.

There's not way I'm sitting this out.

Wow. What did Paul have to say?

Actually, he made it pretty easy.

Give up the team or give up him.

He clearly doesn't know you very well.

What do you mean?

Well, you don't really respond well to ultimatums.

He just doesn't get it.

I have to do this no matter what.

I have to be true to who I am.

[Typing]

Felicity: A singing telegram? Ok.

Mm-hmm. My friend loves them, and I thought that I would surprise her.

Her?

Just a friend...

But I don't know where her office buildings are.

She works at the AK Desmond Group.

"Ak...Desmond...Group."

Hmm. They're not on the Internet, like, at all.

That's really weird.

It's superweird.

All right. Well, lucky for you, there is the Internet, and the there is the "Internet," and these magic fingers can pull things out of it even Google can't find, not that I believe in magic--heh heh-- or that I have magic fingers.

I just--I'm really good at--I'm--I can un--

Felicity...Please.

Right. Uh...

Mm-hmm. "1852"...

"West Maple, 30th floor."

Great.

There you go.

Uh, just--I meant to put it there.

Just leave it there.

Thank you.

I--you can just--

Ahem.

Felicity...

I do believe in magic.

1852.

What?

1852. I just remembered something I should have thought of a long time ago.

Thought of what?

I think I know where Prometheus is.

I'll call the team.

No.

I created this situation.

I am gonna deal with it alone.

Detective Malone?

[Grunting]

Kill that Robin Hood son of a bitch!

[Beeping]

[Grunting]

Claybourne: You gonna tell me again I failed this city?

You infected the people in Lamb Valley to turn a profit.

You want to make this city great again, this is how-- with business, money.

You are sentencing innocent families, children to death.

Nobody cares about those people.

They're a blight...

And I'm just... thinning the herd.

So am I.

Unh!

[Bell tolls]

[Bell tolls]

[Bell tolls]

Did you hesitate at all when you killed him, or was he just another name you crossed off your list?

If you want revenge, I'm right here.

This is about so much more than revenge.

[Grunts]

[Panting]

Prometheus: I've studied you, Oliver Queen.

I know everything-- who you love, who you trust, who you've hurt, but do you know how easy it was to turn Evelyn against you, how easy it will be to turn them all?

You're not a hero.

You're a killer, and I'm going to show them that.

I'm going to show them how everything you touch dies.

Prometheus on speaker: 4 years I've waited to make you answer for your sins.

I told you, Oliver-- everything you touch dies.

John: What happened out there, man?

Did you kill Prometheus?

Felicity: Billy-- did you find Billy?

Oliver?

Prometheus staged...

Billy.

He duct-taped his mouth, and he put a weapon in his hand, and he put him in his suit.

Prometheus knew...

No, Oliver, don't.

That I was there to kill him.

Don't!

He calculated every moment.

Where is he?

Where's Billy?

I killed Billy.

I'm so sorry, Felicity.

I didn't know it was Billy.

I couldn't have known that it was him.

I couldn't--

I couldn't have known.

Oh, my God.

This was Prometheus.

This was all him.

He's trying to prove to me that everyone I--I--I come in contact with, everyone close to me dies, and he's right.

Y...

I think that, uh--

I think that all of you should get as far away from me as you possibly can.

Oliver, we are exactly...

Where we're supposed to be.

Ok. I know I picked the worst possible night to come home late again, but you have to believe me.

This was a seriously terrible day.

Which is not gonna get any better.

I'm going to my brother's house.

Come on, baby. It's been less than 24 hours since your ultimatum.

That's the thing. I never wanted to be the guy that makes ultimatums.

You know it's funny.

You were coming home every night late, banged up all to hell, and I've never seen you happier.

I don't want to be the one to take you away from that.

You don't have to be.

I also can't live knowing that every time I see you might be the last.

I love you too much.

Paul, please.

I'm sorry.

Paul, please, please.

[Cell phone ringing and vibrating]

Hey.

Lyla: Johnny, I need you to come to the safe house.

Something's wrong with J.J.

Lyla?

Lyla!

[Knocking on door]

Oliver, uh...

What time is it?

I'm sorry. I didn't know where else to go.

You want to talk about it?

Not really.

Come on. Come in.

Can I get you a drink?

I could use a drink.

Heh.

Why?

I thought things were getting better.

So did I, but, um...

That feeling never seems to last.

Thank you.

Mm-hmm.

And why do you think that is?

I was reunited with someone from my past recently.

I knew their father, and they told me that I ruin the lives of everyone that I come into contact with.

Doesn't matter who they are.

Doesn't matter how much I love them.

If I'm in their life... that life turns to ash.

I think that's ridiculous.

Everyone's life touches everyone else's.

Sometimes, the result is good, and sometimes, it's bad, but you are only focusing on the bad.

My sister said something very similar to that.

Well, she's a smart woman.

Look. No matter what's going on in your life, Oliver, shutting people out is the last thing you should do.

Let me show you.

Hi, Ollie.