

Oliver is surprised when someone shoots and kills one of his targets. Meanwhile, Moira and Walter ask Oliver to take over the company. Martin orders the Chinese Triad to "take care of" Laurel so they send their top mercenary China White after her, an act that culminates in a battle between The Hood and China White.

Oliver recognizes Martin's name from his father's book and sets his sights on taking him down.

Oliver heads to the courthouse to get his death certificate repealed and is pleasantly surprised to run into Laurel, who is there prosecuting Martin Somers, a criminal with ties to the Chinese Triad. As The Hood, Oliver will atone for the past sins of his family while he searches for the personal redemption he needs. Oliver has brought back many new skills from his time on the island and despite the watchful eye of his new bodyguard John Diggle, Oliver manages to secretly create the persona of The Hood a green hooded vigilante archer to right the wrongs of his family and fight the ills of society. Back in Starling City, Oliver slowly reconnects with those closest to him, his devoted mother Moira, beloved sister Thea, and best friend Tommy Merlyn, but struggles with his ex-girlfriend Dinah "Laurel" Lance, who blames him for her sister's death. Jeffrey Robinson as Billy Wintergreen/DeathstrokeĪfter a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for 5 years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific.Janina Gavankar as Detective McKenna Hall.Jessica De Gouw as Helena Bertinelli/Huntress.John Barrowman as Malcolm Merlyn/Dark Archer.Paul Blackthorne as Detective Quentin Lance.Meanwhile, Oliver's own mother, Moira, knows much more about the deadly shipwreck than she has let on – and is more ruthless than he could ever imagine. However, Laurel's father, Detective Quentin Lance, is determined to arrest the vigilante operating in his city. By day, Oliver plays the role of a wealthy, carefree and careless philanderer he used to be – flanked by his devoted chauffeur/bodyguard, John Diggle – while carefully concealing the secret identity he turns to under cover of darkness.

As Oliver reconnects with those closest to him, he secretly creates the persona of the Hood – a vigilante – to right the wrongs of his family, fight the ills of society, and restore Starling City to its former glory. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Laurel Lance. While Oliver hides the truth about the man he's become, he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as the boy he was. When he returns home to Starling City, his devoted mother Moira, much-beloved sister Thea, and best friend Tommy welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island. Synopsis After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific.
