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Oliver Queen : How did your men end up at Smoak Tech, General?
General Stewart : Several months ago, the DIA got wind of a Ninth Circle mole inside A.R.G.U.S. Since then, we've made it a point of tracking their activity, including the theft of that drive, which led us to your friend Virgil.
John Diggle : Wait, wait, wait. I thought you said you didn't know anything.
General Stewart : I said I couldn't tell you anything.
John Diggle : A lie of omission is still a lie, General.
General Stewart : I'm sorry, John, but it was classified.
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John Diggle : Oliver, when I first met the General, he was a lieutenant, my father's CO on a covert military op to quell an insurgency in Vlatava. The op went bad. The unit was pinned down with heavy gunfire from insurgents. My dad stayed behind to hold them off. Saved the whole unit. Stewart made it out. My father didn't.
Oliver Queen : So do you blame him for your father's death?
John Diggle : It was his op. He should have stayed behind. Six months later, he's coming by the house for dinner. Six months, Oliver.
Oliver Queen : I didn't know.
John Diggle : It was bad enough that, uh, he just appeared in our lives, but... once he and my mom got married, he had me and Andy running spartan survival drills he learned as a recon Marine. I mean, how long could we be out in the cold trying to find our way out of the woods without a compass. He called it tough love. Said he didn't care how we felt about him as long as it made us strong. I don't know. If he was so strong, how could he just abandon the first rule of the Corps and leave my father behind?
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Dinah Drake : And you said you didn't need any backup.
John Diggle : Yeah, well, we lost Virgil, but we got what he was after.
Oliver Queen : This drive feels like our best lead at finding Emiko, at least until Archer's back up.
Felicity Smoak : Alena is pulling all-nighters to get Archer back up and running, and once it does, we will be able to find Emiko.
Oliver Queen : And finally tell her that Dante killed her mother.
Rene Ramirez : And, hopefully, she'll come to her senses about the Ninth Circle.
Felicity Smoak : Well, that would be enough for me to turn myself against the evil organization that raised me as a child.
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Oliver Queen : What's... what's going on? You're acting like we're being sent to the principal's office.
John Diggle : This guy can be a real hard-ass. Just let me do the talking.
Oliver Queen : Okay. How do you know him?
General Stewart : [entering] Ah. I must say, I was surprised to hear from you, John.
John Diggle : Well, sir, I wouldn't have made the call unless it was very, very important.
General Stewart : No, I imagine you wouldn't have.
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General Stewart : You were on a path destined for the Pentagon, maybe even a post with the Joint Chiefs. Now where are you? Working with the cops, playing vigilante? That's no career. That's a dead end.
[to Oliver]
General Stewart : No offense.
John Diggle : I wasn't even sure you were keeping tabs on me. Sir, I had my reasons for leaving A.R.G.U.S.
General Stewart : You left to protect your wife. I know you better than you think. And I'm sorry to say you lost your way.
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John Diggle : Sir, we made the call because we were hoping you could tell us what was on this.
General Stewart : [taking the drive] Ah. Where'd you get it?
Oliver Queen : We intercepted a handoff between an A.R.G.U.S. agent and a man that works for a group called the Ninth Circle.
General Stewart : The terrorist financiers. I heard they were just a rumor.
John Diggle : No, sir, they are very real. And we have reason to suspect they are planning something. We were hoping you had intel that you could give us and the SCPD.
General Stewart : I'm afraid I can't. But even if I did, John, you know I can't just hand over classified intel, not without proper clearance, which you no longer have since you left A.R.G.U.S.
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John Diggle : I didn't leave A.R.G.U.S. for my career. I left to protect my family. And that's not something you would understand, is it, sir?
Oliver Queen : John, we should probably go. Again, thank you for your time, General.
General Stewart : I always have time for my family.
Oliver Queen : Excuse me?
General Stewart : Oh, John didn't tell you. I'm his stepfather.
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Spartan : That Virgil is damn slippery.
Oliver Queen : [picking up what Virgil dropped] At least now we know what he's trying to acquire.
Spartan : A.R.G.U.S. vault drive. Triple-level encryption for eyes-only documents. If someone at the agency's leaking classified intel to the Ninth Circle...
Oliver Queen : Right. But if we have some indication as to what they're planning, finally, it might help me find Emiko.
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General Stewart : John, are you all right?
John Diggle : Yeah. You?
General Stewart : I've taken worse hits than this. Where do you think we are?
John Diggle : I don't know. Maybe a Ninth Circle safe house. I don't know.
General Stewart : They must've found out I was looking into them.
John Diggle : [struggling against his restraints] Agh. We gotta get the hell out of here.
General Stewart : You're not gonna will those things into breaking, John. Do you not remember anything I taught you?
John Diggle : How could I forget?
General Stewart : I know I was hard on you, son, but I wanted you to be prepared. It paid off. Look at you now.
John Diggle : Really? We're captured, probably gonna die in here.
General Stewart : We're not dead yet.
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General Stewart : We got a problem, people.
Oliver Queen : What's going on?
General Stewart : I just got off the phone with Intelligence. All of our assets have been accounted for except one; an undercover agent by the name of Julian Sison. He should be at a safe house, but there's been no response since the call came in.
Felicity Smoak : Where is the safe house?
General Stewart : Thirty miles northeast of here.
Oliver Queen : We'll get into it.
General Stewart : I'll check with the other assets, see if there's been any...
John Diggle : I'll come with you. Somebody needs to keep an eye on you.
General Stewart : You think I'm trying to mislead you?
John Diggle : Fool me once, right?
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John Diggle : Oliver, before you get started, I'm fine, man.
Oliver Queen : The second time that you've broken the chain of command with a four-star general. That's not like you, John.
John Diggle : You expect me to say "yes, sir" to that man?
Oliver Queen : I-I... you know, I'd-I'd like to know why you won't. And... I would like to know why you never... never mentioned that you had a stepfather.
John Diggle : I didn't see much of a need to. That man has not been in my life since I left home and joined the military.
Oliver Queen : O-Okay. I just met him. All I have is my first impression, and my first impression is that he doesn't seem like that bad of a guy.
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Felicity Smoak : The drive has a security failsafe that fried all the files, probably to prevent someone like me from trying to do what I am trying to do. But these aren't A.R.G.U.S.-encrypted protocols. Someone else must've written the security program for this drive.
Oliver Queen : Wait, if it's not A.R.G.U.S., who is it?
Felicity Smoak : Well, I have hacked enough government servers in my day to know that this is the Department of Defense. Not that I do that anymore, because I work with the SCPD. But this branch is the DIA.
Dinah Drake : What would the Ninth Circle want with the Defense Intelligence Agency?
Oliver Queen : We need to find out.
Rene Ramirez : Yeah, you're married to the A.R.G.U.S. director. Maybe she can help.
John Diggle : Yeah, well, any inquiries to A.R.G.U.S. will send up red flags, paint an even bigger target on Lyla's back than there already is. I think I might have an old contact at the DIA. A General.
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Dante : It's been a long time since we've seen each other, Agent Diggle.
John Diggle : Go to hell.
Dante : Hold that thought.
[to Stewart]
Dante : I want the codes to Project Cygnus X-1.
General Stewart : My name is General Roy Stewart. Serial number 498003145, United States Marine Corps.
Dante : Yes, yes. The military's trained you well, but you'll break eventually.
John Diggle : [Dante uses his cattle prod on Stewart] Leave him alone! Leave him alone!
Dante : Now let's try it again, General. The codes, Project Cygnus X-1.
General Stewart : My name is General Roy Stewart. Serial number 498003145...
Dante : Enough! I guess we're gonna have to do this the hard way.
General Stewart : [Dante uses his prod on Dig] Leave him alone. This has nothing to do with him.
Dante : Give me the codes, or...
John Diggle : Don't tell him anything.
General Stewart : [Dante uses the prod on Dig again] Stop. Stop it! I'll tell you. Stop. 5693016.
Dante : Now, was that so hard?
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General Stewart : You all right, John?
John Diggle : Why did you give him the code?
General Stewart : A thank you would be good enough.
John Diggle : What the hell is Cygnus X-1, anyway?
General Stewart : Something we don't want the Ninth Circle to know about. Now, let's get out of here.
John Diggle : There's a box cutter on the table.
General Stewart : I got something better.
John Diggle : [watching him untie his boot and use the string to cut through his zip tie] What the hell are you doing?
General Stewart : You really don't remember anything I taught you, do you? With enough pressure applied at a steady pace, a shoelace can saw through plastic.
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Oliver Queen : We need to plan our next move.
John Diggle : What is our next move?
General Stewart : Start by figuring out what the Ninth Circle intends to do with Cygnus X-1. I should take this to the DIA brass. Thank you.
John Diggle : I'll walk you out.
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Dinah Drake : [seeing Dig's injuries] That's gotta sting.
John Diggle : Yeah, I've been through worse.
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John Diggle : Hey, I, um... wanted to say thank you. I know, this... I know I haven't made it easy for you.
General Stewart : This is the most time we've spent together since you turned 18. As hard as it may be to believe, I'm grateful for it. Yeah, I'd prefer a round of golf to kidnapping and... and torture. I know you might not feel the same way, but you will always be a son to me.
John Diggle : Oliver told me the truth about Vlatava, about my father. Why did you let me believe a lie? You let me hate you.
General Stewart : Every child deserves to believe that his father is a hero. And believing it, you became one. If he could see you today, I know he would be so proud of you.
John Diggle : If I'm a hero... it was all because of you... sir.
[Stewart offers a handshake, but Dig hugs him]
General Stewart : [getting on the elevator] John?
John Diggle : Yes, sir.
General Stewart : Call your mother.
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Felicity Smoak : Hey, guys, we found the weapon. Well, technically, the Ninth Circle did using Archer.
Alena : Felicity and I rode their coattails right into the secure facility where it's being stored.
Rene Ramirez : [seeing the map] Yup, that's definitely a secret weapons depot.
Dinah Drake : Okay, well, now that we know where we're going, we just have to figure how to get past Archer.
Felicity Smoak : The moment you set foot on-site, the Ninth Circle will know that you're there.
Oliver Queen : So we lose the element of surprise.
General Stewart : I'll call my team.
John Diggle : No. Wait. We got this.
General Stewart : Copy that.
John Diggle : Let's move.
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Oliver Queen : What'd the Ninth Circle want from you, General?
General Stewart : Access to an experimental weapon I oversaw during my tenure at DARPA; Cygnus X-1. The project was shelved because it was too dangerous and unstable. The goal was to genetically engineer bacteria to consume the by-product of nuclear fission.
Felicity Smoak : So it's a biological weapon that can literally eat through anything. That's terrifying.
Dinah Drake : A weapon like that falls into the hands of the Ninth Circle, we're...
Oliver Queen : It won't. We're gonna stop them.
General Stewart : The problem is I don't know where it is.
Oliver Queen : Archer.
Felicity Smoak : [sarcastic] Great.
Oliver Queen : They are going to use the intel they get from the assets to locate the DNA of the people involved in Cygnus X-1.
John Diggle : And that DNA can lead them to exactly where that weapon is.
Felicity Smoak : If I can piggyback off Archer's signal, I'll be able to...
Oliver Queen : Lead us right to them.
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Oliver Queen : Normally, I'm the one off by myself staring into nothing.
John Diggle : That's usually true.
Oliver Queen : Usually, I'm the one with the father/son issues.
John Diggle : Oliver, people's lives are in danger because my stepfather couldn't be honest with me.
Oliver Queen : It j... it just surprises me that you don't see his position. You know, he's at the top of the chain of command. The John Diggle that I know, he would have done the exact same thing.
John Diggle : Oliver, it sounds like you're on his side, man.
Oliver Queen : I'm on your side, but I'm looking at a guy over there who cares for you, who was trying to protect you. Frankly, he deserves a little bit more of your trust.
John Diggle : [taking a folder marked "Classified"] What is this?
Oliver Queen : Those are the unredacted files from the Vlatava mission. Your father didn't die saving his unit. According to that, he died because he was negligent. And he took two Marines with him. The only reason that anyone got out of there was General Stewart.
John Diggle : That's not possible.
Oliver Queen : It's all in there. I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this, John.
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Spartan : You know, you could be court-martialed for giving up that info to Dante.
General Stewart : It was a necessary risk. You don't leave a man behind.
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Spartan : We need an exfil route now! Now!
General Stewart : Most black-level facilities follow the same blueprint. There should be a door near your position that leads to an access tunnel.
Spartan : Are you sure?
General Stewart : Trust me.
Spartan : [he, Rene, and Dinah fight their way past Dante's men] We're clear, General. Thanks.
