- Oliver must tackle a new threat to the city when bombs start to go off in Starling City. Felicity discovers the person setting them off is Mark Scheffer, a man who goes by the nickname Shrapnel. The Arrow discovers Shrapnel's next target is Sebastian Blood's "Unity Rally" and tries to talk the alderman out of hosting it, but he refuses. The Arrow sets off to stop the bombing, but Shrapnel tricks him and traps him in a bomb-laced antique store where he is unable to move without setting off the device. While Felicity helps Oliver, Diggle races to the plaza to find the bomb before it goes off. Meanwhile, Roy continues to hide his new strength from Thea but, after she witnesses his super strength in action at the rally, she demands answers. Laurel's suspicions about Sebastian grow stronger once she learns that he grew up with Cyrus Gold, the man who killed Lance's partner. After Donner refuses to help her investigate, she turns to The Arrow for help.—Anonymous
- A mad bomber is on the loose in the city and Arrow is determined to stop him. Felicity is out of town visiting a comatose Alan when it starts but returns to Starling City as soon as she hears what's happened. When his attempt to track and apprehend the bomber - who goes by the name Shrapnel - fails, he blames it all on a stunned Felicity. Laurel meanwhile has been seeing local politician Sebastian Blood but learns a dark secret from his past. Roy has some difficulty explaining his newfound strength to Thea. In a flashback to the island, Sarah, Oliver and Slade have to deal with Shado's death.—garykmcd
- We open with Arrow demanding a drug dealer tell him who the man in the skull mask is. He says he doesn't know anything.
Queen tells Digs about his frustration not being able to get info about the man in the skull mask. He's worried what could happen if he's able to build an army of the super-strong. Felicity's gone for few days with Barry.
On the island they bury Shado. Sara tells Queen that the people who died from ingesting Mirakuru were the lucky ones, as it deforms those who take it.
Laurel tells Adam she's been looking into Blood and his connection to the psychiatric institution that was destroyed, as well as Cyrus.
Cut to a Blood with Queen at a fundraiser. Thea and Queen talk about Roy. Blood thanks Oliver for his intro.
We see a man behind the wheel talking to himself about declaring war on the city that has become slave to corrupt politicians. He pushes a button on his phone and a huge explosion detonates.
After monitoring police and fire channels Arrow rushes to the scene of the explosion. He pulls a man to safety before disappearing.
Back on the island Slade tells Queen he wants to find Ivo and take him out. Sara tells him it's too dangerous when Ivo having a plan full of armed soldiers. Slade picks up Queen by his neck when he tries to get in his way.
Digs tells Queen a 300-page anti-government screed has been posted online, perhaps by the bomber.
Laurel drops by Blood's campaign office. She mentions Cyrus to him and Blood says that Cyrus had once been a friend to him at the orphanage they were raised in. Blood tells her about his mother shooting his abusive father, then leaving before the police arrived. Blood leaves for an interview and she spots a letter addressed to Maya Resik on his desk.
Roy tells Thea their relationship is the only thing keeping him together. While they fool around a box filled with glass falls on Roy. He pulls a huge shard out of his arm and she rushes to get the first aid kit.
Lance brings Arrow a sample from the blast. He thinks the person who set off the explosive had some training. He tells Arrow he thinks there might be a leak in his department. While they talk another explosion goes off downtown.
Felicity quickly finds a cell signal that could be from the bomber and directs Arrow to his truck. The guy manages to give Arrow the slip.
At HQ an angry Queen yells at Felicity for not being focused. He thinks her focus is too much with Barry, who is still in the hospital.
Back on the island Sara hits Slade with a stick to get him to let Queen go. Slade seems shocked by what he's capable of and slumps against a tree. They tells him the Mirakuru is screwing up his brain.
Laurel stops by the station to talk to her father. She tells him she's trying to find this Maya person because it seems Blood is paying her bills.
Blood announces a rally downtown to show the bomber they aren't afraid. Moira and Queen think it's a terrible idea. Queen isn't sure he'd listen to him.
Queen shows up as Arrow to tell Blood the rally is suicide. Blood won't change his mind, but Arrow reminds him that what happens isn't up to him, it's up to the bomber.
Queen, Digs and Felicity monitor the rally. She's discovered that the bomber's IP address is based at a souvenir shop and belongs to a person who calls himself Shrapnel online. Queen heads there and tells Digs to watch the rally.
Lance tells Laurel that Maya is his mentally ill aunt. He's convinced Blood is a good guy, but Laurel doesn't buy it.
Arrow arrives at the souvenir store and finds himself surrounded by a maze of laser trip sensors. A voice tells him that he's surrounded by explosives, much like the ones at the rally. If Arrow takes one step he's dead. Arrow calls Felicity and tells them what he's been told. He has Felicity pull up schematics of the store and look for a power supply. He then shoots the fuse box, which turns off the trip sensors.
Moira and Thea arrive at the rally as Blood gives an impassioned speech. Digs finds the explosives are in the sound equipment and locates the trigger. As he and Felicity work to disable it Shrapnel arrives with gun drawn. Digs rushes at him and Shrapnel shoot him. Arrow arrives in time to disable a hand-held bomb. A tower of lights nearly falls onto Moira, but Roy covers her, stopping the huge metal beam with his body. Both Roy and Thea look surprised.
Arrow tracks down Shrapnel and manages to take him out before he can detonate the rest of his explosives.
Thea tells Roy what she saw was impossible. He chaulks it up to adrenaline, but she notices that the wound on his arm is completely gone.
Digs suffered a through-and-through to his shoulder but seems fine. Queen apologizes to Felicity and tells her to go be with Barry.
Back on the island Ivo talks to Sara though the radio and threatens to destroy the island. Queen tells he to get Slade but they find he's missing, along with the Mirakuru.
Laurel goes to see Maya in the mental facility. She's warned by the nurse that Myra won't be able to communicate with her. She mentions Blood and Maya smiles.
Arrow visits Blood again. Blood says the two of them can help the city.
Back in the hospital Maya tells Laurel that Blood killed his father. She is actually his mother and he put her there because she knows too much.
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