After Slade takes steps to take everything Oliver adores away, Oliver chooses the quickest method to stop further gore is to give up to his foe. Realizing that give up will most likely prompt Oliver's passing, Diggle and Felicity go to extraordinary measures to shield Oliver from going up against Slade. In the interim, Thea thinks about leaving town, and Laurel continues her campaign against Sebastian Blood. At long last, Slade releases his attack on Starling City.