Arrow (TV Series)

Promises Kept (2017)

Liam Hall: Joseph Wilson, Kane Wolfman

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• Joseph Wilson : You should have stayed dead.

  Slade Wilson : I heard you were in trouble, kid. So I thought I'd offer my help.

  Joseph Wilson : My old man here to save me. Last I saw, you weren't all that concerned with saving anyone.

  [pulling a gun] 

  Joseph Wilson : Apple doesn't fall that far. What do you think? Patricide?

  Nylander : He's seen our operation. It makes him a liability.

  Slade Wilson : Yeah, you can have that choice, but I'll give you another one. Let me join you.

  Joseph Wilson : If I wanted a family reunion, I would've sent an invitation.

  Slade Wilson : Maybe you did, but you just haven't realized it yet, kid.

• Slade Wilson : I came all of this way to talk with you, and I will kill anybody who gets in my way because I got nothing left to lose, only you. So go ahead and make a decision.

  Joseph Wilson : [lowering his gun]  I'd be lying if I said I wasn't swayed by the poetry of it all, but can I trust you?

  Slade Wilson : Trust is built upon honesty. I am sure you have a lot of questions to ask me, and I've got a lot of questions for you, Joe.

  Joseph Wilson : That's not my name anymore.

  Slade Wilson : Your mother named you something different to keep us apart.

  Joseph Wilson : Okay. Guess we got some catching up to do.

• Joseph Wilson : You used to be ruthless. What happened?

  Slade Wilson : What you saw was the Mirakuru.

  Joseph Wilson : Stop lying! I saw you kill before the Mirakuru. Milford Sound, that little father/son trip, the one you promised would be all about you and me. I saw what you did to that Chinese spy.

  Slade Wilson : I was on a mission for ASIS.

  Joseph Wilson : Well, here's something you don't know. Something mother never told you. I have a brother. His name is Grant. Mother didn't want him in this world. But me, I'm my father's son. I made my first kill six months after our camping trip. And I slit his throat just like you did. I wanted to be exactly like my father. Like Deathstroke.

  Slade Wilson : I am not Deathstroke anymore.

  Joseph Wilson : Then you're not my father anymore. You're just in my way.

• Joseph Wilson : Excuse the poor accommodations. I don't plan on staying in this stain of a country too long.

  Slade Wilson : Well, there's a reason why they say the money is in the muck.

  Joseph Wilson : I did bring one luxury, however.

  Slade Wilson : [Joe sets down a bottle of whiskey]  Oh, there's a blast from the past. My favorite. I never realized you'd acquired a taste for it, too.

  Joseph Wilson : Like you told me, always drink good booze and only look out for yourself.

• Slade Wilson : Well, the Jackals are an unruly bunch. Must have been hard trying to keep ASIS in the dark for so long.

  Joseph Wilson : It's amazing what an agency overlooks when it's willing to leave its own men for dead.

  Slade Wilson : Heh. So what kind of operation are you planning on running here? Drugs? Weapons? Perhaps a military coup.

  Joseph Wilson : Let's call it a reassignment of resources. A lucrative one.

• Slade Wilson : So what are you planning with all these explosives? I'd like to know.

  Joseph Wilson : You missed your kill shot with the soldier back there.

  Slade Wilson : Well, when I lost this eye, I lost my depth perception.

  Joseph Wilson : Most of my men think you joined me under false pretenses.

  Slade Wilson : There's nothing false about trying to find my son. But if they doubt me, then maybe I don't have your trust.

  Joseph Wilson : Of course you do, which is why I got you a little gift.

  Nylander : [entering with Oliver at gunpoint]  And you told me not to worry, brother.

  Joseph Wilson : Nylander found him with my detonator. Some might see this as coincidence, but I see it as fate. It's time to collect on that debt he owes you, father.

  Slade Wilson : Oliver Queen, I've waited a very, very long time for this.

  [he knocks Oliver out] 

  Joseph Wilson : An eye for an eye.

• Slade Wilson : Years ago, I made you a promise. Do you remember? I promised that you would suffer the same way that I suffered.

  Oliver Queen : What are you doing? You are not this person anymore.

  Slade Wilson : What I am is a father reunited with my son. I made him a promise, too, and I'm not going to break it again.

  Oliver Queen : We made each other a promise, Slade, to save our sons. To save Joe, to save William.

  Joseph Wilson : He has a son. I'll make sure he suffers, too.

  Oliver Queen : [circling behind him, Slade raises his sword]  Slade.

  Joseph Wilson : Do it.

  Oliver Queen : Slade! Slade!

  [with a down stroke, Slade cuts his bonds, and Oliver overpowers Joe] 

  Oliver Queen : That was a little too convincing.

• Nylander : [after Slade and Oliver escape]  I'll send out the dogs.

  Joseph Wilson : We've got the op. That's where they'll be.

  Nylander : You sure?

  Joseph Wilson : That my father would try to stop us? That's what fathers do. And that's why I'm gonna kill him.

• Joseph Wilson : Where are we?

  Nylander : All charges are set.

  [offering him the detonator] 

  Nylander : Feels like it should be you.

  Joseph Wilson : I hired you to pull the trigger.

  [to his men] 

  Joseph Wilson : Move out. Get to a safe distance. Semtex makes for a pretty big bang.

  Nylander : You're not coming with?

  Joseph Wilson : I want a good view.

  Nylander : You're crazy. I love it! Don't forget what you said the Semtex, huh?

• Joseph Wilson : I knew you'd show up. I think it's time we had ourselves an honest talk.

• Joseph Wilson : "Trust begins with honesty." That's what you said to me, but you lied!

  Slade Wilson : You know life is not that simple, Joe.

  Joseph Wilson : That's not my name. And how could you forgive Oliver Queen after what he did to you?

  Slade Wilson : Because he forgave me for far worse; sins that I have to carry to the grave. A curse I didn't want to pass on to you. All of this anger and resentment, it's time to bring it to an end, son.

  Joseph Wilson : No. This is just the beginning.

• Joseph Wilson : Slight change in plans, gentlemen. 40% of our Semtex was compromised during transfer. Conveniently, however, the Kasnian army is doing some transferring of its own. I'm gonna take a small team to intercept.

  Nylander : Does this jeopardize our timeline?

  Joseph Wilson : Not with the infamous Deathstroke backing me up. What do you say, father? Interested in showing us how it's done?

  Slade Wilson : As long as your dogs can keep up. I'll go pack some gear.

• [flashback to six years earlier] 

  Slade Wilson : [training with Joe]  Keep varying your pace.

  Joseph Wilson : My pace is fine, old man.

  Slade Wilson : So you say.

  [throwing him to the ground] 

  Slade Wilson : Dead. Come on. Get up.

  Joseph Wilson : How are you better with one eye than I am with two?

  Slade Wilson : You must learn to move with your mind, not your eyes. Come on, let's go again.