Arrow (TV Series)

Star City 2040 (2019)

Ben Lewis: Adult William Clayton

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• Felicity Smoak : Was my message not clear? I wanted you both out of Star City, not to come to the Glades.

  Mia Smoak : Wow, really? No "Hey, kids. Thanks for the rescue"?

  Felicity Smoak : Those coordinates were not supposed to lead you to me; they are the coordinates of a stockpile of bombs hidden in this building. That's why I told you to give them them to Roy and Dinah.

  Adult William Clayton : Well, since we're here, would it be okay if we got you out of there?

• Connor Hawke : All right, I've been tailing you guys since the bazaar. Once I figured out you were headed here, I started pulling credentials for clearance.

  Adult William Clayton : As an agent for Nightwatch. Which is just, what, the good version of A.R.G.U.S.?

  Connor Hawke : Yeah, something like that. Look, I wanted to tell you the truth, but I couldn't. I didn't have a choice.

  Mia Smoak : [pushing him up against the wall]  Yeah, you did.

  Adult William Clayton : Mia.

  Mia Smoak : I trusted you. But all you did was lie to me, like everyone else.

  Connor Hawke : Look, I'm sorry.

  Mia Smoak : Was any of it real?

  Connor Hawke : All of it.

  Adult William Clayton : Okay, as much as I love relationship drama when it's not my own, do you think we could focus on the task at hand and not blow our cover immediately?

  [she lets Connor go] 

  Adult William Clayton : Thank you.

• Adult William Clayton : I just think it was a mistake to not bring the the rest of the team.

  Mia Smoak : They're not a team. They're vigilantes. Their kind ruined Star City.

  Adult William Clayton : They're not the criminals you think they are, Mia. I remember them being heroes back then. They only want to save the city.

• Connor Hawke : OK, now that we are all caught up, what times do the bombs go off, and how do we stop them?

  Rene Ramirez : They're set to go off during the fireworks in exactly 38 minutes.

  Dinah Drake : Even if we knew where the bombs were, that's not enough time to climb over that wall and stop this.

  Felicity Smoak : There is another way. The bombs are linked by a Li-Fi, which means there's an exterior power source.

  Adult William Clayton : You're talking about a unified connectivity device.

  Felicity Smoak : Yes.

  Adult William Clayton : It's like the brain of the bombs.

  Mia Smoak : Oh, good. Now there are two of you.

  Roy Harper : So wait. We're just supposed to break into some server room so you guys can hack it?

  Adult Zoe Ramirez : "Server room"! How 2019.

• Adult William Clayton : Of course you can do handstand push-ups.

  Mia Smoak : [getting to her feet]  Ready?

  Adult William Clayton : You mean to risk our lives by sneaking into the Glades? No. Not at all. You?

  Mia Smoak : Don't have anything better to do.

• Adult William Clayton : [climbing the wall to the Glades]  Tell me again why we couldn't just take the tunnels.

  Mia Smoak : There's heat on the Canaries right now. The tunnels could be blown. So we get to do this the hard way. Are you coming or what?

  Adult William Clayton : Show-off.

• Mia Smoak : Once we get in the Glades, we'll have to move fast, find Felicity, and get her out before anyone knows we were here.

  Adult William Clayton : And here I thought you hated her.

  Mia Smoak : No one gets to kill my mom except me.

  Adult William Clayton : It'd be easier if we had some backup.

  Mia Smoak : Yeah, well, if you shut up, you'll catch your breath faster.

• Mia Smoak : We've got eyes on us.

  Adult William Clayton : What?

  [noticing a surveillance camera] 

  Adult William Clayton : Save the arrow. We're okay.

  Mia Smoak : I thought you couldn't hack Archer.

  Adult William Clayton : [revealing a device in his backpack]  But you can make yourself temporarily invisible.

  Mia Smoak : Show-off.

• Mia Smoak : So this is how the other half live.

  Adult William Clayton : Sadly, Star City used to look very similar to this. These are the coordinates from Felicity's tape, which means she's in there somewhere, hopefully alive.

  Mia Smoak : Galaxy One is one of the richest companies in the world, and heavily guarded. They're not just gonna let us walk right in.

  Adult William Clayton : Actually, that's exactly what they're gonna do.

• Mia Smoak : Oh, this is ridiculous.

  Adult William Clayton : We need to look the part, Ms. Executive Assistant.

  Mia Smoak : I am definitely higher up than your assistant, and that is not what I'm talking about. We are the kids of vigilantes. The second they scan us, we're done.

  Adult William Clayton : My last name isn't Clayton anymore. And besides, all the focus is gonna be on me, the CEO, anyway, so just play along.

• Adult William Clayton : All right, secret agent guy. So what do you know about this place?

  Connor Hawke : All right, I've been doing recon on the building. There are hidden sublevels here, unlisted to the general public.

  Mia Smoak : Well, that's where they have to be holding mom. How do we get down there?

  Connor Hawke : My badge isn't gonna cut it. There'll only be a handful of people with access, all DNA-based.

  Adult William Clayton : Well, I have a meeting with the guy who runs this place, Kevin Dale. I mean, if anyone has access, it's him. All we have to do is steal and replicate his DNA. Easy.

  Connor Hawke : It actually is. Look, I have the tech. You just have to swipe a sample.

  Adult William Clayton : Wait. Me? No, no. Stealing stuff covertly, I-I don't do that.

  Mia Smoak : Well, lucky for you, your sister does.

• Adult William Clayton : Thank you for seeing us on such short notice, Mr. Dale.

  Kevin Dale : When the CEO of Harris Consolidated comes calling, you answer. And please, call me Kevin. Can I get you or your assistant anything?

  Mia Smoak : Actually, I'm his associate.

• Kevin Dale : So, how can I be of service?

  Adult William Clayton : I've heard through the grapevine that you've been working with Halcyon Pharmaceuticals.

  Kevin Dale : That's supposed to be hush-hush.

  Adult William Clayton : I'm evaluating their firm for a potential acquisition, and I was hoping for some intel.

  Kevin Dale : Before I share my secrets, how about you share one of yours? How were you able to get Harris Consolidated off the ground so quickly?

  Adult William Clayton : Oh, I wish I could say it was some genius plan, but really, it was luck. An angel investor backed me.

  Kevin Dale : You have to tell me who.

  Adult William Clayton : City of Emeralds Captial. But whoever they are, they've stayed anonymous. So now that I've told you my secret, tell me about Halcyon.

• Felicity Smoak : Mia.

  Mia Smoak : Mom.

  Adult William Clayton : You are alive.

  Felicity Smoak : I told you not to come.

• Felicity Smoak : It's so good to see you.

  Adult William Clayton : [hugging her]  I never thought I'd see you again.

  Felicity Smoak : Oh, I was afraid you wouldn't want to, after everything. I'm so sorry, William.

  Connor Hawke : Okay, hey, not to interrupt, but we've really got to get out of here before someone realizes what we did to those guards.

• Felicity Smoak : I can't leave until I disable the bombs.

  Mia Smoak : You just got out of danger, and you want to go running back into it? Typical. You would rather go play hero than do what's best for your daughter.

  Felicity Smoak : Mia.

  Adult William Clayton : Mia, come on.

  Mia Smoak : Stay out of it. For once in your life, mom, put your family first.

• Felicity Smoak : Being a hero, Mia, means choosing other people's safety above your own, including your family. That's why I hid my work from you, so that I could protect you from having to make difficult decisions like these.

  Mia Smoak : You should've just been honest with me from the beginning.

  Felicity Smoak : You were right. I am so sorry. Being a hero is my purpose. I can't leave.

  Adult William Clayton : Then I want to help.

  Mia Smoak : [Felicity nods]  Seriously?

  Adult William Clayton : I'm sorry, but she's right. Where to?

• Adult William Clayton : [leaving Mia]  You okay?

  Felicity Smoak : Yes, I am used to being a disappointment to her.

• Felicity Smoak : The explosives are being stored in the east end of the building. Are there any guards in our way?

  Adult William Clayton : Uh, the coast looks clear, except for... three heat signatures headed straight towards us.

  Felicity Smoak : They should be right on top of us.

  [Zoe, Dinah, and Roy drop down from the ceiling] 

  Felicity Smoak : Zoe?

  Adult Zoe Ramirez : You found her.

• Connor Hawke : All right, this is the access point to the sublevels. It's the only unlisted elevator bay in the building.

  Adult William Clayton : The random, full-body DNA scanner wasn't a dead giveaway?

• Mia Smoak : Stay back and in the elevator. Understood?

  Adult William Clayton : You know, I'm really enjoying all these heartfelt brother/sister moments.

  Mia Smoak : You're just useful to me not dead.

  Adult William Clayton : I'm sorry, do you... care about me?

  Mia Smoak : Yeah, maybe. I'm also not the only one. You know your angel investor of City of Emerald Capital? I think mom might've had something to do with that.

  Adult William Clayton : What do you mean?

  Mia Smoak : Well, emerald for Emerald City? "Wizard of Oz" was mom's favorite. Used to read it all the time when I was little. Guess she might have been watching over you, after all.