Arrow (TV Series)

Brothers & Sisters (2019)

Audrey Marie Anderson: Lyla Michaels

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• China White : Are the handcuffs really necessary?

  Lyla Michaels : Until you tell us which one of you tipped off Virgil.

  Carrie Cutter : Hey, we were caught in the same ambush. In case you missed the show out there, we almost died.

• Lyla Michaels : We just finished the analysis of the phone call between Diaz and Virgil. No obvious ciphers or patterns.

  John Diggle : Okay. Well, if Diaz was telling the truth, then Virgil must have been tipped off by someone else.

  Lyla Michaels : Probably the same someone who's been blocking us at A.R.G.U.S., and now they know we're using the Ghost Initiative to go after Dante. We need to catch him before they shut us down completely. Any luck figuring out his next move?

  John Diggle : Well, we did manage to find this. It's an Italian Florin coin circa 1300s.

  Lyla Michaels : Wouldn't have pegged Virgil as a coin collector.

  John Diggle : He wasn't. It's a fake. Turns out there's a microchip hidden inside.

  Lyla Michaels : Well, that sounds promising.

  John Diggle : Unfortunately, the data's very heavily encrypted. I don't really trust giving it to an A.R.G.U.S. analyst, but Curtis did leave us his decryption algorithm.

  Lyla Michaels : Considerate of him.

  John Diggle : It's gonna take a while.

  Lyla Michaels : Well, hopefully not too long. If Dante's in town, it must be for something big.

• John Diggle : We have a lead on Dante's location.

  [seeing her look] 

  John Diggle : What's wrong?

  Lyla Michaels : I got a call from the Pentagon. They want me in front of the Joint Chiefs tomorrow. They're going to ask for my resignation.

  John Diggle : Lyla, I'm so sorry. I should have never forced your hand with the Ghost Initiative.

  Lyla Michaels : I backed that play with open eyes, Johnny, and I stand by it now.

  John Diggle : Still, I never thought it would mean you losing your job.

  Lyla Michaels : Then we better make it count. Dante is within our grasp, and we may not have another chance. Now tell me about that lead.

• John Diggle : Well, Curtis' algorithm absolutely worked. According to the microchip in the coin, Virgil was using it as some sort of storage device for all kinds of data, including a forged diplomatic credential from the Quraci embassy. There's a delegation there tonight with a very interesting guest of honor: Princess Noor Harjavti.

  Lyla Michaels : Rumor has it Princess Noor is planning a revolution.

  John Diggle : So she needs Dante's money to fund her palace coup, which may be the reason why he's in town, to make the deal.

  Lyla Michaels : We need to get into the embassy and stop that deal from happening and nab Dante.

  John Diggle : Copy that. Only one problem. We have no idea how Dante looks.

  Lyla Michaels : We know somebody who does.

  John Diggle : Diaz. Which means we have to put him back in the field.

  Lyla Michaels : That's not our biggest problem. The Ghost Initiative is blown, and we can't rely on anyone at A.R.G.U.S., and we cannot go in there without backup.

  John Diggle : [getting an idea]  Maybe we don't have to.

• Lyla Michaels : Harbinger's in position. Sitrep?

  John Diggle : I count eleven, twelve guards in this room alone. We have to move on Dante after the meet.

  Lyla Michaels : Agreed. You copy that, Diaz?

  Ricardo Diaz : Sure thing, boss. Can't wait for you to meet Dante.

  Lyla Michaels : Joke all you want. Just remember, we're only keeping you alive so you can ID Dante. After that, all bets are off.

• Lyla Michaels : Overwatch, what's your status?

  Felicity Smoak : The feed is live, but five of the cameras are down in the southeast corridor. One guess as to why.

  Lyla Michaels : That's where we'll find Dante and the princess. They don't want eyes on the exchange.

  John Diggle : Hold on. What the hell is Director Bell doing here?

  Lyla Michaels : Son of a bitch. He's Dante's source.

  Ricardo Diaz : Looks like somebody owes me an apology.

• Lyla Michaels : Agent Bell will be getting a hero's funeral. The official story is he was at the embassy on a covert assignment that went awry.

  John Diggle : Right. So it's a cover-up. Okay. What about the Ghost Initiative?

  Lyla Michaels : It's being suspended.

  John Diggle : Well, that's some good news.

  Lyla Michaels : That's all the good news. We lost Dante, and I lost my last chance to get him.

  John Diggle : You didn't lose your last chance. I'll be the one to resign. Look. We will tell them that I took out the Ghost Initiative without your consent and without your knowledge.

  Lyla Michaels : No. This is my responsibility.

  John Diggle : Lyla, listen to me. We have no idea how far this conspiracy goes. If you step down as director, we may never find out the truth.

  Lyla Michaels : Being terminated for an opsec violation will ruin your career.

  John Diggle : But you'll still have yours. Let me take this fall for the family.

• Lyla Michaels : The op in Cairo was a bust. Dante's emissary Virgil managed to evade us.

  John Diggle : Virgil was our only contact to Dante. All that effort to trick Diaz into giving up the number, and we're back to square one.

  Lyla Michaels : Not completely. We still have the records from Virgil's phone. That could lead us to Dante.

  John Diggle : Meantime, Dante is wreaking havoc, financing terrorists all over the world. I was hoping to be done with this group by now.

  Lyla Michaels : I know. The only thing anyone knows about this operation is that Diaz is a part of the Ghost Initiative, but the longer this takes, the more likely A.R.G.U.S. brass is to find out the real reason for the Ghost Initiative is to go after Dante.

  John Diggle : It's time to tell Oliver and Felicity. Our position now is riskier than ever. The less secrets we have, the better.