Arrow Recap: Season 7 Episode 3 – “Crossing Lines”

Season 7 / Episode 3, Crossing Lines / The CW With no flash forwards this episode, Arrow takes the opportunity to dive a bit deeper into Oliver and Felicity’s do whatever it takes approach to their current situations. As Oliver pushes the boundaries of what he is willing to do in prison, Felicity forces the FBI and Agent Watson to take another shot at Diaz. The rest of Team Arrow is present, but their stories don’t amount to much in terms of the overall plot. Doing it Her Own Way Felicity has had enough and pays a visit to Agent Watson to demand she keep her end of the deal her and Oliver made and go after Diaz. She has info on Diaz wanting to break into the CDC, but it isn’t enough evidence. While it seems that Watson is being her usual standoffish self, we do see that she does care and want to capture Diaz. She goes to her superior, but he shoots her down. Felicity and Rene convince Watson and Dinah to set a trap for Diaz, but it ultimately fails. Diaz and The Longbow Hunters escape with vials containing some sort of mystery fluids. However, Felicity has Rene capture Silencer behind Watson and Dinah’s back. The fallout of this failed mission is that Watson is demoted and transferred away, though she says she doesn’t regret it. Felicity clearly feels guilt for causing Watson her job, if she came forward with catching Silencer it would be a different story, but she is determined to catch Diaz her way and keep it a secret between her and Rene. Whatever Diaz stole, it seems to …