Dodger

"Dodger" is the fifteenth episode of the the first season of Arrow. It aired on February 20, 2013.

Synopsis
Felicity tells Oliver he's all work and no play, so he asks Dectective McKenna out on a date. A jewel thief named "the Dodger hits Starling City and targets someone very close to Oliver. Meanwhile, while working with Laurel Lance, Thea Queen gets her purse stolen by very fast pickpocket named Roy Harper. Moira makes a move against Malcolm Merlyn and attempts to try and leave The Undertaking.

Plot
Open with a museum guard helping a man steal a large jewel because an explosive device was placed around his neck.

Felicity is concerned by Queen's decisions with regard to going after people on the list.

We flash to the island and Queen bringing water to Wilson whose bullet wound is getting infected. Queen remembers some herbs Fei had in the cave that "healed everything." He leaves to get them.

Moira meets with an old friend named Frank. She tells him wants to get out of the undertaking. The two of them began the undertaking to fix the city and have seen it get away from them. He seems to agree.

Digs expresses concern about Felicity to Digs. Felicity walks in and Queen tries to put her at ease about his Arrow process. A news report talks about a criminal named the Dodger who steals using explosive collars. Queen asks Felicity to help them take him down.

We see what appears to be the Dodger (James Callis) attempting to move his latest theft. The man attempts to rob Dodger, who promptly takes out his men and shoots him in the head.

Queen, Digs and Felicity talk about how to approach the Dodger. Felicity asks about Carly, who is waiting on them. This leads to Digs agreeing to ask Carly on a date if Queen asks out McKenna Hall. Felicity suggests they bug Hall's phone in order to find out what the police know about the Dodger. Digs awkwardly asks Carly out and she seems 100 percent into the idea. They agree to dinner that night.

Laurel and Thea get mugged. The guy gets Thea's purse but a piece of his wallet chain gets snagged on a fence.

Queen plants a bug on Hall's cell phone when she steps away from her desk. He then asks if she wants to have dinner with him. She is free that night.

We flashback to the island. Queen grabs the herbs and then turns around to find a badly beaten man stumble into the cave. He says: "help me."

Queen and Digs listen to a conversation where Hall talks about the man we saw the Dodger murder. Felicity finds out online that he was probably a potential fence.

Thea is striking out trying to track down information about the wallet. A nervous Queen tells her he has a date. Thea is surprised to get a call back about a possible suspect and calls Laurel with a name, Roy Harper.

During Digs and Carly's date he accidentally brings up his brother and she wonders if perhaps the whole thing is too complicated.

During their date Hall starts grilling Queen about the island. She points out that those years must have changed him and he agrees. Hall is called away from dinner for work. Queen calls Felicity and has her activate the bug on Hal's phone.

Back in our flashback the beaten man tells Queen he's an exchange student who got lost during a fishing trip with his class. He tells a suspicious Queen he was the only one who made it and that he was beaten by soldiers.

While Dodger shows the jewel to a new fence the Hall and her team police raid the building. Dodger gets out of the building but runs into Arrow outside. Just as Arrow begins to chase him he sets off an explosive that allows him to escape.

Queen has Felicity search for the type of antiquity Dodger prefers. There is a fundraising auction the following night for the Starling City Cancer Society Queen thinks they could use to lure him out.

Lance questions Harper with Laurel and Thea watching through the one-way glass. Harper says his mother was hooked on Vertigo and is no longer the same, medically. He's been stealing to try and get on top of her medical bills. Thea thinks they should let him go.

Frank tells Moira he's arranged a meeting for her.

Felicity has put a GPS device in the Queen family's broach they've donated as bait. Felicity sees the broach is on the move and stops the Dodger who has it in his pocket. He says he's going to take the item. A few moments later Felicity approaches the guy with one of the explosive collars around her neck. She says "I think we have a problem." The Dodger told her if she calls the police it will go off. Digs works on deactivating the device while Queen leaves to track the Dodger.

Queen steals a motorcycle and speeds off, with Felicity guiding him via the GPS. Queen catches up to the Dodger's car and fires something into a rear tire which forces the vehicle to flip. The Dodger gets out holding a remote for the device around Felicity's neck. He says if Queen touches him, she'll die. Queen quickly severs his median nerve and takes it from him. Almost simultaneously Digs disarms and removes the explosive.

Back in the flashback the beaten man demands Queen untie him. Queen agrees and has him turn around. Queen puts his knife to the ropes, then stops. He says he can't do it because he doesn't know who the man is, then leaves him.

Digs tells Carly he's having a tough time with dating and she thinks perhaps he's thinking too much. He agrees and kisses her.

Thea pays Harper a visit at his home. He knows all about her bio. He gives her back her purse and before she leaves tells her she shouldn't fall for every sob story somebody like him tells the cops.

Queen tells Hall that when she talked to him about the island it reminded him of hard decisions he had to make. He wonders if he's worthy of actually being with anyone. This of course leads to them kissing and her telling him "you are." Lance stops by her desks and says she wants him to help him on the vigilante investigation.

Back to our flashback. Queen returns to Wilson, who asks him if he got into any trouble. "No," Queen responds. "Not a bit."

Moira Queen later meets with China White and asks her to take a hit out on Malcolm Merlyn.

Production
Preparation ran from December 10, 2012 until January 4, 2013. Shooting is scheduled to run from January 7 and end on January 16, 2013.