Arrow (TV Series) Episode: Corto Maltese

"Corto Maltese"
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Arrow  Season 3: Episode 3
October 22, 2014
Directors	Steve Surjik
Writers	Erik Oleson Beth Schwartz
Previous Episode	"Sara" (October 15, 2014)
Next Episode	"The Magician" (October 29, 2014)

After tracking Thea in Corto Maltese, Oliver pays Thea a visit and convinces her to go home while Diggle investigates Mark Shaw, an A.R.G.U.S. agent who had gone dark.

Every warrior must learn the simple truth... that pain is inevitable and suffering is optional.

—Malcolm Merlyn

Corto Maltese is an episode of season 3 of Arrow. It premiered on October 22, 2014.

Synopsis for "Corto Maltese"

After tracking Thea in Corto Maltese, Oliver pays Thea a visit and convinces her to go home while Diggle investigates Mark Shaw, an A.R.G.U.S. agent who had gone dark.

Appearing in "Corto Maltese"

Featured Character:

• The Arrow (Oliver Queen)
• Thea Queen (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• A.R.G.U.S.
  • Lyla Michaels
• Laurel Lance
• Ray Palmer
• Starling City Police Department
  • Cpt. Quentin Lance
• Team Arrow
  • Felicity Smoak
  • John Diggle
  • Speedy (Roy Harper)

Antagonists:

• H.I.V.E. (Unnamed)
• Malcolm Merlyn (Flashback and main story)
• Mark Shaw (First appearance)
  • Corto Maltese Army (First appearance)
• Michael Ancona (Single appearance)
• Nyssa al Ghul (Cameo)
• Sara Lance's murderer (Unnamed) (Behind the scenes)
• Skel (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• A.R.G.U.S. agents (On a TV or computer screen) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • David Ferreira (Single appearance)
  • Diana Patterson (Single appearance)
  • Erkin Aycan (Single appearance)
  • Jodie Lavoie (Single appearance)
  • John Carron (Single appearance)
  • Jonathan Turton (Single appearance)
  • Patrick Gray (Single appearance)
  • Patti Wilson (Single appearance)
  • Rob Sykes (Single appearance)
  • Tom Scull (Single appearance)
• Erica Vendel (Single appearance)
• Gerry Conway (Single appearance)
• Sara Diggle
• Wildcat (Ted Grant) (Real identity revealed) (First full appearance)
  • Wildcat Gym boxers (First appearance)
• Amanda Waller (Mentioned only)
• League of Assassins (Mentioned only)
• Milo Armitage (Mentioned only)
• Moira Queen (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Rebecca Merlyn (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Robert Queen (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Sara Lance (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• "The Streak" (Mentioned only)
• Tom Bronson (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Earth-1 (Unnamed)
  • Corto Maltese (First full appearance) (Flashback and main story)
  • United States of America
    • Starling City (Flashback and main story)
      • Diggle House
      • The Glades
        • Verdant
          • Arrowcave
        • Wildcat Gym (First appearance)
      • Queen Consolidated
      • Starling General Hospital
      • Starling Metro Police (Cameo)
      • A.R.G.U.S. HQ (Mentioned only)
      • Tech Village (Mentioned only)
    • Coast City (Mentioned only)
  • Italy (Mentioned only)
    • Amalfi Coast (Mentioned only)
  • Lian Yu (Mentioned only)
• Hell (Mentioned only)

Items:

• A.R.G.U.S. Decoder (Single appearance)
• Oliver Queen's Bow
  • Trick Arrows
• Nyssa al Ghul's Bow (Cameo)
• OMAC blueprints (On a TV or computer screen)
• Roy Harper's Bow (Cameo)

Vehicles:

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Notes

• The friend that was hit by lightning and was in a coma that Felicity asks for time off to see is Barry Allen.
  • Felicity's story continues in The Flash episode, "Going Rogue".

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• 2 Images from Arrow (TV Series) Episode: Corto Maltese
• Episodes of Arrow (TV Series)
• Images from Arrow (TV Series)
• Gallery for the Arrow (TV Series) series

Recommended Media

• None.

Links and References

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