Betrayal and Loss in a City of Despair

Tommy believes the city can't be saved because its people refuse to change.

### Heartbreaking Confessions and a Vengeful Plan Unveiled in "Arrow" Season 1, Episode 21
* 😢 Malcolm Merlyn reveals to his son, Tommy, that he closed his mother's clinic in the Glades to **protect it from being destroyed** in his planned attack.
* 😱 Tommy is shocked to learn the truth about his mother's death and **Malcolm's involvement in it**.
* 🔊 Malcolm plays a voicemail from Tommy's mother, revealing her final moments and her belief that the **Glades residents don't want to be saved**.
* 💔 Tommy is devastated by the revelation and struggles to come to terms with his mother's death and his father's **plans for the Glades**.
* 💥 Malcolm's plan to "nuke the Glades" is further hinted at, as he expresses his belief that the **people there deserve to die**.
* 👨 The strained relationship between Malcolm and Tommy reaches a breaking point as the **truth about Rebecca Merlyn's death** is laid bare.
* 🎭 This emotional episode delves deep into the characters' motivations and the **complex dynamics at play** in the show's **central conflict**.
* 🏹 The tension between Malcolm's **desire for vengeance** and Tommy's **moral compass** sets the stage for a **dramatic climax** in the season finale.

It's over, Laurel and me. I mean, she's with Oliver again, always. I'm sorry, son. Yeah, I said you wanted to nuke the glades or something. It's funny. Scotch doesn't make it any more believable. Maybe after your jihad, we can grab some steaks. It's true, Tommy. That's the reason I closed your mother's clinic. I didn't want to see it levelled. What? I have something I'd like you to listen to, and that your mother died. She called me. I woke to a voicemail from her dad, her final gift to me. How come I'm in trouble? I told him to take everything, my money, my ring. I scream for help, but no one would come. I don't. She bled out into the pavement while people passed and did nothing. Your mother built her clinic in the glades because she wanted to save this city. It can't be saved because the people there don't want it to be saved. So you kill them? Yes, they deserve to die. All of them do. I see died.

Malcolm and Tommy Conversation Episode 23 "Sacrifice"

Oliver Queen

The speaker reflects on the end of their relationship with Laurel, who is back with Oliver.

They reveal their guilt over closing Laurel's mother's clinic and share the pain of her tragic death.

The speaker expresses a dark belief that the people in the glades deserve to die, feeling hopeless about the city's salvation.