Code of Silence

Untitled Part 7

FIVE YEARS AGO

Oliver walked into the training room below the mansion. His men were going through some exercises and he wanted to observe the training. Roy Harper, his sister Thea's boyfriend was handling the training today. He was trying to prove himself to Oliver, wanting to work his way up in the mob. Oliver stood with his arms crossed over his broad chest, his stance relaxed as he leaned against the pillar. They were looking good and Oliver was impressed with how Harper was working them. He was a smart kid that had grown up on the streets and when he had started dating Thea, Oliver was hesitant to like the kid. He had been arrested for a few petty crimes and Oliver had felt he was not good enough for Thea. But when a rival mob family had attacked Thea's limousine after a charity event, Roy had proven he would do anything for her. After that, Oliver had a change of heart.

He walked over to Roy and grabbed his attention. "The men are looking good Roy. I am impressed."

Roy gave him a smile that said he was glad Oliver had noticed. "Continue to take them through their paces and then you can have the evening off. I am going to be out tonight so make sure you stay close to Thea." Roy nodded and Oliver gave him a tight smile before he turned and headed up the stairs. He had a couple of business items to attend to today and then he was going to call Felicity. Even though he had seen her just last night, he wanted to see her again. He needed to see her.

He walked into the police precinct and nodded to his contact. The officer gave him an imperceptible nod and led him to an interrogation room where one of Oliver's men was being held. The two enforcers with Oliver took up stances outside the door as Oliver walked inside and over to the table where his man sat, nervous.

Oliver placed his hands in his pockets and walked closer, his gaze hard and his lips set. The officer had assured him the camera would be "broken" in the room, so Oliver walked to the other side of the table and sat with his hip on the table next to the man.

"Johnny, can you kindly tell me what I am doing down here?" His tone was cold and hard as ice, and the man nervously started babbling.

"I was at the docks and....and Joe's men were there.....I was trying to make sure they were not tampering with our shipments is all boss......" as he babbled Oliver held up his hand and the man went silent.

"Johnny, your babbling is embarrassing." Oliver pulled out a small knife he kept in his pocket and before the guy could blink it was imbedded in his hand and Oliver's free hand was covering the guy's mouth, holding in his scream of pain.

"What have I told you about going rogue when you have specific orders?" he asked and his tone turned deadly. "You see now you have placed our family back into the sights of the police and I have had to waste my time coming all the way down here." Oliver twisted the knife and Johnny screamed into Oliver's hand again.

"Now, here is how you are going to handle this....you are going to tell the SCPD that you were down there on your own. That you were the one that chose to engage Joe's men and the Queen family was not involved, do you understand?"

Johnny looked at Oliver's eyes in fear and shook his head. Oliver pulled the knife out with a yank and then took the handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the blade clean. He placed the blade back in his pocket and walked to the door.

"If I see your face again Johnny, we are going to have a serious problem." Oliver opened the door and walked out of the room, he was angry, he was frustrated and he wanted nothing more than to see Felicity and bury himself between her thighs until her screams of pleasure drown out the frustration of his day.

He got into the back of the limo and pulled out his phone, a smirked crossed his lips as he heard the phone ringing. She answered on the second ring.