While Oliver preps for a debate, Quentin tries to shield his new girlfriend Donna from the truth that he was working with HIVE. Both men find themselves with larger problems with Damien unleashes a demolition expert on Star City to guarantee his wife's rise to power.

Cupid returns to Star City and vows to prove to everyone that love is death. Meanwhile, Oliver and Felicity deal with the aftermath of their break-up. In the past, Oliver discovers that Reiter plans to use the lives of the slaves to power a mystical idol hidden deep beneath the island.