Cassidy Freeman credited as playing...
Tess Mercer
- Tess Mercer: One of the most important things that Lex taught me is you can't afford to live in the past.
- Oliver Queen: Did Professor Luther also teach you a thing or two about deception? Or how about obsession? I hear his class in murder's an easy "A".
- Tess Mercer: What do you mean you can't find the IP address?
- Eva Greer: The e-mail came through a ghost router. As soon as we saw it, the router vanished from the grid. At the very least, this could prove Mr. Luthor is still alive.
- Tess Mercer: Or it could prove that someone is toying with me. Find out who took the crystal, or find a new line of work.
- Oliver Queen: You know what's amazing to me? That you can't find time to return my calls, but you do manage to fit it into your busy schedule to buy the Star City Tower right out from under me.
- Tess Mercer: Business is business.
- Oliver Queen: So much for breakfast in bed.
- Tess Mercer: I'm late for a meeting in Metropolis. You know, some of us still have corporations to run.
- Oliver Queen: Oh, that's right, I forgot about that. Although I've got this really funny feeling that you could probably find somebody else to answer your phones. I'm thinking more, like, um... dinner in Malibu in time for the sunset. What do you say?
- Tess Mercer: Is that a hint of romance I detect?
- Oliver Queen: [offering a diamond bracelet] Well, I can't stop myself.
- Tess Mercer: [closing the box] Save it, in case you wanna tip another hostess. There was nothing romantic about last night, Oliver. I had an itch. You scratched it.