Brandon Routh credited as playing...
Ray Palmer • The Atom
- Zari Tomaz: [spying on Sara] You sure she can't see us?
- The Atom: No, not when we're in stealth mode, which really just means library voices and no sudden movements.
- Zari Tomaz: So, how'd it go out there? Good mish?
- Mick Rory: I pried this cassette from Shorty's fingers.
- Nate Heywood: He means Napoleon Bonaparte.
- Mick Rory: "Waterloo." Who writes a song about losing a war? Huh?
- [he throws the cassette on the floor and stomps on it]
- Ray Palmer: Anyway. It was really great. Even though half our band missed the cue for our big encore.
- Sara Lance: Yeah, where were you guys?
- Amaya Jiwe: Um.
- Nate Heywood: Uh...
- Amaya Jiwe: It was my fault. I was just not used to talking in these go-go boots.
- Ray Palmer: Hey, are... aren't you supposed to be in the engine room? Sara told you to fix Gideon. The last thing we want to do is...
- Zari Tomaz: Make Sara mad.
- Ray Palmer: Yeah. You know what they say. "Happy captain, happy ship."
- Zari Tomaz: No one says that, but whatever.
- Sara Lance: I asked you to run a routine maintenance check.
- Zari Tomaz: I did run a maintenance check.
- Ray Palmer: And maybe something else?
- Sara Lance: Something you want to tell us about? Maybe show us?
- [Zari moves to block her way]
- Sara Lance: Oh, do not make me move you.
- Ray Palmer: Uh, you should just tell her what it is. Last thing we want to do is get Sara mad.
- Zari Tomaz: Why is that?
- Ray Palmer: [dodging] Be... because... high blood pressure. It takes years off your life.
- Zari Tomaz: Okay, fine, you win. I uploaded a synchronous, multi-model simulation program to Gideon's neural core.
- Sara Lance: A simulation program for what?
- Zari Tomaz: To see if there are any other loopholes in history that we could exploit.
- Sara Lance: We? You mean you can exploit.
- Ray Palmer: You're trying to hack history? What exactly are you trying to change in 2042?
- Zari Tomaz: Oh, I don't know, Ray. Maybe I'm trying to figure out how to stop my home from becoming a dystopian nightmare?
- Ray Palmer: What has gotten into you?
- Zari Tomaz: I don't know how to explain this, but I've died twice.
- Ray Palmer: Have you gotten into Nate's psychedelic root stash?
- Sara Lance: So long as you are on this ship...
- Zari Tomaz: Sara, I need you to shut up.
- Sara Lance: What?
- Zari Tomaz: [into her comm] Emergency! Everyone back on the bridge, right now.
- Sara Lance: What are you doing?
- Ray Palmer: Okay, let's all just calm down.
- Zari Tomaz: No, I will not calm down, and watch your step, Ray.
- Ray Palmer: What do you mean?
- [he trips on his platform shoes and falls over]
- Ray Palmer: Ah!
- Nate Heywood: Zari's caught in a time loop and the ship explodes every hour.
- Ray Palmer: Oh, like "Cause and Effect."
- Nate Heywood: What?
- Ray Palmer: Star Trek: Next Generation.
- Nate Heywood: It's "Groundhog Day".
- Ray Palmer: Fair enough. But "Star Trek"... wait, the ship explodes in an hour?
- Zari Tomaz: Yeah, actually, 24 minutes. And I think someone on board is causing it.
- Ray Palmer: Mick.
- Nate Heywood: He's clean.
- Zari Tomaz: Unlike his literary erotica.
- Ray Palmer: Excuse me, what?
- Nate Heywood: Long story. Like, literally a long story.
- Zari Tomaz: Does Sara not realize how hard that woman's crushing on her? Maybe she's got no finish.
- The Atom: No, the captain knows how to close.
- Sara Lance: All right, people, for reasons that are too complicated to explain right now, we have to search the ship. Zari says that there's a bomb, and it's gonna explode in thirty minutes. We have to find out why.
- Ray Palmer: Okay, well, the galley is clear.
- Zari Tomaz: Right, and I checked the sleeping quarters.
- Mick Rory: Whoa! You went in our rooms?
- Zari Tomaz: Yeah. The library...
- Amaya Jiwe: What did you see in the library?
- Zari Tomaz: Something I can never un-see.
- Ray Palmer: The force field's not strong enough to contain the explosion!
- Zari Tomaz: No, but it'll keep you guys out long enough for me to say what I need to say.
- Sara Lance: Zari...
- Zari Tomaz: Mick. You don't have to hide what you love. Follow your heart, and keep writing.
- Sara Lance: Zari, we don't have time for this!
- Zari Tomaz: Nate and Amaya, I'm so lucky to call you guys my friends.
- Amaya Jiwe: Zari, the bomb!
- Zari Tomaz: What you guys have is so special. I mean, the way you look at each other honestly makes me want to puke, but don't fight it. You're crazy about each other. Just don't have sex on missions.
- Ray Palmer: Z, what are you doing?
- Zari Tomaz: What you would do, Ray. You know, when I first came on board, you were so nice and polite to me that I wanted to punch you. But I realize now the world would be a better place if we were all a little more like you. But being nice and polite's only gonna get you so far, so do me a favor and tell Sara why you're so afraid of her.
- Ray Palmer: Okay, sure. But first I'm gonna figure out how to shut down the force field so we can deal with the bomb.
- Zari Tomaz: I am dealing with the bomb.
- Sara Lance: So long as you are on this ship, I'm your captain. And if you don't like it, you can stop sticking around.
- Zari Tomaz: Okay, something really bizarre is happening.
- Sara Lance: You're not even listening to me.
- Zari Tomaz: [grabbing her arm as Sara turns to leave] No, Sara, wait!
- Ray Palmer: There's no need for violence!
- Zari Tomaz: [acting on instinct, Sara grabs Zari's arm and bends it backwards] Ow! Ow! Ow. Ow.
- Sara Lance: [letting her go] I'm sorry. Old habits.
- Sara Lance: Well, as long as you are on this ship, I'm your captain. And if you don't like it, you can stop sticking...
- Zari Tomaz: Sticking around. Yeah.
- Sara Lance: [stunned] Around.
- Zari Tomaz: Oh, and watch out, Ray.
- Ray Palmer: Watch out for...
- [tripping on his platform shoes again, he falls to the ground]
- Sara Lance: [astounded] What?
- Ray Palmer: [jumping to his feet] How did she know that?
- Ray Palmer: I thought Sara told you to fix the ship.
- Zari Tomaz: Yeah, like she always does.
- Ray Palmer: Yeah, look, I... I know Sara can be tough, especially when you make her mad.
- Zari Tomaz: Hey, why are you so worried about Sara's temper?
- Ray Palmer: No, I just, uh... you know the saying. Happy captain...
- Ray Palmer, Zari Tomaz: Happy ship.
- Ray Palmer: Yeah. Well, I guess... I guess my catchphrase is catching on the future.
- Zari Tomaz: [sarcastic] Yeah. Yeah, um, everyone is saying it where I'm from.
- Ray Palmer: [obliviously, as she leaves] Huh. That's cool.
- Zari Tomaz: [watching Ray make a pot of tea] Oh, wow, that's boring. I think we can cross him off our suspect list.
- Sara Lance: [entering] Ray? Have you seen Zari? I just checked the engine room, she's not there.
- Ray Palmer: Um, no, I haven't.
- Sara Lance: I'm sick and tired of playing mom. She's really starting to piss me off.
- Ray Palmer: Uh, well, in the meantime, how about some tea? It's my signature blend of chamomile, lavender, and rose. Very relaxing.
- Sara Lance: If you see Zari, tell her I'm looking for her.
- Ray Palmer: Yeah.
- Zari Tomaz: [entering as Sara leaves] Ray.
- Ray Palmer: [starting] Holy Toledo! Where'd you guys come from? Were you spying on me? Of course you were; I shouldn't say anything. Okay, I'll tell you everything!
- Ray Palmer: Constantine told me to kill Sara if Mallus ever takes control of her again.
- Nate Heywood: Wow, dude, that's... that's heavy.
- Zari Tomaz: Wait, maybe Sara Malluses out and blows up the ship!
- Ray Palmer: What do you mean she blows up the ship?
- Zari Tomaz: Sara, ask Ray what Constantine told him about you.
- Sara Lance: Okay. Ray, what did Constantine tell you about me?
- Ray Palmer: How did you know that?
- [seeing her expression]
- Ray Palmer: Okay, he warned me that if you were possessed by Mallus again and lost control, that I... I should kill you. Oh, such a relief to get that off my chest.
- Sara Lance: Well, he's right. You should kill me if Mallus takes over again, and you are going to need a lot of help.
- Ray Palmer: Well, let's just hope it doesn't come down to that.
- Zari Tomaz: Oh, man, I have such a Gideon hangover.
- Sara Lance: What do you mean?
- Zari Tomaz: While I was out, Gideon transported my consciousness into her matrix.
- Ray Palmer: [skeptical] Okay.
- Sara Lance: I think you dreamt that.
- Zari Tomaz: No, it wasn't a dream, it was real. Right, Gideon?
- Gideon: Unfortunately, I don't know what you're talking about, Ms. Tomaz.
- Zari Tomaz: Oh, that is cold, Gideon. After all that, we're still not friends?
- Sara Lance: All right, people, we've got five minutes to find this bomb before it explodes. We gotta think fast.
- Gary Green: Uh, before I portaled onto the ship, I traced the temporal signature of the bomb. It originated in 1975.
- Zari Tomaz: So the bomb must be something from your last mission.
- Ray Palmer: It could be hidden in the heel of one of the platform shoes.
- Mick Rory: What about that stupid song?
- Sara Lance: Genius!
- Zari Tomaz: [Sara retrieves the bomb from the smashed cassette] The one place I didn't look.