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The next person on Arrow's list is Diggle's commanding officer and mentor from Afghanistan, Ted Gaynor. Oliver suspects Ted is responsible for recent armoured truck robberies, but Diggle defends Ted and takes a job at Ted's security company to keep an eye on him. Olive

Quote1 A few years ago, I found a message he left me explaining the List. Quote2
Oliver Queen


Trust but Verify is an episode of season 1 of Arrow. It premiered on January 23, 2013.

Synopsis for "Trust but Verify"

The next person on Arrow's list is Diggle's commanding officer and mentor from Afghanistan, Ted Gaynor. Oliver suspects Ted is responsible for recent armoured truck robberies, but Diggle defends Ted and takes a job at Ted's security company to keep an eye on him. Oliver decides to make a move on Ted, which puts him at odds with Diggle. Meanwhile, Thea suspects that Moira is having an affair with Malcolm. Tommy and Laurel have an awkward dinner with Malcolm.

Appearing in "Trust but Verify"

Featured Character:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

  • Blake (Thea Queen's friend) (Cameo)
  • Carly Diggle
  • Morgan (Thea Queen's friend) (Cameo)
  • Rebecca Merlyn (First appearance) (Deceased) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Starling City Police Department (Cameo)
  • WEBG
    • Merritt Davis (Unnamed) (On a TV or computer screen)
  • Andy Diggle (Mentioned only)
  • King Arthur (Mentioned only)
  • The List's villains (Mentioned only)
    • Blake Thompson (Mentioned only)
    • Gregory Davenport (Mentioned only)
    • Jamie Ontiveros (Mentioned only)
    • Justin Adkisson (Mentioned only)
    • Landon White (Mentioned only)
    • Matthew Overson (Mentioned only)
  • "Merlin" (Mentioned only)
  • Robert Queen (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
  • United States Army (Mentioned only)
  • Walter Steele (Mentioned only)

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Vehicles:

  • Blackhawk Truck (First appearance)
  • Queen's Gambit (Mentioned only)
  • Thea Queen's car (Single appearance) (Destroyed)

Concepts:



Notes

  • This episode takes place on January 19, 2013 which is Thea's 18th birthday.

Trivia

  • The title of the episode is a reference to the Russian proverb "Trust, but verify".
  • Thea believing that her mother and Merlyn had an affair foreshadows the revelation about her real father from Season 2.
  • Oliver tells Dig that he previously found a tape where his father explained him what was the List. This will be eventually shown in "The Return".


See Also

Recommended Media

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Footnotes

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