Moscow

Moscow is the capital of Russia, and a city of frequent significance in Arrow. Queen Consolidated has an important subsidiary there, and it was the birthplace of Isabel Rochev. Among its current residents (and presumably one of the city's fabled plethora of billionaires) is Anatoly Knyazev, head of the Solntsevskaya Bratva and personal friend of Oliver Queen.

In, Oliver and his team (Dig and Felicity, with the undesired last minute addition of Isabel, travel to Moscow, ostensibly to check up on the Queen Consolidated holdings and attempt to shore up the company's flagging stock profile. In fact, Dig is looking to locate and rescue Lyla Michaels, who disappeared here while tracking down Floyd Lawton for him. To do this he must get himself arrested, and Oliver has to seek the help of his old friend Anatoly to purchase the drugs which will get Dig consigned to the hell-hole he believes holds his lady. Oliver reveals his fluent Russian to Isabel, and the two end up in bed together, although only very briefly, as Isabel is not a "cuddler", and they both appear to take a "what happens in Russia" line. Felicity, however, is rather less forgiving of Oliver's lapse in judgment.