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"'''Falling'''" is the ninth chapter of the ''[[Arrow (comic book series)|Arrow]]'' comic book series.
  
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
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This must-read chapter provides a glimpse into [[Helena Bertinelli]]'s fateful relationship with [[Michael Staton]].<ref>[https://www.readdcentertainment.com/Arrow-2012-2013-9/digital-comic/1165900095001 ''Arrow (2012-2013) #9'' - DC Entertainment]</ref>
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This must-read chapter provides a glimpse [[Helena Bertinelli]]'s fateful relationship with [[Michael Staton]].<ref>[https://www.readdcentertainment.com/Arrow-2012-2013-9/digital-comic/1165900095001 ''Arrow (2012-2013) #9'' - DC Entertainment]</ref>
  
   
 
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[[Helena Bertinelli|Helena]] wakes up in [[Helena Bertinelli's apartment|her apartment]] after her and [[Oliver Queen|Oliver]]'s fling.<ref>{{Ep|Muse of Fire}}</ref> She gets out of bed and picks up a copy of the book'' [[wikipedia:Wuthering Heights|Wuthering Heights]]'', beginning to reflect on her fiancé, [[Michael Staton]].
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The story opens with [[Helena Bertinelli|Helena]] waking up in her [[Helena Bertinelli's apartment|apartment]], after she and [[Oliver Queen|Oliver]] had been intimate. Helena has a flashback of when her fiancé [[Michael Staton]] was still alive and she had come to visit him while he was teaching a class. Michael then has his students open their books for her, asking Helena to marry him, to which she agrees. They left together that afternoon and Helena mentioned that she called her father to tell him their good news and that he wanted to hold an engagement party for them, however, they were interrupted by a woman carrying out an unconscious student, who was carried away in an ambulance. The incident reportedly being drug0related and Michael was shocked that someone would sell drugs to a student.
  
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In 2009, Michael is giving a lecture on ''Wuthering Heights'' when Helena visits him in class. Michael then has some of his students open their books, spelling out the message "WILL YOU MARRY ME" to Helena, which she happily accepts. That afternoon as they leave together, Helena informs Michael that she told her father, [[Frank Bertinelli|Frank]], the good news and he wanted to throw an engagement party for them. Suddenly, an ambulance arrives at the school and a woman rushes outside, carrying an unconscious student. As the student is taken away, Michael finds out he overdosed on [[ecstasy pills]].
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That night over dinner at the [[Bertinelli Mansion]], Helena recounts the incident to her father and requests that he cease his work with the ecstasy pills' dealer, [[Tony D'urso]]. Frank expresses his condolences but justifies the work as "business". A furious Helena points out a kid nearly died due to his so-called "business" and they get into a heated argument. Frank states that everything he does is to provide for their family before storming off.
   
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At Helena and Michael's engagement party, Frank gives a toast and congratulates the couple. He expresses his hope that Michael will join the "family business", claiming he will need a larger salary to support his daughter. However, Michael politely declines, wanting to continue teaching. As Michael and Helena dance, Frank orders his right-hand man, [[Nick Salvati]], to check out Michael.
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At the [[Bertinelli Mansion]] Helena questions her father, [[Frank Bertinelli|Frank]], asking if he works with the drug dealer [[Tony D'urso]], to which he responds in the affirmative. When he asks to the reason for her enquiry, Helena tells him "A student of Michael's OD'D today, on Tony's pills". He refrains from response. Frank is sorry for what happened to Michael's student but tries to justify it as business - this angers Helena as she criticizes him, telling him that he should not be working with men like Tony and that a kid almost died because of that so-called business. They get into a heated argument, in which he further attempts to justify his "business" as a means of provision for his family.
  
   
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Later one night, Nick searches through Michael's [[Michael Staton's apartment|apartment]] and finds a laptop. Upon seeing the information it contains, Nick calls Frank, revealing that Michael has (supposedly) gathered enough evidence to send them to jail and was just about to hand it over to the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|F.B.I.]]. Shortly after, Michael returns home, expecting Helena, and Nick shoots him. Helena later arrives at the apartment and finds Michael dead, much to her horror and devastation.
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Later, at the engagement party, Frank congratulates the couple and expresses his hope that Michael would join the "family business". Michael, however, politely declines the offer, stating that "teaching is his calling", before he proceeds to dance with Helena.
  
   
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Sometime after Michael's death, Helena moves back into the Bertinelli Mansion. Whilst mourning her fiancé, Helena wakes up late one night and walks downstairs. She overhears Frank speaking on the phone, confirming that Michael's murder can't be traced back to him and believes Helena will one day understand his reasons. Shocked, Helena realizes that her father was behind Michael's murder.
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Sometime later, Frank sends [[Nick Salvati]], his right-hand man to check out Michael. While Nick searches through Michael's [[Michael Staton's apartment|apartment]], he finds a laptop, and goes to see what information it contains, when he receives a call from Frank, who sarcastically asks; "so is my daughter engaged to Donnie Brasco or do i actually have to pay for this wedding?". Nick gives him bad news, that Michael has (supposedly) gathered enough evidence to send him to jail, and he was just about to hand over to the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]. Frank orders Nick to kill Michael so as to protect himself and his interests. When Michael returns to his apartment expecting Helena, Nick shoots him. This shot resulting in his demise. Helena arrived home later to find Michael's body on the floor, lying in a pool pf blood. She is horrified and devastated over the death of the man she loved.
  
   
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At Michael's funeral, an unsuspecting Frank tries to provide emotional support for Helena. Tony appears and apologizes for her loss, offering Helena some of his product should she need it to cope with the pain. After everyone leaves, Helena tosses a rose into Michael's grave.
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Sometime after Michael's death, Helena moves back into the Bertinelli Mansion, and whilst still mourning the death of her fiancé, she wakes up late one night and overhears her father speaking on the telephone - when she gets close and listens to the entire conversation, she discovers that Frank was behind Michael's murder.
  
   
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Over a year later, Helena has begun a crusade against her father and his associates. She tracks down Tony in the midst of a drug deal with another teenager and shoots him dead, declaring that "it's a start" to avenging Michael.
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Helena attends Michael's funeral. Tony tells Helena that he is so sorry for her loss, and Frank gives her emotional support, (unaware that Helena is well aware of him being behind Michael's murder). He states that she will survive this, Helena then throws a rose into the hole, where Michael's coffin is before it is sealed by soil, when Tony appears and offers Helena some of his product should she need it.
  
   
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Helena then flashes back to the present as Oliver wakes up. He asks if Helena is all right, wondering if she had a bad dream. Helena responds, "Yeah, but I'm awake now".
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A year later, Helena begins a crusade against her father and his associates, as revenge for Michael's death, she tracked down Tony, and during a drug deal she kills him, claiming that it was a start to avenging her fiancé's death.
  
   
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The memory then fades and her consciousness transitions to the present day. When Oliver wakes up, he asks Helena if she had had a bad dream. When she hesitates to respond, Oliver asks if she is all right, this time she responds by saying, "Yeah, but I'm awake now".
  
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*[[Frank Bertinelli|Frank]] refers to [[Michael Staton|Michael]] as "Donnie Brasco" when wondering if the latter can pay for his and [[Helena Bertinelli|Helena]]'s wedding. This is a reference to the [[wikipedia: Donnie Brasco (film)|1997 film of the same name]] in which an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|F.B.I.]] agent goes undercover in the Bonanno crime family using the titular alias.
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**It could also be a subtle reference to Frank's erroneous belief that Michael was a mole for the F.B.I. (when it was really Helena).
   
 
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Revision as of 19:32, 6 February 2020

For the Supergirl episode of the same name, see "Falling".

"Falling" is the ninth chapter of the comic book series Arrow. It was released digitally on December 5, 2012.

Synopsis

This must-read chapter provides a glimpse into Helena Bertinelli's fateful relationship with Michael Staton.[1]

Plot

Helena wakes up in her apartment after her and Oliver's fling.[2] She gets out of bed and picks up a copy of the book Wuthering Heights, beginning to reflect on her fiancé, Michael Staton.

In 2009, Michael is giving a lecture on Wuthering Heights when Helena visits him in class. Michael then has some of his students open their books, spelling out the message "WILL YOU MARRY ME" to Helena, which she happily accepts. That afternoon as they leave together, Helena informs Michael that she told her father, Frank, the good news and he wanted to throw an engagement party for them. Suddenly, an ambulance arrives at the school and a woman rushes outside, carrying an unconscious student. As the student is taken away, Michael finds out he overdosed on ecstasy pills.

That night over dinner at the Bertinelli Mansion, Helena recounts the incident to her father and requests that he cease his work with the ecstasy pills' dealer, Tony D'urso. Frank expresses his condolences but justifies the work as "business". A furious Helena points out a kid nearly died due to his so-called "business" and they get into a heated argument. Frank states that everything he does is to provide for their family before storming off.

At Helena and Michael's engagement party, Frank gives a toast and congratulates the couple. He expresses his hope that Michael will join the "family business", claiming he will need a larger salary to support his daughter. However, Michael politely declines, wanting to continue teaching. As Michael and Helena dance, Frank orders his right-hand man, Nick Salvati, to check out Michael.

Later one night, Nick searches through Michael's apartment and finds a laptop. Upon seeing the information it contains, Nick calls Frank, revealing that Michael has (supposedly) gathered enough evidence to send them to jail and was just about to hand it over to the F.B.I.. Shortly after, Michael returns home, expecting Helena, and Nick shoots him. Helena later arrives at the apartment and finds Michael dead, much to her horror and devastation.

Sometime after Michael's death, Helena moves back into the Bertinelli Mansion. Whilst mourning her fiancé, Helena wakes up late one night and walks downstairs. She overhears Frank speaking on the phone, confirming that Michael's murder can't be traced back to him and believes Helena will one day understand his reasons. Shocked, Helena realizes that her father was behind Michael's murder.

At Michael's funeral, an unsuspecting Frank tries to provide emotional support for Helena. Tony appears and apologizes for her loss, offering Helena some of his product should she need it to cope with the pain. After everyone leaves, Helena tosses a rose into Michael's grave.

Over a year later, Helena has begun a crusade against her father and his associates. She tracks down Tony in the midst of a drug deal with another teenager and shoots him dead, declaring that "it's a start" to avenging Michael.

Helena then flashes back to the present as Oliver wakes up. He asks if Helena is all right, wondering if she had a bad dream. Helena responds, "Yeah, but I'm awake now".

Trivia

  • Frank refers to Michael as "Donnie Brasco" when wondering if the latter can pay for his and Helena's wedding. This is a reference to the 1997 film of the same name in which an F.B.I. agent goes undercover in the Bonanno crime family using the titular alias.
    • It could also be a subtle reference to Frank's erroneous belief that Michael was a mole for the F.B.I. (when it was really Helena).

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Arrow (2012-2013) #9 - DC Entertainment
  2. ↑ "Muse of Fire"


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