"Dad lied to us, and so did mom. But I guess so did you. It must run in the family." There's a part of her that's still hurt by all of that betrayal, something she rarely lets herself feel. She forgave her mother, she tells herself, but forgiving and letting go are two different things.

"Everyone who's said they loved me left me. Roy, you, when things fell apart you were never there." Thea is saying the things she swore she wouldn't, but she was angry now. "It was Malcolm who saved me in Starling. Malcolm who showed me how to not be afraid any more. He may not be perfect, but none of us are."