Batwoman (2019–…): Season 2, Episode 16 - Rebirth - full transcript

Hey.

Batwoman to Batcave,

we'll need medics
to the rooftop lot above Harper's Plaza.

Batwoman to Batcave, do you copy?
I need medics now.

Batwoman to Batcave?

You never told me the 911 operator
was a Batwoman fangirl.

The dude's gonna live.

I should've told you not to work tonight.

You know, I might just need a little time.

Of course.

Mary and I can cover Bat duties,



try to ID the stabby chick
making lawyer kebabs.

I mean...

I need time alone.

Copy.

You know I'm here if you need me, right?

Special Agent Russell Tavaroff
has just been released on bond.

He'll be a free man as he awaits trial,

accused of falsifying evidence

to justify the shooting
of an unarmed Gotham citizen.

The uproar over Crows misconduct
has been ignored by Gotham officials,

until one hero spoke up,

former Crows Commander, Jacob Kane.

Two Crows agents shot...

Jacob Kane?



I exposed Kane as the godfather
of a fraudulent security racket,

now these cloying halfwits
in the fake news are crowning him a hero.

Haven't you done enough, Roman?

You imprisoned the man's daughter,
then brainwashed her into your own.

He murdered my Circe.

So toying with Kane's daughter
is your way of feeling better

about him killing yours?

I apologize, Your Royal Highness.

But when you gave me the details
of Kate Kane's flight out of National City,

you knew exactly what
I had in mind for her.

Speaking of you owing me a favor,

I was hoping to employ your daughter's
services to settle my affairs in Gotham.

I have reason to believe that Circe's
unique attributes could benefit us both.

Whatever it is, I don't want her involved.

She's finally got her life back.

Last I heard, she was running around
with a tree stapled to her face.

She's ready to make her grand reentry
into Gotham's influencer life.

After all my PR team
covered up the incident

that landed her in
Arkham to begin with,

and her death, yada, yada.

They've put together
a very millennial cover story

to explain her disappearance.
Three words: Malibu rehab retreat.

This is the crown jewel.

A life lived but
once is a life lived not at all.

The newest line
from Janus Cosmetics has arrived.

Rebirth.

It wasn't enough
that she believed she was my Circe.

Between the new face and a strict regimen
of Janus restorative burn cream,

she now looks like her too.

I know Enigma gave her Circe's memories,

but who gave her Circe's face?

If you can believe it,
that rambling sewer rat Alice.

You brought Kate Kane and Alice together?

When was this?

Two days ago. Why?

Alice is Beth Kane, you idiot.

You're coming with us.

Wearing yoga pants?
This is worse than I thought.

Now, tell me what I'm walking into.

This is a government safe house.

Bidets in the bathroom?

They wouldn't even give us hand soap
for the community center.

Turns out the lawyer whose computer
was stolen by Kill Bill superfan

was working with judges
to place people into Witness Relocation.

And all that top-secret location
information was on his computer.

Exactly.

So sword lady is looking
for somebody in Witness Relocation.

So I placed a trace on
all of his outgoing calls.

Assuming that he'd reach out to
the witnesses, give them a heads up.

And you figured all of that out?

I may have outsourced
the fancy parts to Sophie.

Anyway, we are starting with this guy
because the lawyer called him first.

Called him a lot, but he never picked up.

I'm starting to know why.

Found our vic, same perp.
Left a sword in him.

Definitely trying to make a statement.

Oh, man, poor guy was blind.

This isn't your fight, Batwoman.

Why? Because I can actually fight back?

Tatiana?

DNA Match Complete.

Hmm.

My God.

It really is you.

You've got me confused with a dead girl.

No, you've got you
confused with a dead girl.

Two dozen inmates used Circe Sionis
as a doormat on their way out of Arkham.

Listen, I know this is a lot to handle.

- Hey!
- Sorry, but did you want her to escape?

How do we get Kate back?

There's a secret keyword
to unlock her memories,

except the woman who
did that to her... is dead.

The other option is we jog her memory

- piece by piece using personal objects.
- That's where these come in.

Everything that's left of Kate's childhood.

I'm sorry, who are you?

Ocean, meet Daddy.

Daddy, meet Ocean.

Good to meet you, Mr. Kane.

Right.

- What do we do now?
- When Enigma locked me out of my memories,

I forced my way back in with a photograph.
Her work is formidable.

But... as soon as the first crack appears,

she'll go mad wanting to know the truth
about her life.

Enigma worked on you too?

Daddy, you don't get this extra
without a little shove.

I thought the shove was Cartwright.

No, he didn't fully break me.

- I was too strong.
- I can attest to that.

Alice may have been angry,
and reckless, and ornery, but...

she could still love.

What are you saying? That...
Enigma took away your ability to love?

I'll let you get on with it.
Nice to meet you, Mr. Kane.

Yeah, this "Mr. Kane" thing
is definitely weird for me.

I want the guy to like
me. Call me old-fashioned.

If you told me I'd be in
the Crows Headquarters

with my father, my
sister, and my... boy toy,

and I wouldn't be the one in cuffs...

No one ever accused
you of being predictable.

Call you later.

Good.

Ezra Castellanos, never heard of him.

Probably because up until a few days ago,
he was being protected by Crows Security

in witness protection.

Five years ago, Ezra's eyes
were gouged out with a soup spoon

by a woman named Circe Sionis.

So this case was sealed...

but Luke has a thingy that unseals seals.

Okay then.

Circe is the daughter
of Janus Cosmetics founder Roman Sionis.

The former model claimed self-defense
after Ezra assaulted her.

And after she went to Arkham,

Ezra was afraid the Sionis family
would come after him,

so he went into WITSEC.

Didn't Alice stop by the other day asking
if someone named Circe showed up to you?

- Yeah. Now I'm just confused.
- Yeah.

I'm gonna check on Luke.

Well, we could try and track him down
with his fancy hacker tools.

Assuming you know which buttons to press.

Okay.

Huh?

♪ We are stolen pennies
from the wishing well ♪

♪ We are... ♪

Are you stalking me, Fox?

It's law enforcement only.

They let you in, and last I checked,
your new occupation is unemployed haircut.

Two whiskeys, neat.

Look, I understand the problem here, okay?
Yeah, I'm free on bail.

My charges are gonna be dropped,
and as far as the law is concerned,

well, we're back to you
being a car thief who pulled a gun, so...

I'm not throwing my career away
because your daddy didn't teach you

how to stay out of the wrong place
at the wrong time.

Ooh. See, if I were you,
I would not talk about my father.

Did you come here looking for a fight?

You're looking for another fake excuse
to shoot me?

So how do you propose we settle this?

I heard you won the Crows Hold
'em Tournament two years in a row.

You are a stalker.

I really hope you have a plan, kid.

Some of us are just here to play cards.

I like punk rock.

- How edgy.
- You should remember this bag.

I found a joint in this pocket,
grounded you for the entire summer.

Harsh.

It wasn't even coke.

You think you would try memories
I would actually wanna remember?

You said it ended up
being the best summer you ever had.

I am not Kate Kane.

And even if I was, what makes you think
I would wanna come back to a father

who stopped looking for both daughters
and a literal evil twin?

Hmm? What am I missing?

This.

When we were kids,
you had a big crush on Jenny Goldberg.

You only liked her
because she skateboarded.

But you were so excited
because she liked you back,

except you weren't out yet.

You wanted to tell me you were gay
but you kept chickening out.

You knew I had to be the first to know.

But I was also the hardest.

Because I mattered the most to you, me...

Beth...

your twin, who spent nine months
in the womb with you

and you were scared of pushing me away.

So I made you that stupid mug
to say I already knew...

and I loved you.

I'm locked in a room.

What room?

A basement. A cell.

I can smell formaldehyde.

Cartwright's.

I can't get out.

Why am I here?

Who's there?

Beth? Beth, is that you?

That's the basement
I spent my childhood in.

You've been there.

Do you remember?

It's... It's more of a feeling. I'm... I'm
screaming but I can't get your attention.

But that's not what happened.

Maybe it's a metaphor.

Circe's subconscious is a cell
and Kate needs me to free her.

How can you be sure?

Because it's all I ever wanted.

Okay, I'm gonna take your hand.

So just...

don't break mine.

Beth?

Are you there?

Kate, it's me. I'm here.
I'm not gonna leave you.

I remember now.

You found me...

but I couldn't find you.

It's okay.

There's still time.

Poker, really?

We need you home.
We think Safiyah's in Gotham.

- Thought you and Safiyah were good.
- We are,

but the guys who her lackey
ran her sword through can't say the same.

You said you and Mary got this, and I'm
in the middle of a game right now, so...

Look, we will give you the space to
do your thing, but we need a hand.

In this family, we take
care of each other, right?

Every doctor in that hospital
thought I was gonna die in that bed, but...

you and Mary slipped me
the Desert Rose and I woke right up.

Okay, if there was a
"thank you" somewhere...

I didn't want to wake up.

How can you say that?

When I was under, I saw my dad.

And I mean he was right there.

Why the hell would I wanna live in a world
where we get shot for no reason?

Where the gunmen can get out of jail?

So it's not a matter of if there's
another bullet coming, it's when?

Why would I go through it...
when I can be with my dad again?

I gotta get back to my game.

What? What do you mean Kate's alive?

She was declared dead.
Julia ID'd her parietal skull bone.

Her DNA checks out
and I ran her prints myself.

Everything is a bit complicated just now.

The only thing you need to know
is that Kate is alive

and safe with me at Crows
where no one can hurt her.

Okay, I'm on my way.

Give us a little bit more time.
She's not quite herself.

Someone brainwashed her
into thinking that she was someone else.

- Who?
- Turns out Black Mask

is cosmetics guru, Roman Sionis.

He hypnotized Kate into thinking
that she was his daughter, Circe.

Kate is Circe Sionis?

Dad, you need to be careful.

We have reason to believe
that Circe is connected to Safiyah.

What? How?

Dad?

Daddy?

- Run!
- Where?

Anywhere. I'll find you.

Miss me?

He was saying that the DNA checks
out but Kate thinks she's Circe Sionis

and she's been alive this entire time,
which doesn't actually make sense

because Julia wouldn't lie
and say that she found Kate's skull

because you can't survive without a skull!

Mary.

Sorry, I'm just freaking out right now.

Me too. I'm pulling up to the Crows.

Luke needs to know that Kate's alive.

I know we did the right thing, and I knew
he'd have a lot to work through, but...

Right now,
it feels like we just added to his pain.

It sucks.

I'm glad to have you on the comms, Batcave.

I'll call you back.

Are you Kate Kane?

Can I get back to you on that?

Need a ride?

Call.

♪ Outside the castle wall
The battle calls for me ♪

Raise.

I'm out.

♪ The reckoning is near ♪

Reraise.

♪ And two sides will recognize ♪

All in.

♪ That's all they'll ever gain ♪

♪ Two sides... ♪

Oh. Sorry, do I have you covered?

I have a lot more chips than you.

If you got me beat and you wanna set
a little collection with your buddies here,

so you can match my
chips, I'll just hang out.

♪ I know ♪

You wanna let me in
on the grudge with this?

What grudge? It's just a friendly game.

Okay.

♪ I know, I know, I know ♪

Why haven't I seen you around here before?

Name is John Diggle. I'm from Star City.

- I'm in town on a contract with A.R.G.U.S.
- Oh, hey, welcome.

Allow me to remove
this little... distraction.

He's been playing with us.

Buddy, Gotham City is our town.

And the house always wins.

♪ Live in this world ♪

I mean people do say that.

It's true the house does win a lot
because it cheats.

♪ I know, I know ♪

But then sometimes,
the house is just so damn stupid...

that it can cheat...

and still manage to lose.

The man made a straight.

What, no applause
for that gutshot straight draw?

And the speech, no style points for that?
Okay, whatever.

I've been running from
this fight my whole life...

and it has gotten me nowhere.

First you're up then you're down.

Don't know if you're
gonna take any comfort,

Jake, but now you're
down and out for good.

That's true for both of us, Black Mask.

Unless you think Gotham is gonna buy
its zit cream from a psychotic gang leader.

Tough call. It's a good zit cream.

On the topic of hereditary diseases...

Gotham is about to find out
that your daughter, Beth Kane,

is none other than the knife-slinging,
nursery-rhyme named Alice.

My people will make sure GCPD is on
your doorstep before you can clear this up.

GCPD on my doorstep?

You know what?

That's a fantastic idea. Gentlemen.

If you try to blow the whistle
on the Sionis family,

not only will the public think
you're as crazy as your daughter,

but the GCPD will misplace any evidence
you happen to dig up,

and I will personally make sure that
any family you have left suffers immensely.

Jacob Kane, you're
under arrest for aiding and

abetting the criminal
at large known as Alice.

Come on. Isn't this what you really wanted?

I'm taking my money back.

That's enough!

Easy, Star City.

- It's not your fight.
- He won.

You saw the blatant disrespect.

In Gotham City,
we hold the line against punks like this.

I hear you shot him.

And now you're upset
that he's not showing you respect?

I never thought I'd see you again.

Sorry, who are you?

I think she's still trying
to figure things out.

Oh, yeah, of course.

Right.

Just any questions you have,
I'm here... or not.

You know, I'm not trying to smother you.

I need a drink.

- Did you find my dad?
- No.

She said a bunch of False Face goons
raided the joint.

Then, she described someone
wearing a hair chain

and wielding two big-ass swords.

- Tatiana.
- She thinks Tatiana wanted Alice.

Alice was at the Crows with my dad?

Literally, what is happening?

Kate?

Okay. Don't get too excited,
there's still a lot she doesn't remember.

Sophie.

Whoa.

So Alice just told you about some mug
and that was it, really?

Alice, really?

Where is my father?

Oh, okay. Let's chill,
just give her a minute.

We know it's a lot. Maybe
you should sit down.

Yeah, that sounds good.

Beth?

Where are you?

Where did you go?

I think you've caused quite enough trouble.

Hey, Kate, you're good.

You're safe.

- You just carry one of those around?
- Yeah.

A syringe chock full of benzos.

- Comes in handy in Gotham.
- Everyone okay?

Everyone but Kate. What happened?

I think Kate and Circe are duking it out in
her head, and Circe is winning right now.

So if Alice is the lynchpin
to jogging more of Kate's memories,

and Safiyah has her...

No, no, no.

Even if I could stomach the idea
of saving Alice's life right now,

Safiyah came all the way from Coryana for
the pyro who torched her entire kingdom.

So, what could we possibly offer her
that will be better than that?

Gotham Steakhouse gift card, or...?

She can rebuild that kingdom...

if I give her the Desert Rose.

Ryan.

No. That's your last
connection to your mom.

You're willing to do that?

Willing is pushing it.

More like we don't have anything else
to bargain with.

Even if you're willing to make the trade,
how do we even find her?

Maybe this is a good excuse to show
Luke just how badly his friends need him.

Are you good?

Yeah.

Your old man is Lucius Fox, right?
I put together some details

when you were having
that friendly game of Hold 'em.

You lost your old man young.

That's hard, man. That's real hard.

My old man was a Marine
deployed overseas when I was a boy,

killed in action.

- I'm sorry to hear that.
- It's all right.

But left me with a lot of questions
about him and me.

So I get it when those questions become
more important than anything else.

Believe me, I get it.

What you have to remember is that we
all end up in the same place eventually.

And you'll see your father soon enough.

What changes
is what you get to tell him

- you did while you were here.
- Okay, so...

I'm supposed to ignore the fact
that I'm still angry as hell?

No, brother, don't ignore it. Use it.

You carry the torch
for the great Fox family.

You stand for justice.
You're gonna need anger to win that fight.

- You okay?
- Yeah. Yeah. It's just...

fogginess, dizziness,
something's not right.

A lifetime of anger has its side effects.

You know, we have a world-renowned
Neurology Department at Gotham General.

I can get you a
connect if you want.

That's why I'm here. I
have an appointment.

- Is it supposed to do that?
- No.

That's highly unusual.

- In fact, I think it's...
- It's Morse Code.

"Need. Fox. Help."

I should go.

You seem pretty important for a man who was
trying to get his ass kicked in an alley.

Good thing you're alive.

Thanks.

Take care of yourself, Luke Fox.

Hello, this is Dana Dewitt
and I'm coming to you live

from Grand Street, downtown,
outside of GCPD Headquarters.

Earlier today, we got
word of the shocking

arrest of former Crows
Commander Jacob Kane

who is rumored to be...

There he is.

Mr. Kane, is it true you're the father
of one of Gotham's most notorious monsters?

It's not like that, Dana.

Yes, she's my daughter.

And her name is Beth.
She's not a monster.

She's a victim of evil men and women

who stole her childhood
and manipulated her mind,

of a father who... who didn't come
through for her when she needed him.

Beth has had the hardest life of anyone
I've ever known and yet...

she has this humanity inside of her.
I can't imagine ever having that strength.

So if Gotham is angry at me, then so be it.

I ask only this of them as a father:

When you judge Alice for her crimes...

remember Beth.

She's in here, my Queen.

My dear.

I believe you owe me an island.

Ow, ow, ow.

- Ow.
- Ooh.

This is deep. How many
times did you get hit?

You should've saw him, okay?

I didn't realize poker
was a contact sport.

Wasn't there an emergency?

Safiyah is holding Alice
somewhere in Gotham,

so we need your brilliant decoder brain
to figure how to find her...

and save her.

Okay. I give up.

What are you not telling me?

Kate's still alive.

There's nothing left of Coryana.

Your scorching was thorough and complete.

Nine villagers perished in the blaze.

So if you have managed to maintain a list
after all these years,

do include them in your grand total.

You told me you had my sister.

What did you expect?

If I'm honest, that.

A tantrum.

Because at the end of the day, Alice,
you're just a spoiled child

who believes she deserves
more than she's earned.

What is this?

Chill, I come in peace.

Let her in.

What are you doing here?

I've had this plant a long time.

I didn't know what it was
or what it could do until recently.

But even before I knew, it was
my favorite thing in the whole world.

And why is that?

The woman I counted as my mother...

she died a while back and this plant
was my last connection to her.

And yet, you've brought it to offer
in what I presume is a trade for Alice.

Your enemy.

Alice is the key to getting
her sister's memories back.

The choice is easy,
revenge is short-lived,

but rebuilding your
island, it's a no-brainer.

What I don't understand
is what's in this for you?

I see someone giving up
her most valued possession

to save a woman she hates,

to unlock the memories of another woman
she doesn't even know.

It's either remarkable
or remarkably stupid.

I know what Kate Kane stands for
and I owe a debt to the symbol she created.

I found my second chance at life
because of her.

I've never met her, but...

I believe you'd make Kate Kane proud.

I accept your offer.

If I can't have you,
at least I can have my kingdom.

Thank you, my Queen.

I'll make sure to tell Ocean
you send your regards.

Alice, let's go.

It's funny.

Here you are a literal queen,
and yet I have my boyfriend and my sister.

And all you have is a little flower.

Oh, there you go again, believing
you deserve more than you've earned.

What did you do?

Where's Tatiana?

Don't play dumb, Alice.

You always knew deep
down, a girl like you...

could never be worthy of having it all.

Hey, easy.

We brought you to a place
we thought you'd be more comfortable.

You kind of lashed out at Mary.

I did? Is she okay?

She's fine.

She's worried about you.

Who am I?

- Whose face is this?
- We'll get to that.

Do you remember anything
you've been put through all these months?

Why are you here?

Because you don't seem
to wanna stay in there like a good girl.

So now we're gonna have
to do things the messy way.

Hey, are you okay? Can I get
you a glass of water or something?

I'm gonna need something
stronger than that.

There's an amazing bottle of tasteless
vodka in my office desk, bottom drawer.

Would you mind?

I'll go check.

Thank you.

- Ocean isn't answering his phone.
- I don't care.

You heard what Safiyah said.

And I didn't give up my plant
so you could run off to your boyfriend.

Get in the car.

Or what?

You'll kill me?

Drag me against my will?

You need me alive and cooperative.

I don't need you. Your sister needs you.

If she really is back to being Kate Kane,

then my disappointing her
will come as no surprise.

Ocean?

Ocean!

Oh...

So Safiyah took her little magic knife
out of you so you could stick it in me.

Oh, that's sweet.

You can keep it.

Oops. This isn't the magic one.

Ocean?

No.

No, no, no.

No, no, no.

No.

You're safe? How is that possible?

Blackgate's worst offenders
are all people that you put there.

The judge granted my petition
for a change of venue.

I'm being transferred to Metropolis.

Okay. That's a start.

I'll start making calls,
line up character witnesses and...

Mary, we're not gonna beat these charges.

Not with Roman Sionis pulling the strings
and Alice's reputation hanging over me.

She earned that reputation, not you.

So you don't deserve to take the fall
for the things that she did.

I want you to promise me something.

Seeing Kate and Alice
together gave me hope.

When I saw how Kate was buried under
this grotesque stranger named Circe...

I understood the same thing
must've happened to... to Beth.

If Circe and Alice go away,
we can get Kate and Beth back.

But there's only one person
who can make that happen.

Dad.

I understood she took a lot from you,
a lot from all of us.

But I just wish you could've seen Beth
before the accident.

Hoping one day you'll get the chance to.

It's why I'm counting on you
to save both of your sisters.

No pressure.

I never had to worry about you before.
I'm not gonna start now.

I love you, Mary.

I love you too.

Remind me
to never do a serial killer a favor again.

I'm sorry you lost your plant.

I know it meant a lot to
you, seeing as I babysat...

Okay, the plant does
not matter to me right now.

I know you wanna see Kate
but I got something to say.

I am so sorry for what happened to you.

I have no idea what
it's like to walk in your

shoes but let me make
something very clear...

I am not sorry I made sure you lived, so
screw your choice, you are not leaving me.

Hey, did you see Kate down there?

No, we thought she was up here.

I left for two seconds
to get her something.

And when I came
back, she was gone.

When did you get in? I've been
calling everybody looking for you.

Am I Kate Kane?

Kate Kane?

Who? No, no, no, sweetheart.
You're my baby girl.

Why am I having her memories?

Why do I have her fingerprints?

And why do I know where she keeps
her freaking alcohol in her office?

You're having an episode.

Let's practice our grounding techniques.

Tell me what's happening.

You're having an episode,
sweetheart, please.

Tell her, Roman, or I will.

I've always held the
belief that a woman has

a right to decide exactly
who she wants to be.