Batwoman (2019–…): Season 2, Episode 9 - Rule #1 - full transcript

Dear Kate...

♪ You look to the heavens ♪

it doesn't feel real to say goodbye.

♪ And know who you are ♪

♪ Say you're gonna save it
For another lifetime ♪

Unbeknownst to us, Julia Pennyworth
spent months with a recovery team

combing the ocean
floor for any signs of you.

She found something called a parietal
skull bone in the shores outside Bludhaven.

Had three different labs
match it to your DNA.

It was enough to confirm you were gone.

And since I can't exactly be there
to say goodbye in person, I'll say it here,



in the place where I feel like
I know you the best.

Since I can't lay flowers
at your gravesite either,

I have another idea.

This plant was my connection to my mama.

Then it turned out to be more than a plant.

It's a Desert Rose from Coryana,

probably snuck over to the States
by an islander named Ocean,

who gave it to my ex for safekeeping,

who then gave it to me, having no idea
its serum was a miracle cure.

Like you, this plant is one of a kind.

And like you, it gave me a second chance.

Beyond all earthly words and songs
of blessing, praise and comfort.

♪ Find a way to beat it ♪

So now when I look at it,
I won't just think of my mama.



I'll think of Kate Kane,

the woman who saved
a hell of a lot of people.

The woman who created
a family for everyone.

The woman who could keep us
from surrendering to our demons.

The woman who inspired people
to stay true to themselves,

even when it felt impossible.

To always be there
whenever someone needed them.

Who brought out our humanity,
even in the darkest of moments.

And the woman who changed me.

Like everything good in my life,

I thought my time as the Bat was temporary.

But it's real now.

I'm not in your shadow anymore. I'm it.

I am Batwoman.

Goodbye, Kate Kane.

Thank you for changing my life.

May your memory be a blessing.

May her memory be a blessing.

May her memory be a blessing.

♪ So tell me, can you feel it
Thunder when it's bleeding ♪

♪ In the sky ♪

Your family has declared
you dead, Kate Kane.

But sit tight.

We'll make them
believe in life after death.

Rolling? Here they come.
Nice and tight on Forbes, please.

Commissioner Forbes, it's not news
that the GCPD has been working tirelessly

to put Snakebite dealers behind bars,

but it's rumored you're getting
your help from Batwoman.

Can you comment?

There's no question we will put a stop
to Snakebite and its manufacturers,

the False Face Society.

This drug, it has its teeth in people.

It's addictive. It's sexy and it's lethal.

Last I checked, Dana,

the GCPD was never one to turn down
a little extra help from a vigilante.

Now I have
a ten-hour budget meeting to get to.

I'm actually here to talk about
that budget meeting, commissioner.

Oh, goodie. Let me guess,
you want to defund the police.

Defunding the police means
reducing your budget in areas

like officer bonuses
and cannabis regulation,

and redistributing the funds
to things like mental health,

education, employment, housing...

Where do you think the money comes from
every time we have to clean a building

you and your friends graffiti-tag, huh?

Got it.

So spray paint will get your attention
but not your own officers

killing four unarmed
Black men this year alone.

It's an elected position, sweetie.

If you don't like me, run.

Right?

I've never had
sweet potato pancakes before...

but if I had, these would be my favorite.

- It's all about the skillet.
- Mm.

Thank you for this...

and for letting me cry
at odd hours of the day

and letting me finish
all the ice cream in the freezer.

I'll need that replaced, actually.

No way.

These past few weeks, you know,
have been really, really tough,

but, somehow,
it all feels a little less awful...

when you're around.

And I know Luke feels it too, so thank you.

You and Luke...

you saved my life.

- We have to take care of each other.
- Yeah.

Got it.

Oh.

- It smells so good in here.
- Yeah.

Ang? What are you doing here?

I didn't mean to interrupt, but I did.

So I was hoping we could talk.

There's nothing left to talk about.

Well, then maybe just listen,
because I'm trying to say I'm sorry.

Okay.

I am gonna take this and these downstairs,

out of earshot.

Maybe.

I, uh, I said some...

pretty awful things to you awhile back.

I mean, in your defense,
you were in the process of dumping me.

Ry, you worked with the Crows
to LoJack my phone.

Okay, I know you
didn't just come all this way...

I miss you.

You've always been my constant.

You made every crappy group home
feel like a real home.

And then Cora adopted you,

and I was, like, on my own,
crushed but happy for you.

I just couldn't fight to keep you then...

but now I can.

Ang...

I am moving forward in my life.

And as long as you keep
doing your thing slinging Snakebite,

we don't work.

I'm getting out.

- You said you couldn't get out.
- No. I said I didn't want to.

But False Face found out that Ocean
taught me how to make Snakebite.

And with Ocean MIA,
they wanted me to open my own lab,

but I don't want to be
the Walter White of Gotham City.

I found someone...

worth turning my life around for.

Just think about it.

Because I know my mind is already made up.

Kate Kane sat on a wall

Kate Kane had a great fall

All the Bat's gadgets and all the Bat's men

Couldn't put Kate together again

It's a pity you're coming all the way
from Coryana just to die.

Should've figured you were in here.

I'm sorry, what is happening?

Don't be silly. You invited me for tea.

We've got extra eyes.

Come on. We gotta go!

We're coming for you!

Behind me,
Commissioner Forbes' chalk outline

represents one of the most brazen
criminal events in recent Gotham history.

I'm joined by Janus Cosmetics CEO,
Roman Sionis.

Mr. Sionis, I understand you have something
you'd like to say to the Gotham public.

Yes. Thank you, Dana. It shouldn't take
a business person to step in here,

but I have made a career
out of concealing blemishes.

And quite frankly, the
makeover this city needs

comes from an ugly
I've never seen before.

So, yes, I am here to speak
on behalf of the people without a platform,

like the hundreds who work for me
who say they're scared to death, Dana.

They are scared to death of
the criminal element lurking behind masks.

But I'm not here to beg for help today.

I'm here to offer it.

To the law enforcement
in charge of protecting us,

what can we do? Hmm?

How can we help you?

Because enough is enough.

Gangs are stupid,
but not kill-the-commissioner stupid.

It's common knowledge
that Forbes was having an affair,

I wouldn't eliminate lady-spite killing.

Or any released inmate who may feel
like Forbes screwed them over.

License plates, facial rec.

Any vehicle that didn't stop
long enough at a stoplight last night

gets put through the system.

- I don't get it.
- Wasn't he gunned down on those steps?

- He was.
- Where the hell is the commissioner?

There's nothing there.

Hang on. Go back.

Check out the time stamp.

Someone scrubbed five
minutes on both sides.

You gotta be kidding me.

I want the name of everyone in this city
with access to this feed.

Whoever shot the commissioner
has access to the city's CCTV?

- This was a well-planned execution.
- Wait. Rewind again.

- Look at the far right after the jump.
- Someone tagged it.

- Can you get a closer angle?
- Yeah.

Someone could've tagged the building
while the shooting was happening.

Then got out of Dodge,
left behind a work-in-progress.

- The tagger could've seen the shooter.
- The shooter could've seen them.

How do we track down a witness and
protect them based on "defund the police"?

- I found it.
- Literally how?

Social media. I figured the X inside the O

and the monochrome
on top of the neon was a signature.

- Could be the same artist.
- I'll get the user's info.

Okay.

So are we just gonna act like Angelique
didn't come by yesterday or...?

- Yep.
- I thought that was over.

- It was. Major dumper's remorse.
- You were listening?

Uh, you know,
just in case I had to step in and defend.

So spill. Are we taking her back?

I don't know.

I love her.

She's a huge part of my life.

But?

Hey, I'm in.

No real name. It's someone's finsta,

but I matched the login information
to another profile.

Jordan Moore.

You don't think she's any relation to...

Sir, where are you?

The commissioner was assassinated

and that pompous ass Sionis
is getting more airtime

than the Crows commander.

Maybe you should release a statement
or something. Call me.

- What the actual hell?
- Jordan?

What is happening?

I saw Commissioner Forbes
get gunned down.

- What?
- Look, I didn't know where else to go.

I'm scared to go home.

- I feel like I'm being followed.
- Hey, hey. I got you.

Everything is gonna be all right.

Let's go upstairs.
I'll take your witness statement.

Are you kidding me?

I'm not giving my name to the Crows.

I may as well do a sit-down
with Vesper Fairchild.

Do you have any idea
what a huge deal this is?

- There's no other witnesses.
- I don't care.

The Crows don't keep
people like me safe and you know it.

I came to Sophie, my sister, for help,
not Sophie the Crow.

- Get down!
- Told you they were following me!

- Who's "they"?
- Now is when you pull your gun!

Damn.

You're Batwoman.

It's False Face.

So the commissioner's hot take
on Snakebite got his ass killed.

How did you know we were here?

Jordan wasn't at her place,
so I hoped she went to her sister.

Apparently, False Face had the same idea.

Sorry, how do you know my life?

I've seen your skills around Gotham.

I know you were tagging
City Hall last night.

- Seriously?
- Girl, so not the point right now.

I need you to tell me everything you saw.

You don't get it. I snitch, it comes back
to me. They saw me. They'll know it was me.

The costume party on the ground
tells me they already know it was you.

You can trust her.

There were three dudes.

Two got out of the car
and gunned down Forbes.

One in a gas mask, and one in
a hockey mask, and then a driver.

- Was he wearing a mask?
- "She."

Yes. A baby doll thing.

So it could be literally anyone.

It isn't enough. You're off the hook.
Consider yourself lucky.

Don't know if it helps
but I saw the driver's bracelet.

It was a big gold key. It looked Ritz.

Everything okay?

Get her somewhere
safe. I'll figure this out.

You and your friend
go tell your boss we're good here.

The girl will keep her mouth shut
and you will leave her alone.

You're not
real. This tea is not real.

And this cup is not real.

Correct, but you don't
want reality. That's the point.

No. I just spent the last two weeks
in the bowels of a ship

trying to escape a gods-forsaken island.

Trust me, if I were
to conjure up some fantasy,

this would not be it.

The same island you risked everything
to get to in order to see me again?

Well, here we are.

Of course. I asked the universe
for my sister and this is what I get.

I'm not sure why that's surprising.
You never get what you want.

Cheers to that.

Nothing about your plan
unfolded the way you wanted.

After we left you in
this cell for 11 years,

you set out to make sure
your family never left you again.

But Dad helped lock you away
at Arkham and I'm dead.

Am I so mentally disturbed

that my imagination
created you to rub it in?

You created me because you were
always the one who got us into trouble.

But I was always the one
clever enough to get us out of it.

- What trouble?
- Your pain.

What if I told you
I had a way to make it disappear?

Ang, open up. It's me.

Hey.

You said you were getting out, Ang.

Okay, your energy is
super intense right now.

Who killed the commissioner?

What were you thinking
driving the getaway car?

Who else knows?

That is not the appropriate response
to what I just said.

Do you want me to end up dead?
Who else knows?

I do. That should be enough.

I didn't even know what I was doing there.

I said I wanted out. They were willing
to let me go if I did this one last thing.

They gave me a mask, keys and an address.

- Am I supposed to believe you right now?
- When have I ever lied to you?

If my name is outed, False Face
will kill me to protect themselves.

Then out them.

Turn in the actual killers.

Tell the court what just you told me.
You didn't know.

False Face is run by a psychopath
named Black Mask

who will leave me for dead in a sewer
before I ever get on a witness stand.

I can protect you.

You?

How?

This is going to sound... insane.

But...

I know Batwoman.

Okay.

How do you think I know
you got wrapped up in this crap?

You and your comic book heroes.

Yeah, well, thanks to me
and my comic book heroes,

your ass has an out, if
you're willing to take it.

But you need to take it.

Can I think about it?

You're letting her think about it?
She just gunned down the commissioner.

She drove the getaway car.

Right. She didn't pull the trigger.
She just stepped on the gas.

- Give her all the time she needs.
- Ryan's right.

If Jordan testifies, they'll kill her.

But if Angelique does,
Jordan doesn't have to.

Exactly. Ang needs time.
She'll make the right decision.

She could've gone to the cops
when you were busted for her drugs on you.

- She didn't.
- She's changed.

She... You literally just said,
"She drove the getaway car."

Okay. You have my back, right?

I've been down this road before
with another Batwoman, Kate.

And she found every excuse in the book
to justify her twin sister's actions.

And you've always been the one to
remind me that my mom died because of it.

Angelique is not Alice.

No one is ever Alice until
they are because someone let them be.

Maybe you don't have to wait
for Angelique to turn herself in.

You can do that for her.

- Y'all are supposed to be my team.
- What do you mean? We are your team.

Which makes you our leader.

This is it. This is your chance
to make the right call.

I'll give Angelique an hour to talk.

But after that, I'll call the cops myself.

No. I never thought Safiyah was responsible
for Kate's plane blowing up.

Not her MO.

The NTSB concluded that,
based on the weather in the atmosphere,

it was likely a lightning strike
that knocked out the controls.

A recalled circuit breaker
could've sparked a fire in the cockpit.

I take it I'm reading their report
because you don't believe that.

In the last few months, I've discovered
that one of my daughters is Batwoman

while the other ran an illegal
underground medical clinic,

so I'm not taking anything
at face value anymore.

Sir...

I can't even imagine what you
must be feeling as a father right now.

But Kate would want you to find peace.

Then eliminate each and every one
of her enemies who could have done this

or find me the one who did
so I can kill him myself.

And if I find nothing
that contradicts this report...

then will you please accept it
as what I believe it is?

A horrible and tragic accident.

Convince me I'm wrong...

and I'll let this go.

♪ I am the absolute goddess ♪

♪ Don't got the time to be modest ♪

- This is your idea of a safe space?
- I need a drink.

And you only have wine
I am not allowed to look at.

You wouldn't even be in any danger
if you hadn't been out tagging again.

It's how I express myself.

Grab a notepad.
Defacing property is illegal.

Oh, my God.

Why did Batwoman have to save me?

I was having more fun
having a crowbar swung to my face.

Sounds like y'all could stand
to be less sober now.

Two club sodas.

Ah, vodka with a vodka back.

Ryan, this is my little sister, Jordan.

So you were saved by Batwoman.

- That's dope.
- Yeah.

I mean, it was fine.

Fine? It's Batwoman.

Yeah.

But she's so... cringe.

At least she ditched the party wig.

Harsh words for someone
who just saved your life.

- She's one of them.
- One of who?

Cops, Crows, the law.

Just another suit
who shoots first and asks later.

Okay.

Then how will you stop
Gotham's crime problem?

Before it starts.

I'm working with grassroots organizations

to get funding for
a community center off skid row.

I'm on a council to move money
to neighborhood-led safety initiatives.

And I phone bank
for No New Jails in Gotham City.

This one's on the house.

She's passionate.

I can see that.

Let's go.

Okay.

So the vibes are there,
and sis just came out of the closet.

What are you talking about?

This is me being your wing-woman,
in case you missed it.

Mom told you?

Just because she needs
to take time with it doesn't mean I do.

Thank you.

So... bartender chick?

Fire.

Nope. Not happening.

Not even an enemies-to-lovers maybe.

You'll have to swipe right
on someone eventually.

I gotta make a call. Stay put.

Hey, I need you to ask
a favor of your associate.

She doesn't do favors, per se.

Batwoman has Intel
on a member of False Face.

Perp I'm looking into was wearing
some kind of key bracelet.

- Seemed to ring a bell with her.
- Why not use the Crows?

It'll take Forensics months.

Luke, False Face just executed
the commissioner in cold blood

because he spoke out against Snakebite.

I'll see what I can do.

Why didn't you just tell her?

Because Ryan told us she's got this.

I know, but wouldn't it just
be easier if Sophie handled it?

Angelique is Ryan's
lesbian Achilles' heel.

She won't turn her
over to the authorities.

And this way, we don't have to either.

We told Ryan we'd hold her accountable.

That doesn't mean going behind her back
the first chance we get.

Definitely didn't have "Luke puts his faith
in a Snakebite dealer" on my bingo card.

I'm putting my faith in Ryan.

You were right. We're the Bat Team.

The only way it works
is if we have each other's back,

even if we don't always agree.

I'm glad you're calling.

You were right.

I got into this thinking I'd found
some version of a family.

I never signed up
to watch someone get gunned down.

Then you're ready to make it right.

Who killed the commissioner?

You really friends with Batwoman?

I'm here. We need to find
a safe house for Angelique

until the real killers are behind bars.

I know an underground clinic
that's not being used at the moment.

Perfect. Anything else anyone wants to add?

Starts with a S,
ends with me saying, "I told you so"?

Even if we don't agree with the method,

we have to trust you
to make the hard decisions.

We're a team.

Angelique?

Angelique!

They got to her.

Angelique Martin.

I understand you're interested
in leaving the False Face Society.

A word to the wise.

That's what leaving looks like.

Angelique's phone sent a signal

from the west yard 30
minutes ago, then died.

So she's somewhere
inside a janky old saw mill?

Gotham bad guys wouldn't have it
any other way.

Tell me about it.

Found her.

Batwoman, I think they found you.

Yo, you okay?

Ask them that.

Batwoman, come in. Are you there?

No, no.

- Please, please, help me. Help me.
- Oh, my God.

- Come on.
- Luke?

- Please, I'm sorry. I'm sorry!
- Must've taken my comms.

Find the
witness, bring her to me.

Very simple task.

And you failed.

- Consider this your termination notice.
- No, no, please. Come on.

No, please. Please, stop it!
Stop it! Please! Oh, my God!

Please! Please!

I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

Next.

What the hell are you doing?

It's an HR matter. What are you, OSHA?

I'm here for your prisoner.

Let her go. She's not like you.

Oh, please, enlighten me.

Who am I?

You're a sadistic drug lord.

Okay. I can see why you might think that.

But it's Gotham that's sadistic, not me.

And they say the best way
to change the system is from within.

You're not changing crap.

And you are?

I'm doing my best, every damn day.

Your best isn't good enough.

And I know that better than anyone.

My daughter was imprisoned by the Crows

and killed by Batwoman.

I've never killed anyone.

But you've taken on the symbol
of the woman who did.

So tell me... is that change?

Or is that just pandering to a sick city
that worships extremist Crows and Bats?

Maybe you wouldn't bother me
so much if I said I was a squirrel.

You really convinced yourself
this creepy mask is a symbol for,

what, a concerned citizen?

No.

It's a symbol of liberation
from people like you,

people who think
they'll never be held accountable

as long as they pretend
that what they do is justice.

Look, we all have pain in our past.

You can't use it to do this.

I promise you, if you let us go, I will
find out what happened to your daughter.

There will be accountability.

Oh.

There will, indeed.

But not because of anything you did.

Thank you.

Got an SOS from Luke.
He said your comms went off.

You're safe now. I got you.

Damn. Ryan was actually serious.

Angelique is gonna take down False Face,

and we're gonna protect her.

- What is this?
- That would be my confession.

Come on. We both know
you didn't pull the trigger on Forbes.

A witness saw you drive the getaway car.

Why confess to a crime you didn't commit?

I knew the Crows were dumb.
I didn't know they were deaf too.

If you give me the names
of the shooters right now,

I can help arrange a plea deal.

You could go free.

I killed Forbes.

I pulled the trigger.

And I acted alone.

Now read me my damn rights
and take me to jail.

Why throw away your life for a gang
that doesn't give a crap about you?

Want to tell me what I'm missing?

♪ All of my friends are dying ♪

♪ And I think I know the reason ♪

Your sister's at the bar.
She can throw them back.

Not who I'm looking for.

Your girl, Angelique?

She wanted me to give you something.

♪ Please just talk to me ♪

♪ Oh I know these are gonna... ♪

Why do you have this?

Where's Angelique?

She's on her way to jail.

- I'm sorry.
- What did you do?

She confessed. She's taking the fall.

It was your job to stop her.

Trust me, I tried.

She knew she wouldn't have been protected.

Why would she destroy the rest of her life
to cover for a bunch of False Face thugs?

Because, apparently, Black Mask
threatened to kill a certain bartender

that Angelique had been texting with
to get back together.

Angelique was willing to risk her own life.

But there was one thing
she wasn't willing to risk.

You.

I'm sorry.

♪ You have the power to save
You have the power to ruin ♪

♪ The way that you use it... ♪

You know she didn't do it.

You can't let her get away with it.

That's how the law works.

And that's exactly why
all these systems are broken.

♪ These are gonna be hard times ♪

You're right.

- So what are you gonna do about it?
- I don't know.

But I know that can't be the way it is.

When did you become so wise?

When you stopped seeing me
as your little sister.

Ooh! Well, I hate to break it to you,
but you'll always be my little sis.

♪ Don't you lose your life ♪

Hi, I'm Agent Julia Pennyworth.

I'm investigating the
crash of flight GC9K23.

Ah. Yeah, Agent Pennyworth.

We spoke about this last month.

I'm sorry?

You called last month
inquiring about the third loader.

I explained it was a reporting error.

We only employ two loaders
at National City's private airport.

Um, I think you've
mistaken me for somebody else.

I just started my investigation today.

Julia, right?

It's Kurt. We talked about your accent.

We both used to summer camp in Oxfordshire.

I don't remember speaking with you.

When we learned Kate was gone...

I asked myself what my legacy
would be as Batwoman.

But that wasn't the right question.

The question isn't "Who am I in the suit?"

It's "Who am I out of it?"

Two days ago, I didn't know.

Bruce Wayne had the Bat Code for himself.

I'm declaring the three
rules of the Bat Team.

Rule number three.

We've got each other's backs.

Always.

- Works for me.
- Me too.

So if we've got each other's backs,
that means rule number two:

We hold each other accountable.

Like you did for me today.

Most importantly, we stand for
something bigger than ourselves.

It's a little easier said than done.
What are you thinking?

Batwoman takes
some of the awful off the streets,

but the Bat Team needs
to replace it with something positive.

That's how change happens.

Getting adopted by Mama Cora,
that was my game changer.

Angelique didn't have that.

We are going to take down Black Mask
and his False Face gang,

but what are we gonna bring to Gotham

so that no other guy comes along
and gets his hooks in other kids?

Jordan Moore is working
on building a community center.

I want us to bring it to life.

What do you say? You guys want to help me?

So the key to making my pain disappear
is to dig up my dead cat?

I am not opening a dead kitty's coffin.

Then why did you dig the hole?

Okay. My interest is piqued.

What is happening?

This is what you do, Alice.

You did it that day in your cell when
you learned to sew faces using human flesh.

Then you did it again when you found
your mother's head in a freezer.

I'm having a psychotic break.

When your reality is too much
for you to process,

you imagine things askew
so they're easier to digest.

You pretend you're in
Wonderland drinking tea.

Or you black out your own moral code
to scorch a woman to death.

Or you see your dead sister.

I'm not handling Kate's
death very well, am I?

You're in shock.

And you know that once it wears off,

you'll be struck by a tsunami of grief.

How does one deal with grief, exactly?

That's the problem.

You've never done that before, and
you're scared of what it will make you do.

Or undo.

Spare yourself the pain.

Your mind is limitless, Alice.

If it can make you believe that
you're petting your dead cat right now,

it can make you believe anything.

It can make me believe in a world
where Kate never existed.

I can forget you, Kate.

Poor thing.

What happened to her face?

She fought my men
while they were pulling her from the plane.

Didn't go so well for her.

I suppose it's for the best.

Facial recognition leads to memory recall.

Leave us.

Hello.

My name is Enigma.

You won't be needing this anymore.

It's time to say goodbye...

to Kate Kane.