Batwoman (2019–…): Season 3, Episode 9 - Meet Your Maker - full transcript

-AAH!
-OHH!

AAH!

HELP! AAH!

OHH! AAH!

UGH!

RENEE: PAM!

PAM?

OHH! OHH!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I THOUGHT THE WATER
WOULD REVIVE ME.

I WAS WRONG.



I NEED TO GET
MY STRENGTH BACK.

OH!

RYAN: HOW'D YOU DO IT, MAMA?

3 JOBS,
VOLUNTEERING AT CHURCH,

RAISING ME.

YOU WERE LITERALLY
EVERYTHING TO EVERYONE,

AND YOU DIDN'T BREAK A SWEAT.

I JUST...

I CAN'T GET OUT
OF MY DAMN HEAD.

WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?

[LUKE GRUNTS]

PRETTY SURE
IN THE REAL WORLD

THIS WOULD BE
AN HR VIOLATION

OF APPROPRIATE
WORKPLACE BEHAVIOR.



GOOD THING IT'S NOT
THE REAL WORLD.

YEAH. WELL, HURRY UP

BECAUSE YOU'RE BREATHING
LIKE DARTH VADER

AND MAKING ME FEEL BAD
ABOUT THAT BAGEL

I HAD FOR BREAKFAST.

GREAT. THEN YOU
CAN HELP.

-YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT?
-NOPE.

DOES RYAN KNOW?

NOPE.

DOES THIS HAVE SOMETHING
TO DO WITH MARQUIS JET?

JOHN DIGGLE: NEVER THOUGHT
I WOULD SEE THE JADA JET

LOOK SO DEFEATED.

WHEN I GOT YOUR MESSAGE,
IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU'D BEEN PUT

THROUGH A WRINGER OR TWO.

JOHN DIGGLE...

IT'S GOOD TO SEE
YOU, OLD FRIEND.

SO...

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME

HOW AN OLD FRIEND
CAN HELP?

SUNLIGHT'S NOT WORKING.

IT'S BEEN 10 YEARS,
PAM.

GIVE YOURSELF
SOME TIME.

TIME? I'VE HAD
NOTHING BUT TIME.

NO. SOMETHING'S WRONG.

MY ENERGY'S DEPLETING
SO QUICKLY.

DIDN'T STOP YOU
FROM ATTACKING

TWO INNOCENT
FISHERMEN.

THE LAKE'S CATCH AND RELEASE.

THEY WERE CREATING
AN IMBALANCE

IN AN ALREADY
VULNERABLE SPECIES.

OH. 10 YEARS,
AND SUDDENLY,

IT'S LIKE YESTERDAY.

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING
WOULD HAPPEN

WHEN YOU FREED ME?

I WASN'T.

I GOT WRAPPED UP
IN THE MOMENT,

SEEING YOU,
THE WHITE TULIP,

THE MEMORIES,
THE GUILT.

AH. I'M SO SORRY THAT YOU
HAD TO FEEL GUILT, RENEE,

WHILE I ROTTED
FOR A DECADE

WITH NO WATER,
NO SUNLIGHT,

NO SOUL MATE.

MUST HAVE BEEN
REALLY AWFUL FOR YOU.

I AM SORRY, PAM.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED
TO BELIEVE THAT?

I NEEDED YOU...

MORE THAN ANYTHING,

AND YOU'RE THE ONE
THAT PUT ME THERE.

I KNOW HOW TO GET
YOUR STRENGTH BACK.

I COME BEARING SUSTENANCE.

VERY MATURE.

I WAS ABLE TO KEEP JADA
OFF OUR BACKS

WHILE WE HUNT PAM ISLEY.

"DEAD FISHERMAN
AT LOEB LAKE"?

FOUND WITH WEEDS
TANGLED AROUND HIS LEGS.

SO THIS IS HAPPENING?

YOU'RE GONNA GIVE ME
THE SILENT TREATMENT

FOR THE REST
OF OUR LIVES?

UH, A LITTLE BUSY, SOPH.

UH, YOUR GIRLFRIEND RENEE
IS ON THE LOOSE

WITH AN ECOTERRORIST.

SHE'S NOT
MY GIRLFRIEND.

OK. UH, SO CAN WE ASSUME
THAT THE DEAD FISHERMAN

IS THE O.G. IVY
AND NOT MARY

CONSIDERING, HE'S,
YOU KNOW, DEAD?

THERE WAS ALSO
AN UNNATURAL HORNET ATTACK

REPORTED AT A PESTICIDE
FACTORY LAST NIGHT.

INJURED 6 EMPLOYEES.

MATCHES
WHAT I FOUND.

A NEARBY DRILLING
OPERATION GOT SHUT DOWN

BECAUSE OF A TIPPED
OIL RIG.

OK. ALL THESE ATTACKS
ARE ENVIRONMENT-BASED.

THAT'S PAM ISLEY'S M.O.

I'LL TRIANGULATE
THESE SITES.

EVEN IF WE DO FIND HER,
THEN WHAT?

I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN
WORKING ON THAT.

SO THE DARTS ARE FILLED
WITH A PARALYTIC DRUG
AND A HERBICIDE.

SO IT WON'T KILL HER.

IT'LL JUST SLOW DOWN
HER SYSTEM LONG ENOUGH

FOR US TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO RE-CREATE
THE DESICCATION SERUM.

SOPHIE: GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS.

ALL OF THESE ATTACKS ARE
WITHIN A TWO-MILE RADIUS

OF A GENERAL LOCATION.

SUPPOSED TO START
WITH THE BAD NEWS.

BAD NEWS IS...

THIS IS THE LOCATION.

THE NATIONAL PARK?

WE'RE GONNA BE HUNTING
MOTHER NATURE

IN THE MIDDLE
OF MOTHER NATURE?

I'M DOWN IF YOU ARE.

HEH. EVER WATCH
A HORROR MOVIE?

WHEN BLACK PEOPLE GO
INTO THE WOODS,

THEY USUALLY
DON'T COME OUT.

BLACK PEOPLE NEVER
WRITE THOSE MOVIES.

WHAT DO YOU SAY WE
FLIP THE SCRIPT?

I HAD NO IDEA THINGS
HAD GOTTEN THIS BAD.

WHEN MARQUIS WAKES UP,

THERE'S NO DOUBT HE'LL
GO AFTER HIS SISTER.

THAT'S WHY I
CALLED YOU.

I WANT TO OFFER YOU
A JOB AS HEAD

OF MY SECURITY DETAIL.

YOU'D BE PROTECTING
RYAN, ME, THE COMPANY

LIKE OLD TIMES EXCEPT
FRANKLIN'S NOT IN CHARGE.

I AM.

WELL, THEN IT'S EXACTLY
LIKE OLD TIMES.

I KNOW THERE'S A WAY
TO FIX MY BOY.

CALL IT HUBRIS
OR NAIVETEÉ

OR A MOTHER'S WILL,
BUT I WILL NOT

LOCK HIM UP
IN AN ARKHAM CELL

FOR SOMETHING THAT
WASN'T HIS FAULT.

JADA, I APPRECIATE
YOU THINKING OF ME.

THANK YOU,
BUT I CAN'T ACCEPT.

WHEN YOU OFFERED TO
COME BY IN PERSON,
I GOT MY HOPES UP.

WELL, I JUST SO
HAPPENED TO BE IN GOTHAM
ON OTHER MATTERS.

YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT
HELPING YOUR SON'S PSYCHOSIS

BY GOING BACK
TO THE SOURCE?

THE JOKER'S JOY BUZZER?

THAT'S WHAT I'M
TRYING TO DO.

EVERY NEUROLOGIST
I'VE TALKED TO SAYS

THAT ANOTHER JOLT WOULD
REAWAKEN HIS EMPATHY,

BUT I HAVE SPENT
MILLIONS LOOKING
FOR THE BUZZER,

BUT NO ONE'S SEEN IT
SINCE THE JOKER
DISAPPEARED YEARS AGO.

-IT'S GONE.
-MAYBE IT'S NOT.

BEEN FOLLOWING YOUR NEWS.

THE MAD HATTER,
KILLER CROC, MR. FREEZE,

ALL BATMAN'S ENEMIES,

AND NOW THEIR WEAPONS
JUST SHOW UP OUT OF NOWHERE?

DO YOU THINK THEY'RE
PART OF SOME COLLECTION?

I THINK THEY WERE, YEAH,

AND SOMEHOW, THEY MADE
THEIR WAY ONTO THE STREET.

AND CONSIDERING
THE JOKER WAS

BATMAN'S
GREATEST ENEMY,

MAYBE THE BUZZER'S
OUT THERE NOW, TOO.

I HAD SOME FOLKS
OVER AT A.R.G.U.S.
LOOK INTO THIS.

A FORMER POLICE OFFICER,
A RENEE MONTOYA,

NOW WORKS FOR THE MAYOR'S
OFF-BOOKS ROGUES UNIT,

LOOKING INTO ALL
OF THESE EVENTS.

MAYBE IT'S WORTH
THE TWO OF US POPPING BY

TO SAY HELLO.

I READ ABOUT
THIS PHENOMENON

WHERE PLANTS COMMUNICATE

THROUGH ACOUSTICS
IN THE GROUND.

WIND BLOWS
AT A CERTAIN FREQUENCY,

FUNGI SEND
DISTRESS SIGNALS.

IT'S CALLED
NATURAL NETWORKING.

THAT'S KIND OF HOT.

YOU...READING GLASSES ON,

HEAD IN A BOOK,

THINKING ABOUT FUNGI.

I FIGURED THE CUTTING
BATMAN SAVED

INFECTED MARY HAMILTON
FOR A REASON.

HMM. MY SPORELING.

YOUR WHAT?

A PIECE OF ME CREATED HER
TO BRING ME BACK TO HEALTH

LIKE A BATTERY
WITHOUT A PLUG.

IF I CAN DRAW HER HERE,
SHE'LL REVIVE ME.

WELL...LET'S HOPE
THIS WORKS THEN.

[WIND BLOWING]

[THUNDER]

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

MARY: ONE TRIPLE-SHOT
FRAPPE,

EXTRA SWEET CREAM

AND CONVENIENTLY
FREE OF CHARGE. HEE!

OH, AND I HAVE
A GIFT FOR YOU.

HOW ABOUT AN ALL-INCLUSIVE
VACATION TO SANTORINI?

WHY SANTORINI?

UH, CUTE BIKINIS,
NONSTOP SUNSHINE,

FAR, FAR AWAY FROM GOTHAM.

NEED I GO ON?

TCH! NOPE.

AHH. BUT I'M IN CHARGE
OF THE MUSIC.

I REFUSE TO LISTEN
TO A BOY BAND SING

ABOUT CONDIMENTS
FOR TWO HOURS.

[MOANS]

BRAIN FREEZE.

AGH. NOT A BRAIN FREEZE.

WHAT THE HELL
IS GOING ON?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

SOPHIE: LOOK. I ADMIT
I ROYALLY SCREWED UP
WITH RENEE--

SLEEPING WITH HER,
TRUSTING HER,

DEFENDING HER,
EVERYTHING.

SERIOUSLY, MY BAD,
ALL RIGHT?

YEP.

THAT'S IT? "YEP"?

I'M TRYING TO BE
REAL WITH YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT,

BUT IT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY
FROM THE FACT

THAT WE ARE DRIVING
INTO THE WOODS TO
FIGHT POISON IVY,

WHO RENEE FREED
AND PROBABLY TOLD
EVERYTHING TO,

MY IDENTITY, OUR PLAN,
OUR VULNERABILITIES.

WHOA! LOOK OUT!

YOU HAVE TO HELP ME!
PLEASE!

OH, MY GOD!

LUKE: YOU'RE OK.
WE GOT YOU.

WE NEED TO GET
OUT OF HERE!

MAN: WE'RE NOT SAFE.
RYAN: WAIT. WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHO DID THIS TO YOU?

SOPHIE!

CRAP!

[RUSTLING]

RUN!

UGH!

I C--I CAN'T.

NO. WE HAVE TO
KEEP MOVING.

COME ON, COME ON.

LUKE, GUN!

GUN, GUN!

[CRACK]

OK. LUKE, WE GOT TO GO.
WE GOT TO GO!

LUKE, WE GOT TO GO!

SOPHIE: GUYS, THE CABIN.
LET'S GO!

NOW WHAT?

[HAMMERING]

LUKE.

RYAN: LUKE!

YOU WANT TO TELL US
WHAT'S GOING ON?

WELL, WE JUST SAW
AN INNOCENT MAN

GET IMPALED WITH A ROOT,
SO 3 GUESSES.

THAT WASN'T YOUR FAULT.

THIS IS ALL MY FAULT.

HOW DO YOU NOT
GET THAT?

OK. WHAT IS
THE COMMON DENOMINATOR

OF ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS?

THE BATWING SUIT
BREAKS HALF THE TIME

BECAUSE OF ME.

WE COULDN'T SAVE MARY
FROM POISON IVY

BECAUSE OF ME.

A FREAKING VINE SNAGGED
THE DART GUN AWAY

BECAUSE OF ME.

MY DAD KNEW ALL ALONG.

THERE WAS ONE REASON
HE DIDN'T GIVE ME THE SUIT

AND ONE REASON ONLY.

I AM NOT A HERO.

YOU KNOW HOW YOU'RE
ON THE JOURNEY TO
BEING A HERO?

YOU FAIL.

I MEAN, LOOK AT SOPHIE.

ALICE AND PAM BOTH
ESCAPED ON HER WATCH,

AND SHE WORKED SECURITY
FOR 5 YEARS.

TRUE...AND RYAN,
THE SUPPOSED
TEAM DETECTIVE,

DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE
THAT HER ROOMMATE

WAS INFECTED
WITH POISON IVY

UNTIL IT WAS
WAY TOO LATE.

TALK ABOUT
SCREWING UP BIG TIME.

-SEE? NO ONE'S PERFECT.
-HMM.

YOU CAN'T SPIRAL ON US.

WE NEED YOUR OBNOXIOUSLY
SUPERIOR BRAIN

TO GET US OUT OF HERE.

SOPHIE: ALL RIGHT.
WELL, SHOTGUN,

HANDFUL OF SHELLS,
VINEGAR, BAKING SODA,

A SAW, AND A WHOLE BUNCH
OF OTHER CRAP FROM THIS CABIN.

YOU THINK YOU CAN
FIGURE OUT ANOTHER
WAY TO TAKE HER DOWN?

I CAN TRY.

I TAKE IT YOU
DIDN'T FIND MARY.

I HAD OTHER COMPANY.

WHAT DID YOU DO?

HOW DID BATWOMAN KNOW
WHERE I'D BE?

PAM...

ANSWER ME RIGHT NOW.

WHAT DID YOU DO?

THEY'RE FINE,

BUT NOW YOU'VE GOT ME
WONDERING WHY

YOU'RE SO CONCERNED.

THEY'RE NOT
BAD PEOPLE.

BATMAN BURIED ME ALIVE.

I TOLD YOU RYAN
IS NOT BATMAN.

AND WHAT DO YOU THINK
SHE'S GONNA DO TO ME?

-LET ME TALK TO HER.
-AND TELL HER WHAT?

THAT YOU CAN CHANGE.

I'M SORRY, PAM,
FOR HURTING YOU.

I WILL REGRET WHAT
I DID FOR THE REST
OF MY LIFE,

BUT YOU CAN'T KEEP
GOING DOWN THIS PATH.

I WANT YOU TO BE
HEALTHY AND SAFE.

I WANT US TO
BE ABLE TO HEAL

AND LEAVE
THIS CITY BEHIND.

CAN I ALONE
BE WORTH IT?

OF COURSE
YOU'RE WORTH IT.

AND ONE DAY, WE WILL
LEAVE THIS CITY BEHIND US...

BUT RIGHT NOW,
I NEED TO MAKE SURE

NO ONE'S STANDING
IN MY WAY.

STAY PUT.

DON'T MOVE A MUSCLE.

I'M GOING TO KILL
BATWOMAN,

AND THEN WE CAN WORK
ON US.

JOHN: LOOKS LIKE
THE CITY DOESN'T
HAVE MUCH HOPE

FOR THE ROGUES UNIT.

SHE'S NOT HERE.

YOU GOT A HAIRPIN
IN THAT FANCY THING?

THANK YOU.

[RATTLING]

GIVE ME.

YOU CAN TAKE THE GIRL
OUT OF THE STREETS,

BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE
THE STREETS OUT
OF THE GIRL.

YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED
ONE BIT, HAVE YOU, JADA?

HEH.

I GOT BACK
WITH MY WIFE.

LUCKY HER.

JOHN: LOOKS LIKE WE'RE
IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

LIKE YOU SAID,

THESE BELONGED TO BATMAN,

THEN SOMEHOW MANAGED
TO FALL INTO THE RIVER

AND INTO THE HANDS
OF WOULD-BE KILLERS.

I THINK A CERTAIN HERO HAS
SOME EXPLAINING TO DO.

GREAT.

I FEEL BETTER
SINCE WE TURNED.

OK. GOOD. YEAH.

SANTORINI,
HERE WE COME.

[HIGH-PITCHED SQUEAL]

UGH! AGH!

OK. ATTACK.
TURN BACK.

COME ON. DO YOU WANT
TO RUN OUT OF GAS?

ALICE...I'M SERIOUS.
STOP THE CAR.

NO.

-I SAID STOP!
-OH! UGH!

UNH!

ALICE: STOP! I AM
SUPPOSED TO BE
THE CRAZY ONE!

YOU'RE NOT THE ONE
WITH A BITCH
OF A MIGRAINE

THAT ONLY SEEMS TO STOP
BITCHING WHEN I GO...

THIS WAY!

IF YOU GO THAT WAY,
YOU'LL PROBABLY DIE!

THE O.G.'s BACK?

SHE'S TRYING TO
DRAW YOU TO HER.

-WHY?
-UH, DO I LOOK LIKE

THE PRESIDENT
OF THE POISON IVY FAN CLUB?

I DON'T KNOW,
BUT I DO KNOW

THAT A WORLD
WITH TWO OF A KIND
NEVER ENDS WELL.

WHY DON'T YOU ASK
POOR, BORING BETH KANE?

OH, THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU CAN'T BECAUSE
SHE'S DEAD!

OK. THEN THAT'S WHY
I'VE BEEN FEELING
THIS WAY?

CLEARLY...W-W-WE HAVE
SOME SORT OF BOND,

AND SHE'S CALLING OUT
TO ME.

GIVE ME THE KEYS.

WERE YOU NOT LISTENING
TO ANYTHING I SAID?

I'M GOING, ALICE.

THIS IS THE WOMAN WHO
UNLOCKED MY PROWESS

AND THE REASON WHY
I'M FINALLY HAPPY.

THE LEAST I CAN DO
IS GO AND SEE
WHAT SHE WANTS.

PLEASE.

FINE. LET'S GO MEET
YOUR MAKER.

TEQUILA?

IS THIS THE PART
WHERE I SAY, "YES,"

AND YOU PASS IT
TO LUKE?

IT'S WHERE I THANK YOU
FOR GRABBING MY BATSUIT

WHILE YOUR CAR WAS
BEING SUCKED INTO THE ABYSS.

YOU'RE A BADASS.

CAN I ASK YOU
SOMETHING?

WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM
WITH ME?

HEY. I HAVEN'T BROUGHT UP
RENEE ONCE SINCE WE GOT HERE.

I'M NOT TALKING
ABOUT RENEE,

AND YOU CAN PRETEND
ALL YOU WANT

THAT OUR PROBLEMS
STARTED WHEN SHE CAME
INTO OUR LIVES,

BUT IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS
SINCE THE BEGINNING.

OH, YOU MEAN BACK
WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WAS
A COMMON CRIMINAL?

IS THAT WHY YOU
DON'T LIKE ME?

I HAVE APOLOGIZED,
I'VE CHANGED.

RYAN, I LITERALLY
QUIT MY JOB IN PART

BECAUSE OF THIS
RELATIONSHIP

AND WHAT I LEARNED
FROM YOU.

I'M TRYING, OK,

BUT I'M NOT GETTING
ANYTHING IN RETURN.

WHAT DO YOU WANT IN RETURN?

WHAT DO YOU WANT?!

-OHH.
-LOOK. NO OFFENSE,

BUT, SOPHIE, I HAVE
SO MUCH GOING ON

IN MY HEAD RIGHT NOW,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT.

YOU THINK?

HALF THE TIME,
I DON'T KNOW

IF YOU LIKE ME
OR HATE ME,

AND HONESTLY, I THINK
YOU'RE JUST AFRAID.

-AFRAID OF WHAT?
-OF FEELING SOMETHING REAL

AND BLOWING IT.

SO WHAT IS IT?

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

[GASPS]

-SOPH!
-AAH! OHH!

[GROANING]

[GRUNTING]

LUKE: MOVE.
RYAN: WHAT?!

MOVE!

[GASPING]

[WHISPERING]
SALT AND VINEGAR.

WHY ARE WE WHISPERING?

IMAGINE EACH
OF THE TRILLION SPORES

IN THESE WOODS
AS ONE OF POISON IVY'S
SENSORY GLANDS.

SHE CAN SENSE
SOUND VIBRATIONS.

YEAH. SO BETWEEN
THE HAMMERING

AND...THE ARGUING...

WE DREW HER
RIGHT TO US.

WELL, GAME ON, BITCH.

LOAD UP TWO MORE OF THOSE.

WE'RE GOING
ON A POISON IVY HUNT.

I WISH I COULD,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY,

THAT WAS THE LAST
OF THE SALT.

WAIT. ACTUALLY,
THAT'S NOT TRUE.

I SAW A BAG
OF ICE MELT
IN THE TRUCK

IN THE DRIVEWAY.

THE TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY
OUTSIDE, OUT THERE

ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THESE WALLS?

OR WE CAN JUST
STAY COOPED UP IN HERE

AND SECOND-GUESS
EACH OTHER TO DEATH,

SAVE PAM THE EFFORT.

OK. UM, WE COULD DRAW
STRAWS TO SEE WHO GOES.

I'LL SAVE US THE TROUBLE.
I'M BATWOMAN.

I'LL GO.

SHE'S CLOSE.

I CAN FEEL
HER WARM PULL.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WELL, SHE NAMED HERSELF
POISON IVY.

WHY NOT DELICATE LILAC
OR DAINTY LILY?

MAYBE BECAUSE SHE'S
A MASS MURDERER!

ALICE, WE ARE NOT
TIRE IRONING

THE WOMAN RESPONSIBLE
FOR MY AWAKENING.

LOOK. AHEM.

I GET THIS WHOLE
BONE OF MY BONE,
FLESH OF MY FLESH THING

THAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW,
BUT, UH, THIS ISN'T ENDING

WITH THE TWO OF YOU
WINDING YOUR LITTLE
VINES TOGETHER

AND MAKING
A PEACE WREATH.

ARE YOU JEALOUS?
WHAT--WHAT IS
HAPPENING HERE?

WHAT ARE YOU
SO WORRIED ABOUT?

YOU ENDING UP DEAD!

BECAUSE THE, UM,
TICKETS TO SANTORINI

ARE...IN YOUR NAME,
AND IF YOU DIE,

I WILL MISS OUT
ON THE SPA RETREAT, SO...

[SIGHS]

WHY DO WE WORK,
ALICE?

YOU KILLED MY MOM,

I REPLACED YOU
IN OUR FAMILY,

BUT...

HERE WE ARE ON THIS
CRAZY ADVENTURE TOGETHER.

HMM? WHY?

PROBABLY BECAUSE YOU
MADE ME DRIVE OUT TO
"DELIVERANCE" COUNTRY.

IT'S BECAUSE DESPITE
ALL OF OUR BAGGAGE,

WE BOTH FOUND
THE SISTER WE
ALWAYS WANTED.

I SEE THE GIRL
WHO...

JUST CRAVES
HER FREEDOM,

AND I LOVE THAT
YOU SUPPORT ME

TO DO WHAT I WANT...

AND THIS IS
WHAT I WANT.

OK.

[SIGHS]

I HATE TO HAVE TO PULL
THIS CARD, SIS,

BUT, UM...TOUGH BEANS.
I'M OLDER.

ALICE...STOP.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

YOU'RE STAYING
RIGHT HERE.

I'M GOING ALONE.

YOU'RE NOT
GONNA STOP ME.

NIGHTY NIGHT.

FINALLY MAKING
YOURSELF USEFUL.

WELL, THEY HAD
NO BORDEAUX

IN THAT MINI FRIDGE
OVER THERE.

LET'S SEE IF SHE HAS
AN OPENER ROUND HERE.

SO HOW'D SHE FIND YOU?

YOUR DAUGHTER.

DAUGHTER?

I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY
HEARD HER DESCRIBED
TO ME THAT WAY.

WELL, IF YOU DON'T
MIND ME ASKING,

WHAT'S KEEPING YOU
FROM TREATING HER
THAT WAY?

LOOK AT ME, JOHN.

I JUST BROKE
INTO CITY HALL

TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP
MY SON FROM BECOMING

ANOTHER MONSTER
ON A CORK BOARD.

THE CLOSER I GET TO RYAN,

THE FASTER SHE BECOMES
A POTENTIAL VICTIM.

AND YET YOU SMILED
JUST NOW

WHEN I BROUGHT UP
HER NAME.

I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW
HOW SHE FOUND ME, BUT...

MAYBE THERE'S A PART
OF ME THAT'S HAPPY
THAT SHE DID.

WELL, MAYBE--
HEAR ME OUT HERE--

JUST MAYBE IF YOU
DROPPED YOUR GUARD

FOR A MINUTE
AND OPENED YOURSELF UP

TO OTHER POSSIBILITIES,

THAT THING YOU
THOUGHT WOULD BE
YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE

MIGHT JUST BE THE BEST
THING THAT EVER
HAPPENED TO YOU, JADA.

FORGET THAT BEER, JOHN.

WE'RE GONNA NEED
THAT BORDEAUX AFTER ALL.

WE'RE CELEBRATING.

[BIRDS SQUAWKING]

HEY. WHERE'S PAM?

I CAN'T LET YOU FIND HER.

[WHISPERING]
GOOD LUCK.

[MAN GRUNTING]

HERE I AM TRYING TO TEACH
YOU AN IMPORTANT LIFE SKILL,

AND YOU'RE MORE
INTERESTED IN MY PHONE.

MOMMY SAID WE HAVE TO
MAKE MEM-OH-WEES.

MEMORIES, BUD,
BUT YOUR MOTHER
IS RIGHT--

AHH--AS ALWAYS. HEH.

HEY.

STAY WHERE YOU ARE.

OH.

HEY. HEY. HELLO?

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED
TO YOU, GIRL?

-GET AWAY FROM ME!
-WHOA, WHOA!

AAH!

[SCREAMING]

DAD!

LUKE: WHAT IS SHE
DOING?

HER DAMN ARMS
AREN'T LONG ENOUGH.

RYAN, ON COMMS:
I CAN HEAR YOU.

[HANDLE THUMPS]

[CA-CHUNK]

[SQUEAKING]

I CAN'T WATCH.

[GRUNTS]

LUKE: IF YOU COULD
GRAB BOTH,

THAT'D BE EVEN BETTER.

YOU GRAB BOTH.

OK. ONE IT IS.

[FOOTSTEPS]

WHAT IN THE ACTUAL
HELL?

BATWOMAN, HELP!

SOPHIE: OH, MY GOD.

RUN!

OHH!

[THUMPING, GLASS BREAKING]

RYAN: LUKE, GET READY TO RUN.

-SOPHIE, I NEED YOU!
-TALK TO ME.

-BLOW UP THE TRUCK.
-WHAT?!

YOU ASKED ME
WHAT I WANTED.

BLOW UP THE TRUCK.
THE SUIT WILL PROTECT ME.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT.

BLOW UP THE DAMN TRUCK!

HOW THE HELL AM I
SUPPOSED TO--

SHOOT IT, HOTSHOT!

HEY. HEY. YOU GOOD?

YOU SAVED ME.

HERE YOU GO.

HEY. THE PARK RANGERS
ARE LOOKING FOR YOUR DAD,

AND THEY'RE GONNA
FIND HIM, OK?

SOPHIE, CHECKING IN.
ANY SIGN OF HER?

RYAN. RYAN!

[RYAN COUGHING]

LUKE, I FOUND HER.
SHE'S ALIVE.

UGH. I'M OK. UGH.
I'M FINE.

FINE? THAT'S ALL
YOU HAVE TO SAY?

YOU ALMOST DIED.

SHE'S TOO STRONG
FOR US.

WE NEED TO MAKE IT HOME,

MAKE A REPLICA
OF LUKE'S GUN,

AND--AND FIND SOME MORE
OF THAT SERUM.

RYAN, LOOK AT ME.

NEVER PUT ME IN THAT
POSITION AGAIN.

IT STOPPED HER,
DIDN'T IT?

-YOU COULD HAVE DIED!
-YEAH, BUT I DIDN'T.

BUT YOU COULD HAVE.

OH, WELL!

WHAT?! RYAN, NO.

YOU DON'T GET TO
"OH, WELL" ME
AND WALK AWAY.

WHAT IS GOING ON
WITH YOU?

I'M FREAKING EXHAUSTED,
SOPHIE.

YOU WANT TO KNOW
WHAT I WANT?

I WANT TO SLEEP.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT.

I HAVE A FAMILY
I DIDN'T ASK FOR

TRYING TO DESTROY
MY CITY,

MY--MY BEST FRIEND
IS OFF THE GRID

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN
SO PREOCCUPIED

I DIDN'T NOTICE SHE WAS
AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PERSON,

AND NOW A BATMAN
SUPERVILLAIN JUST KICKED
ALL OF OUR ASSES,

SO, YEAH, THE THOUGHT
OF BLOWING UP

IN A FIERY EXPLOSION HONESTLY
SOUNDS LIKE A VACATION TO ME--

MAYBE THAT'LL GET YOU
OUT OF YOUR HEAD.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

TO LOOK FOR MY DAMN CAR.

SMYL: ♪ COLD BONES

OK. THEN.

SMYL: ♪ YEAH, THAT'S MY LOVE

LUKE: A FRIEND OF MINE
TOLD ME THIS WORKED FOR HER,

SO I FIGURED WHAT THE HELL?

LOOK, DAD.

I GET WHY YOU DON'T THINK
I'M READY TO BE BATWING

BECAUSE YOU AND I
AND A WHOLE LOT

OF O.R. DOCTORS KNOW
THAT I'M NOT

EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE HERE
RIGHT NOW.

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE
IN THE GROUND NEXT TO YOU

WITH A SEVERED VEIN
AND 3 RUPTURED ORGANS,

BUT...THANKS TO SOME LUCKY,
IMPOSSIBLE, FREAK MIRACLE,

I'M NOT.

I'M STILL HERE.

BUT WHAT IF...

WHAT IF IT WASN'T
A FREAK MIRACLE?

WHAT IF YOUR DEATH WASN'T
A TRAGEDY?

WHAT IF ALL
THESE HORRIBLE THINGS

THAT HAPPENED TO ME
HAPPENED FOR A REASON?

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT
I'M STARTING TO THINK,

AND...

AS HARD AS IT IS TO SAY,

I CAN'T KEEP CARING
ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD THINK

BECAUSE...DAD, I'M READY,

AND I LOVE YOU,
AND I MISS YOU,

BUT...

I CAN'T LET YOU
HOLD ME BACK ANYMORE.

JOHN: YOUR FATHER
WOULD BE PROUD OF YOU.

HEY. SORRY, MAN.

I TRIED, BUT I CAN'T
GET IT OPEN.

AW, DAMN IT.

GOT THAT SAME LINE
FROM A.R.G.U.S.

FIGURED I HAD
A FIGHTING CHANCE
WITH YOUR BATTECH.

TO BE HONEST,
I DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE

ACCESS TO OUR BEST
RESOURCES AT THE MOMENT,

BUT FROM WHAT I CAN TELL,
THE TECHNOLOGY USED

ON A TRANSMATTER CUBE
PROBABLY ISN'T

FROM AROUND HERE,
IS IT?

WHICH IS WHY I'D
APPRECIATE YOU KEEPING
THIS BETWEEN US.

HOW'D YOU GET IT OPEN
LAST TIME?

THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

IT JUST OPENED FOR ME.

SO MAYBE THE KEY
TO OPENING THAT BOX

ISN'T BASED ON SCIENCE,
HUMAN OR OTHERWISE.

MAYBE IT'S...

SOMETHING ELSE
ENTIRELY.

YEAH.

YEAH.

NEED YOU TO DO
ONE MORE FAVOR FOR ME.

-OK. WHAT'S THAT?
-GET A MESSAGE TO BATWOMAN.

LET HER KNOW THAT JADA JET
FOUND A FIX.

SHE'S READY TO SAVE
HER SON.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

SINCE WHEN IS IT DAY?

MAN: HELLO. WHAT THE HELL
HAPPENED TO YOU, GIRL?

MARY: GET AWAY FROM ME!
MAN: WHOA, WHOA!

[MAN SCREAMING]

BOY: DAD!

OH, LITTLE SISTER...

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

RENEE: LET'S JUST
CALL THIS WHAT IT IS.

A TOXIC RELATIONSHIP.

HOW ARE YOU HERE?
I...I...

PHEROMONED MY ASS?
I KNOW.

I WAS THERE.

WHEN I THOUGHT THERE WAS
A CHANCE I'D SEE YOU AGAIN,

I CREATED A TOXIN,

STARTED INGESTING
A DROP A DAY,

HOPING I COULD BUILD UP
A TOLERANCE

TO YOUR MIND CONTROL.

I GUESS YOU COULD SAY
I WAS AFRAID YOU'D DO

EXACTLY WHAT YOU
ENDED UP DOING.

YOU DON'T LOVE ME.

I DO LOVE YOU, PAM.

I JUST DON'T LOVE YOU
THE WAY YOU WANT ME
TO LOVE YOU.

THEN THAT'S NOT LOVE.

IT'S JUDGMENT,

AND MAYBE THIS IS
A TOXIC RELATIONSHIP.

I'VE SEEN ADDICTS
WEEN THEMSELVES
OFF OF HEROIN

FASTER THAN WHAT WE'RE
DOING TO EACH OTHER.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
KEPT ME ALIVE

FOR 10 YEARS, RENEE?

I HAD NO WATER,

NO SUNLIGHT,

NO HUMAN CONTACT.

I THOUGHT I WAS
GOING TO DIE THERE,

SO WHAT SINGLE THOUGHT
DO YOU THINK

I HELD ONTO FOR
EVERY WAKING MOMENT

OF EVERY BRUTAL DAY?

YOU.

SO...IF LOVING YOU
THROUGH EVERYTHING
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH

IS TOXIC, THEN FINE.

WE'RE TOXIC.
WALK AWAY,

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN
I'LL EVER LET YOU GO.

WOMAN: ♪ CRY WOLF

YOUR SPORELING IS
STRONGER THAN EXPECTED.

ARE YOU GONNA
LET ME DO THIS

OR STAND IN OUR WAY?

WOMAN: ♪ BE THERE

♪ EAGER

♪ AND WILLING

♪ TO TAKE YOU INTO CARE

♪ YOU LIKE TO THINK
IT'S IN YOUR HEAD ♪

♪ COME TO FIND
IT'S IN YOUR BLOOD ♪

YOU FOUND ME.

NO.

YOU FOUND ME.

WOMAN: ♪ SO IN LOVE,
WE'RE SO IN LOVE ♪

♪ AND IF SOMEDAY
THAT CRY SHOULD BREAK ♪

♪ THEN I WANT YOU TO REALIZE
IT'S A FAKE ♪

♪ HE'LL SINK HIS TEETH
INTO YOUR FLESH ♪

♪ AND YOU WILL WISH YOU NEVER

[HOWLING]

♪ CRIED WOLF

WHOA.

♪ CRIED WOLF

MAN: GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD!