Supergirl (2015–…): Season 3, Episode 1 - Girl of Steel - full transcript

I remember when the sea
Was singing

And all of my thoughts
Were ringing

Crossed the ocean
Round the world, speeding

And nobody
Could catch me daydreaming

But I'm daydreaming now

Daydreaming

About the time
We knew the lightning

Electricity screaming

Between me and the siren

On the ocean up the waves

Climbed them to the sky
To the stars



To the limits

And I'm daydreaming now

Daydreaming.

Look out!

Hold on!

They're dragging us!

No!

Supergirl, you're the best.

Doesn't even stop
for autographs anymore.

Cool car chase.
Very fast, very furious.

Any luck IDing
the one that got away.

Still running
facial recognition.

So far nothing.

Anything else we can go on?



This is his.

Winn, can you send a sample
up to Alex's lab?

Maybe his DNA
is already in the database.

Okay. Well,
this is new and gross.

I should have cuffed him.

You knocked him 100 yards
into the roof of that SUV.

Not to mention saving
my fiancee and I.

Yeah. And that truck
was full of aluminum tubing.

Right, which doesn't
really seem like much until

you use it to build
an illegal nuclear centrifuge.

This is a big win, Supergirl.

It's not a win until
they're behind bars.

Let's get this guy.

Hey...

So, tomorrow Maggie and I

are gonna go do
the tasting for the wedding.

Three hours of hors d'oeuvres
and nothing but hors d'oeuvres.

Potstickers, oyster shooters,
pigs in blankets.

Did I mention the potstickers?

Do you wanna...

If I'm not busy, sure.

Well, we're all gonna meet
at the bar beforehand, too.

- So, if you want to...
- I'll try.

I mean, I thought it was bad
when she skipped pizza night.

But skipping free apps.
I mean, come on.

These are like the beginning
of the dark days.

Hey, come on.
Grief doesn't have a deadline.

Look, I know. But, I mean,

she goes from being
little miss sunshine to,

well, Alex, basically.

What? I'm not like that.

Come on, Alex.

Your unrelenting seriousness
is one of your best qualities.

I'm not like that.

I'm not.

People like to argue that capitalists
are only concerned with themselves.

The truth is

without big business,

this city would still be
in ruin from those Daxamites.

Look at us now.

Bustling.

I think, we all should give
ourselves a pat on the back.

And, let's not forget to
gladhand the Mayor as well.

Without him, none of this
could have happened either.

It's you, Morgan.
It's all of you.

In six months,
you've done the impossible.

- Let's not forget Supergirl.
- -Let's not forget Supergirl.

Literally none of the heavy lifting
could've been done without her.

Yes. Of course.
Which is why I'm excited

about the unveiling of
"The Girl of Steel" statue

at the waterfront.

Mayor, it's gonna take
a lot more than a pretty statue

to bring people down to
that slum of a waterfront.

I am still working on
the zoning commission, Morgan.

You'd do better to explain
how my development

will revitalize
that neighborhood.

Starting with moving out
homelessness, crime...

Moving in opportunity
and an expanded tax base.

They've all heard your
sales pitch, Morgan.

We all have.

Yes. I'm sure
that everybody here

has had a chance to read
CatCo's inflammatory articles

about that sales pitch,

Articles that have become
increasingly biased ever since

you took over babysitting
Cat Grant's mouthpiece.

Your development would
level the whole area.

Force people from their homes,

just to build
highrises for the wealthy.

Lena...

Are you spouting the CatCo
company line?

Really?

I guess
I shouldn't be surprised,

considering all the good press
they've been giving you lately.

She's earned that good press

by donating millions of dollars
to the rebuilding efforts.

That's funny because I...

I thought it was restitution
for what her brother did.

Or was it her mother?

Or was it Lena?

Seeing as how she is the one

who brought the aliens here
in the first place.

A little bit
of business advice, Lena...

Guilt is not
a good business strategy.

- No?
- No.

Neither is exploitation.

I just want
a fair hearing, that's all.

I hate to think that
any of you here were unfair.

Now...

My people have put together
a tremendous spread,

just in the office next door.

Why don't we all
adjourn over there

and take a sample of that?

Mr. Olsen, you're welcome
to join us as well.

You know, we can disagree, but
still break bread together.

You know, Edge, you are not as
powerful as you think you are.

No?

Then what are we doing
in my office?

Ms. Grant!

- Okay, Carl.
- Does President Marsdin believe climate change is real?

Yes. Yes, Carl.

As a matter of fact, she does.

She also believes that
two plus two equals four

and the Earth is round because
the President is not a moron.

Any third grader knows
that global warming

is the biggest threat
of our time.

And I'm happy to report
that the intellectual capacity

of our President is not inferior
to that of an eight year old.

Next question.

I knew Ms. Grant
was meant for great things,

but National City
is gonna miss her.

Best Press Secretary
since Robert Gibbs.

Yeah. She makes Gibbs
look like a hall monitor.

With Ms. Grant in D.C.
and Snapper on sabbatical,

it's going to be oddly
congenial around here.

Well, we will do our best.

Okay, guys. Look alive.

All right,
we're about a week away

from locking up this issue,

so I need to know
what's going on.

What's up with sports?

As of last night,

the Metropolis Monarchs officially
have the worst record in baseball.

- Crime.
- There's not much to cover.

Crime's been down 65%
over the past six months.

Supergirl has turned
the entire city around

pretty much singlehandedly.

Which brings me
to my next point...

How are you doing on
that exclusive with Supergirl?

Supergirl's been too busy

to have a oneonone conversation
about the invasion.

The statue dedication
is this weekend.

I'll do my best.

Well, you have
your assignments, right?

Lets get to work.

Thanks.

Kara...

Hey, are you sure that
you're okay to write this

or is this going to
bring up some old stuff?

I said I was.

Okay. Well, I'm here if you
wanna talk or grab a drink...

Do you want me to write
the article or grab a drink?

Okay. Listen,
I'm on your side. Okay?

Look, I know more than anybody, how much
ass Supergirl has been kicking lately.

Well, that's my job.

There's still more I can do.

And touch people's lives.

- What is this blowhard up to now?
- -In that vein,

I'd like to announce a bold
new direction for my company.

I'm buying CatCo.

In the last few years,
the press in this town

has swung wildly to one side.

Hey.

I hate that sentient bottle
of cheap cologne.

- Did you know?
- No.

James was blindsided too.

He thinks it's his fault
for getting in Edge's face.

Only he would spend
that kind of money on a grudge.

Do you think the shareholders
will listen to Cat?

Well, Cat had to put
her shares in a blind trust

when she became Press Secretary.

But I did some digging...

Edge has been quietly
buying up shares until today,

when he put a tender offer
to the majority shareholders.

Hey! No more free press.

You've invested
in his portfolio though.

So, I figured if
you could talk to him,

you might be able
to be persuasive.

Edge doesn't respect any
opinions that aren't his own.

- Specially not a woman's.
- Lena...

You helped Supergirl
save the world.

How hard could
one stubborn sexist be?

All right, I'll see
what I can do.

Thanks.

Hey...

I mean, I miss you.

Is everything okay?

'Cause I keep trying to make
plans and you keep ditching.

I've just been busy.

Right, um...

I also just...

I wanted to say I was sorry

for the part I played
in what happened to MonEl.

And that, I'm here for you
if you still want that.

No, you did what you had to do.

And, that was Supergirl's
call anyway, not yours.

Breaking news this morning.

There are reports
of a burglary in Old Town.

We'll bring you the latest...

I should get going.

Yeah, Brunch, soon?

Reporting from downtown
National City,

it seems Supergirl has been

just about everywhere
these days.

She does know that the cops are occasionally
capable of doing their jobs, right?

And we can forget about
her showing up tonight.

Or finishing her assignment.

Hey, how much longer do we
have to keep giving her space?

I don't know how much
more space I can give.

- As frustrating as this is...
- Beyond.

We're not the ones
who lost someone.

I think patience is
the least we can offer.

Agreed?

Call me selfish, but

I just... I really
miss my sister sometimes.

I know.

Cheer up. It's time
for that tasting.

You don't wanna go
to that tasting, do you?

What's going on with you?

Why are you suddenly
so down on this wedding?

No, I'm not down on it.

I just, I...

I don't know.

Well, when you figure it out,
let me know.

Hey.

I think we may have
tracked down the Merc.

I just got an alert
from the DEO.

Supergirl's gonna meet us there.

You were able to trace
the Merc with his blood?

Meet Robert DuBois.
Goes by Bloodsport,

which is not any sport
I've ever heard of.

What do we know about him?

You remember those bombings
at City Hall, a few years ago?

That was him. And,
he's been AWOL ever since.

His file says he's exmilitary.

Where was he last stationed?

Fort Harrison. Like 20 minutes
outside the city.

He worked security detail.

He'd have knowledge of all
the ins and outs of the base.

He could sneak on,
locate weapons, technology,

anything he wanted to.

Winn, call his CO.
See what they know about him.

Okay.

Whoa, whoa!

- What?
- Okay, the base server is down.

This system is scrambled.
Somebody hacked it.

I've got this.

Lead...

Who's there?

Help me! Please...

Help me!

It's okay. I'm here.

I'm here. I've got you.
I've got you.

You have no internal injuries.
You're gonna be okay.

What's wrong?
Why'd you use the signal watch?

You didn't get that article in.

You beepered me for a deadline?

That watch is
for emergencies only.

I know what the watch is for,

but this feels
like an emergency.

I'm worried about you, Kara.

And, at a certain point of time,

- I have to be your boss.
- No, don't ever,

ever do that again.

What? Ask you to do your job?

I am doing my job.

No, Supergirl is doing her job.

Kara Danvers has been
completely off the radar.

I'm sorry, James.
I've been a little busy.

You know, the world's
not gonna save itself.

But you still have a life.

Okay? You still have
a job as a reporter.

And that life makes you, you.

No, what makes me, me

is Supergirl.

That's who I am at my core.

And you're one
to talk, Guardian.

Okay. Guardian means
a lot to me.

But so does James Olsen.

And he runs CatCo.

And that job's important.

You know something...

If I'm expected to put
Supergirl on hold

just to write
this article for you,

then maybe being a reporter
isn't a good idea.

What are you saying?

I'm saying I have
important things to do.

But not here at CatCo.

Not as a reporter.
Not as Kara Danvers.

Kara, don't do this.

I quit.

Kara...

And just when exactly were
you going to notify us

that you had a Daxamite
war ship in your possession.

Alien artifacts
are the DEO's purview.

You can rest assured I will talk
to the President, General Lane.

And if anything happens
as a result of your overreach,

you mark my words,
she'll have your stars.

Respect!

Whilst I appreciate the nod
of confidence, Agent Schott,

do you have any words
that might actually help me?

Words, no. Pictures, definitely.

Um... I had the military
supplier that DuBois robbed

inventory what was taken.
It turns out

it was not just aluminum rods.

That's a high
pressure regulator.

Aluminum rods were just a cover.

That was his real target.

What would DuBois need it for?

Well, he also stole the cloaking
device from the Daxamite ship.

And how exactly do those
two things go together?

With the regulator,
he could stabilize

the internal pressure
of an F18 or a B52

to withstand the force
emitted by a cloaking shield.

Able to retrofit it into
a fully cloaked aircraft.

Our equipment would not
be able to detect that.

Not even Supergirl's
Xray vision could pick it up.

He could drop a nuke from the
sky, and nobody in National City

would even know he was overhead.

Until it's too late.

Agent Schott,
I want every flight

in and out of National City
scanned for munitions.

- Air and space.
- Yes, sir.

Alex, put your team
on tactical alert

and notify Supergirl.

Okay.

James, what is it?

Lena, twice in my office
in as many days.

People are gonna start talking.

Morgan, you have
all the charisma of

a Michael Douglas movie
from the '90s.

You didn't come all this way
just to flatter me, did you?

I came because
I have a proposition.

Ooh, good.
I do like propositions.

Now, you know I don't agree with
your waterfront development.

But you are still the best
developer in National City.

Let me get you a drink before that
compliment leaves a bad taste in your mouth.

Your work is why I have
invested in your portfolio

and why I intend to invest more.

Let me guess...

You want me
to stay away from CatCo?

Come on, Morgan.

CatCo isn't good business
for you and you know it.

There's a city out there
that needs to be rebuilt.

That's what you're good at,
focus on that.

You know, you can take
the Luthor logo off your name,

but people still
aren't gonna trust you.

And that's a really easy
sentiment to reinforce

once I have CatCo's
editorial under my control.

People love to believe
what they read.

Using CatCo to defame your enemies
and promote your own agenda.

- That's despicable.
- No.

That's good business.

I'll see myself out.

You ready?

We are.

They'll literally never
see it coming.

That's the idea.

The President did not
place any listening devices

in the speakers, the microwave,
or his toaster, or his shoes.

Or anywhere else
on his premises or person.

Now, sadly, I think
we are so inured

to the pathological lying
of the speaker that,

we just don't think anything
he says is crazy anymore.

Good.

What's the update on Bloodsport?

Do we know what he stole
from the military base?

You quit?

James has been
making the rounds.

He's worried about you.

I'm extremely worried about you.

Since when do you quit?

CatCo isn't the point
for me anymore.

You spent years working
your way up to be a reporter.

And it was a waste of time.

I would love to
see you tell Cat Grant that.

Cat moved on. Why can't I?

Okay. This is done.

I am done walking on egg shells.

We all are.

I've kept my distance.

I have given you time
to grieve, without prodding,

without making you
talk about MonEl...

There's nothing to talk about.

Without forcing you
to go to game nights

- or come to the bar.
- There was a burglary.

There's always a burglary!

But I've let it slide.

Your pity party
has gone uninterrupted.

My... My pity party?

Who are you right now?

Kara Danvers doesn't quit.

She quits the things
that aren't important.

CatCo is important!
You help people there.

Not like Supergirl does.

- Kara Danvers...
- Kara Danvers sucks right now!

Supergirl is great.

Supergirl saved the world.

So, if I could choose to be her,

why would I ever choose

to be the sad girl
who's boyfriend is gone?

I don't like that girl, Alex.

- I know it hurts...
- No. You don't know anything.

You've never had to make
a decision like this.

Okay, then tell me
what it feels like.

Please, just let... Let me help.
Let me help you get over him.

Get over him?

That's...

He didn't dump me.

I sent him away.

And for all I know he's...

- What?
- It doesn't matter.

You're not letting yourself
feel anything.

You're just bottling it up inside,
and you are making bad decisions.

And I'm worried...

If it were Maggie,
what would you be doing?

If the woman
you are about to marry

was gone forever,
what would you be doing?

- I...
- You'd be at the bar every night.

You'd be a wreck at work.

You'd be broken.

I would.

I would be.

And it's okay if you are.

I'm not.

That's what humans do.

And I'm better than that.

Clark said it himself.

The decision I made,

he couldn't have
made that sacrifice.

But me, I couldn't have
lived with myself if I hadn't.

I will always make
the decision I made.

I am not a human.

I tried to be.

But I'm not.

Kara Danvers was a mistake.

So, if you have an update about
work, I'd love to hear it.

Otherwise, um...

Bloodsport has the capability
to cloak a nuke.

We're thinking that he's gonna hit the
statue unveiling at the waterfront.

J'onn wants everyone there.

I'll be there.

Yeah.

Kara Danvers

is my favorite person.

She saved me more times
than Supergirl ever could.

So, just

think about that while you're
trying to get rid of her.

No sign of Bloodsport.

It's quiet up here.

You know, I rarely flew on Mars.

It was for battle, not pleasure.

When I first came to Earth,
I spent hours up in the sky.

It's the only place
I could feel empty.

Well, that's not what
I'm doing up here.

Forgive me for saying, but you seem
to be courting emptiness of late.

And that's not you.

I tried to be Kara Danvers for 15 years.
But I'm not supposed to be her.

I'm not supposed to be human.

But you have a human heart now.

It aches. It scars.
But keeps on beating.

If you try and cut it out,

you will lose
something essential.

I can't help people
if I'm broken.

You are not broken.

You're the strongest
person I know.

You saved me, remember?

You taught me that
my loss made me stronger.

That was Kara Danvers,
not Supergirl.

Do you still dream about them?

Your family?

Sometimes.

Past couple of months,
when I dream, I see...

I see MonEl

with my mom.

We should keep our
eyes on the sky right now.

Danvers, you on comms?

Got something that
needs your attention.

I'm here. East side. You?

West. All clear.

About last night...

This is neither
the time nor the place

to talk about what
I think you wanna talk about.

Do you not wanna marry me?

Of course, I do.

Look, I... I wanna be
your wife. I wanna have a dog.

I wanna have the house.

All of it. I just...

I just don't want a big wedding.

Why?

Talk to me, please.

You have to tell me
what's going on.

Because my dad won't be there.

He can't come.

He can't walk me down the aisle.

You could've told me that.

I didn't wanna make
a big deal out of it.

You're already dealing
with family issues

that I can't imagine.
So, I just...

I hoped that I would
just let it go.

Look, I've had more practice
at choosing my family

because I've had to.

And I think,
if you take a deep breath,

you're gonna find your
way out of this...

There's so many people
who love you.

Just think about how they're
gonna make our day good,

and tell me how I can help.

Okay. I can do that.

Okay, I love you.

You too. Forever.

You too, my favorite couple.

- Winn, shut up.
- Winn, get off the comms.

- Sorry!
- Hey! Watch out there.

Ruby! Rubes, come here, baby.

Come here.

I don't think
that was an apology.

I'm very sorry
for bumping into you.

Totally okay.
Thank you for apologizing.

Can I go now, Mom?
I want to get up close.

Just don't get so far ahead
I can't see you, okay?

She's fun.

Thanks. Just trying to enjoy
the microsecond I have left

before she's a teenager.

- Bye.
- Bye.

Ladies and gentlemen
of National City,

please welcome the chairwoman
and CEO of LCorp, Lena Luthor.

Now, I know you all
didn't come here to see me.

So, I'll start
with the good stuff,

and then I'll say just
a few very brief words.

My fellow citizens
of National City,

the Girl of Steel.

There you are.

I am so honored
to be able to present

this statue of our
hometown hero.

Some of you must be
thinking, I know.

It's a cold day in hell,
a Luthor praising a Kryptonian.

But ever since I came here,

she has been
an inspiration to me.

She's been a mentor,
and most importantly,

she's been a friend.

Now would be a good time for you to
get down there and join the crowd.

Ruby?

Schott, did you see where
that missile came from?

We have no heat signature, okay,

there's no atmospheric disruption,
there's no electromagnetic trail.

Alex, have you seen anything?

Negative visual contact.
It came out of nowhere.

Let's go, keep moving.

Okay, you know what?
We're pulling up every security feed

within a twomile radius.

There's got to be
an origin point

for whatever just
hit the waterfront.

J'onn, can you locate
DuBois telepathically?

I'll try.

I can't sense DuBois' mind.

I don't get it. The cloaking device
should not be able to cloak a missile.

Then what just hit us and
where did it come from?

The pressure regulator wasn't
meant for high altitude,

it was meant for low altitude.

They're underwater.

I cannot track that explosion
to the source, you guys.

The radar is not picking up
any underwater signals.

I'll clear that building.

Danvers, Sawyer,
stay on the waterfront.

Supergirl, find that submarine.

She can't breathe underwater.

- She's found us.
- The cloaking device is down.

- Fire!
- We're not locked on.

Fire now!

Ruby!

- Ruby!
- Mom?

Ruby?

Mom?

Detonate it.

Ruby!

Ruby. Baby. Help!

Somebody help me!

No!

Supergirl? Supergirl?

Finish them off.

Kara, answer me.

Kara.

Kara...

Wake up!

Fire!

Come in...

Hey. Hey, I was
just about to call you.

I should've called.

I heard about the attack
at the unveiling.

No. I'm fine.
Supergirl got her man.

And now,
we have to discuss ours.

I spoke to Edge...

Please tell me you convinced
him not to buy CatCo.

Well, you can't convince
a bully like that of anything.

So what, CatCo's gone?

No. I bought it.

You're kidding...
Are you kidding?

Pretty badass right?

I'm just trying in my own small
way to be more like Supergirl.

Lena...

And I was hoping maybe
you could break the story.

I actually quit.

Well, then unquit.
I can't do this without you.

I literally know nothing about
running a media empire.

Neither do I.

You know more than I do.
You've studied under Cat and...

I mean, I trust you.

How often do you get
to work with your best friend?

You're more of a lunatic
than your brother is.

Excuse me?

I could ruin you.

You are dangerously close to
being thrown out by security.

You know what?
I'm gonna go and let you

handle this.

You are gonna regret,

so regret, the day
you screwed me.

I sure hope
you enjoyed yourself.

Because now

you have all of my attention.

Edge, like every woman

who's ever had
all of your attention,

I couldn't care less.

Ms. Luthor...

- You through with him?
- He's all yours.

What do you think
you're gonna do?

The attack on the waterfront...

I know it was you.

To clear the way
for your development.

You're the only person who had
anything to gain from it.

Yeah, well...

You can't prove anything.

Not yet.

But I see you Edge.

National City is my town.

And now you've got
all my attention.

Hey!

You can't just leave me here!

Hey.

Hey, Alex.

You know what? I think
we both deserve a drink.

Come on,
I'm buying the first round.

Since we know Winn won't.

Hey, can I talk
to you about something?

Yeah, sure, go ahead.

So, Maggie and I figured it out.

We're going to have
a really big wedding.

The biggest, gayest wedding that
National City has ever seen, actually.

And I'm gonna need everybody
that I love to be there.

Sure, Alex. You know I wouldn't
miss it for the world, right?

I know.

But I'm gonna need
something from you.

Something more than
just being there.

You've always been
like a father to me.

And, J'onn, I choose you
to be my family.

And I want,

if you will,

to have you walk me
down the aisle.

Stop, don't cry.

If you cry, I'm gonna cry, and
then everybody here is gonna know

that we actually can cry.

So...

Alex, it would...

It would be my honor.

Come on.

Let me help you celebrate.

Do I have to wear a tux?

I'm wearing Kevlar
and boots, so...

What a waste
Of a smoke machine

Took the taste
Of the dopamine

And left me high and dry

Call the cops
Call the cavalry

Spin the tops
That'll dazzle me

And give me a new supply.

Wake up.

Accessorizing
Before the fact

Alibis couldn't stay intact

As guilty as a gun

Blasting deep underground

Getting down
To the Continental Shelf

I'll pretend I'm surprised

By the lies that
I'm telling to myself

That you're good for me