Supergirl (2015–…): Season 3, Episode 2 - Triggers - full transcript

Previously on Supergirl...

So we saved each other
just like Romeo and Juliet.

You really need to finish it.

Let me help you get over him.

Get over him?

He didn't dump me, I sent him away.

I'm buying CatCo.

Please tell me you convinced
him not to buy CatCo.

No. I bought it.

No!

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All right, kiddo.

Don't forget I have to buy
all the books after school

so you have to pick me up at 5:30.

Baby, Mrs. Crawler is picking you up
'cause I have meetings all afternoon.

Okay?

Oh, I forgot.

I mean, it's my first day, you know.
I just... I can't get out early.

And you remember how I was telling you
that this was an incredible opportunity?

- Yeah.
- What I meant was money.

Mom's gonna be making just,
like, lots and lots of money.

Do you remember the other
day at the waterfront?

Yeah, I remember.

Did anybody help you with that tower?

Nope, just me.



It was pretty huge.

It was pretty huge.

I was just so worried
about you. You know...

Mom's, they get this adrenaline
rush when their kids are in danger.

I had the strength of, like,
I don't know, like, 10 moms.

I think it would have taken 30 moms.

It's not a big deal. You will
understand when you have kids.

Ms. Luthor, it's so nice to see you.

Eve Teschmacher, right?

Sorry, I'm a huge admirer of yours.

Thank you, Eve.

Oh, uh, can I get a you a
coffee? You take it black, right?

I'm not stalking you.

I emailed your assistant at L-Corp
about all your favorite things.

I hate salmon, too.

Well, thank you, yes, a
coffee would be lovely.

Great.

Eve, why don't you just use this elevator?
It'll go straight to the ground floor.

Oh, no, only the boss can use it.

That's just silly. Anybody who
needs it should be able to use it.

All right.

Ms. Luthor.

I didn't know you'd
be here this morning.

Yeah, I was able to get
things in line over at L-Corp.

That's good. I wanna say
thanks again for saving CatCo.

And we should really figure out a way to

get you up to speed on
what's happening here.

I was thinking weekly meetings or...

There's no need. I'll be here every day.

Every day?

Yeah, I've set things up at L-Corp

so I'll be able to dedicate my energies

to learning the ins and outs
of how things work at CatCo.

Okay.

You seem surprised by this.

Yeah... Yeah.

Lena, welcome to CatCo.

You didn't have to do that.

It's a Danver's family tradition.

First day of school you get a planner.

It's lovely.

In the Luthor house on the first day,
we would hire a private investigator

to make sure our teachers'
credentials were up-to-date.

So, you knew that Ms.
Luthor would be here today?

Yeah, she texted me this morning.

I should've communicated
more clearly, Mr. Olsen.

I'm sorry. It won't happen again.

No, no, no. It's no... I mean
I feel bad because we just...

We're just not ready for
a change in management.

We don't even have an
office for you, but I...

Oh, no, that's fine. I
won't be needing a office.

It's this new trend in CEOs,

we like to roam free, ask questions,

and hear unfiltered conversations.

That way we can understand
how things are working.

It's much easier when
you don't have a desk.

Kara, do you think you might
be able to get me the dossier

on the Edge investigation, please?

Uh, there's actually
something I have to deal with.

Can I get it for you
later? Is that okay?

- Sure, yeah.
- Sorry.

Not a problem.

Um...

Ms. Luthor, I'd be happy to have
someone else do that for you.

No, no, it's fine, I can get it.

It is not a personal
attack on your taste.

I wasn't even thinking that
until you just suggested it.

It's a fact.

- Okay, Winn, back me up.
- Hmm?

I don't think that I
should get involved.

Because you're on my side, aren't you?

Oh, yeah, right.

Well...

What? Wait... I saved your life.

Yeah, but, like, so
has everybody else here.

Don't try to make him feel
bad for siding with me.

What, did you pay him to agree with you?

Oh, now you're accusing me of...

- Well, if the shoe fits...
- Hey, hey, hey! Hey.

What is all this about?

We can't agree on one very
important wedding detail.

Band or DJ.

The human mind reacts to music
very much like other stimuli.

Tastes, smells.

If the song doesn't sound exactly
the way you're used to hearing it,

you enjoy it less,

and are, therefore, less likely
to get jiggy on the dance floor.

I say DJ.

- Oh, yes!
- Come on.

"Jiggy"?

What was the general alert for?

Wait, you get the general alerts?
That's just for the analysts I think.

No, I had them add
me to the distro list.

I want to know what's going
on with the city at all times.

Detective Sawyer brought this
in this morning. Mr. Schott.

Yeah, well, we analysts thought

we might be able to see
something the cops didn't.

She hit two banks back-to-back.

Where are the guards?

Unconscious on the floor.

Any leads on how she took 'em out?

Well, we thought it might be gas.

But toxicity came back negative.

According to report, she
walked right in the front door.

No weapons of any kind.

Everyone just cleared out of her
way, let her take whatever she wanted.

Whoa, we got a silent alarm
tripped at 25 and Cedar.

Looks like that's our new friend.

I got you cornered.

Do you?

What did you do to them up there?

I only wanted to play.

But they didn't want to play with me.

Well, you are not getting away with it.

Oh!

You think you're the
cat and I'm the bird.

You got it backwards.

You can join me. Maybe
then you'd be happy.

You see, money equals happiness.
More money more happiness.

Your priorities are
seriously out of whack.

I know, right?

Put the bag down.

Make sure they are okay.
I'm gonna check the vault.

Everyone out of the way!

Get out of here now!

Hey, Kara, Kara, it's okay, it's okay.

Okay, the scans of your
vitals are coming up normal.

See, I told you, I am fine
This is totally unnecessary.

None of the human victims
remember what happened in there.

Do you?

I don't know.

I felt like the walls of the
vaults were closing in on me,

like I was suffocating.

Sounds like she made
you feel claustrophobic.

Claustrophobia is a human problem.

You used to have episodes
like that sometimes

- when you first came to Earth.
- That was a long time ago.

We need to find out who
she is and how we track her.

Well, at the moment,
you're our best clue.

What are you doing?

Hey, I thought you couldn't
read Kryptonian minds.

I can't, but I can scan her mind
for residual psychic activity.

Just remind me to get you
a "World's best boss" mug.

Well, she's definitely a
psychic, but she's not like me.

There are traces of a particular type
of psionic interference in your mind,

the type only used by metahumans.

Okay, well, I'll start combing
through the metahuman database.

In the meantime, I'll monitor
potential targets for unusual activity.

If we locate her, I'll take her down.

It's not safe.

She caught me off guard last
time. It's not gonna happen again.

Just because I'm stepping in does
not mean these deals are voided.

I'm gonna have to call you back.

Hello? Yes?

What?

Okay, well, then.

There was some kind of
argument between the girls

that started before morning bell.

It got very heated outside their
lockers and Ruby hit Stephanie.

Okay, when you say "hit..."

I mean, how did she hit
her? Did she push her?

Oh, no, she punched her in the face.

Oh, God.

Is Stephanie all right?

She's okay, it didn't go
further than the one punch.

I just... This is not like Ruby.

Ruby is very well-behaved.

I was shocked when they told
me she was involved in this.

Is she acting okay at home?

- Sleeping normally?
- Yes.

Yes, nothing out of the ordinary.

I know you're a single parent.

Has there been some sort of
shake-up with Ruby's father?

You know, sometimes
children can sense...

There is no father, it's just us.

I'm sorry, I don't mean to pry.

We just want to find out
what's going on with Ruby

and make sure that this is
an isolated incident for her.

Well, I agree.

Today of all days. Come on.

Hey, how you doing?

I'm okay, I'm just running late.

For what?

Uh, Lena called a
meeting for the news room.

She did?

Yeah, she didn't tell you?

- No, she did not.
- Huh.

Kara, there you are.

I'm sorry, I tried to make
it work, but it just...

Good meeting? Was it good?

Yeah, I was just going around to all the

departments, giving
them a little pep talk.

- I really missed you there.
- Shoot.

I... I have to take this.

Where is she going?

She's a reporter, she is doing her job.

Now, did you think that I didn't wanna

be there? Is that why
you didn't tell me?

Well, to be honest, I thought you would

be too busy to act as my chaperone.

I don't wanna chaperone you. I
don't consider myself a chaperone.

I consider myself the person who's
been running this company for a year.

All right, Mr. Olsen.

I have a meeting with the advertising

department in 20 minutes.
I'll see you there.

See you in 19.

Twenty will be fine.

Trying to sneak up on a psychic?

Almost worked.

Supergirl, are you all right?

Tell me there's something you can do.

I can try and create a psychic shield
to protect her mind from the attacks.

It'll work?

I don't know.

Someone else has come to play.

J'onn.

Your friend should be careful.

J'onn?

Just you and me now.

Mind over matter.

What are you doing to me?

Fear is a powerful tool.

Kara.

Kara.

Kara.

Kara, I love you.

Mom.

Kara, because of the Earth's yellow sun,

you have great powers on this planet.

You will do extraordinary things.

Supergirl.

Supergirl!

I'm here.

I'm here.

I'm sorry I couldn't hold her off.

She's more powerful than any
psychic I have ever encountered.

What happened this time?

It was the same as before.

I got our girl.

Gayle Marsh, law-abiding
citizen of Skokie, Illinois,

until one day she snapped and
went on a bank-robbing spree.

Uh, let's see, authorities
nicknamed her "Psi"

after a string of
psychologically-enhanced robberies,

which ravaged a series
of small town banks

throughout the Midwest
a couple of months ago.

Where do we go from here?

Well, now that we know a little bit
more, I thought I might start trying

to adapt our psychic dampening
technology to stop her.

Good work, Agent Schott.

I still love it when he calls me that.

But we still need to know how
she's infiltrating people's minds,

so get started.

I'll head to the precinct

and see if there's an update on
any witness reports that might help.

I need to talk to you.

Ooh, this is very covert ops. What's up?

I know how she's doing it.

I felt her this time. She's
targeting people's fear.

How do you know that?

I saw my mother.

I saw Krypton explode.

I re-lived my last moments there.

And then being stuck, floating
through space for so long,

knowing I could never have my life back.

Psi put me back in that pod.

Completely trapped and alone.

It was...

It was so quiet.

Silence was the worst part.

I felt completely cut off from

everything and everyone
I have ever known.

We have to stop her, Winn.

- You should tell J'onn, Alex.
- No.

They can't know. They'll just worry.

You have to be the one to solve
this, that's why I'm telling you.

You're already altering the
psychic dampeners, right?

This will help?

Yeah, I mean, knowing that
it targets fear centers, sure.

Good.

Hang on. It's Lena, I've got to go.

Hey, hey.

I'm...

I'm sorry that this is happening.

- If...
- I'll be fine.

Um...

Got in a fight? I mean...

I just want to understand
here, baby. What happened?

She called me a liar.

Well, who cares what
Stephanie Harrison thinks?

I'm not a liar.

What did you tell her?

I told her that you rescued
me at the waterfront,

that you have superpowers.

That I have superpowers?

No. No, I don't have powers.

Then how did you lift that huge thing?

Honey, I told you,
it's adrenaline, okay?

- I'm not...
- Why don't you just admit it?

Do you know how many people in
this world want to have superpowers?

- Do you know how special it is?
- I'm not special!

- Yes, you are!
- No, I'm not!

I'm just an average mother
trying to take care of her kid.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Ruby.

I need you to hear me.

I don't have powers, okay?

You think I am a liar, too.

No, I don't think you're a liar,
I just think you need to let it go.

Oh, God, I just want you to let it go.

Oh, sorry.

No, no, it's fine. We can reschedule.

We'll connect later, okay? Thanks.

Kara. Kara, I was looking for you.

Yeah, I know. I got
your message. What's up?

My contact at Morgan
Edge's bank came through.

I would like you to go interview.

I can, but there's
something I have to do first.

Okay, other work stuff?

Yeah.

Kara, I think I know what's going on.

What do you mean?

You brushing in and out of the
office, not focusing on work.

I don't know what you're talking about.

I grew up in a house with the
most deceptive people in the world.

I can tell when someone's lying to me.

You don't have to hide from me, Kara.

I...

It's about Mon-El, isn't it?

So, if you need to take more time...

Just take it.

I appreciate it, Lena, but that
is not what's going on with me.

Okay.

Then what is? You can tell me. You know.

It's personal.

And I don't wanna talk about
personal things on my job.

I have work to do.

Okay.

Then lets talk about work.

This is unacceptable
behavior for an employee.

You ran off this morning
when I gave you an assignment.

You missed a staff meeting.

And now when asked to
do a job by your boss,

you act like it's an inconvenience.

I did not spend $750 million on
a company as a favor to a friend,

nor do I plan on being
an absentee landlord.

I'm a business woman and
this is an investment.

I plan to get out of
it everything I can.

I'll get in touch with
your contact at the bank.

Thank you.

Kara, she hit another bank.

I'm on my way.

Come on.

Okay.

Supergirl.

I'm okay.

I'm headed there now.

She got away.

She must be getting stronger.

I felt her in that elevator with
me. She was in my head again.

Well, there is no sign
of any psychic intrusion.

What?

I think that you just had a
good old, human panic attack.

That's not possible.

No, I'm... I'm stronger than that.

Look, she got in your head, okay?

And now she'ss forcing you to
live through some serious trauma

that is gonna take a toll on anyone.

I don't care if you're the strongest
person in the world, which...

Look, it's nothing to be ashamed of.

I never said I was ashamed.

Winn, J'onn's looking for you.

Hey, what are you guys doing up here?

Just talking.

We're hanging out, just being friends.

Alex, I have to go, sorry.

Yeah. Mmm-hmm.

How's it going?

I'm good. Thanks for asking.

Just a normal day in the DEO, man.

Nothing abnormal happening here.

Nothing going on. I mean... And
Kara, Kara is... She's fine, right?

I mean, she's not
totally, completely fine

in, like, the normal sense of the word.

You know what I'm say...

You said J'onn was looking for me.

I'm just gonna go ahead and
tell you everything, yeah.

So sorry again about today.

My daughter had an issue at
school. It's never happened before.

Yes, I've pushed all
the meetings to tomorrow,

I've gone through the
charts for the presentation.

It should not be an issue.

Thank you so much for understanding.

Okay, great. Yeah, thanks
again. I'll see you tonight.

Yes.

Ruby.

Dinner.

Hey, Rube.

Rube.

Ruby.

_

What are you doing?

It's Kryptonian meditation.

We say an ancient mantra
to strengthen the mind.

Hmm.

Never seen you do that before.

I've never felt like I needed it.

Winn's still working on the
psychic dampening technology.

Mmm.

We had a nice chat.

Did you?

He told you, didn't he?

Well, he's not very
good at keeping secrets.

You shouldn't have done that.

Well, we used to talk to each
other about this kind of stuff.

Why didn't you tell me you saw Krypton,
that you were having panic attacks?

I didn't want you to worry.

You fight the most dangerous
and evil people on the planet,

so I'm kind of always gonna worry.

I don't know how to fight this one.

And I should be able to stop her, but...

But then she makes her
way into my mind and...

And forces me to re-live the
scariest moment of my life.

It's...

It's torture.

How am I supposed to deal with that?

Well, by remembering that

your fears don't define you.

You are who you
are as Supergirl.

Who you are as Kara.

That's what defines you,

and she's got nothing on that.

No, who I am as Kara feels broken.

I lost Mon-El.

Lena keeps asking me where I'm
going, which is new and horrible.

Alex, I'm trying to be myself again,

but everything that used to
make me feel good, like...

Like a relief is... It's disappeared.

It's not always gonna
feel like that, I promise.

My life as Supergirl is the
one thing I can count on.

I can go out there and help people.

I can make a difference
in the world. I can...

I feel strong, even though a
huge part of me feels so weak,

and she's taking that away from me.

And if I don't have
Supergirl, what do I have?

You got me.

I know that, silly.

Stop! Get down!

On the ground now. On the ground!

Get it off me! Get it off!

_

That thing could take
out an entire block.

I have to get down there, now.

Hold on, not without this you're not.

- What is it?
- Psionic inhibitor red.

It should protect you from her powers.

We'll set a perimeter
to secure the area.

Just have to keep her out of my head
long enough to get a good shot off.

You can do it.

Freeze!

No!

Is it awful?

Ruby!

Ruby!

Mom.

Baby!

I got you! Are you okay?

Oh, God!

Psi!

Ladybird, ladybird,

fly away home.

Your house is on fire,

and your children, they will burn.

He's dead.

Kara, hey, it's me.
It's okay, you're okay.

I killed him.

No.

It's him in the pod, not me.

Mon-El?

I killed him.

- No.
- I killed him, it was me.

He's dead.

He's dead.

I know he's dead, I know it!

If he were alive, we
would have heard from him.

We would've gotten a message.

He died in the pod.

I put him in there and he died.

- Kara, he's not dead.
- He died, I killed him.

I killed him! I killed him!

He is not dead!

- I killed him.
- He is alive.

Okay, I know it.

I don't know where, I don't
know how, but I just...

I know he's alive. You saved him.

Okay, just like your mom saved
you when she put you in that pod.

She knew you were gonna be okay.
She knew you were gonna live.

Mon-El is alive because of you.

I saved him?

Yeah.

Okay.

Alex.

Go get her.

You're not going anywhere.

Hmm.

What did you see? I wonder.

What brought the Girl
of Steel to her knees?

A lie.

Fear is not a lie.

Fear cripples.

Annihilates spirits.

It is the only weapon that matters.

Fear made me stronger than you.

No one is safe from it.

Why aren't you scared anymore?

Mind over matter.

Hey, we doing okay over here?

- She's a little shaken up.
- Yeah.

You know, I think I met you
at the waterfront last week.

- What's your name again?
- Ruby.

How could I forget that?

I'm Alex.

Did you know that rubies are
one of the toughest gemstones?

Only diamonds are tougher.

She's smart and she's tough.

It's a deadly combo.

Didn't know you had
such a way with kids.

Oh. Secret talent.

You'll thank me one
day when we have kids.

What?

We do wanna have kids, right?

I guess we've never really
talked about this, but, um...

I've never seen myself being a mom.

Is that okay?

Yeah. No, of course.

I mean, it's something we
should probably talk about.

Hey, sweetie.

Why is it so important to
you that I have superpowers?

Hmm?

Putting yourself in danger
like that, I don't...

I don't even wanna think
about what could have happened.

I thought you would save me.

Baby, if I had superpowers, I
would've swept you right out of there.

But I don't.

I don't.

Do you think Supergirl has a job?

Maybe, I don't know.

Did you think that I wouldn't
have to work if I had superpowers?

You'd just save people
and spend time with me.

Baby, I will always spend time with you.

Superpowers or not, you are the most
important thing in the world to me.

Never ever forget that.

Okay.

You've got gravel on your hair.

So, I got in touch with
your contact at the bank,

and he would be a great source on Edge.

I'm glad it was valuable.

Uh...

I need to apologize
for my behavior earlier.

And you're right.

I have a lot more baggage about
Mon-El than I previously thought.

It's not knowing what happened
to him that's the hardest.

I know it can't be easy.

You were just trying to be a good friend
to me and I bit your head off, and then...

This is new for me, too.

Working with friends?

No, having friends.

Luthors don't have
friends, we have minions.

You know, so I think it's gonna
be a learning curve for both jobs.

No, Lena, today you were a really
good friend and a great boss.

- Honestly.
- Thank you.

I'd really like to give you a hug,
but I'm afraid I'd show favoritism.

Uh, screw that. Come here, bring it in.

Oh, wait, there's actually
someone here I want you to meet.

I'm so glad you could make it.

Thank you so much for
being so understanding.

Oh, God, please, no, I am
no stranger to family drama.

Oh, um, Kara, this is Samantha Arias.

She is going to be taking
over for me at L-Corp.

That's great.

It's lovely to meet you, Ms. Arias.

Please, it's just Sam.

Okay.

So, if there's anything else
I can do, just let me know.

Thank you, that's very kind of you.

Good night, Mr. Olsen.

Ms. Luthor.

Good night, Eve.

Good night.

Far, far away,

behind the moon,

beyond the rain...

Hey, did you guys
ever decide DJ or band?

No.

She's so cute.

She is.

J'onn .

J'onn.

M'gann?

You must come to Mars, now.