Supergirl (2015–…): Season 4, Episode 11 - Blood Memory - full transcript

Previously on Supergirl...

My family is from a
planet called Naltor.

Some of our women
can dream the future.

What if we could make people super?

Are you telling me
that you've achieved this?

If Alex's mind isn't wiped,
there is a 100% certainty

that Haley will discover
your secret identity.

Ready?

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Whoa.

- Dude, did you see that?
- Yeah, that cat's so dumb.

No, the pills. They're glowing.

Jerry. Can you please keep it down?
I have a chem test tomorrow.

Jerry, bro. I thought
the point of your mobile

door-to-door service was that
you came to my door?

Here you go. Guaranteed
happiness in pill form,

just like America promised.

- Thank you.
- These look... Fun.

Jerry, why does Spencer
look like Hagrid on steroids?

No idea, but we should, um,

get the hell out of here. Go!



Attack card.

- No.
- No!

- That's the fifth time.
- That means I win.

- Yeah!
- I don't understand this game.

These are not kittens,
nor do they explode.

Well, I love that you guys do this.

Game night was a staple in my family.

Where did you grow up, Nia?

A small town up north called Parthas.

Doesn't that mean "paradise" in Irish?
It's a pretty high bar.

Paradise is an understatement.

The town's not just beautiful,

but aliens and humans
have lived together

in harmony for decades.

I'm actually going back
this weekend for Harvest Fest.

- And...
- The Bowl Game!

No! No! You two cannot be
on the same team again.

I agree. Inside jokes,
short-hand from Midvale.

This is an unfair advantage.

- So?
- Hey, but, you know, maybe we have

an unfair advantage, too.

You could be right.
Greatest human invention?

- The electric light.
- Printing press.

- Oh. Fail.
- Okay. Our turn.

Oh. Easy! My favorite movie?

Center Stage.

Excuse me?

What? You spent an entire summer
learning the red shoe dance.

You broke three lamps.

No. Okay, um...

Terminator 2? Duh.

No, that's your favorite.
Come on, Alex! Think!

I'm totally blanking. Um...

Duty calls. Never fails.

Well, at least Haley's out of town.

Sorry, guys.

- Uh... Hey.
- Hey.

Oh, no, it's gonna be okay. There's
nothing too end-of-the-worldly.

It's just an alien brawl at NCU.

- See ya.
- Right. Okay.

Thank you for your assistance,
Supergirl. We'll take it from here.

Happy to help, Alex.

Uh...

One more thing.
I would really appreciate it

if you would address me
as Director Danvers.

Oh. Uh...

Yes, of course, Director Danvers.

You realize you have
two donuts in your hands,

and that those don't even go together?

- Do I?
- Yeah.

Okay.

I may be eating my feelings.

Oh.

It's Alex.

I thought we were good
after the mind wipe,

but I was wrong.

The way she spoke to me last night,

to Supergirl...

She was so cold.

She doesn't know
that you're Supergirl.

I know. Just didn't realize
how much it would hurt.

I mean, not knowing that my
favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz?

Eliza thought that I would relate
to the adventures of a young girl

being lost in a faraway land. It was...
It was my favorite movie,

because I was from a different planet.

And now, Alex doesn't know that.

Not anymore.

Yeah. It's gotta be tough.

I'm sorry. That must be
really hard for you.

What if the mind wipe has consequences

that we didn't anticipate?

You can't think that way.

Look, maybe the best course
of action right now

is to throw yourself into your work

and just take your mind off of it.

Mr. Olsen... I'm sorry.
Is this a bad time?

No. No. I was, um... Donut?

I don't eat sugar.
Or dough. Or breakfast.

You've got chocolate on your...

Oh. Oops.

Um... Better use the ladies' room.

Excuse me.

Mr. Olsen, I wanted to pitch
you a story, but it's, um...

- Please.
- It's kind of sensitive.

Yeah. No worries.

It's about L-Corp and Ms. Luthor.

My source in the accounting department

found a glitch in their numbers,

caught rumors of a "black budget."

He thinks it has to do
with genetic testing.

Genetic testing isn't illegal.

If it wasn't shady, why would
they keep it off the books?

So, can I follow the money?

Yeah. But send me what you have first.

I wanna vet it.

I know I promised Mom
I'd be home this weekend.

I planned to, but...

Maeve, I'm not
terminally irresponsible.

My flight was canceled because all
of the flights were canceled.

- Well, I can't leave now because
I have a job. -

Okay, I'll try.

I love you, too. Bye.

Sister. We're close,

but, um, she drives me crazy.

I can relate to that.

I've never missed Harvest Fest.

You should take the day off.
James won't mind.

It's a long drive and you know I...

Fall asleep at weird times? I know.

Yeah.

So, I'll drive.

What? You'd... You'd come with me?

Yeah. Your town's like
an oasis of tolerance, right?

So, I'll just pitch a story
idea about it to James.

Kara, that would be amazing.

First commandment of road trips...

Thou shalt defer to
the driver's choice of music.

Those are not bruises, simply toxins.

Pulled to the surface
by the Truth Seeker.

Not to worry, they'll vanish soon.

I hope so.

Something just doesn't feel right.

Perhaps this will
make you feel better.

I've discovered the species
we apprehended last night.

- They're human?
- Whoa.

No, not just human...

Frat boys.

So, when did your mom
come from Naltor?

When she was 18.

The night before she fled her planet,

she had a dream about a farmhouse

where she would meet her true love.

And she saw a bunch
of random coordinates

that she plugged into her craft,

and she landed on Earth in Parthas.

A human family took her in, farmers.

And she fell in love with their son.

- My dad.
- Wow.

Yeah. I can't imagine
having grown up anywhere else.

Because you have parents
from two different planets?

Yeah, but also because I'm trans.

I always knew that I was a girl.

My parents were amazing.

They affirmed my authentic self

and helped me transition young.

I've always been able to be open
about who I was in Parthas.

I'm not saying it was easy.

There were definitely people
who didn't understand.

But the town's ethos
of inclusion is strong.

And I think
if I grew up anywhere else,

it would've been a lot tougher.

Thank you for sharing that with me.

Of course.

Just one other thing,
when you meet my family,

please don't mention
the dreaming powers.

It's just that
I haven't told them yet.

And I've never
kept a secret from my sister.

It's been weighing on me.

Yeah, I know that feeling.

I won't say a word.

Thank you.

Good thing I drove.

Yeah, good thing.

We found traces of an unknown drug

with alien markers in your system.

What is it and where did you get it?

Aspirin. From a bottle.

Man, it's the same stuff
we take all the freaking time.

- This time, it was different.
- Different how?

All I felt was rage,
and not the fun kind.

They usually just make you happy.

- Bad batch, I guess.
- Are we in trouble?

I have you on six counts of assault.
So, yeah.

But if you give me the name of
your dealer, maybe we can talk.

How about I give you
the name of my lawyer, narc?

- Are you okay?
- Yeah... Uh, no.

No, those idiots in there,
they can't pass freshman comp,

and yet I couldn't crack them. Why?

I don't have that answer.

But I do know why our
Jekylls became Hydes.

The substance they ingested

was radicalized by 15-to-the-19th
power hertz worth of gamma rays.

Someone irradiated their party drug?

What happened to you, little guys?

Why did you get so angry, huh?

Doesn't matter why.

All that matters
is how we capitalize on it.

Here, check this out! 16,000
views just in the last hour.

Sixteen thousand? Holy...

We're famous.

No. No, we're rich.
Here, check out the comments.

"I'll have what they're
having." Sue in Connecticut.

"I'd pay my entire bonus for that."

Yeah, Sam R. In East City!

We have the supply.

Shoot, let's go, uh, meet our demand.

Wow.

Jerry. Why are we going?

Just chill, Little Squeak.

We're about to be so rich, you're
gonna be like, "College? What?"

My name is Bobbi.

Hey, Bobbi.

I'm doing this for us. Just, uh...
Just trust me, okay?

Were you dreaming?

No.

This is home.

Oh, it's so pretty.

Nia!

Oh, honey.

Oh...

- You look famished.
- She looks lovely.

- As always.
- Hi.

And chic.

- Who is this city girl?
- Hi!

What has she done with my sister?

Uh, Maeve, Mom, Dad,

I want you to meet my friend
and boss, Kara Danvers.

Nice to meet you.

Kara, we're so delighted you came.

- Your home is beautiful.
- Thank you.

- Kara, do you like radishes?
- Uh... Yeah.

Isabel's radishes are legendary.

Okay. Okay.

And the apple doesn't fall
far from the tree.

Oh.

Maeve's got all her mom's gifts.

Look at her orchids.

Mom's a natural.

I've labored to memorize
the 30,000 species of orchids.

Sweetheart, you have been a
prodigy since you were in diapers.

More like your protege
since I was in diapers.

Nia.

Mom's teaching me Japanese ink
wash painting. That was my ink.

Uh... I'm sorry. I...
I don't know why I did that.

I think you're tired.

We had a long drive,
and she's definitely famished.

Paul, is that paella?

You know, I can't believe
our Nia works at CatCo.

You've read Cat's book how many times?

- Fourteen?
- Really?

Oh! More like 40.

It was always Nia's dream
to be a journalist.

To be in the center of things,
to effect change.

Some of us actually like it
far from the madding crowd.

- So, you live here in Parthas?
- I live just down the street.

I apprentice with Mom,
and I own a painting studio.

- I've been staring at these paintings
all day. -

- Are they yours?
- They are Mom's.

She paints her dreams.

So will I, once my dreams
finally kick in.

You can't rush things, honey.

Has Nia told you about our
strange family legacy, Kara?

The otherworldly dreaming powers?

She's mentioned it.

Dreaming the future is passed
down on the matrilineal line.

One woman from every
generation inherits the gift.

- Just one?
- Yeah. Just one.

Unless, of course, she's
cursed with future blindness.

In which case it skips a generation.

That's not going to happen, Maeve.

I told you,
when I was pregnant with you,

I dreamt that my daughter
would have the gift.

Just give it time.

There are reports
of two more rage attacks.

It's spreading.

We need to get more teams
out there immediately.

Copy. Also, it appears these
outbursts were intentional.

People are buying this drug on purpose?

How? And why?

I should have been ahead of this.
Brainy, I'm off.

Something is wrong with me.

I mean, it's like, something
in my mind, it's missing.

J'onn, thank you for coming.

Sure. You sounded
panicked on the phone.

Is everything all right?

I'm not thinking clearly,

and I can't afford
to be making mistakes.

- Well, how can I help?
- Scan me.

My mind.

Why?

Something is wrong with me, J'onn.

I don't know how to
describe it, I just feel disconnected.

I feel vulnerable.

I mean, look,
what if something went wrong

when I underwent the Truth Seeker?

I know there's not supposed to
be side effects or anything,

but that's when this began.

I just need to know that I'm okay.

And if I'm not okay, I just need
to know that I'm not crazy.

Please, J'onn.

- This is Maeve's old room.
- It's so pretty.

Jung and Dreams, Lexicon of Dreams...

Well, I understand
why you haven't told Maeve

that you inherited the powers.

Right? It's a disaster.

I never even wanted the powers.

I always wanted to be
out in the world,

reporting, helping people.

Well, you can help people
in a big way with your powers.

Maeve's been studying the language
of dreams her whole life.

This is all she's ever wanted.

This will break her heart.

If the powers are only passed

to one daughter per generation,

why are they so sure that it's Maeve?

You heard my mom.

When she was pregnant with Maeve,

she dreamt that her daughter
would be the Dreamer.

Believe me, I know how hard
it is to hurt your sister,

but I think you should tell her.

I'm going to talk to my mom.

I'm gonna see if there's a way

that I can transfer the powers
to Maeve somehow.

I don't think it works like that.

Could you just talk to my sister?

Interview her for your article?

Just buy me some time with my mom?

Okay. Of course.

The mind wipe should be untraceable.

But it's possible because Alex's
relationship with Supergirl

is unlike anyone else's,

her encounter with the Truth Seeker

may have left her
with an unidentifiable itch.

You can't tell her that Supergirl's
identity has been removed.

Haley is still on a mission
to find out who Supergirl is.

I know. I know.

But, uh, sometimes a placebo
can be very effective.

You're going to lie to her.

I don't want to.

But maybe it'll bring her
peace of mind,

help her heal.

- Are you ready?
- Yeah.

Thanks for doing this, J'onn.

- All right.
- Okay.

You're fine. Everything is normal.

- Really? Thank God.
- Mmm-hmm.

Okay.

Perhaps the stress you're feeling at
work is, uh, the lack of a partner.

A good cop to your bad cop.

Or maybe I need the opposite of a cop.

Brainy, how are your acting skills?

Wow. I never thought
I'd be quoted in CatCo.

So, tell me what it's like
to live in Parthas?

Most people from Parthas never leave.

Nia's one of the few.

She's fearless.

I've always been envious of that.

We all have our own gifts.

My mom chose to use her gifts
to nurture this town.

But my grandmother, on Naltor,

she was the hero of the planet.

Like Supergirl.

When my powers kick in, I
want to be that kind of hero.

Well, I think maybe being a hero
isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Children of Liberty? Here?

Every year at Harvest Fest,

jerks from neighboring towns
come and protest.

They hate humans and aliens mixing.

When you have something good,

there's always going to be
people who want to tear it down.

Don't worry, the citizens of Parthas
can take care of themselves.

- Bros?
- Who are you?

We met last night
at your humble abode.

- Sick rager, BT-dubs.
- Why are you in here?

Like you, I scored some of
that sweet, sweet rage candy.

The next thing I know,

I'm tossed in here
with you fine gentlemen.

Well, whatever you do, don't
breathe a word to that witch.

Of course not. I would never.

Perhaps, once we're out,

we could find some more of those
rage pills and, well, rage.

No, I'm done with that stuff.

Besides, if Jerry and Kev are smart,

they jumped in that van
and got the hell out of town.

Jerry and Kev.

That was easy.

Impressive. It took you less than two
minutes to get that information.

How did you learn to speak Dude-bro?

The same way they did. The movies.

Well, thank you. Both of you.
For everything.

Yeah.

Now let's catch these guys before
they can do any more damage.

I miss you so much.

I can never understand how you enjoy
living in that concrete jungle.

There's a life force to the city.

It's not the same as nature,
but it's alive.

You seem in tune
with the energy of the city.

It suits you.

Thanks.

Mom, speaking of energy, um...

I was talking to Kara
about the dream powers...

Mmm-hmm.

And she was wondering,
just out of curiosity,

if you didn't want the powers
when you were my age,

was there a way that
you could've refused them?

No.

But what if you really
didn't want to use them?

What if you needed to direct
them to somebody else?

The Dreamer is destined.

The chosen one doesn't have a choice.

It's in her blood.

Mom? Mom?

Oh, no, it bit you. Mom? Mom?

Mom?

Nia, it's you.

Oh, my God.

Mom, what's happening?

You're in my dream.

I'm dying, my love.

You are the next Dreamer.

No, no.

Of course it's you. It had to be you.

I'm sorry I was so blind.

My dream of my daughter with powers...

I never saw her face.

Mom, I don't care about that.

- I'm not ready for you to go.
- You are ready.

My element was water. Yours is fire.

And your fire will make you far
more powerful than I ever was.

It was your destiny to be my daughter.

To be Dreamer.

Life put you through many
trials just to be who you are.

It made you strong.

That strength will serve
you well as a hero.

My Nia.

Nia.

Nia. Wake up.

She's not breathing.

Mom...

I'm so sorry.

Nia.

The town's turning Harvest Fest
into an impromptu memorial.

- I can't zip this dress.
- Let me help you.

It's my fault.

I should have gotten
the powers by now, Nia.

It doesn't make sense.

I mean, maybe...

Maybe I'm doing something wrong.

Of course you're not
doing anything wrong.

I must be.

If I had the powers, I would
have dreamed Mom was in danger.

I could have prevented it.

Even if you had a dream,

you don't know if you could
have interpreted it...

Of course I could have.

I'm fluent in dream interpretation.

I would have been forewarned
about Mom, I would have...

I would have saved her.

You've got to get dressed.

Yeah, James. I'm over here.

Hey, Lena, I want to talk
to you about something.

What's that?

Game night training.

What? Okay, listen, some couples need

to work on their communication skills

and others need to work on their
competitive trivia skills.

You and I are deeply
connected, Mr. Olsen.

We just need our game night
performance to reflect that.

- And you hate to lose.
- And I hate to lose.

So, are you in?

- I'm all in.
- Excellent. All right, first up,

Trivial Pursuit Classic Rock edition.

Wait, hold on. Um, what was it
you wanted to talk to me about?

It can wait.

Five, six, seven, eight...

We just missed our turn. I
thought you said we were done.

Change of plans, Little Squeak.

We got an offer we couldn't resist.

Ten thousand in cold, hard cash.

Hang tight. We'll be right back, okay?

Hello, good sir.

My name is Kevin,
this is my associate.

You have the stuff?

Do you have the cash?

Come on, boys. We got what we need.

Let's get to that festival
and harvest these roaches.

- Hey, Brainy.
- Greetings, J'onn.

I came to see how Alex was feeling.
Have you seen her?

I have not.

But I have located our dealers' van.

Brainy, that's great.

I have also located Director Danvers.

A day of many victories.

Now, at first I found no vehicle
registered to our suspects,

and I thought perhaps
Spence was lying.

Which would be so like him.

But then I found this...

Originally registered to a Mrs.
Veronica "Roni" Miller, now deceased.

The title has then passed
to Roberta Miller,

Jerry Miller's little sister.

Good work.
All right, let's move, people.

Hey, you wanna take advantage while
the cat's away and roll with?

With all this rage going on,
we could use a man of peace.

- Sure. You seem better.
- I am. Thanks to you.

I'm supposed to wear
one of Maeve's dresses?

What else am I going to take from her?

You can't blame yourself for this.

I lied.

I did have a dream on the car ride.

I dreamt my mom drank an inky
black fluid and turned into ash.

That's why I trashed
Maeve's art supplies.

But I took the poison ink literally.

It was only a symbol of death.

I would have known that

if I had bothered to study,
like my sister.

There were all of these other symbols,

things I couldn't decode, cobwebs.

Tons of cobwebs. Spiders spin webs.

I should've known that
the ink was only a symbol,

that the spiders were the real danger.

Maeve would've known that.

Maeve should have gotten the powers.

Nia, don't do this to yourself.

I can't ever tell her I have them.

Hey. Please, listen to me. Keeping
a secret from your sister

will only hurt you
more than anything else.

You didn't take anything from her.

You didn't choose to be
the sister with powers.

In time, she'll understand that.

But, right now, you have
to be honest with her.

You're right.

I'll tell her.

After the memorial.

I was certain this was
the last confirmed

location of Roberta Miller's van.

I think it was. Looks like somebody
already did your job for you.

Jerry Miller? Kevin Huggins?

You're under arrest for selling
an unidentified alien substance.

Search them.

No, you won't find anything.
We were robbed.

- By who?
- I don't know.

They said something about
attacking some alien festival?

This is what I was afraid of.

Brainy, take 'em in.

No, no, no. Wait, wait. Please.
My little sister...

She took the van and went after them.

- Why would she do that?
- I don't know, to defend me?

To get revenge?

She was mad.

She bailed out
and didn't even stop for us.

Who knew that Squeak
had that much rage?

I did.

Bobbi's sensitive.

People prey on that, you know?

She got pushed around at school,

got pushed around at home, too.

It'd make anyone angry.

Maeve, why don't you
and Kara go on ahead?

We'll catch up.

What's this?

This is going to sound strange,

but, um, I had a dream last night.

Your mom came to me,
said this was for you.

In Parthas, when someone passes,

we wear white to honor
the light in each of us.

Humans and aliens alike.

Anyone who met my mom
knows her light was blinding.

I'm so lucky I got to bask
in it every single day.

And I'm so lucky to follow
in her footsteps,

continue her work,
carry on her legacy...

Maeve, watch out!

Maeve!

You knew that ax was
going to hit the podium.

You have the powers.

- I can explain.
- Don't touch me.

Help! Help!

It's blocked. Come this way.

This way.

Keep your heads down. Come on.

Detain all aggressors.

J'onn, get the people
out of that barn.

Hey!

Bobbi Miller?

Hey! Let her go. I said, let her go!

This is your final warning.

No! Director Danvers, don't!

Supergirl, you struck an agent
of the United States military.

And you were about to shoot
down an innocent alien.

I was containing a volatile
alien, and you interfered.

That alien was just
defending his home.

These... These Children of Liberty
wannabes were provoking him.

They attacked a peaceful memorial.

Your word no longer works for us.

And I have a job to do.

That's to uncover all of the facts.

And that girl,
she is not a Child of Liberty,

she's just a kid who took
a drug to fuel her rage.

- Why would someone...
- Because this world is filled

with a lot of people that are
bigger and stronger than her.

And that kind of vulnerability,
it makes you angry.

And when you feel powerless enough,

you will do anything
it takes to feel strong.

I can understand that.

Really? How?

You are literally described
as the Girl of Steel.

On the outside and the in.

You really think I don't know what
it feels like to be vulnerable?

No, I don't.

Now, you either stand down,
or I will arrest you, too.

Come on.

I'm almost ready to go.
I just need to talk to my sister.

- Of course. Here.
- Thanks.

There's nothing to talk about.

Maeve, I swear
I was going to tell you.

Really? When?

After the memorial service.

You knew for months.

For months you let me go on about

how upset I was that the
powers hadn't kicked in yet.

You let me humiliate myself,
think I was future blind...

No, no. It wasn't like that.

I was trying to transfer
the powers to you somehow.

Right.

How did you, of all people,
get the powers?

They're supposed to be passed
down from mother to daughter.

So how did someone like you get them?
You're not even a real woman.

Maeve was always my biggest supporter.

I can't believe
she'd say something like that.

Nia, I'm so sorry.

I knew she was gonna be crushed
about the powers, but...

Kara, she was so angry.

I know it's not the same thing,

but if it makes you feel any better,

I've been through a lot
with my sister.

I appreciate your support,

but this isn't something
that you can understand.

I have alien powers,
my sister doesn't.

And now, she hates me.

Why are you pulling over?

Kara, what are you doing?

I do understand.

Probably better than anyone.

I am Supergirl.

Very few people know my true identity

because it's not safe for them to.

But I'm telling you because
I think it can help you.

And I don't think it will harm you.

You, too, are a hero.

I was the sister with powers.

And I watched Alex pay the
price for it in so many ways.

Most of the time,
she handled it with grace,

but I'll tell you, there were
some times that it got ugly.

When we were younger...

And even now.

But I have faith that the love
between two sisters

will prevail in the end.

I have to believe that.

I just need you to know now
that you are not alone.

You have a family.

You have me.

You wanted to see me, boss?

Have a seat.

Look, Mackenzie, I... I, um, went over

the materials you sent me for L-Corp

and everything checks out.

Everything is aboveboard with the FDA.

Oh. Uh...

I guess my source was wrong.

Weird, he's usually solid.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

Look, these things happen.
It's a learning process.

But you were right
to come to me first.

You have great instincts.

The mind wipe did change Alex.

I thought lying to her
one more time would help,

but it goes deeper than that.

The disconnection was a symptom.

Alex grew up with a sister
from another planet.

A superhero.

Without that memory,

that exposure to other,
her perception has changed.

- Her empathy has shifted.
- Why? I don't get it.

She's close with plenty
of other aliens.

You were Alex's primary relationship
during her formative years.

It's what formed her view of aliens.

And that's what we've erased.

That blood memory.

I have to believe that deep
down, she's still our Alex.

We did what we had to do,
and now we have to be strong.

For her.

Now this is exactly what I need.

After the weekend I've had,
all I want to do is

spend some time and relax
with my two favorite people

and the greatest movie of all time.

I'm not sure The Terminator
is relaxing, but okay.

- Uh, T2. And it's comfort food.
- Your hand.

Oh. Yes.

Well, that is a lovely
parting gift from Supergirl.

I hope your weekend was better.

Oh, J'onn said you were on assignment.
How did that go?

Oh! The story I was following
didn't really pan out.

Hey, how about we don't actually
talk about work tonight?

- Yeah.
- I could do that.

Now, watch

the movie if you don't want to die.

It's "If you want to live."

- Oh, shoot.
- Oh, you goober.

Oh!

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