Supergirl (2015–…): Season 4, Episode 2 - Fallout - full transcript

When a shocking revelation brings chaos to National City, Supergirl sets out to capture Mercy Graves.

[Kara] My name is Kara Zor-El.
I'm from Krypton.

I'm a refugee on this planet.

I was sent to Earth
to protect my cousin.

But my pod got knocked off course.

And by the time I got here,

my cousin had already grown up
and become... Superman.

I hid who I really was
until one day

when an accident forced me
to reveal myself to the world.

To most people, I'm a reporter
at CatCo Worldwide Media.

But in secret,
I work with my adopted sister

at the DEO to protect
this planet I call my home



from anyone
that means to cause it harm.

I am Supergirl.

[Kara] Previously on
Supergirl...

- I'm Nia.
- Nia, it's so nice to meet you.

Al, is Fiona here?

[Al]
No, she didn't show up for her shift.

Who are you?

- [blade slashes]
- [screams]

An agent of liberty.

[Brainy] Otis and Mercy Graves.
Brother and sister team.

[Mercy] We are the good guys
fighting to save this country.

[Otis] You think you stopped this
tonight, but the fuse was lit.

- [Alex] Did you get them?
- Only one.

[newsreader]
The assassination attempt



revealed that the President is an alien.

[people chanting]

Peace for all!

Roaches out now!

[woman] Peace and equality!

- Madam President.
- Supergirl.

Thank you for coming.

[sighs] I'm so sorry.

Are you sure resigning is necessary?
There must be another way.

My presidency is in violation
of Article Il of the Constitution.

If I stay and fight impeachment,

it will only cause more chaos
and turmoil.

You've done so much good,
people need to remember that.

Every step of your presidency
promoted compassion,

and equal rights for all.

To be honest, there is a part of me
that is relieved.

Hiding who I am, it's taken its toll.

I can understand that.

Mercy Graves exposed you
because she wanted to

fan the flames of fear and hatred.

And I will stop her, I promise you that.

And once she's exposed,

people will realize
they never had to fear you.

Fear can create monsters
where none existed before.

Remind the world that
there is still goodness here.

Be that beacon of hope
that we still need.

I won't let you down, Madam President.

[people chanting] Traitor! Traitor!

Traitor! Traitor!

Go back to your planet!

We don't need you here,
you ugly roach!

Ugly is as ugly does,
that makes you the ugly one!

Peace and equality for all!

[tires screeching]

Now is the time to talk to each other.

Not fight.

As I step down,
I put my full confidence

in Vice President Baker
as commander-in-chief.

She's a traitor.
She belongs in one of our cages.

Not revealing her identity
doesn't make her a criminal.

Yeah, it does.
She's hijacked our democracy.

She can't be trusted.

Hey, knock it off.

Look, this is a workplace.

If you want to discuss politics,
then do it on your own time.

Our mission here
is to defend all citizens,

that is human and alien alike.

Now, get back to your stations.

[Jensen] Director Danvers?

I moved Otis Graves
into interrogation, like you asked.

Thanks, Jensen, I'll be right down.

- Hey.
- Hey.

How's the President doing?
I saw she didn't take the pardon.

She didn't wanna cause any more chaos.

Has Mercy's brother talked?

- [sighs]
- Do we have a lead on her location?

Otis plays dumb,
but he's protecting her.

All he's given me is that
the President was just phase one.

We won't let it get to phase two.

This country still has
compassion and empathy.

- I can still reach them.
- Yesterday, I would've believed you.

But now, I fear that something
fundamental has shifted.

Why do you always insist on making
our collective glass half empty?

I just broke up a fight between
our own people here, in the DEO.

And... Let me show you something.

Brainy ran a search
on all the anti-alien threads

that you found on the dark web.
That was last night.

Before the world found out
the president was a Durlan.

This was from this morning.

[beeping]

[Mercy] Hold it.

I'm sorry, I was rude.
I'm just in a bit of a rush.

Oh, I don't take things personal.

[man choking]

You know what they're saying about us
on the news?

They're saying
we're infesting this planet.

You know, they go low, we go high.
We'll get through this.

Hey, Al? Fiona make it in today?

No. She's missed three shifts.
It's not like her.

- Anyone speak to her fiancé?
- He's in England.

You wouldn't happen to know
where she lives, would you?

Give me a second.

[James] Sarah, I've got you on Metro,

see what you can get
from the mayor's office?

I'm doing a feature

on Mercy Graves' criminal history,
starting at Luthor Corp.

- Only the facts, no spin.
- Got it. Clean and steady, check.

All right, guys,
the news is not gonna report itself.

Let's get to work.

Mr. Olsen, do you have a minute?

- Of course, Nia, what's up?
- I was just wondering

if, as the editor in chief,
you were going to write an editorial

on where the paper stands on this issue

of the President being an alien.

Um, right now,
we need to focus on the facts.

- That's what we need.
- Okay.

- Um, I'm on it.
- Thank you.

[Alex] All right. Let's try this again.

Where does Mercy usually like to go

after she's killed a few dozen
Secret Service agents?

[claps her hands]

That Italian place on 6th Street.

[Alex] This isn't a joke.

Neither are their bread sticks.

Okay, I get it.

Out there, it's your sister
that's the boss, right?

But in here, I'm the boss.

And I can make your life
extremely miserable.

Oh, I know.

I have heard stories about the DEO...

Poisoned a boatload of Daxamites
by lacing the atmosphere with lead?

Kablooey! [laughing]

You're cruel as ice.

I bet you even keep that lead
dispersal device around as a trophy.

You know what? Mercy's too smart
to tell a plan like that to you.

[grunting]

[groaning]

Ow! Ow! Why you gotta be so mean?

Jensen, take Einstein here
back up to his containment cell.

Well, keep searching, boss,

those two are so far underground by now,
they probably hit China.

[Otis chuckling]

[buzzing]

Hey. Otis slipped up.

When he was talking about Mercy,
he referred to "those two."

So she's working with another person.
We've gotta figure out who it is.

Maybe it's someone
she knew at Luthor Corp.

I'm headed to Lena's now,
I'll try to find out.

[woman on TV] A riot broke out today
among protesters at the White House.

[door opens]

Luckily, Supergirl was there...

People who think
taking candy from a baby is easy,

have never taken a laptop
from a prepubescent computer nerd.

[Agent Liberty]
Look at Supergirl peddling hope.

She's going to be a problem, isn't she?

[Mercy] Yes. But one we can manage.

- Where did you get that?
- The web is dark and full of fun things.

Listen to me, you have to be
very careful about that.

We don't want to make her a martyr.

The only thing that you and I
are gonna create is chaos.

This is just a security blanket.

Knock-knock?

Kara? Oh, my God,
I'm so glad to see you.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!
Is that Big Belly Burger?

[chuckling]

Have I ever told you,
you're my favorite person?

James said you've been working
through lunches and dinners.

I have. Sales for the image inducer
have just been skyrocketing

ever since the revelation
that the President's an alien.

Yeah. How do you feel about that?

It's kind of like the whole world
changed overnight.

To be honest, I didn't have very much
faith in politicians to begin with.

I don't think any of them
can be trusted. Thank you.

I had no idea you were so cynical.

- Of course, you did!
- [both chuckling]

To be honest, though, I have to
commend her for stepping down.

You know,
the last thing we need right now

is a tumbling stock market
or trade embargoes,

or whatever other chaos
can come out of this thing.

Actually, the last thing we need
is democracy descending into anarchy.

You are right.

Neither of us need that.
How are you doing?

It's hard,
seeing this many people fighting.

But James is trying his best
to manage that at CatCo.

You know,
telling both sides of the story.

Which is, actually,
the second reason I'm here.

I was wondering if you could help me

with an article
I'm writing about Mercy Graves.

Mercy's complicated.

But her work with Luthor Corp
is well documented.

- I'll get you the files.
- Great.

- But burgers first.
- Yes, burgers always first. Mmm.

[Alex] All right, listen up.
I want facial recognition

combing everywhere for Mercy Graves.
Let's get to it.

Leadership looks good on you.

Oh, I can't say the same
for that visitor badge.

- [laughing]
- [sighing]

It's such a chaotic time.
Your first as director.

I thought I should swing by,
see how you were doing.

- Any advice I can offer?
- [sighs]

Thank you. I'm... I'm managing.

What about you? I mean, out there
in the streets with the riots...

- Yeah. People are scared, you know.
- It's not much different in here.

You know, a friend of mine,
she might be in trouble.

Fiona Byrne. She works at AI's Bar.

Greetings, J'onn!

Hey, Brainy.

I checked all the cams
along the boulevards

from 3rd street to 86th
for detection of Mercy.

- [Alex] And?
- Nada. Not one lead.

You know what? Looks like
you got your hands full here,

I'll follow up with Fiona on my own.
I'll see myself out.

- [Alex] Okay.
- Take care.

[Brainy sighs]

I do miss him.

Not that I don't enjoy your leadership.

I can sense that you're upset
about the current state of the nation.

I'd like to assure you
that based on my calculations,

this moment of crisis
does not deeply impact our planet.

I don't know if you've noticed, Brainy,

but we're not in the future.
And the future can change.

Yeah! That was snark. You snark
when your blood sugar is low.

I know how to help you.
[takes deep breath]

- Just...
- Pizza.

Humans seem to find calm
in the consumption of food.

My calculations lead me
to the conclusion that pizza

might be the right thing
at this very moment for everyone.

- Go.
- All right.

[chuckles]

- [knocks]
- [gasps]

Working you too hard already?

Sorry. Um, coffee, I need some coffee.

I'm gonna get some. Do you want some?
Yes, you do.

I will be right back. Sorry.

My friend! What's it gonna be today?
Pepperoni? Pineapple.

I'll have a dozen large pizzas,
11 with everything,

and one with apples and olives.

[door bell dings]

After you.

Um, do you make espressos?

I had no idea your brother's history
with Mercy went back this far.

Yeah. Mercy started out
as his head of security,

but over time, she became his closest
confidante and frequent dinner guest.

I knew Lex had
a close relationship with her,

but I had no idea you did.

Growing up, my mother
was very critical of me, as you know.

She wasn't very helpful
with the life stuff.

When Mercy came into our lives,
she kind of took me under her wing.

She taught me how to act,
how to dress,

how to always reach
for the biggest gun. [chuckles]

She was almost
like a big sister. Almost.

Was it hard for you after she left Lex?

Yeah. I felt abandoned.

But I really can't blame her.
Truthfully, I blamed Lex entirely.

What happened between them?

Mercy grew frustrated because Lex
was so hyper-focused on Superman.

He lost sight of the bigger picture.
She felt intelligence wasn't enough.

That humans needed developing

greater powers and abilities
than aliens.

- That sounds unhinged.
- Yeah.

But I don't disagree
with her main point.

Why can't humans be
as powerful as aliens?

- Well...
- [door opens]

- What is it, Eve?
- You know Kevin Oh?

Of course, I know him,

he's the chief programmer
for our image inducers.

- He's dead.
- [gasps]

He was found at his apartment
complex this morning.

Oh, my God. That's horrible.

His laptop was missing.
And cyber security just called to say

that it's being used to log in
to the mainframe.

Well, then I have to block this hack
before they can breach us.

How much do I owe you, my friend?

[beeping]

For the...

Piz-broc?

One moment.

[buzzing]

Someone's put a Trojan horse
into the system.

It's trying to take down
the entire image inducer platform.

The first user
has already been compromised.

Brainiac-5?

If I don't delete the Trojan, then
every user will be exposed, worldwide.

- What are you?
- You know me.

I've purchased pizzas from you
multiple times.

You're a traitor.
Hey, guys, there's an alien out here!

- This has to be Mercy's doing.
- I'd bet considerable money on it.

Violence is
the most basic human emotion,

and should only be a last resort...

Should communication fail.

Damn it! She's hacking the system
faster than I can patch it.

You need to back off.

Did I stutter? I said back off!

- Got it!
- [sighs in relief]

Okay, I'm putting
a lockdown on the cloud,

so no one can access the system
through a computer.

Mercy Graves is never getting in here.

As a reporter for CatCo Worldwide Media,

I am going to make sure
everyone knows about the violence

and cruelty I witnessed here today.

You, sir, are the traitor.

Now, give him his pizzas.

I thought he was my friend.

A true friend will accept you
for who you truly are.

You look familiar. Do I know you?

I don't believe so.

May I? Get to know you?

I think we can make that happen.

[mumbling]

- How?
- My name's Nia Nal.

If you truly wanna find me, you will.

All right, Fiona, let's try 1-1-3-4-7.

Nia? Is everything okay?

I just witnessed a business owner

refuse to serve an alien,
and then assault him.

[sighs] Yeah. We're getting
a lot of calls like that, lately.

And it's good for us to follow up
on these types of stories,

so that people know how
these businesses are treating aliens.

Absolutely, but it's bigger than that.

Mr. Olsen,

I really think we need a statement
from our editor in chief.

Aliens are being subjected
to hate crimes like never before.

It is horrible.

Which is why we are reporting
on this kind of stuff, we are.

But, [sighs]
I have to think strategically.

And this is not the best time
for me to write an editorial.

I know you've been
under a lot of scrutiny

since unmasking as Guardian.

You have another chance
to fight for justice now.

Okay.

Please.

What's on your mind?

You may not know this about me,
but I'm a transgender woman.

I know what it's like
to be attacked and denied

because of who I am.

When I saw that alien being attacked,

I couldn't let it pass. I...

I had to stand up,

hold a mirror to that bully's face.

And I made a difference.

And that was just one person.

You are the editor in chief
of CatCo Worldwide Media.

You can hold a mirror
up to the entire city.

We have to show people

that violence against aliens
is not okay.

And that the only way
we are going to survive,

is if we start truly seeing each other.

Thank you.

For sharing your truth,

and your passion.

But there's something else
that I want you to understand, too,

is that our readers
that share our values

already know that we support aliens.

And what about the others?

We're trying.
We're reaching over the aisle.

If I editorialize too soon,

they're just gonna call us biased.

They're gonna prejudge us.

Look, I've been doing this a long time.

And the only way to reach people
is through balanced reporting.

When innocent people are being
attacked, it's not about balance.

It's about justice.

So, are you gonna let the staff in
on all these pizzas,

or are you and I just gonna
knock them out ourselves?

Because challenge accepted.

Yes, please, help yourself.
This is apples and olives.

It's my favorite.

So, Kara just called me. And...

She said your image inducer was hacked.

Yes. It was just for a moment.

I've been trying to find
the source of the glitch,

and it seems it was a command

from the computer
of a senior L-Corp programmer.

She and Lena think
that Mercy is responsible.

So, Lena put up a firewall.
No one can hack in to the system.

That means the only way Mercy
can access the image inducer now,

is through the mainframe at L-Corp.

And based on the simulation
I just created for her,

there a 99.99% chance
that she is on her way there now.

[alarm buzzing]

What's that?

- The building's in lockdown.
- Mercy is here.

- [high-pitched sound]
- [people grunting and groaning]

- We can't stay here.
- [Lena] I know, but wait.

These aren't my security alarms.
Put these in.

Do you feel that?
It's a sonic attack.

[Eve] Mercy has taken out
our whole security team

and got control
of the whole building, but how?

When Mercy
was head of Lex's security,

- she designed the whole system.
- Okay.

[Lena] Kara, wait,
you can't go out there.

We're on lockdown.
There's no going in or out.

Well, should I hide somewhere?

Is there a closet,
or somewhere where I can lay low?

Kara, the safest place for you to be
right now, is with me.

I know Mercy's dangerous,
but I know how to handle her.

Okay.

Mercy's trying to shut down
the mainframe.

But since I installed the firewall,

the only way for her to do that
is a manual override.

All we have to do, is stop her
from getting to the servers.

Well, well, well...

I love the reno, Lena.

Although, I'm a little surprised
you put the whole building online.

So unlike you.

Well, she's fun.

Okay, so, what's the plan?

- Do we split up?
- Absolutely not. Safety in numbers.

[sighs]

[people shouting]

Watch out!

[panting]

- Kara, are you okay?
- Yeah.

Mercy must've hired terrible marksmen.

They totally missed me.

I always wondered what
the House of Lena would look like.

But this is more innovative

and imaginative
than even I expected...

You underestimated me.

- It's insulting.
- You have a gift,

and I don't intend to squander it.

What did she mean by that?

[all gasp]

- Glitch in the system?
- I don't know.

[Alex] Supergirl?
Supergirl, are you there?

Oh, just hang on.

Alex, hi. Hi, yeah, it's Kara.

I'm here with Lena and Eve.

So, you haven't been able to get away?

Um, yup, yeah, that's right.

Supergirl has not arrived
on the scene.

Is the DEO coming?

I can have a team to you
in four minutes.

Three minutes, 26 seconds.

Have you seen Mercy yet?

Only on every monitor in the place.

- Where are you, now?
- Lena, where are we?

East wing, third floor, corridor B.

Brainy's gonna find a place
for you to change.

- Great.
- There's a broom closet

27 feet to the west. Wait, no.

There's a 78% chance
that Mercy's mercenaries

will approach from that direction.

Okay, any other options?

A proto lab, unoccupied.
Forty feet behind you.

- Wait.
- What is it? Is Mercy there?

Yes, yes. Rather, no. No.

There's a 76.8% chance

that she'll be using that corridor
to reach the server room.

Um, sixty-seven percent.

Brainy, which is it?

[mumbling]

We don't have time. Go, go, go!

[panting]

Sorry, I forgot to take
my allergy medicine today.

- We need to get out of here, come on.
- [Lena] Eve, no, come on.

Wait, wait.

[all gasp]

These doors were built
with a hidden quick release.

I spent a summer in high school
working at a theme park.

I was a bunny.

- Cool.
- Okay. Fine.

Eve, you get to the control room,

see if you can wrestle
this building away from Mercy.

We'll get to the servers, okay?

I... I really think I'm safer here.
This door looks so strong.

Okay, all right.

Kara, I promise you, you are safer
with me, all right? I got you.

All right. Eve, come on.

Right.

- Of course, she would come here.
- Where is here? What is this?

It's where I keep
all my experimental prototypes.

- Don't print that.
- Reporter's honor.

Your mother's Lexosuit.

Yeah, it's in pieces.

Shouldn't there be another arm here?

Mercy took the bigger gun.

[door closes]

I have to hand it to you.

This suit is such an exquisite
instrument of death.

This creation could really
move humans into a new phase

- of physical excellence.
- I know.

That's why I made it.

[Mercy] Well, then join me.

Once we destroy the image inducers,

then the aliens are gonna go
crawling into the light,

and then we'll know
exactly who we're fighting.

I don't wanna fight them, Mercy.

[Mercy]
But isn't that what L-Corp is all about?

Your fight for control and superiority?

No, it's about doing good for the world,

and helping clear the Luthor name.

[inhales sharply]

Do you remember

when you were afraid
to show Lex your little inventions?

That you would hide them from him
until they were absolutely perfect.

Do you remember what he would do?

Yeah. He'd say they were cute,
and I should make them in pink.

This is exactly what he was afraid of.

That you would outshine him.

I know that you wanna resist,
but you are just like me.

You don't wanna just be the best.
You are the best.

I know I'm the best.

You're the one not living up
to your full potential.

You've chosen a side.
I'd never do that.

All you care about
is lining your pockets.

[scoffs] Yeah, also,
she's not a murderer, so...

Maybe that's just
because she hasn't tried it yet.

- You missed!
- I wasn't really aiming.

No, wait!

Guess you didn't see the upgrade,

'cause the left arm
has got more goods now!

- Kara, get out!
- Okay.

[Mercy]
You don't deserve the Luthor name.

Earth traitor.

You got that backwards.
The Luthor name doesn't deserve Lena.

[grunts]

Supergirl. I'd ask how you bypassed
a lockdown, but...

But you're in a crisis,
and you're happy to see me?

Yes. Thank you.

[Supergirl] You know, they say
the Graves twins are collector's items.

Vintage Lex era.

And I hear that they're worth more
if they never come out of the box.

The people are angry, Agent Danvers.

Their fear is metastasizing.

And you can't stop it.

[sighs]

You're right. I can't.

Changing hearts and minds,
that's not really my thing.

- It's mine.
- And she's really good at it.

[man] Somebody thinks this is funny?

This isn't funny,
I'm just trying to work here.

Who did it?
Who put wood chips in my coffee cup?

[chuckling]

I thought that's what Dryads ate.

Wood and stone?

[scattered laughter]

I told you that in confidence.

Hey, what's going on here, Mackenzie?

It was just a dumb prank.

We respect people here.

I'm sorry, Franklin.

[sighs]

You know what, guys, just humor me
for a second, I know it's late.

Look, I know some of you are upset
about what the President did.

But that does not change
who we are as a country.

Or as a publication.

CatCo does not tolerate hate
within these walls, or on our pages.

And it is our duty as journalists
to expose the truth.

And ignorance is our enemy.

Not each other.

[mouthing] Thank you.

Remember that.

[device beeping]

[Mercy]
Feels strange, doesn't it, Jensen?

How do you know my name?

I bet when you joined this organization,

you never thought you'd be throwing
humans in these cages, did you?

Our job is to maintain peace
amongst humans and aliens alike.

They attack us. Deceive us.

Those roaches wanna be us,
Agent Jensen.

That's why they're here.

They came for our planet.

And your job is to protect that.

And yet, here you are,
working side by side

with Earth traitors and aliens.

No, I trust Director Danvers.

And I took an oath.

So did the President.

It's like there's no one
left to trust, right?

I mean, if the President lies,
who can we believe in?

This country is falling apart.

Excuse me, sorry to interrupt,
but that is so true.

Right, it's not like
when we were growing up, right?

Yeah, yeah, I mean,
the world sure has changed a lot.

I just can't keep up, you know.

I worked the streets as a beat cop,

and I just feel older and less relevant
with every passing day.

- Um, what neighborhood?
- Shorewood.

You know,
I have a friend from around there.

Does a lot of work in the community.
Byrne. Fiona Byrne, you know her?

No, I'd remember that name.

Not a lot of Fionas in the world,
maybe some day.

- I'm off. Take care.
- Yeah. Good talking to you.

But that's not... The answer was
the broom closet, I knew it.

Even a first level intellect would
know that it was the broom closet.

Why didn't I tell Supergirl that?

Hey, you okay?

I told Supergirl to go the wrong way.
She could've gotten caught.

- Everyone makes mistakes, Brainy.
- No. No, not me.

I predict eventualities
with a 98.525% accuracy rate,

and it used to be 99.12%
before this happened.

Is this about what happened
at the pizza place today?

When my image inducer malfunctioned,

I discovered something
rather unsavory about Massimo.

It appears he didn't appreciate
my natural visage.

He didn't know you were an alien.

He wasn't just surprised.
He was... He was angry.

I know that people fear
what they do not know,

but Massimo knew me.

Being from Colu
does not change the fact

that I am also Barney
of the olives and apples pizza.

- Barney?
- Barney is my pizza and coffee name.

Look at me.

Not everyone is like Massimo.

I knew that Earth would face
a short period of unrest

while humans adjusted
to their alien compatriots.

- I just never expected it to...
- To hurt so much?

Sorry.

But the next time
someone tries to hurt you,

you send them my way.

You're a true friend.

All aliens deserve an Alex Danvers.

Well...

Jensen, is there something
you wanna say to me?

No, ma'am, everything's copacetic.

Good. I'd like an update every hour.

Yes, ma'am.

[Supergirl] Fellow citizens of America,

these are complicated times.

Some of you are confused.
Many of you are scared.

You just found out that
the President of the United States

is not from northern Iowa,
like you thought.

She's from a planet
somewhere out in the vast universe.

Many of you feel betrayed
because you were lied to.

President Marsdin
took responsibility for that.

She resigned from office.

But the fear that's spreading
in this country like wildfire

isn't because the President lied.

It's because she comes
from some place different.

All of you know
that I'm also from a different place.

Another planet.

But I've lived here long enough

to know that it doesn't matter
where we were born

because we are all the same.

The character of a person or alien,

is not defined by where we are from,
but by what we do.

The people
that exposed President Marsdin

wanted to divide us.

They want us to turn on one another.

Live in fear, grow in hate.

But I know we are better than that.

I know we can work together
with love and respect.

Treat our neighbors with kindness.

I'm an alien.

And I love this planet
that I am proud to call home.

I want what we all want,
to be a good American.

I will stand
by the new administration

as this nation begins to heal.

And I'll continue to protect
my friends and neighbors

just as I always have.

I hope you will all do the same.

You think blue was the right decision?

I wanted to go with red,
but they all told me that

blue was more presidential on TV.

I think you look very presidential, sir.
You're gonna be great.

This all happened so quickly.

But I wanna thank you
for capturing Mercy Graves.

We are still actively pursuing
any of her associates.

I know fear is growing,
but we will overcome this.

[chuckles]

I was worried
you might not be behind me.

I know you are loyal
to the President, to Olivia.

I'm loyal to this country, sir.
No matter who runs it.

Well, I am honored and
encouraged to have your help.

- Thank you.
- Of course.

- Well...
- President Baker, can I...

There we go.

- You got this, sir.
- Right.

[President Baker]
I accept responsibility for the office

of the President of the United States.

Jensen? I'm just checking in
for an update on Mercy and Otis.

Agent Jensen, are you there?

Um, pull up the camera
on that containment cell.

[Brainy] Otis seems anxious.

He's been pacing around that cell
for the past hour.

Wait a minute. Look at that.

That's a stutter step.

He's not tripping. That's a glitch.

The security feed's been breached.
It's a hologram.

[people cheering and applauding]

[Agent Liberty]
This is some crowd, isn't it?

How many of you
lost your job recently?

[all] Yeah!

[Agent Liberty]
Now, that's a lot of hands.

I'm so sorry.
And if I'm being honest,

I'm right there with you.

Let me ask you another question.

How many of you have lost your home
to an alien attack?

How many of your children
still have nightmares?

How many of you have gone
looking for a job?

A job that you desperately need.
But you don't get that job.

Why? Because you don't have
super strength.

- It's not right.
- [all chattering]

The law says no discrimination.

But of course, it's always "Protect
the aliens, protect the aliens."

Who's gonna protect us?

[all shouting]

[Agent Liberty]
Surely, not the government,

who allowed an alien to become
the President of the United States?

- Does that scare you?
- [all] Yes.

That's weird that it should scare you

because Supergirl says
that you should have hope.

It's easy for her to say,
she's an alien.

Do you know what I want you to feel?

I want you to feel fear.

It might energize you.

Because when the highest office
of this country can be infiltrated

and occupied by an alien,
none of us are safe!

And when they have superpowers,

which one of you alone
is strong enough to protect yourself

should that alien decide to attack?
And they will!

[all cheering]

So, what do we do?

Because we can come together.

And we could tear out this alien disease

that threatens to poison our world.

We can invite them to return
to the planets that they came from!

And we can restore health,

and vitality and security
to this country!

And I, as your agent of liberty,
will stand with you

as we dare to put Earth first!

- [all chanting] Yeah!
- [device beeps]

[Agent Liberty] Let me hear you say it!

[all chanting] Earth first! Earth first!

Earth first! Earth first!

Earth first! Earth first!
Earth first!

[gasps]

[all] Earth first! Earth first!

Earth first!

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