Supergirl (2015–…): Season 4, Episode 5 - Episode #4.5 - full transcript
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.
Previously on Supergirl...
I have a feeling that
if you go out there again,
something bad will happen.
You are trending.
In a bad way.
I'm Colonel Lauren Haley.
And how long
will you be with us, Colonel?
As long as it takes.
You joined up for a reason.
You wanted to make
something of yourself.
It's the alien, Parasite.
It finds a host, feeds off whatever
energy the host comes into contact with
turning them into husks.
The more he absorbs,
the more dangerous he is.
The last time I was on this rooftop,
it was like an aerial junkyard.
Shards of glass, rusty bikes,
abandoned appliances.
Apparently that was the last time
anyone was up here, until yesterday.
You mean, you planted this
garden by yourself in one day?
Well, super speed helps.
James, we're frolicking on our
roof garden, sipping mojitos.
Could you try not
to look so miserable?
Yeah, I'm sorry.
I'm just reading the internet.
There's so many people tweeting hate
at the same time praising Guardian.
Okay. Well, the internet is a cesspool.
You shouldn't read it.
You know, I should make
a public statement
and disavow any connection
to these people.
Any statement will validate
the trolls, okay?
Besides, all press is good press.
I don't see how hate groups praising
Guardian could be good press.
Now you see, I can, all right?
These are people that
never would've read CatCo.
And now because of Guardian, they do.
You've unwittingly crossed the divide
and that is the way to affect change.
- Maybe you're right.
- Lena's always right.
Mmm-hmm.
She's very sagacious.
Little boxes.
Brainy, how many of those
have you had to drink?
- The ginger juice?
- Uh-huh.
Twelve.
You see, James, the ginger root kicks
the booty of the immune system.
It also strangely makes the roof spin.
Long live the Legion.
Well, it's nice
to see you so happy, Kara.
The sun is shining, the...
Look, the Dar-Essa flower
is even blooming.
What is there to be upset about?
Um, Haley starts working
full time at the DEO tomorrow.
Got it. That's...
That's a good reason.
She's explicitly here
to curtail my authority.
I mean, she's going to make
my life a nightmare.
Speaking of nightmares, guys.
- So Brainy's drunk.
- Oh!
He thought the mojitos
were a vegetable juice.
Did someone say mojitos at brunch?
Sounds like my kind of party.
Yeah. So glad you made it.
- Uh, everyone this is Nia.
- Ah!
These are my people. J'onn.
- This is Lena.
- Hello.
- That's my sister, Alex.
- Hi.
Well, CatCo's newest addition.
It's very nice to finally meet you.
- We've heard a lot about you.
- All good things, I hope.
Well, James said your passion
for making the world
a better place is matched
only by the elegance
of your prose, so...
I wish I could say I paid him,
but I could not have made that up.
I guess you should just take
the compliment then, huh?
Where's Brainy?
He actually is passed out
under an azalea tree.
- Okay, I'll go find him.
- Yeah.
And as long as I'm dishing
out compliments,
I wanna commend Kara for landing
an interview with Amadei Derros,
who has not given one
in over 20 years.
Thank you, but I think J'onn
should get the credit on that one.
Amadei is a friend, but it was
hearing why you wanted to talk
that convinced him
to do the interview.
Who is this Amadei?
An alien healer.
He's devoted his
entire life to helping
aliens, spiritually and physically
Uh, the interview is tomorrow,
but I could use someone's help to get
the perspective of his acolytes.
I would love to.
Well, I woke him
and apparently he's fine.
One of my superior
capabilities is recovering
from alcohol libation
with remarkable speed.
Are there any more
scones left? Nia Nal!
- You two know each other?
- Well, we met once at a pizza place.
You know, you never found me.
But, of course, I did.
Your address is 775 Gladiola Drive,
second floor corner apartment.
Your phone number is 555-8010.
You stop at Bob's Diner every morning
and order an extra super large
coffee, milk. No sugar.
Okay. Yes, that... He's not nearly as
stalkery as that just came out as.
Well, why didn't you call?
You told me to find you, not call you.
I'd like to make a toast. Here,
uh, a toast to good friends,
new and old.
To health and happiness
and basking in the sunshine.
Health and happiness.
The pain...
Jensen.
What did you do to me?
It was intended as a gift.
It hurts. Everything hurts.
Come with me.
Don't come
any closer, I'm warning you.
Reach your hand out.
No!
Stop! Stop!
I have his powers?
That's right. You can absorb
any alien's abilities
and utterly destroy the alien
in the process.
I can do that?
That's right, my friend.
And that makes you
the most valuable asset
in the war to save humanity.
Director Danvers, a word.
Interpreting tone
is not my strong suit.
But I sense this is not good.
Thanks.
- Colonel.
- Director Danvers.
I've noticed you
reorganized the strike
team command and control system.
I did.
Are you aware that system
has been in place
since the DEO's inception?
Yes.
But with all due respect,
the system was outmoded.
It used to take us 90 seconds
to get out the door after first alert.
And now by retasking two analysts...
You cut out the middle men
and reduced deployment time
to 60 seconds,
which could be the difference
between life and death.
Exactly.
So?
I'm commending you, Director Danvers.
Any sign of our traitor Agent Jensen?
Not yet.
But our facial recognition algorithm
is scanning National City.
So the moment Jensen shows
his face, we'll get him.
Keep up the good work.
Yes, ma'am.
Excuse me. Sorry.
Ms. Danvers.
- Oh, hi.
- My name is Cassian.
I work with Amadei.
He's expecting you.
Give me your hand, son.
You've declined interviews
for decades,
but you've graciously agreed
to speak with me today.
Why now?
I see what is happening
to our country.
Divisiveness and discrimination.
If we want to fight prejudice,
people need to know about who we
are as aliens and what we do.
To lead as an example for others,
I must be seen.
It's not comfortable for me.
But comfort is not
my priority right now.
I'm sure your example
will inspire many.
You've saved countless
lives with your gift.
Is it true your healing abilities
don't work on humans?
As of yet, my frequency
cannot reach humans.
But it is my greatest wish
to heal the human heart.
Just last week
a carnival was attacked.
A carnival! By vicious aliens
who broke out of prison.
We're talking kids eating
cotton candy on Ferris wheels.
They weren't safe. What did
the government do about it?
Oh, they stepped in, sure.
To protect the aliens, who killed
at least two human beings.
- And only Guardian...
- Okay.
You have got to stop
listening to this dreck.
Is that Ben Lockwood?
Do you know him?
Well, when I reorganized L-Corp,
I took my business away
from his father's steel shop
and gave it to an Nth metal producer.
Who the hell gave him a platform?
The People's Veritas, some sort
of syndicated fringe website.
Oh, okay. Well, there you go.
Fringe being the operative word.
Well, the last time
I saw Ben Lockwood,
he was a sad, angry man
begging me to write his story.
Now, he and every lunatic like him
is praising Guardian
as if I'm one of them.
Well, I don't think the Mayor
would invite James Olsen
to be the keynote speaker
at his Annual Media Summit
if he thought he was some
kind of fringe lunatic.
- Wait, what?
- The invitation just came in.
That is what I came to tell you.
Now, you need to stop
obsessing about these trolls
and start writing your speech.
It's Jensen.
He's been located at the
National City Promenade.
This is your collar, Danvers.
Go get him.
Supergirl, it's time to rumble.
I don't care what anyone says,
I love shapeshifters.
What about your, sir?
Would you like to come
face-to-face with yourself?
Why don't you pick on
someone your own shape?
Alex, it's not just Jensen.
He's been infected by Parasite.
Don't worry, I'll make this quick.
Freeze!
Agents, get him. Go, go, go.
No!
He shapeshifted. Don't let
him out of your sight.
Director Danvers, we lost him.
Damn it.
You all right?
You neglected to inform me
that Agent Jensen is not a human.
He is.
Well, he was.
When Mercy and Otis
broke into the DEO,
they took with them
a creature called Parasite.
And once this parasite infects a host,
which in this case, was Jensen,
the host has the ability to suck the
life force out of whoever it touches.
Leaving that person dead.
And if it's an alien,
absorbing their powers.
We're very lucky he didn't have
more contact with Supergirl.
And we're lucky the host
doesn't have the ability
to retain the powers it absorbs.
So, we'll try to get Jensen
when he's at his weakest.
And how do we do that?
The last time we overloaded his system
with nuclear energy. Plutonium.
I'll contact the Pentagon about
gathering nuclear material.
And I'll speak with Supergirl. This
is one monster she can't fight.
Very wise, Director Danvers.
Hey, what are you doing?
You should be resting.
You know when I made
a toast to the sunshine,
I didn't realize how apt that was.
But I'm fully charged
from the sunlamps,
and I'm ready to get out there
and take down Parasite.
I'm not going out there, am I?
We both know the danger
that Parasite poses.
That he can kill me and get
supercharged at the same time?
Yes, I get it.
But that doesn't mean I don't
wanna go out there and fight him.
I know you're frustrated by this.
I know. It's okay, Alex.
Most people only have
one way to fight for justice
but luckily, I have two.
Power of the press.
So I'll write and file my article.
But if there's any other situation,
alien or otherwise...
I know who to call.
Something's wrong.
I touch them
and I get a rush of power.
But then it fizzles.
Well, then find another.
You need to keep feeding.
I can't move fast enough
to keep myself powered.
Help me.
All right.
Raymond, The Children of
Liberty, our reach is long,
I will cast a net
and we will find a solution.
Humans don't let humans down.
I promise.
Kara, your article
made such an impact.
These comments are incredible.
Look at this one.
"I wish my husband was as kind as
Amadei. #Iwanttomarryanalien."
Oh, my God.
What?
Let's skip that one. There'll
always be a couple of bad apples.
No, no. Look, there's more.
"Roaches healing each other
just spreads the vermin.
Kill Amadei, kill them all."
Listen, most of them were kind.
But the others are so violent.
I thought showing Amadei as the great
man he is, would bring people together.
One day, last month, I woke up.
I woke up,
I brushed my teeth and I decided
I don't feel like using
my image-inducer today.
I walked out to my local diner
to grab some coffee
and there was a new waitress.
She was cute.
Human.
When she handed me my check,
she'd written a note.
"I'm an alien too."
And she left me her number.
I've seen Miranda every day
since, and guess what?
She stopped using her inducer.
That's an inspiring story, Miles.
Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks. Thanks, guys.
Hey, look, I know it hasn't been easy,
us continuing this group
without Fiona, but, um...
I, for one, am happy that we did.
Thank you.
Thank you.
J'onn.
Cassian, what is it?
It's Amadei.
My God!
I gave him tea, as
always, last night before bed.
I retired to my chamber.
This morning when I came to
wake him, the amulet was gone.
J'onn, I came as soon as
I got your message.
What happened?
He's dying, Kara.
He cannot survive without the amulet.
- We should call the police.
- No.
Our community doesn't
trust the police.
There is too much prejudice
against us, right now.
But, J'onn, I've been told
by many people that you have
a gift for solving crimes.
Would it be all right if I try
to read Amadei's mind?
Of course.
- Who was that girl?
- No one I recognize.
What does it mean, J'onn?
It's possible that she was
the last person who saw him,
that she cut out the amulet.
Well, how do we identify her?
Let me get this straight.
You want me to run a facial
recognition search of you.
Correct.
I fear something is getting
lost in translation.
You see, my satellite tells me
the exact coordinates of your
location at this very instant.
So running a facial recognition search
would be the very definition of red...
Oh!
That's another matter entirely.
- Run the algorithm.
- Yes, ma'am.
Sir.
Ah, that was quick.
Elizabeth Hawkings,
21670, Cornelian Road.
Elizabeth Hawkings' house.
Looks like she's home.
Hmm.
Do you think the amulet's in there?
If it is, I will be able to sense it.
I'll meet you out here in ten minutes.
Yeah.
Can I help you?
I'm Kara Danvers. I'm a
reporter with CatCo Magazine.
Never heard of it.
Sorry to bother you
in the middle of the day,
but I'm doing an article
on the changing
neighborhoods of National City.
Sorry, I was just
in the middle of something.
And I thought
you were a package, so...
Well, actually... Sorry.
Uh, an interview will
only take a few minutes,
- I promise.
- What's your article about?
All right, I said it's the, uh,
changing neighborhoods
of National City,
and I figured this one
was one of those.
I don't really know if I can help you.
Do you go to everyone's
houses or am I just on your hit list?
What the hell are you
doing in my house?
Don't be alarmed.
I'm not here to hurt you.
Elizabeth, call the police!
Get away from my mother!
No, he's not gonna hurt her.
- You know him?
- And who are you?
Both of you, get out!
Elizabeth Hawkins.
We have reason to believe you may
have seen Amadei Derros last night.
Amadei Derros?
Why would I have seen him?
I don't know him.
He was attacked last night.
Someone took an amulet
that keeps him alive.
My daughter would never attack anyone.
I was at work all night, and then
I went home with my boyfriend.
You were the last person on Amadei's
mind before he was attacked.
That's impossible.
I promise you.
Amadei would never have
thought about me.
He's my father, and I've
never even met the man.
Amadei is your father?
Deadbeat father.
He's never even seen her.
He and I had a one night
stand a million years ago.
I thought we had a connection,
but when I told him I was pregnant,
he shut the door in my face.
He said he'd never even
acknowledge the child.
Well, he did think about her.
You were at the forefront of his mind.
It must've been somebody else.
I wrote him every year,
sent him photos, drawings,
even a stupid book report
in the ninth grade.
He never responded.
I'm no one to him.
Look what you've done.
Dredging him up.
I want you out.
I'm sorry.
He was thinking of you.
Somehow, you're connected
to what's happened to him.
Help me.
I'm shriveling up.
No, you won't.
Because a Child of Liberty has
come forward with a solution.
And with it, you will be able
to take the invaders' powers
and never lose them.
You will become invincible.
The human weapon that will rid
this planet of all roaches.
Mankind's true hero.
Plutonium is in short supply,
but I found a stored uranium.
It's en route.
Uranium is less stable than plutonium.
We run the risk of a bigger explosion.
We need to get Jensen
to an isolated area.
Or we need to find a way
to contain the explosion.
Tell me what you're thinking.
Well, an electrical force field could
stop the radiation from the blast.
Can you create one on the fly?
An improvised ionic
containment, that could work.
Spherical,
to get the optimal
distribution of electrons.
Like a dome. Yes, it's elegant.
You need something of your
own, some sort of weapon.
A proton pack.
Perhaps as a blast gun.
Agent Dox, is there
something you can create?
Yes, yes, I... I absolutely can.
I can... I can use
some force field discs
and link them together
into a force field matrix.
I can also outfit a gun to blast...
We get it. You're hired.
We make a good team.
This is exhilarating to watch.
I'm looking at the cause
more than the candidate.
- It's a good cause.
- James Olsen.
I was hoping I would find you here.
My table's in the back.
I doubt we're seated
at the same table.
And this event is for members of...
The mainstream media, yeah.
That's probably why
they seated me at the back.
Um, listen, I owe you two an apology.
I wasn't in the best place
when last our paths crossed,
but, uh, well, things...
Things are much better.
Excuse me, I'm gonna get a drink.
See you in a few minutes.
Make that two, please.
Uh, you know, I was just talking
about you on my show recently.
So I heard.
And just to be clear, you and I
do not represent the same things.
Far be it from James Olsen
to listen to an opinion
that is not his own.
I listen to opinions
that are not my own.
But what I heard in your show was
full of discrimination and hate.
And that's when I stopped listening.
I see, so this is the part
where you and others like you
start making crass generalizations
based on ignorance and stereotype.
And you forgot the part where
people like me walk away.
James, listen, I...
I apologize again. This is not
the way I wanted this to go.
People are concerned, James.
People have alien whiplash.
I mean, I understand,
the Super cousins,
they protect us, kind of.
But the last three disasters
this country has seen,
they've all been of alien origin.
Now, Guardian...
Guardian, that's what
I wanna talk to you about.
That is a symbol of human hope.
I want no part of that.
Do not shut these people out, James.
Can't you see?
The people who think this way,
they're not crazy, they're scared.
And they need
those fears acknowledged.
And when they're not,
when they get shut down
like you're doing right now,
it just... It drives them
deeper into darkness.
Let me be very clear
about something, Professor.
You will not lay this at my feet.
Thanks, Cassian. I'm sure Amadei
could feel their prayers.
It'll help them hold on.
Just know we're doing all we can to
find that amulet and make him safe.
Word has spread of Amadei's attack.
There's a vigil forming
outside his home.
All right. I've got
pepperoni and mushroom.
Alex, what are you doing here?
What's going on with Jensen?
Um, he's gone quiet.
Which is unsettling, I know.
But it gave me enough time to get
some sustenance for you both.
Kara texted me about what happened,
and I'm sorry about
your friend, J'onn.
Turns out I didn't
know him all that well.
I made a tactical mistake
in my reporting.
What are you talking about?
I was so certain
Amadei was a great man.
I published this glowing article
making him out to be a saint.
But if I dug a little deeper,
I may have discovered
how flawed he is.
How would that information
have changed anything, Kara?
My portrait of him as immaculate
may have put a target on his back.
I always try to believe
in the best in people,
and so much the time, it just
seems to make things worse.
Kara, I usually expect
the worst in people,
and that's no better.
I was convinced for sure that
Haley was gonna be a monster,
but instead, she's been
very reasonable
and deeply supportive.
Okay.
Okay.
Well, we started with the assumption
that Amadei was spotless.
Let's retrace our steps.
Amadei hasn't given
an interview in over 20 years,
but let's see what he said the last
time he did speak to the press.
Mmm. Hey.
Lexus Nexus.
Wow, Amadei gave lots
of interviews then,
over the course of many years.
And look who's next to him
in all of them.
A woman who claimed
to have met him only once.
You two.
You ruined my daughter.
She read your article.
"Amadei's goal was
to heal the human heart."
You mean the alien heart,
because I'm human,
and he broke mine.
And you took it out on your
daughter by keeping them apart.
I never wanted her to know about him.
But then she found out from my
sister and started writing him.
Yes, yes, I made sure
that she never got a response.
You think that I would
let him get into her head
after how he ruined me?
The image in Amadei's mind
came from Elizabeth's
letters to her father.
He wrote back, didn't he?
After you two left,
she tore the house apart.
Found where I hid his letters.
She said that I betrayed her.
I made her deny the alien part of her,
which made her feel like
even more of an outcast.
The Children of Liberty are right.
All roaches do is bring misery.
What are you saying?
Who are the Children of Liberty?
A group of people who know
our country is overrun with aliens,
and it's time to fight back.
They needed help online, I answered.
We need the amulet.
You will only hurt your daughter more
if you let her father die.
I... I gave it to a Child of Liberty.
For what?
To give it to a human who
can take away a roach's power,
turn it into a husk.
Jensen.
Alex, the amulet.
Elizabeth's mother stole it.
She gave it to Jensen so he could
keep the powers he's been taking.
How did the mom even know?
She found it on the dark web.
A group called Children of Liberty.
An alien-absorbing human
with an agenda to kill
as many aliens as possible
and absorb as many powers as possible,
thereby making himself invincible.
I believe the most logical place for
him to show up next would be...
Amadei's vigil.
We're on our way.
Hey, buddy, you okay?
Hey! This guy's dead!
He's dead!
What is that?
Alex, we're here. I don't see Jensen.
But there's some sort of disturbance.
All right, I can see a purple glow.
Jensen's somewhere
in the middle of the black.
All right, agents, get into position.
All right, team.
I need your heads up and low profile.
We don't want a riot.
If you see Jensen skin-to-skin,
contact can be fatal,
so do not engage.
You leave that to Director Danvers.
Ready, Colonel?
- Activate the dome.
- Enter the matrix.
All right, boys, let's find him.
Domingo, you're funny.
And one of the saner
voices in our city.
We need people like you
to provide us with balance.
Maybe.
But I'm starting to wonder
if we need less balance
and more taking a stand.
Especially when it comes
to the alien problem.
I think we need to reassess
their value to society.
But you're one of our
top centrist commentators.
You're not one of those
fringe people like him.
Maybe he's more of a centrist
than you want to admit.
Ladies and gentlemen.
I just got word of a
mass attack in midtown.
Well, I'm sure Guardian will help.
Well, what's a speech when the
city needs its human hero?
Isn't that right, Mr. Olsen?
- Damn it.
- Careful.
Jensen has the amulet and
the powers of a Valeronian.
He's gone.
Why didn't he overload?
The amulet increased his capacity
to obtain power more than expected.
Danvers?
Danvers, you need to increase
your cannon's power load.
The increase needs to be at least
550% in order to be effective.
Though an explosion of that magnitude
will kill everyone inside the dome.
Our operatives have
personal force fields.
But what about everybody else?
If Jensen gets out of the dome
with the power he has now,
we'll have a lot more people
than that to worry about.
Get down!
Jensen has overloaded the dome.
I'm re-configuring the power transits,
but our matrix will collapse
in two minutes, 47 seconds.
I need to make sure
Amadei is protected.
Go.
Alex. Alex, people are on
the verge of stampeding.
Supergirl? Are you inside that dome?
I was in the neighborhood.
She won't touch him.
Brainy, I need you to open a gap
in the dome away from Jensen.
I have to get these
civilians evacuated.
Negative.
Danvers, you need
to focus on the target.
I am. Supergirl will get them out.
On it.
The dome gap is in place behind you.
But the opening is only big enough for
you to evacuate one person at a time.
You have two minutes, 11 seconds
before the entire thing collapses.
Ooh. Miss, if I may?
Miss, I can help you.
Supergirl!
Get behind me.
Agent Jensen.
There's no way out of here for you.
Shoot me.
If I shoot you, Raymond,
then everybody in here dies,
including you.
And I know you don't want that.
I want to make this country safe.
You're not making anything
safer by doing this.
Look at everybody.
Look how scared they are.
And it's not just aliens, Raymond.
- Thirty seconds.
- It's humans, too.
Danvers, terminate him.
Look, I know when the President
revealed herself as an alien,
you got scared. A lot of people did.
But don't let that fear
define who you are.
- Twenty seconds.
- I still see that agent
that I wanted to mentor.
I still see that agent that I
was proud to call my colleague.
I still see that good man
who's scared, but he's still in there.
Ten seconds.
Shoot him, Danvers. That is an order.
Surrender now, and you will
save everybody in here.
Be the hero that I know you are.
Even if I give up,
he's still out there.
Who's "he"?
I'm dreaming.
No.
I'm here.
I'm so sorry my mother hurt you.
Because I broke her heart.
I... I didn't mean to.
And I never, ever wanted to hurt you.
My daughter.
It's okay.
I'm okay.
My goal has always been
to heal the human heart.
But it is the two of you
who helped me to heal mine.
- Congratulations.
- Thanks.
Nice work, Director Danvers.
Few casualties,
minimal property damage.
Thank you. Thank you, Colonel.
Um, which cell did you put Jensen in?
I'd like to ask him a few questions.
I sent him to the desert facility,
but he won't be talking.
Apparently, the rapid withdrawal of
alien powers flat-lined his brain.
You did good work today.
But the next time I give you orders,
I expect for you to follow them.
Yes, ma'am.
But still, I have to say,
it is much better to have you
in charge than that impostor,
J'onn J'onzz.
Excuse me?
When we at the White
House learned about
your former director's true identity,
I recommended his removal.
He was trying to erode
the DEO's mission.
Employing aliens
instead of catching them.
All while pretending
to be someone he's not.
I am glad order's been restored,
and we're heading towards
more civil, honest times.
J'onn J'onzz is the one
who recruited me,
promoted me,
and taught me everything that I know.
He's my family.
And he is the best director this
organization has ever seen.
J'onzz set a bad precedent.
But we will set things right.
From now on, we are
strictly by the book.
Which means we are going
to act according to rank,
and let's be clear about yours.
You might run this place,
but I am your superior officer.
You report to me. Understood?
Understood.
Director Danvers, when you exit,
you salute your ranking officer.
Yes, ma'am.
We'll work on that.
I still believe
there's hope for you yet.
I heard what happened with Amadei.
You solved the crime, you saved him.
I didn't so much as solve the crime
as solve the people behind it.
Amadei deserved to know his daughter,
and she deserved to know
the truth, you know.
Speaking of, a woman came in
earlier today looking for you.
A Mara Nalbeck?
Said her stall got vandalized
and wanted you to get
to the bottom of it.
She left a number.
Apparently, you're the guy to go to
when aliens can't go to the police.
You okay?
Yeah, I'm just thinking
about everything
we heard at the media summit tonight.
I know. It was so hateful.
I didn't realize how deep it went
or how ugly it was.
You were right to want to disavow it.
I'm not sure disavowal
is the right move.
Something Ben Lockwood says
stuck with me.
- What?
- Maybe you can't
change people's minds by
slamming doors in their faces.
And as a reporter, I need to get
to the bottom of this story
to figure out who these people are.
Find their leader.
Lena, you told me yourself.
These people
are interested in Guardian
so, maybe they'll listen to me.
That's the way forward.
It sounds dangerous.
You're kidding me?
With you as my co-pilot?
Elizabeth said the article
I wrote on Amadei
made her see him in a different light.
Understand the sacrifices he made.
That's fantastic. You moved her.
So?
So, I've decided to do
a series of profiles
called, "Aliens of National City."
We'll talk to a different
alien every week,
but not just the noted ones.
They don't have to be saints.
Aliens are just as flawed
as everyone else.
But I... I think
telling their stories,
or all sides of them,
can still help heal
the divide in the city.
That's actually the first time
I've pitched it to anyone.
What do you think?
I think it's great.
- What?
- Ben?
James Olsen. Hey.
Hey, did I catch you at a bad time?
No, you just caught me in the
middle of some car trouble.
Look, I've been thinking
about what you said.
Do you have time to talk?
Do I have time to talk?
Hey. For you, friend,
I got all the time in the world.
What's on your mind?
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.
Previously on Supergirl...
I have a feeling that
if you go out there again,
something bad will happen.
You are trending.
In a bad way.
I'm Colonel Lauren Haley.
And how long
will you be with us, Colonel?
As long as it takes.
You joined up for a reason.
You wanted to make
something of yourself.
It's the alien, Parasite.
It finds a host, feeds off whatever
energy the host comes into contact with
turning them into husks.
The more he absorbs,
the more dangerous he is.
The last time I was on this rooftop,
it was like an aerial junkyard.
Shards of glass, rusty bikes,
abandoned appliances.
Apparently that was the last time
anyone was up here, until yesterday.
You mean, you planted this
garden by yourself in one day?
Well, super speed helps.
James, we're frolicking on our
roof garden, sipping mojitos.
Could you try not
to look so miserable?
Yeah, I'm sorry.
I'm just reading the internet.
There's so many people tweeting hate
at the same time praising Guardian.
Okay. Well, the internet is a cesspool.
You shouldn't read it.
You know, I should make
a public statement
and disavow any connection
to these people.
Any statement will validate
the trolls, okay?
Besides, all press is good press.
I don't see how hate groups praising
Guardian could be good press.
Now you see, I can, all right?
These are people that
never would've read CatCo.
And now because of Guardian, they do.
You've unwittingly crossed the divide
and that is the way to affect change.
- Maybe you're right.
- Lena's always right.
Mmm-hmm.
She's very sagacious.
Little boxes.
Brainy, how many of those
have you had to drink?
- The ginger juice?
- Uh-huh.
Twelve.
You see, James, the ginger root kicks
the booty of the immune system.
It also strangely makes the roof spin.
Long live the Legion.
Well, it's nice
to see you so happy, Kara.
The sun is shining, the...
Look, the Dar-Essa flower
is even blooming.
What is there to be upset about?
Um, Haley starts working
full time at the DEO tomorrow.
Got it. That's...
That's a good reason.
She's explicitly here
to curtail my authority.
I mean, she's going to make
my life a nightmare.
Speaking of nightmares, guys.
- So Brainy's drunk.
- Oh!
He thought the mojitos
were a vegetable juice.
Did someone say mojitos at brunch?
Sounds like my kind of party.
Yeah. So glad you made it.
- Uh, everyone this is Nia.
- Ah!
These are my people. J'onn.
- This is Lena.
- Hello.
- That's my sister, Alex.
- Hi.
Well, CatCo's newest addition.
It's very nice to finally meet you.
- We've heard a lot about you.
- All good things, I hope.
Well, James said your passion
for making the world
a better place is matched
only by the elegance
of your prose, so...
I wish I could say I paid him,
but I could not have made that up.
I guess you should just take
the compliment then, huh?
Where's Brainy?
He actually is passed out
under an azalea tree.
- Okay, I'll go find him.
- Yeah.
And as long as I'm dishing
out compliments,
I wanna commend Kara for landing
an interview with Amadei Derros,
who has not given one
in over 20 years.
Thank you, but I think J'onn
should get the credit on that one.
Amadei is a friend, but it was
hearing why you wanted to talk
that convinced him
to do the interview.
Who is this Amadei?
An alien healer.
He's devoted his
entire life to helping
aliens, spiritually and physically
Uh, the interview is tomorrow,
but I could use someone's help to get
the perspective of his acolytes.
I would love to.
Well, I woke him
and apparently he's fine.
One of my superior
capabilities is recovering
from alcohol libation
with remarkable speed.
Are there any more
scones left? Nia Nal!
- You two know each other?
- Well, we met once at a pizza place.
You know, you never found me.
But, of course, I did.
Your address is 775 Gladiola Drive,
second floor corner apartment.
Your phone number is 555-8010.
You stop at Bob's Diner every morning
and order an extra super large
coffee, milk. No sugar.
Okay. Yes, that... He's not nearly as
stalkery as that just came out as.
Well, why didn't you call?
You told me to find you, not call you.
I'd like to make a toast. Here,
uh, a toast to good friends,
new and old.
To health and happiness
and basking in the sunshine.
Health and happiness.
The pain...
Jensen.
What did you do to me?
It was intended as a gift.
It hurts. Everything hurts.
Come with me.
Don't come
any closer, I'm warning you.
Reach your hand out.
No!
Stop! Stop!
I have his powers?
That's right. You can absorb
any alien's abilities
and utterly destroy the alien
in the process.
I can do that?
That's right, my friend.
And that makes you
the most valuable asset
in the war to save humanity.
Director Danvers, a word.
Interpreting tone
is not my strong suit.
But I sense this is not good.
Thanks.
- Colonel.
- Director Danvers.
I've noticed you
reorganized the strike
team command and control system.
I did.
Are you aware that system
has been in place
since the DEO's inception?
Yes.
But with all due respect,
the system was outmoded.
It used to take us 90 seconds
to get out the door after first alert.
And now by retasking two analysts...
You cut out the middle men
and reduced deployment time
to 60 seconds,
which could be the difference
between life and death.
Exactly.
So?
I'm commending you, Director Danvers.
Any sign of our traitor Agent Jensen?
Not yet.
But our facial recognition algorithm
is scanning National City.
So the moment Jensen shows
his face, we'll get him.
Keep up the good work.
Yes, ma'am.
Excuse me. Sorry.
Ms. Danvers.
- Oh, hi.
- My name is Cassian.
I work with Amadei.
He's expecting you.
Give me your hand, son.
You've declined interviews
for decades,
but you've graciously agreed
to speak with me today.
Why now?
I see what is happening
to our country.
Divisiveness and discrimination.
If we want to fight prejudice,
people need to know about who we
are as aliens and what we do.
To lead as an example for others,
I must be seen.
It's not comfortable for me.
But comfort is not
my priority right now.
I'm sure your example
will inspire many.
You've saved countless
lives with your gift.
Is it true your healing abilities
don't work on humans?
As of yet, my frequency
cannot reach humans.
But it is my greatest wish
to heal the human heart.
Just last week
a carnival was attacked.
A carnival! By vicious aliens
who broke out of prison.
We're talking kids eating
cotton candy on Ferris wheels.
They weren't safe. What did
the government do about it?
Oh, they stepped in, sure.
To protect the aliens, who killed
at least two human beings.
- And only Guardian...
- Okay.
You have got to stop
listening to this dreck.
Is that Ben Lockwood?
Do you know him?
Well, when I reorganized L-Corp,
I took my business away
from his father's steel shop
and gave it to an Nth metal producer.
Who the hell gave him a platform?
The People's Veritas, some sort
of syndicated fringe website.
Oh, okay. Well, there you go.
Fringe being the operative word.
Well, the last time
I saw Ben Lockwood,
he was a sad, angry man
begging me to write his story.
Now, he and every lunatic like him
is praising Guardian
as if I'm one of them.
Well, I don't think the Mayor
would invite James Olsen
to be the keynote speaker
at his Annual Media Summit
if he thought he was some
kind of fringe lunatic.
- Wait, what?
- The invitation just came in.
That is what I came to tell you.
Now, you need to stop
obsessing about these trolls
and start writing your speech.
It's Jensen.
He's been located at the
National City Promenade.
This is your collar, Danvers.
Go get him.
Supergirl, it's time to rumble.
I don't care what anyone says,
I love shapeshifters.
What about your, sir?
Would you like to come
face-to-face with yourself?
Why don't you pick on
someone your own shape?
Alex, it's not just Jensen.
He's been infected by Parasite.
Don't worry, I'll make this quick.
Freeze!
Agents, get him. Go, go, go.
No!
He shapeshifted. Don't let
him out of your sight.
Director Danvers, we lost him.
Damn it.
You all right?
You neglected to inform me
that Agent Jensen is not a human.
He is.
Well, he was.
When Mercy and Otis
broke into the DEO,
they took with them
a creature called Parasite.
And once this parasite infects a host,
which in this case, was Jensen,
the host has the ability to suck the
life force out of whoever it touches.
Leaving that person dead.
And if it's an alien,
absorbing their powers.
We're very lucky he didn't have
more contact with Supergirl.
And we're lucky the host
doesn't have the ability
to retain the powers it absorbs.
So, we'll try to get Jensen
when he's at his weakest.
And how do we do that?
The last time we overloaded his system
with nuclear energy. Plutonium.
I'll contact the Pentagon about
gathering nuclear material.
And I'll speak with Supergirl. This
is one monster she can't fight.
Very wise, Director Danvers.
Hey, what are you doing?
You should be resting.
You know when I made
a toast to the sunshine,
I didn't realize how apt that was.
But I'm fully charged
from the sunlamps,
and I'm ready to get out there
and take down Parasite.
I'm not going out there, am I?
We both know the danger
that Parasite poses.
That he can kill me and get
supercharged at the same time?
Yes, I get it.
But that doesn't mean I don't
wanna go out there and fight him.
I know you're frustrated by this.
I know. It's okay, Alex.
Most people only have
one way to fight for justice
but luckily, I have two.
Power of the press.
So I'll write and file my article.
But if there's any other situation,
alien or otherwise...
I know who to call.
Something's wrong.
I touch them
and I get a rush of power.
But then it fizzles.
Well, then find another.
You need to keep feeding.
I can't move fast enough
to keep myself powered.
Help me.
All right.
Raymond, The Children of
Liberty, our reach is long,
I will cast a net
and we will find a solution.
Humans don't let humans down.
I promise.
Kara, your article
made such an impact.
These comments are incredible.
Look at this one.
"I wish my husband was as kind as
Amadei. #Iwanttomarryanalien."
Oh, my God.
What?
Let's skip that one. There'll
always be a couple of bad apples.
No, no. Look, there's more.
"Roaches healing each other
just spreads the vermin.
Kill Amadei, kill them all."
Listen, most of them were kind.
But the others are so violent.
I thought showing Amadei as the great
man he is, would bring people together.
One day, last month, I woke up.
I woke up,
I brushed my teeth and I decided
I don't feel like using
my image-inducer today.
I walked out to my local diner
to grab some coffee
and there was a new waitress.
She was cute.
Human.
When she handed me my check,
she'd written a note.
"I'm an alien too."
And she left me her number.
I've seen Miranda every day
since, and guess what?
She stopped using her inducer.
That's an inspiring story, Miles.
Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks. Thanks, guys.
Hey, look, I know it hasn't been easy,
us continuing this group
without Fiona, but, um...
I, for one, am happy that we did.
Thank you.
Thank you.
J'onn.
Cassian, what is it?
It's Amadei.
My God!
I gave him tea, as
always, last night before bed.
I retired to my chamber.
This morning when I came to
wake him, the amulet was gone.
J'onn, I came as soon as
I got your message.
What happened?
He's dying, Kara.
He cannot survive without the amulet.
- We should call the police.
- No.
Our community doesn't
trust the police.
There is too much prejudice
against us, right now.
But, J'onn, I've been told
by many people that you have
a gift for solving crimes.
Would it be all right if I try
to read Amadei's mind?
Of course.
- Who was that girl?
- No one I recognize.
What does it mean, J'onn?
It's possible that she was
the last person who saw him,
that she cut out the amulet.
Well, how do we identify her?
Let me get this straight.
You want me to run a facial
recognition search of you.
Correct.
I fear something is getting
lost in translation.
You see, my satellite tells me
the exact coordinates of your
location at this very instant.
So running a facial recognition search
would be the very definition of red...
Oh!
That's another matter entirely.
- Run the algorithm.
- Yes, ma'am.
Sir.
Ah, that was quick.
Elizabeth Hawkings,
21670, Cornelian Road.
Elizabeth Hawkings' house.
Looks like she's home.
Hmm.
Do you think the amulet's in there?
If it is, I will be able to sense it.
I'll meet you out here in ten minutes.
Yeah.
Can I help you?
I'm Kara Danvers. I'm a
reporter with CatCo Magazine.
Never heard of it.
Sorry to bother you
in the middle of the day,
but I'm doing an article
on the changing
neighborhoods of National City.
Sorry, I was just
in the middle of something.
And I thought
you were a package, so...
Well, actually... Sorry.
Uh, an interview will
only take a few minutes,
- I promise.
- What's your article about?
All right, I said it's the, uh,
changing neighborhoods
of National City,
and I figured this one
was one of those.
I don't really know if I can help you.
Do you go to everyone's
houses or am I just on your hit list?
What the hell are you
doing in my house?
Don't be alarmed.
I'm not here to hurt you.
Elizabeth, call the police!
Get away from my mother!
No, he's not gonna hurt her.
- You know him?
- And who are you?
Both of you, get out!
Elizabeth Hawkins.
We have reason to believe you may
have seen Amadei Derros last night.
Amadei Derros?
Why would I have seen him?
I don't know him.
He was attacked last night.
Someone took an amulet
that keeps him alive.
My daughter would never attack anyone.
I was at work all night, and then
I went home with my boyfriend.
You were the last person on Amadei's
mind before he was attacked.
That's impossible.
I promise you.
Amadei would never have
thought about me.
He's my father, and I've
never even met the man.
Amadei is your father?
Deadbeat father.
He's never even seen her.
He and I had a one night
stand a million years ago.
I thought we had a connection,
but when I told him I was pregnant,
he shut the door in my face.
He said he'd never even
acknowledge the child.
Well, he did think about her.
You were at the forefront of his mind.
It must've been somebody else.
I wrote him every year,
sent him photos, drawings,
even a stupid book report
in the ninth grade.
He never responded.
I'm no one to him.
Look what you've done.
Dredging him up.
I want you out.
I'm sorry.
He was thinking of you.
Somehow, you're connected
to what's happened to him.
Help me.
I'm shriveling up.
No, you won't.
Because a Child of Liberty has
come forward with a solution.
And with it, you will be able
to take the invaders' powers
and never lose them.
You will become invincible.
The human weapon that will rid
this planet of all roaches.
Mankind's true hero.
Plutonium is in short supply,
but I found a stored uranium.
It's en route.
Uranium is less stable than plutonium.
We run the risk of a bigger explosion.
We need to get Jensen
to an isolated area.
Or we need to find a way
to contain the explosion.
Tell me what you're thinking.
Well, an electrical force field could
stop the radiation from the blast.
Can you create one on the fly?
An improvised ionic
containment, that could work.
Spherical,
to get the optimal
distribution of electrons.
Like a dome. Yes, it's elegant.
You need something of your
own, some sort of weapon.
A proton pack.
Perhaps as a blast gun.
Agent Dox, is there
something you can create?
Yes, yes, I... I absolutely can.
I can... I can use
some force field discs
and link them together
into a force field matrix.
I can also outfit a gun to blast...
We get it. You're hired.
We make a good team.
This is exhilarating to watch.
I'm looking at the cause
more than the candidate.
- It's a good cause.
- James Olsen.
I was hoping I would find you here.
My table's in the back.
I doubt we're seated
at the same table.
And this event is for members of...
The mainstream media, yeah.
That's probably why
they seated me at the back.
Um, listen, I owe you two an apology.
I wasn't in the best place
when last our paths crossed,
but, uh, well, things...
Things are much better.
Excuse me, I'm gonna get a drink.
See you in a few minutes.
Make that two, please.
Uh, you know, I was just talking
about you on my show recently.
So I heard.
And just to be clear, you and I
do not represent the same things.
Far be it from James Olsen
to listen to an opinion
that is not his own.
I listen to opinions
that are not my own.
But what I heard in your show was
full of discrimination and hate.
And that's when I stopped listening.
I see, so this is the part
where you and others like you
start making crass generalizations
based on ignorance and stereotype.
And you forgot the part where
people like me walk away.
James, listen, I...
I apologize again. This is not
the way I wanted this to go.
People are concerned, James.
People have alien whiplash.
I mean, I understand,
the Super cousins,
they protect us, kind of.
But the last three disasters
this country has seen,
they've all been of alien origin.
Now, Guardian...
Guardian, that's what
I wanna talk to you about.
That is a symbol of human hope.
I want no part of that.
Do not shut these people out, James.
Can't you see?
The people who think this way,
they're not crazy, they're scared.
And they need
those fears acknowledged.
And when they're not,
when they get shut down
like you're doing right now,
it just... It drives them
deeper into darkness.
Let me be very clear
about something, Professor.
You will not lay this at my feet.
Thanks, Cassian. I'm sure Amadei
could feel their prayers.
It'll help them hold on.
Just know we're doing all we can to
find that amulet and make him safe.
Word has spread of Amadei's attack.
There's a vigil forming
outside his home.
All right. I've got
pepperoni and mushroom.
Alex, what are you doing here?
What's going on with Jensen?
Um, he's gone quiet.
Which is unsettling, I know.
But it gave me enough time to get
some sustenance for you both.
Kara texted me about what happened,
and I'm sorry about
your friend, J'onn.
Turns out I didn't
know him all that well.
I made a tactical mistake
in my reporting.
What are you talking about?
I was so certain
Amadei was a great man.
I published this glowing article
making him out to be a saint.
But if I dug a little deeper,
I may have discovered
how flawed he is.
How would that information
have changed anything, Kara?
My portrait of him as immaculate
may have put a target on his back.
I always try to believe
in the best in people,
and so much the time, it just
seems to make things worse.
Kara, I usually expect
the worst in people,
and that's no better.
I was convinced for sure that
Haley was gonna be a monster,
but instead, she's been
very reasonable
and deeply supportive.
Okay.
Okay.
Well, we started with the assumption
that Amadei was spotless.
Let's retrace our steps.
Amadei hasn't given
an interview in over 20 years,
but let's see what he said the last
time he did speak to the press.
Mmm. Hey.
Lexus Nexus.
Wow, Amadei gave lots
of interviews then,
over the course of many years.
And look who's next to him
in all of them.
A woman who claimed
to have met him only once.
You two.
You ruined my daughter.
She read your article.
"Amadei's goal was
to heal the human heart."
You mean the alien heart,
because I'm human,
and he broke mine.
And you took it out on your
daughter by keeping them apart.
I never wanted her to know about him.
But then she found out from my
sister and started writing him.
Yes, yes, I made sure
that she never got a response.
You think that I would
let him get into her head
after how he ruined me?
The image in Amadei's mind
came from Elizabeth's
letters to her father.
He wrote back, didn't he?
After you two left,
she tore the house apart.
Found where I hid his letters.
She said that I betrayed her.
I made her deny the alien part of her,
which made her feel like
even more of an outcast.
The Children of Liberty are right.
All roaches do is bring misery.
What are you saying?
Who are the Children of Liberty?
A group of people who know
our country is overrun with aliens,
and it's time to fight back.
They needed help online, I answered.
We need the amulet.
You will only hurt your daughter more
if you let her father die.
I... I gave it to a Child of Liberty.
For what?
To give it to a human who
can take away a roach's power,
turn it into a husk.
Jensen.
Alex, the amulet.
Elizabeth's mother stole it.
She gave it to Jensen so he could
keep the powers he's been taking.
How did the mom even know?
She found it on the dark web.
A group called Children of Liberty.
An alien-absorbing human
with an agenda to kill
as many aliens as possible
and absorb as many powers as possible,
thereby making himself invincible.
I believe the most logical place for
him to show up next would be...
Amadei's vigil.
We're on our way.
Hey, buddy, you okay?
Hey! This guy's dead!
He's dead!
What is that?
Alex, we're here. I don't see Jensen.
But there's some sort of disturbance.
All right, I can see a purple glow.
Jensen's somewhere
in the middle of the black.
All right, agents, get into position.
All right, team.
I need your heads up and low profile.
We don't want a riot.
If you see Jensen skin-to-skin,
contact can be fatal,
so do not engage.
You leave that to Director Danvers.
Ready, Colonel?
- Activate the dome.
- Enter the matrix.
All right, boys, let's find him.
Domingo, you're funny.
And one of the saner
voices in our city.
We need people like you
to provide us with balance.
Maybe.
But I'm starting to wonder
if we need less balance
and more taking a stand.
Especially when it comes
to the alien problem.
I think we need to reassess
their value to society.
But you're one of our
top centrist commentators.
You're not one of those
fringe people like him.
Maybe he's more of a centrist
than you want to admit.
Ladies and gentlemen.
I just got word of a
mass attack in midtown.
Well, I'm sure Guardian will help.
Well, what's a speech when the
city needs its human hero?
Isn't that right, Mr. Olsen?
- Damn it.
- Careful.
Jensen has the amulet and
the powers of a Valeronian.
He's gone.
Why didn't he overload?
The amulet increased his capacity
to obtain power more than expected.
Danvers?
Danvers, you need to increase
your cannon's power load.
The increase needs to be at least
550% in order to be effective.
Though an explosion of that magnitude
will kill everyone inside the dome.
Our operatives have
personal force fields.
But what about everybody else?
If Jensen gets out of the dome
with the power he has now,
we'll have a lot more people
than that to worry about.
Get down!
Jensen has overloaded the dome.
I'm re-configuring the power transits,
but our matrix will collapse
in two minutes, 47 seconds.
I need to make sure
Amadei is protected.
Go.
Alex. Alex, people are on
the verge of stampeding.
Supergirl? Are you inside that dome?
I was in the neighborhood.
She won't touch him.
Brainy, I need you to open a gap
in the dome away from Jensen.
I have to get these
civilians evacuated.
Negative.
Danvers, you need
to focus on the target.
I am. Supergirl will get them out.
On it.
The dome gap is in place behind you.
But the opening is only big enough for
you to evacuate one person at a time.
You have two minutes, 11 seconds
before the entire thing collapses.
Ooh. Miss, if I may?
Miss, I can help you.
Supergirl!
Get behind me.
Agent Jensen.
There's no way out of here for you.
Shoot me.
If I shoot you, Raymond,
then everybody in here dies,
including you.
And I know you don't want that.
I want to make this country safe.
You're not making anything
safer by doing this.
Look at everybody.
Look how scared they are.
And it's not just aliens, Raymond.
- Thirty seconds.
- It's humans, too.
Danvers, terminate him.
Look, I know when the President
revealed herself as an alien,
you got scared. A lot of people did.
But don't let that fear
define who you are.
- Twenty seconds.
- I still see that agent
that I wanted to mentor.
I still see that agent that I
was proud to call my colleague.
I still see that good man
who's scared, but he's still in there.
Ten seconds.
Shoot him, Danvers. That is an order.
Surrender now, and you will
save everybody in here.
Be the hero that I know you are.
Even if I give up,
he's still out there.
Who's "he"?
I'm dreaming.
No.
I'm here.
I'm so sorry my mother hurt you.
Because I broke her heart.
I... I didn't mean to.
And I never, ever wanted to hurt you.
My daughter.
It's okay.
I'm okay.
My goal has always been
to heal the human heart.
But it is the two of you
who helped me to heal mine.
- Congratulations.
- Thanks.
Nice work, Director Danvers.
Few casualties,
minimal property damage.
Thank you. Thank you, Colonel.
Um, which cell did you put Jensen in?
I'd like to ask him a few questions.
I sent him to the desert facility,
but he won't be talking.
Apparently, the rapid withdrawal of
alien powers flat-lined his brain.
You did good work today.
But the next time I give you orders,
I expect for you to follow them.
Yes, ma'am.
But still, I have to say,
it is much better to have you
in charge than that impostor,
J'onn J'onzz.
Excuse me?
When we at the White
House learned about
your former director's true identity,
I recommended his removal.
He was trying to erode
the DEO's mission.
Employing aliens
instead of catching them.
All while pretending
to be someone he's not.
I am glad order's been restored,
and we're heading towards
more civil, honest times.
J'onn J'onzz is the one
who recruited me,
promoted me,
and taught me everything that I know.
He's my family.
And he is the best director this
organization has ever seen.
J'onzz set a bad precedent.
But we will set things right.
From now on, we are
strictly by the book.
Which means we are going
to act according to rank,
and let's be clear about yours.
You might run this place,
but I am your superior officer.
You report to me. Understood?
Understood.
Director Danvers, when you exit,
you salute your ranking officer.
Yes, ma'am.
We'll work on that.
I still believe
there's hope for you yet.
I heard what happened with Amadei.
You solved the crime, you saved him.
I didn't so much as solve the crime
as solve the people behind it.
Amadei deserved to know his daughter,
and she deserved to know
the truth, you know.
Speaking of, a woman came in
earlier today looking for you.
A Mara Nalbeck?
Said her stall got vandalized
and wanted you to get
to the bottom of it.
She left a number.
Apparently, you're the guy to go to
when aliens can't go to the police.
You okay?
Yeah, I'm just thinking
about everything
we heard at the media summit tonight.
I know. It was so hateful.
I didn't realize how deep it went
or how ugly it was.
You were right to want to disavow it.
I'm not sure disavowal
is the right move.
Something Ben Lockwood says
stuck with me.
- What?
- Maybe you can't
change people's minds by
slamming doors in their faces.
And as a reporter, I need to get
to the bottom of this story
to figure out who these people are.
Find their leader.
Lena, you told me yourself.
These people
are interested in Guardian
so, maybe they'll listen to me.
That's the way forward.
It sounds dangerous.
You're kidding me?
With you as my co-pilot?
Elizabeth said the article
I wrote on Amadei
made her see him in a different light.
Understand the sacrifices he made.
That's fantastic. You moved her.
So?
So, I've decided to do
a series of profiles
called, "Aliens of National City."
We'll talk to a different
alien every week,
but not just the noted ones.
They don't have to be saints.
Aliens are just as flawed
as everyone else.
But I... I think
telling their stories,
or all sides of them,
can still help heal
the divide in the city.
That's actually the first time
I've pitched it to anyone.
What do you think?
I think it's great.
- What?
- Ben?
James Olsen. Hey.
Hey, did I catch you at a bad time?
No, you just caught me in the
middle of some car trouble.
Look, I've been thinking
about what you said.
Do you have time to talk?
Do I have time to talk?
Hey. For you, friend,
I got all the time in the world.
What's on your mind?