Supergirl (2015–…): Season 5, Episode 16 - Alex in Wonderland - full transcript

Previously on Supergirl...

People use our VR to cope
with trauma they experience.

Your failsafe failed.

I assure you, this glitch will be fixed.

You just rest easy, Mr. Bates.

I've got you now.

They found Dad.

He's dead.

I still can't believe it.

Of all the places for Jeremiah
to hide out,

the Peruvian Andes.



Yeah. It's where he found you.

Clearly, that place meant a lot to him.

He was doing humanitarian work?

In a refugee camp.

Helping displaced aliens.

After everything that Jeremiah endured,

it's hard to believe
he died of a cardiac arrest.

It's surreal.

Hey, how are you, uh, how're you doing?

I'm sad.

It's painful to know he's really gone.

But you know what?
I'm also relieved to know

he was a good man that...

That brought me some peace.



That's one thing I never doubted...

is that Jeremiah loved his daughters.

That's what Eliza
said to me this morning.

Kara. I'm so sorry.

Thanks, Kelly. I'm so glad Alex has you.

So where is she? Are you guys ready?

- I'm not going.
- Uh...

And you can spare me
the big accusing eyes, Kara,

I'm not changing my mind.

Excuse me.

Um... Alex, I don't understand.

You were with me last night
when we made the arrangements.

I never said that I was participating.

I... I know you're in pain.

- I'm not in pain.
- Of course you are.

Okay, stop telling me how I feel.

Okay, then you tell me how you feel.

Tell me why you're refusing
to go to your father's funeral.

Because I don't feel
the need to bury a man

who has been dead to me for years.

Jeremiah was changing his ways.

He was helping people, making amends.

Well, not to me.

He had to live in secrecy
for his safety.

Right.

After leaving Cadmus, did you think

he was just gonna be able to
call us whenever he felt like?

I am the one who held out hope for him.

I am the one that said that he was good,

and that Cadmus was forcing him
to kill people.

And he helped you escape.

And then he disappeared. Again.

Just like that!

Alex, he's still your father.

You should be at his burial.

Look, the man that I loved

hasn't been a father to me in years.

And... and, yes.

Yes, we were so close

that we could just...
we could finish each other's sentences.

But his obsession with keeping you safe

changed all of it.

Nothing else mattered to him,
the least of all me.

That is not true.

Come on, Kara.

He treated you like
you were some golden girl,

and of course you have love for
him, and I totally respect that.

But he treated me like
I wasn't even worth his time.

Okay.

So, what do you want me to tell Eliza?

- I don't care.
- You don't care.

You don't care what I tell
our grieving mother?

I have spent my entire life
protecting this whole family,

and I will not do it again.

She is all yours, Kelly.
I'm not dealing with this.

People grieve differently,

and Alex is reeling.

Okay, you guys go to Midvale,
I'll talk to her.

- There's still time.
- Call me if you need any help.

Okay, thank you.

- It's a bit early for that.
- Don't.

Look, I get it.

You know I have had a lot of loss.

I know how you feel.

You have no idea...

how I feel.

I have mourned the loss of my father

multiple times.

You have no idea this
stabbing pain here.

I'm losing him over and over
and over again.

And I really...

I really can't tolerate
being psychoanalyzed

by my girlfriend right now.

- I'm sorry.
- So rather than your apology,

what I want is to be left alone.

Okay.

I will give you space.

But just know that I love you

and I'm here for you unconditionally.

And when you're ready, just call.

You got it.

But now we want you to
know you're in good hands.

Hope, help and compassion for all.

Call us...

Let's go punch things.

Hey, Kelly.

Will.

I heard about Kara and Alex's dad.

I'm sorry for all of you.

Thanks.

Hey, shouldn't you guys be
getting on the road

for the funeral about now?

Yeah, we should.

But things are complicated
with her and her dad.

So she says she doesn't
wanna go to Midvale today.

- That's rough.
- Yeah, but there's still time.

So I am giving her space

and hoping she changes her mind.

Which leaves me here
with nothing to do but worry.

Well, if you are looking
to pass the time,

- I could use a favor.
- Yeah.

In the past three weeks,

Lex Luthor has rushed 32 satellites

through approval by the FAA
and launched them into space.

Each of their orbits placed
them directly above a city

that Lex himself is visiting
on this Obsidian world tour.

So you're wondering
what the satellites have to do

- with the Obsidian Platinum's launch.
- Mmm.

Nothing, as far as I'm aware.

Platinum operates off of booster towers.

So, whatever Lex's business
is with the satellites,

it has nothing to do with us.

But you're still skeptical of him?

Yeah, I worry about what
Lex is doing with our platform.

And Alex is skeptical, too.

So I'm keeping an eye out for anything

that might prove that Lex isn't
the hero that everyone thinks.

Still, you don't think
he's doing anything wrong here?

Not that I can tell.

Since Luthor Corp came aboard

the only glitch involved a failsafe.

And that was a fluke.

A lone hacker, Richard Bates,
exploited it for his own ends.

You don't think there's any chance

this Richard was working with Lex?

What would Alex say?

That with Lex, anything is possible.

Man, this guy's really great.

Hey, Supergirl,

I haven't seen you in VR before.

Treasure Hunter Tilly.

I'm a participant like you.

Oh. Oh, cool.

Most of these people are bots.

The simulation maps your brain,

so it'll populate your world

with things that feel familiar to you.

People you know, places you've been.

Well, they do look very, very real.

All you gotta do is check the neck.

If you see three stripes,

that means they're
a non-player character.

The ones without stripes,
we're the realies.

Right. Well, thank you, Tilly.

Call me Bonnie.

Alex.

My sister Jill is Supergirl's
biggest fan in real life.

Oh, that's great.

So are you blowing off
steam playing hero,

or working something out?

You know, I'm just taking
a break from the real world.

Yeah, the real world sucks.

Yeah.

Jill was just diagnosed
with stage four cancer

and I can't even afford
the flight to go see her.

I'm so sorry. That's terrible.

It is.

But in here, it's all good, right?

Even if it's just for a few hours.

So, who's this Rock Starman?

His real name is Derek something

and he's in here all the time.

Word is his wife passed away.

If you ask me, he stays in VR
way longer than is healthy.

And that's my ride.

See you around, Supergirl.

That was metal!

Thanks, Supergirl.

Sure.

It's amazing how real all this feels.

All this...

Virtual reality.

Virtual reality.

What's she talking about?

One, two, three, four!

Okay. Dragon at the fountain.

What would Kara do?

Heat vision.

Okay.

Kara makes this look so easy.

All right.

Okay.

Supergirl, how does it feel
to defeat a Dracokardosian?

Uh, I'm just glad that I could help.

So what are you going to do now?

Well, does anyone know

where a girl can get a bite
to eat around here?

That settles it.

Uh, there's nothing that
connects Lex to the failsafe hack

or to the guy that did it.

But if that guy was able to
hack that part of your system,

who's to say Lex won't target it, too?

What is it? Did Lex do something?

No, not something he did,

something we should
have done and didn't.

The failsafe error I found,
it wasn't patched after all.

You mean the back door's still open?

Yeah.

But that means that

there's a chance other people
could still be in there.

I need to find Andrea.

Kelly, what's going on?

The failsafe glitch
Richard Bates exploited,

it hasn't been fixed.

- What?
- Yeah,

I thought maybe it was
a slip-up with the records,

but I checked.

The order for the patch was put in,

but the work funds
haven't been released.

Look...

we have to do something
about this right now.

Kelly, I understand your concern,

but what happened last week
was because of the hacker,

not a flaw in our system.

And since then,
there have been no reports

of anyone being affected, have there?

No.

This withholding of funds is just

corporate bureaucracy with the board.

I'll handle it.

But there's nothing
to alarm our users about.

You don't think our users
deserve a warning

that the lenses might be problematic?

All that would do is make them
worry about the platform,

and then they wouldn't be able
to use the platform

to get over their worries.

And when it comes to veterans
and sufferers of mental trauma,

do we really wanna stop giving
them what they need?

I would never let our consumers

engage in anything that
would put them in jeopardy.

Still, I'll call into Gemma
and get the funds released

and that glitch fixed.

Okay. Thanks.

Thank you.

- Well, if it isn't Supergirl.
- Hmm.

Hi.

These blueberry pancakes
are absolutely insane.

I mean, they're just like
from when I was back home.

It's, like, crispy on the outside

and a little bit gooey on the inside.

Oh, my God.

Kelly could come here
and eat these without dying.

Don't tell me, is Kelly
one of your Super Friends?

Uh, no.

No, no, no. She's my girlfriend.

My very smart, and kind,

and wonderfully supportive girlfriend

who I was a complete
jerk to this morning.

- We all have our bad days.
- Hmm.

This is a little bit more than that.

I just found out
that my father passed away.

He kind of treated me
like I was an equal.

Especially when it came
to taking care of my mother.

And definitely when it came
to taking care of my sister.

And, uh, I don't know,
I thought it was really cool

that he would give me
that kind of responsibility,

but I look back at it now,
and I'm... I just...

Like it is totally unfair
that he put all of that on me.

I mean, my sister, she can be a handful.

So I thought if I came in here, um,

I could just feel some
freedom for myself.

I could fly around
and I could knock things down

without anybody being able to stop me.

And then I would... I would feel better.

But I don't.

I mean, not really.

'Cause, I mean, my dad's still dead.

My girlfriend, she's right.

I have a lot of things to work through.

Anyway, that was... wow.

Um...

I, uh...

I think it's about time that
I go back to the real world.

What do you mean?

Uh, just that
this has been a lot of fun,

but I think it's time
to get back to reality.

"Reality"?

Are you okay, hon?

How about another round
for my favorite customers?

Works for me.

Have you heard any more
about your sister?

- My sister?
- Jill.

Okay, how long
have you been in here, Bonnie?

I'm Tilly.

Treasure Hunter Tilly.

Supergirl.

J'onn?

We need you at the DEO right now.

You're in the DEO?

Supergirl, don't worry
about your friend.

She's working through things.

Like you.

I'll see she gets
to where she needs to go.

Keep 'em coming, Mac.

Hey, um...

Good luck with everything.

You, too.

Oh, it's just like the real DEO.

Maybe even better than the real DEO.

- Supergirl.
- Director J'onzz.

We've just had word that
a short-range ballistic missile

was stolen from Thompson Marine
Base by unknown terrorists.

Paired with the right tech,
an SRBM like that

has the capacity to wipe out
everything within a 20-mile radius.

Can we track it?

We're sweeping the city
for its signature now.

This is the part where you say

you'll circle the city
and track these guys down.

Right, yes.

Uh, sorry, I was just...

You have no idea how good
it feels to be here with you.

Supergirl,

this is Hank Henshaw.

There's only one thing alive

on less than four legs that
can hear this frequency.

And that's you.

Are you okay?

- It's Henshaw.
- What?

He's speaking to me in some
sort of high-pitched frequency.

My God. It is Henshaw.

As I'm sure you've discovered by now,

I've stolen a missile
from a nearby base.

What you haven't discovered

is that while the DEO
is focused on my larceny,

- I kidnapped your sister.
- Kara?

Sprock! It is true. Look.

How?

The only way he could know
Kara is your sister

is if he found out your secret identity.

There's a nuclear warhead

at the Tamaki Air Force Base

south of the city.

Get it and deliver it
to the abandoned warehouse

on Waterfront Road within the hour.

Do it, or I'll reveal your
secret identity

and kill your sister.

Alex, I know your history with Henshaw.

Promise me you won't let
feelings cloud your judgment

as we bring him to justice.

I can handle it.

Where's Kara?

She's safe.

For now.

What do you want?

What do I want?

Your father...

infiltrated my organization,
ambushed me.

Left me for dead in the jungle.

So this is what I want!

You didn't think I'd come
unprepared, did you?

You didn't think I'd bring
an active warhead, did you?

I still have the missile.

And I still have you.

That's enough to get the DEO
back to its former glory.

By blowing it up and starting over.

And now the DEO, your sister...

and everyone you love will die.

No one will be able
to save them... or you.

I don't need anyone to save me.

Because I am Supergirl!

- Supergirl.
- J'onn.

I've got Henshaw,
but I don't know where...

We have Kara.

She's safe.

You should not have come back.

And now you'll never
hurt my family again.

- Hey.
- Hey.

So...

Andrea said the failsafe patch
wasn't addressed

because of bureaucracy with the board.

But...

Ever since Luthor Corp
partnered with us...

...the board has a new member...

Lex.

So maybe he was behind it.

He could have pressured
other board members

to ignore the glitch

so he could exploit it for his own ends.

Maybe trap people inside the VR
and lock in subscribers.

Yeah, but we don't have
any facts to back that up.

Well, there has to be
something we can do.

This is a list of almost 500 users

who have been using our VR
non-stop for 48 hours or more.

No one's called about them, but...

- They could still be trapped.
- Yeah.

How do you feel about helping me

make a few hundred phone calls?

Hey.

Good job today.

- Henshaw's in containment.
- Good.

- How's Kara?
- Back at CatCo,

finishing her article as we speak.

Oh, and she, uh,
wanted me to remind you,

it's your turn to pick up
the dumplings tonight.

That's my sister.

I know that look.

Is something on your mind?

Yeah, I just, um...

I don't know, everything just
feels so... so good.

Hmm.

But I keep having this feeling
that I've forgotten something.

Kind of like the
"Did I lock the front door?"

- kind of feeling.
- Hmm.

But still, I...

I know that I'm doing
what I'm supposed to be doing.

I've got my team, I've got my family...

Everything, it feels...

Right?

Alex, you saved your family,

the DEO, and the citizens
of National City today.

That feeling you can't quite pin down...

it's called happiness.

Now, come on, let's go celebrate.

Brainy's buying.

You're right.

- Let's celebrate.
- Yeah.

♪ Feelings ♪

♪ Nothing more than feelings ♪

♪ Trying to forget my... ♪

Thank you,

President Lincoln.

Hey, I'm sorry about that abomination.

If he'd read a history book, he'd know

that Honest Abe belongs
in the audience of the theater,

not on the stage.

Do we have a John Wilkes Booth
in the house?

- Come on.
- Boo!

What? You don't think that's funny? Hmm?

Now, back to our show.

Who's next?

Ah, I see a sister Kryptonian.

To Supergirl!

Oh, silence.

Sorry, Vita,
I got carried away for a sec.

Well, you're spared,

but you're sent to the back of the line.

And no more Britney Spears
songs if you want to live.

- I'll go get the drinks.
- Okay.

You happy?

Never happier.

Yes, I understand.

Very sorry to bother you.

Yes.

Wow, so that's 100
phone calls to 100 users,

none who are trapped.

Maybe I've taken us both
down a conspiracy rabbit hole.

- There any word from Alex yet?
- Uh, I texted,

and, um, no response.

Maybe she still needs space.

You know,

sometimes people
need a shoulder to cry on

even if they won't admit it.

You should go to her.

I'll keep on this.

Saw you looking at it, I'll keep on it.

In fact, I have a contact at the NSA

who might be able to help us
speed things up.

You go be with the woman you love.

Thank you.

Well, well, well, if it isn't
my favorite customer.

Want a drink on the house, Supergirl?

Why not?

Well, if it isn't my favorite customer.

Want a round on the house, Supergirl?

Heck, yeah.

Hey.

Supergirl.

Hi. That's a...
That's a really great costume.

Black.

Now that is cool.

Um... Sorry, what are you talking about?

Oh, I love this place.

They just never make the drinks
cold enough, though.

That... How did you...

I've come here to escape reality.

Not have subpar drinks.

This... This isn't real?

What, you think all these
drinks would be on the house?

Are you okay?

This is impossible.

You look like you are bugging out.

I'll just get someone.

Supergirl. Are you all right?

How can there be two Supergirls?

Perhaps it's the result
from Kryptonite poisoning.

Should we head to the DEO?

Perhaps we should go back to the medbay.

No, this isn't real.

I have to get out of here.

I have to go.

That was weird.

Alex. Are you okay?

- Alex?
- J'onn?

Psi just launched a psychic
attack on National City.

She's making everybody
doubt their reality.

Don't tell me she got to you, too.

- We need you here.
- No, I'm all right.

And I'm on my way.

Hello?

Alex?

What's wrong with your lenses?

You wanna come out? Hey.

Okay, babe.

It's time to wake up.

Don't worry.

I'm coming in to get you.

Well, I guess some villains
are all thought and no action.

- Alex.
- Kelly.

- Are you all right?
- Yeah, I'm fine.

I just... I didn't know
if you had tried to get out,

but your failsafe isn't working.

What?

The glitch that Richard Bates hacked,

it wasn't fixed.

Um, and I think you might
have been affected.

I can't eject you, so I need
you to wake yourself up

and end your simulation,

and then I'll tell you everything.

End... end my simulation? I...

You need to exit your virtual reality.

I can't do it for you.
You have to do it for yourself.

Oh, my God.

Psi must have gotten to her, too.

What? No.

I'll make sure she gets to the medbay.

I don't need to go to the medbay.

You have to end this.
This isn't real. You know that.

A-ha! She was assaulted by Psi.

That never happened.

Hey, Alex,

can't you see that this virtual reality

is just giving you what you want?

Supergirl.

There's a theft in progress
at National City Bank.

NCPD is on their way,
but they won't make it in time.

Kelly, I have to handle this.

You go with J'onn and Brainy
to the medbay.

They'll take care of you, I promise.

Let's go.

End simulation.

Okay, slow down, Kelly.

Are you sure that this is
a failsafe malfunction?

I don't know. That is why I called you.

Alex's lenses are practically red.

And she's not responding to
any of my methods of ejection.

I tried adrenaline,

but it was like she didn't even feel it.

What about going into the VR
for direct contact?

Yeah, I tried that, too,

and there was no sign
of a failsafe button.

She wouldn't even listen to me.

Before she went in, she was grieving.

I don't know, maybe because
of her emotional state,

she was more susceptible to our AI

and had a mild psychotic break.

I've seen this with some of my patients,

but still...

I'm still able to bring them out.

Okay, Kelly, look.
We need to think this through.

It was like she was lost in there.

Then we need a way to shock her out.

We need to show Alex that
she is not in the real world

by confronting her with
something that's unexplainable,

but also absolutely undeniable.

Something like Alex herself.

I hope this works.

Thanks, Supergirl.

These guys sure chose
the wrong bank to rob.

Speaking of bad choices,

there's still time enough for you

to turn your life around, young lady.

Hi, Alex.

How do you know my real name?

Because I'm you.

You can feel it.

How?

I've been sent to show you
something that you need to see.

Please.

Please listen to her.

- What do I need to see?
- That none of this is real.

Yes, it is. Of course it is.

Supergirl, is everything okay?

Come with me, and I'll show you
the truth you've been avoiding.

Come on, Supergirl,
the NCPD can take it from here.

Supergirl, let us help you.

Or are you afraid of facing reality?

I remember this place.

That...

That bomb, I planted that bomb.

This is the Cadmus facility
where I last saw Dad.

- Is that...
- Jeremiah.

We didn't face him before,
but we need to now.

Maybe now he can explain
why he never came back.

Hey!

Supergirl, get away from her!

She's a shape-shifter.

- No.
- Come on. I know another way.

Okay.

There he is.

Dad?

This is what you needed to see.

The truth in the real world.

The real world?

The real world
where we're not Supergirl.

And where even if we were,

nothing that we could have
done would have saved him.

We always hoped
that he'd come back to us.

And if he didn't,

we hoped that someday we'd find him.

That's why you took on
the role of Supergirl.

She stands for hope.

But now that Dad's dead,

we know that there's no chance
of that ever happening.

And even if we were Supergirl
and we did find him,

it wouldn't change anything.

His life was a result of his choices.

Not ours.

But it's gonna be okay.

Because in the real world,

we still have people who love us

and who wanna help us
make the changes we can.

Unlike here, where everyone
is trying to lock us in.

Don't listen to her, Supergirl.

You're leaving us no choice.

Hey.

Alex.

Get away from her, please.

She's dangerous.

Don't let her put
crazy thoughts in your head.

- She's not...
- This is your home.

We are your family.

You belong with us, not with her.

That thing needs to be destroyed.

If you can't... we will.

Not in my reality.

Hey.

End simulation.

Wait, no, no, no. Hang on. Hang on.

How do I know
if I'm not in the VR still?

Because we had a fight this morning

that was never resolved.

Because your dad is gone for good,

and you're sad.

But it's gonna be okay.

I know.

Yeah, I know that now.

I love you.

Thank you for not giving up on me.

I would never.

I'm so sorry.

I was such a jerk.

And I pushed...

J'onn and Kara and you away.

You know, I've been so angry
at my dad for so long,

for abandoning Kara and I,

for never reaching out, you know?

But as hurt as I've been,

I just... I kept thinking

that he would come back
into our lives someday.

And then, you know,

I get the news
about his death, and I just...

I just got so mad at everyone.

But the reality...

is that I was just mad at myself.

'Cause I couldn't save him.

And so I...

I felt...

I felt hopeless.

You are not hopeless.

You are a warrior.

What's wrong?

I think there's a lot more going on

in the VR than we know about.

Because I don't think I was the
only one that was lost in there.

There... There was a woman
named, uh, Bonnie,

and there was a guy, Derek.

And... and I think
they were stuck in there, too.

And if there was three of us...

then there could be a lot more.

Um...

Okay, I... I... I'm on it.

Um, but first, we need
to get you to Midvale.

Okay?

Yeah.

Yeah, we do.

Lex Luthor arrived in Madrid today

to a sellout crowd

to discuss Obsidian North's
new Platinum...

Cocky bastard.

Pre-orders are so high,

the phone lines have
currently shut down.

People are hailing Lex Luthor

as the innovator of the millennium. _

Nice work, Arnie. _

Prominent tech giants

are leaping onto the VR scene,

each driving forward new
and upcoming product lines. _

However, nothing will
come close to Platinum VR. _

If you think you kind of understand
what's going on in tech today... _

Thank you, Kelly.
I'm glad that Alex was okay.

Yes. Bye.

You've reached Gemma Cooper's office.

Miss Cooper is not available right now.
But if you leave your name...

I need a full diagnostic write-up

on the failsafe error code.

And I want a patch
worked up immediately.

Nothing else moves forward
until this is done.

- Do you understand?
- Yes, Miss Rojas.

Lex Luthor.

What are you up to?

Jeremiah was a loving and caring man.

It's what made him a great
partner, a great friend

and... a great father.

He was brave and compassionate.

He knew just what to say
to make your life brighter,

how to pick you up
when you were feeling down.

In spite of all the twists and turns

that Jeremiah's life took,

the kindness, compassion and love...

that was real.

I'm sorry for all the things
that I said.

It doesn't matter.

You're here now.