Supergirl (2015–…): Season 5, Episode 2 - Stranger Beside Me - full transcript

Previously on
Supergirl:

- I'm sorry, who are you?
- Andrea Rojas.

I sold CatCo to Andrea.

Tomorrow, we'll be joined
by the renowned William Dey.

- From The Times of London?
- I quit.

I have a calling, Hope,
and it's to fix mankind.

I never thought Supergirl would tell me
who she was,

but now that she has,
I have an opportunity.

And I can use Supergirl
to achieve my ends.

- Who are you?
- You don't recognize me, brother?

♪ Stop me on the corner
I swear you hit me like a vision ♪



♪ I, I, I wasn't expecting ♪

♪ But who am I to tell fate
Where it's supposed to go with it? ♪

♪ Don't you blink you might miss it ♪

♪ See we got a right
to just love it or leave it ♪♪

Thank you, Supergirl!

Yeah, that woman shouldn't have been
texting and walking.

National City prepares
to head to the ballot box.

Obsidian North contact lenses.

They let you do you.

Whenever, wherever
and whatever you want.

Seriously?

As if you weren't amazing enough.

- You're also a gourmet chef?
- Hardly.

But I am famous
for this breakfast in particular.



So we have poached eggs, crispy bacon,
fresh whipped cream

and Danvers' blueberry pancakes.

- Um...
- I know, right?

One bite of these
and you will die for them.

- I really will.
- What's wrong?

- I'm not the biggest fan of blueberries.
- Oh.

- In fact, I am deathly allergic.
- You are?

When I was 4, I hate a handful of them
and my throat closed up,

and my face promptly turned
the color of those blueberries.

Oh, my God. I am so sorry.

- It's okay, I was 4.
- No, but I nearly just killed you.

Okay, you didn't just kill me, and I always carry
an emergency EpiPen with me.

Really? I didn't know that.

Hey, it's all good.

Also bacon and whipped cream happen to be
two of my most favorite foods on the planet.

So you don't really like
poached eggs either, do you?

Not so much, but do you know what I like
more than anything?

Mm-mm.

- You.
- Okay.

Thank you.

I need breakfast and coffee.

Yes, this is your pattern.

Which is why I've prepared accordingly.

Breakfast burritos!

With chorizo and crema,
as you like.

Plus your nitro coffee
with an extra shot of cold brew.

This is the best morning ever.

"Best morning ever"?

But that would include eons
both before and after this moment.

I really think you're misusing the...

Message received.

I can't believe
I didn't see it before.

Andrea bought CatCo to get
free global advertising for Obsidian North.

And then this morning, on the jumbotron,
an important story about the election

was swallowed up by a gigantic
Obsidian commercial. It's...

Well, speaking of the upcoming election,
I got some interesting news last night.

I got a call from a group of people
who wanna back me for senator.

- Senator?
- Yeah!

That's incredible!

I never imagined going
into politics.

Are you kidding me? We would all be lucky
to have you in Washington.

I also have an offer to be
the media director at the Smithsonian.

Wha...? So how long has it been
since you left CatCo?

What, 12 hours?

That's...

That's the universe telling me
I'm on the right path.

Well, I think the universe is just telling me
that I have to keep my spirits up

and fight the good fight.

Your spirits do seem remarkably high

for someone
who strongly dislikes her new boss.

Ah, ha. Well, that's thanks to Lena.

I don't think I realized
how burdened I was by lying to her.

And now that she knows I'm Supergirl
and she's forgiven me,

I feel a thousand pounds lighter,
like I can do anything! Bring it!

J'onn, we got you a latte.

Oh, my God. J'onn.

J'onn? J'onn?

Well, this should help
take away the pain temporarily.

I don't understand.

You think that whoever did this to you
was also the person that released Midnight?

Yes.

He said he was my brother.

At first, I didn't believe him,
but now I know it must be true.

How do you know?

This is specifically
a Martian form of agony.

In the early days of Mars,
there were two brothers, Phobos and Deimos.

Their rivalry and bloodshed was the reason
for the split of Green and White Martians.

To prevent this ever happening again,
a curse was placed on the Green Martians.

We called it Fa'ra'too'rik.

It is the punishment
for brother attacking brother.

But you've never even mentioned
having a brother.

I never knew of one.

It seems unthinkable,

but perhaps his existence
was hidden from me by my parents.

And hidden by the entire Martian community
by their hive mind?

We're going to find him, but first
we need to deal with your pain.

There is no cure for this
on this planet.

There is in the future.

We treat afflicted Euphorians,

an alien race with similar brain structure
to Martians, with Q-waves.

They're narrow waveforms
that exist between X and gamma rays.

You haven't heard of them because Q-waves
don't get discovered until the late dark ages.

Actually, Kelly's been using Q-waves as part
of her brain computer interface at Obsidian.

Well, no time like the present
to create the future.

- Nia?
- Kara.

You need to get here immediately.
Ms. Rojas is on a rampage.

And she won't start the editorial meeting
until everyone's present.

I'm on my way.

- You guys get J'onn to Kelly.
- Okay.

And I'll have the DEO start a broadband scan
for Green Martians ASAP.

- Ugh.
- J'onn, we're gonna find your brother.

Who hurt you?

I went to see my brother.

He struck at me and inflicted us both
with the sting of Fa'ra'too'rik.

I cannot cure your affliction,

I will do what I can
to ease your suffering, old friend.

Once I am able, I will tear this new family
of J'onn J'onzz's apart, for both of us.

Hope?

- Good morning, Ms. Luthor.
- Is it morning?

I lost track of time.

I had an epiphany last night.

There is something in these lenses
of the Obsidian technology

that's going to allow me
to change the course of humanity.

That is an exciting agenda.
What is your scientific hypothesis?

Hope, could you hurt someone?

I'm incapable of causing pain.
It's against my prime directive.

Exactly, because you were built
in the very image of perfection.

You have no selfish inclinations.

Your base code
is morality, empathy and logic.

Humans and aliens, however,
are flawed.

They are driven by their emotions.

They lie, cheat and hurt each other
to protect themselves.

But it's not their fault,
it's just how they're programmed.

I am gonna make them better
with Project Non Nocere.

"Do no harm."

I'm going to rid humanity
of its instincts to hurt each other.

But you cannot reprogram
organic creatures.

The VR lenses create a link
between what we want and what we see,

constructing a blank slate in the brain
on which a new world can be projected.

If I can find the source of that link,

I can redirect that blank slate
to have one single rule.

Non nocere. Do no harm.

Is there anything I can do
to assist you in this endeavor?

You will eventually, but right now,
I need more resources.

The subject is gaining consciousness.

Good. I'm ready for her.

How did you sleep?

Kara! Nia. There you are.

We can finally get started.

- What's this?
- A gift from Obsidian North.

From now on, all work will be filed
through a portal

only accessible through these tablets.

Thanks, boss. At the Times,
it was lucky if we got a legal pad.

Didn't you say your wife
was a lawyer?

Shouldn't you have a house
filled with legal pads?

Yeah. Right. Which just makes this
all the more special.

Now, for writing assignments.
I need interesting takes.

Kara, you're on the fashion beat.

Um...

That's not really my style.

"Style." Cute. You're witty.

I thought it would be meta for you to cover
the "who wore what" to your Pulitzer party.

- I think I'd prefer to do something more...
- Elitist?

Yes, we all know
that you can do high-brow journalism.

I wanna see how low you can go.
It'll be good for you to stretch that muscle.

Well, I'm always looking
to stretch my craft.

In fact, I may have a bead
on a new senate candidate.

Maybe, I can get an exclusive? Have them
announce their race on our website?

That is a good story.

So you know what I think?
I think you should do both.

But mine first
and I want it on my desk by lunch.

Thank you.

I actually don't know
if I have time...

Here you go.

Okay, we're gonna go slow.

And I'll be here monitoring your brain activity
and your vitals the whole time.

And James is right outside
if we need anything.

Right.

Initiating energy cycle.

Q-wave protocol initiated.

Please. Please let me go.

I know that you're mad at me,

but just know that I would be
the most loyal to you if you let me live.

Okay, I'm not mad at you.

- Then why am I here?
- Why did you betray me?

I swear I didn't want to
and that's true.

It's just...

They made me do it.

Who's "they"? Lex's cronies?

I can't. They're everywhere.

All right. Blame the bogeyman.

Please. If they even think that I told you,
they will kill me and they will kill you too.

- Why should I believe anything you say?
- Because it's true.

They recruited me when I was 16.
The same year my parents died.

I was already in college.
I had so much debt.

They said they could fix everything.
All I had to do was work for them.

- And betray me.
- No!

I hated doing it.
It hurt me every time.

Eve, I asked you a question.

My mother always said,
"Actions speak louder than words."

And I was there, Eve. I was
on the other side of that gun you pulled.

And I looked down the barrel
and I knew that you would have shot me.

So don't tell me
that you didn't have a choice.

There is always a choice
and you always chose the same thing.

You betrayed me because you wanted to.

You liked the power that it gave you,
so if you want me to trust you...

try telling the truth for once.

Hey, Alex. I'm so sorry.

I think I'm stuck here
until I'm done with these assignments.

Andrea's has been all over me today.

But the second you get a hit,
I'll blow out of here. Okay.

- Nia?
- Hey.

Whoa.

- You have a bento box fort.
- Yep, yeah, I do.

- Can I have some? I'm starving.
- Yes, please. Take them all.

I'm still stuffed from breakfast.

Let me guess, is this Brainy?

This morning, he brought my favorite breakfast
and it was perfect.

But I don't know,
isn't this a little excessive?

Maybe giving food
is Brainy's language of love, I don't know.

Well, I think I just need to tell him
in plain English

that this is 35 boxes
of sushi too much love.

Yeah, that sounds like a very healthy
and mature thing to do.

- But I'm gonna enjoy this while it lasts.
- All right. Well...

Great. More reason
to get this done quickly.

I just reconfigured all possible
energy signatures based on J'onn's DNA.

You really are on top of it all, Brainy.

I really am, aren't I?

I began this morning by executing
a perfect breakfast for Nia Nal.

She called it "the best morning ever."

And as of 10 minutes ago,
she's having an even better afternoon.

She is welcome.

You see, the key to a good relationship
is knowing each other fully.

Mm. I don't know if that's really true.

Your voice just went up two octaves.

- Is everything all right?
- Ahem.

Everything is great.

Except I almost
kind of poisoned Kelly this morning.

- But it was just a silly mistake.
- Sounds like a deadly mistake.

I didn't know she was allergic
to blueberries, okay?

How could I?
She never told me that.

And then I started thinking, "Okay,
well, what else hasn't she told me?

What else might
I accidentally kill her with?"

Because...

I really like her, Brainy.
Like... Like, a lot.

And I don't wanna kill her.

You and Kelly are still
in the "getting-to-know-you" stage.

Okay, but that's what I'm talking about.
When did this happen?

When did my feelings
for Kelly get so strong?

And how could I possibly feel this way
about somebody that I barely know?

From what I have learnt,

the heart is not logical.

Okay, we're going to 40 biohertz now.

Q-wave protocol initiated.

Turn it off!

What's going on?

This pain has just gotten worse.

There's something off on your scan.

Okay, part of what this tech does
is it maps and catalogs your memories.

Okay, these rings represent
every year of your life.

Think of them like tree rings.

You see these? They're broken.

Have you ever had illness
or brain trauma before?

I've had many battles.

Didn't you also inherit Myr'nn's memories?
Maybe it's causing a rift in your own.

Okay, we should rule out everything.

And if you want,
we can further explore the breaks.

It might help us stop your pain.

- Whatever you think will help.
- Okay.

I'm gonna go in with him.
Make sure nobody interrupts us.

- Got it.
- Okay.

Ready?

Initiating.

Pushing to 60 biohertz now.

First, we build.

I find it's easiest for patients to create
a method for organizing their memories.

Imagine somewhere familiar.

You see how some of these spines
are blank?

These must have been the breaks
that I saw on the scan.

"Battle of L'Zoril M'nt."

"Battle of C'arel."

These are battles of the Martian Civil War.

There's something about...

this one.

I've never seen this before.

It's Martian.

- What do you think that void means?
- Someone wiped my mind.

I've just located J'onn's brother.
Five miles from here.

Great. Get everyone out there.
I'll call Supergirl.

Hey.

Alex, hey.

Sure, I just...

It's him? Don't make contact
with him until I'm there.

Yeah, I'll sneak out of here
and meet you.

- Where are you going? Everything okay?
- It's a family emergency.

Hey, I know the NSA doesn't do this anymore,
but you owe me a favor.

I need you to track someone
in National City.

Last name, Danvers.
First name, Kara.

Glad to see
you escaped your tower, Rapunzel.

Yeah, and into a sewer.
Where's J'onn's brother?

Who would mind wipe you?

Only another Martian
would be strong enough.

But wiping a Martian's mind
is the greatest sin in Martian culture.

Well, we could rebuild your memory
based on what you already know.

Repairing the break
could also help ease your pain.

I'm not sure I can face
what's inside that void.

J'onn.

I know that looking into your past
can be terrifying.

When I did it, I thought
I might lose myself for good.

But Kelly was right by my side.

And I came back stronger.

Give me those contacts.

Brainy, are we close
to J'onn's brother?

There seems to be interference
with the signal.

What kind of interference?

It's unclear.

There's something else in here too.

- Are you sure this is where Kara Danvers is?
- Yep, that's where she is.

What are you doing here?

Get out now!

Remember, this world is a construct.

Nothing in here is by accident.

The book that led you to the void,
you said it was about the Martian Civil War?

It was the darkest moment
in Martian history.

In fact, it ended our history.

The White Martians attacked us,
sabotaging us on every front.

Including our minds.

How did they sabotage you?

I don't know.

Yes, you do.

That's him.

My brother was a traitor.

He poisoned us with H'ronmeer's Curse.

We went before the High Council.

Malefic betrayed us, worked
with the White Martians to poison our people.

He is not one of us.
Send him to the Phantom Zone.

You're still in the dark, brother.

Q-wave protocol completed.

The pain.

It's gone.

Thank you, brother.

- Alex, watch out, it's J'onn's brother!
- No!

He's gone.

Well, that was Kelly on the phone.

- J'onn's okay. His pain is gone.
- That's a relief.

- Are you finding anything?
- Negative.

I lost his signal when he and the White Martian
phased out of the sewer.

I will reconfigure his signature to include
both Green and White Martian energy.

- Great, then we'll get back to the DEO.
- Wow.

- What?
- I'm sorry, you smell.

What? You smell of sewer.

- Maybe a change of clothes could help.
- Wow.

- He's not wrong about the smell.
- Well, you all smell too.

- How about that?
- Worry not, the work is handled.

Hey, Nia. What is it?

Kara, Ms. Rojas is furious.
Where are you?

On my way.

I'll stay with J'onn tonight,
in case his brother comes back.

But I have to do
some damage control at CatCo first.

Okay.

Kara, It's after lunch, and I haven't
even received your first article yet.

- I was just about to file that.
- William already did.

- He wrote my article?
- And it's excellent, I may add.

Perhaps the transition is harder
on you than I thought.

Our copy-editing staff
is a little short-handed.

Maybe you can help them out.

I'm not a copy editor.

A beginner's mind is a Zen mind.

Really? Broken?

Intentionally?
And you're certain it's that user?

I'll handle it.

The pile on the right is for you.

- Don't ever steal one of my stories again.
- Hey, I did you a favor.

What kind of twisted logic is it
that makes you think

by stealing one of my bylines,
you're doing me a favor?

And tattling on me?
What are you, 5?

Maybe if you focused

on the work assigned to you,
you wouldn't have this problem.

Well, maybe if you supported
your fellow journalists

instead of competing with them,

you wouldn't be such a jerk.

Do I look like a guy who does charity?

You want someone to look out for you?
Look somewhere else.

Well, since you enjoy doing
my work so much, have at it.

I've been thinking about
what you said.

And you're right.

I wasn't motivated by fear
or blackmail.

Every decision that I made,

every crummy thing that I did to you,
to everyone,

I wanted to do it.

- I liked doing it.
- Lena.

Andrea.

How did you get down here?

Oh, your assistant
is my best friend's girlfriend.

Cute couple.
Surprised you didn't know.

You shouldn't underestimate me,
Lena.

Do you really think that I don't know
when someone's trying to steal my I.P.?

- You put trackers in the lenses.
- And you shattered it.

Along with the Lumus pixellator.

But you already knew that. That's what you
were trying to anatomize, wasn't it?

You know, I really thought
more of you, Lena.

Caught trying to steal my technology?

How embarrassing for you.

What will your shareholders think?

Or the world?

Oh, and I ran diagnostics
before you...

shattered these.

I know how valuable they are to you.

How many hours you've spent in them.

You're cut off.
You won't get another pair from me.

Keep screwing with me,
and you won't just owe me a story,

you'll be the story.

Lena.

I could have called for help, and all of
this would have been over in one minute,

but I didn't because I meant what I said.

You can trust me.

Yes.

It appears that I can.

No matter how I reconfigure
the Green Martian energy signature,

I cannot get a hit
besides J'onn J'onzz himself.

Thank you.

Nia. You are welcome.

I assume you received
the pizza delivery.

Thank you for the pizzas,

but my dress is bursting at the seams
and I'm pretty sure I have heartburn.

Yes, my heart also burns.

You're not listening to me.

But this morning, you said,
"I love this."

Remember? "Best morning ever"?

I did! I do! I just...

I appreciate all the stuff you're doing
to make me happy,

but I love lots of things.

I love stupid buddy comedies
and Taylor Swift.

And quiet nights, and poetry,

and just spending time with you.

I love that too.

- So you'll chill on the food?
- Indeed.

But just to be clear,

"chill" doesn't mean you want a gelato
or a nice chilled shrimp cocktail, correct?

No more food. Hot or cold.

I'm sorry about your brother.

Here.

Thank you.

Knowing now that I am tied to someone
who betrayed my people so violently

is unsettling.

And it makes me worry.

If this memory was taken from me,

what else may I not know about myself,
good or bad?

Well, you have us,
and we know you.

Thank you.

And I appreciate you letting me be here.
But shouldn't you be working?

Oh, please,
you are a welcome distraction.

Andrea's gunning for me.

And that William guy...

I mean, who does he think he is?

I caught him following me.

Following you?
Did you confront him?

No, I couldn't.
I was Supergirl.

But he is sneaky.

And I think he's trying
to sabotage me.

He just rattles around the office
with his smug British accent and...

You know who I feel bad for?
His wife.

Because she's stuck with him.

J'onn, I don't know how much longer
I can last at CatCo.

The Kara Danvers
I know is not a quitter.

If someone's trying to sabotage you,
just ignore them.

They're spending all their energy on you,
you spend yours on being the best you.

Kelly, hey.

- Did I leave the door unlocked?
- Yep.

Oh, geez. I'm gonna put on a sweater
real quick, you open the wine.

To a successful day.

To an exhausting day.

And, um...

Thank you so much for helping J'onn.

You really are a miracle worker.

It was nothing.

You're the real hero.
Almost catching J'onn's brother.

I feel like I barely understand
what you guys do.

How did you manage to track him?

You know what?

Let's not order in.

I still have some of that blueberry
pancake batter in the fridge,

so how about I whip some of those up?

Sounds good.

You're not my girlfriend.

You killed my comrade.

It's Alex.

She's in trouble.

We got to go.

Alex?

Hey, I got your signal.
Is everything okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Oh, I must have just bumped it.

What did you do with Alex?

Humans are so fragile, aren't they?

Well, that wasn't very nice.

I got this. You go get my brother.

I'm gonna go help those people.

Why are Alex and Supergirl fighting?

That's not Alex. That's my brother.

- Alex might still be inside.
- I'm gonna go find her.

Move, move, move.
Let's go. Let's go.

Alex!

Alex!

Alex, wake up. Wake up, Alex.

- Don't touch me.
- Hey, it's me. It's me.

It's you, okay.

It's you.

Okay.

We have to get out of here.
We got to go.

Okay.

Wait, there's a fire in the stairwell.
I barely made it up here.

Okay, well, we can get out
through the roof. Okay, go.

- You okay?
- Yeah.

- Alex, it's me.
- Alex, listen to me.

Just hold us both here
until help comes.

No, he's just trying to escape.

Shoot him.

- Aah!
- No!

No!

Well, the building's all right,
everything's sound.

But I can't speak for your reputation
with your neighbors

or for Mr. Nelson's
melted pint of rocky road.

- So that was your brother. The traitor.
- Yes.

I'm afraid this is far from over.

When our minds were joined,
Malefic said I was still in the dark.

Perhaps if I can access
more of my memories,

I might be able to uncover
what his next move will be.

Kelly, do you think we could go deeper
with Obsidian's tech?

Perhaps turn the energy
up to 80 biohertz?

That kind of power
could reset your brain for good.

We can't take that chance.

All right.

William.

You're here late.
Working on another extra-curricular story?

No, actually, I'm just here to do my job.

That's a nice change.

You know what?

I see you. You're a saboteur.

You bring other people down
to make you look better.

And maybe that's how you've made it this far,
but that's a rotten way of making it to the top.

So you can try to get me in trouble
and steal my stories.

But while you're busy plotting
and undermining me,

I'm gonna be doing my job
with heart and integrity.

And I'm gonna be doing it well.

Nothing says "sorry for the terror"
like cookies.

Hey, I got you a little gift.

- Oh.
- Mm.

So this is a list of my allergies.

Blueberries, hazelnuts,
bees and cats.

- This is very helpful, thank you.
- You're welcome.

You know, I realized

that my spiral this morning
about the blueberries

wasn't really about the blueberries.

What do you mean?

We haven't been together for very long

so, you know, it just made me realize
how much we still don't know about each other.

And, you know,
I really freaking like you.

Like a lot.

And so that scared me.

- Alex, you're safe with me.
- I know that now.

Earlier, when I touched your hand...

I knew that it wasn't you.

Because you can't fake
how that feels.

Just like you can't fake being
who you are.

So, on that rooftop...

when you made that very selfless choice,

I knew exactly in that moment
which of you was my Kelly.

And I might not know every little detail
about you yet, but I know you.

Aw!

- So sweet.
- Isn't it?

Dearest Nia.

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

Brainy? What...?

Why are you doing all this?

Nia, I heard you loud and clear.

From now on, I will shower you
with poetry.

- Oh.
- Have no fear.

Even without spicy tuna,
I will venture to make each day

the best day ever.

Which is theoretically impossible but...

you make me want to do the impossible.

Brainy, you are adorable.

But sometimes,
you are the dumbest smartest person I know.

Thank you.

Eve, I've decided that it's time
to fill you in on what I've been doing.

You will not regret this,
Ms. Luther.

You can count on me.
For real this time.

I must admit, I had my doubts.

But now I know there are aspects
of your brain that I need.

And now that I know that
I can trust you,

I believe you and I are gonna
do great things together.

Eve.

Meet Hope.

You two are gonna be
working closely together.

How so?

Well, first, Eve,
we need to evolve you.

And you yourself said
that you wanted to be better.

I promise you,
you will not feel a thing.

You've been mapping my mind.

I needed to locate and highlight
the centers of your brain

that trigger honesty and loyalty.

Why?

So Hope knows where to go.

"I didn't develop a sense of smell
until the tender age of 14."

♪ And hide her away
from the rest of the world ♪

♪ I want to be the one to walk
in the sun ♪

♪ And girls, they wanna have fun ♪

♪ That's all they really want ♪

♪ Some fun ♪

♪ When the working day is done ♪

♪ Oh, girls, they wanna have fun ♪♪

- Kara, have you finished editing yet?
- I have.

I also sent you 11 pitches
ahead of tomorrow's meeting.

All with eye-grabbing headlines
and image options.

Well.

I look forward
to discussing them tomorrow.

Don't be late.

♪ That's all they really want ♪

♪ Some fun ♪

♪ When the working day is done ♪

♪ Oh, girls, they wanna have fun ♪

♪ They just wanna, they just wanna ♪

♪ - They just wanna, they just wanna
- Girls ♪

♪ They just wanna, they just wanna ♪

♪ Girls just want to have fun ♪

Without the powers that were stolen
from me in the Phantom Zone,

the power to incept,

there's no way I can defeat
my brother and his friends.

You listen, but you do not hear.

That woman gave you the answer.

That kind of power
could reset your brain for good.

Reset your brain.

Reset your brain.

- Hope.
- Good morning, Ms. Luther.

Well, since Andrea Rojas took my lenses,
we need a new plan.

Luckily, she confirmed my hypothesis
about the interworking of her technology.

This pleases you.

We don't need Andrea's tech.

With your help, I can build my own.

And together, we can rebuild humanity.