Titans (2018–…): Season 3, Episode 12 - Prodigal - full transcript

Dick is dying.

I can feel it.

Can you find him?

Follow me.

Dick!

No!

Rach, is there anything
you can do?

Dick!

No.

It's too late.

Gar?



Gar, now!

Rachel?

Is he gonna make it?

I don't know.

Nightwing is dead.
Batman saved my toy.

A trinket of our
courtship together.

Who would have thought
he was so sentimental?

Did you hear me?

I said Nightwing is dead!

So? He wasn't my monster.

He's your monster.

What do you want,
a cookie?

But you said that's what
you wanted.

When it was done,
we would save Gotham our way.



Gotham will be saved,
but first it must be destroyed.

As clever hopes expire,
waves of fear and anger

circulate over
the bright and darkened
lands of the Earth.

What the fuck kind
of gibberish is that?

No, not gibberish, no.
It's the past come to life
in the present.

An ode to the Bat
and his wee Bird

from when they stopped me.

But they can't stop me now.

No, they can't stop me now

because...

because we will walk
among them.
The dead.

And the fallen city
will be like...

It'll be like a beacon.

Very soon, Jason.
Very, very soon
they will die.

Yes, they will die.

Who will die?
All of them!

All of them. Everybody.

You still stink of fear.
After all that I've given you.

You said I was gonna
be a savior.

I won't help you
destroy the city.

Well...

perhaps you won't.

Keep running, boy...
keep running.

"As the clever hopes expire,
waves of fear and anger...

waves of fear and anger...
waves of fear and anger."

There's heavy smoke coming from
an explosion south of the dock.

Last radio alert said
that someone saw Crane's
cops at Greene and Sixth.

They're wiping out
the Resistance cells
one by one.

Heading east.
Right toward us.
We don't have much time.

Let's get everyone together.
Go over the plan again

and make sure everyone's
armed and ready.

Grab them while
they're hot.

Where'd did you
get those?

Tim's got a secret closet,
I got a secret stash.

Hey, cuz.
Know how to use an Uzi?

Nightwing is dead.

What?

That... that's impossible.

A guy had photos of his dead
body in the street.

I've got them, it's him.

Show me.

You can't believe
everything you see.

Those don't look real to you?

Scarecrow's weaving his web.
We don't know what's real.

It's real enough
for me.

If superheroes are dying,
we don't stand a chance.

We need to get out of Gotham.

Find a way past
the GCPD Border Patrol.

I got friends who tried.
They're dead.

I heard there might be
an underground route
north of the docks.

If we can make it there--
Go if you want.

I'm fighting to save Gotham.

Son... there's no
Gotham left to save.

Not if we just give up.

Enough trying
to be a superhero.

Last time you almost died.

No one's going to die.

Stay here. I'll be back.

The fuck do you
think you're doing?

What you should have done.

Sorry I'm late
for our daily chat.

You know, I lost
my right-hand man recently

and I was feeling
a tad bit lonely.

But then I realized,
well, I have a man.

And I have a right hand.

So what the heck?
Now for our daily trivia.

What's merrier than Christmas
and jollier than an elf?

Johnny in the Batcave.

Oh? You don't like it, huh?

It's a tough crowd.
It's a tough crowd.

Oh, I know something
that will perk you up.

Nightwing is dead.

A dismal duel to the death
between two beloved
Bat brothers.

Poetic or pathetic,
you be the judge.

Come on. How about
a little bit of appreciation

for all of my hard work.
And cool it on the feels.

You know, the tragic end
of Nightwing,

it's just an aperitif.

The main course is the death
of your beloved city.

I only wish Papa Jim
and Batman were around
to savor it with you...

along with your dearly
departed Dick Grayson.
God, I miss him already.

Anyways, stay tuned.
See you soon.

Same Crane channel,
same Crane time.

Rachel?
Is he going to make it?

I don't know.

In the beginning,
there was fear.

Where am I?

Eternity.

Your story begins the night
your parents died.

When Mommy and Daddy died,
a door in you closed.

You closed it in an attempt
to avoid further pain.

Didn't quite work though,
did it?

What are you talking about?

When a parent dies, it's like
the ground beneath you
suddenly gives way.

You trust nothing good again,
not fully.

You live in fear.

But Bruce Wayne,
he showed you how
to live with that fear.

Punish it, strike first.

And then that's all you had.
Fear and rage.

You felt fear, and dealt rage.

Don't you get it?

The battle for your soul...
is over.

You lost.

Dick...
You chose the path...

Talk to me.
...of Bruce Wayne.

But he was not your father.

You are the son
of John Grayson.

And he would be
so disappointed with the man
that you've become.

You're failing him.

Just like you failed everyone.

Donna!

Jason.

He never stood a chance too.

Hold on!

You always
wanted him dead.

No.
So you killed him.

No, it was the Joker.

The Joker was just a weapon
in your hands.

You always
wanted Jason gone.

So you abandoned him.

You hated him.

You wanted to be
the Detective's only son.

And then Jason came
and he took your place.

He took your home...

he took your father.

Please.

You holding a gun
to his head tonight,

that was as predictable
as the sun rising.

No, please.
Don't. Please don't do this.

I need your keys and your car.

Fuck off.

Don't make me ask twice.

Okay.

She's a stick.

She grinds a little bit
coming out there.

Just watch the suspension.

There's a quarter tank
of gas left.

Just keep an eye on
the fuel gauge, okay?

Krypto.

Where is he?

Conner!

Who did this to you?

Fuck the Titans.
Let it go.

Dick said
we were family.

But family is supposed
to be there for you.

Not betray you.

I'm done pretending
that's possible.

From now on,
I do what I want.

I don't know
what I want.

There's a part of me
that wants to destroy Dick
for what he did to me.

There's the part that says
the family is everything,

and I should always do good,
not harm.

Maybe we can
do good together,

as a team.

A team?
Why not?

I've got some
loose ends to tie up.

We could do it together.

Then keep going.

Just you and me?

And Krypto.

You're serious?
We both know what it's like,

to be treated
as if we don't belong.

We can make sure
others like us

get the respect
and protection they deserve.

Like Hawk and Dove.

Be our own super duo.

Who?

Nevermind.

You're right.

Fuck the Titans.

Oh, shit!

Incoming.
Crane's cops.
Take your positions.

Tim. Keep the safety on
until showtime.

You got this, son.

Be careful.

If anyone gets past us,

you know what to do.
I love you.

Don't ding up your ride.

Can you sense him
in there?

He has to fight, Gar.

We can't help him, anymore.
He has to fight.

He will.

What's wrong?

I'm okay.

The bat... I'm still
working through it.

How did you do that?

I don't know.

These new changes,
they always happen
when I'm afraid.

It's like,
my ability to change

is locked behind a door.

And fear...

Fear cracks it open
for a brief moment.

And then it just
slams shut again.

When it happens,
when I start to change,

it feels like I'm dying.

I know I can do more,
I can...

be more.

I just don't want it
to always be this way.

My whole life,
I thought it was hate

that gave me power.

Like my father.

You're nothing like him.

I know that.

But I know that because
when it came time
for me to face him...

it wasn't hate...

that gave me power.

It was love, for you...

for Dick...

for Kory.

I wouldn't let him hurt you

because I loved you

and that gave me
all the strength
I could possibly need.

It unlocked everything
for me.

Close your eyes.

Trust me.

When you saw Dick's, body,
you felt...

so much pain.

But then you saw the bats.

You knew you had
to join them.

They found you because...

they knew you loved
Dick Grayson.

You have everything
you need.

Something is happening.

You're mine now.

And you are never
going to escape.

I don't want this.

Dad!

Dad, I'm sorry.

I lost my way.

I was trying to be
someone I'm not.

And I failed you.

It's okay, son.

I love you.

Daddy, come here.

Hi, Daddy.

"What huge imago made

A psychopathic god:

I and the public know

What all schoolchildren learn

Those to whom evil is done

Do evil in return."

Jason.

Your father wasn't
the only one you failed.

You failed Jason
as well.

There's still time.

Time for what?

Time to change him.
To change? No.

No, no, no.
He works for me now.

All it took was a simple
fear treaty.

And poof!
His soul was mine.

I can stop you.

No, you can never
stop me now.

You had your chance
and you failed.

Dick.

Hey, why are you
in here, huh?

Why? You got a leash law?

Oh, my God.

I'm dreaming.
You're Superboy.

And you're an asshole.

What? Wait.
What are you doing?

That's up to my girlfriend.

Is it okay if I call you
my girlfriend?

You better.

Uh, hi, Blackfire.

Well, it is... it is
so great to see you.

And how cool that you two
are a couple, right?

Man, I love when
people find love.

I see you're still hard
at work doing
the government's ill deeds.

I prefer to call it research.

You have firepower now.

That is very--
Hot.

Look, I understand
you have some
unresolved feelings,

but... if I could ask,
very politely,

that, if, maybe
you could refrain

from destroying
government property.

Hm. Good point.
It's not the stuff,
that's the problem.

It's the people.

Please don't hurt me.

You didn't care
when you were hurting me.

Wait! Wait!

I have something you want.

He's lying.
No, no, no, no, I'm not.

If you let me live,
I'll prove it.

Prove it.

Is that your ship?

Yes.

You told me
you destroyed it.

Yeah, that was a tiny
white lie.

We retrieved it
so we could study.

But, uh, in light
of recent events

and in exchange for
my physical well-being,

I would love
to return it to you.

And I'll even nix
the storage fee.

That was a joke.

I have no use for it.

What do you mean?
It's your only way home.

Why would I want
to return home

to a planet where
everyone hates me?

The people of Tamaran
treated me just like you did.

And they were wrong.

We were all wrong.

How did you find me?

You said you had
unfinished business.

Figured this was the first
place you'd go.

If you're here to kill me...

I'm happy to meet
the challenge.

I'm not here to kill anyone.

But we need to talk.

Rachel.

Gar.

It's okay now, you're safe.

Let us help you.

Are you all right?

What... what happened
down there?

Crane can be stopped.

There's still time.

Wait, Dick,
you need to rest, man.

Anton and First Street,
there's an abandoned
control room.

Find Conner.
Make sure he is okay.

Unite the Titans.

Unite the Titans where?

Take them to Donna.

Did he just say Donna?

Apparently they haven't
secured the Kane Bridge,

or the Tenth Street tunnel,

so those are our best routes
out of the city.

You wanna get my family
out of Gotham? Fine.

But I'm staying
with you to fight.

This isn't a debate.
And you're not my mother.

No, but she's right there.
Do you see that look
on her face?

She can't lose
her only son.

So if you give
one shit about her,

you'll stop being yammering
and do as I say.

I didn't make it
across that bridge

to come back
and be a coward.

You made it across that bridge
because Hank made a sacrifice.

He put your life before
his because that's what
a true hero does.

You wanna be a hero?

Save your mom's life,
and fucking live.

Get in the damn truck.

Classic Gotham bullshit.

All my life...

this feeling like
I was more...

that I was meant
to be a queen.

You are.

It's your destiny.

And you
had no idea...

this entire time?
No.

The visions led me to it.

I wish it weren't true.

It's not your fault.

Our parents did this.

They lied...

to both of us.

But a queen's power lies
not in shedding tears
over battles lost.

I finally know my truth.

Now I want my throne.

How long will it take
to prepare my ship to Tamaran?

You wanna go back?

Uh, actually,

about that one small
thing about your ship,
Your Majesty...

Is that what they call
queens on Tamaran?

Is there a different term or--
On with it.
What about my ship?

Uh, in studying its unique
and powerful fuel orb,

my research team, uh,
accidentally... destroyed it.

Well, we'll mine some more.

It's not
that simple.

The ore is plentiful
on Tamaran

but it doesn't exist here
on Earth.

Yeah. We mined what's
most comparable, but to...

develop that into
the purified compound
that your ship needs...

Well, that takes the kind of
intense heat and pressure

that's only achievable
at the Earth's core

and applied over
several centuries.

We don't need any of that.

We have Superboy.

Can we, uh...

Can we talk?

Why are you doing this?

You know Kryptonians
can't survive on Tamaran.

And why do you even
wanna go back?

You said it yourself,
they never appreciated you.

But now it's different.

Now, I'm their queen.

So you need to be
a queen to matter?

You mattered to me
from the moment I saw you.

Komand'r.

Stay here with me.

To hell with everyone else.

I wish I could.

But it's not that simple.

So you're just like
the rest of them.

You promise one thing,
and then change the rules.

I meant what I said about
wanting us to be together.

But ever since I was a girl...

there's been
a voice inside me,

that says that
I am meant to be more

than what others
make me out to be.

Now I finally know...

that voice was telling me
who I really am.

If I don't go back
to Tamaran...

I won't be whole.

And if I don't go back now...

I never will.

I know it's a lot to ask.

But please...
will you help me?

Conner?

Conner?

Hey, over here.

What is that?
Kryptonite.

So, Conner was here.

What the hell happened?

Where did he go?

...location.

Huh, something in here
still works?

...89th Street
and Keane Avenue.

Do not come to this location.

Resistance no longer secure.

Repeat. We are
no longer secure.

Titan on site
leading the evacuation.
"Titan on site."

Don't even think about it.

I'm staying here to fight.

And don't tell me I need
to do this for my family.

They made their choices.

My dad was a cop.

Every day he walked out
the door,

we had no guarantee
he'd come back.

But that's the life he chose.
And we respected it.

This is different.

I'm not gonna let you sign up
for some suicide mission.

Oh, so now you
have a crystal ball.

I have reality.

Me, Nightwing, Hawk, Dove...

You think you can
do better than us?

Survive things
that we couldn't?

All I know is... even before
you and Hawk helped me
across that bridge...

I knew why I had to come back.

And it wasn't to save
my family.

It was to help save Gotham,
to be the next Robin.

And if I die doing it,
then so be it.

There's just one problem.

You're not Robin.

Having some secret tech
basement doesn't mean
that you're ready

to leap off buildings
with a cape.

I mean, hell, I was literally
born to do this,

and I still ended up
training my whole life.

And even with that,
there's no guarantee

that I'll be able
to make a difference.

At least you'll have tried.

Hank wasn't born to be Hawk.

He just knew that was his path.

So he followed it.

Hank knew what
he was getting into.

You may think you do,

but you've got
no fucking idea.

And he would tell you
the same thing if he was here.

No, he wouldn't.

He'd roll the dice
and give me a chance.

Yeah, well, he's dead.
So, I win.

Win what? When we were
on that train,

I fought to get back here

because I have to pursue
my destiny.

You may not think I'm meant
to be the next Robin,

but I know I am.

I'm asking you
to believe in me.

Just give me a chance.

Sorry.

Your destiny will have to wait.

Uh, keep in mind,
for the orb to be viable--

The heat and pressure
have to be maintained
at 3,000 degrees Celsius

and five million kilopascals
or the molecules
become unstable

and render it unfit for use.

Believe it or not,
I don't need the idiot
who destroyed this stuff

to teach me
how not to screw it up.

You're still here.
Oh, uh...

I'll go.

That's right, motherfuckers!
The Hood is back!

Nightwing is gone
and this is the thanks
you give me?

Jason... it's okay.

It's me.
What the fuck?

Don't do this to me.

I saw you die. Right here.

I was in the Pit.
Like you,
I came out alive.

The Pit?

Who took you there?

I don't know. Gar and Rachel
were there when I came out.

We don't have time.
I need your help.

You want me to help you?

I'm a fucking murderer.

You know how
Crane is operating.
You know how he thinks.

He needs to be stopped
or a lot more people
are gonna die.

You want redemption?

Do you?

This is the first step.

You can't stop him.

He's got everything.

The police, the Batcave.

He's gonna take
the whole fucking city down.

How?
You think I know?

He doesn't tell me shit.

He must have said
something. Think.

It was all crazy shit.

"Like waves of anger and fear."

"The bright and darkened
lands of the Earth."

Something about an attack
you and Bruce stopped
a long time ago.

Years ago, Crane sent a poem

to Jim Gordon with clues
about an attack on Gotham.

A chain of explosives
to release his fear toxin.

We stopped him before
he had a chance to set it off.

Bruce to Crane's weapons
and put them in the Gotham
Armory to study them.

And Crane is in the Batcave.

So he knows where
those weapons are.

And so do we now.

We need to go.

So, I'm a Titan again?

No, you'll never
be a Titan again.

But you can help me
save Gotham.

How do I know you're not
going to kill me?

Because now I know
what it's like to die.

You okay?
I'm not sure.

I've wanted this for so long.

What if they still
don't accept me?

If you want,
I could go with you.

And leave your family
here forever?

You are my family.

I could vouch for you.

Help people understand
what happened to us.

No.

This is something I'm going
to have to do on my own.

Let's fire her up.

Something is wrong.
Turn it off.

Try going north by the piers.

It'll get us straight
to 10th Street.

Crane's cops have
it blocked off
for a command center.

Take Adams, it's faster.

But it's a main artery.
They will have eyes
all over it.

Speaking of eyes...

We've got company behind us.

They see a Titan,
it's game over.

Evening. Jack Drake,
GCPD. Retired.

I signed up when Crane
recruited extra help to root
out the Resistance.

And the kid?
Just showing my son
the ropes,

so he can be your
next recruit.

Anybody in back?

Just gear and bottled water.

Gotta stay sane.

-Show me.
Sure.

Not you. The kid.

Yes, sir.

Follow my lead.

Looks like your destiny
arrived after all.

Hey!

Don't. Crane wants her alive.

Fuck.

Oracle. Command activate.

Oracle.

If you're there,
tell me how to bring you back.

Let's go.

I don't get it.

There supposed to be,
like, 200 ampules.

What the fuck is that?

"Bright and darkened lands
of the Earth."

What are you talking about?
Crane's poem.

His war on Gotham.

Fuck.

My babies have come home.

September has come.

It is the month for dying.

♪ I got a feeling
inside of me ♪

♪ It's kind of strange
like a stormy sea ♪

♪ I don't know why
I don't know why ♪

♪ I guess these things
have got to be ♪

♪ I gotta new rose
I got it good ♪

♪ Guess I knew
that I always would ♪

♪ I can't stop
to mess around ♪

♪ I got a brand new rose
in town ♪

♪ See the sun
see the sun it shines ♪

♪ Don't get too close
or it'll burn your eyes ♪

♪ Don't you run away
that way ♪

♪ You can come back
another day ♪

♪ I got a new rose
I got it good ♪

♪ Guess I knew that
I always would ♪

♪ I can't stop
to mess around ♪

♪ I got a brand new rose
in town ♪

♪ I got a feeling
inside of me ♪

♪ It's kind of strange
like a stormy sea ♪

♪ I don't know why
I don't know why ♪

♪ I guess these things
have got to be ♪

♪ I got a new rose
I got her good ♪

♪ Guess I knew that
I always would ♪

♪ I can't stop
to mess around ♪

♪ I got a brand new rose
in town ♪