Damage (Supergirl)

1 [KARA] My name is Kara Zor-El. I am from Krypton, I am 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 adoptive sister for the DEO to protect my city from alien life and anyone else that means to cause it harm. I am Supergirl. [KARA] Previously on Supergirl One day soon, you will reign. Maggie doesn't wanna have kids. [CRYING] I wanna be a mom, what am I gonna do? [LENA] My daughter has a way to save us. It's a device that my brother invented. I think I can convert it to irradiate the atmosphere with lead. I could ruin you. You are gonna so regret the day you screwed me. Because now, you have all of my attention. Ten and two. Watch the road. - [CRASHING] - [TIRES SCREECH] [GRUNTING] You come closer, your eyes glow, you even flinch, - and I open up his throat. - No, you won't. [GRUNTING] [GROANS] Anyone else? You holdin' up okay? No. It's happening tomorrow? Yeah. Sync and Corrections by: kDragon Mom, are you okay? What? Yes. Babe, of course. I'm fine. I'm totally fine. It was just a dream. You were awake. Ruby, I'm fine. It was a migraine. Look, we're up next. Get your backpack. - I love you. - Love you, too. - Bye. - Have a good day. Bye. Hey, did you get your math homework done? I couldn't get through it. Well, there's still time before the bell if you want me to help you. - Yeah. That'd be - You okay? Luke! Mom, help! [PANTING] Mom! It's okay, it's okay. It's okay. Oh, please. It's okay, it's okay. Ms. Luthor, um, you approved an advertorial on page six. Is there a question coming? Well, I [CLEARS THROAT] I just wish you would have told me first. I didn't know ads were in your purview, Mr. Olsen. Well, they're they're not in my purview. It's it's not a big deal, it's just that if we're gonna disguise ads as articles I think that it sends a bad message. People wanna know what they're getting, you know? They expect integrity from us. Just a perception thing. 70%. - Excuse me? - That's the deep discount on our print subscription rate. 70%. That's what it takes just to get people to read. So I think an advertorial here and there is a necessary evil. - [CHUCKLES] - [KNOCK ON DOOR] [KARA] Everything okay? - Yeah. - Absolutely. [CLEARS THROAT] Good. Uh, James, I just came in to check and see if Actually, I think you're gonna wanna turn up the TV. What is that scumbag doing in my hospital? [MORGAN ON TV] It was a nightmare. And we would've given anything for it to end, am I right? Then the Daxamites, the ships just up and left. You know why they left? It was a lead-dispersal bomb that drove 'em away. I have a colleague whose son was sick. Brought him here. There were other children in this hospital with the same symptoms. The doctors told me that there were other children in still other hospitals all displaying the same symptoms. Lead poisoning. You know, it's fitting that we're here, in this hospital. Lena Luthor built the bomb that poisoned these boys and girls. [REPORTER] Do you have any proof? - [REPORTERS CLAMORING] - I've gotta get down there. [MORGAN] Keep it down. Please respect the children. Let's take it outside, I'll answer your questions. [DOOR OPENS] I was hoping you'd take longer getting home. I thought about it. That's only gonna get harder. I don't wanna feel like this. - I love you. - Yeah. I love you I love you back. I, uh [SIGHS] This can't be it. This is stupid. This is We've talked this through. - Right? - Mmm-hmm. I mean, for days. Can you do that again? Can can you go another couple rounds? Because I can't. Are you ever gonna wanna have kids? [TEARFULLY] I want you. Yeah, I know, babe. [SOFTLY] But I want kids. I'm always gonna want kids. Then there's nothing else left. You have to say it. Maggie You have to say it out loud. Please? [SIGHS] We can't be together. [SNIFFLES] [SNIFFLES] [WOMAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ON PA] [KARA] Sam? - What are you doing here? - Hey. Luke, one of Ruby's friends, collapsed this morning. Lead poisoning. I came with the paramedics, his mom just got here. I saw Edge's stunt, too. This whole thing is awful. - [MORGAN] All right, where do I sign? - Lena? Where the hell do you get off? Thank you. That was me paying the end of the medical expenses at your hospital. So this is what your revenge looks like? Have you ever heard of the cobra effect, Lena? Colonial India, the British government, they realized there were snakes all over Delhi. They wanted them gone. So they offered a bounty for dead snakes. And then they realized people were breeding snakes for income. They thought everything was going really well. They realized they got slithering snakes all over Delhi. The whole thing backfired. Turns out they made the problem worse. You understand? - You're a toxic predator. - Unintended consequences. You wanted to be a hero so bad you didn't care who you hurt. Now people are gonna die. Even if all of this were true, Supergirl would be just as much to blame. She made the call to use that device. Supergirl may have pushed the button, sure, but that tech was all Luthor. - You're a bottom-feeder. - But I didn't poison children. That was you. [WOMAN ON TV] Morgan Edge's accusation of Lena Luthor Ms. Luthor, is there anything I can get for you? Call the CDC and get every report they have on the outbreak. I also need the victims' medical reports and I wanna see every bit of data Morgan Edge has seen. Right away. And, uh, I'm so sorry. There has to be another explanation. There could be hundreds of other reasons why these kids are getting sick besides your device. I mean, Edge is manipulating people to get revenge on you for buying CatCo. He's ruthless, Lena, you know that. Look, what if it's true, okay? I told Supergirl that the lead in the device was safe for humans. She wouldn't have used it if it wasn't safe. Yes, but using it saved all of us. - [JAMES] Ms. Luthor. - Mr. Olsen. Come to tell Kara "I told you so"? - [SIGHS] - Another Luthor takes innocent lives, news at 11? Ms. Luthor, despite our differences, I would hope by now that you would recognize that I see you as more than just an extension of your brother. However, I do think that you should get ahead of this thing. Which, in my opinion I think you should step down from CatCo, so whatever we report, good or bad, comes off as truthful. No, that would look like an admission of guilt. [LENA] No, Kara, he's right. Whatever's happening, whoever's responsible, this is a public crisis. And the public deserves to be able to trust the reporting so that they can prepare themselves. They expect integrity from us. They deserve it, and they need it now more than ever. Mr. Olsen, you will run CatCo until this is resolved, and I think I should also step down from L-Corp. Lena, we need you. We need you to help guide the research. No, no, L-Corp has a brain trust that's more than capable, okay? If I'm involved, I could be accused of covering things up, or even profiting from the sick. [SIGHS] This can't be like Flint, Michigan, okay, where bureaucracy got in the way. Helping people has to be the focus. Where is she? Where's Lena Luthor? Sir! Sir, please calm down. I need to see her. She needs to answer for my son. You know he stopped breathing? They had to put a tube down his throat. My boy is 12 years old. He is supposed to be laughing, outside playing, not stuck in some hospital with the doctors telling me they don't know how to fix him. You rich people, you think you can do whatever you want, that we don't matter. My son matters. - I am sorry. I- - You're sorry? You're gonna answer for what you did to my son. For what you did to all of them. [SHUDDERS] I want your best reporter reporting this. I'm not hiding anything. Set a press conference for later today. [SIGHS] [PROTESTERS CHANTING] Lock her up! Lock her up! Lock her up! Lock her up! It's time, Ms. Luthor. [CHANTING CONTINUES] Lock her up! Lock her up! Good afternoon. I'm I'm Lena Luthor. - [INDISTINCT SHOUTING] - I know a lot of you here are angry. I I hear you. I would be, myself, if I felt someone had poisoned my children. So, my thoughts go out to everyone who is afflicted. I heard what Morgan Edge told you this morning. And I wish I was up here to say something different, but the truth is, I don't know if my device hurt children. And until I do, I realize that none of you can have faith in me. [FAINT GUN COCKING] Your faith is something I have worked harder than you may realize to keep, and the fact that I might have lost it breaks my heart. And so, until the investigation into the poisonings is concluded, I shall be stepping down from- [GUNSHOTS] - [CROWD SCREAMING] - [JAMES GROANS] [CRYING] [GROANING] Help! Somebody help me! [KARA] James Jeez, if that bullet had a little more stopping power, your shoulder would be a mess. Yeah. That's what you said last time. Edge riled them up, he knew what he was doing. The shooter just found out that her son took a turn for the worse. I'm not making any excuses, but she just went after who she thought was responsible. What are you saying? You still think that Lena is responsible for what's happening? I'm not saying that she did this, I'm just saying that maybe this happened because of what she did. - Semantics. - She jerry-rigged that device to do something it was never intended to do. Look, I know you don't wanna hear this, but that device was invented by Lex Luthor. [STAMMERS] Which is why we're testing it. Then let's test it. Okay, so I sealed off the room to contain the lead cloud. We have some sensors that will analyze the particulate. So how will you know if the device is the cause? Okay, so when Lena and I crunched the numbers during the invasion, like, 99. 96% of the molecules bonded to Daxamite genes. Which basically means that if it hits a human, it evaporates. No harm done. The rest, you know, 0. 04%, we chalked up to margin of error. So as long as we get the same number today, we're good. - Okay. Hit it. - Great. [DEVICE POWERS UP] Okay. Anything? No. Hold, please. It is - What? - Whoo. Winn, what's the percentage? [CLICKS TONGUE] Um So there is a 10% chance the device is the cause? 10. 21. Someone just [BREATHING SHAKILY] Someone just tried to kill me, I shouldn't be putting you and Ruby in danger. That woman is in custody. No one will be looking for you here, you're safe. So take your Louis Vuittons off, relax, and chug this. - Really isn't necessary. - Stop it, you're dehydrated. You could have been shot. You shouldn't be hiding me. You gave me a break when I needed it the most. Let me return the favor. - One night. - Great. See, this is what friends are for. If Ruby was sick, would you still be my friend? Sweetheart Would you wake up today? I promise you would Recognize my face I wanna show you - [BEEPS] - [MUSIC STOPS] [SYNTH-POP MUSIC PLAYS] All through the night I'll be awake And I'll be with you Oh, all through The night today Knowing that we feel The same without saying We have no past We won't reach back Keep with me forward All through the night And once we start The meter clicks And it goes running All through the night Until it ends There is no end [GLASS SHATTERS] Lena? Hey. Hey, look, I made a metaphor. Are you here alone? Sam's running my company, Ruby's at a friend's. - What news from the front? - Nothing yet. You know, you're terrible at hiding things from me. [SCOFFS] I wouldn't be so sure of that. [GLASS SHARDS RATTLE] [SIGHS] I came to let you know that I'm not done. Not by a long shot. Until we know for sure, I will turn over every rock, and- Just stop. You are one of the strongest women I know, why aren't you fighting? Because I did it. Kara, I did it. You know, all I ever wanted to be was good. My whole life I was a pariah. First, because I was rich, and because of my brother, so And then, finally I did just just one thing, one thing that was good, and now I'm the monster that poisons children. [CHUCKLES] You know, even Lex Luthor never did that. Anyone who knows you knows that you would never Maybe I'm the same. People are sick. It's my fault. There's still a chance it wasn't you. I know you believe that everything is good, and kind, and that is one of the things I love about you. But that's not the real world. In the real world, my last name is bin Laden and everything I do hurts people. Hey, you know, it's it's in my DNA, okay? So, please, just just just stop. Stop believing me, okay? I am not worth it. Hey. - Hey. - Thanks for staying. Yeah. She didn't want me to, but You know, I've known Lena a long time and I've never seen her like this. She wants everyone to think she's so tough. - Yeah, but she is mush on the inside. - [CHUCKLES] Hey, uh, if you wanna go home, I can sit with her. No, it's totally fine. I've actually been having trouble sleeping, so - Me, too. Bad dreams. - Yeah, I got those, too. Okay, what's this? I've just been trying to skim through public records to get info on the families affected. I've been doing the same thing. Um, the medical team at L-Corp was able to secure the addresses for all the sick children. So what happens when you connect the Xs? Nothing. The movies lie. Usually, when something like this happens, those affected are from a specific area, but these kids are from all over the city. Luke, who I saw this morning at Ruby's school, he lives down the street. But then there are two kids who live across the city and go to Burgon Country Day. And then there's another one who lives all the way in Edgemont. I just Staring at this, trying to make sense of it. There's gotta be some way these kids are connected. Social media, school records, bank statements, maybe there's a link? Bank statements. Let's follow the money. Yes. I'll make a call. You don't have to. I'm on it. [KARA] How did you [CHUCKLES] I can see why Lena likes you. - [SAM] Hmm. - Delaney's Dumpling Truck. Food truck? What about it? Well, Luke's dad and another mom went there on the same day a couple of weeks ago, October 21st. Maybe maybe it's just coincidence. No. Hold on. They were all there. Could it be something in the food? Oktoberfest at Frances Park. Could be something there. [PANTS] [SIGHS] - What are we doing? - [CHUCKLES SOFTLY] - I know, that was crazy. - [BOTH LAUGH] No, I mean, what are we doing? Are you sure you wanna give up on this? You sure you wanna do this? Give up on something tangible and real us, it's us for some notion you have of being a mom? It's not some notion. Ever since I was little when I would see a mom and her kids this thing would happen to me. You know, it's It's recognition that I was gonna be a mom, too. And it wasn't some, you know, I "Oh, I I want it. I want that," or "I hope someday that I have that. " No, it's just something that I've always known. Even when everything else, whether it was boyfriend, girlfriend, whatever, when when that was blurry the part of me being a mom, that's always been crystal clear. If I deny that I'm gonna feel it forever. I wish I could change the way I feel. Yeah. Me, too. So many vendors and rides here, it could have been anything. For all we know, it's gone. Unless it wasn't something outside. - It's locked. - Huh. It was a sticky hinge. Eliza used to bring me to a place like this. Who's Eliza? My adoptive mom. Every Tuesday and Thursday. - You're adopted? So am I. - [CHUCKLES] Really? Except for my place was Mondays and Wednesdays. Gosh, we really loved swimming. Every kid loves swimming. I'm gonna test the pool. You're gonna test it? I have a friend at the FBI who helps me on stories. Tests stuff, lab work. That's a good friend to have. - Winn? - Yo, what is going on? I'm gonna send you a water sample from a public pool. [WINN CHUCKLES] Really? You know what, when I made that device, J'onn tried to tell me that no one was ever gonna use it and I said to him, I said, "J'onn, one day, someone's gonna need to take a sample on the go. " Here we Oh, we got it. - Is it lead? - Oh, my God. What? Um, this is an advanced hydromorphic carbon nitrate compound. - What does that mean? - It's a synthetic compound that, when combined with water, exhibits the exact same properties as, you guessed it, lead, and if someone's exposed to it, the exact same symptoms as lead poisoning. So, it wasn't the lead bomb. No. No, it wasn't. [SIGHS] Thank you. It wasn't Lena. Someone put a dangerous chemical compound in the pool. - How? - I Come with me. [CELL PHONE RINGING] - Hello? - Lena? Sam and I are at this pool and all the kids who got sick have been here. , - I thought I told you to stop. - It wasn't you. What? There's a synthetic chemical, when it touches water it becomes toxic to the body. It mimics the same symptoms as lead poisoning. Well, how how did it get in the swimming pool? It's in the chlorine containers. They've been using it instead of chlorine. Sam and I are gonna try to track down the manufacturer. Acre Lee Chemical. - Acre Lee Chemical? - Yeah, you know it? No. No. Thank you, both of you. [DOOR OPENS] Lena. You look horrible. Those sick kids really got you tied up in a knot, huh? - Acre Lee. - Acre what? Acre Lee. Acre Lee, that's where the coyote gets all the stuff that he's gonna use to kill the roadrunner from, right? It's a company you own. I remembered it from due diligence before I invested in your buildings. Established in 1982, manufactures hydrogen gas and sodium hydroxide and also simple chlorine used for swimming pools. Acquired by Edge Global seven years ago. [STAMMERS] I'd have to check my records, you know. You used it to poison kids in swimming pools in order to drag my name through the mud. [CHUCKLES] Come on. That's it? That's what you're bringing? That's what you got? I say you did it, you say I did it? I expected better out of you. [INHALES SHARPLY] Now that's a disappointment. When that mom shot at me, I knew she was doing the right thing. Because whoever was responsible for this, they deserve to die. No trial, no jury. Just erased from the world. You need help, Lena, 'cause you're not you're not thinking clearly. I'm thinking like a Luthor. [GRUNTS] [GASPS] [RATTLING] Hello? Hello? [ENGINE WHIRRING] That's right, Lena, who the heck is flying this plane? We never turned the "fasten seat belts" sign off, did we? Give her a little turbulence. Yes, sir. [TURBULENCE] Mayday, Mayday, this is Lena Luthor. Jam the transmission. I'm in a cargo plane headed directly to the reservoir. They're gonna dump chemicals in the water. Sir, receiving word that there's an unidentified aircraft in our airspace. - Alien? - No, it's a C-130 cargo plane. Not on the FAA fly list. Did you contact the Air Force? Not yet, sir. But we have a message fragment. - Distress call. - What distress call? [DEMOS] I'm pulling it up. - [LENA] Mayday, Mayday, this is - [STATIC CRACKLING] Mayday, Mayday, this is It's Lena. [MORGAN] Initiate release sequence. Bring the plane up three degrees. Release isn't working. I can't dump the payload. - She's closed the ramp. - Only one thing left to do. - Crash the plane. - Are you sure? Crash the plane! The barrels are treated to dissolve in water. If the plane crashes, they'll poison everyone. Strap in! [GRUNTING] - [BEEPING] - It's not going down. Oh Yes, it will. Get up, get up, get up, get up. I'm gonna get them to blow the engines! [BEEPING] [LENA SCREAMING] I can't hold both! Save the chemicals! Not me. No, I'm not gonna drop you! - Let me go. - No! [GRUNTING AND STRAINING] Climb, Lena. Climb! You can do it! Come on! [STRAINING] Come on! Come on, you can do it! You have to jump, now! [BEEPING] What do we do? Well, you shoot the console. - What was that for? - Just needed a little gunshot residue on your hands. No. [CAR LOCK CHIRPS] [SUPERGIRL] Poisoning innocent children for your vendetta against Lena Luthor? It's even lower than I expected of you, Edge. You know, I sold Acre Lee Chemical over two years ago. - Convenient. - Besides, I heard they found the guy. Yeah, he was some crazed, lone wolf, former Marine, Air Force, he had a bone to pick with her family. It's too bad he killed himself, 'cause we could have brought him to justice. Hmm. - Too bad. - You know, I was thinking he must have really hated her. Do you ever wonder what that feels like? That kinda hate. Because I don't think you're capable of it. You have no idea what I am capable of. Is this about me now? Because when you got mad at me, you dumped me on a cargo ship in the middle of the sea. What a hassle. It cost me a few hours. Thirty bucks in dry cleaning. I don't know what kind of hippy-dippy justice you practiced on your planet, sweetheart, but this is the real world. It's dog-eat-dog out here. Now, if I had an enemy, I'd crush her without mercy. Let's say, for instance, I was your enemy, hmm? The thing for you to do right now would be to kill me. But you capes, you don't have what it takes. Do you? Yeah. I didn't think so. You can leave the way you came in. I think the cleaning crew enjoyed the show. Mr. Olsen, I didn't expect you to be here. Well, the news never sleeps. How are you, really? I was worried about you. Well, I'm kind of a hard man to keep down, Ms. Luthor. You know, I have a rule. Whenever anyone takes a bullet for me, they get to call me Lena. [CHUCKLES] Okay, well, Lena it is. And, uh, my friends call me James. Or Jimmy. Well, feel better, Jimmy Olsen. [BREATHES DEEPLY] That's everything. You sure you have a place to stay? Yeah, I have a friend who's letting me crash. Good. That's good. You know, I didn't, uh I didn't know I had it in me to be happy. Or to be accepting of myself. I never would have gotten [SOBS] I never would have gotten here without you. You made me deal with my own stuff. Confronted my past. Stopped covering up the things I didn't wanna look at. [VOICE BREAKING] I'm strong I'm stronger for it, you know. I'm really grateful, thank you. [SNIFFLES] - Can I? - Yeah, you can. See you around, Danvers. Yeah, see you, Maggs. [SNIFFLES] You're gonna be a great mom. [DOOR CLOSES] [SIGHS] [SOBBING] - Thank you. - [SAM] Good news. The antidote L-Corp synthesized is working, - the kids are getting better. - [SIGHS] Thank God. - [SAM] Thank you. - [SIGHS] You guys, I need to say thank you for not giving up on me and not letting me give up on myself. Well, I think Kara and I made a pretty good team. Uh, more than pretty good, if I do say so myself. [LAUGHS] I I probably also should apologize to you, I mean - I'm lucky you're still speaking to me. - [KARA] Hey. When you're family, you can say what you need to say and the people that love you still will love you. That's right. I've never had anyone like that in my life. That's because you've never had a sister. [CHUCKLES] - Two. Two sisters. - Aw! - Aw! - Aw, it's too much. [ALL CHUCKLING] - [CELL PHONE RINGING] - Oh, hang on. Alex? [MUSIC PLAYING] [ALEX SIGHS] You remember when you said that, uh if I lost Maggie, that I would be at a bar drinking? That I would be broken? Score one for the girl from Krypton. [KISSES] J'onn, this is Kara. You're gonna have to get by at the DEO without Alex and I for a couple of days. Yeah. We are going back to your place and you're gonna pack a bag. Where are we going? We're going home. Luke's gonna be okay? Yeah, baby, he's gonna be okay. I really like your friends. You know what? I like 'em, too. But I like you more. There's a hole in your shirt. That's weird. - I love you. - Love you. Sync and Corrections by: kDragon

Episode 6:

1 Previously on Supergirl Forgive me for saying, but you seem to be courting emptiness. Past couple of months when I dream, I see Mon-El. I can't help people if I'm broken. Maggie doesn't want to have kids. I want to be a mom. What am I gonna do? You have to say it. We can't be together. You're gonna have to get by at the DEO without Alex and I for a couple of days. - Where are we going? - We're going home. I say goodbye to love again In loneliness My only friend Welcome home. In loneliness my only fear The night's here And I say goodbye To love once more No shadow darkening my door Hey, honey. Until your memory is gone The night so long You still out here? Yeah. I made coffee in case this turns into a teary all-nighter. You don't have to stay up. Well, this is the mom fine print. When your child's in agony, you show up regardless the hour. I figured it would be nice to get her away from everything for a couple of days. This is going to be hard no matter what. But at least here she can lean into it. Better than letting her pretend she's fine. You're worried about me? I think I worry about you more than Alex. Losing Maggie is going to be excruciating, but at least Alex doesn't close herself off. I'm not doing that. You have the most wide open heart in the world for other people. But when you feel weak, you punish yourself for it. You've had an awful year And I'm feeling a lot better. I promise. You don't have to be better. You're allowed to be a mess. Too many people depend on me. That is a great excuse. I'm just accepting the fact that I'm not human. And if I'm going to do the things I have to do, I have to walk away from certain vulnerabilities. You've thought a lot about this. Yeah, it's been a long time coming. I'm happy about it. You don't seem happy. Brought you this. You could make it Irish. What's the point of all this? We need to sleep. We always slept well here. So, we'll stay for, like, three days, and Mom will cook tons of food, and I'll gain, like, five pounds, and then walk back into an empty apartment. Do you want to talk about it? It might help. You don't get to do that. - What? - You don't get to shut down, what, for six months after Mon-El goes, and then now sit here and you tell me to talk. - It will get better. - Yeah? Are you better? Okay. You are edging on mean drunk, and I only signed up for sad drunk. Oh, that's right. I forgot. It's whatever Kara says that goes. Right? I mean, screw everybody else. Kara knows best. You know what? I'm sorry that I was trying to do something nice for you. No, I'm sorry I broke the imaginary rules for a weekend I didn't ask for. I'm not gonna try to help you anymore. - Good. - Great. Girls! You need to wake up. I am not kidding. Last call. Open the freaking door! Girls! For the love of God! Why did you ever adopt her? I'll never get over this! - You're such a whiner! - I hate you! I hate you, too! Argh! Sync and Corrections by: kDragon - Where's your sister? - I don't have a sister. Did you not finish your calculus last night? No, I'm just double checking my work. - Good morning, sweetheart. - Morning, Eliza. It's kind of ironic they call it "Advanced Placement. " On Krypton, we did calculus from age four. Sorry we can't all be as sophisticated as Kryptonians. Alex. Math and science still fun? I don't know about fun. They're easy. How about history? I don't understand why I have to endure these classes. It's not like I need to know who did what in 1743 to be a - A superhero? - Shut up. You need to go to school. Be with kids your own age. It's giving you a chance at a normal childhood. Normal for humans. I'm literally bulletproof. And you literally need to be educated. By the way, I'm working late at the lab tonight. Alex, I need you to babysit. - She doesn't need a babysitter! - I don't need a babysitter! I don't want to hear it! Go wait for the bus. Kara, don't forget your backpack and glasses. Alex, I need you to go easy on her. Sure. Let's make sure her life is easy. Miss Danvers? Earth to Miss Danvers. Sorry, what did you say? Who was the general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War? Washington? Isaiah Washington? Creative, I'll give you that. Josie, I wouldn't say your GPA justifies that level of confidence. Ah. Miss Danvers, the older. George Washington was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, which spanned from 1775 to 1783, despite the fact that we claimed independence from Great Britain in 1776. Bravo, Miss Danvers. Now - Try and keep up. - turn to Page 37. Go! Try and keep up. Did you hear that Superman took down some guy named Lex Luthor? Lex Luthor? He's that bazillionaire, right? Yeah. Bald. Digs computers. They're kind of like arch nemesi. Yeah. There was this one time when Lex sold these things he called Lexosuits, and Superman was not pleased. Okay, stalker. I just think he's cool is all. Dude wears underwear over his tights. Don't you have something better to do? Thanks. You're holding up the line. Good afternoon, Midvale High. Friendly reminder about the upcoming playoffs, led by the Midvale's own star quarterback, Jake Howell. Hey, Alex. You're friends with him? What? Uh, no, he's Kara's friend. Ugh. Why did your mom adopt her? Yeah, what's the return policy on annoying little brats? I know, right. Kenny, over here. Oh. Kenny, for someone so smart, you're so clumsy, man. - So clumsy. - Come on, Jake. Jake, enough. Thanks, Vicki. Ken, my man. In the future, I'd be careful. Would hate for you to have some kind of accident, you know? I hate football players. They're a bunch of chunky sadists. If they only knew the dirt I had on them, they'd be treating me like royalty. What do you mean? It's amazing what people will say in front of you when they think you're invisible. Invisibility, huh? Is that your superpower, Kenny Li? Yeah, but the asthma is what gets me the girls. I wish I could be invisible. I can't say or do anything without her blowing up at me. She'll come around. She just misses her dad. I miss people, too. I'm not lashing out at the world. That's because you're the strongest girl I've ever met. What are you doing tonight? - Absolutely nothing. - Perfect. Meet me at the clearing off of Highberry Road at ten o'clock. Okay. Welcome, Kara Danvers, to the spectacle of the stars. Take a look. - Is that yours? - My pride and joy. It's beautiful. Oh, and for the tour de force, I introduce you to Galileo! What is that? Without bogging you down in all the specifics, what I've constructed here is a way to take what this telescope sees and capture in photographs, to directly download to my laptop. That's so cool. Somewhere, past all that darkness, there are whole other worlds. Can you imagine? Yeah. What do you think is up there? I bet it's still just people. Families and They're staring at the stars above them, wondering the same thing about us. It's a beautiful view. It is. I really like your telescope. Yeah. You'd be surprised what this thing sees. You know, you're the only person in Midvale who doesn't make me feel like I'm Like I shouldn't be here. I'm glad you're my friend. You, too. Where were you? - None of your business. - It is, if I'm the one who would get in trouble for whatever dumb thing you were doing. I am so sick and tired of you blaming me for every bad thing that's happened to you. Really? Because my mom wasn't constantly on my ass before you came along. I didn't have to act like some Earthly ambassador to the teenage underworld before you came along, and I'm pretty sure my dad wasn't gone before you came along. How is that my fault? Before you crashed in that pod, I had a great life, with two great parents. And now all I have is you. And you are not worth it. Where's the fire? We've got a male body, approximately 17 years of age. Found on the side of Highberry Road. Great Rao. That's my friend. Excuse me, miss. Kara, Kara. You can't go down there. You can't. That's my friend. That's my friend. I heard it was like super bloody. He was shot. I bet it's drugs. It's always drugs. I heard they think it's a serial killer. How cool would that be? Kara. Kara. They didn't even know him. None of these people did. But now that he's dead, they're crying? - It's sad. - You didn't know him. You don't care. You're just as bad as they are. Alex, come on, we're gonna be late. Oh, my God, they killed Kenny. Well, someone did. Smug little nerd was begging for a beatdown. Why'd you do it, Jake? Hey, Danvers, did you come for a little peep show? What did Kenny know about you? What, are you on your period or something? He knew something about you, so you hurt him. Maybe or maybe he was just a born loser and someone put him out of his misery. Admit what you did! I don't know what you're talking about. - I want to hear you say it! - Ow! All right! All right! He caught me smoking pot. He said he would tell. That's why I was always giving him crap. That's it? Where were you last night? At home. All night. My mom can vouch. We don't have a lot to go on here. Whoever did this covered their tracks really well. Frankly, we need your help. I'm so sorry to even ask this, but did Kenny have any enemies? Anyone that would have wished him ill? Amy, I can't imagine what you and Lloyd are going through right now. We're going to catch Kenny's killer, - but time is of the essence - Mrs. Li? - You can't be in here. - Kara. Mrs. Li, I just wanted to say how very sorry I am for what's happened to Kenny. He always said such nice things about you. I really like him, too. Liked. Have you seen Kenny's telescope? I can't find it. It was his favorite thing, I can't find it. What's the point? He doesn't need it anymore. I'll find it for you, Mrs. Li. I promise. Come on, sweetheart, let's give them some space. I didn't mean to make her I know, they're not themselves right now. How are you holding up? I'm okay. Look, I know you have hound blood in you, but don't go hunting that telescope, you hear? No coming anywhere near this. This is dangerous stuff, Kara. I don't want you getting caught up in this. Yes, sir. I'm gonna find out who did this. I promise. - You want a ride home? - No, I'll walk. Okay. What the hell? Sorry. It happens sometimes when I get scared. Get it under control. This morning, did you see him? What did he look like? What are you doing here? I was failing calc. All right? You're not the only one with a secret. Kenny offered to tutor me. He knew I wouldn't want anyone to find out, so we would come out here. I just wanted to think about him. What are you doing here? I was here with Kenny last night. We were stargazing. Mrs. Li said that Kenny's telescope is missing, but this is the last place it could have been and it's not here. - And neither is his laptop. - Laptop? It was a part of some project he was working on. It took pictures of what the telescope saw. Maybe one night Kenny saw something he shouldn't have. Maybe he took a picture of it. We have to find that laptop. - It's too dark. - For me. I got it. Look, if he hid it, there's gotta be something pretty important on it. We have to get this to Sheriff Collins. We will, eventually. But we need more information. We've tampered with evidence, and you were the last person to see Kenny alive. Do the math. We've gotta get this home. This thing looks water damaged. After being outside all night, I can't believe it's even on. Um, Clark has a friend named Chloe who might be able to help. She really loves weird tech stuff like this. Um She even has this whole "wall of weird. " Okay, I've no idea what any of that means, but send her a zip drive of everything we find. What are those? Looks encrypted. What are we looking for, Kara? Anything that leads to someone. I thought it was Jake, but he has an alibi Okay, yeah, don't expect anyone to thank you for finding out the QB was smoking pot and getting him suspended from school, by the way. Whatever. Kenny's more important. When I was in his house, his dad was acting weird, maybe it was him. Hello, darkness. Try his e-mail. Why would Kenny send that to Mr. Bernard? There's an attachment. Oh, my God. Is that Josie? And Mr. Bernard. Alex, hey. I need to talk to you. I have another one. - This is none of your business. - It is if Mr. Bernard killed Kenny. Is that freak who's living in your room rubbing off on you? Because you sound insane. Josie, we have been best friends since we were eight. But a kid is dead. We need to take this to the cops. Together. Alex, please. Please don't tell my mom. I know Kenny tried to make Mr. Bernard stop. I told him to stay out of it. - Was Mr. Bernard angry? - His name is Samuel. - What? Do you think - I love him. And he loves me. You are delusional. Mr. Bernard is a grown-up sleeping with a minor. That is disgusting and illegal. He's 27. I'm 17. In five years, nobody will even care about the age difference. In five years, he'll be halfway through his sentence for statutory rape. - Are we done here? - No. Kenny sent Mr. Bernard an e-mail the night before he died. How did Mr. Bernard react? He was pissed that a nerdy little Peeping Tom was messing with him. Anybody would be. But he didn't kill him. If he's the kind of guy who would hurt you, he's probably the kind of guy who would hurt someone who found out. God, you so don't get it. No one hurt me. If you don't go to the police, you'll regret it. - Just stay out of it. - Like Kenny should have? I have a tip on the murder of Kenny Li. Alex Danvers knows. - I'm so mad. - I feel sorry for her. I do, too. But she should want to help Kenny at least. Even if it means she gets in trouble. It's not just about getting in trouble. When people find out bout her and Bernard, they're gonna blame her. No, they won't. They already blame Kenny for what happened to him. I just keep thinking if I'd stayed with him, I could have protected him. And he'd still be here. Hey, Kenny wouldn't blame you. He wouldn't want you to think that. Well, whoever did this thinks they can get away with it because Kenny was invisible. But we have to make sure that they don't. We will. This is the first time we've walked home together. Yeah. Well, you suck less than a lot of people today. Alex! We've got a dark-colored four-door sedan. It was Mr. Bernard. He ran us off the road. Girls! Girls! Oh, my God. Thank goodness. Alex, do your homework. Kara, come with me. I had to do something. I couldn't let Mr. Bernard get away with it. You could have been discovered. Alex could've died. I'm sorry. I have been trying to tell you, it is not your job to protect people. You're just a kid. And since you won't listen to me, maybe you will listen to her. Mom? Mom! Oh. I'm sorry, honey, I'm not your mother. I'm Agent Noel Neill of the FBI. I'm sorry, you just look so much like my mother. For a second I thought I guess I just have one of those faces. It's an asset in my line of work. Yeah. I've come here due to a recent uptick in activity. We are aware of you and your cousin. Now, I understand that you had a friend that passed recently, and now you and your sister have taken it upon yourselves to solve this case. His name was Kenny Li. I'm very sorry. But you need to understand that under no circumstances are you to be utilizing your powers. - But we solved the case. - I heard. Right before you and your sister were driven off the road. We're fine. You're fine because you're invincible. Your sister was fine because she got lucky. I saved her. I solved a crime. I can do what Superman does. No, you cannot. You are 15 years old, and as long as you're living in this house, your powers are a danger to Alex and Eliza. What good are these powers if I can't use them? Miss Danvers, I am sure that when your parents sent you here, they wanted Don't talk about my parents. You didn't even know them. I'm sorry, you're right. You should probably be with your family right now. This isn't my family. I remember my parents. I remember Krypton. I remember being alone in that pod and not knowing if I was going to see anyone ever again. And then I landed here. And no one asked me if I wanted these powers, but I have them. And all I want to do is help people with what I've been given, and no one will let me. I can't imagine what you've had to overcome. Kara. I know that your mother is very proud of you. This is never going to be home. I hate it here. I hate school. I just want to live with Clark and be super. You've got a second chance here. But you have to be normal. You have to be human. Why don't you tell me about Krypton? Where was it? There. You've already lost so much. But you could lose more if you're not careful. I'm sorry, sweetheart, I don't know what you're saying. Right. There's no reason you should. No more powers? You promise? - I promise. - All right, then. - Josie. - You told, didn't you? - I had to. - My dad has lost it. I'm grounded until college, and Samuel, he's in jail. He killed Kenny, Josie. He tried to kill Kara and me. No, he didn't. I asked him, okay? I went to his house after school, and we talked about it. - You were with him after school? - Yes. I was at his house when they arrested him. You were with him the whole time? You were supposed to be my friend. You said you'd protect me. - Were you with him? - Yes, are you happy? Josie was with Bernard this afternoon. She was there when he got arrested. - So? - This means that there's no way he could have run us off the road. Someone else did. Maybe Bernard didn't kill Kenny. - It's not our problem. - It is now. We scared someone enough that they came after us. They're not going to stop. - What happened down there? - No powers. No more trying to be a superhero. But we've come so far. If we stop now, what's the point? It's not a game. You almost died tonight. Kenny's dead. Nothing we do can change that. I'm human now. I thought we were doing something important together. Well, we're not anymore. Where are you going? To find someone who's gonna help me catch Kenny's killer. Sheriff Collins. Hey, sweetheart. I have to talk to you about the hit-and-run. It wasn't Mr. Bernard. He was with Josie all afternoon. What, now, did Josie tell you that? Because between you and me, she's saying just about anything to keep that teacher out of trouble. I don't think she's lying about this. I know you want to believe your friend, but she's in a real messed-up place right now. We found Kenny's laptop in the woods. It has all of these pictures on it. Stuff he had seen through his telescope that people wouldn't want anyone to know. Whoa, whoa, whoa! Slow down. What exactly is on that laptop? One of the pictures showed Mr. Bernard with Josie. But there were other pictures. We'll get them soon, and I am sure Kenny's killer is in one of them. I know we should have told you sooner, but It's okay. You're doing the right thing now. Let's go inside. You and Kara are quite the little detectives. You ever think about going into law enforcement? No, not really. Science is kind of my thing. Well, if you ever want to trade in your microscope for a badge, you let me know. I think we can talk here. Well, I don't want anyone to interrupt us. Holy crap! So, where's that magical laptop full of evidence, Alex? I have to take this. Alex! Where are you? I just got Kenny's pictures back from Chloe. And there's pictures of Sheriff Collins. I think he's a part of a drug deal or something. The time stamp is the night Kenny died. Okay, cool, just tell mom I'll be home after the game. Alex, you gotta know I really am sorry about this. Kenny, in the bridge. - This whole time, it was you. - Where's the laptop? I mailed it to the new station. They'll get it tomorrow. No. I don't think so, honey. Go ahead and give me that phone. - Alex! You have to get back here. - Kara, the stadium! He's here. Well, I know where the laptop is. You know, I told your sister at the Li's not to get involved, and the two of you still went down in the woods looking for trouble. After you. Screw it. Kenny saw you. He should have kept that telescope up in the sky. He was such a smart kid. Good kid. He was my friend. I didn't want to hurt him. What did you want? A little compensation, maybe. Get paid like a dog protecting spoiled rich folks. Drugs come over the border from Canada, hardly even hide it. Must think I'm a joke. The government, they want me to burn it. Why not get a little something back for myself? That's all. Yeah. Real heartbreaking. You're a scumbag who kills kids to cover his own ass. - You're pathetic. - You're real brave. Not even screaming. Not that anyone could hear you. Someone's listening right now. Someone who can hear every single word you say every time you breathe. Can you feel it? She's coming. Here! I'm down here! - Are you okay? - Duh, I knew you would come. - Hey, Josie. - Don't talk to me. Can I sit here? Uh, sure. So, we found out the douche quarterback was smoking pot, caught a predator, and solved a murder. We're doing pretty great this week. And everybody hates us. You'll get used to it. Being on the outside. I only wish Kenny were here. Speaking of, um Chloe found something else on the laptop. She deleted it from the rest of the files, but she sent me a copy. He knew. And he didn't tell. The last time I saw him, he tried to kiss me. I panicked. But if he were here, I'd kiss him in front of everyone. He liked me. All of me. Well, I guess I don't have plans tonight. Or ever. Wanna hang out? Yeah. Yeah, definitely. We could go flying. I won't tell Mom. I don't think so. - Why not? - 'Cause you almost died. Twice. I'd rather be human than risk losing you. I've never had a sister. I promise I'll get better at it. We're turning the lights off, we swear. - Oh, my God - Where was it? It was found in the Sheriff's car. Mrs. Li thought you two should have it. I think it's a thank you. For what it's worth, I am so proud of both of you. Lights out. - Good night, Alex. - Good night, Kara. - Kara? - Yeah. Can I use the bathroom first tomorrow? Sure. You slept in. - Yeah. - Good. Remember this thing? That was the best thank you gift we ever got for solving a case. Kenny was one of the first people I lost on Earth. It doesn't get any easier. Kenny Li. Keeper of secrets. That's the first time I really understood what I had in you, what it could mean to have a sister. It's crazy to think that I ever thought that you were the worst thing that could happen to me. I'd never get over it. - Well, I did hog the bathroom. - Yes. After Kenny, that's when I realized that you and I could get through anything together. That's the first time I really became Kara Danvers. It's a good thing, too. It got us through the next ten years. I remember thinking I would never feel at home on Earth. I still don't, in a way. But I feel at home with you. Always. It was a good idea, coming here. I don't think I could have slept in any other bed last night without Maggie. I'm sorry I punished you for trying to help. It was your turn. - I never want to hurt you. - I know. I am getting better. Sorry I haven't shown it. Maybe if I had, you'd have more hope right now. You're here. Right now, that's all I really need. Good. Sandwiches, sparkling water and pie. You are the best. Think about what I said. I will. - I love you. - I love you. Strong girl. Brave girl. Not yet. No rush. - I love you. - I love you. Drive safely. We will. So, J'onn says to head straight back to the DEO, and if we scratch his car, he'll put us in containment. Well, you better let me drive, then. Why? I'm a great driver. You almost killed us twice coming up here. That possum came from nowhere. Keys. Come on. If you're so worried about my driving, why didn't you say anything yesterday? Because yesterday, getting into an accident didn't seem like a big deal. Today, I would like to avoid it. Progress. All right. - Classic. - Yep, turn it up. If I could escape And recreate a place That's my own world And I could be your Favorite girl Forever, perfectly together Tell me boy now Wouldn't that be sweet? Sweet escape, sweet escape Sync and Corrections by: kDragon