The Quest for Peace

1 [KARA] Previously on Supergirl [ALEX] The President's been working for Lex Luthor. Lex has a tank. - All right. All right, - Tank. Tank. Tank. Tank. Tank. Tank. [KARA] It's Supergirl. Lexie calls her Ryzhaya Dch. That's "Red Daughter. " Lex has taught her to hate America. Lex convinces Kaznia to invade the US, betrays them And maybe he stops it himself. [BRAINY] You rebooted me. I'm not going to release you. Go through the portal. Once you're on the other side, inform me of the location, and we'll liberate the camp. - Starting extraction. - No! We don't know what's coming. I need my strength. - But you're unstable. - Then stabilize me! I remember. Kara, you can't go! - [GASPS] - I'm here. I've missed you so much. [PRESIDENT BAKER] an invasion of our country by the dangerous rogue state of Kaznia One man thwarted the invaders and killed the terrorist. Mr. Luthor, a grateful nation thanks you. How did this happen? [CRASHING] [RED DAUGHTER] Kara Danvers got away. I failed you. Oh, Ryzhaya Dch, you could never fail me. You asked me to kill her. You made her bleed. [SPEAKING RUSSIAN] But still, I should have known Kryptonite alone could never kill Kara Danvers. Her heart, however, makes her weaker than Kryptonite ever could. Go and finish what we started. [SPEAKING RUSSIAN] [GRUNTING] Don't worry. It won't hurt. [MAN] No [MAN SCREAMING] [LEX] Guess I was wrong. [GAUNTLET BEEPS] [EVE] Alien energy transfer complete. Your gauntlet should be charged. Only one way to find out. Um Excuse me, uh, stand very still. Argh! Hmm. Get a mop. [EVE GASPS] Didn't we talk about flinching? No. No, no, it's Otis. He's dead, again. [LEX] Lockwood. There's nothing I hate more than a man with the courage of his convictions. With the superpowers to match them. Now that he's served his usefulness, we should take care of him. Send a team to do it. Only people you trust. Yes, Mr. Luthor. - Eve? - Hmm? This country, this planet It's nearly ours. Can you feel it? Ever since the moment I met you. Satellite images confirm a Kaznian force is amassing off the coast. Not that I don't trust the plan, but are you sure I shouldn't be in a bunker somewhere? You were a backbench, backwater senator. Then I took out Marsdin's running mate and got you on the ticket. Then I brought down Marsdin, as well. From zero to Mr. President with the snap of my fingers. Are you seriously asking me if I'm sure about something? I should have learned by now, never doubt Lex Luthor. [CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY] Relax, Phil. Soon, Supergirl will be dead. And you will be America's beloved, victorious wartime president. With more allegiances and more power than any president in the history of the republic. [PRESIDENT BAKER CHUCKLES] Well, cheers to that. [ALARM CHIMING] - [MAN ON PHONE] Mr. Luthor. - [BOTH CONVERSING IN RUSSIAN] [SPEAKING RUSSIAN] ["MY WAY" PLAYING] And now, the end is near And so I face The final curtain [ALARM BLARING] My friend I'll say it clear I'll state my case Of which I'm certain [SPEAKING RUSSIAN] I've lived A life that's full I've traveled Each and every highway And more Much more than this I did it my way For what is a man [ALARM BEEPING] What has he got? [SPEAKING RUSSIAN] [SCREAMING] If not himself Then he has naught To say the things He truly feels And not the words Of one who kneels The record shows I took the blows And did it my way! [LAUGHING MANIACALLY] [BOMBS EXPLODING IN DISTANCE] No. No! Supergirl is dead. What happened? The Kaznians invaded. Your signal was late. I was supposed to lead the attack. No, Ryzhaya Dch. You did exactly what you were meant to do. [MISSILE APPROACHING] You betrayed me. Betrayed Kaznia. What can I say? I'm proud to be an American. We have breaking news coming out of the White House Lex Luthor I have to stop him. Kara, you barely escaped with your life. And he has a weapon that killed Red Daughter. He did experiments on her in Kaznia. He knew how to take her down, but he still needed Red Daughter to kill me. You basically died. But I survived. And Lex doesn't know that. That's to my advantage. Lex and the President have succeeded in convincing the people that all aliens are dangerous. That Supergirl is the enemy. And Lex is the hero. Well, I guess it's my job to show them who Lex really is. Show them the truth. I just fear that the people won't listen. No, I will not let fear win. And with my sister by my side, anything is possible. Ryzhaya Dch. I trusted you, Alex. You're either dumb or staggeringly naive. You had my history at your disposal. Internet accessible. If you had bothered to look, you'd have realized two things. Defending poor, broken Kaznia is a little small potatoes for Lex Luthor. But, perhaps more significantly, I hate Kryptonians. And what are you? A Kryptonian. You should've let me die. Die? I have bigger plans for you. [PANTING] - [HIGH-PITCHED RINGING] - [GROANING] [PRESIDENT BAKER] Otis Graves was found dead. Next to his body was a manifesto, taking detailed credit for all of Mr. Luthor's crimes. In light of this new evidence, I have pardoned Mr. Luthor. I am appointing him the new Secretary of Alien Affairs. Because of his heroics today [CONTINUES GROANING] profound knowledge of everything alien. [THUG IN DISTORTED VOICE] Mr. Luthor sends his regards. Regards, regards, regards, regards, regards, regards, [LESS DISTORTED] regards, regards, regards, regards, regards, [NORMAL VOICE] regards, regards, regards, regards, regar Sorry, sorry Lex Luthor has been using me for a year. Why? I've never seen anything like this. [GUARD] Get used to it, stupid. Mr. Luthor needs stuff built for his refinery. Now you can get to work. [DREAMER] Even without the dampening cuffs, no powers. [J'ONN J'ONZZ] Shelley Island. The place is surrounded by power-dampening pylons. Without my powers, there's no way I can send Brainy our location. Maybe he should've thought of that before abandoning us, like a logical idiot. Look, I'm not happy with him, either. But there are two of us. A diversion? [GUARD] Move it! Get over here! Al. If you're going for a diversion, count me and my friends in. We've been waiting for someone to lead us out of here. I should have predicted it would be you, J'onn J'onzz. [NEWS ANCHOR ON TV] In yet another stunning display of magnanimity, Lex Luthor has donated an energy source to help restore electricity to the thousands of homes that were affected by Kaznia's bombing of the coast's power grid. The President will swear Lex Luthor in as Secretary of Alien Affairs in a Rose Garden ceremony scheduled for later this afternoon. Hey. Kara. I was worried. I heard the President tried to silence you. I'm okay. Thank God. And then, Supergirl? She's alive, and she's ready to fight. Brainy, the President had the Secret Service wipe all of CatCo's servers, and I lost all of my evidence. Can you recover it? It's already done. Yes. Yes! This proves that Lex has been working with Kaznia, and he used Red Daughter to attack the White House. It also proves that the government gave Lex alien prisoners from the DEO desert facility. Not just the aliens from the DEO facility. J'onn J'onzz, Dreamer, and I have discovered that Lex has been transferring aliens rounded up by Ben Lockwood and bringing them to a private facility, where he's been siphoning their powers. My God! Well, where is this facility? That information is forthcoming. Is that where J'onn and Dreamer are? Hopefully. They have been abducted. - What? - Why didn't you tell us that? [ALEX] Are you serious? That is a rather strong emotional reaction for such an insignificant detail. Our plan is to save the aliens. Those aliens will simply include J'onn and Dreamer. [ASSISTANT] Excuse me, Ms. Luthor, this came for you. [LENA] Thank you. What is it? It's an invitation to the White House from Lex. Lena, you can't possibly be thinking of going. If I don't go, Lex'll come after the people I care about, and I can't have that happen. Besides, if I see Lex, I'll be able to get some stellar quotes for my best friend's article. Speaking of which, Kara, you better start typing. Mother. Lena. [LEX] Can you believe it, sis? Three Luthors in the Oval Office. Only in America. Let me guess, you have the President tied up in the Treaty room. Puppets don't need to be tied up, Lena. You just hang them up by their strings. Well, why don't you put a blond wig on the President, and you can sell him and Eve as a matching set? Now, now. You two play nicely. This is the first family gathering we've had in ages, and I'd like to enjoy myself. Your murderous son has duped the world into thinking he's Earth's hero. This is hardly Thanksgiving dinner. Sounds perfectly normal for our family. Why don't we have a cup of tea while Lex tells us why he summoned us here? He summoned us here to gloat. You think so little of me, Lena. It hurts. I'm a sentimental guy. I didn't do all of this for me, I did it for us. I mean, look, we all know if I wanted you two dead, you wouldn't be treading on the presidential seal having a tea party. Everything I've done has been strategic to lead up to this very moment. The Luthor name cleared. Our family poised to take its rightful place in history. And what exactly are we poised to do? Revolutionize energy worldwide. I'm rounding up aliens and harnessing their power to be used and sold, sort of like supercharged disposable batteries. - That's vile. - Vile and viable. As another world leader once said, "I don't see why men shouldn't be as cruel as nature. " Try not to quote Hitler in public, dear. It'll hurt the brand. You killed Superman's cousin, took over the country What makes you think he's gonna sit idly by on Argo and allow this to happen? Ah, I was hoping you'd bring up The Man of Yesterday. The first batch of depleted aliens will charge the satellite weapon that will turn Argo into a blazing inferno, and Superman into, well, ash. May I speak with you privately? [LEX] Excuse me for a moment. Please enjoy the view of the South Lawn, famous for its egg-rolling contest. You're not buying this, Mother? Of course not. I've already poisoned his tea. If he'd stopped running his mouth long enough to take a sip, he'd be dead by now. Huh. We never discussed Superman. This was not the plan. This was always the plan. I just didn't apprise you of it. How could you not apprise me? I'm your partner. Not partner, Miss Tessmacher. Protegee, factotum, flunky. I am the decider. Is that clear? Our plan was to have a lifetime supply of energy. You'll waste half of that attacking Argo. Don't throw everything away over this obsession with Superman [GROWLING] Superman will be destroyed by my hand. He will burn. Come on, honey. You're gonna love it. Our victory deserves fireworks. [IMITATES FIREWORKS EXPLODING] Can't work in here, man. Hey, man, watch where you're going, brother. - No, no, you shoved me. - You bumped into me, man. - Who you talking to? - Back off, man! [GROANS] Hey! Stop it, or you're going to the pods. All right, man. [ALL GRUNTING] [DREAMER] There's the pylon control. [COMPUTER BEEPING] [EXHALES DEEPLY] My powers are coming back. Astral project to Brainy and the others. Well, how was my article? This is historic. Okay, people are gonna be talking about this article like they did with Woodward and Bernstein. I don't care if they're talking about it, as long as they listen to it. Task executed. Lillian Luthor's extraction device is now mobilized. We can use it to extract the Harun-El from Ben Lockwood's system whenever and wherever we encounter him. Well, then we can use it to extract from James. [BRAINY] But first The time is exactly now. Guys, Lex's alien power facility is at Shelley Island. What do you mean, "The time is now"? - Guys - If my calculations are correct, Dreamer has just astral projected into this office. You anticipated me being here? She is here. She is wondering in this exact moment how she can contact us. Because an astral projectee can place themselves in any environment, but they cannot interact with that environment. [BOTH] So how is this a good plan? Thank you. Dreamer's astral projection is pure dream energy, and as such, while she cannot interact with us, she can interact and ionize other energy. Electrons to be exact. [EXHALING] Dreamer, concentrate your energy on the molecules in this water vapor, and ionize it. I think he means to write on it. [DREAMER GASPING] [BRAINY] Shelley Island. Of course. They're in trouble. I'll go get James. I really missed that. And now, a toast To incinerating the Man of Steel. I promise, there's no Polonium-210 in it, like you put in my tea. Killing your own son with ionizing radiation, now that is on brand. Cancer may have aged you prematurely, but you're still as sharp as ever. So, what's stopping you from shooting me and your sister? Call me crazy, but I'm partial to my relatives. I just can't bear killing you guys. If you do this, it's genocide. The public will find out the truth, and when they do The truth is meaningless. The people of Earth believe I am their savior. They needed a human hero, and I fulfill that need. - [CELL PHONE CHIMES] - Nothing will ever change their minds. Facts are irrelevant. All that matters is spin. [PROTESTERS SHOUTING] [LEX] People are so stupid, they don't even read. [CELL PHONES CHIMING] And even when they do, they certainly don't think. I am the leader of this nation now, and nothing can stop me. [TOASTS IN RUSSIAN] Where are J'onn and Dreamer? It appears they're in the middle of a riot. What's worse, the alien power being collected in this factory, Lex has it set up to be discharged into a Claymore satellite. Claymore? I I destroyed that. This appears to be a newer, bigger, better Claymore. Can you tell where it's targeting? The target is in deep space. Argo City. He's going to wipe out my family. I may be able to hack into the power core to stop it. Good, do that. We'll help J'onn and Dreamer. [BEN] Supergirl! Me and my supercharged friends came here to deal with Luthor and the dangerous aliens that he brought here. But I'm so glad you came here too. [BOTH GRUNTING] [TASER BUZZING] [GROANING] [ALARM BLARING] This must be the core. [RUMBLING] J'onn, Dreamer. My plan worked. That was for abandoning us. Now let's help these people. [BRAINY] I will. First, there are more pressing matters. Argo is being targeted by Lex imminently, and it is up to me to stop it. The system is denying me access. There must be something we can do to stop the launch. No. There is nothing we can do. The power core has reached its peak capacity. The Claymore will fire on Argo in less than two minutes. You said the core was peaking. That means it can be overloaded, right? You would need a power supply of at least 20 pods to overload the core in the time we have left. You're going to try to use your psychic powers to overload the core. I told you there was a way. There is only an 18% chance that this attempt will succeed, yet a 98% chance that the effort will kill you. During the battle for my own home planet, I ran, millions died. I will not make that same mistake again! [SCREAMING] - Now, on with the show. Shall we? - [GAUNTLET BEEPS] [BEEPING] Miss Tessmacher! Why is the satellite not firing? There's an issue at Shelley Island. No one leaves! Don't get any ideas. You wretched little traitor. [EVE GROANS] - Mom! - That's my girl. [HIGH-PITCHED RINGING] You're bleeding. I'm okay. We need to get the Harun-El out of Ben now! Lex. Go. We got this. [GLASS BREAKING] How are you alive? How did you do it? How do you think I did it? I'm Supergirl. Just like your cousin. No matter how many times I stamp you out, you miraculously resurface with your glossy cape and your perfect hair. Let me let you in on a little secret, Lex. Truth and justice always prevail. [LAUGHING] You and your cousin are such saps. Luckily, I came prepared. [BEEPS] So did I. You can thank your sister for this. [GROANING] See? I told you. He can't put out enough energy. He can, if I help him. [GROANING] Little boxes, little boxes, boxes and boxes, [DISTORTED] and subroutines and Socrates and Aristotle and Avatar and matrices and Memento and Monty Python and Dreamer! [GRUNTING] Stop Stop what you're doing! What you're doing doesn't make any sense! [J'ONN J'ONZZ SCREAMING] [GROANING] [PANTING] [NORMAL VOICE] No. Listen to me, Nia. I don't know if you can hear me, but I'm back. I'm realigned, and And I realize now that everything, everything I said before was wrong. You can do this. [BRAINY GASPING] You're doing it! Yes, you did. - You're doing this! You see? - [CONTINUES SCREAMING] You're doing it! You're amazing! You're astounding! - [DREAMER GRUNTING] - You're astazing Nia Nal! And I love you. [BOTH SCREAM] [ALARM BLARING] [GROANS LOUDLY] We got him. [J'ONN J'ONZZ] All right, let's get out of here! Let's go, let's go! Get out of here! Let's go! Let's get these aliens somewhere safe. [SUPERGIRL GRUNTING] [PANTING] That's better. Now smile, and take this like a Kryptonian. [RED DAUGHTER SPEAKING RUSSIAN] No. You were right. [GROANING] My Alex was nothing like your Alex. Protect your people as I protected mine. [GASPING] Oh. How about that. Two birds, one alien hand-cannon. [BOTH GRUNTING] This is for Red Daughter. [ALARM BEEPING] It's over! Let me save you. Saved? [LAUGHS] By a Kryptonian? I'd rather die. - [PEOPLE APPLAUDING] - [EXHALES] [CHUCKLES] [GASPS] [LENA] No more superpowers for you. Lena. What a surprise. What can I say, Lex? You've become predictable. I left the journal for you, paired it with the mural, hoping you would remember this place and show up when I needed you. You know, it just comes down to this, sis. You can only count on blood. Come on, give me a hand. Come on, Lena, this is no time for theatrics. We both know no matter how much you despise me, you're not ruthless enough to pull that trigger [GROANING] The world will never be a safe place with you in it. Oh, brava! You did it, Lena. You killed me. You finally proved that I've been underestimating you all this time. But, when I'm gone, who will be left to be proud of you? What, your friends? The joke's on you. It's always been on you. Your friends have been lying to you from the start. Your boyfriend Jimmy, Alex, J'onn, that little alien runt Brainy. Even your own mother. They've mocked you, humiliated you, betrayed you. Every last one. Denial's a very powerful thing, isn't it? It's been standing right in front of you all this time. And you chose not to see it. [CRYING] Kara Danvers is Supergirl. I'm about to die, but at least I lived without ever being a fool. You're left with no one and nothing. [CONTINUES CRYING] [NEWS ANCHOR ON TV] Following the revelations of CatCo reporter Kara Danvers's expose, the Cabinet invoked the 25th Amendment to remove Baker from office. Talk about power of the press. Says my injured friend. I still can't believe what happened to your eye. Me either. I'm sorry Brainy couldn't design the Harun-El extractor without kickback, but I think we're all just happy you're okay. Well, I'm just happy justice prevailed and Lockwood and his cohorts got locked up. And the injury reminds me that I'm human, which I started to miss. Well, I'm just happy people are talking again, and, you know, listening to facts. Yeah. These have been some dark days. And I'll admit, there were some times where I thought we would never get out of it, but we didn't give up, and we kept chipping away, until we brought the truth to light. Can you believe the Fourth Estate saved the day? [HALEY ON TV] Vice President Plastino has lifted martial law and reinstated the Alien Amnesty Act until such time as a full vote can be held in Congress. On another note, I want to send a message to Supergirl, wherever she may be. For a moment, this country doubted you. But we won't make that mistake again. A grateful nation thanks you for your service. [KELLY] City's a lot nicer without the tanks and the soldiers, huh? If I don't see another tactical vest all year, it'll be too soon. [KELLY CHUCKLES] We've been through a lot of intense stuff together in a short amount of time, haven't we? That would be the understatement of the century. Yeah. So, here's the strange part. I don't want it to end. The closeness with you, it has felt like both the most natural thing in the world and like a revelation. And I hope to God that I haven't made this awkward between us. I just I haven't felt like this in a long time, and I just felt like I had to Ditto. Fear not. We see nothing. Attack card. [ALEX GROANS] I don't understand. Sorry. How did you get so good at this so quickly? After last we played, I went home and ran 67 billion simulations. Tried to game out the most desirable outcome. - So you're counting cards? - Yes. She gets it. [ALL CHUCKLING] Don't tell people that. [LAUGHS] - Hey! - Yay! There she is! James will be here soon, and then the whole family will be together. - [BRAINY] Huzzah! - Where've you been? I didn't know what to bring, so I bought red and white. - Yes! - Nice! Now that you're here, we can divide up and play Catch Phrase. Yeah, J'onn is making us switch up the usual teams. My house, my rules. But, uh, you're with me, right? Always. Good. I'm gonna get some more wine. Hey. You're not upset that Brainy's just killing it over there with this game, right? 'Cause you know we're gonna take him down. - Uh, we're gonna cream him, but - Yeah. No, I'm, uh I'm worried about Lena. I have to tell her the truth. I can't keep it from her anymore. Lena's been through hell. We finally got to a place where it sort of feels a little normal again, so, I don't know, maybe you just let her enjoy the evening before we take it away. You're right. Not tonight. Come on, come on, come on. Okay, here we go. Turning against each other has only led to more division, more hate and more violence. There must be a better way. [FEMALE REPORTER] Has your perspective changed because of what happened to your father? [GEORGE] Yes. I've seen firsthand how that kind of anger can tear a family apart. I've lived that heartbreak. And I wanna make sure nobody else has to. If humans and iens can just listen to each other, then we can stand up, united, against those who seek to divide us. Vacation? Weekend trip. Looks like you packed plenty. But we'll always find you, Eve. No matter how many wigs you cycle through. Who are you? You already know that, dear. I did everything you asked. I worked for him. I hurt people for him. Lex was supposed to move the needle. He failed. So let me go. Sorry, sweetie, that's not on the agenda. Leviathan is everywhere. Leviathan is everyone. And Leviathan is coming. [MAN] Where am I? Earth. [MAN] It can't be. You've been trapped for too long. A phantom to your people. Now it is time to avenge yourself against the brother who wronged you. [MAN] Will you help me? It was I that brought you here. You must walk the path yourself. Besides, I have one more place to visit. [SPEAKING MARTIAN] [THEME MUSIC PLAYING]