04x05 - Parasite Lost

[bunniefuu]

My name is Kara Zor-El.

I'm from Krypton.

I'm 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 adopted sister

at the DEO to protect this planet I call my home

from anyone that means to cause it harm.

I am Supergirl.

[KARA]

Previously on Supergirl...

I have a feeling that if you go out there again, something bad will happen.

You are trending.

In a bad way.

I'm Colonel Lauren Haley.

And how long will you be with us, Colonel?

As long as it takes.

You joined up for a reason.

You wanted to make something of yourself.

It's the alien, Parasite.

It finds a host, feeds off whatever energy the host comes into contact with

turning them into husks.

The more he absorbs, the more dangerous he is.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[SCREAMS]

[POP MUSIC PLAYING]

The last time I was on this rooftop, it was like an aerial junkyard.

Shards of glass, rusty bikes, abandoned appliances.

[KARA]

Apparently that was the last time anyone was up here, until yesterday.

You mean, you planted this garden by yourself in one day?

Well, super speed helps.

[LAUGHS]

James, we're frolicking on our roof garden, sipping mojitos.

Could you try not to look so miserable?

Yeah, I'm sorry.

I'm just reading the internet.

There's so many people tweeting hate at the same time praising Guardian.

Okay.

Well, the internet is a cesspool.

You shouldn't read it.

You know, I should make a public statement and disavow any connection to these people.

Any statement will validate the trolls, okay?

Besides, all press is good press.

I don't see how hate groups praising Guardian could be good press.

Now you see, I can, all right?

These are people that never would've read CatCo.

And now because of Guardian, they do.

You've unwittingly crossed the divide and that is the way to affect change.

- Maybe you're right.

- [BRAINY]

Lena's always right.

Mmm-hmm.

She's very sagacious.

Little boxes.

Brainy, how many of those have you had to drink?

- The ginger juice?

- Uh-huh.

Twelve.

You see, James, the ginger root kicks the booty of the immune system.

It also strangely makes the roof spin.

[CHUCKLES]

Long live the Legion.

[ALEX]

Well, it's nice to see you so happy, Kara.

The sun is shining, the...

Look, the Dar-Essa flower is even blooming.

What is there to be upset about?

Um, Haley starts working full time at the DEO tomorrow.

Got it.

That's...

That's a good reason.

She's explicitly here to curtail my authority.

I mean, she's going to make my life a nightmare.

Speaking of nightmares, guys.

- So Brainy's drunk.

- Oh!

He thought the mojitos were a vegetable juice.

Did someone say mojitos at brunch?

Sounds like my kind of party.

Yeah.

So glad you made it.

- Uh, everyone this is Nia.

- [J'ONN J'ONZZ]

Ah!

These are my people.

J'onn.

- This is Lena.

- Hello.

- That's my sister, Alex.

- Hi.

Well, CatCo's newest addition.

It's very nice to finally meet you.

- We've heard a lot about you.

- All good things, I hope.

Well, James said your passion for making the world a better place is matched only by the elegance of your prose, so...

I wish I could say I paid him, but I could not have made that up.

I guess you should just take the compliment then, huh?

Where's Brainy?

He actually is passed out under an azalea tree.

- Okay, I'll go find him.

- Yeah.

[LAUGHS]

And as long as I'm dishing out compliments, I wanna commend Kara for landing an interview with Amadei Derros, who has not given one in over years.

Thank you, but I think J'onn should get the credit on that one.

Amadei is a friend, but it was hearing why you wanted to talk that convinced him to do the interview.

Who is this Amadei?

An alien healer.

He's devoted his entire life to helping aliens, spiritually and physically.

Uh, the interview is tomorrow, but I could use someone's help to get the perspective of his acolytes.

I would love to.

Well, I woke him and apparently he's fine.

One of my superior capabilities is recovering from alcohol libation with remarkable speed.

Are there any more scones left?

Nia Nal!

- You two know each other?

- Well, we met once at a pizza place.

You know, you never found me.

But, of course, I did.

Your address is Gladiola Drive, second floor corner apartment.

Your phone number is - .

You stop at Bob's Diner every morning and order an extra super large coffee, milk.

No sugar.

Okay.

Yes, that...

He's not nearly as stalkery as that just came out as.

[LAUGHS NERVOUSLY]

Well, why didn't you call?

You told me to find you, not call you.

[ALL LAUGHING]

I'd like to make a toast.

Here, uh, a toast to good friends, new and old.

To health and happiness and basking in the sunshine.

[ALL]

Health and happiness.

[SCREAMS AND GRUNTS]

The pain...

[GROANS]

- [EXHALES SHARPLY]

- [AGENT LIBERTY]

Jensen.

What did you do to me?

[SIGHS]

It was intended as a gift.

[STRAINING]

It hurts.

Everything hurts.

Come with me.

[INFERNIAN]

Don't come any closer, I'm warning you.

[AGENT LIBERTY]

Reach your hand out.

[INFERNIAN]

No!

Stop!

Stop!

[SCREAMING]

I have his powers?

That's right.

You can absorb any alien's abilities and utterly destroy the alien in the process.

I can do that?

That's right, my friend.

And that makes you the most valuable asset in the w*r to save humanity.

Director Danvers, a word.

Interpreting tone is not my strong suit.

But I sense this is not good.

[SIGHS]

Thanks.

- Colonel.

- Director Danvers.

I've noticed you reorganized the strike team command and control system.

I did.

Are you aware that system has been in place since the DEO's inception?

Yes.

But with all due respect, the system was outmoded.

It used to take us seconds to get out the door after first alert.

And now by retasking two analysts...

You cut out the middle men and reduced deployment time to seconds, which could be the difference between life and death.

Exactly.

So?

I'm commending you, Director Danvers.

Any sign of our traitor Agent Jensen?

Not yet.

But our facial recognition algorithm is scanning National City.

So the moment Jensen shows his face, we'll get him.

Keep up the good work.

Yes, ma'am.

Excuse me.

Sorry.

Ms. Danvers.

- Oh, hi.

- My name is Cassian.

I work with Amadei.

He's expecting you.

[AMADEI]

Give me your hand, son.

[BREATHES SHAKILY]

You've declined interviews for decades, but you've graciously agreed to speak with me today.

Why now?

I see what is happening to our country.

Divisiveness and discrimination.

If we want to fight prejudice, people need to know about who we are as aliens and what we do.

To lead as an example for others, I must be seen.

It's not comfortable for me.

But comfort is not my priority right now.

I'm sure your example will inspire many.

You've saved countless lives with your gift.

Is it true your healing abilities don't work on humans?

As of yet, my frequency cannot reach humans.

But it is my greatest wish to heal the human heart.

[BEN ON TV]

Just last week

a carnival was att*cked.

A carnival! By vicious aliens who broke out of prison.

We're talking kids eating cotton candy on Ferris wheels.

They weren't safe. What did the government do about it?

Oh, they stepped in, sure.

To protect the aliens, who k*lled at least two human beings.

- And only Guardian...

- Okay.

You have got to stop listening to this dreck.

Is that Ben Lockwood?

Do you know him?

Well, when I reorganized L-Corp, I took my business away from his father's steel shop and gave it to an Nth metal producer.

Who the hell gave him a platform?

The People's Veritas, some sort of syndicated fringe website.

Oh, okay.

Well, there you go.

Fringe being the operative word.

Well, the last time I saw Ben Lockwood, he was a sad, angry man begging me to write his story.

Now, he and every lunatic like him is praising Guardian as if I'm one of them.

Well, I don't think the Mayor would invite James Olsen to be the keynote speaker at his Annual Media Summit if he thought he was some kind of fringe lunatic.

- Wait, what?

- The invitation just came in.

That is what I came to tell you.

Now, you need to stop obsessing about these trolls and start writing your speech.

It's Jensen.

He's been located at the National City Promenade.

This is your collar, Danvers.

Go get him.

Supergirl, it's time to rumble.

[PEOPLE CHEERING AND APPLAUDING]

[LAUGHS]

I don't care what anyone says, I love shapeshifters.

What about you, sir?

Would you like to come face-to-face with yourself?

Why don't you pick on someone your own shape?

[GRUNTS]

[PANTING]

Alex, it's not just Jensen.

He's been infected by Parasite.

[PANTING]

Don't worry, I'll make this quick.

[ALEX]

Freeze!

Agents, get him.

Go, go, go.

- No!

- [SCREAMS]

He shapeshifted.

Don't let him out of your sight.

[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

[AGENT OVER COMM]

Director Danvers, we lost him.

Damn it.

[EXHALES]

You all right?

[HALEY]

You neglected to inform me that Agent Jensen is not a human.

He is.

Well, he was.

When Mercy and Otis broke into the DEO, they took with them a creature called Parasite.

And once this parasite infects a host, which in this case, was Jensen, the host has the ability to suck the life force out of whoever it touches.

Leaving that person dead.

And if it's an alien, absorbing their powers.

We're very lucky he didn't have more contact with Supergirl.

And we're lucky the host doesn't have the ability to retain the powers it absorbs.

So, we'll try to get Jensen when he's at his weakest.

And how do we do that?

The last time we overloaded his system with nuclear energy.

Plutonium.

I'll contact the Pentagon about gathering nuclear material.

And I'll speak with Supergirl.

This is one monster she can't fight.

Very wise, Director Danvers.

[GROANS]

Hey, what are you doing?

You should be resting.

You know when I made a toast to the sunshine, I didn't realize how apt that was.

But I'm fully charged from the sunlamps, and I'm ready to get out there and take down Parasite.

I'm not going out there, am I?

We both know the danger that Parasite poses.

That he can k*ll me and get supercharged at the same time?

Yes, I get it.

But that doesn't mean I don't wanna go out there and fight him.

I know you're frustrated by this.

I know.

It's okay, Alex.

Most people only have one way to fight for justice but luckily, I have two.

Power of the press.

So I'll write and file my article.

But if there's any other situation, alien or otherwise...

I know who to call.

[THUDS]

[PANTING]

Something's wrong.

I touch them and I get a rush of power.

But then it fizzles.

Well, then find another.

You need to keep feeding.

I can't move fast enough to keep myself powered.

Help me.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

All right.

Raymond, The Children of Liberty, our reach is long, I will cast a net and we will find a solution.

Humans don't let humans down.

I promise.

[NIA]

Kara, your article made such an impact.

These comments are incredible.

Look at this one.

"I wish my husband was as kind as Amadei.

#Iwanttomarryanalien." Oh, my God.

What?

Let's skip that one.

There'll always be a couple of bad apples.

No, no.

Look, there's more.

"Roaches healing each other just spreads the vermin.

k*ll Amadei, k*ll them all." Listen, most of them were kind.

But the others are so violent.

I thought showing Amadei as the great man he is, would bring people together.

One day, last month, I woke up.

I woke up, I brushed my teeth and I decided I don't feel like using my image-inducer today.

I walked out to my local diner to grab some coffee and there was a new waitress.

She was cute.

Human.

When she handed me my check, she'd written a note.

"I'm an alien too." And she left me her number.

I've seen Miranda every day since, and guess what?

She stopped using her inducer.

That's an inspiring story, Miles.

Thank you so much for sharing.

Thanks.

Thanks, guys.

Hey, look, I know it hasn't been easy, us continuing this group without Fiona, but, um...

I, for one, am happy that we did.

Thank you.

Thank you.

[CASSIAN]

J'onn.

Cassian, what is it?

It's Amadei.

[J'ONN J'ONZZ]

My God!

[CASSIAN]

I gave him tea, as always, last night before bed.

I retired to my chamber.

This morning when I came to wake him, the amulet was gone.

J'onn, I came as soon as I got your message.

What happened?

He's dying, Kara.

♪ He cannot survive without the amulet.

- We should call the police.

- No.

Our community doesn't trust the police.

There is too much prejudice against us, right now.

But, J'onn, I've been told by many people that you have a gift for solving crimes.

Would it be all right if I try to read Amadei's mind?

Of course.

- Who was that girl?

- No one I recognize.

What does it mean, J'onn?

It's possible that she was the last person who saw him, that she cut out the amulet.

Well, how do we identify her?

Let me get this straight.

You want me to run a facial recognition search of you.

Correct.

I fear something is getting lost in translation.

You see, my satellite tells me the exact coordinates of your location at this very instant.

So running a facial recognition search would be the very definition of red...

Oh!

That's another matter entirely.

- Run the algorithm.

- Yes, ma'am.

Sir.

Ah, that was quick.

Elizabeth Hawkings, , Cornelian Road.

This is Elizabeth Hawkings' house.

Looks like she's home.

Hmm.

Do you think the amulet's in there?

If it is, I will be able to sense it.

I'll meet you out here in ten minutes.

Yeah.

Can I help you?

I'm Kara Danvers.

I'm a reporter with CatCo Magazine.

Never heard of it.

[KARA]

Sorry to bother you in the middle of the day, but I'm doing an article on the changing neighborhoods of National City.

Sorry, I was just in the middle of something.

And I thought you were a package, so...

Well, actually...

Sorry.

[KARA]

Uh, an interview will only take a few minutes, - I promise.

- [ELIZABETH]

What's your article about?

All right, I said it's the, uh, changing neighborhoods of National City, and I figured this one was one of those.

I don't really know if I can help you.

[ELIZABETH]

Do you go to everyone's houses or am I just on your hit list?

What the hell are you doing in my house?

Don't be alarmed.

I'm not here to hurt you.

Elizabeth, call the police!

Get away from my mother!

No, he's not gonna hurt her.

- You know him?

- [NATALIE]

And who are you?

Both of you, get out!

[J'ONN J'ONZZ]

Elizabeth Hawkins.

We have reason to believe you may have seen Amadei Derros last night.

Amadei Derros?

Why would I have seen him?

I don't know him.

He was att*cked last night.

Someone took an amulet that keeps him alive.

My daughter would never att*ck anyone.

I was at work all night, and then I went home with my boyfriend.

You were the last person on Amadei's mind before he was att*cked.

That's impossible.

I promise you.

Amadei Derros would never have thought about me.

He's my father, and I've never even met the man.

Amadei is your father?

Deadbeat father.

He's never even seen her.

He and I had a one night stand a million years ago.

I thought we had a connection, but when I told him I was pregnant, he shut the door in my face.

He said he'd never even acknowledge the child.

Well, he did think about her.

You were at the forefront of his mind.

It must've been somebody else.

I wrote him every year, sent him photos, drawings, even a stupid book report in the ninth grade.

He never responded.

I'm no one to him.

[NATALIE]

Look what you've done.

Dredging him up.

I want you out.

I'm sorry.

He was thinking of you.

Somehow, you're connected to what's happened to him.

Help me.

I'm shriveling up.

No, you won't.

Because a Child of Liberty has come forward with a solution.

And with it, you will be able to take the invaders' powers and never lose them.

You will become invincible.

The human w*apon that will rid this planet of all roaches.

Mankind's true hero.

Plutonium is in short supply, but I found a stored uranium.

It's en route.

Uranium is less stable than plutonium.

We run the risk of a bigger expl*si*n.

We need to get Jensen to an isolated area.

Or we need to find a way to contain the expl*si*n.

Tell me what you're thinking.

Well, an electrical force field could stop the radiation from the blast.

Can you create one on the fly?

An improvised ionic containment, that could work.

Spherical, to get the optimal distribution of electrons.

Like a dome.

Yes, it's elegant.

You need something of your own, some sort of w*apon.

[ALEX]

A proton pack.

Perhaps as a blast g*n.

Agent Dox, is there something you can create?

Yes, yes, I...

I absolutely can.

I can...

I can use some force field discs and link them together into a force field matrix.

I can also outfit a g*n to blast...

We get it.

You're hired.

We make a good team.

This is exhilarating to watch.

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

I'm looking at the cause more than the candidate.

- It's a good cause.

- [BEN]

James Olsen.

I was hoping I would find you here.

My table's in the back.

I doubt we're seated at the same table.

And this event is for members of...

The mainstream media, yeah.

That's probably why they seated me at the back.

Um, listen, I owe you two an apology.

I wasn't in the best place when last our paths crossed, but, uh, well, things...

Things are much better.

Excuse me, I'm gonna get a drink.

See you in a few minutes.

Make that two, please.

Uh, you know, I was just talking about you on my show recently.

So I heard.

And just to be clear, you and I do not represent the same things.

Far be it from James Olsen to listen to an opinion that is not his own.

I listen to opinions that are not my own.

But what I heard in your show was full of discrimination and hate.

And that's when I stopped listening.

I see, so this is the part where you and others like you start making crass generalizations based on ignorance and stereotype.

And you forgot the part where people like me walk away.

James, listen, I...

I apologize again.

This is not the way I wanted this to go.

People are concerned, James.

People have alien whiplash.

I mean, I understand, the Super cousins, they protect us, kind of.

But the last three disasters this country has seen, they've all been of alien origin.

Now, Guardian...

Guardian, that's what I wanna talk to you about.

That is a symbol of human hope.

I want no part of that.

Do not shut these people out, James.

Can't you see?

The people who think this way, they're not crazy, they're scared.

And they need those fears acknowledged.

And when they're not, when they get shut down like you're doing right now, it just...

It drives them deeper into darkness.

Let me be very clear about something, Professor.

You will not lay this at my feet.

Thanks, Cassian.

I'm sure Amadei could feel their prayers.

It'll help them hold on.

Just know we're doing all we can to find that amulet and make him safe.

- [CELL PHONE BEEPS]

- [SIGHS]

Word has spread of Amadei's att*ck.

There's a vigil forming outside his home.

All right.

I've got pepperoni and mushroom.

Alex, what are you doing here?

What's going on with Jensen?

Um, he's gone quiet.

Which is unsettling, I know.

But it gave me enough time to get some sustenance for you both.

Kara texted me about what happened, and I'm sorry about your friend, J'onn.

Turns out I didn't know him all that well.

I made a tactical mistake in my reporting.

What are you talking about?

[KARA]

I was so certain Amadei was a great man.

I published this glowing article making him out to be a saint.

But if I dug a little deeper, I may have discovered how flawed he is.

How would that information have changed anything, Kara?

My portrait of him as immaculate may have put a target on his back.

I always try to believe in the best in people, and so much the time, it just seems to make things worse.

Kara, I usually expect the worst in people, and that's no better.

I was convinced for sure that Haley was gonna be a monster, but instead, she's been very reasonable and deeply supportive.

Okay.

Okay.

Well, we started with the assumption that Amadei was spotless.

Let's retrace our steps.

[J'ONN J'ONZZ]

Amadei hasn't given an interview in over years, but let's see what he said the last time he did speak to the press.

Mmm.

Hey.

- Lexus Nexus.

- [COMPUTER BEEPS]

Wow, Amadei gave lots of interviews then, over the course of many years.

And look who's next to him in all of them.

A woman who claimed to have met him only once.

[NATALIE]

You two.

You ruined my daughter.

She read your article.

"Amadei's goal was to heal the human heart." You mean the alien heart, because I'm human, and he broke mine.

And you took it out on your daughter by keeping them apart.

I never wanted her to know about him.

But then she found out from my sister and started writing him.

Yes, yes, I made sure that she never got a response.

You think that I would let him get into her head after how he ruined me?

The image in Amadei's mind came from Elizabeth's letters to her father.

He wrote back, didn't he?

[NATALIE]

After you two left, she tore the house apart.

Found where I hid his letters.

[SOBS]

She said that I betrayed her.

I made her deny the alien part of her, which made her feel like even more of an outcast.

The Children of Liberty are right.

All roaches do is bring misery.

What are you saying?

Who are the Children of Liberty?

A group of people who know our country is overrun with aliens, and it's time to fight back.

They needed help online, I answered.

We need the amulet.

You will only hurt your daughter more if you let her father die.

I...

I gave it to a Child of Liberty.

For what?

To give it to a human who can take away a roach's power, turn it into a husk.

- Jensen.

- Yeah.

[KARA ON PHONE]

Alex, the amulet. Elizabeth's mother stole it.

She gave it to Jensen so he could keep the powers he's been taking.

How did the mom even know?

She found it on the dark web.

A group called Children of Liberty.

An alien-absorbing human with an agenda to k*ll as many aliens as possible and absorb as many powers as possible, thereby making himself invincible.

I believe the most logical place for him to show up next would be...

Amadei's vigil.

We're on our way.

[CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

Hey, buddy, you okay?

Hey!

This guy's dead!

He's dead!

[MAN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

[WOMAN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

What is that?

Alex, we're here.

I don't see Jensen.

But there's some sort of disturbance.

All right, I can see a purple glow.

Jensen's somewhere in the middle of the block.

All right, agents, get into position.

All right, team.

I need your heads up and low profile.

We don't want a riot.

If you see Jensen, skin-to-skin contact can be fatal, so do not engage.

You leave that to Director Danvers.

Ready, Colonel?

- Activate the dome.

- Enter the matrix.

[PEOPLE SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

All right, boys, let's find him.

[ALL LAUGHING]

[LENA]

Domingo, you're funny.

[CHUCKLES]

And one of the saner voices in our city.

We need people like you to provide us with balance.

Maybe.

But I'm starting to wonder if we need less balance and more taking a stand.

Especially when it comes to the alien problem.

I think we need to reassess their value to society.

But you're one of our top centrist commentators.

You're not one of those fringe people like him.

Maybe he's more of a centrist than you want to admit.

[PEOPLE SHOUTING]

[MAYOR]

Ladies and gentlemen.

I just got word of a mass att*ck in midtown.

Well, I'm sure Guardian will help.

Well, what's a speech when the city needs its human hero?

Isn't that right, Mr.

Olsen?

- Damn it.

- [BRAINY]

Careful.

Jensen has the amulet and the powers of a Valeronian.

[ALL CLAMORING]

He's gone.

Why didn't he overload?

The amulet increased his capacity to obtain power more than expected.

Danvers?

Danvers, you need to increase your cannon's power load.

The increase needs to be at least % in order to be effective.

Though an expl*si*n of that magnitude will k*ll everyone inside the dome.

Our operatives have personal force fields.

But what about everybody else?

If Jensen gets out of the dome with the power he has now, we'll have a lot more people than that to worry about.

[GRUNTS]

[GUARDIAN]

Get down!

[BRAINY]

Jensen has overloaded the dome.

I'm re-configuring the power transits, but our matrix will collapse in two minutes, seconds.

I need to make sure Amadei is protected.

Go.

Alex.

Alex, people are on the verge of stampeding.

Supergirl?

Are you inside that dome?

I was in the neighborhood.

She won't touch him.

Brainy, I need you to open a gap in the dome away from Jensen.

I have to get these civilians evacuated.

Negative.

Danvers, you need to focus on the target.

I am.

Supergirl will get them out.

On it.

[BRAINY]

The dome gap

is in place behind you.

But the opening is only big enough for you to evacuate one person at a time.

You have two minutes, seconds before the entire thing collapses.

Ooh.

Miss, if I may?

[SUPERGIRL]

Miss, I can help you.

[JENSEN]

Supergirl!

Get behind me.

[ALEX]

Agent Jensen.

There's no way out of here for you.

sh**t me.

If I sh**t you, Raymond, then everybody in here dies, including you.

And I know you don't want that.

I want to make this country safe.

You're not making anything safer by doing this.

Look at everybody.

Look how scared they are.

And it's not just aliens, Raymond.

- [BRAINY]

Thirty seconds.

- It's humans, too.

Danvers, terminate him.

Look, I know when the President revealed herself as an alien, you got scared.

A lot of people did.

But don't let that fear define who you are.

- [BRAINY]

Twenty seconds.

- I still see that agent

that I wanted to mentor.

I still see that agent that I was proud to call my colleague.

I still see that good man who's scared, but he's still in there.

Ten seconds.

sh**t him, Danvers.

That is an order.

Surrender now, and you will save everybody in here.

Be the hero that I know you are.

Even if I give up, he's still out there.

Who's "he"?

I'm dreaming.

No.

I'm here.

I'm so sorry my mother hurt you.

Because I broke her heart.

I...

I didn't mean to.

And I never, ever wanted to hurt you.

My daughter.

It's okay.

[SNIFFLES]

I'm okay.

My goal has always been to heal the human heart.

But it is the two of you who helped me to heal mine.

[AGENT]

Congratulations.

[ALEX]

Thanks.

Nice work, Director Danvers.

Few casualties, minimal property damage.

Thank you.

Thank you, Colonel.

Um, which cell did you put Jensen in?

I'd like to ask him a few questions.

I sent him to the desert facility, but he won't be talking.

Apparently, the rapid withdrawal of alien powers flat-lined his brain.

You did good work today.

But the next time I give you orders, I expect for you to follow them.

Yes, ma'am.

But still, I have to say, it is much better to have you in charge than that impostor, J'onn J'onzz.

Excuse me?

When we at the White House learned about your former director's true identity, I recommended his removal.

He was trying to erode the DEO's mission.

Employing aliens instead of catching them.

All while pretending to be someone he's not.

I am glad order's been restored, and we're heading towards more civil, honest times.

J'onn J'onzz is the one who recruited me, promoted me, and taught me everything that I know.

He's my family.

And he is the best director this organization has ever seen.

J'onzz set a bad precedent.

But we will set things right.

From now on, we are strictly by the book.

Which means we are going to act according to rank, and let's be clear about yours.

You might run this place, but I am your superior officer.

You report to me.

Understood?

Understood.

Director Danvers, when you exit, you salute your ranking officer.

Yes, ma'am.

We'll work on that.

I still believe there's hope for you yet.

I heard what happened with Amadei.

You solved the crime, you saved him.

I didn't so much as solve the crime as solve the people behind it.

Amadei deserved to know his daughter, and she deserved to know the truth, you know.

Speaking of, a woman came in earlier today looking for you.

A Mara Nalbeck?

Said her store got vandalized and wanted you to get to the bottom of it.

She left a number.

Apparently, you're the guy to go to when aliens can't go to the police.

[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING IN BAR]

You okay?

Yeah, I'm just thinking about everything we heard at the media summit tonight.

I know.

It was so hateful.

I didn't realize how deep it went or how ugly it was.

You were right to want to disavow it.

I'm not sure disavowal is the right move.

Something Ben Lockwood says stuck with me.

- What?

- Maybe you can't change people's minds by slamming doors in their faces.

And as a reporter, I need to get to the bottom of this story to figure out who these people are.

Find their leader.

Lena, you told me yourself.

These people are interested in Guardian so, maybe they'll listen to me.

That's the way forward.

It sounds dangerous.

You're kidding me?

With you as my co-pilot?

Elizabeth said the article I wrote on Amadei made her see him in a different light.

Understand the sacrifices he made.

That's fantastic.

You moved her.

So?

So, I've decided to do a series of profiles called, "Aliens of National City." We'll talk to a different alien every week, but not just the noted ones.

They don't have to be saints.

Aliens are just as flawed as everyone else.

[LAUGHS]

But I...

I think telling their stories, or all sides of them, can still help heal the divide in the city.

That's actually the first time I've pitched it to anyone.

What do you think?

I think it's great.

[GLASS SHATTERING]

[CELL PHONE BUZZING]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

- What?

- [JAMES ON PHONE]

Ben?

James Olsen.

Hey.

Hey, did I catch you at a bad time?

No, you just caught me in the middle of some car trouble.

Look, I've been thinking about what you said.

Do you have time to talk?

Do I have time to talk?

Hey.

For you, friend, I got all the time in the world.

What's on your mind?

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]