02x04 - Summer School: Chapter Four

[bunniefuu]

- [BUZZER BLARES]

- [DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

♪ ♪

Hi, Dad.

How you doing, Arti?

I can't stay in that
foster home anymore.

Macaroni and cheese,
bunk beds, basic cable,

no football Sunday pass.

[BUZZER BLARES]

- Animals.
- Tryouts are Wednesday.

Coach Morrison's coming in from Lincoln.

The Big Ten.

Sweetie, you are gonna crush it.

You're gonna be great.

I don't know.

Hey, look at me.

You're the best in the state.

I miss you.

Oh, sweetie...

I miss you, too.

Mom says she loves you.

♪ ♪

You tell your mother I love her.

[BUZZER BLARES, DOOR OPENS]

All right, visit's over.

You said I had minutes.

Yeah, well, time flies in prison, huh?

[LAUGHS]

Ah, don't worry...
there's always next week

and the week after that
and the week after that.

[LAUGHING]

[HEROIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Chuck?

Hello? Can you hear me?

Chuck, come in.

Please, Chuck.

Why are we in danger?

Who is Eclipso?

Searching. Searching. Searching.

[SIGHS] Darn signal.

Oh, hey, honey.

Oh. [CHUCKLES]

Mom. Hey, hi.

I didn't hear you come in.

You just missed Dad.

Did you lose something?

I could have sworn I...

Ah. Found them.

Mom, hey. [CHUCKLES]

You know what I was thinking
about the other day?

Blue Valley Putt-Putt...

the one you and Dad used
to go to all the time

when you were first dating.

Didn't they close down?

Well, they were going to.

They came really close
to calling it quits.

They always had a good crowd.
I wonder what happened.

Yeah.

I've been wondering
the same thing myself.

The point is, they're back in business.

Isn't that great?

You and Dad should go, like old times.

[CHUCKLES] It could be like a date.

Well, honey, your dad's very
busy this week, and so am I.

But maybe you and your friends can go.

- Yeah.
- It'll be fun.

See ya, hon.

Bye, Mom.

[SIGHS]

[GOGGLES BEEP]

[MISCHIEVOUS MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[GOGGLES BEEPING]

Confidential?

Since when is anything in
the JSA database confidential?

[SENTIMENTAL MUSIC]

♪ ♪

I was up most of the night.

I'm sorry, I just...

you know, I thought you
should know everything.

It's scary, the black diamond.

Yeah.

I mean, what happened
with Doctor Mid-Nite,

and do we tell Courtney

about the JSA and...

- Eclipso?
- Yeah.

- [DOOR CLOSES]
- What was that about Eclipso?

How do you know about Eclipso?

How do you know about Eclipso?

You first.

Well, I don't know about him.

Doctor Mid-Nite's goggles
warned Beth that

Eclipso is here in Blue Valley.

- The goggles said that?
- How do they know?

The trouble alerts, I guess.

But all the files on Eclipso
are confidential,

and I couldn't find any in the basement.

Why, Pat? Who is Eclipso?

He's the devil in the shadows.

Evil, Court, real evil,

imprisoned inside the black diamond.

The one The Shade's looking for.

And whoever has the diamond
has Eclipso's power.

What... what are Eclipso's powers?

He can get inside your head,

make you see things that aren't there.

Starman said the diamond

drove people to do, uh...

bad things...

to themselves and to others.

But the JSA stopped Eclipso?

Yeah, somehow they managed to, but...

the longer Eclipso's active,

the more powerful he becomes.

So The Shade, who kicked
our collective butts

without lifting a single finger,

is looking for the black diamond

to team up with pure evil.

To do what?

[SCOFFS] I don't know.

[SIGHS]

Mom, don't worry. We got this.

- Court.
- No, Mom, I'll be smart.

There's nothing online about
Eclipso, so we'll do recon

the old-fashioned way...
hitting the books.

Beth's already on her
way to the library.

We won't rush in.

I won't rush in, Mom. I promise.

- Promise.
- Yes.

Love you.

[SIGHS]

[FOREBODING MUSIC]

♪ ♪

I didn't want her dead.

I'm still upset by that. You hear me?

I do, but this isn't really

about your stepmother, is it, Cynthia?

Cindy?

Sweetheart, is that you?

Mom?

You're not gonna hurt me again, are you?

Baby, I'm so sorry I let
your father find you.

No, no, no, I'm sorry. I'm sorr...

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Make her go away.

- Please, don't hurt me.
- Now!

♪ ♪

You wallow in pain
over your birth mother.

I simply wanted to show you

that you must put the past behind you.

You ever do that again,

and I'll throw this diamond
into a volcano.

I am only here to help.

I only desire what you desire.

♪ ♪

Let's get back to work.

♪ ♪

_

Look, you and I both know

that fostering kids ain't cheap, okay?

And now I've got another
one with parents in prison.

I don't know who told you I said that,

but it just ain't true, okay?

No, I got five now, not four.

What is this? I can't eat this.

Listen, as much as I'd like to,

I just can't foster these kids for free.

How hard is it to buy whey protein?

They didn't have wheat protein.

Not wheat. It's whey.

Hey, are you gonna get out or what?

[SIGHS] Can I at least have some money

so I can buy a decent lunch?

You got a decent lunch.

You didn't even pack me a protein bar.

Listen, you need to turn it
down a notch, Missy, okay?

Or else I'm not gonna be accepting

any more of those collect
calls from the penitentiary.

You got it?

My tryouts are today.

What am I supposed to do for fuel?

I don't know. That's your business.

Now get to steppin'.

I got a nail appointment to get to.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[GRUNTS]

♪ ♪

[CROWD CHEERING, SHOUTING]

♪ ♪

"Married Felons Break Out of Prison".

I'll take one of those.

♪ ♪

Hiya, sport.

Hey, yourself.

I-I'd love to stay and catch up,

but I still got papers to deliver,

- And today is collection day.
- Oh.

I'm livin' off tips,
you know, what can I say?

Here's a tip.

Don't try and run from
us 'cause you can't.

That's a good tip.

[CHUCKLES]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

How can you not have acai or wheatgrass?

Because this is a high-school cafeteria,

not a farmers market.

What about fresh berries?

Sorry, honey, but if you
wanted the fancy stuff,

you should have brought it from home.

What is that?

The only piece of fresh
fruit in this place.

Consider it a peace offering
for the misunderstanding

with the hockey stick.

What are you staring at, Montez?

Nothing, I just can't believe

they don't have wheatgrass either.

- Thanks.
- Yeah. No problem.

Um, I-I just wanted to say,

I'm really sorry for the
situation that you're in.

I can't imagine how tough that must be.

What situation?

Oh. Um...

you know, that situation that you...

or, um, your parents...

um, them being... in prison.

My parents are innocent.

- They shouldn't even be there.
- [SCOFFS]

Everyone's mocking us now.

But we Crocks don't forgive.

And we don't forget.

Ow!

Boy...

she's got anger issues.

Tell that to the apple.

- [CLOCKS TICKING]
- _

Well, Mr. Tyler, it seems
as if you've done it again.

Another perfect score.

[CHUCKLES]

I told you...

I studied.

Um, Mr. Tyler...

I'm sorry I doubted you.

It's just...

What everyone does.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

It's okay.

♪ ♪

[SIGHS]

♪ ♪

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

♪ ♪

[INSECT BUZZING]

♪ ♪

Hi, Isaac.

Yes, I am back from my trip abroad.

[CHUCKLES]

And it is so wonderful to see you.

You know, I've always wanted
to tell you how much I admired

your musical talents.

Y-you notice me?

How could I not, Isaac?

I am a big fan, really.

I just... I wanted to say hi and, um...

I want to make new friends this summer.

♪ ♪

Do you want to be my friend?

Listen, I know what you're going through

with your mom dying from
that awful hunting accident.

I lost my parents, too.

♪ ♪

How did your parents die?

Hmm.

Horribly.

[CHUCKLES]

You have one new voice message.

Hey, Dad, um,

some of your old friends
are back in town.

We're down at the Pit Stop,
and they want to talk.

♪ ♪

- [ENGINE REVVING]
- _

[TIRES SCREECHING]

♪ ♪

Mike? Mike?

♪ ♪

- [DOOR CLOSES]
- Mike.

Hey, there, Pat.

- Mike, you okay?
- He's fine.

Hey, Dad.

Crusher, what are you doing here?

We.

You really stuck that landing.

You break out of prison,

and you come straight
back to your hometown?

We left a decoy trail of
bread crumbs obvious enough

for even the stupid cops to follow.

- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
- They should be halfway

- to Miami by now.
- [BOTH LAUGH]

Okay, bud.

We didn't come back to town

for revenge on you and the Scooby g*ng.

So what do you want?

Our daughter has tryouts today.

- We can't miss that.
- We can't, can we, babe?

Here's the deal... you help us lay low

until tryouts this afternoon,

and we'll break back
into prison afterwards

without incident.

Right after our daughter kills it...

on the field.

Are you kidding me right now?

- Scout's honor.
- [PAULA LAUGHS]

So you can hold on to that
little wrench if you want.

Heck, I'll even give you a head
start over to S.T.R.I.P.E.,

and we can do this
the old-fashioned way,

or we can be friends, buds.

[CHUCKLES]

I mean, you wouldn't
want the world to know

about your little robot, would you?

♪ ♪

Okay.

Let's go watch some football.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[GASPS]

Have you lost your mind?
They tried to k*ll us.

- She almost k*lled me.
- I know, I know. I know.

If it wasn't for Courtney, she...

Barb, I just think this
is the best thing for us

to do right now to keep
this all moving forward.

I mean, you really believe
they broke out of prison

just to see their kid
try out for football?

That's what Crock told me.
I have no idea. They're crazy.

Well, what are they looking for?
The Shade or Calypso?

It's E-clipso. Eclipso.

Who's to say she's not

gonna be f*ring arrows at my head again?

Okay, Barb, if they wanted us
dead, we'd be dead right now.

That does not make me feel better.

Yeah. Is he stealing something?

♪ ♪

- I should go in the kitchen.
- Okay.

[CLEARS THROAT] So...

Hey, nice life you got here, bud.

That's very kind of you.
Yeah, I-I like it.

Yeah, it's probably
why you let yourself go,

because ripped, my friend, you are not.

You let go of the program.

Oh, just been doing a lot
of stretching-type stuff.

Hey, this kid of yours,

he's got a real big mouth on him.

It's gonna get him
into a lot of trouble.

If I were you, I'd start
training him now.

Yeah, I appreciate the
parenting advice, Crusher,

but I just assume Mike stays out of it.

[SCOFFS] Good luck with that.

[CURIOUS MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Another fight?

Hmm.

I guess you're unpopular
with a lot of people.

[DRAWER CLOSES]

♪ ♪

We're remodeling.

How's prison?

Is it, uh, scary, or
is it, uh, kind of fun

like "The Shawshank Redemption"?

[CHUCKLING]

What?

Just a movie.

Cell's a little small. Gym's great.

I got visitation rights with the missus.

- [CLICKS TONGUE]
- Oh.

So you keep up with any of
your old ISA colleagues?

Any of the... any of the g*ng?

Who's left? That putz, The Gambler?

Listen, truthfully, pal, ISA...

me and the wife, we never really fit in.

I mean, Jordan was a good guy,
few colors short of a rainbow,

but the rest of 'em, I do not miss.

So none of the old g*ng, huh?

Not even The Shade?

- The Shade?
- Yeah.

Haven't seen that tea-sucking
scone gobbler in years.

I never liked him either.
He was not a team player.

You know, he made fun of my cleats,

but he wore these ridiculous top hats.

And those... what do you call 'em?

- The scarves?
- Ascots.

- They're called ascots.
- Ascots. [LAUGHS]

Ascots.

Hey, you want to know
about bad, bad guys?

I got to tell you what the Dragon King

did to The Wizard's body.

Oh, my God. It's gonna gross you out.

I like this.

I always felt like we were on the road

to becoming good friends,
but what happened?

I don't know, yeah.

I mean, I kind of felt that way myself.

I think the fact that
you tried to k*ll me,

that might have kind of put a damper

on the friendship, but
who knows, you know?

Relationships are funny, right?

Fair point.

Can I get you something?
Do you, um, drink coffee?

Caffeine?

No, thank you.

- Uh, water?
- What kind?

Tap?

I'm fine.

You let your children
eat processed foods?

They're teenagers.

If Mike wants to eat those things,

he's gonna find a way to get them.

You know, it's kind of like Courtney.

When she makes up her
mind about something,

there is just no stopping her.

Artemis is like that, too...

unstoppable.

Yeah, it doesn't matter what you say.

She's not gonna listen.

And I like that she's
driven, but as a mom...

BOTH: It's frustrating.

[BARBARA GASPS]

♪ ♪

Thanks.

Maybe I'll try some.

- [BELL DINGS]
- Two patty melts... order up.

[' S POP MUSIC PLAYING]

You got it?

Yeah, I think so. Thanks, Maria.

You're doing great.

Okay, guys.

- Look at you.
- For you.

And for you.

♪ ♪

I ordered a strawberry one.

And no whipped cream on mine.

Wait. Ugh, sorry.

Hey, you'll get the hang of it.

I like chocolate, too.

And Rick can have my whipped cream.

Great! [CHUCKLES]

Okay, let's summarize
what we found out so far.

♪ ♪

So the black diamond is from this place

called Diablo Island.

"Devil Island"?

That's not ominous at all.

It's somewhere around here.

Why isn't it on the map?

Because they took it off.

Look, it's all over maps
back in the s.

But then around ,

Diablo Island stopped appearing,

like they didn't want
anyone to go there.

Why?

Because no one ever came back.

The legend goes, there
were two warring tribes

living on different sides of the island.

One of the tribes summoned
an evil entity of vengeance,

trapping it in what...

sounds like the black diamond.

How did the black diamond end up here?

An explorer named Bruce Gordon

rediscovered Diablo Island,
but when he got there,

everyone on it had been
dead for decades.

It's the same Bruce Gordon
that wrote some of these books.

He was a famous explorer in his day.

So this Gordon guy found
the diamond there?

It doesn't say,

but he was the only person
who ever returned.

- Then what?
- I don't know.

There's nothing online
or off about Bruce Gordon

after he came back from the island.

Or Eclipso.

So what do we do next?

Yolanda, your order's up.

- Okay. Thanks.
- Go get back to work.

We've exhausted the library,
so I'm gonna go

to the used-book store to see
if I can find anything else.

I'll keep trying to get
Chuck back online.

Maybe he can help us
open the files on Eclipso.

I've got to feed the dog.

Can I get a dozen cheeseburgers
to go and some fries?

Are you serious?

Hey, we'll all meet up
after Yolanda's shift.

- Okay.
- [DOOR OPENS, BELL JINGLES]

So what kind of dog did you get?

A big one.

♪ ♪

- [OMINOUS MUSIC]
- _

♪ ♪

What is this place?

This is where your parents and mine

tried to save the world...

until the JSA k*lled them.

♪ ♪

Dad.

He was called The Fiddler.

The Fiddler?

♪ ♪

I can't play that.

Well, you'll learn. [CHUCKLES]

♪ ♪

[PENSIVE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[BELL JINGLES]

- [DOOR CLOSES]
- _

- Hi.
- Oh.

Oh! [LAUGHS]

What can I do for you, young lady?

I was wondering if you had any books

on this kind of famous archaeologist

or books written by him...
um, Bruce Gordon?

I'm not sure I have anything,

but everyone from Captain
Cook to Robert Ripley

will be back there, far left.

- Thanks.
- Mm-hmm.

Ah, hello, Miss Whitmore.

I know who you are.

And I know what you're planning, Shade.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

You want the black diamond so
you can team up with Eclipso

to do...

something bad.

We're going to stop you.

A supervillain team-up. Really?

That's the vast scope
of your imagination?

It happens. Icicle and Brainwave.

I'll ignore the insult of comparing me

to those two incompetents.

♪ ♪

But by far the greater slight

is assuming I seek to
conspire with Eclipso.

Why wouldn't you? You're
just as bad as he is.

You k*lled Doctor Mid-Nite.

Oh, my.

And said with such conviction.

You were there, I assume.

- Pat was.
- Oh, yes, of course.

Dear old S.T.R.I.P.E.-sy.

You know, it's interesting the
things he chooses to tell you

and those he doesn't,
you poor deluded...

child.

Don't you know there's a difference

between bad and evil?

I've been called wicked more than once.

A law broken here, rule bent there,

the odd life taken.

But nobody that didn't deserve it.

Eclipso, on the other hand...

He k*lled McNider's daughter.

She was ten years old.

Wait.

What?

Eclipso k*lled Dr. McNider's daughter?

Now, look, a moment ago, you
were so sure of everything.

When I find the black diamond,

I intend to throw it in the deepest,

darkest part of the ocean

so that Eclipso may never
hurt anyone ever again.

♪ ♪

Why would you do that?

Oh, well, um...

living as long as I have...

I'm bored.

But really...

leave this...

all...

to me.

♪ ♪

Mom. Where's Pat?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

♪ ♪

Excuse me, Jim. Hi, Nance. How are ya?

We sit down, you watch, stay quiet.

- As a mouse.
- And then you go back.

- No funny business.
- None.

Your wife is lovely, by the way.

I know that. Sit. You too.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Hey, Danny.

- Ready?
- ALL: Break!

All right, okay, okay, okay.

♪ ♪

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

Set. Hut!

♪ ♪

- Oh! Come on!
- Come on!

Where's the flag, ref?

Come on, Artemis. Get
your head in the game.

[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]

She's in her head. I can
see it. She can do this.

- That's right, kiddo.
- It's all right, Arty.

Dust yourself off.

- Artemis, Artemis!
- We believe in you.

We made it. Can you believe it?

- Sweetie, we love you!
- We love you!

We believe in you!

- You got this, Artemis.
- Hi, honey.

Big fans here. Big fans here.

- Come on, Artemis.
- You got it, baby!

- You got it.
- All right, ready?

- You're gonna nail it!
- [INDISTINCT SHOUTING]

- Right on one. Ready?
- ALL: Break!

[UPBEAT MUSIC]

Hey. -mike. -mike.

Mike, mike, mike.

Check, check, midnight special.

Set, hut!

♪ ♪

Oh!

♪ ♪

Oh!

♪ ♪

That was, like, a -yard pass.

She's a trip, ain't she, bud?

[BOTH CHEERING]

Hey, hey, hey, quiet.

[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]

Did you see that? Oh, my God!

Big Ten, here we come, baby!

[SHOUTING AND CHEERING CONTINUE]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Hmm.

Whoo! Whoo!

Yeah, Artemis!

Superstar!

♪ ♪

Artemis Crock will be yours to use.

♪ ♪

Are you kidding me? The Crocks?

[VOICES WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY]

♪ ♪

- I've got them in my sight.
- - .

Eyes on the targets
Moving into position.

Confirmed. Positive ID on the targets.

- Roger.
- I've got a clean sh*t.

Awaiting your orders.

Take the sh*t when you have it.

Take the sh*t! Take the sh*t!

- Copy.
- No!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

What are you doing, honey?

[YELLS]

Whoa!

Stay away from them!
They did nothing wrong!

[LAUGHS]

They did nothing wrong, you hear me?

Whoa!

What are you doing?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

What?

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

- Where'd they go?
- You all right?

That really got away
from her, didn't it?

♪ ♪

[CHUCKLES]

So then you're not innocent?

[SIGHS]

Why didn't you tell me before?

Well, we were going to, but...

But you have your own dreams.

Yeah.

I mean, you're gonna be
the first female quarterback

in the history of college football!

My girl is. [CHUCKLES]

But the only reason I did so well today

- was because you guys were here.
- No, no.

The reason that you crushed
it today is because of you.

You've got a future now.

We're not gonna let anything
get in the way of that...

including us.

[HEARTFELT MUSIC]

This has to be goodbye.

♪ ♪

[ARTEMIS CRYING]

♪ ♪

Why do I feel bad for them?

Why didn't you tell me
they were in town?

- I didn't have the chance.
- You could have called.

Did you think I was just
gonna rush in and fight?

I would have listened.

I'm not the same Stargirl
I was last year.

I get it, okay?

Did you know that Eclipso k*lled
Dr. McNider's daughter?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

How do you know that?

So it's true.

Why didn't you tell me, Pat?

It's not an easy thing to talk about.

Rebecca was ten years old.

- I didn't want to scare you.
- I'm not scared.

Is there anything else
about Eclipso and the JSA?

Or Bruce Gordon, what happened to him?

- Anything?
- No.

Come on, I want to follow these
guys back to the penitentiary.

- You okay?
- Yeah.

♪ ♪

Wait, what?

You're incredibly talented,
but your temper,

I mean, we... we can't have
you representing our school.

- I'll come...
- [PHONE SHATTERS]

Rough day?

- What do you want?
- [SIGHS]

What happened with that recruiter,

that is his loss.

But I have another team you can join...

one your parents were a part of.

♪ ♪

Hey.

Did you tell Courtney everything?

No.

Do you think I should?

I mean... I...

I mean, we promised
there'd be no more secrets,

but I don't know.

Paula didn't tell her daughter
about their other life.

And now that Artemis knows...

I mean, no matter what happens,
she'll never be the same.

If we tell Courtney about
Eclipso and the JSA,

she'll never be the same either.

Yeah.

I mean, none of the kids will.

So we agree, then?

We need to protect them from the truth.

Yeah.

♪ ♪

[COSMIC STAFF RUMBLING]

No studying tonight.

We've got more important things to do.

I know it's past curfew,

but if Pat's not going
to tell us anything else,

maybe The Shade will.

♪ ♪

[KEYBOARD CLACKING]

Firewall...

- [COMPUTER BEEPS]
- Deactivated.

[COMPUTER WHIRRING]

Again? [GROANS]

- [STATIC CRACKLES]
- Hello. Is someone out there?

[LAUGHS]

Chuck! Chuck!

Oh, oh. [GIGGLES]

I can hear you.
[GIGGLES] I can hear you.

Who are you?

It's me, your best friend, Beth Chapel.

Come on, Chuck, you know me.

Why do you keep calling me Chuck?

That's your name.

You're Dr. Charles McNider, his AI.

AI? What are you talking about?

- [STATIC CRACKLING]
- Where's Pat?

[GARBLED] What happened to the JSA?

... to find them. Been
lost for... years.

Who is this?

My name is Dr. Charles McNider.

I've been t-t-trapped in the shadow...

Wait.

Are you the real Dr. Charles McNider?

[GASPS] The Shade.

- [GOGGLES BEEP]
- Hello?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[SCOFFS]

Oh, my gosh.

I...

I think Doctor Mid-Nite is alive.

[SIGHS]

Hello? Hello, Beth?

- Beth Chapel, are you there?
- [WIND HOWLING]

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?