06x18 - Truth or Consequences

[bunniefuu]

[J'ONN] Lex is building
a Lexosuit army?

Apparently, it's a gift to help
ingratiate himself with Nyxly,

and to help defeat you guys
and get the Totems.

And Otis told you this in an alley?

I convinced him to meet
by offering to keep

whatever he said on deep background,

but he wanted to go on the record.

I got the impression that his
bromance with Lex is rocky.

What if Otis spilling the tea is

just another one of Lex's tricks?

Then we just use
that to our advantage.

I can create a data
interception program

to track Lex through the Lexosuits.

- We'll know where he is soon.
- That's great, Lena.

Listen, I know the timing's not ideal,

but I got a call from
my friend at Club Rialto,

and she said that her VIP suite

is available for your
bachelorette party, if you want it.

- Nice.
- Tonight.

Tonight?

- Uh, I...
- [SUPERGIRL] Alex!

Life is unpredictable.
The world is unpredictable.

There will always be a thr*at.

You have to seize the joy
when you can.

Come on. I can keep everyone safe.

[EXHALES]

- [ALL] Do it! Do it!
- Oh, my God! Stop.

Okay, okay, okay. Let's
do it, let's do it. Okay.

- We're doing this. Okay.
- [CELL PHONE CHIMES]

Oh.

Oh, no. Esme had
some trouble at school.

She's okay. Um, Kelly is
gonna pick her up. I should go.

- We got this. Go, go, go.
- [SUPERGIRL] Shoo.

[CELLPHONE CHIMES]

Everything okay, William?

Turn on channel two.

[DANA] Y'all are not gonna
believe these love poems

from billionaire Lex Luthor.

"I will make oceans burn

The skies above turn black

We shall rule together, my love,

Cruel deaths to any who att*ck."

It seems CatCo reporter William Dey

has leaked Lex's private journal.

[DANA] How'd he get his hands on it?

I need to go.

[DEREK] Who knows? But
in it, the Man of Tomorrow

professes his love for Nyxly,
the Fifth Dimensional imp...

Hey, they're talking about you.

Now, she's allegedly behind some
of the most violent att*cks on the city.

[DANA] Derek, I know the heart
wants what the heart wants,

but it seems Lex Luthor's
heart wants a psychopath.

[LAUGHTER]

They haven't even met me yet.

[DEREK] What's next?
A cutsie couple name?

I know, Lexly.

I'll nail g*n their drivel-spouting
tongues to their pinheads.

Looks like someone should
have hidden his diary a little better.

What is it they called you?
The Man of Tomorrow?

Quite a lofty title. Did you
give yourself that name?

Truth be told, I actually quite like
the part about... the burning oceans.

In actual news, I've started
work on your Lexosuit army.

- I can show you what I've done so far.
- Not now.

The crystal ball still hasn't
shown me where the truth totem is.

So much for your fixing it.

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

[CHUCKLES]

[CONTINUES IN SPANISH]

You had no right using my byline.

Your name adds veracity. Cache.

This is my reputation.

You used my name to
validate an unethical story,

something you'd see in a gossip rag.

The journal is the
proof that you wanted.

Lex is working with Nyxly.

Yes, but this makes
them look like a joke.

And in doing so, people may
forget how dangerous they really are.

We're taking Lex down.

Why does it matter how?

I became a journalist to tell
real stories, to report the truth.

Your "ends justify the means"
excuse makes you just as bad as Lex.

You both have no ethical code.

I was hoping that you'd wield
CatCo's power and influence for good,

but instead, your pathological
obsession to be number one

made you selfish and shortsighted.

What's important
is what you stand for,

what you contribute to
make the world a better place.

And you, Andrea Rojas,
stand for nothing.

[BRAINY] Your intel has
been most informative, Winn.

What was this personal matter
you wish to discuss?

[BEEPING, WHIRRING]

Yes.

Yes, I understand.

Lex's obsequious devotion to Nyxly,

his selfless behavior
sacrificing the Love Totem,

all confirm what I just learned
in my call with the st century.

You called the future?

So, in the future, Lex and
Nyxly are quite the power couple.

It's hard to imagine Lex loving

anyone as much as he loves himself.

Be that as it may, after
obtaining all seven Totems,

Lex and Nyxly completed the AllStone,

and anointed themselves
King and Queen of the universe.

But for reasons still unknown,
the AllStone began to fail.

The Legion saw this
as their chance to att*ck...

and Nyxly d*ed.

That must be why Lex is so desperate

to help her get all the
Totems in this time.

But the Hope and Love Totems
have been destroyed.

There's no way to complete
the AllStone without them.

Still, if he's in love,

there's no telling
what he'll do for Nyxly.

[COMPUTER CHIMES]

It worked.

We tracked the Lexosuits and
Naxim's ship to the waterfront.

Intruder alert.

[AUTOMATED VOICE] Intruder alert.

Get the Dream Totem.

[SUPERGIRL] That's impossible.

The Hope Totem?

Sweet dreams.

[SUPERGIRL GRUNTS]

Dreamer, can you close
the dream portal?

[DREAMER] I'm trying!

I got the Dream Totem.

No.

[GRUNTING]

Fast thinking, Dreamer.

- Naxim's ship, it's gone.
- [BRAINY] But we have this.

How does Nyxly have the Hope Totem?

I threw it into the sun.

Evidently, the Totems' powers
are so potent

and elemental in nature,

they can't be destroyed.

They only reconstitute in a new form.

I can use the Dream Totem to
help me pinpoint the ship's location

while Lena retracks the Lexosuits.

Brainy, can you find out
anything else from the future

that might help us...
speed things along?

Yes, of course.

Should want to speed things up.

All your arrogant boastings
about your insights into the future,

and yet, you didn't see this coming.

Your needs are my raison d'etre.

You get all the Totems very
soon, but you have to be patient.

I'm tired of being patient.

Waiting for this finicky crystal ball,

which, for all I know,
you tampered with

just so you could get
the Totems for yourself.

I understand why
you might not trust me yet,

but what's more important right
now is that you trust yourself.

And what makes you think I don't?

Because I know what you can
achieve when you do.

In the future, you told me how
you conquered the Fifth Dimension,

but your father fled.

So you set a trap where everyone
said your father wouldn't be,

and you were right.

Finally, you made your father pay.

What you've always
been able to count on,

what I'll always count on... is you.

The Truth Totem.

Don't you dare say,

"I told you so."

[KELLY] All right, let's get this off.

They were making posters for
the school's baking competition

and a mean girl made fun of
Esme's chocolate roulade entry.

Chelsea said it looked like
an ugly log. I'm gonna lose.

I didn't mean to use my powers,
but then boom, paint everywhere.

- I'm sorry.
- No, it's okay.

I think Chelsea is
just jealous because

she's baking boring old brownies,

and your roulade is exciting,

- and it's unique, just like you.
- Thanks.

- No.
- You didn't get the paint in your ears.

- And I don't know how you did it.
- It's impressive.

Esme.

What's this back here?
Did someone to draw on you?

Let me see.

Wasn't there at bath time yesterday.

Is that a tattoo?

You seem distressed, Querl.

Didn't the Legion give you the

information you needed on Lex Luther?

Yes.

But...

I was also told

that the Big Brain suffered
extensive damage in the AI plague.

I have orders to return
to the st century to help.

You always knew you'd have to
return to your own time eventually.

There's more.

In order to save the
Big Brain, I have...

I've been called upon
to merge with it.

If I do so, I will cease to exist.

- So will you.
- We will exist.

Maybe not as ourselves,

but as a part of something greater...

I am a part of something greater!

Here, in this time.

I have a family. I...

I'm in love.

I cannot abandon them.

I will not abandon her!

- If you...
- I know! I know.

I risk jeopardizing the entire
space-time continuum, but...

[STUTTERS] There must be
another option.

I'm running calculations on
alternate outcomes as we speak,

and just...

They're not viable.

I have to remain here long enough

to ensure that Lex and Nyxly
are vanquished,

to at least know my friends are safe.

Truly am sorry. Querl.

It is unfortunate
that you are burdened...

with feeling so much.

[SHUDDERS SOFTLY]

Why would someone collect
all these trophies

just to store them
where no one can see them?

It's not about flaunting
what you've got.

It's about having it
and knowing no one else does.

The Truth Totem.

Of course.

The camera never lies.

Cgyrzyx!

[MAN] To see things as they truly are,

you must reveal
the truth within yourself.

The truth within.

I want justice against
all those who wronged me.

I want power, because
I want to be free.

I never again want to
be at the mercy of others.

Not good enough, eh?

[SCOFFS] Fine.

I'm afraid of the parts of
myself that are like my father...

And the part of me that still...

Still wants his approval.

So... until I say something
you whispers like,

you're going to keep me here, alone.

Well, joke's on you,

because I'm used to being alone.

Always have been, always will be.

But I don't want to be.

The truth is...

I want to know that those close
to me won't betray me.

I want to have someone close to me.

[MAN] Now you may see the truth
of who is worthy of your trust

for you have performed admirably.

- Kara!
- Hey, bud. Ooh!

Hey, I heard you had some
trouble at school today.

Are you okay?

Um... Her powers got
a little out of hand,

so we're just gonna run some
tests and get to the bottom of it.

[SUPERGIRL] I'm sorry, Esme.

My powers got a little overwhelming
at times too, when I was little,

but it gets better, I promise.

Hey, let's get you to the med
bay and then we can come back?

Okay. See you.

Hey. Oh, my gosh. You know what?

Those glasses that Mom and Dad
gave me when we were little,

they were such a big help to me.

Maybe something like that
could help Esme.

She had power dampeners before when
she was at that terrible group home.

I'm not gonna control her like that.

No, it's not about control.

It could just give her some relief.

My glasses cut out the noise
for me. They let me belong.

They let you hide.

Hide my powers, yeah,
but that was a good thing.

Kara, when you came to Earth,
it was dangerous to be an alien.

It's not like that anymore.

She doesn't have to hide to fit in.

And I am certainly not going to
make her suppress who she is.

But the world is still
pretty dangerous, Alex.

I mean, imagine how many people
I could have accidentally hurt

if I didn't know how to
handle my super strength.

Well, she needs to learn how to
manage her powers, not bury them.

She will learn how to
manage them, in time.

I'm just saying this, because
I have the life experience

to know what she's going through.

I know what you went through as
well. I mean, I was there, remember?

Of course.

It's just, you're raising a
child with powers now,

and there is no way for you to
fully grasp what that feels like.

Okay, as you just said, Kara, she's
my daughter and I am raising her.

And apparently we need to set
some ground rules here.

Because if I want
parenting advice, I'll ask.

And if I don't...

don't tell me how to raise my kid.

Okay, Dream Totem.

Show me where Nyxly is.

You're going back to the future?

How'd you know?

I just saw it. Why didn't you tell me?

I thought we said no more secrets.

Legion only informed me that...

I am to return when our conflict
with Lex and Nyxly concludes.

- I was gonna tell you, Nia, I swear.
- Why you?

Why can't somebody else go?

If I don't go... it will mean
the end of all Coluans.

Well, then let me go with you.

You know that that's not an option.

- Please.
- You have to exist in this time.

[STOMPS FOOT]

I hate the space-time continuum.

We just have to accept that...

my destiny is there...

and yours is here.

I honestly don't know how to
live in a world without you.

Nor do I.

Butterscotch sticky buns?

Your favorite, as I recall.

I don't like sweets.

You will.

Thought you might need
a little pick me up

after your ordeal
passing the Truth gauntlet.

I told you...

it was easy.

And yet, you haven't
seemed like yourself since.

Remember, there's nothing
that I wouldn't do for you.

What are you doing?

Making sure of your intent.

I can't risk giving my heart
to a dishonest fool.

But luckily, I have the powers
of the Truth Totem, so...

Tell me,

your poems,

did you mean what you wrote?

Every word.

My only desire is to rule by your side

while destroying everyone
who gets in our way.

And after we've rebuilt the
AllStone, you're going to betray me.

Betray you?

Betraying you is... inconceivable.

I've spent my whole life
believing no one was worthy of me,

until you.

It's why I came back
to find you at this time.

I want to help you achieve
everything you want and deserve.

And I know I can do this
for you, because I have.

It is my only desire.

Did I pass?

You have performed admirably.

[COMPUTER CHIRPS]

Andrea, hi. I'm a
little busy right now.

Do you think I'm a callous,
narcissistic monster?

Does this have anything to do with
CatCo publishing my brother's journals?

You're one of my oldest friends.

Tell me the truth.
Did I cross an ethical line?

Stealing my brother's journals and
publishing them under William's byline

isn't your finest hour.

- So I am monster.
- No, I didn't say that.

Look, I am all for taking
my brother down,

but you have to be careful

that you don't fall back
into bad behaviors.

We know you can act with a certain...

single mindedness,

but you can't betray someone

like William just to promote yourself.

That's not why I did it.

Then why did you do it?

When we feel like
our back is against the wall,

we can go into survival mode
and damn the consequences.

Only you can be the judge of
whether that's who you want to be.

And if it's not, then...

change it.

I've circled the Earth five times.

There's no sign of Naxim's ship.

I've had no luck
with my psychic scans either.

And Lena's program tracking the

Lexosuits has run into interference.

She's thinking that either Lex
has blocked the signal,

or the ship has left
Earth's atmosphere.

Either way, she's
looking for a workaround.

All right, well, I'll head back out.

Or you could just tell
me why you've been

avoiding the Tower since this morning.

Alex is mad at me,

because...

I... Because I suggested that
they try to control Esme's powers

the way my parents did
when I was growing up.

I remember how scared I was,

having all of these abilities and
not knowing how to control them.

And until I did...

I hated school, I had no
friends, I was miserable.

I don't want that for Esme.

That's because you're
a protector, like me.

- It's who we are.
- I didn't want to overstep.

I just want Esme to be safe.

You have good intentions, Kara.

But Alex and Kelly are Esme's mothers.

How they raise her
is really up to them.

I know you want to share
in your sister's happiness.

It might be worth it

to try and clear the air
before the party tonight.

Hey, there.

Shh.

I'm playing hide and seek
with my mom. Do you see her?

No. I think it's safe to come out.

Did you bake something?

I did, some apple tarts
for everyone here at the Tower.

I'm at the Tower.

You are.

Thanks.

Of course.

My school's having
a baking competition.

I'm making chocolate roulade,
just like you.

But Chelsea said it's stupid.

Well, that's not very nice.

I think anyone who doesn't like
chocolate roulade is a Dodo bird.

Let me tell you a little secret that

I got from Auntie Bindu in Cochin.

That's where I'm from in India.

The trick to making
really special chocolate

is a pinch of cardamom,

a touch of turmeric,
and a sprinkle of cloves.

- It's a secret, okay?
- Yeah.

[WHIRRING]

It's Mom!

[WHIRRING]

[SIGHS HEAVILY] Damn.

Still no results from
Esme's blood test?

No.

I'm going to cancel the party tonight.

Alex, no.

Are you sure you want
to cancel the party?

Yes, I'm sure.

We may not need
Esme's blood test after all.

I just got off the phone
with her school again.

There's a new alien in
her class, a Tattamite.

I've read about them.

They have powerful tempers

and can manifest
distinctive skin markings,

which they use as camouflage.

[ALEX] Skin markings?

Esme might have mimicked this student,

which caused the
rose tattoo on her neck.

And that would account for
her erratic powers and her anger.

[SIGHS IN RELIEF] Thank God.

So this means you guys
don't have to cancel the party,

and Esme doesn't have to miss
the baking competition.

Yeah, but, I mean, are we
going to get there in time?

If we leave now.

[LENA] Hey, Kara. We just
got a hit off Naxim's ship.

Good thing your Kryptosuit's
good for outer space.

J'onn, there's no sign
of Lex or Nyxly.

Anything?

Negative. I'm about to
search the portside of the...

[STATIC CRACKLES]

Wait. J'onn?

J'onn, I can't...

[SUPERGIRL GRUNTS]

My suit feels different.

I thought you might appreciate
a little extra oomph,

so I custom fitted the Truth
Totem into your chest plate.

You'll find the Hope Totem
in your left arm cannon.

[SUPERGIRL] Lex, we know
about you and Nyxly in the future.

We're not gonna let that happen.

It seems that you've forgotten,
I always get what I want.

[SUPERGIRL GRUNTS]

[NYXLY] Ooh!

That looks like it hurts.

[LEX] Just some st century
nanobots to soften her up.

[SUPERGIRL GRUNTS IN PAIN]

[NYXLY GRUNTS]

[J'ONN J'ONZZ] Supergirl?

Supergirl, something's not right.

Why, hello, Martian.

[GRUNTS]

That was easier
than I thought. [CHUCKLES]

Wait. What... Where'd you go?

Can we talk about this?

[GRUNTS]

[GRUNTS]

Poor, deluded Supergirl.

So naively hopeful,
despite overwhelming odds.

[GRUNTS IN PAIN]

[AUTOMATED VOICE] Warning.
Oxygen levels failing.

[GASPING FOR AIR]

Oxygen levels critical.

Self-destruct sequence initiated.

Are you okay? Where's Lex?

He's gone, with Nyxly.

[AUTOMATED VOICE] Self-destructing.

Ten, nine, eight...

We have to go.

The Hope Totem, I'm
not leaving here without it.

...seven, six, five, four...

- Supergirl, now!
- ...three,

two, one.

[expl*si*n THUNDERING]

What's your takeaway from
today's encounter with Nyxly and Lex?

I'd say it's a huge win.

They no longer have a ship,
no Lexosuit army and no Totems.

We also have five Totems
secured at Fortress of Solitude,

but don't print that.

Great job, guys.

Lena just filled us in.

And more importantly, please
give a big round of applause

to the new school baking champion.

- [SUPERGIRL] Hurray!
- [ALL CLAPPING]

That's a perfect kickoff
to the big party tonight.

About that, our sitter just called
up sick with the stomach flu,

so you'll only have Alex.

Don't be ridiculous,
I'll take care of Esme.

She and I have a baker's bond, right?

William, we wanted you at the party.

Please, I'm happy to help.

See it as a part of a wedding gift.

Well, we better all get ready.
We have a lot to celebrate.

[WILLIAM] Mm-hmm.

[KELLY] All right. Ready?

Hey, Alex, wait.

- Um, I'll catch up.
- Okay.

Come on.

I just want to make sure
we're okay after...

After earlier.

I'm really sorry I overstepped.

I know you want what's best for Esme.

And I'm sorry
that I reacted so harshly.

And that it was so hard
for you as a kid.

I wish there was more that I
could have done to make it easier.

You did so much to help me.
You still do.

Esme is really lucky to have you.

It's really important to me that
she doesn't feel like an "other".

I don't know what it's like
to grow up as an alien,

but I do know what it's like
to not be living your truth.

And I don't want that for her.

You're right.

Esme deserves to be proud
of every part of her identity.

So do you.

Especially the mom part.

Because you're a seriously good one.

- You're a seriously good sister.
- [CHUCKLES]

[DOOR OPENS]

Hey, guys.

I just wanted to thank you

for not leaving me behind
to get blown up with my ship.

You know, I thought I'd feel
sad, you know, seeing it go,

but I feel kind of free.

Like, for the first time in my life...

I have options.

[LEX] Here's an option.

Go restock the fridge.

You're not the boss of me.

Actually, he is.

Out.

- If you'd rather be alone, I can...
- No, don't leave.

I'm actually quite tired...

of being alone.

I will always be here for you.

The longer you're around, the
more you put yourself at risk,

and the more you give up
our most powerful weapons,

because you're scared
that I might get hurt.

It's foolish and weak.

And I'm running out of
reasons not to trust you.

I don't have my Totems.
I don't have my magic.

My only other ally is a
moronic former zookeeper.

I don't have anything to offer you.

And yet, you're still here.

Which proves what
the Truth Totem told me.

You really do care.

I meant every word
I wrote in my journal.

Albeit, my didactic rhyming scheme

lacked a certain je ne sai quoi.

But...

I love you, Nyxly.

And that is not something
that comes naturally to me.

Nor to me.

I'm beginning to see why
my future self...

fell for you.

Is that so?

Mmm.

Hmm.

I think you may want
to take a look at that.

[NYXLY GASPS]

[LAUGHS EXCITEDLY]

The Love Totem.

Did you know that was going to happen?

When I finally started
to fall in love with you?

If you did.

I may be from the future,
but you're never predictable.

- [DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]
- [PEOPLE CHATTERING]

Okay, okay, okay.

To Kelly and Alex.

- [HANK HENSHAW] Kelly and Alex!
- Yay!

[ALL] Cheers.

- You gotta keep up.
- Oh, man.

Vodka. Yeah, that was a choice.

It's a great choice.

And so is this song.

Dance floor, you and me.
Come on, let's go.

[ALL CLAPPING]

Look at those guys.

Excuse me, I need to hydrate.

Okay, well, I'm going to go dance.

Because what's the point
in saving the world

if you don't get to enjoy it
sometimes?

Especially on a day
as momentous as this.

Hello.

Whoo!

I know I told Alex to take
the night off, but I can't.

You can.

I mean, the Tower is auto
scanning for Nyxly and Lex,

and I'm keeping a psychic
overview of everything.

Of course, you are.

[HANK HENSHAW] Go, go.

[CHUCKLING]

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

I'd ask how you're holding up.

Never thought I'd say this, but...

I really could use
my personality inhibitors.

All this happiness is
making me quite sad.

I can't stop thinking that soon
I'll have to leave everyone.

Especially you.

Don't think about that.

Right now, you're here with me.

See?

Do you feel your hand in mine?

I do.

And my head on your shoulder?

Yes.

That's all that matters.

Tonight's not the night
to be Debbie Downer.

We're here to celebrate
Alex and Kelly.

[EXHALES]

You're right.

I do not intend to be this...
Debbie with a sad surname.

You know, actually, I am grateful...

to feel so much love and loss...

because then I know...

it all truly meant something.

And that you'll always
be with me, Nia Nal...

no matter where I go.

Come.

I'll show you how they
dance in the future.

[DANCE MUSIC CONTINUES]

[EXCITED CHATTER]

♪ I hear the thunder Coming down ♪

♪ Won't you rain on me? ♪

♪ Rain on me ♪

[WILLIAM] Ooh!

Now these, my dear Esme,

are what The Great British Bake
Off would call "handshake-worthy."

Put her there.

You make a good assistant baker.

Well, it's a honor to serve.

What do you say
we do a little bit of cleaning

while we wait for these
to cool down, yeah?

Get your mitties off.

Let me help you with that.
Here you go.

Now you get your left arm in.

[ALARM BEEPING]

Actually, I'll clean up later.

How about a little game
of hide and seek?

Let's see if you can find

the best hiding spot you can
in J'onn's office. Okay?

- Challenge accepted.
- Good. Go. Hurry.

Ah.

William Dey.

Sounds like your time is up.

[LEX] William.

It has been ages.

Don't worry. Your friends
won't interrupt our reunion.

I disabled the security systems
before arriving.

I, uh, caught your little
story about my journal.

Didn't your mother teach you

it's not nice to take things
that don't belong to you?

Lex, we have more important
matters to tend to.

Care to help?

We're looking for a girl.
She's Dyralian.

About yea tall. Cute as a button.

Name's Esme.

How do you know her name?

Don't you know by now?
I know everything.

Where is she?

Not here.

He lies.

[CHUCKLES]

Never mind.

I'll find her.

So, this is what Supergirl
and her chums call their lair.

Seems remarkably...

underwhelming.

Esme?

[WILLIAM] What do you want with Esme?

[LEX] Not your concern.

I assure you, I have her
best interests at heart.

I find that hard to believe,

coming from a man who once b*rned

down part of a children's hospital.

[LAUGHS] Touche.

So if you won't snitch
on Esme's whereabouts,

how about the Totems?

Did your new pals let you in
on their secret hiding place?

You're the genius.

You figure it out.

You really had a lot of guts
publishing my journal.

Care to explain
how you came to possess it?

No?

[REVOLVER SAFETY CLICKS]

I just thought you would have
known better

than to risk inflaming my wrath.

That's the thing you will
never understand, Lex.

There will always be people like me

and the Super Friends
to stand up to you

and show the world that for
all your delusions of grandeur...

you're just a sad shell of a man.

Says the paperboy.

- [DOOR CREAKS]
- [NYXLY GASPS]

There you are.

Do I know you?

I'm a friend of your mum's.

Where's William?

[NYXLY] Oh.

He had to go back to work.

Hmm.

But he asked me to
come take care of you.

I saw the cookies
that you and William baked.

They look scrumptious.

You and I ought to go have
ourselves a little tea party.

Would you like that, Esme?

We're gonna have the grandest time.

You and I.

[NYXLY] I've got her.

Ooh.

Looks like we have what we need.

I'll take my leave.

Just remembered
one last thing I had to do.

[GRUNTING, GASPING]

That was for leaking my journal.

[GROANS]

If by chance you're still alive
when your friends return,

remind them that I am
always one step ahead.

Your shameful little back
alley meeting with Otis...

I arranged that.

Oh. And when my dear sister

used her data interception
program to track my Lexosuits,

she unknowingly activated a Trojan

virus that infected the computer here.

That caused a delay
in a very important

blood test result being sent out.

[WILLIAM GROANS]

See, I had to prevent your
friends from understanding

how important the little girl
was until I got what I wanted.

And, as usual...

I win.

To Andrea Rojas.

Subject, here's your real story.

Send recording.

[LABORED BREATHING]

- [DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]
- [EXCITED CHATTER]

Wait, wait. Come here. Ready?

- [CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
- [CELL PHONE CHIMING]

Hey, I got Esme's test results back.

There's Fifth Dimensional
energy in her blood.

What does that mean?

Well, that tattoo, it looked familiar.

Like the design on the stone
in the original Love Totem.

Okay, we know the Totems
can be reconstituted, so...

What if Esme somehow
became the Love Totem?

We need to get back to the Tower, now.

[COMPUTER CHIMES]

[g*nshots ON VIDEO]

[LEX OVER VIDEO] That
was for leaking my journal.

- Esme, where are you?
- We'll search the other rooms.

William?

William! William.

No!

J'onn! J'onn!

He's... He's dead.

[KELLY] Esme is gone.

Oh, my God.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]