Supergirl

When I was a child, my planet Krypton was dying.

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.

And so I hid my powers

until recently when an accident forced me to reveal myself to the world.

To most people I'm an assistant at Catco Worldwide Media.

But in secret, I work with my adoptive sister for the DEO

to protect my city from alien life

and anyone else that means to cause it harm.

I am Supergirl.

Previously on Supergirl...

What did you really find out about Max?

He's planning a countermove against the Kryptonians.

Do not mistake my compassion for weakness.

This is not a truce.

And if you want to prove to me that you're not the bad guy,

then help me find the real one.

Winn, I didn't quite get it.

Get what?

How much you like Kara.

I am a shape shifter.

My name is J'onn J'onzz.

Last time I brought him breakfast, I had nightmares for a month.

It's your turn, pal.

Do you wanna play with me?

Breakfast. You got ten minutes.

I miss you.

You know the rules. If you don't start eating, I take it away.

- I love you. Do you love me? - (KNOCKING)

Hey. Do you hear me in there?

- (SOFTLY) Damn it. - (BEEPS)

What the hell took you so long?

What the...

How much fun is this?

This isn't about fun.

This is my one chance to train you in proper flight technique.

You could feel like that all the time, you know.

Free. Untethered.

True to who you really are.

The world needs Hank Henshaw more than it needs J'onn J'onzz.

Okay, I've pinpointed the location of Room 52

at Lord Technologies, assuming we can trust James Olsen's intel.

Superman trusts him. That's good enough for me.

Supergirl trusts him and that's more than good enough.

If you're infiltrating Lord Tech, I'm in.

Max beat James to a pulp for finding Room 52.

- What could he be hiding in there? - We will find out.

But it will require subterfuge and subtlety,

not a red cape.

Couldn't it also require a bit of Martian manpower?

That's not an option.

You know,

when I came out, embraced my powers,

finally letting myself be who I'm meant to be,

it turned out to be the best thing I ever did.

That's you.

Lois.

How is she doing?

You know, your sister and I have been dear friends

for longer than she cares to admit.

To be honest, Cat, Lois and I don't talk much.

We've never been particularly close.

Really?

That's not how she portrays the Lane sisters in her memoir,

A Time To Soar.

I never read it. Seemed like self-promotional claptrap.

I see. (CHUCKLES)

You're the smart one

- and the pretty one. - (LAUGHS)

West Point?

And a JD-MBA at Harvard.

Why the army?

Why not cash out on Wall Street or a big law firm?

And spend my life engaging in fraud and harassment?

No. I wanted to be effective.

- I wanted to serve. - Exactly the qualities I'm looking for.

Where do you see yourself in five years?

- Uh... Is this a job interview? - Do you want it to be?

I'm flattered, Cat,

but I just moved here. I'm not looking for a position at the moment.

Oh, Lucy!

A few weeks ago you were briefing the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

And now you're available to meet me on a day's notice

wearing a glorified pair of yoga pants.

- Oh, they're Balenciaga... - They're yoga pants.

Now, look, I'm not immune to the allure of James Olsen

wearing a shirt that is unbuttoned one too many.

But a woman with brains who gives up everything for love

inevitably finds herself staring into an existential abyss

that men, babies and cardio bars simply cannot fill.

You are a smart and accomplished woman who needs to work,

or you will lose your confidence, your sense of identity,

and most importantly, your mind.

Do you have a job for me?

That was a genuine laugh.

That was not fake, that was real.

What do you think they're talking about in there?

Kara does have this handy ability called superhearing...

Yeah, but that just feels wrong, doesn't it?

- Is that wrong? - (WHISPERS) Do it.

The eccentric criminal known as "Toyman" to his fellow inmates

escaped from the Van Kull Maximum Security Prison this morning.

Toyman got his name from the dangerous and...

What's going on with him?

- I don't know. We'll be in touch.

Yes.

She's so nice.

Nobody has ever said that before.

Um... So, did she, uh...

- Did she want something from you or... - Yes.

She wants me to be her general counsel, starting immediately.

What?

Congratulations. That's... That's amazing.

So you would be here?

Uh, yeah, I have to think about it a little bit, but...

The, uh, old GC's office is on this floor.

Wow, so you'd... Then you'd be right here.

Yeah.

That's great...

Special Agent Cameron Chase, with the FBI.

I'm here for Winslow Schott, Jr.

That's me.

I'm sure you're aware that your father escaped prison this morning.

- Has he called you? - No.

- Has he come to your house? - (SIGHING) No.

Has he attempted to contact you in any way?

No, no, he wouldn't even know where to look, okay.

Mr. Schott, your father is unhinged and extremely dangerous.

So nothing's changed, that's good to know.

Did he have any friends he might want to contact?

If it weren't already apparent by the trail of bodies that he leaves in his wake,

he hates people.

So no, he didn't have any friends.

As his son, you must have some...

The day my father set off a toy bomb

and killed half a dozen people

was the day I stopped being his son.

Guessing you were listening to that whole thing?

You told me your dad was in prison but not that he...

Because I didn't want you looking at me

the way that you're looking at me right now.

And you wanna know the worst part?

He wasn't always crazy.

In fact, he was a good dad, he was normal.

We'd go to his workshop and tinker, build a toy.

So you never saw any signs?

No. He was... He was quiet.

Scared to death of losing his job.

He was angry.

I guess no one knew how angry until it was too late.

His boss stole his toy designs

and got rich off them.

Did your dad fight back?

No. He was a coward.

He didn't say anything, he didn't stand up for himself.

What he did was put a bomb in a teddy bear.

And then he sent one to his boss.

Chester Dunholtz.

Except his assistant opened the package.

It killed her and five other people.

I know there's nothing anyone can say to make you feel better right now.

Well, hey, you have a homicidal maniac in the family too,

so you know where I'm coming from.

At least your father knows enough to keep his distance.

Except I found this on my desk this morning.

Son, come see me at our favorite place.

I'll be waiting for you.

Oh, Winn.

- I don't know what to do. - Why did you lie to the feds?

I don't know.

Okay, I've spent my entire life just trying to forget what he did.

Trying not to be consumed by this anger that I have for him.

And trying, even in my best moments, to forgive.

But I still just hate him.

I'm leaving an agent here, in case your father shows up.

Agent Chase...

There's, uh, something I have to tell you.

If we're going to infiltrate Lord Technologies,

we cut the power in the rear of the lab and infiltrate the basement.

While the emergency generators kick in and his army pounces on us.

This isn't the way in, Hank.

You have a better idea.

You are the greatest asset that we have

and nobody knows about it.

All these computers and these weapons, they're nothing compared to you.

I can't keep using my powers. It's too much of a risk.

It is our job to take risks.

We run into the line of fire.

We face enemies that no one on this planet has the courage to.

And the best way for me to fight them is as head of the DEO.

I can't be head of the DEO if I'm an alien.

You saw what Max Lord did to James.

You know he's after my sister.

I have been J'onn J'onzz on Earth.

I have tried it.

I was hunted for 50 years.

People I've loved have tried to kill me once they discovered who I really was.

I'm sorry.