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It's time, my son.

Ja. Ja.

Come here, baby.

It's okay.

What do we have here?

It's a flower from your garden.

Oh.

I love it.

You are such a special boy.

You keep drawing, hmm?

I love you.

Never, ever forget that.

Mommy. Mommy.

-Mommy. Mom. -It's okay. It's okay.

I'm gonna make the world pay for what it's done to you.

I swear it.

No, Jordan.

You continue your mission.

Fix this country.

Make it safe for our boy.

-Promise me. -I promise.

I promise.

What is it?

If anyone tries to stop you...

...destroy them.

Christine?

Christine?

♪ She can't help it, The girl can't help it ♪

♪ She can't help it, The girl can't help it ♪

♪ If she walks by The men folks get engrossed ♪

♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

♪ If she winks an eye The bread slice turn to toast ♪

♪ She can't help it, The girl can't help it ♪

♪ If she got a lot of What they call the most ♪

♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

I'm loving this

Blue Valley oldie station, right?

Please, God, make it stop.

Yeah, it's pretty good. This DJ is a hoot, huh?

Can you change the radio station?

They play the same ten songs

over and over, and they're all fossilized garbage.

You know what? You want a little public radio,

you got it. Straight outta Lincoln.

Let me know.

Oh, hey, a friendly reminder.

Family dinner is tonight at 6:30.

I'm thinking I'll make fish,

maybe some salmon or a nice tilapia.

How about some fish sticks?

-No, Mike, because fish sticks-- -Are awesome.

You can't even taste the fish.

All right, shotgun.

You know, I've never seen him

eat a piece of fruit. Seriously.

You ready to go?

Don't drive me to school.

What? Why not?

Because we have to find

the rest of the Injustice Society.

They've probably assumed new identities

in Blue Valley like Brainwave did.

Okay, weren't you even a little scared of Brainwave?

I mean, we both could have been killed.

But we weren't,

and as crazy and insane as it was,

it was the first time since we moved

to Blue Valley that I

felt like I was in the right place.

Like, I finally know who I really am.

Starman's daughter.

Stargirl.

Okay, Court.

Even if there are other members of the ISA here,

we need to proceed carefully. Lay low, make a plan.

I have a three-point plan.

Find them, surprise them, kick their asses.

We're Stargirl and STRIPE.

Okay, being a superhero is not being one most of the time.

- I need to find out if Brainwave was alone or not

and I need for you to go to school

and just act like a normal teenager.

-That's boring. -It's safe.

Text,

tweet, do your homework,

whatever, just...

-Will you do that? -Okay. Fine.

Thank you. Thanks.

Keep working on STRIPE,

and if Brainwave wakes up, come get me from class.

Do you ever listen to anything that I say to you? Ever?

Everything.

Keep your eyes open. Remember, they could be anywhere or anyone.

Dr. Barnes, dial 182, please.

Dr. Forest, please dial 118.

Oh, oh, hey, Dad.

Dad, check out my rising card trick.

Let's see it.

Very good, Joey.

I'm thinking I can close

-my act with it. -Yeah, yeah.

-Mind if I give you a pointer for your show? -Yeah, sure.

You see, a magician's greatest tool

isn't just his hands. It's distraction.

Keep smiling, keep them talking,

always look them in the eye.

You do that...

- They won't see what's right in front of them.

Cool.

Honey, wait, don't forget your hat.

A magician always needs his hat.

-You look great. -Thanks.

-You'll be wonderful, honey. -See you.

-Okay. -Good luck.

Everything okay?

Hi!

Hey. You're new, right?

-What was your name again? -Uh, I'm Courtney Whitmore.

Joey Zarick, but my stage name is Zarick The Great.

Go ahead and pick a card, any card.

Okay. Uh...

All right, take a look at it.

Don't let me see it.

Remember it, though. Okay?

- You got it? - Got it.

All right, put it anywhere back in the deck.

Boom.

All right.

Thanks for letting me practice on you, by the way.

Today is the Regional Talent Competition.

Cindy and Jenny always win, though.

It's Nebraska, so twerking still packs a punch.

Anyway, uh, now for the aforementioned mind-blowing.

Courtney from California...

Is this your card?

Is that the card?

Yes. The seven of hearts.

Oh, my gosh. How did you do that?

- You can keep that for good luck. - -Oh, thanks.

Do you have any nail polish remover?

I... I bet we could clean this right off.

Can I help you?

Oh, hi. Uh, yeah, I'm just an old friend

of Dr. King's. Henry and I...

Yeah, well, I heard about what happened.

Seizure. It's horrible.

Henry's the cornerstone of this institution.

-I'm sure that he is. -Mmm.

Well, where did they find him?

Just outside the emergency entrance.

Right.

So, what did he have on?

His lab coat.

Right. 'Course. Yeah.

Well...

Here's hoping he gets well soon.

Excuse me. Dr. Chapel, do you have a moment?

Excuse me.

He's not alone.

Brainwave is in a coma.

He came to see me.

His son was attacked by someone using Starman's staff.

He told me he called you.

He did.

Why didn't you?

I didn't see the need.

Take a seat, William.

What did Brainwave tell you about this new

Starman?

It was a girl.

That he'd take care of her.

You were the one who was supposed

-to handle things in my absence. -Well, he was insistent.

And you were hesitant.

You always have been.

Brainwave has never been a team player like me.

I was the one who cleaned everything up.

Got him to the hospital,

took care of the costume, came up with a story.

William...

...you stumbled into your powers...

you killed your master

before his lessons were complete,

and it shows.

That wand of yours, it's capable of so much more,

but instead of thinking big,

you just continue to think small.

Even now you're still performing the same old tired show.

You've just changed one stage for another.

You spend your days making promises to people,

but much like every politician, you don't keep them,

in the same way you didn't keep your promise to me.

-Jordan, that is-- -You seem to think that power

comes from other people's perception of you.

From recognition or applause, but...

That's not true power.

Now, William, true power doesn't need to be seen.

I've traveled across this country.

I've hunted down everybody

who played a part in Christine's death.

Everybody who exposed her to the toxin

that led her to get sick.

And I did this

because I, too, made a promise, William,

to my wife as she lay dying

in my bed

that I would combat injustice

for our son,

for everyone's children.

There's nothing more important to me than mine.

Good.

Good.

It's the way it should be.

Project: New America is my destiny.

I want it to be yours, too.

But I'm back in charge now...

and I'll take care of this Stargirl.

Comin'. Comin'.

Yeah?

Yes, I'm Mike Dugan's father.

He what?

No, Mike, I think they have enough evidence on you.

What am I supposed to do in my room without my games?

You know, I was in the middle of real important work, Mike,

and when I was your age, we weren't playing games in class.

Yeah, back in your day,

-you didn't have any video-- -You see,

that's where you're wrong.

It was actually the golden age of video games

and I was down at the arcade

playing Asteroids, Donkey Kong, Dig Dug,

Defender, Spy Hunter, you name it.

But my personal favorite

was made by the Rolls-Royce of video game manufacturers.

Atari.

-A what? -The game was called Paperboy, Mike,

and I used to play it all day,

every day,

until one afternoon my father came to me and he said--

You were adopted.

No.

He said, "Son,

you need to stop feeding quarters into that machine

and go make some money of your own.

You like this game Paperboy,

how about you try the real thing?"

So, he got me a paper route.

Does this story ever end

-or does it just keep going on forever? -It continues.

It doesn't have an ending

because you, Mike Dugan,

are gonna take up that great family tradition.

You're getting a paper route.

Yeah.

Hmm.

Good morning, everyone.

Good morning.

Welcome back, sir.

It is good to be back, James.

And for those of you who are new here,

my name is Jordan Mahkent.

I made a promise once,

a promise to someone very special to me

that I would help make this country

a better, safer place to raise our children.

I've dedicated my life to that.

Like many immigrants, my parents came to this

great country in the hope of finding a better future to raise their children.

But this past year

I have traveled across America

from town to town

and I have seen factories that are abandoned.

I've met people in need,

In Littleville, Colorado.

In Hatton Corners, Indiana.

And so many other forgotten communities.

And we're gonna help them...

just like we've helped Blue Valley.

We're gonna rebuild America.

One factory

and one town at a time.

But...

as we expand the vision

we call The American Dream across this great land,

we'll also continue the revitalization of downtown,

which will include

a food co-op at 27 Spring Street,

a brand new retail space at 308 Main Street,

-a-- -Oh.

Is there a problem?

-No, I'm sorry. -No, please, what were you gonna say?

It's, um...

I grew up here, in Blue Valley.

I just moved back

and what you've done to our town is amazing,

it's remarkable, and it's inspiring,

and it's why I wanted

to work here,

but back when I was a kid...

308 Main Street was a theater.

Every weekend we'd watch plays

put on by our neighbors and our friends.

The theater has operated at a loss for years.

I'm sure it's not very lucrative,

but it brought the community together.

I'm sorry, I said too much.

You know what?

That would be great for the community. Let's do that instead.

-But we have already-- -As brilliant as you are,

I'm sure you can find a way to make that work. Right, Stephen?

Of course.

Uh, Miss...

- I'm... I'm sorry, what was your name? - Barbara.

Barbara.

Reminder, students,

the bus for the talent show leaves today at 2:45.

Yolanda?

I'm talking to you.

Who painted that? Was it you?

No.

You should have never dated Henry

once you knew that I liked him.

You are a nobody.

I am somebody, and I'm never gonna let you forget that.

Even your own family knows what you really are.

Slut.

I have to say,

slut-shaming is really damaging.

- Look, over there. - Not to mention,

it sets women back, like, 50 years.

Okay, well, nobody cares what you think, new girl.

-Okay, but, really, I don't understand-- -Stop it.

-What? -Don't you get it?

You're only going to make things worse for the both of us.

You might be asking yourself,

"When am I ever gonna use proper and improper fractions?"

Well... the answer is,

a fraction of every day.

Tough crowd.

All right. So, mathematicians use three categories

to describe fractions.

Proper,

improper

and mixed.

Fractions that are greater than zero

but less than one...

You were the one that painted Yolanda's locker.

Maybe.

In proper fractions...

I'm Courtney.

-Cameron. -I know.

Uh, I mean,

I'm new here, so...

So, I'm trying to learn everyone's name

and since ours both started with a C

it was easy to remember.

Welcome to Blue Valley, Courtney.

This is algebra,

not The Dating Game.

What's The Dating Game?

Is now a good time? Oh! Wow, I'm sorry.

Let me help you with that.

Shoot.

Oh, is that your daughter?

Yes, that's... that's Courtney, my daughter,

uh, and that's my stepson, Mike,

and my husband, Pat.

You have a lovely family.

Thank you.

Well, Barbara, I just wanted to say--

If you've changed your mind about the theater, I understand.

Oh, no. No, no, no, quite the opposite.

I've actually set up a task group to focus solely

on the new community theater project.

Oh. That's great.

Our first meeting is at 6:30.

I just wondered if you would like to join us.

Um, I would love to.

But...

My family and I are having dinner together

at 6:30.

I totally understand.

Um, maybe I can join the next meeting?

Again, I'm so sorry, Mr. Mahkent.

Oh, no, please, don't apologize.

Our country was built on values like yours.

It's just too bad things have changed.

Uh, great work, again,

today, Barbara,

and, please, call me Jordan.

Oh, my God.

Pat?

In the kitchen.

I was walking home through Blue Valley Park

and you'll never guess what I saw.

-What? -I found

a frozen field.

-A what? -An iced-over field

and it was in the shape of a star.

It's a message. I know it.

It's Icicle. It has to be.

-Hold on, just tell me exactly-- -He killed my dad.

He killed Starman.

We have to go and find him.

And do what? Arrest him?

That's a start.

There are more of them here. I was right.

You have no idea how dangerous he is, all right?

The only thing I've ever seen hurt Icicle is the staff.

-That's great! -That's terrible.

- Hey. - Mike.

What are you doing down here?

I told you to wait in your room until dinner.

Yeah, well, my stomach says it's dinner.

Okay, well, I'm working on this vegan casserole.

Vegan casserole?

Big pass.

Did I interrupt something important?

No, I'm just

giving Court a couple of cooking tips.

Yep, I need 'em. Mmm.

You know what, buddy,

why don't you take this,

ride your bike up to the store,

I'm gonna take these,

you get yourself whatever you want, okay?

Twenty bucks. Awesome. Anything?

You got it. Anything you want.

That's an advance on the paper route, okay?

Be careful.

We can't go after Icicle, all right?

If it is him,

then he clearly wants to be found.

This is a trap, Courtney.

-For him. -No.

Pat, we're talking about the man

who killed my father.

See?

The staff wants justice, too.

We're going with or without you.

The ice was here.

I swear.

-It melted. -Good.

Maybe he's gone.

Pat, are you okay?

I'm okay, but I can't move.

I'm icing up. The controls are all locked.

Damn it, wait!

Courtney, come back.

Hi, I'm home.

Just in time for family dinner.

Hello?

Mike, where's everyone?

No idea.

Did you eat dinner?

Okay, well, did anyone feed the dog?

Hello.

And goodbye.

I think you should have one won first place, Joey.

I'm good with third, Beth.

I feel something.

Like, my magic's getting stronger.

Come on, baby. Come on.

He's on the bridge, Pat.

Fifteen seconds, Court.

What the hell?

Oh, my God!

The bus!

I got it.

A kid's looking right at me.

Not for long.

- Is everyone okay? - Watch your step, kids.

- Stay behind the bus. - -All right, easy, one at a time.

What happened?

This was a mistake. We need to go.

We need to find Icicle.

Joey!

I am trying not to panic.

He's just not answering his phone and I...

Okay, just call me if you hear anything, okay?

...a mysterious bright light over...

Thanks.

...all the other kids appear to be safe.

We'll have more on this late-breaking story coming up soon.

What?

What? What?

Oh, my God! What? What?

Oh, no.

No!

Oh, no.

William, what are you doing?

Where are you going?

Where are you going?

Oh, God. No!

Joey was so sweet.

He was the first kid at school who was actually nice to me.

I'm going to find Icicle.

No.

We're going to find Icicle and...

And...

I want to show you something.

What is this place?

It's the headquarters of the Justice Society of America.

What is all of this?

Each of the JSA members had abilities

powers, tools, like your Cosmic Staff,

and they used them to protect the world against people like Icicle.

Who's that?

Wildcat.

His real name was Ted Grant.

He was a heavyweight champion.

He gave me my Big Boy keychain.

It's the closest thing he could find

to a Stripesy action figure.

Said it was good luck.

I don't know.

Hourman...

The Flash,

Dr. Fate,

they're all my friends.

My family, really.

Is this thing real?

Yeah.

It's Dr. Mid-Nite's owl.

There's something special about him. I don't know what,

but every time we'd come here,

that owl, he'd fly right to Dr. Mid-Nite and land on his arm.

He doesn't know Dr. Mid-Nite's dead.

He's been waiting for him for years.

Dr. Mid-Nite's not coming back, Court.

None of them are.

Icicle and the Injustice Society

killed them all.

The truth is,

you and I don't stand a chance against them.

What if we had help?

I'm the new Starman,

so why couldn't there be a new Hourman,

or a new Dr. Mid-Nite?

No. No one can take their place.

That's what you said about Starman,

but then the staff picked me.

Court, these guys,

I mean, they were the best in the world.

Did they start out like that?

No. But still with years of experience

they couldn't defeat the Injustice Society,

do you understand that?

This stuff shouldn't be sitting here,

collecting dust.

It should be in the hands of possible heroes.

Don't touch the Thunderbolt!

That's the most dangerous thing in here.

A pink pen?

Hey, will you just listen to me for once?

Everything in this room is dangerous, all right?

This life is.

A kid died today.

A child.

That's why we can't go on.

A kid died today

and that's exactly why we have to, Pat.

This is our destiny, Pat.

You know, that's exactly what Starman said to me the night he died.

Come on, we're leaving,

and until I say so...

no more Stargirl and STRIPE.

Let's go.

We're back with our reigning champion, Tina...

William, I'm so sorry.

Tell me it was an accident.

A what?

Tell me you didn't mean to kill my son.

-Tell me! -William, wait. Wait, wait, wait, wait.

I'm so sorry. Okay?

I truly am.

I know you loved your boy...

...but I wish you understood

what I was doing was also for him.

It's too bad you had to see that.

We will clean it up.

You have work to do.

Ja. Ja.

The funerals for both Councilman William Zarick

and his son were held in private this morning.

Councilman Zarick, whose fatal heart attack

is believed to have been caused

after learning of the tragic accident that took his son's life.

Both were remembered by those in attendance today.

The American Dream has announced

that they'll be revitalizing the community theater

in the name of William Zarick and his son, Joey.

The Zarick theater project

is expected to begin as soon as next month.

I want to start by saying

thank you to all of you for staying so late.

Oh, Barbara, glad you could join us.

Uh, let's start by ascertaining

what we learned this week since our last meeting.

First up, good news.

Thanks to Barbara's report, we found out...

Hey, where is Barbara?

I thought this was family dinner

-and we all had to be home for it. -Mike, not tonight, okay?

You're late. We were worried.

They had a memorial for Joey.

Not before dinner.

You okay?

He was such a good kid, Dad.

Everyone liked him.

Yeah.

Come here.

Don't worry.

What you're doing will keep him safe.

Sorry, owl.

Let's go do some recruiting.