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Previously on Supergirl...

So we saved each other

just like Romeo and Juliet.

You really need to finish it.

- Let me help you get over him. - Get over him?

He didn't dump me. I sent him away.

I'm buying CatCo.

Please tell me you convinced him not to buy CatCo.

No, I bought it.

Help me!

All right, kiddo.

Don't forget I have Battle of the Books after school

- so you have to pick me up at 5:30. - Baby, Mrs. Queller is

picking you up because I have meetings all afternoon.

- Okay? - Oh, I forgot.

I mean, it's my first day, you know? I just can't get out early.

And you remember how I was telling you that

this was an incredible opportunity?

- Yeah. - What I meant was money.

Mom's gonna be making just like, lots and lots of money.

Do you remember the other day at the waterfront?

Yeah, I remember.

Did anybody help you lift that tower?

Nope, just me.

It was pretty huge.

It was pretty huge.

I was just so worried about you. You know...

Moms, they get this adrenalin rush

when their kids are in danger.

I had the strength of, I don't know, like 10 moms.

I think it would have taken 30 moms.

It's not a big deal.

You will understand when you have kids.

Ms. Luthor, it's so nice to see you.

Eve Tessmacher, right?

Sorry, I'm a huge admirer of yours.

Thank you, Eve,

Oh, uh, can I get you a coffee? You take it black, right?

I'm not stalking you.

I emailed your assistant at L-Corp about all your favorite things.

- Oh. - I hate salmon, too.

Well, thank you, yes, a coffee would be lovely.

- Great. - Uh, Eve.

Why don't you just use this elevator? It goes straight to the ground floor.

Oh, no, only the boss can use it.

That's just silly. Anybody who needs it should be able to use it.

All right.

Ms. Luthor.

I didn't know you'd be here this morning.

Yeah, I was able to get things in line over at L-Corp.

That's good. I, I...

Well, I wanna say thanks again, for saving CatCo.

And we should really figure out a way

to get you up to speed on what's happening here.

I was thinking, weekly meetings, or...

No, there's no need. I'll be here every day.

Every day?

Yeah, I've set things up at L-Corp so I'll be able to dedicate

my energies to learning the ins and outs

of how things work at CatCo.

Okay.

You seem surprised by this.

Yeah, a little. Yeah.

Lena! Welcome to CatCo!

- You didn't have to do that. - It's a Danvers' family tradition.

First day of school,

- you get a planner. - That's lovely.

In the Luthor house, on the first day

we would hire a private investigator to make sure

our teachers' credentials were up to date.

Kara, so you knew that Ms. Luthor would be here today?

Yeah, she texted me this morning.

I should have communicated more clearly, Mr. Olsen.

I'm sorry, it won't happen again.

No, it's not a problem.

I mean, I feel bad because we're just not ready for a change in management.

We don't even have an office for you. But I...

No, that's fine, I won't be needing an office.

It's this new trend in CEOs.

We like to roam free, ask questions

and hear unfiltered conversations.

That way we can understand how things are working.

It's much easier when you don't have a desk.

Kara, do you think you might be able to get me

the dossier on the Edge investigation, please?

There's actually something I have to deal with.

Can I get it for you later? Is that okay?

- Sure, yeah. - Sorry.

Not a problem. Um...

Ms. Luthor, I'd be happy to have someone else do that for you.

No, it's fine, I can get it.

It is not a personal attack on your taste.

I wasn't even thinking that until you just suggested it.

It's a fact.

Okay? Winn, back me up.

I don't think that I should get involved.

Because you're on my side, aren't you?

Yeah, right.

Well...

What? Winn, how could...

I saved your life.

Yeah, but so has everybody else here.

Don't try to make him feel bad

- for siding with me. - Did you pay him to agree with you?

- Now you're accusing me of buying... - Hey!

- If the shoe fits. - Hey, hey!

Hey! What is all this about?

We can't agree on one very important wedding detail.

Band or DJ.

The human mind reacts to music very much like other stimuli,

tastes, smells.

If the song doesn't sound exactly the way

you're used to hearing it,

you enjoy it less.

And are therefore less likely to

get jiggy on the dance floor. I say DJ.

- Come on! - Yes!

Did you say "jiggy"?

What was the general alert for?

Wait, you get the general alerts?

That's just for the analysts I thought.

No, I had them add me to the distro list.

I want to know what's going on with the city at all times.

Detective Sawyer brought this in this morning. Mr. Schott?

Yeah, well, we analysts thought we might be able to see

something the cops didn't.

She hit two banks, back to back.

Where are the guards?

Unconscious, on the floor.

Any leads on how she took them out?

Well, we thought it might be gas.

But toxicity came back negative.

According to reports, she walked right in the front door.

No weapons of any kind.

Everyone just cleared out of her way and let her take whatever she wanted.

Whoa, we've got a silent alarm tripped at 25 and Cedar.

Looks like that's our new friend.

Got you cornered.

Do you?

What did you do to them up there?

I only wanted to play.

But they didn't want to play with me.

Well, you're not getting away with it.

Oh.

You think you are the cat

and I am the bird.

You got it backwards.

You could join me.

Maybe then you'd be happy.

You see, money equals happiness.

More money, more happiness.

Your priorities are seriously out of whack.

I know, right?

Put the bag down.

Make sure they're okay. I'm gonna check the vault.

Everyone out of the bank!

Get out of here, now!

Kara. Kara, it's okay. It's okay.

Okay, the scans of your vitals are coming up normal.

See, I told you, I am fine. This is totally unnecessary.

None of the human victims remember what happened in there. Do you?

I don't know.

I felt like the walls of the vault were closing in on me.

Like, I was suffocating.

It sounds like she made you feel claustrophobic.

- Claustrophobia is a human problem. - You used to have

episodes like that sometimes when you first came to Earth.

That was a long time ago.

We need to find out who she is and how we track her.

Well, at the moment you're our best clue.

- What are you doing? - Wait, I thought you

couldn't read Kryptonian minds?

I can't. But I can scan her mind for residual psychic activity.

Just remind me to get you a "World's Best Boss" mug.

Well, she's definitely a psychic, but she's not like me.

There are traces of a particular type of psionic interference in your mind.

A type only used by metahumans.

Okay, well I'll start combing through the metahuman database.

In the meantime, we'll monitor potential targets

for unusual activity.

If we locate her, I'll take her down.

It's not safe.

She caught me off guard last time.

It's not gonna happen again.

Just because I'm stepping in,

does not mean these deals are voided.

I'm gonna have to call you back.

Hello? Yes?

What?

Okay. Well, then.

There was some kind of argument

between the girls that started before morning bell.

It got very heated outside their lockers

and Ruby hit Stephanie.

Okay, when you say "hit,"

I mean, how did she hit her? Did she push her?

Oh, no. She punched her in the face.

Oh, God.

- Is Stephanie all right? - She's okay.

It didn't go further than the one punch.

I just...

This is not like Ruby.

Ruby is very well-behaved.

I was shocked when they told me she was involved in this.

Is she acting okay at home?

- Sleeping normally? - Yes.

Yes, nothing out of the ordinary.

I know you're a single parent.

Has there been some sort of shake up with Ruby's father?

You know, sometimes children can sense that...

There is no father. It's just us.

I'm sorry. I don't mean to pry.

We just want to find out what's going on with Ruby

and make sure this is an isolated incident for her.

Well, I agree.

Today of all days? Come on.

Hey, how you doing?

- I'm okay, I'm just running late. - For what?

Uh, Lena called a meeting for the newsroom.

- She did? - Yeah, she didn't tell you?

- No, she did not. - Huh.

- Kara, here you are. - I'm sorry,

I tried to make it work, but it...

You had a meeting? Was it good?

Yeah, I was just going around to all the departments,

giving them a little pep talk. I really missed you there.

Oh, shoot, I... I have to take this.

Where is she going?

She's a reporter, she's doing her job. Now, did you

think that I didn't want to be there? Is that why you didn't tell me?

Well, to be honest, I thought you would be

too busy to act as my chaperone.

I don't want to chaperone you. I don't consider myself a chaperone.

I consider myself the person who's been

running this company, for a year.

All right, Mr. Olsen.

I have a meeting with the advertising department

in 20 minutes. I'll see you there.

- See you in 19. - Twenty will be fine.

Trying to sneak up on a psychic?

Almost worked.

Supergirl, are you all right?

Tell me there's something you can do.

I can try and create a psychic shield

to protect her mind from the attacks.

It'll work?

I don't know.

Someone else has come to play.

- J'onn. - Your friends should be careful.

J'onn?

Just you and me now.

Mind over matter.

What are you doing to me?

Fear is a powerful tool.

Kara.

Kara.

Kara.

Kara, I love you.

Mom?

Kara, because of the Earth's yellow sun

you will have great powers on this planet.

You will do extraordinary things.

Supergirl?

Supergirl!

I'm here.

I'm here.

I'm sorry I couldn't hold her off.

She's more powerful than any psychic I've ever encountered.

What happened this time?

It was the same as before.

I got our girl.

Gayle Marsh.

Law-abiding citizen of Skokie, Illinois,

until one day she snapped and went on a bank robbing spree.

Um, let's see, authorities nicknamed her Psi

after a string of psychologically-enhanced robberies

which ravaged a series of small-town banks

throughout the Midwest, a couple months ago.

Where do we go from here?

Now that we know a little more,

I thought I might start trying to adapt

our psychic dampening technology to stop her.

Good work, Agent Schott.

I still love it when he calls me that.

But we still need to know

how she's infiltrating people's minds, so get started.

I'll head to the precinct and see if there's an update

on any witness reports that might help.

I need to talk to you.

Ooh. This is very covert ops. What's up?

I know how she's doing it.

I felt it this time. She's targeting people's fear.

How do you know that?

I saw my mother.

I saw...

Krypton explode.

I relived my last moments there.

And then, being stuck,

floating through space for so long,

knowing I could never have my life back.

Psi put me back in that pod,

completely trapped and alone.

It was...

It was so quiet.

The silence was the worst part.

I felt completely cut off

from everything and everyone I have ever known.

We have to stop her, Winn.

- You should tell J'onn and Alex. - No.

They can't know. They'll just worry.

You have to be the one to solve this.

That's why I'm telling you.

You're already altering the psychic dampeners, right?

This will help?

Yeah, I mean knowing that it targets fear centers. Sure.

Good.

Hang on. It's Lena, I've got to go.

Hey, hey, I...

I'm...

I'm sorry that this is happening.

- If I... - I'll be fine.

Um...

Got in a fight? I mean...

I just wanna understand here, baby. What happened?

She called me a liar.

Well, who cares what Stephanie Harrison thinks.

I'm not a liar!

What did you tell her?

I told her that you rescued me at the waterfront.

That you have superpowers.

That I have superpowers?

No! No, I don't have powers.

Then how did you lift that huge thing?

Honey, I told you. It's adrenaline.

- Okay? I'm not... - Why won't you just admit it?

Do you know how many people in this world

want to have superpowers?

- Do you know how special it is? - I'm not special...

- Yes, you are! - No, I'm not!

I'm just an average mother trying to take care of her kid!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Ruby.

I need you to hear me.

I don't have powers. Okay?

- You think I'm a liar, too. - No, I don't think you're a liar.

I just think you need to let it go.

God, I just want you to let it go.

Oh, sorry.

No, no, it's fine. We can use it.

We'll connect later. Okay? Thanks.

Kara. Kara, I was looking for you.

Yeah, I know. I got your message. What's up?

My contact at Morgan Edge's, bank came through.

I would like you to go interview him.

I can, but there's something I have to do first.

Okay. Is it other work stuff?

Yeah.

Kara, I think I know what's going on.

What do you mean?

You, rushing in and out of the office, not focused on work.

I don't know what you're talking about.

I grew up in a house with the most deceptive people in the world.

I can tell when someone's lying to me.

You don't have to hide from me, Kara.

I...

It's about Mon-El, isn't it?

So, if you need to take more time,

just take it.

I appreciate it, Lena.

But that is not what's going on with me.

Okay.

Then what is? You can tell me.

- You know. - It's personal.

And I don't want to talk about personal things at my job.

I have work to do.

Okay.

Then let's talk about work.

This is unacceptable behavior for an employee.

You ran out this morning when I gave you an assignment.

You missed a staff meeting.

And now, when asked to do a job by your boss,

you act like it's an inconvenience.

I did not spend $750 million

on a company, as a favor to a friend.

Nor do I plan on being an absentee landlord.

I'm a business woman and this is an investment.

I plan to get out of it, everything I can.

I'll get in touch with your contact at the bank.

Thank you.

Kara, she hit another bank.

I'm on my way.

Come on.

All right.

Supergirl?

I'm okay.

I'm headed there now.

She got away.

She must be getting stronger.

I felt her in that elevator with me.

She was in my head again.

Well, there is no sign of any psychic intrusion.

- What? - I think that you

just had a good old, human panic attack.

That's not possible.

No, I'm...

I'm stronger than that.

Look, she got in your head, okay?

And now she's forcing you to live through

some serious trauma.

That is gonna take a toll on anyone.

I don't care if you're the strongest person in the world.

Look, it's nothing to be ashamed of.

I never said I was ashamed.

Uh, Winn, J'onn's looking for you.

Hey, what are you guys doing up here?

Just talking. We're hanging out, just being friends.

Guys, I have to go. Sorry.

Yeah. Mmm-hmm.

How's it going?

I'm good. Thanks for asking.

Just a normal day in the DEO. Man!

Nothing abnormal happening here, nothing going on today, I mean...

Kara is... She's fine, right?

I mean, she's not totally, completely fine

Like the normal, sense of the word if you know what I'm saying.

You said J'onn was looking for me.

I'm just gonna go ahead and tell you everything, yeah.

So sorry again about today.

My daughter had an issue at school.

It's never happened before.

Yes, I've pushed all the meetings to tomorrow,

I've gone through the charts for the presentation.

It should not be an issue.

Thank you so much for understanding.

Okay, great.

Yeah, thanks again, I'll see you tonight.

Yes.

Ruby! Dinner!

Hey, Rube.

Rube?

Ruby?

What are you doing?

It's, uh, Kryptonian meditation.

We say an ancient mantra to strengthen the mind.

Hmm.

I've never seen you do that before.

I've never felt like I needed it.

Winn's still working on the psychic dampening technology.

We had a nice chat.

Did you?

- He told you, didn't he? - Well, he's not very good at

- keeping secrets. - He shouldn't have done that.

We used to talk to each other about this kind of stuff.

Why didn't you tell me that you saw Krypton?

That you were having panic attacks?

I didn't want you to worry.

You fight the most dangerous and evil people on the planet.

So, I'm kind of always gonna worry.

I don't know how to fight this one.

And I should be able to stop her, but,

then she makes her way into my mind, and...

And forces me to relive the scariest moment of my life.

It's...

It's torture.

How am I supposed to deal with that?

Well, by remembering that

your fears don't define you.

You know, who you are as Supergirl.

Who you are as Kara.

That's what defines you.

- And she's got nothing on that. - No.

Who I am as Kara feels broken.

I lost Mon-El.

Lena keeps asking me where I'm going

which is new and horrible.

Alex, I'm trying to be myself again,

but everything that used to make me feel good, like,

like a relief, is...

It's disappeared.

It's not always gonna feel like that, I promise.

No, my life as Supergirl is the one thing I can count on.

I can go out there and help people.

I can make a difference in the world.

I can...

I feel strong even though

a huge part of me feels so weak.

And she's taking that away from me.

And if I don't have Supergirl, what do I have?

You got me.

Well, I know that, silly.

Get down! On the ground now!

On the ground!

Get them off me! Get them off!

That thing could take out an entire block.

I have to get down there now.

Hold on.

Not without this, you're not.

- What is it? - Psionic Inhibitor Ray.

It should protect you from her powers.

We'll set a perimeter to secure the area.

Just have to keep her out of my head long enough

to get a good shot off.

You can do it.

Freeze!

No.

Is it awful?

Ruby!

- Ruby! - Mom.

Ruby!

Oh, my God.

Are you okay?

Help us!

Psi.

Ladybird, ladybird.

Fly away home.

Your house is on fire.

And your children,

they will burn.

He's dead.

Kara. Hey, it's me, it's okay.

- You're okay. - I killed him.

No.

It's him in the pod, not me.

- Mon-El? - I killed him.

- I killed him, it was me. - No.

He's dead.

- He's dead. - No.

I know, he's dead. I know it!

If he were alive, we would have heard from him.

We would've gotten a message.

That tiny pod.

I put him in there and he died.

- Kara, he's not dead. - He died. I killed him.

- I killed him, I killed him. - He is not dead!

He is alive.

Okay? I know it.

I don't know where, I don't know how, but I just...

I know he's alive. You saved him.

Just like your mom saved you when she put you in her pod.

She knew you were gonna be okay.

She knew you were going to live.

Mon-El is alive because of you.

I saved him?

Yeah.

Alex...

Go get her.

You're not going anywhere.

Hmm.

What did you see?

I wonder.

What brought the Girl of Steel to her knees?

A lie.

Fear is not a lie.

Fear cripples,

annihilates spirits.

It's the only weapon that matters.

Fear made me stronger than you.

No one is safe from it.

Why aren't you scared anymore?

Mind over matter.

Hey, are we doing okay over here?

- Just a little shaken up. - Yeah.

You know, I think I met you at the waterfront last week.

- What's your name again? - Ruby.

How could I forget that?

I'm Alex.

Did you know that rubies are one of the toughest gem stones?

Only diamonds are tougher.

She's smart and she's tough.

It's a deadly combo.

Didn't know you had such a way with kids.

Secret talent. You'll thank me one day when we have kids.

What?

You do wanna have kids, right?

I guess we've never really talked about this.

But, um...

I've never seen myself being a mom.

- Is that okay? - Yeah.

No, of course.

I mean, it's something we should probably talk about.

Hey, sweetie,

why is it so important to you that I have superpowers?

Hmm?

Putting yourself in danger like that, I don't...

I don't even want to think about what could have happened.

I thought you would save me.

Baby, if I had superpowers,

I would have swept you right out of there.

But I don't, I don't.

Do you think Supergirl has a job?

Maybe. I don't know.

Did you think that

I wouldn't have to work if I had superpowers?

You would just save people and spend time with me.

Baby, I will always spend time with you.

Superpowers or not,

you are the most important thing in the world to me.

Never ever forget that.

Okay.

You've got gravel in your hair.

So, I got in touch with your contact at the bank.

And he will be a great source on Edge.

I'm glad it was valuable.

Uh...

I think I need to apologize for my behavior earlier.

And you were right.

I have a lot more baggage about Mon-El

than I previously thought.

It's not knowing what happened to him that's the hardest.

I know it can't be easy.

You were just trying to be a good friend to me

and I bit your head off and I...

This is new for me, too.

- Working with friends? - No.

Having friends.

Luthors don't have friends, we have minions.

You know, so, I think there's gonna be

a learning curve for both jobs.

No, Lena, today you were

a really good friend and a great boss.

- Honestly. - Thank you.

I'd really like to give you a hug,

but I'm afraid I'll show favoritism.

Uh, screw that. Come here, bring it in.

Wait, there's actually someone here I want you to meet.

I'm so glad you could make it.

Thank you so much for being so understanding.

Oh, God, please, no. I am no stranger to family drama.

And, Kara, this is Samantha Arias.

She is going to be taking over for me at L-Corp.

That's great.

It's lovely to meet you, Ms. Arias.

Please, it's just Sam.

Okay.

So, if there's anything else I can do, just let me know.

Thank you, Eve. That is very kind of you.

Good night, Mr. Olsen.

Ms. Luthor.

- Good night, Eve. - Good night.

Far, far, away

Behind the moon Beyond the rain

Hey, did you guys ever decide, DJ or band?

No.

- She's so cute. - She is.

J'onn.

J'onn.

M'gann?

You must come to Mars, now.