Supergirl (TV Series)

Parasite Lost (2018)

Chyler Leigh: Alex Danvers

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• [first lines] 

  Alex Danvers : [top of CatCo building]  You know, the last time I was on this rooftop, it was like an aerial junkyard. Shards of glass, rusty bikes, abandoned appliances.

  Kara Danvers : Apparently that was the last time anyone was up here, until yesterday.

  J'onn J'onzz : You mean you planted this garden by yourself in one day?

  Kara Danvers : Well, superspeed helps.

• Alex Danvers : It's nice to see you so happy, Kara.

  Kara Danvers : Well, the sun is shining, the... look, the Dar-Essa flower is even blooming. What is there to be upset about?

  Alex Danvers : Um, Haley starts working full-time at the DEO tomorrow.

  Kara Danvers : Got it. That's... that's a good reason.

• Querl Dox : One of my superior capabilities is recovering from alcohol libation with remarkable speed. Are there any scones left?

  [noticing Nia] 

  Querl Dox : Nia Nal!

  Kara Danvers : You two know each other?

  Nia Nal : Well, we met once at a pizza place. You know, you never found me.

  Querl Dox : But of course I did. Your address is 775 Gladiola Drive, second floor corner apartment. Your phone number is 555-8010. You stop at Bob's Diner every morning and order an extra super large coffee, milk. No sugar.

  Alex Danvers : Okay. Yes, that... he's not nearly as stalkery as that all just came out as.

  Nia Nal : Well, why didn't you call?

  Querl Dox : You told me to find you, not call you.

• Alex Danvers : Well, CatCo's newest addition. It's very nice to finally meet you.

  J'onn J'onzz : We've heard a lot about you.

  Nia Nal : All good things, I hope.

  Lena Luthor : Well, James said your passion for making the world a better place is matched only by the elegance of your prose, so...

  Nia Nal : I wish I could say I paid him, but I could not have made that up.

• Colonel Lauren Haley : I've noticed you reorganized the strike team command and control system.

  Alex Danvers : I did.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : Are you aware that system has been in place since the DEO's inception?

  Alex Danvers : Yes. But with all due respect, the system was outmoded. It used to take us 90 seconds to get out the door after first alert. And now by retasking two analysts...

  Colonel Lauren Haley : You cut out the middle man and reduced deployment time to 60 seconds, which could be the difference between life and death.

• Colonel Lauren Haley : Any sign of our traitor Agent Jensen?

  Alex Danvers : Not yet. But our facial recognition algorithm is scanning National City. So the moment Jensen shows his face, we'll get him.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : Keep up the good work.

• Querl Dox : It's Jensen. He's been located at the National City Promenade.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : This is your collar, Danvers. Go get him.

  Alex Danvers : [into her comms as she turns to leave]  Supergirl, it's time to rumble.

• Colonel Lauren Haley : You neglected to inform me that Agent Jensen is not a human.

  Alex Danvers : He is. Well, he was. When Mercy and Otis broke into the DEO, they took with them a creature called Parasite. And once this parasite infects a host, which in this case was Jensen, the host has the ability to suck the life force out of whoever it touches.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : Leaving that person dead.

  Alex Danvers : And if it's an alien, absorbing their powers.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : We're very lucky he didn't have more contact with Supergirl.

  Alex Danvers : And we're lucky the host doesn't have the ability to retain the powers it absorbs. So, we'll try to get Jensen when he's at his weakest.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : And how do we do that?

  Alex Danvers : The last time, we overloaded his system with nuclear energy. Plutonium.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : I'll contact the Pentagon about gathering nuclear material.

  Alex Danvers : And I'll speak with Supergirl. This is one monster she can't fight.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : Very wise, Director Danvers.

• Alex Danvers : Hey, what are you doing? You should be resting.

  Supergirl : You know, when I made a toast to the sunshine, I didn't realize how apt that was. But I'm fully charged from the sunlamps, and I'm ready to get out there and take down Parasite.

  [seeing her face] 

  Supergirl : I'm not going out there, am I?

  Alex Danvers : We both know the danger that Parasite poses.

  Supergirl : That he can kill me and get supercharged at the same time? Yes, I-I get it. But that doesn't mean I don't wanna go out there and fight him.

  Alex Danvers : I know you're frustrated by this.

  Supergirl : No, no. It's okay, Alex, since most people only have one way to fight for justice. But luckily, I have two.

  Alex Danvers : Power of the press.

  Supergirl : I'll write and file my article, but if there's any other situation, alien or otherwise...

  Alex Danvers : I know who to call.

• Colonel Lauren Haley : Plutonium is in short supply, but I found a store of uranium. It's en route. Uranium is less stable than plutonium. We run the risk of a bigger explosion. We need to get Jensen to an isolated area.

  Alex Danvers : Or we need to find a way to contain the explosion.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : Tell me what you're thinking.

  Alex Danvers : Well... an electrical force field could stop the radiation from the blast.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : Can you create one on the fly?

  Alex Danvers : An improvised ionic containment? That could work.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : Spherical, to get the optimal distribution of electrons.

  Alex Danvers : Like a dome. Yes, it's elegant.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : You need something of your own. Some sort of weapon.

  Alex Danvers : A proton pack.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : Perhaps as a blast gun.

  Alex Danvers : Agent Dox, is this something you can create?

  Querl Dox : Yes. Yes, I-I absolutely can. I-I can... I can use enforce field discs to link them together into a force field matrix. I can also outfit a gun to blast uranium...

  Colonel Lauren Haley : We get it. You're hired.

  [to Alex] 

  Colonel Lauren Haley : We make a good team.

  Querl Dox : It was exhilarating to watch.

• J'onn J'onzz : Word has spread about Amadei's attack. There's a vigil forming outside his home.

  Alex Danvers : [entering with pizza in hand]  All right, I've got pepperoni and mushroom.

  Kara Danvers : Alex, what are you doing here? What's going on with Jensen?

  Alex Danvers : Um... he's gone quiet. Which is unsettling, I know, but it gave me enough time to get some sustenance for you both. Kara texted me about what happend, and I'm sorry about your friend, J'onn.

• Kara Danvers : I made a tactical mistake in my reporting.

  Alex Danvers : What are you talking about?

  Kara Danvers : I was so certain Amadei was a great man. I published this glowing article making him out to be a saint. But if I dug a little deeper, I may have discovered how flawed he is.

  J'onn J'onzz : How would that information have changed anything, Kara?

  Kara Danvers : My portrait of him as immaculate may have put a target on his back. I always try to believe of the best in people, and so much of the time, it just seems to make things worse.

  Alex Danvers : Kara, I usually expect the worst in people, and... I mean, that's no better. I was convinced for sure that Haley was gonna be a monster, but instead she's been very reasonable and deeply supportive.

• Kara Danvers : Alex, the amulet. Elizabeth's mother stole it. She gave it to Jensen so he could keep the powers he's been taking.

  Alex Danvers : How did the mom even know?

  Kara Danvers : She found it on the Dark Web. A group called Children of Liberty?

  Querl Dox : An alien-absorbing human with an agenda to kill as many aliens as possible, and absorb as many powers as possible, thereby making himself invincible. I believe the most logical place for him to show up next would be...

  Alex Danvers : Amadei's vigil.

  Kara Danvers : [glancing at J'onn]  We're on our way.

• Kara Danvers : Alex, we're here. I don't see Jensen. But there's some sort of disturbance.

  Alex Danvers : All right, I can see a purple glow. Jensen's somewhere in the middle of the black. All right, agents, get into position.

• Colonel Lauren Haley : All right, team. I need your heads up and low profile. We don't want a riot. Now, if you see Jensen, skin-to-skin contact can be fatal, so do not engage. You leave that to Director Danvers.

  Alex Danvers : Ready, Colonel?

  Colonel Lauren Haley : Activate the dome.

  Querl Dox : Enter the matrix.

  Alex Danvers : All right, boys, let's find him.

• Alex Danvers : Brainy, I need you to open a gap in the dome away from Jensen. I gotta get these civilians evacuated.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : Negative. Danvers, you need to focus on the target.

  Alex Danvers : I am. Supergirl will get 'em out.

  Kara Danvers : [getting into superhero mode]  On it.

• Alex Danvers : Agent Jensen! There's no way out of here for you.

  Jensen : Shoot me.

  Alex Danvers : If I shoot you, Raymond, then everybody in here dies, including you. And I know you don't want that.

• Jensen : I want to make this country safe.

  Alex Danvers : You're not making anything safer by doing this. I mean, look at everybody. Look how scared they are. And it's not just aliens, Raymond.

  Querl Dox : Thirty seconds.

  Alex Danvers : It's humans, too.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : Danvers, terminate him.

  Alex Danvers : Look, I know when the president revealed herself as an alien, you got scared. A lot of people did. But don't let that fear define who you are.

  Querl Dox : Twenty seconds.

  Alex Danvers : I still see that agent that I wanted to mentor. I still see that agent that I was proud to call my colleague. I still see that good man. He's scared, but he's still in there.

  Querl Dox : Ten seconds.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : Shoot him, Danvers. That is an order.

  Alex Danvers : Surrender now, and you will save everybody in here. Be the hero that I know you are.

  Jensen : Even if I give up, he's still out there.

  Alex Danvers : Who's "he"?

• Colonel Lauren Haley : You did good work today. But the next time I give you orders, I expect for you to follow them.

  Alex Danvers : Yes, ma'am.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : Still, I have to say, it's much better to have you in charge than that imposter, J'onn J'onzz.

  Alex Danvers : Excuse me?

  Colonel Lauren Haley : When we at the White House learned about your former director's true identity, I recommended his removal. He was trying to erode the DEO's mission. Employing aliens instead of catching them, all the while pretending to be someone he's not. I am glad order's been restored, and we're heading towards more civil, honest times.

  Alex Danvers : J'onn J'onzz is the one who recruited me, promoted me, and taught me everything that I know. He's my family. And he is the best director this organization has ever seen.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : J'onzz set a bad precedent. But we will set things right. From now on, we are strictly by-the-book, which means we are going to act according to rank, and let's be clear about yours. Now, you might run this place, but I am your superior officer. You report to me. Understood?

  Alex Danvers : Understood.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : [Alex turns to leave]  Director Danvers, when you exit, you salute your ranking officer.

  Alex Danvers : [saluting]  Yes, ma'am.

  Colonel Lauren Haley : [returning the salute]  We'll work on that. I still believe there's hope for you yet.