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.
I hid who I really was until one day,
when an accident forced me to reveal myself to the world.
To most people, I'm a reporter 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...
Jeremiah helped us escape.
You saw Dad?
You're Hank Henshaw. The real Hank Henshaw.
Hank Henshaw is dead.
I'm Cyborg Superman.
About us not being a match, I didn't mean that.
Nothing's stopping us.
Good morning.
Kara?
Kara!
Was it that bad?
Was it that good?
And it has been quite the morning for Supergirl.
National City's own feminist hero in a cape
has already prevented five armed robberies,
delivered a litter of puppies,
and given one very lucky tugboat owner some extra help hauling a tanker.
She's done a lot more than me.
Morning.
- Hi. - I got you these.
Oh. What a gentleman.
Thank you.
Just hang on one sec.
Okay.
Hi.
So, I... I had a really nice time.
- Yeah? - Mmm-hmm.
Me, too.
- Um, one note, though. - Okay.
I would like to wake up next to you.
- Oh... - Yeah.
Gosh. It's nice to do that without breaking the guy's nose.
How many times did that happen?
Um... Less than five.
So, four?
Exactly four times.
Hey, so, since you got your little superhero-ing out of the way for the day,
can we maybe just stay here?
- Huh? - Oh, gosh. I really, I...
- No. No, no, no. - Yes, yes, yes.
- 'Cause we have to be at the DEO... - You meant yes.
- ...in, like, 20 minutes. - Boo!
I know. I know.
Speaking of which, um, can we just keep this quiet?
What, you... You don't want people to know?
No, no! I do.
It's not that. It's just for now.
'Cause the last time I liked someone,
everyone in my life watched and commented on it.
And I just really don't want that to happen to us.
Mmm. So, there's an "us"?
- Yeah. - Yeah?
I like that.
Well, okay.
We can keep it quiet.
Hey, everybody! Er, quick thing.
Kara and I are dating. Yes, it's awesome.
Yes, we are very happy.
And your jealousy is appropriate.
You can carry on now, thank you. Sorry.
- Ten seconds. You lasted... - Yeah, that was...
We just walked in here, that was 10 seconds.
...very, very short. I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself.
I mean, uh, back on Daxam,
they used to throw parties when people got together.
You're lucky I didn't arrange a parade.
I'm just saying.
Can we just, uh, pretend like that never happened?
I'd like nothing more.
But unfortunately, as your supervisor, I have to ask you to report to HR.
Wait, you're serious?
Kara, you're dating a coworker.
That's not... Wait... Wait, we have an HR?
Walk this puppy down to the second floor
and fill out all the forms Pam gives you in triplicate.
Oh, and you're gonna have to attend a mandatory sexual harassment seminar.
Seriously?
It's going to be a rough sparring session for me...
- You think? - Okay, I'm going to warm up.
Holy Cadmus cream egg.
Cadmus? But they've been dark since Lillian broke out of prison.
Er, well, they are back, and with a vengeance.
I mean, we've got a convoy coming out
from one of their suspected weapon storage facilities.
Tell Alex and Mon-El to set up a back-up team.
- You going alone? - Nope. I'm taking the other fly guy.
Teamwork makes the dream work.
I can't see inside.
Cover me!
Oh, my God.
They told me, but I didn't believe it.
- Alex. My... Alex! - Ow.
Come here.
- Oh. - Okay.
I don't know how long we were rotting out there in the Amazon,
but I came to at Cadmus.
They saved me so I could save Henshaw.
They forced me to keep him alive, to enhance him.
Physically turn him into the monster he was beneath.
It is strange seeing you in Henshaw's skin.
I hope I've put it to good use.
- Well, better than he ever did. - What happened after that?
You were gone for such a long time.
I guess I did too good a job enhancing Henshaw,
'cause Cadmus wanted me to stick around, help them with other projects.
In the beginning, I tried to escape again and again, but...
Well, let's just say they didn't appreciate that very much.
Dad, I...
It's okay. By working with them,
I was helping to keep you and your sister safe.
I came as soon as I heard.
Mon-El of Daxam. We meet again.
I'm glad you're okay.
I was worried after you let us out that Cadmus was gonna...
Cadmus would imprison and torture me for betraying them?
Yeah, well, you'd be right.
Dad, the, uh... The damage to your hand is... It's extensive.
So, punishment for helping Mon-El and Kara escape.
But I would do it again in a heartbeat.
I'm so lucky you found me. I'm so lucky to be back with you two.
It's more than luck.
What do you mean?
We got an alert that Cadmus was moving a weapon,
and we don't get alerts unless they're releasing a video,
or we catch them red-handed.
But we did catch them red-handed.
Though... No, they were waving their red hands around in the air
literally, like, they just didn't care. So...
No.
No, Mon-El's right.
You need to keep your guard up. 'Cause Cadmus does have a weapon.
What is it?
A nuclear fusion bomb.
They're gonna destroy National City, and blame it on hostile aliens.
How did Cadmus get their hands on it?
Well, they didn't steal it. They built it.
Using the radiation they mined from your heat vision
when you were in their custody.
Oh, my God.
When will the device be ready?
Right now.
The DEO and Supergirl won't be able to stop us this time.
So, what you're telling me is that Jeremiah Danvers, former DEO agent
and Alex and Kara's long-lost father,
has returned from Cadmus custody
with news that our enemy has developed a nuclear fusion explosive
using Kara's otherworldly heat vision radiation,
and that they're going to drop that on National City and just kill us all.
Ha! Is this... Is this place bomb-proof?
You could run a trace on Kara's heat vision radiation signature.
Right. Yeah, well, if the bomb is armed,
then, yes, I might be able to pinpoint its location before it goes off.
Good, get to work, Winn.
Jeremiah?
Eliza.
Oh...
My God, did I miss you.
Hey, Kara, can I talk to you for a second?
Yeah. What's up?
- Look, I know you're happy he's back. I... - Are you not?
- He saved us. - Yes, exactly.
I was there. And I... I watched you solar-flare,
and it didn't look like they were trying to,
you know, capture your heat-vision.
It looked like they just wanted to make you blow your powers out.
Mon-El, you are not a scientist.
And you don't know how that Cadmus device worked,
but Jeremiah does.
Why is it so hard for you to trust him?
Why is it so easy for you?
Because he's always protected me. At great cost.
Hey, he also lived with your enemy for years.
They forced him to keep Henshaw alive.
What makes you think that they're not forcing Jeremiah to do something now?
I know that you're just trying to look out for us. For me.
Mmm-hmm.
But he needs us right now.
Please.
Okay.
- Okay. Okay. - Yeah. Thank you.
We're having a family dinner to celebrate his return.
- Yeah? - Just come over and get to know him.
Spend time with him and you will see that there is nothing to be afraid of.
At all.
Jeremiah's return isn't an "accidental gift".
It's just a gift.
And we should be happy about it.
Last time I saw you two set a table,
it was only after we took your phones away.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Yeah, we were perfect angels.
Oh, really, that's the party line?
I seem to recall a lot of grumbling.
Well, times have changed, Dad.
Yes, we have embraced being helpful.
On scales both large and small. Yeah.
- Hey. - Hey. I heard there was a party.
Come on in.
- Hi, hey. - Hi.
- Come in. - Okay.
- Hey, sweetie. - Hi!
Dad, this is my girlfriend, Maggie.
Well, things have changed.
There is no man on Earth good enough for Alex Danvers.
So it would have to be someone like you.
Oh. Flattery.
And you're right, Alex does deserve the best.
- Here. - Oh. And you brought tequila.
Okay, she's family.
You wanna show the kids how margaritas are done?
- Let's do it. - All right.
Hey, on a scale of one to crazy happy, how crazy happy are you?
I can't even. You?
I mean, sometimes I can't even. But right now, I cannot even.
No. No.
- Hi. - Hi.
- How are you? - Mmm.
- Was I supposed to wear a tie? - No.
Dr. Danvers! And Dr. Danvers.
That's a... That's a knife.
- Shall not shake your knife. - Hello, sweet boy.
It's harder, one-handed.
- Let me. - Yeah.
Fourteen years with Cadmus,
that is all I ever thought about, right here.
Look at our girls.
Thank you, Lizzie.
I'm so sorry that I wasn't here.
It's gonna be different now.
We can make up for lost time.
No. It's not possible. That time, it's gone.
What do you mean?
I mean, that I love you and I have missed you every day.
But I don't know you anymore, and you don't know me.
I'm here, I'm... I'm not going anywhere.
But this is going to have to be something new.
I think we're just going to have to learn each other again.
Do you think we can do that?
Let's just start with dinner, okay?
Kids! Drinks are ready.
I'm ready.
Here we go.
- Let me help. - Ah, thank you.
Sorry I'm late.
Oh, don't be silly, J'onn.
Oh, hey, I forgot to do something earlier.
Oh!
Thank you, thank you for saving my life, again.
Thank you for keeping your promise to watch over my girls.
It was an honor.
A toast. To coming home.
- Coming home. - Coming home.
Now, obviously, this is going to be a time of adjustment.
But I hope you'll all be patient with me.
I've seen and done things I wish I hadn't.
Dad, don't.
No, sweetie. If I'm going to move forward, I can't ignore my past.
Cadmus changed me, they tried to break me.
But in the process, they made me dangerous.
I know their weaknesses,
and I'm here to work with all of you to make our planet safer.
So, if you'll have me, Director,
I would like to return to the DEO, formally.
J'onn? Can he?
Pending a full psych evaluation and a field readiness exam...
I'll give you the tour tomorrow.
- Thank you, friend. - It's all right.
I'm in the DEO for two months before I can pee alone,
and he just walks right back in?
Say something nice to him. Now.
I just wish you were coming back at a time of peace, sir.
We all do.
What a... What a lucky thing that you have returned when you did.
You mean when he was rescued, right, Mon-El?
Erm...
I mean, that it is very fortunate that Doctor Danvers has returned
just as a fusion bomb has become a threat.
A fusion bomb that only he's mentioned and no one else has seen.
I mean, what a... What a gift.
What did you just say to my father?
And now he's just gonna go right back to the DEO.
With full access, I'm guessing, right, J'onn?
No background checks for your old soldier buddy.
- Okay. No, I got it. - You know what, you need to back off.
Why not? Just let him right back in. What?
Why are you pushing me?
So we're just gonna give him free reign?
Why is... Why is no one questioning this?
If your father walked through that door right now,
after all of these years that you thought he was dead,
- what would you do? - I would run.
- "Run"? - Because he was not a good man. So...
You know what? I'm sorry about that.
But this is not about you, and your suspicion,
and your disrespect are out of line. And you need to leave my home.
- Oh, Kara... - No.
- That's... - No! No!
You've ignored what I need from moment one today.
I asked for privacy and time, and you ignored that.
And I asked you to give Jeremiah the benefit of the doubt,
- and you ignored that, too. So I don't... - Okay. Okay. Okay.
Hey, I'm sorry.
That is... That is two strikes on me.
Okay, but, let's just... Let's let it go. Give me a third...
I am not baseball.
And until you can learn that what I say counts,
this isn't gonna work.
- Why don't I show you out? - I think that's a really good idea.
Okay, I was heading out, anyway.
Sir, as a scientist, you have to believe in questioning.
That's all I was trying to do in there. I'm sorry if I hurt you...
I know who you are.
And?
That's it.
I know who you are. And I doubt Kara would like the truth.
Hey.
For you. Perfect timing. Thanks for coming.
I'm always happy to grab a drink,
but you do realize that we're like,
kind of, an all-hands-on-deck situation right now?
Trying to track down that fusion bo... B-O-M-B.
Very discreet.
Yeah, speaking of, what's so top-secret that you can't talk to me at the DEO, yo?
Erm...
It's Jeremiah's return.
What if... What if Cadmus allowed us to rescue Jeremiah
so he could sabotage us?
Just when this doomsday bomb's about to be detonated?
I mean, think about it.
Okay, you know what?
I knew I shouldn't have given you my Netflix password.
Because watching that much 24 at once is not healthy. I told you.
I'm not being paranoid here, Winn, I'm not.
When was the last time that we were this lucky?
Lucky enough that Cadmus was moving their most valuable prisoner,
a guy that the DEO has been unable to find for over 15 years?
And he just... He just lands in our lap?
- So you think Jeremiah is... - He's just...
He's somebody that we need to keep our guard up around.
At least until we know exactly
what he's been doing for the past 15 years.
Yeah, okay. I'll help you.
Are you... Really? Hey, thank you.
- Yeah, yeah. - You're a good friend.
I know.
You... You realize now that you, um... You owe me a favor in return?
Anything.
Just be good to her.
I will.
- Hey. - Mmm.
I didn't think we were meeting until a little later.
- Hey, you. - Hey.
Yeah, I'm just catching up with my friend Mon-El here.
- Uh-huh. - Pleasure to meet you.
And you.
I'll see you tonight.
- Okay. - Mmm-hmm.
You be good to her.
You have really turned this place around.
I can't take the credit.
For years, I was afraid of real change,
revealing my true identity through pro-alien action.
Your daughters helped me with that.
They demanded we all be better.
I owe them a great deal.
Don't sell yourself short, J'onn.
It's easy for the young to demand change.
You were open to it.
You did your part.
A lot of lives are going to be better because of you.
What'd I say?
You were the first human to treat me as an equal.
Knowing who I really was.
I didn't think I'd ever see you again, my friend.
Don't tell the girls, but I'm happy to see you, too.
And I am here. So, put me to work.
With pleasure.
Agent Danvers, report to the Med Bay.
Familiarize yourself with the equipment there.
I gotta go check on the hunt for the fusion bomb.
- I'll see you there afterwards. - Yeah.
Winn, you wanted to see me?
Just get in. Just...
- If this is what I think it is... - No. No.
- Ah. Turn around, 180. Back to there. - No, I'm not gonna put up...
Listen, Winn found something, and we think you should know about it.
Okay.
Okay. So, um, earlier today,
J'onn was giving Jeremiah a tour of the facility, right?
And so when J'onn stepped away,
I saw Jeremiah trying to break in to the DEO mainframe.
- He was using a... - Wait, wait. Stop for a second.
Were you spying on Jeremiah?
- Kara. - Did you put him up to this?
You are not listening! Winn found something.
A big something.
What?
- He actually broke in to the DEO system. - Too loud.
I'm sorry, but it sure as hell looks like Jeremiah is spying on us.
Still no ping on the fusion bomb?
Er, no, nothing.
Is it possible they could have developed some sort of cloaking device?
No, no, they would have needed me to build it for 'em.
Keep scanning. It'll come online, eventually.
Hey, Jeremiah. Could we talk for a minute?
Sure. What's up?
Is everything okay?
Um...
Earlier today, you accessed
some highly classified files from the DEO mainframe?
That's true. I did.
Why?
I tried to use my old passkey to look at some case files.
But the access codes have changed, so I did a workaround to get inside.
What were you looking at?
Case files from the last 24 months.
I wanted to see what my daughters had been up to.
Crises they faced. The people you saved.
The adventures you've been on.
I've been away so long...
Case histories are just a way for me to feel like I was there.
A little.
I'm sorry.
Winn?
Er...
Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
He's telling the truth.
I mean, looks like it's just a bunch of old case files.
Dad.
Um...
You both are unbelievable.
But you, you're something else.
Can we talk?
I don't have anything to say to you.
Alex.
Alex, I am just as hurt and scared as you are.
I share the same feelings.
But I also see clearly now.
Jeremiah was with Cadmus a long time.
And we've never faced an enemy more dangerous.
So we owe it to ourselves to look at every angle,
even if it makes us uncomfortable.
You sound just like him.
- Like who? - Mon-El!
Um...
I realize that you're in your honeymoon phase, but really, Kara,
I mean, you don't have to take every stance that he takes.
I'm not, and this is not about Mon-El. This is about the truth.
And the truth is that Jeremiah breaking into the DEO computer system,
- it's weird. - What?
He missed out on over a decade as our father.
I don't blame him for wanting to catch up however he can.
Then why not just ask us? We're right here.
He spent an hour with J'onn today.
Why does he have to wait until he's alone to access the system?
- God, you really don't trust him, do you? - No, I don't trust Cadmus.
And I will do what I have to to protect us.
Well, then, I guess you've chosen your side.
This is not about sides.
No, it is!
'Cause you're either a part of the family or you're not.
- You don't mean that. - He's my father.
- He's mine, too. - Then act like it!
There you go. Breathe.
It's all in the wrist.
Hey! That's on the board!
That is a solid on-the-board shot!
Baby steps, handsome.
So, you wanna go again, or should we let the evening take us elsewhere?
Is there anything that you're not good at?
'Cause I just would love to return the favor.
Sounds great.
Okay.
Come on. Ooh, hey.
Hi, Winn's friend.
- That was impressive. - Whoo!
Thank you!
Last time I tried to play darts, I, um... I stabbed Fish Head dude.
I mean, he was nice about it, but...
Yeah, Kevin's awesome.
No, I was talking about your little partner display just then.
- I'm... - Yeah, you're a terrible partner.
- Terrible. - Yeah.
I'd like to not be terrible, for the record.
Look, dude, just don't try so hard, all right?
Kara's a bad-ass.
She doesn't need a protector or someone to show her off, right?
Your girl does that all by herself.
So what's left for me?
Maybe ask her.
Just listen to her.
She's the one you're dating.
Hold on.
- Okay! - What?
Remember that time I was just, like, good at literally everything?
- No. - Bam! Well, it paid off!
We tracked Supergirl's radiation signature.
Cadmus is moving the fusion bomb.
All right, I'm in position. Dad, are you there?
Right here, Alex.
Okay, standing by for your instructions once we get inside.
Be careful.
Anything happens to that bomb before you disarm it,
the whole city could go.
Nothing's going to happen.
Let's stop them once and for all, girls.
Ready when you are, J'onn.
On my mark.
Three, two, one.
Engage.
Clear!
What the hell?
Something's not right.
J'onn, please advise. There's no sign of target.
I repeat, there's no sign of target. There's nothing here.
What's going on?
Why can't I read your mind?
J'onn?
Dad?
What are you?
I'm sorry, friend. I've changed.
J'onn!
Put him down!
Don't move!
We have to get back. Now.
Let's move!
What have you done?
J'onn, please, stay down.
I don't want to hurt you any more than I have.
I asked you a question, what have you done?
What I had to!
Mon-El was right.
You are a Cadmus man!
J'onn, please, it's not the whole story.
I will not let you leave!
You don't have a choice.
Is he okay?
Yeah, yeah, he will be.
Er, look, Jeremiah got the jump on him.
He couldn't have.
Okay, look, even if my dad has turned,
there's no way that he could have overpowered J'onn.
Yeah, that's what I would have thought.
Oh, thank God you're okay.
Jeremiah's arm,
the one we thought had nerve damage?
It's been enhanced cybernetically.
Like Hank Henshaw?
Jeremiah isn't who he was.
I'm sorry.
Not as sorry as Cadmus is gonna be.
We'll find him.
How?
Oh, okay. Um...
Okay, don't be mad. But I may have hid a tracker on Jeremiah.
You're late, Danvers.
Jeremiah, it's been too long.
There was a little more resistance from the DEO than I anticipated.
Nothing I couldn't handle.
Did you get the files?
It's over.
Not yet. But it will be soon.
Dad, you're coming with us.
That's unlikely, dear.
Ka-boom.
No!
- Train. - Go.
Alex!
Dad?
Freeze!
Look at me!
How could you?
Would you believe me if I said I did it for you?
You betrayed everyone at the DEO,
your friends, our family,
everyone that I love!
And you did that for me?
Family's complicated, honey.
I'm bringing you in.
Not alive, you're not.
If you want to bring me in,
you're gonna have to shoot me.
If you do it, I'll understand.
You are always the best part of me.
No. The green wire attaches to the other green wire.
No, the other green... Oh!
I'm gonna head over to you. Okay.
Hey, hey, hey! Any luck?
We lost him.
I'm sorry, guys.
On your feet already?
No time to waste.
Any idea what he stole from us? What he gave to Cadmus?
Not yet. No, I have to go check down on the mainframe
and then once we get the systems back online, I can run a diagnostic.
Quick as you can. I want to know what we're up against.
Yes, sir.
How are you both?
It's been hard.
Alex?
Excuse me.
I heard what your father did.
What are you thinking?
I'm just worried.
I'm worried what this means for Alex, for me,
for Jeremiah and Eliza,
for our fight against Cadmus.
I'm just worried it's going to change everything.
It will.
It will make us stronger.
Yeah?
Hey.
What's wrong?
How was your dad's first day?
Not good, huh?
Whoa, okay, hold on. Hold on.
Hey. I'm here, okay?
You can tell me anything.
Hey, look at me.
What happened with your dad?
Oh...
Hey.
It's unlocked.
Hey. You okay?
No.
No?
Yeah.
Yeah, today was a little...
Yeah, I just... I just wanted to...
I'm... I'm not gonna talk.
Hmm?
Why don't you... Why don't you tell me what you need?
I'll listen.
Just be here with me.
Okay.
Hey, come here.
Come here.
Just sit here?
- Yeah. - Yeah?
Yeah, just like this.
Do you need anything else or...
To wake up with me.
Hey.
I'd love to.
You don't need to...
Winn, did you figure out what Jeremiah stole
from the DEO computers?
It's not good, Kara.
He took the National Alien Registry.
Okay, I'm coming in.
Hey, what? What is it?
Cadmus has a list of all the aliens in the country.
Well, what do we do?
We get up.
Yeah, we do.
Excellent work, Jeremiah.
I know it wasn't easy.
We have a deal, don't we?
Yes, we do.
And our work may soon be over.
Soon the Earth will be free. Forever.