Stargirl (2020) s01e02 Episode Script

[motor revving]
[Courtney] Pat?
Stay away from me!
[STRIPE] Courtney.
I mean it, Pat.
[STRIPE] I can explain.
So explain.
First, I need to get you
somewhere safe, okay?
[STRIPE] Let's go.
[motor revving]
Come on, you hunk of junk.
Is this thing even safe?
[epic music playing]
[Courtney] Oh, my God!
[siren wailing in distance]
Come on, Stripesy.
[exhales]
[door opening]
[electronic trilling]
[breathing heavily]
[electronic trilling]
[Courtney] Hey.
Stop!
[stammering] I just need a minute, okay?
I
I'm upset, too. Just
Just give me a minute, please.
[Cosmic Staff powering down]
Are you okay?
No, I'm not okay.
What is that thing?
It's a prototype.
I built it after Sylvester died.
You built it?
Out of old car parts.
[groans]
[Pat] What did your attacker look like?
- I don't know. Creepy.
- [water running]
Red hair.
He threw tires at me with his eyes.
It was with his mind.
[Courtney] Ow.
He fought my dad, didn't he?
Would you stop with that?
Who is he?
He's called Brainwave.
One of the Justice Society's enemies.
A member of the Injustice Society
of America.
- The Injustice Society of America?
- Yeah.
None of you were good
with names, huh, Stripesy?
It was a different time then,
- and look, the less you know
- I want to know who Brainwave is.
I'm trying to protect you.
Did he kill my dad?
Starman wasn't your dad,
and Brainwave killed
a lot of my friends that night.
Johnny Thunder, Hawkman, Hawkgirl.
So, who killed Starman?
[Pat] Their leader. Icicle.
Where is he?
I don't know.
Well, I bet Brainwave does.
- Hey, hold on a sec.
- No, you hold on.
There's no way it's a coincidence
this psychopath
is in the same small town that you are.
No more secrets, no more lies.
What's Brainwave doing in Blue Valley?
- [thunder cracking]
- [rain patters]
[floorboards creaking]
- Someone's downstairs.
- [William] What?
I heard them come in.
Stay here with your mother.
[stuttering] William? What is it?
It's the cat, I'm sure.
[thunder cracking]
Dad?
Hey. There's nothing to worry about.
This is Blue Valley.
[floorboards creaking]
[suspenseful music playing]
[creaking continues]
What the hell are you doing?
I could've killed you.
Why are you wearing that?
We have a problem, William.
It couldn't wait until morning?
This girl has Starman's staff.
Where did she get it?
I don't know.
You need to alert the others.
- Tell them to be prepared.
- [William] No.
Not until we know
exactly what's going on.
I called Jordan.
He left me in charge.
Now, why wouldn't you come to me first?
[Brainwave] I know how you think.
You're ready to take
your family and run.
I'll warn you once.
Stay out of my head, Henry.
I understand
your concern, William. I do.
But the work we're doing here
in Blue Valley
is the perfect test case
for Jordan's grand plan.
It's far too important to us.
To our families and to their futures,
to abandon.
Project New America is our purpose.
Our legacy.
It's what we're doing here.
Isn't it?
[gulps]
Of course.
[inhales deeply]
I'm going to locate this girl.
I'm going to find out what she knows
And then I'm going to kill her.
[door opens and shuts]
- [floorboards creaking]
- [William exhales]
[whispering] William, who were
you talking to?
No one.
- But I heard
- Go back upstairs, Denise.
This is my business, not yours.
[electricity crackling]
[cat meowing]
[Courtney] I want the whole truth, Pat.
I'm telling you everything, okay?
Right now. Geez. [chuckling]
A teammate of Starman's,
a member of the Justice Society
of America called Hourman.
I thought you said they all died.
Can I just get through this?
- It's not easy for me either, you know?
- [Courtney sighs]
Hourman survived that night
and he took it upon himself
to follow the Injustice Society's trail
across the country,
from Los Angeles
to Colorado to Nebraska.
He and his wife died in an accident
shortly after they got here.
Two years ago,
I followed Rex's research here.
That's when I met your mom.
Why'd he give it to you?
It's not like he had a lot of options.
I was the only one left.
[Courtney clears throat]
When I got to Blue Valley,
I couldn't pick up
the Injustice Society's trail.
I thought maybe they passed through
or even left the country.
I never would've moved us here
if I thought any of them
actually stayed in Blue Valley.
I wouldn't put you or your mom
in danger like that. Or Mike.
If you stopped looking for them,
why the big robot?
I thought I could help Hourman,
but he wanted to go it alone.
I never used that robot before tonight.
It was the first time. [scoffs]
Okay.
Brainwave's in this town somewhere
for whatever reason.
So, let's go find him
- You're being careless, all right?
- [scoffs]
Brainwave might not be alone
- and he saw you.
- It was dark.
And he finds out
who you are and comes here?
I don't even want to think about it.
You know, you might laugh
at those red-and-white stripes I wore,
but people looked at those
instead of my face.
We had costumes for a reason.
To protect our families.
Costume. Check.
- Probably need a mask, too.
- No.
- Upgrade.
- No costumes.
No, no, I I get it.
I totally see your point, Pat.
Protect the family.
Superhero rule number one.
Rule number one
is that I'm doing this without you.
This has to be the reason
the staff lit up,
because it knows the bad guys are here.
This is my chance, Pat,
to do something for my dad.
Starman wasn't your dad
and you're not going
to touch the staff ever again.
You can't do that.
You're 15 years old.
You said you met my dad when he was 15.
- That was different.
- How?
For a whole lotta reasons
that I don't have
to explain right now, okay?
I'm not going to sit on the sidelines
like you did, Pat.
[Pat] Hey.
I'm not sitting on the sidelines.
[sighs deeply]
[exhales]
Brainwave.
[floorboards creaking]
[creaking continues]
[tense music playing]
[whispering] Buddy. [chuckles]
Come on, Buddy.
We got a fight to get ready for.
You ready? Yeah.
Let's do it. You scared
the hell out of me. Come on.
["One Piece At A Time" playing]
Well, I left Kentucky back
in forty nine
An' went to Detroit
Workin' on a 'sembly line
The first year they had me
Puttin' wheels on Cadillacs
One day I devised myself a plan
That should be the envy of most any man
I'd sneak it out of there
In a lunchbox in my hand
I'd get it one piece at a time
And it wouldn't cost me a dime
You'll know it's me when
I come through your town
[grunts]
Now the headlight' was another sight
We had two on the left
And one on the right
But when we pulled out the switch
All three of 'em come on
The back end looked kinda funny too
But we put it together
And when we got through
Well, that's when we noticed
That we only had one tail fin
I got it one piece at a time
And it didn't cost me a dime
You'll know it's me
When I come through your town
I'm gonna ride around in style
I'm gonna drive everybody wild
'Cause I'll have the only one
- There is around
- [grunts]
[video game beeping]
[Barbara] Good morning.
What's up, Barbara. Nice suit.
Thank you.
Dad's making breakfast.
It should be ready any minute
because I'm starving.
Yeah, coming right up, little buddy.
Just be patient.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Hey.
- Hey.
- [Courtney] Hi.
[gasps]
- Oh, my God! What happened?
- Oh
I I fell down the basement stairs.
What?
Get them while they're hot.
Who's hungry?
What happened to you?
Oh, I
Well, I I tripped down
those basement stairs.
You both fell down the basement stairs?
[Pat] Uh-huh.
Yeah, [chuckles] there's a bad step.
Yeah, it's a couple
of bad steps down there.
I was able to fix it,
what I did was
Well, it's kind of an interesting story.
I re-planed it and then I
- got up under the
- Pancakes, wow!
Wow, look at these, Mom.
Yeah, they look great.
Would you like blueberry
or chocolate chip?
- One of each.
- [chuckles]
[Pat groans]
- You got it. One of each.
- [Mike] Okay.
Coming up.
You sure you're both okay?
[both] Fine.
[both] Great.
[laughs] Wow.
Why are you guys acting so weird?
What are you talking about?
I'm serving breakfast here.
[video game beeping fizzles out]
Dammit!
Mike, language.
What do you want me to say?
Uh, dang it, darn it.
How about a golly gee,
is that too strong?
That's perfect.
Thanks for trying with Pat.
Mmm.
[Barbara] All right,
I'll be off right at 6:00.
[Pat] Sounds great.
- Nice suit.
- Thank you.
- Looks nice, huh?
- [Mike] Yeah, it's awesome.
- Where are you going?
- I'm not hungry.
You kidding me?
Prison rules. Hot damn.
- [Pat] Mike.
- Golly gee.
Great.
[sighs]
Look, I want some eggs, all right?
Not so runny.
Pronto.
[Dr. King] Henry?
Junior.
Uh
Yeah, Dad?
- Sit down.
- I I gotta get going, Dad.
Sit.
Yes, sir.
I have a few more questions
about the other night.
What?
Was it a girl that did it?
No, I told you, it was some guy.
[Henry scoffs]
- You really think a girl
- You can't lie to me, Henry.
I always know.
[sighs]
So
- Tell me, Junior
- [high-pitched ringing]
Did a girl beat you and your friends up
and destroy my car?
It was too hard to see.
Maybe it was a girl.
[exhales sharply]
Can you give me a ride to school?
[ringing stops]
[Dr. King smacks lips]
[inhales and exhales]
What am I thinking?
[scoffs] Come on, Dad.
Try and guess.
I hate when you stare at me like this.
It's weird.
Look me in the eyes
and tell me what I'm thinking.
[inhales and exhales]
That I have to take the bus?
I don't know.
[sighs]
I'll drop you off
on the way to the hospital.
Okay.
Henry.
I've told you before.
You don't steal from family.
Yes, sir.
[indistinct chatter]
[school bell ringing]
[indistinct chatter]
["Girl's Gotta" playing]
Hey
Hey
We taking care of business
It's time to step it up
You either coming with us
Or you be left in the dust
Hey
- A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta
- Hey
- A girl gotta do what a girl's gotta
- Hey
- A girl gotta do
- Hey
- What a girl's gotta do
- Hey
A girl gotta do what a girl's gotta do
[electricity crackling]
A girl gotta do what a girl's gotta do
I ain't staying in a lane
[machine sputtering]
I'm staying true to the mission
No I don't know about you
But I am doing things different
A girl gotta do what a girl's gotta
[Sharpe] As CFO here
at The American Dream,
my focus is, of course,
to balance profitability
with our extensive
philanthropic appetite.
As such, the suggestion box for our
next community fundraiser is open.
So speak.
Ideas, folks. [exhales sharply]
Anyone?
Yes.
Well, Mr. Sharpe,
there are so many new restaurants
in Blue Valley.
I mean, far more than when I was a kid,
and back in Valley Village, California,
there was a taste
of the town once a year.
It was a way for the restaurants
- to introduce themselves to the commu
- No.
But it really helps.
Everyone in Blue Valley knows
the restaurants already.
Bad idea.
[woman chuckling]
Any others?
[man coughs]
[people murmuring]
- Yes?
- [Barbara] This may sound a bit silly,
but the farmers would do Cow Pie Bingo
to raise money
for the schools way back when.
They would raffle off square plots
- in a field and they would
- [Sharpe] It does sound silly
and disgusting.
Any others?
Anyone else with an idea?
Well, no one else?
I'll come up with something.
[people murmuring]
Mr. Sharpe can be tough.
- [indistinct chatter]
- [hip-hop music playing]
Whoa! Pat, Pat.
Come on, man,
don't bring this stuff in here.
What are you thinking?
- Come on.
- Hey, Larry.
Sorry. [stuttering]
- Cru Crusher.
- Crusher! That's right, buddy.
- How you doing, Pat?
- Pretty good.
You don't look good.
- Okay.
- At all.
- All right.
- What's going on?
Well, uh, funny you should ask,
I'm actually been thinking
about maybe getting on
a cardiovascular wellness type program
that I've been reading about.
No idea what you're talking about.
Okay, well.
Yeah, like, you call it,
"Getting ripped."
- A little louder.
- Ripped, right?
- Ripped!
- [man 1] Yeah.
Don't be ashamed to say ripped.
That's what we do here, buddy. Let's go!
- Okay, I just wanted to
- Grab some clothes off the rack.
sign up today and maybe
- get started next week.
- Go back there, get changed, come out.
We're getting started right now.
Let's go.
- We're starting right now.
- Yeah, okay.
[Crusher] Yeah, come on, baby!
Get pumped!
This is Crusher's house.
[upbeat music playing]
Dad used to tell me,
"You gotta want pain.
You gotta make pain your friend."
You're making choices
for your future self, right now.
Your better self.
Your better self
is gonna thank you for it.
[struggling] How long have
we been doing this?
Three minutes.
Only 57 more to go.
There you go.
- [indistinct chatter]
- [laughter]
I love having lunch together.
Yeah, the chicken cordon bleu
is delicious, honey,
but it's a little heavy
for this time of day.
I'm so glad you like it.
[gasps] Let's call Dad.
- Family lunch!
- Oh! Honey
[James] Hey, sweetie?
I'm a little swamped right now
I've got Mom on the line, too!
- [James hesitating] Hey, babe.
- Mmm. Hey, hon. [laughing softly]
- Dr. Chapel.
- Mmm.
Hello, Henry.
[Beth] Is that Dr. King?
Hi, Dr. King.
Hi, Beth.
[Dr. Chapel] Honey, who's that with you?
Oh, that's Courtney.
Oh! Well, why don't you
have lunch with her?
[James] Yeah, have lunch
with your friend, Beth, okay?
[James chuckles]
[Dr. Chapel] Your father and I
have to get back to work.
We'll see you at the open house tonight.
You'll see everyone
at the open house tonight.
It's gonna be a party!
Love you, Mom.
Open house?
Yes, I assume
you and Henry will be there?
Oh, we wouldn't miss it.
My parents are the best.
Can you stop staring at me?
I wasn't
[sighs]
[Principal Bowin] I'd like to
thank you all for coming to what
is my favorite night of the year
here at Blue Valley High.
These boys and girls of yours
are the future of America,
including my own son, Isaac.
I love you, sweetie.
- [laughter]
- [girl] Aw.
Oh, my God, Mom.
[Principal Bowin] I am proud to announce
last year's graduating class
was in the top 1% of the nation.
[high-pitched ringing]
I'd like to thank
a few of the many supporters
that made that possible.
Councilman Zarick,
for his undying commitment
to making sure our school receives
the funding it needs.
[cheering]
[boy] Whoo-hoo!
[Principal Bowin] Doctors Henry King
and Bridget Chapel
of the Blue Valley Medical Center
[cheering]
for their generous volunteer work
supporting our teams.
Go Prairie Dogs!
- [Principal Bowin chuckles]
- [laughter]
Go Dogs.
And, finally, everyone employed
by The American Dream,
by Blue Valley Tires.
The lifeline of this town.
Please, stand up.
[crowd murmuring]
Everyone give a hand
to the backbone of this great community.
[girl 1] Yeah!
[applause and cheers]
[girl 2] Right on!
We never come to these things.
Why are we here?
Go get some punch, Henry.
Cheering is a lifestyle, right?
Thank you.
It's Seriously,
it's hard to think to
[indistinct chatter]
[Beth] It's going to be amazing.
I can't wait for you
to meet Mrs. Rizamy.
No, Mr. Mora.
He's the best biochemistry teacher ever.
[Crusher] Hey.
Me again.
These are not on the program.
Program? What program?
The program
that you started today, big guy.
I call it Pat 2.0.
This stuff
will kill you.
You gotta be kidding me.
This guy is crazy.
[Principal Bowin] History and tradition
are undervalued in favor of progress,
but passing our ways
onto the next generation
for them to then improve upon
in their own way,
that's what life's about.
Legacy.
My boy here is quite
the musician himself.
He'll be better than I ever was.
A real savant,
- and a cute one at that.
- Mom.
[Principal Bowin] My sweet boy
is so modest.
[Courtney] Pat. Psst.
Hey, Pat.
- [Pat groans]
- What are you doing?
I'm trying to hydrate.
Have you seen anything?
Parents, their kids, teachers,
a lot of cookies,
and stop looking for Brainwave.
I got it.
We can cover more ground together.
You keep checking out the gym,
- I'll head to the classrooms.
- Hey, listen to me.
- Court, listen to me.
- Meet back at the cookies in ten.
Hey, hold on a second. You're not
- [Courtney] Stop standing around.
- Hey, stop
Hey, move, Patrick.
Stop telling me what to do.
- [Pat groans]
- Oh!
- I'm so sorry.
- My fault.
- [chuckles]
- Excuse me.
No, it's me. I
Hi, I'm Denise Zarick.
Pat Dugan. Hi.
- You're new to Blue Valley.
- Yeah.
Me and my family just moved here.
- You?
- Oh, no.
No, I've been here a long time.
- It's seems nice.
- Yeah.
People think so.
Oh, I
I have to go.
It was really nice meeting you, Pat.
Denise, nice to meet you.
- Bye.
- You, too.
- [indistinct chatter]
- [laughter]
They say my daughter
will be the first woman
- drafted into the NFL.
- Oh, my.
You say it, Mom.
- Your father does, too.
- It's true.
I'm a bragger with this one.
[Courtney] Brainwave.
[Dr. King] Excuse me.
[Crusher] You know what they say,
it's not bragging if it's true.
Your teachers seem
incredibly well-educated.
I told you, Mom, to stop talking.
Pat?
Pat?
[breath trembling]
[high-pitched ringing]
[indistinct chatter]
[high-pitched ringing]
So, it's you.
[Courtney breathing heavily]
Hello. Courtney.
Stay away from me.
[high-pitched ringing]
You're Starman's daughter,
is that it?
You keep thinking of him over and over.
I have no idea
what you're talking about.
Yes, you do.
[girls giggling]
[indistinct chatter]
You'll pay for what you did to my dad
and the JSA.
You're frightened.
Your father was frightened, too,
of so many things.
You're going to bring me
the Cosmic Staff.
You're going to come back here
with it at midnight.
- [high-pitched ringing]
- [Courtney groans]
[Brainwave] Your mother
Barbara.
I will kill your mother
if you don't bring me the staff.
Do you understand?
I'll make it look like she had a stroke.
I will make sure that her death
is extremely painful.
[high-pitched ringing]
Midnight.
[gasps]
[Courtney panting]
Hmm.
[voice shaking] Pat. He's here.
Brainwave? Where?
He knows who my mom is
and he said he'd kill her
if I didn't meet him back here
at midnight with the staff.
What? Where is he?
- I I don't know. He
- Okay, hold on.
Then he told me
that he dropped the class
Wait right here.
All right?
- Wait right here.
- But, Pat.
the accelerated program
[Pat] Excuse me. Barbara,
I'm very sorry,
but we gotta go.
Pat, no, no,
I'm talking to these people.
Yeah, I'm Hi.
[stammering] Well, I'm really
not feeling so hot.
I had some of those
pigs in a blanket over there
and can we hit it?
- Oh, yeah.
- Yeah.
So, Principal, Senator.
- Nice talking to you.
- Councilman.
- Bye, guys. Bye.
- Bye.
[William] Hmm.
Um
No, thanks.
[Pat] Hey.
What are you doing?
I have to face him.
He's going to hurt my mom if I don't.
No. All right?
You're staying here.
He said he'd give her a stroke.
He'd make her death painful.
When he says that,
he's not lying,
and he'll do it to you, too.
Stop trying to scare me.
You should be scared.
You understand me?
Well, I can't be right now.
Pat, my whole life
I've waited for my father to show up
and now I know why he didn't.
Brainwave and the others
took him from me,
and this staff is giving me a chance
to get justice for that.
For my dad. For the JSA.
For your friends.
I don't care
that that staff works for you.
- [scoffs]
- You're staying here.
You listen to me.
[sighs]
If I'm not back in the morning,
you get your mom
and Mike and you leave Blue Valley.
You leave and you never, ever look back.
- Pat, you don't
- Do you understand what I'm saying
to you? Stop.
You protect your mom.
You get her out of here.
Tell her I love her.
[door closes]
[metal clanging]
[STRIPE beeping]
[knock on door]
- Am I interrupting?
- [Courtney] Hi. No.
You getting along with Pat today
didn't go unnoticed.
I know this has been difficult.
[inhales] The move and a new stepfather
and new stepbrother and
And instant family
[chuckles]
I thought it'd all be so perfect.
It's okay.
I am grateful for everything
that you've been doing.
I wanted you to know.
Everything's not been as easy
as I imagined it would be
transitioning here.
I know that,
but we're going to make a good life.
[Courtney's breath trembling]
That's all I want for you.
That's all I want for you, too.
Come here.
You'll always be the greatest thing
that has ever happened to me.
[voice shaking] Thanks, Mom.
[sniffling]
We're gonna figure this out.
- Yeah.
- [Barbara laughs]
- All right. Goodnight.
- Goodnight.
[ominous music playing]
[wind whooshing]
Who are you?
Who am I?
[mic screeching]
Someone looking for justice.
[high-pitched ringing]
[groans]
[high-pitched ringing]
[weapons cocking]
Hmm.
[groans]
[grunting]
[Brainwave] Where is the staff?
I'm Stargirl.
And that's my sidekick.
Great.
[high-pitched ringing]
[sizzling]
[Stargirl grunts, screams]
[Stargirl panting]
[tires screech]
[high-pitched ringing]
[grunts]
[grunting]
[Stargirl straining]
Come on. Damn, work.
- [high-pitched ringing]
- [electric crackling]
[Brainwave]
You had me worried, at first.
A new Starman,
that'd be big trouble.
A real game-changer.
Imagine my relief.
No Starman.
Just a
silly little Stargirl.
You'll die for attacking my son.
[struggling]
But first,
you'll feel such pain.
[screaming]
I forgot how much fun this is.
Come on. Come on.
[Stargirl grunting]
[groaning]
[Stargirl] Pat, are you okay?
I'm good.
What do we do with him?
We found him outside.
[Dr. Chapel]
From what we can gather,
your father suffered
a seizure of some sort.
We're doing everything we can
but the best person to help him
would've been him.
[breath trembling]
What if he dies?
[Pat] Hey. It's not your fault.
His mind short-circuited.
The Cosmic Staff
Is it alive or
I don't know how the staff works.
Starman didn't build it.
A man named Ted Knight did but
That's a story for another day.
[Courtney sighs]
I never thought
there'd be another Starman.
Stargirl.
[scoffs]
We took down Brainwave.
We'll find the others
that killed my dad and the JSA
and we'll get justice for them, too.
I, uh
I just
I can't do this, Courtney.
What are you talking about?
I don't know
why the staff works for you.
And who knows, I mean,
maybe you are Sylvester's daughter,
as crazy as that might be.
But whatever the case,
you're the one who didn't give up.
You're the one who saved me
and stopped Brainwave.
- No.
- You.
We We stopped that freak together.
You and me.
Come on, sidekick,
don't flake on me now.
The last time
I was a sidekick my partner got killed.
Yes, but
This time you have a freaking robot.
You can do this, Pat.
The staff chose me
and I choose you.
Stargirl and Stripesy.
What about
STRIPE?
Like an acronym. Yeah, like, um
Subatomic Tactical
Robot uh Internet
Pat Enhancer.
Nailed it. Yes.
Yes, that's that's cool.
So, which one of the bad guys is next?
["The Man" playing]
I know the score
Like the back of my hand
Them other boys
I don't give a damn
They kiss on the ring
I carry the crown
I know the score like
The back of my hand
Them other boys
I don't give a damn
I'm the man
Come round
No-no-nothing can break
No-nothing can break me down
I'm the man
Come round and
No-no-nothing can break
You can't break me down
I got gas in the tank
I got money in the bank
I got news for you baby, baby
You're looking at the man
Right hand to God
First in command
My testimony
When I take the stand
Who's the man?
Who's the man?
I'm the man
I'm the man
Who's the man with the plan?
I'm the man
I don't give a damn
Hello, old friend.
[rumbling]
[growling]
I'm the man
I'm the man
[Sharpe] Jordan
Welcome back.
Here, let me show you.
Whoever that is,
it took out Brainwave.
What do we do?
We don't worry, Steven.
I killed one Starman.
I can kill another.
[ice cracking]
I'm the man
Come round and
No-no-nothing can break
You can't break me down
I got gas in the tank
I got money in the bank
I got news for you baby
I'm the man