Stargirl (2020) s01e05 Episode Script

1
Wendi, we gotta go now, come on.
Where are we going, Mom?
Come here.
Your Dad and I are going
away for a little while.
Your Uncle Matt is gonna
stay with you, okay?
- Okay.
- Okay?
You be good while
we're gone, Champ. Okay?
- Here.
- Come here.
Here.
I had a car just like this once.
It was a '66 Mustang.
It was the love of my life.
Until I met your mother.
Listen, buddy, take care of
this car until we get back.
It's special. Just like you.
Matt. Thank you so much for coming.
Well, I could barely find
Blue Valley on a map.
What the hell are you
doing way out here?
Hey, what did you get my
sister into this time, huh?
It wouldn't be safe if you knew.
There's paperwork inside, Matt.
We left this property in you name.
All right? And Rick
It says Rick is your son.
His name will be Rick
Harris. Not Rick Tyler.
How did I come from staying one night
to now I'm raising your kid?
Matt, please.
You are the only person we can trust.
There's a suitcase under
the bed, $50,000 inside.
- Fifty thousand dollars?
- Please do this for us.
We'll be back soon.
- Matt.
- I don't know how to take care of a kid.
Just do the best you can.
Promise me, Matt.
We gotta go.
I wanna come with you.
Okay. You listen to your Uncle Matt.
Okay? Can you do that?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
We love you very, very much.
We'll be back as soon as we
can, Champ. Okay? Come here.
Come here. Ooh.
Okay.
Okay. All right.
You be good. Okay.
Wendi, we gotta go.
Mommy loves you.
Mom. Dad.
No, Dad. Don't leave me!
Don't leave me.
- I'm scared, Rex.
- They don't know about Rick.
He'll be fine.
It's all that matters.
- I close my eyes when I get too sad ♪
-
I think thoughts that I know are bad ♪
Close my eyes and I count to ten ♪
Hope it's over when I open them ♪
I want the things that I had before ♪
Like a Star Wars poster
on my bedroom door ♪
I wish I could count to ten ♪
- Damn it.
- Make everything be wonderful again ♪
Hope my mom and I hope my dad ♪
Will figure out why they get so mad ♪
Hear them scream, I hear them fight ♪
Say bad words that
make me want to cry ♪
- Close my eyes when I go to bed ♪
- Don't wait up, kid.
And I dream of angels
that make me smile ♪
I feel better when I hear them say ♪
Hey.
Everything will be wonderful someday ♪
Where's my carburetor?
- What?
- The carburetor I just got,
- where is it?
- I sold that.
- You can't just sell it, it's mine.
- And the world's so big ♪
- Gas, electric, food, I mean
- I just don't understand how ♪
who do you think pays for all this?
You will never understand
what you cost me.
- If it wasn't for you
- You'd be a Silicon Valley millionaire,
instead of a Blue Valley dirtbag.
- I don't want to hear you tell me ♪
- Well, come on.
- Everything is wonderful now ♪
- Take a swing.
I'll put you on your ass again.
- I don't want to hear you tell me ♪
- Come on, let's go. Yeah.
Everything is wonderful now ♪
I don't want to hear you say ♪
That I will understand someday ♪
No, no, no, no ♪
I don't want to hear you say ♪
We both have grown
in a different way ♪
No, no, no, no ♪
I don't want to meet your friends ♪
And I don't want to start over again ♪
I just want to my
life to be the same ♪
Just like it used to be ♪
Some days I hate everything ♪
I hate everything ♪
Everyone and everything ♪
Please don't tell me
everything is wonderful now ♪
Please don't tell me
everything is wonderful now ♪
Please don't tell me
everything is wonderful now ♪
Happy Halloween, loser.
Hmm.
Ugh.
No.
Courtney?
Honey, it's seven o'clock
and you're not dressed.
- You're gonna be late.
- Ugh.
Look at this mess.
Court, you've got a hamper for a reason.
Uh, I I got it.
You already have so
much to worry about, I got it.
Thank you.
This new job has been
way more worse than
I thought it would be.
Oh, shoot. They moved up
my meeting, I gotta go.
Happy Halloween. Have a good day.
Get out. Go, demon dog. Go.
Hey, you got something to tell me?
Let me guess, you're running away.
No, moving out.
Planning on riding the rails, right?
It's a gym bag, Pat. I have gym today.
Uh-huh, okay.
- What's that?
- Yeah, newspaper.
And?
I think Joey's dad was a
member of the Injustice society.
William Zarick. We
called him the Wizard.
Of course you did.
I think maybe he and his
wife were killed by the ISA.
Why would a villain
kill another villain?
Well, I mean, they're not exactly
the most stable people to begin with
and I'm starting to
think you might be right.
They could all be in Blue Valley.
I just don't know why,
or who they could be.
Did any of them play the violin?
Yeah, the Fiddler.
Brace yourself, Pat.
I think Principal Bowin is the Fiddler.
Yeah?
First off, the Fiddler was a man.
Second, he was Irish.
Okay, well, I saw her
playing the violin in like
- a super evil-looking way.
- Where?
At the hospital.
- In Brainwave's room.
- What?
What were you doing there?
I thought some of Brainwave's visitors
could be ISA members
and sure enough, Principal
Bowin was in his room,
playing the violin.
- Why would she do that?
- Court, I told you
- specifically to stay away
- Okay, well, let's
- from the hospital.
- Let's team back up.
Or I can keep doing
- your work for you.
- No.
You are to do nothing.
Why did you bring all
this stuff to school?
My mom was going through my closet.
I think the Green Lantern is stuck.
We have to ramp up our search, Yolanda.
We can't take on the entire
Injustice Society ourselves.
- Who can we ask?
- Hey, Jared.
Come on, let's go.
What about Artemis Crock?
She's the best athlete
in the whole school.
I thought about her, but she's too
- competitive.
- Yeah.
Oh, man. You should've seen the
look on your face. I was awesome.
We need someone with
skills and heroic traits.
Okay, question.
If the ISA is a bunch
of murdering freaks,
shouldn't we be looking
beyond Blue Valley High?
We can't trust adults.
Anyone in Blue Valley could be a
member of the Injustice Society.
Whoa.
Careful.
There are dragons in the water.
He walks up the steps,
it'll probably be him.
What do you suppose
they call him for short?
Well, his first name's
Christopher. Probably Chris.
- Hey, Chris.
- They're hauling it tomorrow night.
The all five,
six broadcasting dish. Ooh.
The truck is taking
Route 74, departs at 8:00.
Very good.
What about my payment?
Yes, of course.
Well deserved, my boy.
I hope this helps with those
pesky alimony payments.
Oh
And a tip.
It's chocolate.
Imported.
From France.
Oh.
Dang it.
What happened?
I don't know.
I thought you were a
professional mechanic.
Have you ever even fixed a car?
I'm gonna need you to start
the car when I say "when", okay?
Okay.
Okay, give it a try, Court.
I thought you were going to say "when".
When.
Sounds like the alternator.
Yeah, that's right.
You know cars or at least
you got a good ear for 'em.
I work on cars.
- Oh.
- Well, a car.
What do you got going?
'66 Mustang.
Just need a carburetor,
I'll get it up and running.
'66 Mustang, that's a great ride.
- My dad had one.
- Really?
You don't seem them around that often.
What color?
Yellow.
Huh.
Yeah, that's the problem
right there. Thank you.
Yeah, that's what I was
trying to loosen right there,
'cause I think it was clogging that up.
Right there.
Okay. I think that's it.
Pat Dugan, by the way.
I'm Rick Harris.
Mind giving me a hand, Rick?
I'm gonna try and push
it down the street.
Sorry.
What do you know about that kid?
- Him?
- Yeah.
Nothing. Why?
No reason.
Well, uh, I guess I'll just walk.
Good luck.
Why are you following me?
I need to talk to you.
Wait.
I just need to show you something, okay?
It's hard to explain, but
Look at this.
It's an hourglass. So what?
It was going crazy before.
- Something's wrong.
- Yeah, something's wrong.
- Yeah.
- You should stay on your meds.
Hmm, a bit early for trick-or-treaters.
Hello.
What are you supposed to be?
I'm a friend of Courtney's.
- A friend?
- Beth Chapel.
- Oh.
- Ooh.
KitKats.
Normally, at this time,
I'd be planning a fun evening
activity to enjoy with my parents.
My parents and I love
all the same things.
But our first hobby was ants.
- Ants?
- Yeah.
Before my parents got so busy with work
we had this huge ant farm which
was a replica of Manhattan.
I voted for Paris,
but Dad said our ants
wouldn't understand French.
Isn't that the funniest thing?
- Yeah.
- He's the comedian of the family.
Ants, they're like a total
and complete mini society,
working for the greater good.
Oh, we used to have a roach farm too.
- But then all of those got
- Oh, wow, would you look at the time.
I have to get ready for
this trick-or-treaters.
Would you mind waiting
in the living room?
- Sure.
- Thank you.
Mrs. Whitmore
Is the dog supposed
to be chewing on that?
Come here, doggy.
Good doggy.
So this is the room of a superhero. Hm.
Oh.
Good afternoon.
Ah!
Do you require assistance?
What?
To whom do I have
the pleasure of speaking?
I'm Beth Chapel.
Who are you?
Beth Chapel. Born May 15th, 2004
at Omaha General Hospital
to Dr. Bridget Chapel,
currently a thoracic surgeon at
the Blue Valley Medical Center,
and James Michael Chapel,
a salesman for The American Dream.
Beth Chapel has a 4.4 weighted GPA,
four point zero, unweighted.
True.
She's the founder and only member
of the Blue Valley High student
teachers appreciation club.
How do you know everything?
I don't know everything.
But I can provide information
on a vast library of subjects
which I have access to via
the Justice Society databanks.
Who are you?
You are hearing the voice
of Dr. Charles McNider.
Uh, okay.
Why are you talking about
yourself in the third person?
I am merely an A.I. of
Dr. Charles McNider.
But I can change my settings
to speak in the first
person if you'd like.
Don't change a thing.
You do you, Chuck.
Oh, do you mind if I call you Chuck?
Sharp objects coming through.
Say hello to the family.
You are a disturbed little man.
I appreciate it. Uh, I
think your friend's upstairs.
What are you doing in my room?
Oh, Chuck, tell me about her.
Courtney Elizabeth Whitmore.
Permanent record includes
the following infractions,
talking back to teachers
These things are like
Wikipedia on rocket fuel.
I wonder what else it could do.
- What else can I do?
- Take those off.
I am able to
shift into various spectrums,
including, X-ray,
infrared and night vision.
- This is so bonkers.
- The goggles are just
something my stepdad is working on.
False. These were invented
by Dr. Charles McNider
after he lost his
sight fighting the mob.
They helped a blind man see.
He put on a mask and
became Dr. Mid-Nite.
Later joining the Justice
Society of America.
Give me those, right now.
And I know that you're a superhero too.
What?
I saw you last night
at the hospital. Flying!
That's crazy
and that wasn't me.
And you shouldn't even
be in my room right now,
I don't even know you.
Um
Well
A, we eat lunch together every day,
and B, last night at the hospital
I heard you call Yolanda
by her real name.
That is a common
rookie superhero mistake.
Chuck says it's a common
rookie superhero mistake.
It got someone named the Red Bee killed.
Beth, let's sit down.
Look, this is all top secret.
You can't tell anybody. Nobody
at school, not your parents
I don't really keep
secrets from my parents.
Do you want them to die?
Because that's how you'll
get your parents killed.
Secret identities are superhero 101.
They keep the people you love safe.
Now
before I let you go,
I need to know a little
bit more about you
What were you doing in West Farms?
- What?
- The dirt on your shoes
they have farm fertilizer in them.
Ew!
Don't change the subject.
Rick Harris is the only kid
I know who lives way out in West Farms.
I mean that's what he calls himself.
What do you mean?
Rick Harris's real name is Rick Tyler.
And Rick's dad's real name is Rex Tyler.
What?
Rex Tyler?
He was a superhero.
Rick's dad was a superhero?
Rick's dad was Hourman.
Oh. Hi, sorry.
This is the Harris residence, right?
Who are you?
My name's Pat Dugan.
Is Rick home?
What'd he do now?
Oh. Uh
He did nothing.
Yeah, nothing my ass.
I got someone up here every other
week 'cause of Rick, all right.
So, uh
I'm sorry, you're his, uh
Dad.
His dad.
Right. Okay.
So anyhow the Mustang
What about it?
It's a '66, right? It's a helluva a car.
I bet you're both excited
about fixing it up.
Why would I care about
that piece of junk?
It's a carburetor.
Rick had mentioned he needed
one, I had one lying around.
Figured I'd drop it off and
Yeah. I'll give it to him.
Okay.
Sorry to disturb you.
Take it easy.
Oh, yeah.
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
Let's get it.
Come on.
I get paid first.
How much?
One hundred. Each.
No way, bro. These go
for fifty a piece
Inflation, bro.
It's three hundred.
Maybe I just take 'em off
your hands and free them.
Or maybe I break your arms.
Yeah. Chill out, dude.
Argh, it's heavy.
Yeah.
Dude that kid is crazy.
He definitely would've broken your arm.
Yeah, probably.
People are strange ♪
Is when you're a stranger ♪
Faces look ugly when you're alone ♪
I can't believe how much
Mr. Keegan owes on his house.
When you called and said
you'd found a new recruit
I wasn't exactly expecting Beth Chapel.
Why did you chose her to
be the new Captain Midnight?
Dr. Mid-Nite.
I didn't choose her.
She just found the goggles
and got them working.
And she hasn't stopped
talking ever since.
Oh, it's well known that talking
is Beth Chapel's super-power.
It's true.
Okay. So you wanna find Rick
Chuck tracked his
phone from his house
to a liquor store on Highway 4
to Cindy Burman's house.
There are 116 people at this location.
99.1% are minors.
One adult.
Number of underage drinking
infractions: eighty.
Okay, narc.
I'm going home. This is a bad idea.
Don't go, Yolanda.
This is a huge deal.
Rick's like me. His dad
was a member of the JSA.
He's a legacy!
This is beyond exciting!
Okay. Well, I'm not going in there.
I'll go find Rick.
I'll help.
Okay.
Great!
Mirror, mirror on the wall ♪
- Don't say it, 'cause I know I'm cute ♪
- Ooh, baby ♪
Louis down to my drawers ♪
- So this is a party.
- LV all on my shoes ♪
Parties are loud!
Let's split up.
Hi!
Great party!
Glitter on the west streets ♪
Silver over everything ♪
The rivers all wet ♪
Off, off with your head ♪
Dance, dance 'til you're dead ♪
Heads will roll ♪
Heads will roll ♪
Heads will roll ♪
On the floor ♪
Off off off with your head ♪
Dance dance dance 'til you're dead ♪
Off off off with your head ♪
- Hey, Cindy.
- Heads will roll ♪
- This is so great.
- Heads will roll ♪
- This party is awesome.
- Heads will roll, on the floor ♪
You came last ♪
Take the past ♪
Shut your eyes ♪
Realize ♪
Off off off with your head ♪
Dance dance dance 'til you're dead ♪
Off off off with your head ♪
Dance dance dance 'til you're dead ♪
Off off off with your head ♪
What are you wearing?
I thought you'd like it if we matched.
You're joking?
You're basically me for Halloween.
If I was shorter and
fifteen pounds heavier.
Ew.
- But
- Change.
What are you looking at?
- Hey.
- Hi.
You haven't said
anything about my costume.
Looks just like Jenny's.
What?
It's loud in here.
Yeah. It's supposed to be loud.
What's your problem lately?
You've been kind of a drag.
My problem is that my dad
is in the hospital, Cindy.
Maybe you should go visit him then.
Hospitals are quiet.
Oh, my God, you're so sensitive.
Henry, wait
Whoo!
Jerk.
What'd you say?
I didn't say anything.
Whatever.
I know your real name is Rick Tyler.
What?
Your dad's name was Rex Tyler.
He was Hourman.
What the hell are you talking about?
Let me find the others.
The others?
So, you think you're
all superheroes, huh?
So you're Stargirl.
- You're
- Wildcat.
- And she's
- Just borrowing those for the night.
Right. So, what can
this "magic" hourglass do?
It's science.
Your dad invented it.
The hourglass gave
your dad super strength.
For one hour a day.
One hour?
So the other 23 hours he
was what, just some dude?
He was a brilliant chemist!
Y'know that hourglass
only worked for your dad.
It was tied to his DNA.
How do you turn it on?
How do you use any hourglass?
You turn it over.
So super strength, huh?
Yeah.
Ah
Hey, you
You really shouldn't test
out your powers in public.
- Our identities
- Protecting them is Superhero 101.
And you need a costume.
Technically, we all do.
Since it's Halloween.
I'm not wearing a stupid costume.
You guys, do whatever you want.
I'm doing my own thing.
- Hey! You can't just take the hourglass like
- Yes, I can!
It was my dad's, right?
Now it's mine.
Later.
Congrats.
You just made the biggest delinquent
in school an unstoppable beast.
I'm not giving up, yet.
We can still get through to him.
Seems like he's done listening.
And how do we make him?
We can't when we're dressed like this.
Oh. Let's go suit up!
Thanks, Beth, but
we'll take it from here.
Okay?
Things could get really dangerous.
Hey, Taylor.
You are so pretty.
Matt, cut it out.
- just come sit down
- No, stop.
No. Really, I mean it.
All right.
Okay, you take that pad
and I'm gonna give you my number.
- Hey, come here, come here, where are you going?
- Oh, my God. Matt.
Ugh!
Okay.
I see you still looking at me.
You've been stationary
for quite some time.
Do you need directions home?
No, Chuck.
I'd go home, but no one's there.
Mom's working a double shift.
Dad's out of town on a business trip.
They don't have much
time for me anymore.
Now that I'm older
"They want to get back to their lives!"
But still
You know, I get why
Rick's so mad all the time.
Losing his parents like that
I can't imagine what I'd do if
mine were in some kind of accident.
Accident?
What?
Oh, my God.
Rick?
We just want to talk.
Look, I'm not playing fairy
princess tea time with you two.
I understand.
What do you understand?
My parents hit a tree and they died.
What grand plan of God's was that?
It wasn't God's plan, Rick.
- It was an accident.
- Then who do I blame, huh?
Do you know what it's like
to be so filled up with anger
that you feel like you're
poisoning yourself?
Do you?
I want to hit something,
anything, all of the time.
Every second.
You think I like that?
I hate feeling this way.
My dad was a member of
the Justice Society too.
He was Starman.
And
even though I only met him a few times,
I feel cheated.
He was killed before
I even got to know him.
But now I get to keep his legacy alive.
And you can too.
You can be a hero like your dad.
Hourman.
It's your choice.
My choice?
When have I ever had a choice?
Be a hero like my dad?
My dad's dead.
Hey, Court, come on, let's go.
No.
I can't let you keep that hourglass.
- Not when you're like this.
- Yeah?
- Try and take it.
- Rick, wait!
It wasn't an accident.
What?
Your parents were murdered.
They crashed right here.
- They hit this tree and
- No.
The police report said a faulty tire
that had been recalled
blew out and caused the crash.
But the recalled tires were never made
for the make and model of the
vehicle they were driving.
Dr. McNider says it wasn't
the tree that killed them.
He says he can
show us?
They were here.
But so was someone else.
Or something.
Chuck calls it Solomon Grundy.
Beth?
Are you okay?
Yeah.
It's just so scary.
Your parents
I'm betting they were killed by
the same people that killed my dad.
Who?
I don't know yet.
But whoever they are,
they're in Blue Valley.
They're the reason, I'm
putting together this new team.
To get justice.
For my dad. For yours.
For all of the JSA.
I'll do it.
But I don't want justice, Courtney.
I want revenge.
What the hell?
Pat? You down there?
Yeah?
There's been some kind of accident.
Yeah, I was in the middle
of supper when I got the call.
Sitting over there on main
street in front of the theater.
You know something, Dugan?
Looks like King Kong punched this thing.
Yeah. Something.
Gary? Where are you going?
Seems like you got a stronger
will than your friend.
It's too bad.
For you.
Courtney?
Court.
Greg, move your head!
Mad Ghost.