Stargirl (2020) s01e08 Episode Script

[upbeat music playing]
[tires screeching]
[engine revving]
[Pat screaming]
- [crashes]
- [glass shatters]
[Jordan]and suddenly
she fell on her face.
[Barbara and Jordan chuckling]
[Barbara] This hotel is so cute.
How did you find it?
- A friend recommended it to me.
- Hmm.
[soft music playing]
I just want to say thank you, again.
You did such a great job today,
Barbara. Really.
It was your passion for the way
we've revitalized Blue Valley
that convinced him to approve the sale.
I couldn't have done it without you.
[chuckles softly]
Well, look, thank you again, Barbara,
but if you'll please excuse me
I uh, promised to go and pay
that friend of mine a visit.
But, please, stay, have some dessert.
I've asked them
to send the bill to my room.
Thank you, Jordan.
- And I'll see you in the morning?
- Mmm-hmm.
[Pat sighs]
[cell phone ringing]
Hi, Pat. How's everything?
[Pat] Everyone's okay, Barbara, but
What is it?
[sighs] There's been an accident.
[groans]
Hey.
Pat.
I called your mom.
She's gonna be home later tonight.
What did you tell her? [winces]
I told her we were in a car accident.
Scared the hell out of her.
But she knows you're gonna be okay.
[sighs]
What happened to you?
I
I told the hospital
it was an accident, too.
And if there was an accident,
there needed to be a report
in case anybody started
asking too many questions, so, uh
I
drove the Buick into a light post.
- The Buick?
- Yeah.
You love that car.
Yeah, well, forget about the car, okay?
Here's what's gonna happen now.
I'm taking you home,
and you're gonna get some rest.
Tomorrow
I'm gonna find out what I can
about Cindy Burman and her family.
She went after you for a reason.
And with abilities like that,
clearly she's connected to the ISA.
Most likely
Most likely someone's daughter.
I wanna know whose.
I know it was stupid
for me to go off alone.
But this could be the break we needed
to figure out who was in the ISA.
Court, nothing's worth you getting hurt
like this. Do you understand that?
- We need to be honest.
- I know.
- I'm really sorry.
- I mean, with
I mean, with your mother.
We can't keep lying to her, Courtney.
If we tell her right now,
she won't let us do this anymore.
Court, the world can think
that a car wreck put you in here,
but your mom,
she deserves to know the truth.
I hate lying to her, too. I do.
But we'll tell her
We'll tell her everything
after we stop the ISA,
once it's safe in Blue Valley.
I'll rest. I'll get better.
I won't go off alone anymore,
but, please, don't tell her, Pat.
Not yet.
She'll take this away from me.
[Cindy] I did it, Dad.
[Dr. Ito] What's that, Cynthia?
What no one else
in the Injustice Society could do.
I found Stargirl.
[grunts] I know.
And you didn't alert me.
Is she dead?
[scoffs] Yeah, probably.
That is a yes or no question.
- Let me answer!
- [clangs]
She's alive.
I sent drones to retrieve the body.
It was gone.
I beat her. Okay?
But there was someone else there,
and I couldn't see who.
A new member
of the Justice Society, I'd imagine.
Stargirl isn't the only one
we're dealing with.
- Dad
- And even so
you put on your graduation uniform
without my approval.
You took my staff
and you went out, risking exposure,
jeopardizing us all, and for what?
- I hurt her, and I
- I don't doubt it.
You are so good at hurting things.
Stop bringing up Mom.
I didn't.
Don't passive-aggressive me.
I've proved myself.
The fact that Stargirl is still alive
says the opposite.
- If you would just listen to me.
- I'm done listening.
[staff thuds]
And now, instead of focusing
on my important work here
I'm forced to explain my daughter's
ill-considered actions to the others.
Truthfully they might never give you
a seat at the table now.
I didn't do anything wrong.
She was in the tunnels, Cynthia.
And you left her alive.
Return home.
And do nothing until I call for you.
Do you understand?
Do not make me remove my hood.
[Rick] What the hell are we doing
just standing here?
[tools clatter]
Cindy Burman sent Courtney
to the emergency room tonight!
- She tried to kill her!
- So what should we do?
We break Cindy Burman's door down,
and we take the bitch out!
- No. Cindy has powers.
- So do we.
Cindy Burman having powers
means that her dad or her mom
could be part of the Injustice Society.
Great, let's hope so.
Hey. We have no idea what we'd be
walking into, or who we'd be up against.
There's a smarter approach to this.
An eye for an eye is how it works.
Listen, Rick. I'm mad, too.
But you just need to sit down
and cool off.
Or what?
What are you gonna do? Stare at me?
You hurt so much
you wanna hurt everyone else.
Is that it, Rick?
I care about Courtney
about both of you.
About everyone in Blue Valley.
But we should be trying to figure out
who Cindy's parents are before we act.
I think Beth's right, Rick.
[Rick] Okay.
So what do you wanna do?
I've got a plan.
A good one.
Hey, Henry.
- Hey, Court.
- Hey, Mike.
I, uh made some Pizza Palooza Bites,
if you want any.
Last ones in the box. A little greasy.
Wow.
- You never give up Pizza Palooza Bites.
- Yeah.
I know.
Listen, uh
I'm really sorry.
For what?
You weren't driving the car.
About what I said at the game.
How Pat was my dad and not yours.
I'm really sorry.
I shouldn't have said it.
I already forgot about it.
It's just you guys have been spending
so much time together.
And I always tell him I don't want to
but he's my dad, you know?
I never really had
to share him with anyone.
I get it.
I'm also kind of glad
that he's your dad, too,
'cause that makes you my sister,
and that's pretty cool.
Thanks, little bro. [soft chuckle]
[footsteps approaching]
Okay. [sighs] So, we need to talk.
Or I do, I guess.
[sighs] Look, uh
[clears throat]
Look, I
I know in the past,
we've had our differences,
and haven't always seen
eye-to-eye on everything.
At times, you know, it seemed
Well, you didn't even really respect me
all that much
and as long as I'm speaking honestly,
I felt that you were, uh,
pretty impulsive and, uh, reckless.
But the thing is
when you came into Starman's life,
he was already an adult, right?
Sylvester had been running around
as the Star-Spangled Kid for years.
He had experience.
Sylvester knew what to expect.
But Courtney
Courtney's got a lot to learn.
I know you want justice
for Sylvester, and I do, too
but Courtney could've died tonight.
And I'm asking you to protect her.
If it gets to be too much
take her away from the danger
instead of towards it.
Can you hear me?
Uh, if you understand me,
just do something.
Do one of your You know, just
[door opens and closes]
[Barbara] Hello?
That's how it's gonna be.
Talking to a stick, Pat, that's great.
You're losing it, Pat. You really are.
[door opens and closes]
[Cosmic staff powers up]
[kisses]
[Pat] Hi.
[softly] I thought you weren't gonna
actually let her drive yet.
I know. I wasn't. It just
When we left the game,
I thought, you know,
well, why not just
Her first time
behind the wheel, at night?
It was, obviously, just a bad idea.
I'm sorry.
- How's Mike?
- Mike's okay.
He stayed at the game and then got
a ride home with a friend. He's fine.
Barb, I need to talk to you
about something else.
Can we do that in the morning?
I'm just really exhausted
from that trip to Oakville and back.
Okay.
- Can I get you anything?
- No, I'm good.
- I'm gonna go to bed.
- Okay.
Okay.
[door rattles and opens]
[keys clatter]
[Jordan] Hello, Mr. Reilly.
Who the hell are you?
My name is Jordan Mahkent.
I've been waiting for you.
Keep waiting.
- [freezes]
- [Reilly groans]
I hear you've done quite well
for yourself over at Firebrand Chemical.
You've been promoted four times
in the last seven years?
Vice President of Acquisitions.
That is a far cry from
managing waste disposal for Bannerman.
- What do you want?
- What do I want?
[Jordan chuckles softly]
I want a country free
of companies like Bannerman
who poison water supplies.
Who bulldoze over a dumpsite
and then watch as a public school
gets built on top of it.
Who deny any wrongdoing
even when members
of those communities get sick and die.
Like a school teacher
who loved her students
as much as she loved her own son.
Her name was Christine Mahkent.
I had nothing to do with that.
But you did.
You may not have given the orders
or gotten rich off the soaring
stock prices like your superiors
but you didn't blow the whistle.
And you could have saved so many lives.
including your own.
- Can you whistle, Mr. Reilly?
- [chuckles nervously]
Are you crazy?
[ice crackles]
[ice crackling]
[wind blowing]
[freezing]
[body thuds]
[rummaging]
- [ringing]
- [whimpers]
[pills rattle]
[grunting]
[cap pops open]
[breathing heavily] What?
- [ringing continues]
- [groans in pain]
[breathing heavily]
[pills rattle]
- [ringing intensifies]
- [screams]
[whimpering]
[ringing continues]
[grunts]
[ringing stops]
[sighs]
- [Yolanda] You think this will work?
- [Rick] It better.
- [Pat] Will what work?
- [Yolanda gasps]
What are you two doing?
Uh, we're just keeping eyes on Cindy,
but she's not home.
So, while we were here,
we came up with a plan.
- Where's Beth?
- Um
[softly] Beth.
[doorbell rings]
- Let's go.
- Mr. Dugan?
You can't be up here.
We gotta go, come on.
Can I help you?
I'm a classmate of Cindy's.
She invited me over to teach me
some cheerleading moves.
I really hope to join the squad
Eventually. I need lessons. [chuckles]
[chuckles] Well, Cindy's not
home right now.
- [Pat] Okay, well
- Who are you?
I'm her dad.
- Stepdad.
- I'm adopted.
Well, when I married her mom,
I adopted her. My angel.
And I thought
when I dropped her off today,
I'd go ahead and take the opportunity
to introduce myself. So, hi.
- Hi.
- Hi.
I'm Bobbie Burman.
Won't you please come in?
- [Pat] Oh, thank you.
- [door shuts]
[typing]
[typing]
- [sighs]
- [door opens]
Court?
- Hey.
- Hi.
One of your friends is here
to see you if you're up for it.
Oh, uh
- Sure.
- Yeah?
Come on in.
- Hey, new girl.
- Cindy?
Uh
- Hi.
- I heard about the crash.
I thought I should just check in.
[Barbara] All right. You girls have fun.
[Cindy sighs] Hmm.
Nice room, by the way.
If you don't mind, uh,
thrift store chic.
Quaint.
Look. I, uh don't really do this,
like, ever,
but I
owe you an apology.
For what happened yesterday.
It was just
one of those days, you know?
You probably have them all the time.
When you just feel like
the world's against you?
Henry was being super weird,
and my dad just extra awful,
and Jenny just so ungrateful.
And then Cameron asked you to the dance,
and you were bailing on me, too.
And I was, like,
how is this even possible?
Anyway. [sighs]
I overreacted
and I'm sorry.
- How about
- [groans]
we eat these?
- [chuckles]
- [wrapper rustling]
Fake books. What?
[Pat whispering] What the hell is
going on?
- Would you like a cookie?
- Sure.
- She loves cookies.
- [Bobbie chuckles]
- I'm okay, thank you.
- These are delicious.
You've really got
a beautiful house here, Bobbie.
Thank you.
What do you do for a living, Pat?
- Well, I'm a mechanic.
- He's a doctor.
Um, well, they call me the car doctor.
But, uh, what do you do?
What about you?
I'm a mother. A homemaker.
Right.
I used to do other things
but there's nothing
as important as raising a child.
Oh, tell me about it.
May I trouble you for a glass of water?
Of course.
- Can I get you anything, Pat?
- No, thank you.
- You got the goggles?
- Yeah.
Take a look. And let's go.
Hurry. Come on, hurry.
[Chuck] Pat Dugan is 14 pounds heavier
than my last interaction with him.
What's he saying?
- Nothing.
- [Pat] Nothing. [clears throat]
- Oh. uh
- [Beth] Hi, again.
What is that you're wearing?
[Beth] These? Oh.
My vision is bad.
Beyond LASIK bad,
so sometimes I wear these.
She's actually as blind as a bat.
I shouldn't be laughing,
but, yeah, she can't see a thing.
[Chuck]
Identity and origin unknown.
Um
Can I use your bathroom?
This water just went right through me.
You know what, she's okay,
I think you can wait till we get home.
- I won't make it, Daddy-o.
- You won't make it?
Nope. And these are brand-new pants.
So, you know, girls.
[Bobbie] Right this way.
The goggles don't know who she is.
- We got to get out of here.
- No.
Just keep her busy
while I find something to use.
- We gotta go right now.
- [Beth clears throat]
- It's the first door on the left.
- Thank you.
[Chuck] I'm scanning the home
for any clues
as to who these people are.
- [Bobbie] Have a cookie. And sit.
- [Pat] Yeah.
- [Bobbie] Let's get to know one another.
- Not much to tell.
I've got the little one.
[Chuck] It's surprisingly sparse
for a family home.
[Yolanda] Beth? What's happening?
- [Rick] Did you find anything?
- [Beth] Negative.
Even Chuck can't identify her mom.
What about her dad?
[Beth] I don't think he's home.
I'm gonna try and find a picture of him.
Wait. Chuck found something weird.
There's a keypad by the basement door.
[beeping]
[door opens]
Ew, gross, maple cream.
- You can have that one, too.
- Thanks.
- [wrappers rustling]
- [chuckles]
Mmm. Finally, cherry. [sighs]
You know what I realized from yesterday?
We're not that different, you and me.
In fact we're kind of similar.
How do you mean?
I don't know.
Our dads. Stuff.
I think if things
were a little different
you'd be a lot more like me, actually.
Or you like me?
Sure, maybe. Point is
I really need a friend right now.
[Beth whispering] You guys?
I found a secret tunnel.
Chuck?
Dr. McNider?
- [Yolanda's voice breaking up] Beth?
- Yolanda?
Anybody?
Beth?
I lost her.
Well, that's my calorie count
for the day. I should go.
Uh, well, thank you for stopping by.
I really appreciate it.
Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention
I really like your staff Stargirl.
You think after all this time
we've spent together,
I wouldn't recognize you
through that stupid mask?
Don't worry, your secret's safe with me.
I don't want to share it
with my dad and get sidelined, so
[sighs] Better rest up, Stargirl.
I'll be back.
After I kill your friends.
[door opens and closes]
Should one of us go and check on them?
[message alert]
Oh, my God, it's Courtney.
Cindy knows she's Stargirl.
[message swooshes]
[Beth sighs] Come on, Beth.
[growling]
Nope.
[gasps] No, no, no.
Beth, Cindy's home,
and she knows Courtney's Stargirl.
[Beth] I'm going upstairs.
[Chuck] I advise against
going in there, Beth.
[Beth] Well, I gotta do something.
- [Yolanda] Beth, do you read me?
- Yolanda? I'm upstairs.
[Yolanda] Beth, you and Pat need
to get out of there right now.
Not until I find something
that can help us.
[Beth] Wow. She really likes
taking pictures of herself.
Beth, it's time to go.
Cindy's at the front door.
What do we do?
- Thank you for looking at this.
- [Pat] Oh, yeah, no problem.
I've dealt with a lot
of disposal mishaps in my time.
My son once actually
put a Nerf football down ours,
- and we had to replace the whole unit.
- [Bobbie chuckles]
Chuck, who's he?
[Chuck] His name is Dr. Shiro Ito.
A controversial scientist
and member of the Japanese military
throughout the '30s and '40s.
Creator of conventional
and biological weapons.
The most destructive of which
were the bacilli bombs,
which spread plagues
throughout China in 1932 and 1933.
What else?
He was tried for war crimes
and executed on March 13th, 1947.
What's Cindy's connection
to a dead war criminal?
- [Cindy] Mom! When's dinner?
- [gasps]
[whimpers]
[tapping]
Yolanda.
- Come on.
- I'm not good with heights.
- Now.
- Or falling. [screams]
Got you.
- [footsteps running]
- [indistinct chatter]
[Pat] Just a few more twists
to the old wrench.
Well, this ought to do it.
- It all looks good from here.
- It certainly does.
[head thuds] Oh, excuse me.
Okay. Yeah, that ought to do it.
- There we go.
- You're a life saver.
Yeah, and hopefully
if something else goes wrong,
your husband can take care of it,
whoever he is.
Good luck with the disposal.
I gotta get going. So pardon me.
But your daughter
She had to leave
when you got me that socket wrench.
She had to go
for an eye appointment. Poor kid.
I should really give you something
for the repair.
You know, your hospitality
has been more than enough.
You take care now, Bobbie.
[sighs]
Pat, Cindy knows Courtney's Stargirl.
What?
Mr. Dugan I found this.
You found this in there?
Yeah. He's a war criminal.
Yeah, I know that.
I'm starting to think
you guys are bad luck.
Hey, you can't go around
dressed like that.
Come on, we gotta get out of here.
Let's go. Come on, guys.
Come on, let's go.
[Pat] Come on.
- [Cosmic staff powers up]
- Come on. We have to help the JSA.
Hey.
[effort grunts]
What's wrong with you?
Pat and the others are in trouble.
[rumbles]
What was that about?
[rattles]
[rattles]
- [unlocks]
- [creaking]
[door dragging]
What the hell? [exhales]
Mom?
[heart beating]
[Dr. Ito] "Dear Dr. King, I appreciate
you agreeing to my proposal.
My daughter, Cindy,
will watch your son well.
Cindy's very good at watching things.
I'll alert you to any changes,
and again, thank you
for the opportunity.
With respect, Dr. Shiro Ito."
[door closes]
Someone's been in here.
Mom!
- [Cosmic staff whirrs]
- [glass shatters]
[grunting]
[glass clatters]
What did you do to my friends?
Nothing yet. [blade swooshes]
[grunts]
[blade swooshes]
[tires screech]
- [Harry] Cindy?
- [Cindy sighs]
[engine idling]
[Stargirl yells]
Cindy?
[both grunting]
Hey, Cindy? Are you okay?
I'm going to kill
that star-spangled bitch.
Who is that? Come on. Let's go.
[blade swooshes]
[both yell]
- [Cosmic staff rumbling]
- [Stargirl] Whoa!
- [ringing]
- Henry!
[Cindy] Don't go soft on me.
[Cindy] We're the same. Okay?
- I have to stop her.
- Just like our parents.
She wants to kill all my friends.
I hate her. I need to kill her.
She's too strong.
This will get me into the ISA.
We're meant to be here,
doing this together.
- I can finally sit at the table.
- She's too strong.
Help me kill her right now!
What's the matter with him?
- She needs to die.
- [Stargirl] I can't die.
Why is he just standing there?
I won't die. Who will stop the ISA?
You idiot. Help me!
The JSA needs me.
[grunting]
Stop Stop thinking.
Shut up!
[Cindy and Stargirl yell]
[both grunt]
[breathing heavily]
[blade swooshes]
No. No! No! No.
No!
[struggling]
No, no, no!
Get off of me.
No! Get off of me.
No!
[groans]
[coughing]
[Stargirl] Henry?
[Henry] What'd you do with Cindy?
Where is she?
Henry?
[Stargirl] Oh, my God. He's a telepath.
Like his dad, Brainwave.
What's happening to me?
What do I say? How do I explain?
- Where's Cindy?
- Cindy. Where is Cindy?
- [Stargirl] Cindy knows who I am.
- Courtney?
- [Stargirl] She knows about the JSA.
- [Henry] JSA?
[Stargirl] No. He's reading my thoughts.
- [Henry] What is she doing to me?
- [Stargirl] What do I do?
- My head's exploding.
- [Stargirl] Henry. Henry, wait.
[Henry] I have to get away.
[Dr. Ito] My daughter was wrong.
He does have his father's powers.