1 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:05,039 He's never gonna tell me, is he? 2 00:00:05,329 --> 00:00:07,158 I'm the Blur. You're still okay with that? 3 00:00:07,170 --> 00:00:08,049 Are you kidding me? 4 00:00:08,331 --> 00:00:09,331 What took you so long? 5 00:00:10,458 --> 00:00:12,051 - Daddy. - General Lane. 6 00:00:12,292 --> 00:00:15,968 I'm the senior military adviser on a new bill. The Vigilante Registration Act. 7 00:00:16,295 --> 00:00:18,855 You're searching for enemies where they don't exist. 8 00:00:20,006 --> 00:00:23,522 As soon as you're threatened, everyone else's rights go out the window? 9 00:00:24,010 --> 00:00:26,127 Signal for the Suicide Squad led by Rick Flag. 10 00:00:26,387 --> 00:00:29,380 - To him, you're freedom fighters. - America has turned against us. 11 00:00:29,681 --> 00:00:32,560 More superheroes are coming over to my side. 12 00:00:34,894 --> 00:00:37,284 - I am Green Arrow. - What inspired you? 13 00:00:37,563 --> 00:00:40,362 - Damn right I'm a hero. - And I'm not doing it alone. 14 00:00:41,149 --> 00:00:43,220 My name's Arthur Curry. Perimeter breached. 15 00:00:43,484 --> 00:00:44,520 Proceeding to target. 16 00:00:44,777 --> 00:00:47,690 Don't put your faith in this hero menace. 17 00:00:57,494 --> 00:00:59,884 Liberty, freedom, equality. 18 00:01:00,163 --> 00:01:04,123 These are the values that we've been charged with defending. 19 00:01:04,459 --> 00:01:06,894 And never in the history of this country... 20 00:01:07,169 --> 00:01:11,322 have these principles been so threatened as they are today. 21 00:01:11,714 --> 00:01:15,674 With all due respect, Slade, our troops have worked hard to secure peace. 22 00:01:16,176 --> 00:01:17,610 The threat is within. 23 00:01:19,929 --> 00:01:21,727 Creeping up on a sleeping nation. 24 00:01:23,098 --> 00:01:25,897 Gentlemen, every person under our protection lies in wait... 25 00:01:26,183 --> 00:01:29,381 for that leader that will rescue them from poverty... 26 00:01:29,686 --> 00:01:31,598 from violence, even from sadness. 27 00:01:32,354 --> 00:01:34,346 They will hail him as their new hero. 28 00:01:34,606 --> 00:01:37,565 Heroes like Joseph Stalin... 29 00:01:38,026 --> 00:01:41,906 Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein. 30 00:01:42,238 --> 00:01:46,676 Now, in the hearts of their countrymen, these men rose as saviors... 31 00:01:47,034 --> 00:01:50,869 only turning into tyrants once they had secured the trust of their nation. 32 00:01:51,370 --> 00:01:52,884 You're not suggesting a coup. 33 00:01:54,122 --> 00:01:55,715 The trust of the American people... 34 00:01:55,957 --> 00:01:59,871 doesn't lie in the Oval Office anymore, admiral... 35 00:02:00,210 --> 00:02:02,850 but in a new breed of hero. 36 00:02:05,589 --> 00:02:10,345 Every year, this league grows while the nation turns a blind eye. 37 00:02:10,718 --> 00:02:13,153 Two weeks ago, the bombing of anti-vigilante office... 38 00:02:13,428 --> 00:02:15,499 was an open act of terrorism. 39 00:02:15,763 --> 00:02:18,039 Which is why the president appointed me... 40 00:02:18,349 --> 00:02:20,944 to oversee the Vigilante Registration Act. 41 00:02:22,060 --> 00:02:23,858 Since the VRA came into effect... 42 00:02:24,103 --> 00:02:26,663 even known offenders haven't agreed to sign up. 43 00:02:26,939 --> 00:02:29,499 Well, that is about to change. 44 00:02:49,248 --> 00:02:50,728 Make sure everyone is out. 45 00:02:50,958 --> 00:02:52,517 Hurry. 46 00:02:58,964 --> 00:03:02,480 Sir, we have a breach at Poseidon 34-59. 47 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,793 Gentlemen, even as we speak, it looks like we've fallen... 48 00:03:06,094 --> 00:03:07,892 under another vigilante assault... 49 00:03:08,138 --> 00:03:11,290 this time on one of our own installations. 50 00:03:11,683 --> 00:03:15,518 It's time we took these heroes under our control... 51 00:03:15,894 --> 00:03:22,130 and proved who is really fighting for truth, justice and the American way. 52 00:04:29,952 --> 00:04:33,502 It appears this Suicide Squad used a subdermal fluorescer... 53 00:04:33,829 --> 00:04:37,539 with just enough Blue Kryptonite to penetrate the skin... 54 00:04:37,874 --> 00:04:39,911 but not impact your powers... 55 00:04:40,168 --> 00:04:43,639 or limit your mysterious globetrotting. 56 00:04:43,963 --> 00:04:47,923 Secret meetings with your cousin around the world? Not like you, Clark. 57 00:04:48,258 --> 00:04:51,217 Nothing I can't handle. You could've warned me this would sting. 58 00:04:51,510 --> 00:04:53,627 He'll give you a lollipop when you're done. 59 00:04:53,887 --> 00:04:57,483 Thought we all agreed I was sequestered from Watchtower. What's with the 911? 60 00:04:57,806 --> 00:05:00,275 Emil found a way to get the Suicide Squad's tags out. 61 00:05:00,559 --> 00:05:03,711 - I assume you were careful coming in. - Careful doesn't even cut it. 62 00:05:04,019 --> 00:05:07,091 Been throwing my best moves to avoid the public eye to get up here. 63 00:05:07,397 --> 00:05:10,231 Well, the Registration Act's not gonna make it any easier. 64 00:05:10,524 --> 00:05:13,198 As much as I hate to admit it, Flag saw this thing coming. 65 00:05:13,486 --> 00:05:16,320 His guerrilla tactics, they don't seem so crazy now, do they? 66 00:05:16,655 --> 00:05:18,692 At least someone's fighting back against VRA. 67 00:05:18,948 --> 00:05:20,985 The problem is, no one knows they exist. 68 00:05:21,241 --> 00:05:24,712 We're taking the heat. The government thinks we're the ones retaliating. 69 00:05:25,369 --> 00:05:26,883 After last night, they're right. 70 00:05:28,205 --> 00:05:31,562 We think AC set off an explosion at an offshore oil rig. 71 00:05:33,375 --> 00:05:36,971 Not first time he's gone Che Guevara to protect the big blue. Let's face it. 72 00:05:37,295 --> 00:05:39,810 Now that the VRA's got us looking over our shoulders... 73 00:05:40,089 --> 00:05:42,809 team communication's gone from full bars to no signal. 74 00:05:43,092 --> 00:05:44,128 Whatever he's up to... 75 00:05:44,343 --> 00:05:47,336 he's only feeding the fear that the government has about us. 76 00:05:47,887 --> 00:05:50,686 - We need to prove we're the good guys. - Yeah, no, great. 77 00:05:50,973 --> 00:05:53,442 I wish things were kittens and rainbows too, Clark. 78 00:05:53,726 --> 00:05:57,197 Thanks to Godfrey, the McCarthy of the microphone, people don't trust us. 79 00:05:57,520 --> 00:05:59,876 Now, the VRA's propaganda machine is in full swing. 80 00:06:04,567 --> 00:06:06,843 Sometimes, Clark, words are the greatest weapon. 81 00:06:07,111 --> 00:06:09,228 Can't say that I blame them. 82 00:06:09,487 --> 00:06:11,479 We came in and took the law into our hands. 83 00:06:12,281 --> 00:06:15,991 People need to believe in this country and the systems that have been here. 84 00:06:16,326 --> 00:06:18,886 - I do. - Really? Oh, well, hey, you know what? 85 00:06:19,203 --> 00:06:22,640 That's a good idea. Why don't you march on in there and go and sign up? 86 00:06:23,790 --> 00:06:25,702 Maybe it's time. 87 00:06:26,625 --> 00:06:30,175 Though the government has its eyes set on the Blur more than anyone else. 88 00:06:30,503 --> 00:06:33,894 Nothing would prove we're on the same side more than the Blur registering. 89 00:06:35,966 --> 00:06:38,765 Lady Liberty may have her arms wide open, but not for a hug. 90 00:06:39,052 --> 00:06:42,443 Look, the longer we hide, the more it looks like we have a reason to. 91 00:06:43,765 --> 00:06:46,439 If no one registers, they'll come after us all. 92 00:06:47,517 --> 00:06:50,874 Well, I guess it's time for me to fulfill my patriotic duty. 93 00:06:52,980 --> 00:06:55,700 No need to compromise your identity when I already have. 94 00:06:55,982 --> 00:06:57,655 Now, you go reign in Flipper. 95 00:06:57,900 --> 00:06:59,812 I'll find what they have planned for us... 96 00:07:00,068 --> 00:07:02,628 when we sign our lives over to good old Uncle Sam. 97 00:07:18,541 --> 00:07:20,737 - I miss you too, Clark. - Thanks, Scarlet. 98 00:07:21,001 --> 00:07:24,915 Since the passing of the registration bill, no vigilante has yet to step forward... 99 00:07:25,254 --> 00:07:27,769 raising public suspicions until today. 100 00:07:28,048 --> 00:07:31,200 Who is the mysterious patriot in our midst? 101 00:07:31,509 --> 00:07:34,183 - Midmorning weather... - Lois. 102 00:07:35,637 --> 00:07:36,787 Psst. 103 00:07:38,514 --> 00:07:42,588 Let me guess, you woke up feeling odd with fang marks on your neck? 104 00:07:42,934 --> 00:07:46,052 No. Took three cars, stairs and a body double to get me here. 105 00:07:46,354 --> 00:07:48,471 So quick, vigilante signing. Are you covering that? 106 00:07:49,190 --> 00:07:51,022 - Wouldn't miss it for the world. - Great. 107 00:07:51,275 --> 00:07:54,586 I have serious concerns about the legitimacy of this mystery hero. 108 00:07:54,902 --> 00:07:57,292 Who would be stupid enough to stand up and register? 109 00:07:57,697 --> 00:07:58,733 Me. 110 00:08:01,783 --> 00:08:03,012 Are you out of your mind? 111 00:08:03,284 --> 00:08:05,753 The VRA's a steaming pile of Spanish Inquisitions... 112 00:08:06,037 --> 00:08:08,393 served up with a side of fear and loathing. 113 00:08:08,663 --> 00:08:11,223 Lois, why don't you say what you really feel about this? 114 00:08:11,499 --> 00:08:14,059 We have to find out what happens when someone registers. 115 00:08:14,334 --> 00:08:15,370 I get it. 116 00:08:15,585 --> 00:08:17,975 Somebody needs to be the hero and you're the only... 117 00:08:18,296 --> 00:08:20,970 Stick your foot in your mouth and you might lose a shoe. 118 00:08:21,298 --> 00:08:25,053 I wasn't first to volunteer for Operation Guinea Pig, your boyfriend was. Okay? 119 00:08:25,384 --> 00:08:28,661 So I may be taking the plunge, but I talked Clark off the ledge. 120 00:08:29,304 --> 00:08:32,376 He never told me he was even thinking about registering. 121 00:08:32,681 --> 00:08:36,152 Oh. You know, I'm sure he was going to. 122 00:08:36,477 --> 00:08:37,831 Really? When? 123 00:08:38,061 --> 00:08:39,461 With his one phone call? 124 00:08:39,937 --> 00:08:43,453 Lois, just because you're registered, that doesn't mean you're under arrest. 125 00:08:43,815 --> 00:08:45,295 Who knows what it means? 126 00:08:46,819 --> 00:08:50,130 I thought Clark and I were finally driving on the honest relationship road, then: 127 00:08:50,446 --> 00:08:52,836 Bam. Blindsided. 128 00:08:54,199 --> 00:08:56,475 So what? He'll ask my opinion what tie to wear... 129 00:08:56,743 --> 00:08:59,577 not on whether to show the world his real work uniform? 130 00:08:59,870 --> 00:09:02,101 I don't think Clark purposely left you out. 131 00:09:02,747 --> 00:09:03,942 That's even worse. 132 00:09:04,165 --> 00:09:06,725 It slips his mind to mention something this big to me... 133 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,037 but he'll discuss it with you... 134 00:09:11,045 --> 00:09:13,276 and with other people. 135 00:09:15,340 --> 00:09:16,933 Unbelievable. 136 00:09:17,174 --> 00:09:20,770 Look, we both know Clark has this overdeveloped sense of responsibility. 137 00:09:21,095 --> 00:09:24,133 Agreed? That's why if something goes south with my registration... 138 00:09:24,431 --> 00:09:28,744 we can't let Clark try to fix it on his own. For his sake, for everyone else's. 139 00:09:30,268 --> 00:09:31,782 The world needs you, Lois. 140 00:09:44,862 --> 00:09:46,660 AC, we need to talk. 141 00:09:50,868 --> 00:09:52,860 I'm past talking, Clark. 142 00:09:53,119 --> 00:09:55,111 I've got greater responsibilities now. 143 00:09:57,498 --> 00:09:59,091 Blowing up oil rigs? 144 00:09:59,375 --> 00:10:01,207 Is that responsible? 145 00:10:01,460 --> 00:10:02,610 Check your sources. 146 00:10:02,878 --> 00:10:04,232 I didn't hurt anyone. 147 00:10:04,462 --> 00:10:05,816 Don't make me start now. 148 00:10:07,464 --> 00:10:08,614 Who are you working with? 149 00:10:09,007 --> 00:10:12,796 You think because I'm not checking in at the tree house I've gone rogue? 150 00:10:14,469 --> 00:10:16,108 Nice trust. 151 00:10:16,388 --> 00:10:18,619 You're not going anywhere. 152 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,598 Oh, and if you thought I was working solo... 153 00:10:36,903 --> 00:10:38,735 You haven't met his wife. 154 00:10:53,042 --> 00:10:55,602 Paints a pretty scary picture, doesn't it? 155 00:10:56,502 --> 00:10:58,380 Certainly gives me a new perspective. 156 00:10:59,588 --> 00:11:02,262 - Lois... - Lane. Sam Lane's daughter. 157 00:11:02,549 --> 00:11:05,462 I always do my homework. Why do you think I gave you clearance? 158 00:11:06,009 --> 00:11:08,808 Damn. Here I was thinking I got in here on my wit and charm. 159 00:11:09,595 --> 00:11:14,545 I see you're not just a Lane in name but attitude as well. 160 00:11:15,058 --> 00:11:17,937 My dad always said I was made of more brass than his medals. 161 00:11:20,061 --> 00:11:22,417 General, I brought something for you. 162 00:11:22,689 --> 00:11:28,208 Whoa, I see that I am not the only one who does their homework. 163 00:11:28,610 --> 00:11:32,490 Fine bourbon and Cuban Cohibas, my favorite. 164 00:11:33,072 --> 00:11:34,791 American made and American won. 165 00:11:35,449 --> 00:11:38,487 I don't care what they say. That victory will be ours soon enough. 166 00:11:39,285 --> 00:11:42,562 Spoken like a true daughter of the red, white and blue. 167 00:11:43,663 --> 00:11:46,132 Speaking of the red, white, and blue... 168 00:11:48,792 --> 00:11:51,023 what's really up with the VRA? 169 00:11:51,795 --> 00:11:55,152 Your father worked on the Registration Act, Miss Lane. 170 00:11:55,465 --> 00:11:57,934 I'm not sure what more I can tell you. 171 00:11:58,217 --> 00:12:02,131 It's only since your command that someone volunteered to sign up. 172 00:12:02,471 --> 00:12:05,145 How exactly is that gonna happen? 173 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:08,075 They'll simply sign a declaration of intent... 174 00:12:08,350 --> 00:12:11,787 to act only at the government's behest. 175 00:12:12,103 --> 00:12:13,901 United we stand, right, Ms. Lane? 176 00:12:14,146 --> 00:12:18,345 As it stands now, vigilantes do not represent the will of the people. 177 00:12:18,691 --> 00:12:22,162 And anyone espousing different merely supports their cause. 178 00:12:26,363 --> 00:12:30,323 Which is exactly why I asked for the VRA assignment. 179 00:12:30,658 --> 00:12:33,617 Who better to give the military a fair shake than a brat? 180 00:12:34,202 --> 00:12:38,879 One who has written most of her paper's pro-Blur articles. 181 00:12:39,373 --> 00:12:42,571 I guess my name isn't the only reason you agreed to this one on one. 182 00:12:43,919 --> 00:12:47,959 You are not playing for your team the way you should be, Miss Lane. 183 00:12:48,297 --> 00:12:49,970 We all must do our part. 184 00:12:50,465 --> 00:12:53,981 Some people might say that's what drives the vigilantes to action. 185 00:12:54,428 --> 00:12:56,738 Well, then they'll simply step forward... 186 00:12:57,013 --> 00:12:59,528 and suit up with the good guys, won't they? 187 00:13:03,643 --> 00:13:05,157 Here's to the good guys. 188 00:13:06,562 --> 00:13:08,394 Amen. 189 00:13:09,230 --> 00:13:11,984 There must be something around here to cut this. 190 00:13:18,487 --> 00:13:21,207 Your name got you in, but it won't get you out of trouble. 191 00:13:21,865 --> 00:13:23,185 Show me your hand. 192 00:13:24,116 --> 00:13:25,232 Now. 193 00:13:34,416 --> 00:13:36,328 I just thought you might like a light. 194 00:13:39,504 --> 00:13:41,336 I apologize. 195 00:13:41,588 --> 00:13:44,501 These vigilantes have got me suspicious of everyone. 196 00:13:45,049 --> 00:13:46,119 No worries. 197 00:13:46,342 --> 00:13:49,972 These days, you just don't know who you can trust, right? 198 00:13:58,268 --> 00:14:01,784 Considering your activist streak, I never saw you settling down. 199 00:14:02,105 --> 00:14:05,621 It was his passion and conviction that drew me to him. 200 00:14:05,942 --> 00:14:10,016 They're qualities we share and on which we've built a partnership. 201 00:14:10,487 --> 00:14:13,241 To the outside world, your passion looks like terrorism. 202 00:14:13,531 --> 00:14:17,047 Do you really want people to see us as scared, hunted victims? 203 00:14:17,367 --> 00:14:20,599 We can't stop the government from targeting us... 204 00:14:20,911 --> 00:14:23,142 but we can show them we're not gonna take it. 205 00:14:23,413 --> 00:14:25,484 Show you're the criminals they fear you are? 206 00:14:25,748 --> 00:14:28,900 And be the heroes people hope we are. 207 00:14:29,626 --> 00:14:30,946 Who was your hero, Clark? 208 00:14:31,544 --> 00:14:32,898 Everybody has one. 209 00:14:33,670 --> 00:14:36,139 I'll never forget the day I read about mine. 210 00:14:36,422 --> 00:14:42,658 This little lady named Lucy Burns who just wanted to vote like her father. 211 00:14:43,261 --> 00:14:46,299 But she didn't sit back and expect people to do the right thing. 212 00:14:46,598 --> 00:14:48,908 Because you know what? They didn't. 213 00:14:50,726 --> 00:14:53,924 It wasn't until she refused food and endured the Night of Terror. 214 00:14:54,228 --> 00:14:56,538 That's when people decided to do the right thing. 215 00:14:56,814 --> 00:15:00,046 Victories aren't won by spectators... 216 00:15:00,359 --> 00:15:01,395 but by fighters. 217 00:15:02,610 --> 00:15:04,363 Like me and Mera. 218 00:15:05,237 --> 00:15:07,513 What are you doing to fight for us? 219 00:15:07,781 --> 00:15:10,774 We shouldn't be fighting anyone, especially the government. 220 00:15:11,075 --> 00:15:12,589 We should be protecting people. 221 00:15:12,993 --> 00:15:16,623 And right now we are the ones who need protection the most. 222 00:15:16,954 --> 00:15:20,186 Clark, that rig we took out wasn't drilling for oil. 223 00:15:20,499 --> 00:15:23,571 Neither are the ones the government's building around the country. 224 00:15:23,876 --> 00:15:25,026 What are they? 225 00:15:25,461 --> 00:15:27,930 High-tech holding facilities deep below the earth. 226 00:15:30,257 --> 00:15:32,817 And they're building them for us. 227 00:15:41,056 --> 00:15:44,606 Lois, would you like to explain this to me? 228 00:15:44,934 --> 00:15:48,848 I took it off your desktop. It suspiciously looks like an article on the VRA... 229 00:15:49,187 --> 00:15:52,021 which I expressly said you are not to write. 230 00:15:53,691 --> 00:15:57,002 Your father worked on the bill, Lois. It's a conflict of interest. 231 00:15:58,654 --> 00:16:02,409 Let's just say something is rotten in the military state of Metropolis... 232 00:16:02,740 --> 00:16:05,380 and I need to make sure certain people know about it. 233 00:16:05,659 --> 00:16:08,857 Look, I know that you like to break a story before anybody else... 234 00:16:09,162 --> 00:16:12,314 but your concern seems personal. 235 00:16:15,584 --> 00:16:18,304 Okay, I'm actually gonna level with you on this one, Tess. 236 00:16:18,586 --> 00:16:22,057 I just found out that the mystery hero registering is Oliver. 237 00:16:27,092 --> 00:16:28,845 Is Clark working with you on this? 238 00:16:29,094 --> 00:16:32,770 - Why would he be? - You share a lot of bylines. 239 00:16:33,097 --> 00:16:36,568 - So you're alone on this one. - Looks like it. 240 00:16:36,891 --> 00:16:39,201 Clark's got jury duty. 241 00:16:40,519 --> 00:16:42,238 Jury duty? 242 00:16:43,271 --> 00:16:44,864 I tried to tell him how to get out. 243 00:16:45,106 --> 00:16:48,736 You know Clark, always serving the people and fulfilling his civic obligation. 244 00:16:49,067 --> 00:16:51,343 Yeah. He is dedicated that way. 245 00:16:53,863 --> 00:16:55,502 What is your scoop on the VRA? 246 00:16:55,990 --> 00:16:59,745 Despite what they say, I think the VRA's going a little less above board... 247 00:17:00,076 --> 00:17:02,193 and a lot more waterboard. 248 00:17:02,454 --> 00:17:04,127 Torture? 249 00:17:08,625 --> 00:17:12,824 Meet General Slade Wilson, put in charge of executing the VRA. 250 00:17:13,795 --> 00:17:15,468 Emphasis on "execute." 251 00:17:15,713 --> 00:17:19,309 For years, rumors of war crimes followed him, never any charges. 252 00:17:19,633 --> 00:17:21,226 He continued to move up the ranks. 253 00:17:21,468 --> 00:17:23,858 Because he was effective. Now he's targeting heroes. 254 00:17:24,136 --> 00:17:27,334 It's worse. If I've got it right, he's building prisons. 255 00:17:28,098 --> 00:17:31,375 And Oliver's about to sign up for this summer internment camp. 256 00:17:37,272 --> 00:17:39,184 - There he is. There he is. - Here we go. 257 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:42,831 Today we take our first step toward a new partnership. 258 00:17:43,735 --> 00:17:46,569 There will no longer be law and outlaw. 259 00:17:46,862 --> 00:17:50,299 We will be one people, united, working toward one goal: 260 00:17:50,615 --> 00:17:51,685 The common good. 261 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:59,671 Oliver Queen's registration marks a new day for this country... 262 00:18:00,039 --> 00:18:03,237 and the end of vigilantes working outside the law. 263 00:18:03,542 --> 00:18:06,774 Do you know any others who are registering in the VRA? 264 00:18:14,635 --> 00:18:15,910 Oliver. No. 265 00:18:24,601 --> 00:18:25,955 They're going to the helipad. 266 00:18:26,185 --> 00:18:28,939 You own this building. Don't let that helicopter take off. 267 00:18:29,229 --> 00:18:30,583 Lois, I can't. 268 00:18:30,813 --> 00:18:33,203 They have military clearance. 269 00:18:34,066 --> 00:18:35,136 Oliver's gone. 270 00:18:48,618 --> 00:18:51,053 I need to know where Clark is. 271 00:18:51,412 --> 00:18:52,926 I have no idea. 272 00:18:53,163 --> 00:18:56,554 - Who...? - Oliver's in trouble. Clark could be too. 273 00:18:56,917 --> 00:18:58,431 I need to know how to find them. 274 00:18:59,210 --> 00:19:00,849 Apparently. 275 00:19:01,420 --> 00:19:03,730 But I don't know why you're asking me. 276 00:19:04,007 --> 00:19:08,126 Listen Dr. Know-Nothing, I have tried to reach Clark with zero results. 277 00:19:08,468 --> 00:19:11,347 He's mentioned your name and he's never had a yearly check-up. 278 00:19:11,846 --> 00:19:13,678 Listen, just... Unh! 279 00:19:13,931 --> 00:19:17,481 I know that you're in his superhero club. 280 00:19:17,808 --> 00:19:21,802 Unless you want a sudden tracheotomy, you will tell me where he is ASAP. 281 00:19:22,145 --> 00:19:26,025 He went to find AC in Miami. That's the last I heard. 282 00:19:28,858 --> 00:19:34,092 Now, for the record, you know I was bluffing, right? 283 00:19:42,161 --> 00:19:44,437 Florida in winter. 284 00:19:48,499 --> 00:19:51,059 Who doesn't love to snowbird? 285 00:20:02,634 --> 00:20:03,829 Seismic activity? 286 00:20:04,052 --> 00:20:05,611 That's how Mera found the place. 287 00:20:05,846 --> 00:20:08,520 She's pretty amazing. Smart, passionate, fiery. 288 00:20:08,806 --> 00:20:10,445 Helped me understand my true origins. 289 00:20:10,683 --> 00:20:12,481 Sounds like you went off the high dive. 290 00:20:12,726 --> 00:20:15,286 I'm so much more with her than I ever was solo. 291 00:20:15,561 --> 00:20:19,077 You don't feel guilty putting her in danger? 292 00:20:19,524 --> 00:20:21,720 Mera can hold her own. 293 00:20:22,067 --> 00:20:25,185 If you're worried about someone a little less super-powered... 294 00:20:25,486 --> 00:20:26,681 Mera helped me realize... 295 00:20:26,946 --> 00:20:30,223 that standing on the sidelines isn't the same as being in the game. 296 00:20:37,036 --> 00:20:38,240 Recognize this structure. 297 00:20:38,252 --> 00:20:40,234 Looks like the facilities of LuthorCorp... 298 00:20:40,539 --> 00:20:43,418 when Lex was trying to build his zoo with the super-powered. 299 00:20:43,708 --> 00:20:46,621 It couldn't be LuthorCorp. Tess and Oliver would know about it. 300 00:20:48,003 --> 00:20:51,679 Looks like Uncle Sam raided the patent offices for his own end. 301 00:20:53,048 --> 00:20:54,277 Mera, are you reading us? 302 00:20:54,508 --> 00:20:56,261 Barely can hear you. 303 00:20:56,509 --> 00:20:58,819 Just heard from Watchtower. There's news. 304 00:20:59,095 --> 00:21:00,165 You're breaking up. 305 00:21:00,388 --> 00:21:03,586 Watchtower found eight locations with similar seismic readings. 306 00:21:03,891 --> 00:21:05,769 You need to check them right away. 307 00:21:06,017 --> 00:21:08,612 Oliver's been taken off the grid. 308 00:21:11,064 --> 00:21:13,420 If we split up, we can cover the facility faster. 309 00:21:13,690 --> 00:21:15,682 They've taken one of ours. 310 00:21:15,984 --> 00:21:17,498 Let's go get him back. 311 00:21:45,048 --> 00:21:47,438 Almost done, Mr. Queen. 312 00:21:47,717 --> 00:21:50,755 So, what's with your secret workout room here, huh? 313 00:21:51,052 --> 00:21:54,124 Is this a secret tryout for the NFL? 314 00:21:59,142 --> 00:22:04,820 You're strong and extremely agile with coordination that's off the charts. 315 00:22:05,229 --> 00:22:06,265 I'm human. 316 00:22:06,897 --> 00:22:10,174 Well, I commend your performance. 317 00:22:10,526 --> 00:22:14,759 We'd love to have someone with your gifts serve our country. 318 00:22:15,613 --> 00:22:18,447 Help us bring in your less cooperative cohorts. 319 00:22:19,033 --> 00:22:21,787 Look, I'll be your poster boy. 320 00:22:22,077 --> 00:22:25,593 I'll say your words and I'll be your face, but it ends with me, understand? 321 00:22:25,913 --> 00:22:28,792 Now, there are people out there who wanna believe in you. 322 00:22:29,082 --> 00:22:31,358 They wanna believe in this country. 323 00:22:32,251 --> 00:22:35,483 Give them the chance to prove that, to be the heroes we all need. 324 00:22:37,255 --> 00:22:41,090 You got nerve, I like that, but your draft card wasn't a two-for-one special. 325 00:22:43,093 --> 00:22:46,211 Please allow me to make a more convincing argument. 326 00:23:21,915 --> 00:23:23,986 Look who skipped right out of the forest. 327 00:23:24,250 --> 00:23:26,162 Doe-eyed Bambi searching... 328 00:23:27,711 --> 00:23:29,191 You're Lois Lane. 329 00:23:31,088 --> 00:23:32,317 Wow. 330 00:23:32,673 --> 00:23:33,709 Brazen much? 331 00:23:37,051 --> 00:23:41,648 I am Mera, wife of Orin, future king of the seven seas. 332 00:23:43,807 --> 00:23:45,526 The one you call Arthur Curry. 333 00:23:47,310 --> 00:23:49,427 AC got married? 334 00:23:49,686 --> 00:23:52,326 Aren't you just full of reveals? 335 00:23:53,398 --> 00:23:56,994 Orin is finally embracing his destiny and leading his people. 336 00:24:02,988 --> 00:24:06,425 Hang on. "His people"? Like, down under and not Australia? 337 00:24:06,741 --> 00:24:08,141 Anyway, I need to find Clark. 338 00:24:08,575 --> 00:24:11,329 Certainly you're not a partner in his endeavors. 339 00:24:11,619 --> 00:24:13,212 Some get a ring on their finger... 340 00:24:13,455 --> 00:24:16,493 and everyone else's relationship just doesn't cut it. 341 00:24:16,791 --> 00:24:20,546 Spoken like one who can never be satisfied by a man of her own kind. 342 00:24:20,877 --> 00:24:22,630 You desire those who are extraordinary. 343 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,679 First Orin, then Oliver, now Clark. 344 00:24:25,965 --> 00:24:28,036 You've got to be kidding me. 345 00:24:28,384 --> 00:24:31,024 Little Mermaid, your prince and I dated for, like, a day. 346 00:24:31,511 --> 00:24:35,266 It's understandable that you would seek a superior companion. 347 00:24:35,973 --> 00:24:39,523 I'm surprised that powerful men would choose someone of lesser ability. 348 00:24:40,935 --> 00:24:42,255 Listen, squid lips. 349 00:24:42,477 --> 00:24:44,628 You don't know anything about me or Clark. 350 00:24:44,896 --> 00:24:46,694 I know you came here looking for Clark. 351 00:24:47,439 --> 00:24:50,989 You're in the dark, protected but not included. 352 00:24:51,317 --> 00:24:53,548 Do you really want the harsh light of truth? 353 00:25:12,375 --> 00:25:14,685 Lois? What are you doing here? 354 00:25:15,337 --> 00:25:18,409 Since you've apparently forsaken modern communication technology... 355 00:25:18,714 --> 00:25:20,307 I'm hand-delivering an SOS. 356 00:25:20,549 --> 00:25:22,427 About Oliver. I know he's been taken. 357 00:25:22,676 --> 00:25:24,269 What? How did you know that already? 358 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:28,235 I ran some tests on the alloy that you found and... 359 00:25:30,014 --> 00:25:31,050 Lois. 360 00:25:32,433 --> 00:25:34,026 Hi. 361 00:25:36,352 --> 00:25:39,231 Okay, you know how I hate being all emo-relationship chick? 362 00:25:39,521 --> 00:25:41,752 I can't get you, but Tess can Skype with you? 363 00:25:42,107 --> 00:25:44,258 - This isn't a social call. - And I am? 364 00:25:44,776 --> 00:25:48,133 We practically share a desk chair, but I'm still not the real work-wife. 365 00:25:48,446 --> 00:25:50,961 Sorry to interrupt the Real Housewives of Metropolis... 366 00:25:51,239 --> 00:25:53,799 but there's something you need know about this alloy. 367 00:25:54,075 --> 00:25:56,146 Clark, it can change properties. 368 00:25:56,410 --> 00:25:59,050 It's like some sort of multi-functional weaponry. 369 00:25:59,329 --> 00:26:02,447 The government is preparing for anything that comes its way. 370 00:26:02,748 --> 00:26:05,741 Including Orin. He should have been back by now. 371 00:26:06,334 --> 00:26:08,610 He could be at the facilities he was checking out. 372 00:26:09,169 --> 00:26:13,129 If he ended up in one of Slade's nets, I might know how to find him. 373 00:26:18,677 --> 00:26:21,272 It's a design blueprint for the prisons. 374 00:26:21,554 --> 00:26:24,865 And according to this, there is only one facility that is operational. 375 00:26:25,182 --> 00:26:26,218 It's in Alaska. 376 00:26:45,198 --> 00:26:47,235 Please tell me you're not the rescue party. 377 00:26:48,742 --> 00:26:50,335 They must have tracked me in. 378 00:26:51,494 --> 00:26:54,009 - Oh. - I should have been more stealth. 379 00:27:00,918 --> 00:27:02,272 You know about our abilities? 380 00:27:02,919 --> 00:27:07,710 Always be prepared. You came at us through the ocean like a torpedo. 381 00:27:08,799 --> 00:27:13,510 It didn't take much to figure out where your mutated abilities come from. 382 00:27:14,679 --> 00:27:17,672 A little heat and you dry right up, don't you? 383 00:27:17,974 --> 00:27:21,570 Something tells me White House didn't get the memo on your glacial Gitmo. 384 00:27:21,893 --> 00:27:24,408 Don't ask, don't tell. 385 00:27:24,687 --> 00:27:26,121 I wouldn't be too embarrassed. 386 00:27:26,355 --> 00:27:30,952 You two are just the first in a whole host of vigilantes to be taken on a play. 387 00:27:32,693 --> 00:27:36,050 With the right encouragement, I'm sure you will help us bring them in. 388 00:27:36,696 --> 00:27:38,847 You're gonna need a bigger cage. 389 00:27:39,114 --> 00:27:40,787 I wouldn't worry about that. 390 00:27:41,033 --> 00:27:46,506 See, you all have some great strength, but one equally great flaw. 391 00:27:47,871 --> 00:27:50,591 No, you are almost too easy. 392 00:27:51,124 --> 00:27:54,401 Damaged, lonely, isolated. 393 00:27:54,710 --> 00:27:58,101 A hero with no actual powers. 394 00:27:58,421 --> 00:27:59,696 Do you resent them? 395 00:28:00,339 --> 00:28:03,218 Actually, you're taking honors right now, jackass. 396 00:28:03,508 --> 00:28:06,148 Unlike the half-dolphin over there... 397 00:28:06,427 --> 00:28:10,341 I'll bet you hate the freezing cold depths of the ocean. 398 00:28:12,890 --> 00:28:14,529 Intruder alert. 399 00:28:14,767 --> 00:28:17,362 Partial power interruption. 400 00:28:21,147 --> 00:28:23,264 Intruder alert. 401 00:28:23,524 --> 00:28:25,163 Partial power interruption. 402 00:29:01,345 --> 00:29:03,416 Computer override initiated. 403 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:05,876 Terminal breach measures activated. 404 00:29:06,140 --> 00:29:07,893 Self-destruct in two minutes. 405 00:29:08,141 --> 00:29:10,417 - You're up, gill boy. - Mera! 406 00:29:13,646 --> 00:29:15,638 Power systems overload. 407 00:29:15,898 --> 00:29:18,572 Core breach eminent. 408 00:29:26,574 --> 00:29:27,894 Core critical. 409 00:29:28,242 --> 00:29:31,394 We gotta go, now. 410 00:29:32,536 --> 00:29:34,255 How long can you hold your breath? 411 00:29:35,038 --> 00:29:37,269 Core critical. 412 00:29:39,875 --> 00:29:40,911 Slade. 413 00:29:41,126 --> 00:29:44,483 Self-destruct in 90 seconds. 414 00:29:44,795 --> 00:29:48,106 I'm not gonna let you continue destroying people's faith in justice. 415 00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:51,196 Made of steel or just a man? 416 00:29:54,220 --> 00:29:55,700 It can't be both. 417 00:29:56,597 --> 00:29:59,192 Self-destruct in 60 seconds. 418 00:29:59,474 --> 00:30:00,590 So it is you. 419 00:30:08,272 --> 00:30:11,310 What are you doing? I need to get you out of here. 420 00:30:11,608 --> 00:30:15,921 This whole place was built for the expressed purpose... 421 00:30:16,486 --> 00:30:17,806 of containing your kind. 422 00:30:18,029 --> 00:30:20,100 Self-destruct, 40 seconds. 423 00:30:20,364 --> 00:30:23,038 Your weakness was the hardest to learn. 424 00:30:24,910 --> 00:30:28,221 - You see, you're not above the law. - Self-destruct, 30 seconds. 425 00:30:28,538 --> 00:30:30,131 You're not even above me. 426 00:30:30,373 --> 00:30:32,842 How can you be so determined seeing us as the enemy... 427 00:30:33,126 --> 00:30:34,879 instead of working with us? 428 00:30:35,461 --> 00:30:39,819 Okay, let me save you. You'll never get out. 429 00:30:40,381 --> 00:30:41,974 I know, but it's worth it. 430 00:30:42,216 --> 00:30:47,166 To destroy the single greatest threat to democracy. 431 00:30:48,262 --> 00:30:53,178 No civilian in this country should be more powerful than the law. 432 00:30:53,557 --> 00:30:56,436 That's what keeps the order, it's what keeps us strong. 433 00:30:56,726 --> 00:30:58,558 Self-destruct in 15 seconds. 434 00:30:58,811 --> 00:31:01,883 Shut it down. Let me help you. 435 00:31:02,439 --> 00:31:07,150 I'd rather die for my country than be saved by an abomination like you. 436 00:31:07,526 --> 00:31:10,883 Self-destruct in 10 seconds. 437 00:31:11,195 --> 00:31:17,908 Nine, eight, seven, six, five... 438 00:31:18,368 --> 00:31:21,725 You asked me a question, I guess you'll get your answer. 439 00:31:22,288 --> 00:31:25,281 - Two, one... - I am man and steel. 440 00:31:25,583 --> 00:31:26,903 Zero. 441 00:31:38,384 --> 00:31:42,219 Glad you didn't find your Davy Jones down there after that explosion. 442 00:31:42,887 --> 00:31:45,277 I know how much you love the water. 443 00:31:45,973 --> 00:31:48,442 But I couldn't be happier to have my feet on ground. 444 00:31:48,725 --> 00:31:53,845 Well, just as well. Let's be honest, underwater, you look like a clown fish. 445 00:31:56,565 --> 00:31:59,763 I guess I should thank you for uncovering those holding cells. 446 00:32:00,068 --> 00:32:03,027 Part of me wishes I could have kept on believing... 447 00:32:05,155 --> 00:32:07,545 in everything I was raised to believe in. 448 00:32:11,535 --> 00:32:15,495 Don't let an overzealous war hawk shake your faith in people, Clark. 449 00:32:15,913 --> 00:32:19,270 Your endless optimism is the one thing I actually like about you. 450 00:32:21,042 --> 00:32:22,999 Did you learn that vocabulary from Mera? 451 00:32:23,752 --> 00:32:26,790 Seriously, though, you made a good point. 452 00:32:27,089 --> 00:32:30,844 Digging in our heels as extreme as Slade makes us no better than them. 453 00:32:33,677 --> 00:32:36,146 I'm sorry they got what they wanted out of the VRA. 454 00:32:36,430 --> 00:32:37,500 How's that? 455 00:32:37,722 --> 00:32:41,033 We didn't exactly rushed to sign up, but we got scared. 456 00:32:41,350 --> 00:32:43,945 We stopped communicating, we stopped trusting each other. 457 00:32:45,812 --> 00:32:48,327 There's no way we can beat this if we splinter. 458 00:32:48,605 --> 00:32:51,404 I may not trust the commandos in Washington... 459 00:32:51,816 --> 00:32:53,011 but I trust you, Clark. 460 00:32:54,527 --> 00:32:55,722 So we'll do it your way. 461 00:32:56,486 --> 00:33:00,275 Lead by example, not by resistance. 462 00:33:02,449 --> 00:33:05,567 I think you have another battle brewing on the home front, though. 463 00:33:10,372 --> 00:33:13,604 I thought if I told Lois my secret, everything would fall into place. 464 00:33:15,750 --> 00:33:18,345 I guess I've kept her on the outside. 465 00:33:19,838 --> 00:33:23,309 The away games don't matter unless you win the ones at home too... 466 00:33:23,632 --> 00:33:26,864 which you definitely can't do if you refuse to have a co-captain. 467 00:33:30,805 --> 00:33:32,239 What I'm saying is... 468 00:33:32,473 --> 00:33:36,433 if anyone can handle you and what you do, it's Lois. 469 00:33:37,602 --> 00:33:40,959 But you can't bring her on the team and keep her benched. 470 00:33:41,271 --> 00:33:44,628 The question is, can you handle that? 471 00:33:52,988 --> 00:33:55,742 You do carry a lot of baggage. 472 00:33:56,616 --> 00:34:00,212 Seriously, don't make me take my hair dryer out and shrivel you. 473 00:34:01,621 --> 00:34:05,934 Perhaps I was too hasty in my judgment of you, Lois Lane. 474 00:34:06,291 --> 00:34:09,841 You think? Because we didn't just get off on the wrong fin. 475 00:34:10,169 --> 00:34:12,001 I stand by what I said before. 476 00:34:12,253 --> 00:34:17,885 You're not like us, not like Clark, but you are what he needs. 477 00:34:20,259 --> 00:34:23,809 You treat Clark not as your superior, but as an equal. 478 00:34:24,137 --> 00:34:25,571 And insist that he do the same. 479 00:34:30,810 --> 00:34:31,880 Thanks. 480 00:34:33,312 --> 00:34:35,952 You'll make a good partner for him, Lois. 481 00:34:36,522 --> 00:34:38,275 In your own way. 482 00:34:39,776 --> 00:34:41,130 If he lets me. 483 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:44,797 It took months and more than just a few water blasts to the head... 484 00:34:45,113 --> 00:34:48,868 for Orin to let me stand with him, not just beside him. 485 00:34:50,951 --> 00:34:52,510 Give Clark time. 486 00:34:58,873 --> 00:35:00,466 I hate to break up the party. 487 00:35:01,709 --> 00:35:03,701 We need to catch the current. 488 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:06,316 I thought Orin was exaggerating, Clark. 489 00:35:06,587 --> 00:35:08,306 Everything he said about you is true. 490 00:35:09,589 --> 00:35:11,069 Even when the tide is turning... 491 00:35:11,299 --> 00:35:15,452 you work hard to bring change by delivering justice, not bombs... 492 00:35:17,053 --> 00:35:20,205 as a patriot to the country, not just the cause. 493 00:35:21,891 --> 00:35:23,962 That's our Boy Scout. 494 00:35:25,477 --> 00:35:28,948 All right, wave runners. Next time you're in town, be sure to swim by. 495 00:35:29,272 --> 00:35:31,309 Aye, aye, captain. 496 00:35:32,900 --> 00:35:34,732 We'll be seeing you. 497 00:35:36,570 --> 00:35:38,084 Thanks. 498 00:35:49,788 --> 00:35:54,021 In case I forgot to mention it, I'm really glad I only booked a one-way to Miami. 499 00:35:54,374 --> 00:35:57,446 Your arms are a lot better than some seat in coach. 500 00:35:57,752 --> 00:36:00,950 You shouldn't have had to fly all the way to Florida just to find me. 501 00:36:01,254 --> 00:36:03,086 Don't sweat it. 502 00:36:03,340 --> 00:36:05,855 Those mileage points needed to be used up anyway. 503 00:36:06,134 --> 00:36:07,568 You were right to be upset. 504 00:36:07,802 --> 00:36:10,636 I've been running around acting like it's just me... 505 00:36:11,138 --> 00:36:12,174 instead of us. 506 00:36:15,141 --> 00:36:17,975 The truth is, I rely on you more than anyone else. 507 00:36:18,268 --> 00:36:21,659 I trust you to know parts of me that I don't even trust myself. 508 00:36:25,023 --> 00:36:28,812 That's why you're the only person I told about the darkness I've tried to fight... 509 00:36:29,860 --> 00:36:31,180 failed. 510 00:36:31,403 --> 00:36:32,553 I know. 511 00:36:33,113 --> 00:36:35,264 It's just when you look at AC and Mera... 512 00:36:35,532 --> 00:36:38,570 how they work together, how alike they are... 513 00:36:38,993 --> 00:36:41,349 it kind of makes you wonder... 514 00:36:41,661 --> 00:36:43,812 if we'll ever be like that. 515 00:36:44,498 --> 00:36:47,172 - I mean, you gotta admit, I'm... - Everything that I'm not? 516 00:36:49,376 --> 00:36:50,935 Lois, that's why it works. 517 00:36:51,378 --> 00:36:54,257 Two pieces may fit, but if they're not from the same puzzle... 518 00:36:54,547 --> 00:36:56,266 it might end up like a Picasso. 519 00:36:56,506 --> 00:36:58,259 But does that matter? 520 00:36:59,759 --> 00:37:01,557 Depends. 521 00:37:02,469 --> 00:37:05,382 When you went off to go and save the world... 522 00:37:06,681 --> 00:37:09,560 I remember what my mom looked like... 523 00:37:09,850 --> 00:37:12,649 every time my dad left on deployment. 524 00:37:13,769 --> 00:37:16,443 And it was the hardest thing she ever had to do, but she... 525 00:37:17,647 --> 00:37:21,766 She remained stoic until that door closed. 526 00:37:23,651 --> 00:37:27,725 Because she knew that was how she helped my dad do what he had to do. 527 00:37:29,323 --> 00:37:34,273 Because they were in it together, no matter what. 528 00:37:35,746 --> 00:37:37,021 And so am I. 529 00:37:41,208 --> 00:37:42,927 But I'm not the only one. 530 00:37:45,336 --> 00:37:50,650 You didn't tell anyone about the darkness because... 531 00:37:51,841 --> 00:37:56,472 you think you're supposed to be invincible, right? 532 00:37:57,178 --> 00:37:59,932 And it terrifies you that you're not. 533 00:38:04,308 --> 00:38:06,265 Lois, how am I suppose to protect people... 534 00:38:06,519 --> 00:38:10,035 protect you, if I can't even protect myself from the darkness? 535 00:38:12,982 --> 00:38:14,382 By not trying to do it alone. 536 00:38:16,026 --> 00:38:17,426 We're in this together now. 537 00:38:19,029 --> 00:38:20,861 All of us. 538 00:38:22,323 --> 00:38:25,555 And the team needs to know the bigger war we're fighting. 539 00:38:35,291 --> 00:38:36,611 Wow. 540 00:38:37,335 --> 00:38:39,327 Welcome to Watchtower. 541 00:38:39,586 --> 00:38:41,862 The official headquarters of the home team. 542 00:38:42,755 --> 00:38:44,667 Which you are clearly on now. 543 00:38:46,008 --> 00:38:47,078 Finally. 544 00:38:53,806 --> 00:38:55,001 Is that a Comsat hookup? 545 00:38:56,391 --> 00:39:00,226 I take back that whole work-wife thing. Your satellite trumps my cell phone. 546 00:39:00,561 --> 00:39:01,677 Forget it. 547 00:39:01,896 --> 00:39:04,934 From now on, mi Comsat es su Comsat. 548 00:39:05,732 --> 00:39:07,052 Thanks. 549 00:39:07,274 --> 00:39:10,187 Clark, I got your message... Lois, hey. 550 00:39:11,736 --> 00:39:13,170 What's going on? 551 00:39:13,696 --> 00:39:14,925 Um... 552 00:39:16,781 --> 00:39:19,455 We all know what the government was up to... 553 00:39:19,909 --> 00:39:22,663 but those prisons were part of a much bigger threat. 554 00:39:22,953 --> 00:39:24,307 Hate crimes are up. 555 00:39:24,537 --> 00:39:27,052 People like Slade are getting more control. 556 00:39:27,332 --> 00:39:31,611 And Godfrey's anti-vigilante message, it's reaching more ears than ever before... 557 00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:34,031 and I don't think it's a coincidence. 558 00:39:34,295 --> 00:39:37,129 Sadly, Clark, there's no mystery to human fear and hatred. 559 00:39:39,133 --> 00:39:41,364 This time, there might be. 560 00:39:41,635 --> 00:39:43,354 There's something behind the darkness. 561 00:39:43,595 --> 00:39:46,872 Something that hero haters like Slade don't know is affecting them. 562 00:39:47,181 --> 00:39:50,174 When I sent the Kandorians away through the portal, in space... 563 00:39:50,475 --> 00:39:52,865 I opened a door for something to come to Earth. 564 00:39:53,144 --> 00:39:57,104 Are you telling me that out of all the intergalactic bad boys we've faced... 565 00:39:57,438 --> 00:39:59,316 this one's actually worse? 566 00:39:59,565 --> 00:40:00,601 This is much worse. 567 00:40:00,816 --> 00:40:02,375 We can't even see it to fight it. 568 00:40:03,276 --> 00:40:06,667 This thing is like an evil that's spreading over the Earth. 569 00:40:06,987 --> 00:40:08,944 It preys upon the dark side that we have. 570 00:40:09,198 --> 00:40:12,714 It feeds on our doubts, our fears and our distrust. 571 00:40:14,118 --> 00:40:17,475 I'd say from where I'm standing, it's already on the winning side. 572 00:40:18,622 --> 00:40:20,500 I think it even infected Slade. 573 00:40:22,041 --> 00:40:26,240 Just before the facility exploded, I saw something on Slade's skull: 574 00:40:26,711 --> 00:40:27,827 The omega symbol. 575 00:40:28,296 --> 00:40:31,095 It was like it was branded there, almost like the mark... 576 00:40:31,381 --> 00:40:33,213 Of the beast in Revelations. 577 00:40:34,300 --> 00:40:36,860 Which would explain why he veered so far off his orders. 578 00:40:37,135 --> 00:40:40,572 You don't think Slade's the only pledge to the Alpha Omega Die fraternity. 579 00:40:41,306 --> 00:40:43,946 I think the omega's a sign of corruption. 580 00:40:44,225 --> 00:40:46,694 A mark that the darkness has fully taken over someone. 581 00:40:47,436 --> 00:40:50,588 Didn't Kara say that a person had to be open to the darkness? 582 00:40:50,898 --> 00:40:53,208 That it can't infect anyone of pure heart? 583 00:40:53,483 --> 00:40:56,237 And which one of us doesn't have that weakness? 584 00:40:56,527 --> 00:40:59,247 A hidden hatred or fear that this thing couldn't prey upon? 585 00:40:59,821 --> 00:41:02,461 So basically, this thing doesn't have to do anything. 586 00:41:02,740 --> 00:41:04,936 It just waits for everybody's weaknesses... 587 00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:07,476 and then we destroy ourselves. 588 00:41:08,035 --> 00:41:09,867 If we can't stop it... 589 00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:13,397 the darkness will infect every person on this planet.