Original subtitles

Foul beast.

Plague of my family.

Today your life ends.

End simulation.

These new Obsidian Platinum

lenses are amazing!

Well, Kelly said the upgrade

is so realistic that people

can actually touch and taste

and smell things in the VR.

I mean, look at that guy.

He's actually feeling like

he's going that fast.

He must be fearless.

That would make

even me dizzy.

Oh, hardly.

But fearless

is definitely something

I wish I was feeling,

'cause right now,

being out in this crowd,

I don't like it

without my sidearm.

I can't believe Lex

made you give up your gun

when you left the DEO.

This is the first time

in eight years I've been

out without it.

You know what? I love it.

You and J'onn, The Tower,

without bureaucracy.

Without an evil overlord

holding you back.

I think it's great.

-Hi.

-Hi. Oh, my gosh!

-Look at this place.

It's amazing!

-It's all Andrea.

Well, okay, sure. Maybe

the pizzazz part, but I mean,

not the upgraded 150

petaflop bio-link interface.

She has never said

words like that.

Oh, you are paying attention

to my late night ramblings.

-I do listen. Yes.

-More importantly,

what's in the box?

This is a first day gift

for my awesome girlfriend.

Hot pockets,

macaroni and cheese

and your favorite

dumplings from Wang Foo's.

-Dumplings?

-Oh, no. Hey. Uh-uh.

This is comfort food for me.

-I might share with J'onn.

Maybe. If he asks.

-What?

-I've been listen...

-Um, don't look now

but the co-worker you rejected

is coming this way.

-Don't look now.

-Oh.

-Oh. You should do your thing.

-I gotta go to The Tower.

-We have a thing

that we have to do.

-Traitors. Traitors!

-Hi!

-Morning!

Hello.

-I come bearing lattes.

-Oh.

-Sugar-free vanilla latte.

-Thank you.

And for you, double caff,

double foam

with caramel and mocha.

How did you know that?

I'm an

investigative journalist.

But don't we all know

our friends' orders by heart?

This was very thoughtful

of you, thank you.

-It was nothing.

See you guys there.

-Bye.

-Bye.

-Wow.

Rejection never looked so good

or was so cool about it.

Why am I so bad at this?

At 9:00 p.m. tonight,

Obsidian will change

the way you think

and feel and experience life.

The countdown to your

dreams starts now.

Eleven hours and counting.

Exclamation point,

exclamation point.

[screams]

Help! Help!

Are you okay?

I am now.

Thank you for saving me.

[panting]

What the hell happened?

Someone tried

to kill you.

-How did you know?

-Because of this.

It was delivered

five minutes ago.

It's an Anti-Obsidian

manifesto.

"Obsidian North

is technological genocide.

With Andrea Rojas now dead,

consider this

your final warning.

Cancel the Obsidian Platinum

launch or more will die."

He can threaten

whatever he wants.

I will not postpone.

[theme music playing]

-[barking]

-[snarling]

Well, isn't that cute?

I wasn't aware

a Maladorian Dendroasp

could show any restraint.

-And you two share

a lot in common.

-Hmm.

Non Nocere does

what God couldn't.

Turns the most ferocious animal

instincts into "do no harm."

So far, all of your

animal trials have

produced perfect results.

Yeah, but the human brain

is far more complex

and I've yet to test it

to see that it's working

just as perfectly.

Can't have any critics

pouncing on any mistakes.

Hmm. That has a bit

of a personal ring to it.

Let me guess. Your biggest

critic is a Kryptonian?

Before Crisis, when I tried to

use Myriad, she assumed that

I was trying

to mind control people.

Her and her friends think

I'm going down a dark path.

They think

you've turned into me.

Or at least, Mother.

But you haven't... tragically.

Can you imagine what it would

be like if humanity didn't

succumb to terror,

rage and worry?

We would be the best

versions of ourselves.

-Be creative. Be free--

-Utopia.

Exactly. But Supergirl and her

friends just can't accept that

I don't want to

puppet master humanity.

Since I anticipated

you being ready for

the next phase of testing,

I took the liberty of setting

up a trial at that cute little

prison we own.

Willing subjects waiting for

a chance to be better people.

There's a car waiting

for you downstairs.

[cell phone vibrating]

Gotta go. Duty calls.

Got your text.

Good news on inverting

Toyman's Immortality Code

for use against Leviathan?

Yes. I'm nearly done

re-purposing the code

to render Leviathan vulnerable,

but seeing as how they are

a techno-organic species

from the same

solar system as Krypton,

I've calculated that it would

be next to impossible

to inject

the code into their skin

without first, somehow,

weakening them.

So, are you saying

we would need to find

their version of Kryptonite?

In so many words, yes.

Then no.

I've been down that road

and let's just say,

I didn't win.

There is one

intriguing possibility.

but that would require

access to Leviathan's

base of operations.

Which we don't even know

the location of.

Sir.

There's been an attack

on Andrea Rojas.

[computer beeps]

Despite a vicious attack,

Andrea Rojas promised that

the launch will proceed

as planned

at 9:00 p.m. tonight...

This is terrible.

Or fortuitous.

We need to get closer

to Leviathan

so that we can

find their home base

to administer

the Mortality Code.

Gemma Cooper is heavily

invested in both Andrea

and the launch,

which will need protection.

What better way

to get in with Leviathan

than to protect

their favorite child?

Call Supergirl.

I am not a bodyguard, Lex.

With you guarding her,

there is a 99.7% chance

that Andrea survives

and her assailant is captured.

Well, instead, why doesn't

the DEO track the terrorists

before they attack again?

When I rescued her

this morning,

there was pink energy

surrounding the elevator.

Pink energy would suggest

a Chlorophyllian.

And their energy

is impossible to track.

[Lex] Finding them before

the launch tonight

seems unlikely.

And if you refuse, you know

the leverage I have.

Not to mention you'll have

the blood of a poor,

innocent billionaire

on your hands.

[Andrea on monitor]

Platinum lets you be

whomever you want,

whenever you want.

We have more cases

than I care to count.

Runaway aliens,

missing persons,

and... the odd wayward spouse.

And still no leads

on what Lex is up to.

We will get to the bottom

of that, I promise you.

Are you okay?

I've had a clear mission

and a boss to answer to

every day of my life

since medical school.

And now,

with all this freedom,

-I'm just starting

to feel a little--

-Discombobulated.

Yes.

[Supergirl lands]

-Hey.

-Hey.

Lex just personally

assigned me

to bodyguard Andrea Rojas

until Platinum's launch

tonight.

Bodyguard?

Why does Lex care so much

about the launch?

Exactly. He must have

an ulterior motive

against Obsidian.

Or it's a trap.

Well, either way,

I'll investigate

when I'm with Andrea,

but I came here first

to see if you guys could help.

Do you have any idea

who attacked Andrea?

I saw pink energy

in the elevator

while it was falling.

And Brainy says

it could be Chlorophyllian,

but he also said their energy

is impossible to track, so...

Chlorophyllians are

a peaceful race.

They absorb sunlight

through their dermis

in order to super-grow crops.

They shouldn't be able

to siphon off

electrical energy.

Still, it's a lead.

We'll get on it.

Well, if you need me

I'll be glued

to Andrea's side.

You're a difficult woman

to track down.

You being here

blocking my way

would suggest otherwise.

I heard the terrible news.

How perplexing

that terrorists were able

to breach your security.

And you want to "help" me.

How thoughtful.

On such a momentous day

for your company

I feel it's my civic duty.

What could you

possibly give us

that we can't give ourselves?

Supergirl...

For Andrea Rojas's protection.

I don't need your Supergirl,

nor do I want her.

Oh, I think you do.

people

to not be in the public eye,

and, well, this launch... Wow.

Talk about the headlines.

And if you know my people,

you know what I can do

to a yappy little dog

that nips at my heel.

That's why I adore you.

I can give you something

you value above all else...

anonymity.

The entire world will be

watching and recording

Andrea Rojas' every move

until the launch at 9:00 p.m.

Given the high-profile nature

of the situation,

I'm the easy choice.

I do admire your confidence,

Mr. Luthor.

Always the over-achiever.

I'll call off my friends.

But be forewarned,

we don't give second chances.

So don't make promises

you can't keep.

All of these men volunteered?

They did.

It's a cross section

of inmates

from the most violent

to those who are afraid

of their own shadow.

What are you looking at?

Nothing, nothing.

I'm sorry, Toby.

Guards!

Are you all right?

It's nothing.

That was practically

a high five,

considering what he does

to me most days.

How do you cope?

It's prison.

Guys like me

don't stand a chance.

Five years in here

taught me that.

But maybe after your trials,

I won't have to worry.

I've heard you're trying

to turn them

peaceful as Quakers.

If you succeed,

that'd be a real godsend

for guys like me, Lena Luthor.

Let's get started.

Thank you for seeing

how important this is

and having my back.

With you by my side,

people will be

even more amped

for the launch.

Selfie?

Uh...

Hashtag SuperGuard.

When is everyone

getting here?

I cancelled the live audience.

I won't risk innocent lives.

And I won't give in to terror.

[Natalia] Andrea!

Natalia.

Oh, my God, how are you?

You must still be shaking.

Oh, better now that I'm here.

Pleasure to meet you,

Supergirl.

William Dey.

-We crossed paths this morning.

-Uh, yeah, yes.

It's very nice to meet you...

formally.

What are you doing here?

I'm covering the Obsidian

North Platinum launch,

and this is the first stop

on the press tour.

You're following Andrea

around all day?

Well, if someone attacks,

you could get hurt, or killed.

I'm a journalist.

We put ourselves

in harm's way

to show our readers

the truth.

How can I shy away

from danger

when the people I cover can't?

That's very heroic.

Ah, I don't know about that,

but thank you.

It's also a huge story.

For better or worse,

this launch

is the biggest thing

since the invention

of the computer.

Harry!

-J'onn J'onzz!

-Hey, man.

-It's been a while.

-Yeah.

What are you up to?

We're looking for

a Chlorophyllian.

You know any?

Can't say that I do.

But Dmitry over there,

he knows everybody.

Might be worth a shot.

-Thanks, man.

-Thanks.

Hey, man.

You!

Get away from me.

You two know each other?

I might've roughed him up

once or twice

while tracking a lead.

It's not the arm-twisting

I'm worried about,

it's the jail time

I did afterward

that I'd like to avoid.

Look, we're not here

to arrest you. Okay?

I don't work for

the government anymore.

We're gonna need your help.

Look, we're looking for

a Chlorophyllian.

Somebody with tech issues

or possibly

an anger management

problem.

I have a buddy

who engages in certain...

less than legal

weapons transactions.

He mentioned a Chlorophyllian

asking about

some military-grade tech.

The Chlorophyllian...

any ideas where

we can find him?

My buddy was complaining

about making the trek out

to a farmhouse on Route 89.

Thank you.

And I... I'm sorry

about last time.

-She's sorry. Thanks.

-Yeah.

[sighs] This sounds

really bad, J'onn.

I'm gonna call Brainy

and see what he can find.

You sure that's wise?

If Lex finds out

Brainy's using

DEO resources for you,

it could put him

in Lex's crosshairs.

-[dial tone ringing]

-He's family. He'll let us

know if he can't.

[phone ringing]

Brainy, hey.

We got a lead.

That's excellent news.

Can you see if there's

a Chlorophyllian living off

of Route 89?

It's some kind of farm.

I just need a name, address...

anything you can get.

[typing]

[computer beeps]

[sighs]

Unfortunately,

I see no record

of any Chlorophyllians

living in that vicinity.

In fact, the only farm

off Route 89

has been liquidated

with no proof

of asset dispersion.

Okay, thanks, Brainy.

No dice.

Ah, look, I still want

to track down that farm.

Yeah, agreed.

I apologize for

the intrusion.

I'm here to help.

Lex must ingratiate

himself with Gemma Cooper

in order to defeat Leviathan.

For that to happen,

Supergirl must save

Andrea Rojas.

Therefore, Alex Danvers

and J'onn J'onzz need to be

left in the dark.

I've done the calculations.

There is

a 93.2% probability that

none will invite me

to Thanksgiving...

after I do what must be done.

Yes, well, that is a quite

the conundrum, Querl.

Alas, in a moment like this,

there is only one thing

you can do.

Trust the math.

Your ultimate allegiance

must remain with Lex.

Only then, will the future

unfold the way we need it to.

Trust that your friends

are strong.

heroes,

after all.

And that is quantifiable.

I desperately hope

you're right.

Man, that is a nice haircut.

Shut up.

[Lena] Non Nocere program

uploading.

Let's see if this works.

[warden] Gentlemen, stand

and remove your lenses.

Yo, Steve, come here.

Do you wanna grab

some grub?

[hesitantly] Uh, sure, Toby...

That would be lovely.

Yeah.

[whispers] You're a genius.

...as a testament to the people

who are standing up

to these threats.

What do you make of all this?

How do you mean?

The culprit, the manifesto,

the whole situation?

Off the record, of course.

I think it's horrible.

People should never

resort to violence.

-But...

-I hate to say it,

but I think the manifesto

makes some slightly

decent points.

I mean, not that

"Obsidian Lenses will take

our sentient minds hostage."

But that people

disconnecting from

the real world

could backfire

in unforeseen ways,

creating irreparable damage.

What do you think?

The way I look at it,

Obsidian North's

biggest appeal is that

it taps into people's desire

to feel connected.

And when you

only live in that VR world,

you end up getting

further and further away

from the real world.

You've thought a lot

about this.

When the first generation

lenses dropped, I was buzzing.

I thought about being able

to hang with my buddy

who I lost a few years ago.

But it wasn't until

I hung out with my friend,

or, co-worker, Kara,

that I remembered what

being really connected

feels like.

All it took was some karaoke

and a game night.

But I realized

I didn't want to live in

some perfect VR world,

I just wanted to be with

the people I care about.

[systems powering down]

[husky voice] Andrea Rojas!

[indistinct conversation

over police radio]

Ms. Rojas, we need to

get you to a secure location.

I am not running away.

You were just attacked

by someone who can

travel through light.

Then it's good

that saving people

is what you do best.

And Obsidian...

It's what I do best.

It's my life.

It was my father's, too.

This company

is his life's work.

built it

from the ground up.

He sacrificed everything,

and...

[sighs]

...and so did I.

I've done things to help him

restore Obsidian to glory.

Things I'm not proud of,

and things I can never undo.

I pushed away friends

for my own gain...

But I would do it all again

in a heartbeat.

I will not stop

just because someone

is threatening me.

Your next appearance

is downtown

at the Obsidian store pop-up.

I will have to do a sweep

of the area, twice,

and I'm not letting you

out of my sight.

Thank you, Supergirl.

Hi, Steve.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry...

for whatever I did.

Everything okay?

No, it's not.

I'm not okay!

[screams]

Steve! Steve!

Get a medic!

Steve?

Can you hear me?

You had a reaction.

It caused

a grand mal seizure.

Do you remember what happened?

It was Toby.

I thought

he was going to hit me.

When he asked me

if I was okay...

I felt something

I'd never felt before.

For...

For the first time... ever,

I wanted to be the bully.

Fear is the only emotion

I've known for most of my life,

but then you came along

and I... finally felt hope.

But now, all I feel is

a hunger for revenge,

for violence...

It's trapped inside me,

it's trying to

claw its way out,

I can't get rid of it.

It's so much worse

than anything that Toby

ever did to me.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

You fixed those monsters,

but what about me?

Why didn't you fix me?

I will fix it, okay?

I promise. I promise!

You know, I could have

phased us both through.

Yeah, but I really missed

kicking doors in.

Whoever this belongs to

has himself a green thumb.

Just like a Chlorophyllian.

Walden Pond... an idealized

return to nature.

Certainly jives

with the manifesto.

"Our inventions are want

to be pretty toys,

which distract our attention

from serious things."

Look at these schematics.

Looks like he has

a pretty toy all of his own.

These are weapons-grade

components.

This is what

he must've been trying

to buy on the black market.

Some kind of gauntlet.

I want you by my side

at all times. Got it?

You're the boss.

Hello, everyone!

Which of you is ready

to change your life?

[all cheering]

[electricity crackling]

[husky voice]

You shouldn't be here.

[J'onn J'onzz] Watch out!

[grunting]

Hey...

Supergirl.

We need to go, now.

[gasps] What? Wait,

you can't leave me here!

Are you okay?

-[J'onn J'onzz gasps]

I think so.

-What happened?

Whoever it was,

they were able to take

my powers

and use them against me.

Is that something

Chlorophyllians can even do?

Not at all.

Must be those gauntlets.

They're enhancing

their abilities,

allowing them to harness

any form of energy,

including the powers

of other aliens.

Well, Andrea is safe

at the DEO.

Let's see if we can

salvage something.

Right.

[beeping]

[slams remote]

I'd say

go easy on that thing,

but if it takes

the pressure off,

you may as well.

Do you remember when

you turned the sun red,

what you told me?

You told me

that you were doing it

for the good

of the human race.

You deluded yourself

into thinking

you were saving us,

when you were really

killing us.

And maybe I'm just

as deluded as you are.

I haven't been deluded

a day in my life.

You want to know

what I remember?

You showed up at my office

with the Man of Tomorrow award.

It was the last time

you were ever proud of me.

We had just made

first contact with

an alien race

and you didn't care.

You didn't see the threat.

You just wanted to focus

on the more philanthropic

efforts of Luthor Corp.

And I fired you for it.

Why are you telling me this?

Because you're going down

the same path I did,

and you are better than that.

Superman was my downfall.

I let my obsession

with destroying him

drive me off-course,

but now I have

a second chance

to do things the right way,

with you.

Non Nocere was supposed

to liberate people,

not take away their free will.

But all I've managed to do

is to trap people

in their own bodies

with their ugliest

inclinations.

Maybe I have gone down

a dark path.

Don't let your obsession

with what Supergirl thinks

get in your way.

You can't change

what's in her heart any more

than you can change mine.

But unlike her,

I believe in

what you're doing.

We'll figure this out

together,

and I'm not leaving

until we do.

Pull up the algorithm.

[sighs]

You wanna talk?

We almost died today

because I couldn't save us.

I don't have freeze breath

and I can't

phase through things.

But it didn't even

matter before then

because I had this

entire team that was behind me.

I turned in my gun

and my badge

so that I could stop Lex

from the outside.

I thought the DEO

was holding me back,

but what if it was

holding me up?

Alex, when I left the DEO,

I was lost, too.

But you came to me

at a real low point

and you reminded me that

sometimes it takes a while

to grow into

the new version of yourself.

It's a process, Alex.

And today is the first day.

Give yourself time

to recalibrate.

And in the meantime,

just know that we all

have your back.

[Supergirl] I found something.

[Alex] What'd you get?

"Todd Sapphire."

He worked for Obsidian?

Looks like Sapphire had

someone he cared deeply about.

[Supergirl] What happened

to him?

According to Obsidian HR,

he became addicted

to the virtual reality lenses

and was terminated

because he stole a pair

for an all-night binge.

Could the attack

on Andrea be retaliation

for getting fired?

This is a suicide note.

Addressed to "My darling Amy.

I'm sorry I could not be

stronger for you, my love,

but ever since we left

our home world

I have felt lost

and the only relief

I've found is in VR.

I'm so homesick

I can't think of anything else.

I can't go on."

[Alex] Wait a minute.

He died a year ago.

So if he's dead,

then he couldn't have

attacked Andrea...

Then was it his wife?

She blames

Obsidian for his death.

And the manifesto warned

against making VR

a new paradise...

Amy is trying

to stop the launch

to save people

from her husband's fate.

The launch

is in 27 minutes.

I have to get

to CatCo.

Get out if you wanna live!

[screaming]

[screaming]

You!

Where is Andrea Rojas?

She's not here.

Leave these people alone.

I'm stopping the launch.

Not if I have anything

to say about it.

[grunts softly]

This ends now.

I'm sorry.

I can't let you stop me.

[grunts]

[groans]

[grunts]

It's time to put

your toys to bed.

-Are you okay?

-[groans] I will be.

Get everyone out of here.

I'll go after Amy.

Director Dox,

we're receiving reports

of a terrorist event

at Obsidian.

And a massive power outage

that seems to be

spreading across the city.

The launch,

the whole Platinum cloud,

has a failsafe.

If power is drained

from our generators,

the failsafe pulls power

from the city's grid

to ensure the launch.

The Luthor PowerCore?

That system reacquires energy

as rapidly as it is lost.

If power continues

to deplete at this rate--

It could not only cause

a massive blackout

to National City,

but could also cause

the majority of

its transformers to explode.

Fire, chaos...

[people screaming]

I have to get to CatCo

and take the failsafe offline.

No. It's too dangerous.

I'll go.

[Andrea] Please,

take me with you.

Supergirl promised

Mr. Luthor that you would

stay out of danger.

Put her in a holding cell.

Come on. Come on.

Go! Go!

Please stop!

If you destroy

the processor

it will explode.

I don't intend to destroy it.

I just need it to stop.

[gasping]

Hi.

Hi.

Follow me,

I'll get you all to safety.

Now, quickly.

Let's go! Let's go!

[all gasp]

Amy, no!

[groaning]

[alarm sounding]

No, no, no, no.

This can't be right!

Let me go!

Please. I need

to get to CatCo.

[shrieks]

[exclaims angrily]

[gasps]

Amy, please, you can't

go through with this.

You don't have

any power to stop me.

You're right. I'm powerless.

So blast me again

if you want to.

But I know about Todd.

I know how much

you loved each other.

And I know

what dark spiral

he went down

after he got addicted

to Obsidian's VR.

But Amy, just as Todd

became obsessed

with a virtual world,

you have become obsessed

with finding justice for him.

No one else should suffer

the way I did.

[typing]

Oh, my God.

You shouldn't be here.

Who released you

from custody?

It's not working.

It seems we built a failsafe

into the failsafe

to secure the launch.

I read your manifesto...

Your point that people

would rather live in

a virtual world

than actually help

the real world,

I hear that.

I hear you.

It's built to trap you.

An addiction.

That's what it did to Todd.

I know.

But if you go through

with what you're doing,

it won't just shut down

the launch.

Innocent people will die.

I know you don't want that.

What you want

is for people to engage.

For people to know

what it's like to be

in the outside world.

To be a partner, to love,

to have friends.

Nothing can change the past.

Believe me, I've tried.

But you are in control

of your own future.

Todd may not be here anymore,

but you are.

Just look deep

inside yourself and think,

what Todd

would have really wanted?

[timer beeping]

[beeping continues]

[voice quivers]

I miss him every day.

How did you get back here

so fast from the DEO?

I convinced some agents

to bring me.

Todd Sapphire became

addicted to a proto version

of Obsidian VR.

Maybe you should

slow down the rollout.

Todd's story was tragic,

but he's not

the only story out there.

After the attack tonight,

do you know what happened?

Our employees used our VR

to cope with the trauma

they'd just experienced.

Bottom line, Supergirl,

I'm here to help people.

Remember that.

Acrata...

power through shadows.

[exhales]

Well, Alex, you made it

through your first day.

Still no leads

on Lex though.

This is gonna be

a long road, Alex.

-And I think...

-[places box on table]

...you are gonna need...

some backup.

My gun.

Not quite.

Back on Mars we called this...

[speaking other language]

...or "hand of the soldier."

It can transform

into any weapon.

-What?

-You just have to picture it

in your mind's eye.

[soft trilling]

Look, I know

you don't have a badge,

but today you proved

you didn't need one.

J'onn, this is amazing.

-I don't know what to say.

-[chuckles]

Thank you.

With a little practice

you'll learn to control it.

Yeah.

[exhales]

[beeps]

It's gone.

All that pain...

The hunger.

Those feelings, it's as if...

I never had them.

How did you do that?

My brother, of all people,

helped me focus on

what really mattered.

I had accounted

for violent tendencies,

but not the feelings

of injustice

which activate

a different part of the brain.

So it was just a matter

of tweaking the algorithm

to account for that.

Well, whatever you did,

it worked.

For the first time in maybe...

ever...

I feel safe.

You really are the hero

people say you are.

If this works, the world

won't need heroes.

-That's so cool.

So, it's Martian?

-Yeah.

Well, I mean,

it's really a gun though.

Or I mean, whatever weapon

I want it to be.

J'onn just has to train me

how to use it.

Well, even without it today

you were pretty badass.

Who says you need

a badge and the DEO?

-That's right.

-[phone chimes]

Oh! William.

"I couldn't find you

after the attack.

Are you okay?"

That is none of your business.

[flaps lips]

I really need to text him back.

I mean, it sounds like

he still really likes you.

Are you regretting

saying no?

I don't know.

I've been so preoccupied

with people using VR

to escape the real world,

when that's exactly

what I'm doing with William.

I'm avoiding my own reality.

Well, it sounds like

you know what

you need to do.

It's just one dinner, right?

Yeah.

[William typing]

I'm alive.

Kara! Oh, thank God.

I heard you got out

but it's much better to...

-[chuckles]

-...see for myself.

Yeah. By the time I had

gotten your messages,

I figured

it was easier to just

show you proof of life.

Yeah, I'm sure.

[chuckles]

So how did you know

I was here?

Well, it's common knowledge

you're a night owl

and a workaholic,

and one of the most

dedicated reporters I know.

I think you give me

a run for my money there.

Oh, God, this is too much,

isn't it?

The coffee, the texts,

the compliments.

I'm sorry, you asked

to be friends

and I should be

respecting that,

but instead I've been

overstepping all day.

No, no, no. Not at all.

It's fine.

That's actually why

I'm here.

I made a mistake last week

because I was scared.

You're a great guy.

More than a great guy.

And... And I would

love to go out.

I would love that.

There's my favorite Coluan.

The progress you've made

inverting the code,

-looks like a real killer.

-[typing]

Don't you just love it

when a plan comes together?

What? You don't love it?

I encountered

your Luthor PowerCore

this evening

and was unable

to take it offline.

I texted you for assistance

and I got no reply.

That failsafe

endangered 67%

of National City's population.

So a few houses

could've burned down.

Small price for progress.

People could have died.

If Supergirl hadn't--

But she did.

Have you forgotten,

Director Dox?

Supergirl always

saves the day.

Saving Obsidian Platinum

solidified our worth

to our new friends.

[phone vibrates]

Gotta go. Time to close.

Forgive me for

keeping you waiting.

You should be more considerate.

When you make promises,

those around you

expect you to keep them.

I know that

to the untrained eye,

-today did not seem ideal.

-Oh.

Fires, police, superheroes.

Which part of this

do you consider not ideal?

I believe that a woman with

your wisdom and foresight

would see that we delivered

the results you desired,

we just did it with panache.

And without you having

to stick out your pretty neck.

But I believe fate

has thrown us together.

Me, the most trusted

and beloved man on Earth...

Who better to represent

Obsidian Platinum

in its worldwide rollout

than Lex Luthor?

I'm the chocolate

to your peanut butter.

With me as

your global ambassador,

there won't be an eyeball

from Tokyo to Tajikistan

without Obsidian lenses

on it.

You make

a persuasive case, Lex.

Hmm, as I told you,

I can be an excellent

friend when I want to be.

And I want to be

very good friends.

So tell me this...

As a friend,

do you expect something

in return?

It would be lovely

to meet your friends.

Make good on your word,

and we can discuss.

[theme music playing]