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Previously on batwoman:

Mr. Freeze's liquid nitrogen can got in the hands of eighth graders.

I need to find it.

Exposure to the freeze serum will stop time and keep you from aging.

Gonna need help.

Batwoman.

Ryan, wake up.

Not much left, but Renee was willing to cross it off her list.

You figured out the glitches in your supersuit.

You could say that.

It's because he disabled the failsafe.

I shouldn't have cleared you for field duty.

If you continue to try to have anything to do with my family,

you and Wayne enterprises will come to severely regret that decision.

Does that happen a lot?

Those delusions?

You think you know my story.

Twenty-seven, raised in the system, stint at blackgate.

Oh, and, uh, you're my sister.

Subject fxj-1 reanimation progress check.

Final phase.

You're free to go.

Reanimation failure.

Twenty-four hours till client deadline.

What the hell?

- When did it get here? - Tragically early.

Delivery dude woke me out of bed.

Okay, yeah, this is bad.

Yeah, but the picture's kind of cute.

"Thirty under 30." Yours truly. I need to hang this up.

- Give me the note. - Here.

"You're welcome, fam. See you at the press junket. Marquis."

Your brother got you on the list?

First of all, I'm a rising star.

But also, he used to hook up with the editor of the gazette.

You have a public date in front of the cameras

with the brother you have to stay away from,

or Jada jet comes knives-out for you,

Wayne enterprises, maybe your secret identity.

I tried to ghost him, okay?

But the word is out, and Gotham's curious.

You know Charlie Clarke? Head of PR for Wayne?

Charlie's been at Wayne since my dad was there.

One of Bruce's inner-circle guys.

Okay, well, Charlie's gotten dozens of requests

to interview Wayne's hot, young ceo.

Their words, not mine.

He says if I skip this event,

we'll have reporters trying to climb the walls of Wayne tower to get answers.

Okay, okay. What's your plan for when you run into Marquis?

Feel the shoulder.

Come on, feel it.

Feel it.

- Cold as they come. - Okay.

If I need a convo blocker, Sophie's gonna be there.

Her sister's on the list for the community center.

Oh, that is legitimately cool.

Great, you both are here.

Can I run something crazy by you?

My sweet girl, did you go home with a boy last night?

No. See, that's the thing.

I'm pretty sure I spent the night asleep on a bench in the middle of Gotham park.

Whew. So, uh, busy morning.

I should jet.

Pun intended.

Good luck.

Would Luke still be this upset if "nothing was actually wrong"?

Luke is just frustrated.

You told me his PTSD made him a risk in the field.

He just wants us to know we can depend on him.

You mean like when you walk into a room and say,

"something weird happened to me. Can we talk about it?"

He'll come around, okay?

But I'm here to listen.

But I have a jam-packed day, so can we walk and talk, please?

Then we should just table my drama,

because I sort of need an active listener here.

Okay, how about this?

I'll buy drinks for happy hour, then you can unload?

Sure, I'll just journal until then.

Breathe. Just breathe.

It's not like you're in the Norman bates of psych wards

with a billion nonconsensual nanobots swimming through your bloodstream.

Oh, wait.

You've got mail.

I hate that I'm old enough to know what you did there.

These are from daddy.

They all are. An entire stack from old jail-crow Jacob Kane.

These misdeliveries are from the weepy post office inside my sick mind.

That sounds like a "you" problem.

Excuse me.

- Help. - Kane?

What's the problem?

Everything looks normal to you?

Room inspections are Tuesdays and Thursdays.

What?

Hi. Um, just one more thing.

I'm gonna need to speak to Renee Montoya.

J“ boom, boom something's going down... j“

Let's keep things moving, Charlie.

I wanna make an impression, then leave them wanting more.

Great news, the chairman of apex broadcasting

got an eel bone stuck in his throat,

so there's a photo session slot available.

Lead the way.

Wayne enterprises is set to make

its biggest quarterly revenue gains in six years.

I had to bribe Mr. Wayne with bloody Marys to memorize talking points.

J“ boom, boom, boom, boom... j“

Wanna let me work?

I can barely tell you're smiling.

Come on, show Gotham that new fire that's taking over.

J“ boom, boom, boom, boom j“

thank you so much. Isn't she wonderful?

That's Marquis jet. I want the cameras to get a shot of you together.

The jets are icons in this city.

J“ 'cause something's going down j“

why are you avoiding me?

I thought that once I got you on this list, you knew that I wanted...

To piss off your mom?

I'm just making up for the missed time you had

with our mom in the rebellious phase.

It's manipulative.

And frankly, it puts my business at risk.

- Look, Ryan... - Hey, guys. Can I get a smile?

I'll be real with you.

I just wanted to do a nice thing and, hopefully, hang out with my sister.

But if that's too risky for you...

You're off the hook.

I gotta take this.

This is like the publicist hunger games.

Did you see the sign at the bar that says the free champagne is for nominees only?

You want me to get you a glass,

you should've bought me that wine I wanted in college.

Okay, as your big sister, I stand behind that decision.

It's as on-brand for me as being here today is off-brand for you.

As an honoree, I get a little speech later.

Two minutes, anything I wanna say.

My plan is to serenade these moneybags

into quadrupling the community center's budget.

It's a once-in-a-lifetime shot.

That's my under 30 bestie.

Always got her eye on the prize, and, um...

It must run in the family. Hmm?

Um, I have something embarrassing to tell you.

I am so in.

- I had a dream about Ryan. - Okay.

- I was in bed. - Okay.

And I must have been sick, because she brought me some soup.

What kind of soup?

I woke up before I could try it.

What?

You woke up early. It's a classic dream about longing.

I knew you liked her.

Why did I tell you this? Okay, Jordan, it wasn't a sexual dream at all.

Did Ryan bring a flower with the soup?

Told you.

Okay, I'm 31, I have no career,

and I am surrounded by all you sick little prodigies.

My brain is begging me, "hey, loser, can you at least find a girlfriend?"

But that doesn't mean it has to be Ryan.

Or, and hear me out on this,

Ryan Wilder is hot as hell,

and you're amazing together.

You're staring again.

I have to go. I'll be right back.

- To the bathroom? - Just worry about your speech.

Jordan Moore? I'm from the gazette. We're ready for your interview.

Oh... okay, sure, let me just grab my publicist.

That won't be necessary.

Vesper Fairchild is holding.

Vesper, it's Jada.

I happened to glance at last week's ratings.

Ouch. It's a crowded landscape, my dear.

I wanna help you make some noise.

Yes, I have a scoop.

Explain this new hobby to me.

Only if you explain why Montoya dropped you off for me to babysit.

I have urgent information to help batwoman

recover the infamous zero-g sneakers

used by Batman's long-ago fallen and tragically arrogant foe,

the mighty icarus.

Icarus? Sounds like a deep cut.

Actually, it's fake, but she'll believe anything

if you lower your voice an octave.

It's convincing, right?

Convince me not to tell Montoya that there is no mighty icarus.

Well, for one, you're lonely.

I thought maybe we could do each other's nails

or try a few elective surgeries.

Mm-hm. There has to be some reason you're playing hooky from arkham.

I hate to admit anything that would make me sound weak,

but the truth is...

I'm here to do batwoman a favor.

Keep going. So far, this story is better than your nanobot cold.

First things first.

Can you tell me what trophy the bat team is heroically tracking down at this moment

to keep the Gotham streets safe

and appease the tyrant forcing us to work together?

Something came up. We'll get back to Renee's treasure hunt tomorrow.

Mm-hm. No judgment here,

but I wonder if Renee would be as generous

towards this whole work-life balance.

I guess you'll find out when you call her.

Fine, you win.

Just don't bother anyone who comes in.

J“ der, doot, doot, doot, doo, dootj“

thank you.

J“ der, doot, doot, doot, doo, doot... j“

I can't believe you've never had media training.

Just highly motivated.

Who's next?

Let me shoot the gazette a quick text and see if they're ready.

Figured you'd chill if I bought a disguise, so...

They had this sick colonnay at the gift shop.

"Who's that man with Ryan Wilder?

Is he handsome?

I can't tell."

Should've got aviators too.

I should've. They're two-for-one. You want in?

Hey, Ryan, have you seen Jordan?

She's late for an interview, and her phone is off.

Never let the client out of your sight.

I'm more publi-sister than publicist.

I'd have guessed print model.

Cool hat.

Marquis jet. I'm Ryan's brother.

Sophie Moore, Ryan's...

Very good friend who needs help finding her baby sister.

The gazette is ready for you.

Can we push this off until after the interview?

My girl comes first. See if the dude got rid of the eel bone yet.

Come on, let's go.

Okay, rebooting voice interface.

Rebooting system loader.

Dad?

It's Luke. Are you there?

The silent treatment's getting old.

You really gonna leave me hanging with the most sophisticated

personal flight suit on the planet?

Is this about the failsafe?

You're mad because I turned it off? That's on you. It malfunctioned.

You know, it also almost got me killed, so no, I'm not turning it back on.

My suit, my decision.

Batwoman to batcave. You there?

Yeah, just talking to my wardrobe, having a normal one.

Uh, batwoman, hey. Thought you were taking a personal day.

I need an assist.

Sophie's sister Jordan is Mia.

Too many mai tais at the open bar?

I hope not. I cleaned up enough puke at my old job.

Got a ping on her phone.

Let me narrow down the location radius with the hotel Wi-Fi.

Not to be a downer at a party, but it might be time to panic.

Something going on with her?

She seemed nervous, but only because she had a speech later.

Facial recognition says no Jordan on any exterior hotel cams.

She must still be on the premises.

I got a tip that your sister was spotted upstairs at the hotel.

Some man brought her into room 1620.

Let's go.

You stay here, keep an eye out. Call me if she comes back down.

Okay.

Jordan? Oh, my god.

No, no, no. Don't touch her.

Not till we know what happened.

Who the hell would do this to her?

I've seen this equipment before.

This is Mr. Freeze's design.

Freeze serum did this?

You said you got that stuff off the streets.

I got the original canister back, but maybe someone found more?

Why would they do this to Jordan?

And how are they doing this without a cryo chamber?

You know what? I'll handle it. I have to move her.

You cannot warm her, Sophie. It's too dangerous.

The last time someone tried that, she aged at four times the normal rate.

This is my sister, Ryan.

She's my responsibility.

I know.

We will figure this out together.

The catalytic mechanism is based on Victor fries' research,

but what used to happen inside a chamber is now happening inside Jordan's cells.

I just wanna know how to undo it.

Tell me how to help.

The main complication that we've seen

with fries' cryostasis is rapid aging,

but this is so much more invasive.

If I had to guess what this could do to organic tissue...

Have you ever seen a piece of petrified wood?

We should pause on that analogy and focus.

- What do you need? - Want me to go to the store for a hair dryer?

Why the hell is Alice here?

It's truly not even worth explaining.

Look, if I can get a clean sample of this new freeze serum,

I think I could figure out a safe way to bring Jordan out of cryo.

We should find out who made it and see if they have more.

Were they working with anyone at the hotel, or with the event?

We should have Luke check every camera system...

I got it.

It's the Bee Gees.

Of course it's them.

Did you take my sister's phone?

Oh, yeah. And, um, you're welcome.

For critiquing her taste in music?

No, for solving all your little mysteries.

Who kidnapped Jordan?

Who's experimenting with the freeze formula?

Same answer.

The black glove society.

The Bee Gees.

They rule the city from the shadows.

They wanna live forever. Usual big-money pervert stuff.

- She's right. - Mm.

Jordan and her friends were collecting information

on some black glove society.

She was going to use her speech from the "30 under 30"

to unmask the society and shut it down.

That is a great way to make yourself a target

of Gotham's oldest secret society of the rich and powerful.

I'll send this info to Luke.

He can see if the others are okay.

Why didn't you tell me what you were doing?

You?

Special agent play-it-safe?

She knew you'd talk her out of it.

Uh, Mary, I don't think her temperature's stable.

You're right.

The formula must be breaking down inside of her body.

If I could get a sample of this formula,

I could figure all of this out.

Too bad we can't ask Jordan how to find the Bee Gees.

She was close enough to something for them to turn her into a Popsicle.

- Alice, you come with me. - Where?

I can't wait for Ryan to solve this for me.

We'll search Jordan's apartment.

Any evidence on black glove will be hidden there.

Got the black glove files.

Give me one second to see what Jordan had on here.

Nothing they do is digital. That's how they stay off the radar.

No computers, nothing on the cloud.

Nothing we can use to get a name or location?

What about the people Jordan was texting earlier?

Mia. They met up at the hotel, then all went dark.

Ibet that's why black glove does their freeze experiments at the hotel.

One stop, everyone who has it out for them.

Oh, my god.

The coroner's taking someone out of the hotel in pieces.

Probably one of Jordan's team.

Okay, I'm going up to the hotel. We gotta find the other one.

Did you have eyes on Marquis when Jordan went missing?

Why?

Bgs is big money. Flashy guys doing what it takes to stay powerful.

He would fit pen'ectly into that crowd,

find your friend's sister?

I did, thanks. Where you said she'd be.

Glad I could be of service.

I bet he is. How'd he know which room Jordan was in?

How did you know where to find her?

I know a girl who works at the front desk. She asked around for me.

One of the housekeepers saw someone who looked like Jordan

being led into a bedroom by some older guy.

I'm not accusing you, okay?

But like I said, I don't really know you.

- I actually came to apologize. - For what?

You think Jada's crazy, angry control-freak thing is something new?

This has been my whole life.

Only child.

I wanted to know you so bad.

I thought, "finally, my sister. We got each other's backs."

But I guess not.

What the hell was that about?

I'll figure it out after we help Jordan.

Is your phone seriously not on?

Charlie, sorry, she's on silent.

I just ran into some movers and shakers at the hotel, so I gotta get back to it.

Ryan, why is he so pissed?

What the...?

Build you up so they can knock you down.

Give me the executive summary.

Five minutes ago, vesper Fairchild broke the scoop

that the ceo of Wayne enterprises is diverting tens of millions of dollars

into secret accounts for her own use.

I just got off the phone with our cfo.

He started an audit of our accounting systems.

He agrees there's a problem.

What? No, it's not possible.

Okay, look, I will talk to him and sort this out, but just not right now.

Oh, do you have a more desperate crisis?

Multitasking is the hardest part of the job.

Not for much longer.

Okay, don't worry. I will get a box for my personal belongings.

When you catch Bernie madoff, in this case, you, stealing money,

you don't fire her, you arrest her.

Tell me something good, Luke.

Like, Jada jet hacked our systems and faked all that hidden money.

Ryan, she didn't fake this.

Why am I the last to know that I have eight figures

stashed under a mattress?

Can you think of any operations

that are expensive, secretive,

and can only be authorized by the ceo of Wayne enterprises?

Batman, and now batwoman. That money is our operating budget.

I have no idea how Jada accessed our accounting systems.

The good news is she doesn't know what the money is for,

just that she could pin it on you.

Luke, I give up.

There's nothing here, the cops could walk in any second,

and I'm freezing my ass off.

Gcpd has thermal imaging cameras all over the city.

Let me see if any other rooms have abnormal temperatures.

I'm not seeing any iceboxes.

Luke, I'm seeing a bunch of heat lamps here.

Maybe they were getting ready to try thawing her?

If they did that in another room...

On thermal imaging, it would look like a sauna.

Okay, bingo. Get ready to suit up.

- Oh. - What's the situation?

Dead body.

They tried to unfreeze it. Didn't work.

Positive ID. She's the other one in Jordan's group text.

No sign of black glove.

I ran the name of the other guy in the group text.

According to gcpd, he's the one they wheeled out of there.

Jordan's the only one left.

Hey, no sass. You lived in a sewer.

I'll take the bedroom. We're looking for anything low-tech.

Anything connected to black glove.

Jordan knew it was dangerous, so it won't be out in the open.

You shouldn't be here.

How's your neck?

That's hurtful.

Are you talking to someone?

Oh, no.

No, I just like to say the details out loud.

Please respect my process.

Go back to digging through your sister's underwear drawer.

Go, go.

Want my two cents?

First of all, they're my two cents.

Second of all, shut up. I'm working.

You didn't wanna read those postcards.

You don't like feeling those little machines

swim around in you like guppies.

You broke my damn neck.

I'm sorry. Do I seem a teensy bit on edge?

It's only because the fabric of my reality is collapsing around me.

You sure you're keeping it together in there?

Oh, yeah.

You know, just overcoming the mold of your sister's dusty manifestos.

Maybe if you knew what was real about yourself, Beth...

The rest of the world would fall back into place.

She unmasked the Bee Gees.

- Oh, wow. - That doesn't belong to you.

Thanks for the warning.

Just taking a shot.

Are you make-believe?

I'm here for everything that was scanned into the girl's phone.

Pro tip?

Buy a document shredder.

Okay.

What's up, Luke?

You didn't give an update on your progress with Jordan.

I'm trying to keep her stable until someone comes through

with a sample of the formula.

You had her long enough to analyze every angle, run every test and you still got nothing?

Wow, no pressure, huh?

You judge how I perform in the clutch. Why can't I do that for you?

Mm, I was trying to help you,

not score points in some best-hero competition.

Look, I'm not dunking on you. You declared yourself team doctor.

I'm trying, but I can barely see straight because I spent the night in a park,

which nobody knows because nobody actually cares.

What is it? I can hear it. You just got an idea, right?

Animals never evolved to withstand freezing,

but plants have organic material

that's perfectly adapted to freezing and thawing.

They survive winter by synthesizing

a type of antifreeze inside their vascular tissue.

The key is to thaw from the inside, not the outside.

You think this could safely unfreeze Jordan?

No, I just thought it was a fun fact about plants.

What's that smell?

Gasoline.

Alice.

Alice.

What?

Oh. A little on-the-nose, but the books are a nice touch.

Hey, where's your knife?

The Bee Gees took it,

along with all the evidence I found in Jordan's hidey hole.

Stop trying to make Bee Gees happen.

Jeez, misdirected anger much?

Misdirected? This is completely your fault.

What?

You're Alice, a legit supervillain.

The only reason these guys jumped you is because

you were talking to some guy who wasn't even there.

Yeah, I noticed.

Sometimes I'm not sure what's real and what's not.

It used to only happen at arkham. It's getting worse. I don't know what to do.

And I don't know anyone who wants to help me.

That's one way to solve my problem.

Sorry, Jordan.

Hey, how are you feeling?

I wish you had told me.

I could have helped.

I will always support you, Jordan.

Always.

She'll need some more time before she can talk again.

Her entire body is resetting.

I'm not gonna lie, she might smell like cilantro for a couple days,

but she's gonna make a full recovery.

Oh, thank goodness.

Can we eat now?

I'm so sorry, soph.

I said I'd handle this, and we still don't know

who these people are or what they're doing with the freeze serum.

Jordan's okay, and that's all that matters.

How did you know to come to the apartment?

Luke figured out they were after the original documents

Jordan had on her phone.

I won't let black glove get another shot at her.

They almost burned me at the stake. You're getting my help on this.

And Alice's too, whether we want it or not.

Mary.

So Alice told me her psychosis is getting worse,

and she suspects the doctors don't care.

Honestly?

Whatever meds they give her

could be causing a psychotic break instead of curing it.

It's going to be everyone's problem if Alice fully loses her mind

before we finish the job for Montoya.

But hypothetically,

I could get a supervised work release from arkham,

and sweet Mary could make sure I was taking my proper meds.

I'm sure that ry-ry could convince Renee-nay it was for the best.

You know, all for the sake of "fighting crime."

Right, and who's gonna put up with that babysitting job?

Someone who sleeps with a gun under her pillow.

Mm. What do you say?

Roomies.

- How's the other crisis? - Resolved.

So you'd be one-for-two today.

You might think you're here to give me best practices for a perp walk,

but I'm not going anywhere.

I did nothing wrong.

Oh, I believe you.

You haven't been on the job long enough to embezzle a stapler, let alone 30 million.

I think you made the wrong person your enemy,

and now you're the fall gal for Bruce Wayne's misdeeds.

You think Bruce Wayne stole from his own company?

Mr. Wayne's legacy has been complicated since he took over the company.

With his addictions,

misbehaviors and disappearances,

let's just say I'm used to the challenge of putting lipstick on a pig.

- What's this? - Press release that'll go out in the morning.

After a thorough review, it was determined that the "missing" money

was part of a top-secret defense contract that you negotiated with a.R.G.U.S.

Ceo Wilder thought no one could know about this for national security reasons

and deeply regrets not alerting the board of directors.

A.r.g.u.s. Will go along with this story?

I have an old friend there. He's doing me a favor.

Okay. That's it? Crisis averted?

Unfortunately, no.

The stock price is still cratering,

because someone is coordinating a campaign

to undermine shareholder confidence.

If we don't restore confidence, we are at risk of a hostile takeover.

The board of directors is demanding your resignation.

It is our best shot at containing the crisis.

Okay, Charlie.

What do you think I should do?

That's up to you, Ms. Wilder.

But in my opinion, if you remain as ceo, we will lose the company.

We knew she was capable of this.

Did we?

Because I'm not even clear why the woman hates me so damn much.

I'm her daughter.

I told you, that does not matter to her.

Okay, look.

Bruce was the face of Wayne enterprises.

But my dad was his partner, and Bruce would always say

that the company belonged to Lucius as much as it did him.

Ryan, I cannot lose this place.

You think I can?

What happens to batwoman

if there's no cash to put gas in the Batmobile?

I am not letting Jada take my calling.

So even though nobody thinks that you'll win, you're just gonna...

Stay and fight?

Have you met me?

Okay.

Failsafe subroutine reactivated.

Now let's power cycle the boot loader.

Good to see you again, son.

Dad?

Oh, my god. Um...

I needed to hear your voice.

So the company's under attack, and I feel like if we lose Wayne enterprises,

another piece of you is gone from my life.

Helping Wayne enterprises is beyond what I can help with.

Yeah, I know. We're already making a plan.

I needed to know why you stopped talking to me.

You repaired the system fault in the os

that had been blocking this ai from normal operation.

I didn't. I just turned the failsafe back on.

Lucas, this ai is not designed to run independent of the failsafe.

It has no purpose if it's not empowered to act in your best interest.

Right, okay. So once a dad, always a dad.

What did you wanna ask me?

Well, a friend of mine kind of already gave me the answer, but...

I need to hear it from the man himself.

Um...

I'm not ready to wear the suit, am I?

No, son.

You're not.

So why'd you have me meet you here? Nothing left to lose?

Jada wants Wayne enterprises, doesn't she?

Look, I'm sorry you had to face Jada's wrath

and that I had something to do with that.

But she's had me sign a thousand ndas over the years,

so I can't really talk about company business.

What happened to siblings having each other's backs?

You weren't interested.

I am not letting our mom take over Wayne enterprises.

J“ bad girl, need a bad girl need a bad girl j“

j“ 'cause the bad boys just don't cut it... j“

do you think the two of us could stand a chance against Jada

if we pledge to work together?

J“ we 're always up to no good doing what they wish they could j“

it's deadline day, my friend. What do you have for me?

I have the answer you've been searching for.

It works the way I asked?

It wasn't an easy process, but yes.

We were able to adapt Victor fries' research into a new formula

that can safely freeze and unfreeze organic material.

What made the process so difficult?

Our arrangement is that black glove society

commissions us to achieve the impossible.

But our terms were nonnegotiable.

You do not inquire about our methods, nor our identities.

You don't wanna tell me what lines you crossed to achieve the impossible.

Hmm. You wanna know what line I crossed.

The final breakthrough came from a rival research team.

I stole their idea.

As long as that's the extent of it, I'm a very happy customer.

Nothing wrong with a little corporate espionage.

So now that you have the ability to put anyone's life on pause indefinitely,

just give me the word and I'll make it happen.

Oh, I will.

And it won't be a long wait.

The time has come for my son, Marquis, to take his leave of absence.