Supergirl (TV Series)

American Dreamer (2019)

Katie McGrath: Lena Luthor

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• Querl Dox : [after Kara's broadcast]  Oh, my. You're leaking.

  Lena Luthor : [trying to fight the tears]  I always considered myself strong, brave. But... to share yourself like that, I...

  Querl Dox : If I am understanding Dreamer's words correctly, none of us should be afraid of who we are. Nor should we fear sharing that.

  Lena Luthor : I feel so paralyzed right now because I'm not able to. I'm... not able to move forward. I can't find Lex. I can't fix James.

  Querl Dox : I understand that you have been betrayed by many people in your life, Lena. I know that feeling, too. But if you want to be trusted and accepted, then you must also trust. It will be risky. But I can tell you that if you close all doors, you will have a 99.9% chance of sorrow.

• Kara Danvers : So, Sebastian Melmoth withdrew $5.8 billion from L-Corp on October 10. The same day, AmerTek paid $5.8 billion for a missile base in Rubniu. Coincidence?

  Lena Luthor : No, I don't believe in them. More likely, our mystery man took the money he withdrew from L-Corp and paid for the missile base using AmerTek as a smokescreen.

  Kara Danvers : So, who is Sebastian Melmoth, and where the hell is Rubniu?

  Lena Luthor : [as she studies the board, something suddenly clicks]  That nostalgic bastard. When Lex was thirteen, he read the entire works of Oscar Wilde, and for weeks, he had us call him by Oscar Wilde's pseudonym, Sebastian Melmoth.

  Kara Danvers : Are we saying that *Lex Luthor* bought a missile base?

  Lena Luthor : No, but not in Rubniu. Lex loves codes, so Sebastian loves codes. It's a double-breasted interrupted key cypher. It's Lex's favorite.

  Kara Danvers : [watching her write "KAZNIA"]  Guess we're going to Kaznia.

• Lena Luthor : I'm sorry I was so short with you. You were just trying to do your job.

  Kara Danvers : Friendship is the most important job, and I was so focused on my article, I forgot what really matters.

  Lena Luthor : No, Kara. The truth is, even if you'd been standing right next to me when Lex escaped, I really wouldn't have let you be there for me.

  Kara Danvers : What do you mean? Why?

  Lena Luthor : Because I'm the one that's keeping secrets. Eve wasn't the only one working with Lex. I...

  [as she talks, her emotions begin to overwhelm her] 

  Lena Luthor : I was working with him, too. He contacted me four months ago. He knew I had the Harun-El. He had cancer and he was afraid to die. He's my brother. And in my heart, I knew he was manipulating me, but I believed him, and I helped him and he betrayed me. And I was weak, and I will never forgive myself for that. I can only imagine what you think of me, Kara. I don't blame you.

  Kara Danvers : [hugging her as Lena cries]  No, no. You are not weak. You are a brilliant, kind-hearted, beautiful soul. Your brother asked you for help, and in life and death situations, you help family. No one can judge you for that. I'm so sorry you felt like you couldn't tell me.

• Lena Luthor : Kara. What a surprise.

  Kara Danvers : Yeah, your new assistant let me in. She seems nice.

  Lena Luthor : Let's hope she doesn't stab me in the back.

• Lena Luthor : I haven't figured out the extraction yet, Brainy.

  Querl Dox : That's why I came up. Urgency is no longer required. James has successfully completed his mind palace. With his trauma unblocked, the Harun-El seems to have stopped attacking his PTSD and is regulated throughout his body. His long-term prognosis with your drug in his system is good.

• Alex Danvers : [running tests on James at the DEO]  Heart rate is 186. His ICP at 22 mil, and his BP is 160/30 and rising.

  Querl Dox : EKG now erratic. Pardon me for stating the obvious, but I do not believe the extraction process is working. You're pulling plasma, not Harun-El, and you're exacerbating his symptoms.

  James Olsen : It's okay. Keep going.

  [Lena taps her tablet; James grunts in pain as his hearing is overloaded with stimuli] 

  James Olsen : Oh, god... okay. I'm fine.

  Lena Luthor : I'm sorry. I thought this would work. I took this AmerTek technology straight from Lex's cell and I followed the instruction plans from Eve's lab exactly.

  Querl Dox : In the interest of science, was that super hearing you just experienced?

  Kelly Olsen : Super-hearing now, too?

  Alex Danvers : It seems every panic attack is bringing out a new ability.

  Lena Luthor : I will fix this. I just... need to better understand this.

• Lena Luthor : Begin Harun-El extraction trial 7.5. Object is at 180 BPM, device is set to 350 megahertz.

  [the heart begins to turn black] 

  Lena Luthor : Mark five. Tumors emerging. Heart volume expanding to 30%.

  [the heart is overtaxed and explodes] 

• Kara Danvers : I'm writing an article about Lex. I wanna expose him. I want to take him down and put an end to all of this.

  Lena Luthor : An exposé on Lex. That's quite an Everest.

  Kara Danvers : Uh, there was actually something I was hoping you could answer. Has L-Corp done business with AmerTek? Maybe on a-a military project?

  Lena Luthor : No, of course not.

  [sitting down] 

  Lena Luthor : Look, I'm sorry I can't help you with this right now. I'm... I'm trying to help James. You know, Alex is here. You haven't been around. Supergirl's been there for me. Person who judges me on the very premise of my last name, but my best friend hasn't.

  Kara Danvers : Lena, I'm... I'm sorry. I was... I was trying to catch Lex. For you. That's why I'm doing this. Of course I care about how you feel.

  Lena Luthor : You just care about me a little less than you do as a source for your story.

  Kara Danvers : No, no, it's not like that. I... I wish I could explain, but... but maybe it's better if I just go.