A/N: What a great episode. So many good things happened and now they've announced the title of the season finale episodes with Cat - "Nevertheless She Persisted." Excited and hopeful that they'll fix some of this mess with the finale.
She groans in frustration who the hell is this guy and why is he following her. Is nothing going to go right today? First she thought that she was finally going to meet Cat today, when her boss asked her to run a report upstairs to the CEO's assistant. She hoped that the assistant wouldn't be there and she could just waltz right into Cat's office. But of course that didn't happen. The assistant was there waiting for the report and Cat was sitting on the couch with another woman going over some files. Now she's being followed by this wannabe hero.
Looking over her shoulder again, she catches another glimpse of him, she is certain that he's the same guy that she saw after work talking to Eve Teschmacher and from the way Eve looked at him Lynai assumed that it was her boyfriend, which makes him following her even more weird. Not to mention that he's obviously an alien or something like it, since he's following her across the rooftops with practiced ease. Is he a cop? The cops have been at CATCO for two days now but they haven't come near her so there is no reason to believe that anyone is on to her yet. Is there a chance that he works for Cat Grant? Was the woman that she saw in Cat's office private security and if so, does this guy work for her? Lynai stops for a moment to think it through again and she notices that the guy has stopped as well. He must be able to hear her, she thinks. Worried that he may have more powers than she does, she makes a decision.
Lynai lands on the next roof and stays below his sightline and doubles back to the edge of the building out of sight. A moment later, just as the guy is about to land on the rooftop, she pops up, then swings a punch with all she's got. The blow sends him reeling backward, he flails a moment then drops like a stone. She doesn't stop to watch, instead she dashes away, intending to put as much distance between them as she can before he can recover.
Mon-El was looking around for her, when she suddenly appeared right in front of him. She landed the blow while he was still in the air and there was nothing for him to grab onto, so he fell like a rock. The space between the two buildings was barely a car's width apart. He turned his body to grab ahold of a fire escape railing, but it groaned from his weight and began to bend. Using his feet, he pushed away from the wall, but he pushed a little too hard and ended up ricocheting down between the two buildings like a pinball. A moment later, he hit the ground hard followed by a shower of crumbled brick. He laid there a moment on his back, the hard landing knocked the wind out of him for a moment, but he wasn't hurt physically, his pride seemed to have taken the brunt of the damage. Groaning, he now slips his hand into his pocket and pulls out the cell phone Winn gave him, to his surprise it still seems to work, so he sighs and makes the call.
"Where are you? I just got to the bar and no one's seen you," Winn asks his friend worriedly.
"About that," Mon-El says laughing lightly as he begins to get up. "So I found her and it turns out that she definitely has some super powers."
Collins hangs up the phone and looks over to the young detective sitting across from him, Stewart Johnson.
"Apparently we have a new alien in town," Collins remarks and the younger man looks at him curiously waiting for him to continue.
"There was another alien following her tonight, the two of them were spotted downtown jumping from roof to roof. The girl knocked him down and he fell 20 stories between two buildings and got up without a scratch," Waller adds.
"There was a male that worked with Supergirl a few weeks ago. We haven't been able to identify him, but he isn't Kryptonian, he can't fly and he's not as strong as Supergirl," Johnson points out.
"That's good though, if he's close to Supergirl then maybe we can use that to figure out her real identity," Collins counters.
"Almost every alien in National City has registered on the National Registry except for Supergirl and this guy, so what is it that they have to hide?" Johnson asks.
"That's exactly what we need to find out," Collins retorts.
"You went rogue again," Winn remarks a short while later when Mon-El climbs into the van. "Alex is going to kill you."
"Yeah right," he scoffs. "You know what, s-she should thank me, because I did her a favor and now, now we know that this Lumos chick is superpowered," Mon-El argues back.
"Keep telling yourself that, man." Winn quips shaking his head.
"Oh and we need to let Kara know about this meta-girl," Mon-El says changing the subject.
Winn looks quizzically over at the alien, "Dude, Kara is already aware of Lumos and I found security footage from last night showing her climbing up the building across from Waller's. It puts her near his place right before his death," he points out.
"Well, that's bad, because I overheard Ms Grant's assistant accidently tell Lumos that she, Ms Grant, is home alone," Mon-El replies. "Kara would want to know that her friend might be in danger," he adds.
"Ohh, is that why you followed her? To help Kara protect Ms Grant?" Winn asks, unsure if he really wants to unpack all of this with Mon-El tonight.
Mon-El groans and closes his eyes. He really doesn't even like Cat Grant. The few times that he's been near her, she has looked right past him like he wasn't even there. No, he's definitely not doing this for her. Maybe Winn is right. Maybe he is just doing this to get Kara's attention.
Winn pulls the van over and grabs his cell phone from the console. He glares at Mon-El as he pulls up Kara's number and calls her.
"Hey Kara, you have a sec?" He asks waiting for the hero's response.
"Uh, sure just a minute," Kara says softly, before pressing the phone to her chest and excusing herself from Cat's home office. "What's up Winn? Did you find out something else?" She asks as she moves down the hall and into the living room.
"Sort of, so Mon-El followed Lumos from CATCO..." Winn begins before Kara cuts him off.
"I thought you said that he went to the Galleon? What the hell was he doing following her?" Kara asks angrily.
"Kara, just listen, she noticed him and got away. And h-he thinks that she may be on her way to Ms Grant's place," Winn informs her.
"He had no business following," Kara snaps. "Wait, why does he think she's coming here? Kara questions.
"Well," Winn says looking over at the Daxamite. "He overheard Lumos talking to Ms Teschmacher. Apparently, she was able to get Eve to tell her that Carter is away this week. It might be a good idea for you to go over there and make sure that she's alright. We don't know how long it will take for NCPD to investigate her and pick her up," he adds.
"I'll just stay here tonight then, just in case," Kara replies firmly.
"You're already there?" Winn questions, he knows quite well that his friend has a crush on her former boss.
"Yes, we had some things to go over," Kara offers, it's not really a lie. They did go over their cover story for how long Supergirl has had the apartment.
"Ever since Ms Grant returned to National City, the two of you have been spending a lot of time together," Winn points out carefully.
"Winn," Kara says as a warning. Now isn't the time to discuss what is or isn't going on between her and Cat.
"Okay, okay," he says backing off. "But it's good because you should probably stay close by until this is all sorted out."
"I intend to and if it makes you feel better, I have an apartment down the hall now," she adds, more to prevent him from speculating any more than he already has.
"You moved without telling me?" Winn blurts out and Mon-El turns to look at him suddenly more interested in the conversation.
"No, the apartment is for Supergirl," Kara retorts. "I still have the loft."
"Uh Kara, you do know that you and Supergirl are the same person," Winn points out even more confused and worried than before.
Kara frowns, of course Winn would freak out about her being here with Cat, he's always been a bit terrified of the media mogul. Standing on the balcony in the cool night air, Kara takes a moment to focus on the sounds of the city around her. Confident that there's nothing to worry about, she is about to turn around, when she senses Cat right behind her.
"What is going on?" Cat asks concerned. It's not often that she's heard the blonde raise her voice and curse. One could argue that the word 'hell' is barely an expletive.
"Um, Cat the other organization that I work for has identified someone that they think may be a threat to you and they're worried that she may be on her way here," Kara begins to explain.
"Who is she?" Cat questions.
"Lynai Lumos, and not only is she obsessed with you, she has been working as an intern in the social media department," Kara explains uncomfortably.
"She works for me?" Cat blurts out mildly surprised. "Does this have anything to do with Waller or is this a separate issue?"
"We're pretty sure that she's connected to Waller," Kara answers carefully.
"Are you sure? Because it is not uncommon for me to have obsessed fans, just ask Tom, security has a list," Cat quips lightly, reminding Kara of the list of people that Cat has restraining orders against.
"Cat, this is serious. After Waller was removed from the office and escorted out of CATCO, someone outed him on Twitter. They connected his true Twitter profile to the ones that he used to troll people. He got into several heated arguments and several people threatened to kill him if he didn't stop trolling. We identified one of those people as Lynai Lumos, which is why I gave all my research to Tom to pass along to the NCPD," Kara explains seriously.
Cat sinks down into the nearest chair, stunned. When she was going over the forensics reports with Alex, the witness indicated that he heard a woman yelling and she mentioned Cat's name.
"It's going to be okay, I'm here," Kara says softly.
"Kara what if she killed Waller as some sort of misguided way to protect me?" Cat asks.
"That's possible, but I'm not leaving your side until this is all over," Kara replies.
"Oh Kara, maybe you're right. I should hire extra security," Cat admits.
"Actually, we think that she's a meta-human. She's abnormally strong and can climb and jump, your average security guard isn't going to be able to protect you from her," Kara points out.
"Oh," Cat says still processing everything.
"NCPD is working on this and now that they know who she is and that something has altered or maybe given her superhuman strength, they'll find her. Cat the NCPD Science Division is top notch," Kara rambles trying to reassure the other woman.
The older woman doesn't answer, she just wraps her arms around herself a little tighter. Having Livewire after her was different. Cat knew Leslie and understood her anger. It was still frightening, but not like this. Knowing that there is a total stranger out there obsessing over her and may have killed to protect her honor feels chaotic and Cat doesn't do well with chaos.
Kara goes to her and kneels beside the chair. "Cat, I'm here. You're safe," she murmurs resting a hand on Cat's knee.
Cat sighs and reaches out to cover Kara's hand with her own.
"What happens now?" She asks in a small voice.
"We wait for the police and everyone to investigate her and hopefully arrest or at least bring her in for questioning," Kara answers. "And, uh, I'm going to stay near you until that happens. You won't mind if Supergirl volunteered to be your protection detail?" She asks.
Cat scoffs. "I don't need Supergirl. I just need you," she answers giving Kara's hand a squeeze.
"Well, lucky for you, you get both of us," Kara answers playfully, before wrapping her arms around the smaller woman.
Maggie unlocks the door to her place and immediately senses that she isn't alone, so she reaches for her weapon.
"Sorry, it's just me," Alex says coming out of the bedroom. "You didn't get my text," she adds.
"I must have missed it," Maggie answers as she sets the gun on the counter and begins to remove her jacket and then her holster. "It's been a hell of a day," she admits.
"I know," Alex replies as she crosses the room and places a soft kiss to her girlfriend's lips.
"I didn't think that I would see you tonight," Maggie says pulling her in close and returning the kiss.
"Can we, uh talk first... about your case?" Alex asks.
"Alex, I got the information from Kara and we're investigating Lumos, but you know that I can't talk about an open investigation" Maggie begins stepping back and running her hand through her hair.
"Okay, then I'll talk. I have some new information on Lynai Lumos," Alex replies, her gaze studying the detective carefully.
"Why do you have new information on her?" Maggie asks, a little annoyed that Alex won't stay out of it.
"Don't get mad, just hear me out. I was the one who told Kara to call you with the information," Alex reminds her.
"Okay," Maggie replies waiting for the rest of it.
"I may have seen the forensics and autopsy reports on Waller and opened up a DEO file on Lumos," she explains quickly. "Winn was researching her and we found out that she may be a meta," Alex continues, hoping that Maggie won't comment on her seeing the files.
"The DEO cannot take over this investigation," Maggie begins to argue. "If you have her in custody, you had better be turning her over to NCPD."
"No, we haven't picked her up. Look, Mon-El went rogue again, he's still trying to prove himself to Kara, I think. Anyway, he followed her and tipped her off," Alex replies. "But we can help locate her and help you bring her in," she adds quickly.
Maggie frowns, Collins isn't going to be happy about the DEO's assistance. "And how the hell did you get copies of those reports? Did you also have Winn hack into the NCPD mainframe?" She questions loudly.
"No, Winn didn't do it. Your reports were leaked to the media, Cat Grant has them," Alex answers.
"Damn it, that's why Collins went to the Police Commissioner. I knew he was withholding information from me," Maggie exclaims running her hand through her hair. "Is that everything?"
"Of course," Alex replies. "I meant it when I promised not to lie to you," she adds sincerely.
The brunette detective sighs and reaches over and squeezes her girlfriend's arm. "Thank you, but now I need to call Collins," she says unhappily. "And we'll need to put a detail on Cat Grant, unless you've taken care of that too."
"About that, did you know that Supergirl has an apartment at CATCO Towers?" Alex asks with a shy smirk.
"Seriously?" Maggie retorts returning the smile. "When did that happen?"
"Officially, after Myriad, but technically a few hours ago," Alex says relaxing a bit, now that the worst of their conversation is over.
Maggie ends the call to Collins, after filling him in on the report that Alex shared with her. And he agreed to station a couple of officers to keep track of Lumos after Maggie assured him that the DEO had an agent in place to protect Ms Grant.
"Hmm, so Kara stays another night with Cat, if they weren't together before, they will be now," Maggie points out as she sets two tumblers of scotch on the coffee table and plops down beside Alex on the couch.
"She said that she's staying in the guest room," Alex answers.
"You don't sound like you believe her," Maggie points out.
"I believe her, I just hope that she understands what she's getting into with Cat Grant. She's not just dating an older woman, she's dating someone who is in the media spotlight. And the last thing Kara needs is media attention. Facial recognition software is a thing, it's just a matter of time before her identity is revealed," Alex counters.
"Is she prepared for that?" Maggie questions.
Alex pauses. It's a fair question. Kara did use Supergirl as a source and when it's revealed that she is Supergirl, all of her stories may be called into question.
Lynai slips into her apartment building through the parking garage, she knows that whoever was following her gave up, which is why she indulged her curiosity and snuck onto the roof of the building across the street from CATCO Towers, she couldn't see much though because the building was several stories shorter, but she could see a shadow of someone on Cat's balcony. She was certain that it was Cat, but a few minutes later another person appeared beside the first one. Lynai gasps, she assumed Cat would be alone since her assistant said that her son was out of town. A few minutes later, she could see the two silhouettes embrace and then she noticed the ponytail on the taller one. It had to be Kara Danvers. Lynai heard all of the rumors at CATCO about Cat's former assistant. And now, Lynai promises herself, it is time to get Kara Danvers out of the way.