Manhunter (Supergirl)
| "Manhunter" | |
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| Supergirl episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 17 |
| Directed by | Chris Fisher |
| Story by | Derek Simon |
| Teleplay by | Cindy Lichtman and Rachel Shukert |
| Production code | 4X7617 |
| Original air date | March 21, 2016 |
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"Manhunter" is the seventeenth episode in the first season of the CBS television series Supergirl, which aired on March 21, 2016. The episode's teleplay was written by Cindy Lichtman and Rachel Shukert, and directed by Chris Fisher.
The people of National City continue to be skeptical of Supergirl following her Red Kryptonite-fueled rampage, to the point where even Cat is becoming concerned. Still coming to terms with what happened, Kara calls in sick and Winn prepares to fill in for her, but he gets a message from Siobhan to meet him and leaves Kara's duties to James. At Noonan's, Siobhan tells Winn that she has been blacklisted from all media outlets, implying she blames Kara, but Winn believes Siobhan will land back on her feet. At the DEO, J’onn continues to refuse Alex's help, but she is interrupted by the arrival of Lucy Lane and Colonel Jim Harper. The two have been sent to find out who else was aware of J'onn's infiltration of the DEO, seeking to expose any potential traitors. The two take J'onn to an interrogation room, engaging a dampening field that prevents Hank from transforming and Kara from listening in.
During his interrogation, J'onn tells the two about what happened to the real Hank Henshaw. Ten years prior, Hank led a team of agents, including a reluctant Jeremiah Danvers, on a manhunt for J'onn in Peru. When Jeremiah was attacked by a snake, J'onn saved him and the two formed a bond. J'onn talked about how his planet burned, leaving him the sole survivor, while Jeremiah showed the Martian a picture of his daughters. Though Jeremiah promised to help J'onn and convince the DEO he is not a threat, a distrustful Hank appeared and fired upon the alien. Jeremiah attempted to stop Hank, who manageed to stab Jeremiah before he threw Hank over a cliff. As he lay dying, Jeremiah asked J'onn to watch over his daughters. J'onn agreed, and assumed Hank's identity. However, Jim, who was close friends with Hank, doesn't believe him and places J'onn in custody. Alex is the next to be interrogated, and tells them of how Hank recruited her to the DEO, claiming him to be the best man she knows. Though Alex passes her lie detector test, Lucy still believes she is lying, and the two are ordered to be taken to Project Cadmus.
When Kara tells James about what happened, James reveals Cadmus is a secret genetic engineering facility that dissects aliens and performs experiments for military use, citing it as the reason Superman won't work with the government. With no choice, Kara asks James to bring Lucy to her apartment, where Kara reveals to her that she is Supergirl. Lucy is still distrustful, asking why Kara continues to lie about her identity. Kara tells a story of when she was a teenager and she rescued a woman and her baby from a burning car wreck. The car exploded, injuring Alex, and Jeremiah told her that she must continue to conceal her abilities to keep herself and those around her safe, giving Kara a pair of lead-lined glasses to help inhibit her powers. Years later, Kara convinced Cat Grant to hire her for the assistant's job, saying that she’s not special, but just wants to be useful and is willing to sacrifice everything, as Kara tells Lucy. After a moment of clarity, Lucy agrees to help Kara.
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