Supergirl (TV Series)

Rather the Fallen Angel (2018)

David Ajala: Manchester Black

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• Supergirl : So, what did your partners want with the fission rods?

  Manchester Black : Go ahead, tell her what you told me.

  Col : I don't know anything.

  Supergirl : [Manchester roughly grabs his lapel]  Hey, hey. That is not how we do things.

  [to the Child of Liberty] 

  Supergirl : Look, you're getting in the back of a police car anyway, so just tell us the truth.

  Col : I swear, I don't know any more. I said I wanted to help, and they gave me two options. I could show up here and steal some fission rods, or hang out waiting for some cargo shipment.

  Supergirl : [sharing a look with Manchester, then to a nearby patrol cop]  We're done here.

• Manchester Black : Hey, partner. Wait up.

  Supergirl : Look, I-I appreciate what you're doing, but I can take it from here.

  Manchester Black : Look, Agent Liberty took everything from me. I will do anything to see him brought to justice. Anything. Just let me help. I'm resourceful. I tracked them here, didn't I?

  Supergirl : I'll call you if I find anything.

• Supergirl : Thanks for the tip. So what's this code you've cracked?

  Manchester Black : [leading her through a maze of shipping containers]  Follow me. Once I realized that little weasel in the energy factory gave us everything we needed, the rest was easy.

  Supergirl : DISL label.

  Manchester Black : International standard codes for ID and freight containers. I nicked the logs from the shipyard foreman, did a little cross-referencing and found our prize. So, shall we see what's behind door number one?

  Supergirl : [opening the container]  It's empty. And freezing. Whatever was shipped in here was kept sub-zero.

  Manchester Black : Yeah, now it's gone without a trace.

  Supergirl : Maybe not.

  [she uses her x-ray vision and spots something underneath the container] 

  Supergirl : It's part of a shipping label.

  [seeing he's not there] 

  Supergirl : Manchester?

• Supergirl : [catching Manchester threatening an unarmed man]  Hey, hey! Hey! Whoa! What are you doing?

  Manchester Black : He's the supervisor. He must know where that shipment was headed.

  [kicking the man's feet out from under him] 

  Manchester Black : Where did it go?

  Supergirl : [restraining him]  Stop! Stop. He can't speak through your fist.

  Manchester Black : [the man scurries away]  Well done. Now he's gonna go call the cops.

  Supergirl : I don't care. You could've broken his jaw. We don't hurt innocent people. What is wrong with you?

  Manchester Black : Okay, look, sorry. Sometimes I just get a little... I had a rough couple of months.

  Supergirl : Yeah, well, maybe you should take a few more and cool down.

• Manchester Black : I thought you wanted nothing to do with me.

  Supergirl : Yeah. But I spoke to J'onn, and he said I should give you another chance.

  [offering a wrapped plate] 

  Supergirl : It's a pot pie. It comes in peace.

• Supergirl : I never got the chance to meet Fiona. But J'onn tells me she was... remarkable.

  Manchester Black : She was.

  Supergirl : I know you want justice for her. I wanna help you find that.

• Supergirl : I should get back to the DEO.

  Manchester Black : No, wait. The DEO is already on it looking for that bomb. So maybe you and I can crack something here. Your friend said he'll cal if he find something, right?

• Manchester Black : I keep coming across this problem. The container was empty when we got to it, which means they had to get rid of the cargo somewhere. But the logs say the shipment just arrived. They didn't have time to unload there or to make land at any other docks.

  Supergirl : At least not on the mainland. They had to have stopped at an island. That's... that's the only way. The missing alien fission rods are...

  [realizing] 

  Supergirl : They're on Shelley Island.

  Manchester Black : That's where Fi came through. I thought it was defunct.

  Supergirl : It was, but it runs on alien fission rods, just like the ones that were stolen.

  Manchester Black : They turned the island back on.

• Supergirl : I have to alert the DEO.

  Manchester Black : Wait. Hey, look, if this is their home base, and they're planning something, Agent Liberty will be there.

  Supergirl : Exactly. That's why we need backup.

  Manchester Black : No, it's why we need to be smart. A guy like that can smell the DEO a mile away. If we go in blazing, he'll hit the trigger, or worse. We need to sneak in on the hush. No big guns. You know, your way.

  Supergirl : Okay. But there are power-dampening pylons on the island. We have to be careful. But luckily, I always come prepared.

  [showing him a small grenade] 

  Supergirl : It's a yellow sun grenade to boost my powers. Think of it like a Kryptonian multivitamin.

  Manchester Black : Hmm. Can I see that?

  Supergirl : [handing it over]  Yeah.

  Manchester Black : [inspecting it, then handing it back]  Brilliant. I knew I'd do right teaming up with you.

• Manchester Black : [landing on Shelley Island]  Wow. It's beautiful.

  Supergirl : Yeah. You should've seen this place when it was fully operational.

  Manchester Black : There's the power dampeners.

  [Kara throws the sun grenade through, and they pass through the barrier; feeling weak, she gasps for air] 

  Manchester Black : [as they're surrounded by Children of Liberty, he reveals he removed the grenade's core]  Sorry, Supergirl. I saw an opportunity. My new mates here promised me an audience with their king. So I delivered.

• Supergirl : You set me up? All this time, you were playing me? Why?

  Manchester Black : Pain is a great motivator. I told you I'd do anything.

  [flashback] 

  Manchester Black : You must be Caldwell. Petrocelli said I could trust you.

  Caldwell : You get us Supergirl, and you get to meet the boss.

  Manchester Black : All right, gentlemen, you know the deal. This has to look legit. And you, don't pull the trigger until we hear her.

  [as the scene returns to the present, Supergirl is restrained with iron chains] 

  Manchester Black : All right, then. As the, uh, roaches say, take me to your leader.

• Fake Agent Liberty : Mr. Black. I've heard a lot about you. Please, let's talk.

  Manchester Black : Yes, let's.

• Fake Agent Liberty : I hear you wanna discuss the possibility of expanding the Children of Liberty to Europe. But I thought you made plans to live here with Fiona.

  Manchester Black : Of course you're not Agent Liberty. Because if you've connected me to Fiona, you know the only reason I'm here is to avenge her. And he'd never risk that.

  [he takes out the other Children of Liberty in the room] 

  Manchester Black : [removing "Liberty's" mask]  I made a deal with our dead friend over there, and he did not deliver. Maybe you can. Who is Agent Liberty?

  Frank : If I tell you, you'll let me live?

  Manchester Black : I believe disloyalty should be rewarded.

• Manchester Black : I honored my end of the deal. I delivered the goods. But I think now I'm gonna take it back. Time to let our caged bird free.

  [he shoots the dampeners and Kara's powers are restored] 

• J'onn J'onzz : You betrayed Supergirl tonight. You betrayed me and your promise to Fiona. No vengeance is worth your soul.

  Manchester Black : What soul, old man?

  J'onn J'onzz : I saw the love you had for Fiona, how you fought for her. I also know what you're gonna do, and I can't let you kill a man, even if that man is Agent Liberty. Once you cross that line, Manchester, there is no going back.

  Manchester Black : You have no idea what lines I've already crossed.

  [tapping J'onn's chest] 

  Manchester Black : See that there? That's your heart beating. Mine is dead. And every time I close my eyes and wait to hear Fi's voice, there's nothing. There's just silence. I'm empty, man.

  J'onn J'onzz : That is not true!

  Manchester Black : You wanna know the truth?

  [he puts J'onn's hand on his temple, and a small disc on his chest] 

  Manchester Black : Look.

  J'onn J'onzz : [groaning in pain as he sees memories of Black killing the Children of Liberty]  Why won't it stop?

  Manchester Black : It's an empathy amplifier. It was created to use against empaths, double the hurt and keep everything in. If I can't escape this pain, neither can you. You shouldn't have believed in me.