While
out on the prowl, Huntress (Ashlea
Scott) takes on a
meta-human mugger
with the ability to spit acid. However,
after a quick and easy fight, the meta-human dies with a wound
matching his acidic power. Was his death related to using his
power or is there something more sinister at work?
Meanwhile,
in the New Gotham Police Department (NGPD) Det. Reese (Shemar
Moore)
is paid a visit by another cop, Det. Morton (Joe
Flannigan) who has a thing for "screamingly weird" cases.
The case he is interested in is the meta-human Helena dealt with
and he believes they are looking at the work of a serial killer
who likes to use bizarre methods to kill his victims. Morton
is partnered with Reese to investigate and the two leave for
the scene of the crime.
After leaving NGPD, Huntress drops in on Reese hoping to share
info on the case. Naturally, Reese won't share anything until
he knows her name, forcing Helena to vanish into the night.
Back at the clock tower, Oracle (Dina
Meyer) works to find out
anything on power duplication but is unable to find anything
on the Delphi Database. She suggests Helena pays a visit to No
Man's Land in order to find out something. Reluctantly, she agrees.
Dinah (Rachel
Skarsten) wants to go, but Barbara tells her not
on a school night.
The next day at school, hoping to make a fresh start in a new
town, Dinah puts her foot in her mouth whilst introducing herself
to her new class leading her to believe she will have no friends.
Wade Brixton (Shawn
Christian) comes to visit Barbara in her
classroom where he asks her out to dinner with his parents. Afraid
they won't accept her, Barbara tries to cancel but Wade is able
to convince her to come.
While
out on the beat, Morton quizzes Reese about the mysteries of
New Gotham. Morton refers to the meta-humans as creatures
and offers to make sense of everything Reese has seen. In the
middle of the conversation however, a man walks past and Morton
suddenly gets a headache and leaves to go home. After leaving
Reese though, Morton follows the man who past them in the street
- he is a janitor working in a renovated building. The janitor
tells
Morton he isn't supposed to be in the building and Morton's
headache quickly returns. He tells him he wants him because of
what he is and the pounding gets worse every second. Moments
later, the janitor forms a fireball in his hand and throws
it at Morton.
He dodges,
and then forms a fireball of his own and incinerates the meta-human
janitor.
Elsewhere in New Gotham, Helena visits No Mans Land Collectables,
the hub of the meta-human community in the city. She speaks with
Gibson (Robert
Patrick Benedict), a meta-human who remembers
every sight, sound, taste, touch and smell since birth. He offers
to buy her a drink, and when he twists the head of a statue a
hidden door opens leading the way to a bar filled with meta-humans.
The bartender, Frosty (Josh
Waters), has the ability to freeze
and uses his power to keep drinks extra chilled. Inside, they
talk business but Gibson doesn't know anything and says that
its impossible for one meta to have the same ability as another.
As she tries to leave, Gibson plays the guilt card and convinces
Helena to stay for a few drinks.
In New Gotham High School, Dinah tries to make friends in the
cafeteria but is dubbed zipper-girl (because she came from the
town that inventied the zip) so tries to slip out unnoticed.
One of the girls however spots her making her exit.
As she leaves No Man's Land, Helena catches Dinah entering the
bar instead of being at school. She tells Helena she skipped
school because she wasn't fitting in and she wants to be a superhero
when she grows up...you don't need to know algebra to be a superhero.
That night at NGPD, Morton tells Reese about the meta-humans
and explains their abilities in a way he can understand. He says
they are dangerous and should not be trusted. He goes on to tell
Reese about a vigilante that used to fight crime a generation
ago dressed as a bat. Because of the Batman, the meta-humans
flocked to New Gotham to battle the Caped Crusader but when he
vanished, some of the meta's settled down and had families. The
meta-human population grew and mixed with humans created a secret
subculture throughout the city. Disturbed, Reese tells Morton
that he might know a meta-human...a woman who he caught standing
over a dead body and who now shows up looking for information...Huntress!
Later
that night, Morton kills another meta-human - Frosty! He calls
Reese
to
the scene to investigate, but begins developing
a headache indicating a meta is nearby. He tries to dull the
pain with aspirin but his bottle is empty so Reese gos back to
the car to get some more. He is just about to return to the scene
when Huntress makes an appearance. She is shocked to find out
it is Frosty, and after mentioning that he must have been killed
with his own power Reese realises everything Morton told him
is true. He asks if Huntress is one of those "meta-things"...if
she is normal. Huntress gets upset and leaves.
On the roof however, she bumps into Morton, who tells her it
was him who told Reese all about the meta-humans. He takes on
her abilities and the two fight. The police rush to the scene
and Huntress forced Morton onto the road where he is hit by a
police car. Helena vanishes back into the shadows and Morton's
eyes return to normal.
The next morning in the clock tower, Helena tells Barbara about
Morton. She also explains she called Reese to warn him but he
didn't believe her. Oracle uses the computer to learn that Morton's
powers have a range of about 20 yards. Annoyed that she can't
beat the crap out of him without him mirroring her powers, Helena
tries to storm off, but Barbara manages to calm her down a little
by telling her about her dinner with wade's parents - they don't
like her because she is in a wheel chair.
Dinah
shows up in No Man's Land and chats with Gibson, who is excited
that
Dinah
is friends with "the delectable Huntress".
He buys her a drink and they play pool, but all the fun stops
when the service elevator opens and Barbara wheels out.
In downtown New Gotham, Reese and Morton argue about the metas.
Morton thinks that the only reason Huntress saved Reese's life
was to get a cop in her pocket. Morton gets another headache
and Helena drops down from above. She rushes Morton, and eventually
pins him against the wall. Reese pulls his gun on her, calling
Huntress a creature. She lets Morton go and challenges Reese,
who refuses to shoot her. Moments later, Morton jumps to his
feet using Helena's powers and shoots Reese. Huntress takes off
and Morton follows her. She contacts Oracle using comms who sends
help for Reese. Helena tells Oracle she can't beat Morton, and
he can't beat her...but they can go down together.
On
the roof of a building, Helena and Morton go head to head.
The reason
Morton is trying
to kill the metas is because he is
one. If he can kill them all, then he won't mirror anyone’s
powers and the headaches will disappear...he will be normal again.
He'll be free. As the fight goes on, eventually Morton's headache
gets worse and worse. Then from out of nowhere, Dinah arrives
with every meta-human from No Man's Land. Eventually the pain
gets so bad he can't even stand. Huntress wants to kill him,
but Oracle is able to talk her out of it, but Morton uses the
opportunity to escape...by jumping off of the skyscraper without
any meta-human abilities.
Waking up in the hospital, Reese finds Huntress sitting in his
room. She explains to him what happened and tells him the truth
about the meta-humans...some are good, some are bad. And the
reason there are so many meta-human criminals in New Gotham is
because there are a lot of criminals in the city anyway. Reese
says he didn't think she would kill him, but thought she would
at least beat him to a bloody pulp. He also asks Huntress for
her name, but she refuses because when they met he asked her
who she was...but last night he asked what she was. Before leaving,
she does say that he has to earn her name.
On
the roof of the clock tower, Helena, Barbara and Dinah reminisce
on the events of the last few days before heading to No Man's
Land to unwind.
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