Supergirl (TV Series)
Welcome Back, Kara (2021)
Julie Gonzalo: Andrea Rojas, Acrata
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Quotes
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Andrea Rojas : Can anyone tell me what this is?
Nia Nal : It's the current media tracker's latest ranking of the top ten news outlets in the country.
Andrea Rojas : Yes. And CatCo is number eight. Number *eight*! Does anybody know what else ranked number eight?
[no response]
Andrea Rojas : No, you don't. Because no one ever remembers number eight. Look, I know that our reputation took a hit after our little slip-up covering the Lex Luthor trial... but we must do better. CatCo had the tradition of being *the* go-to news source. Trusted and respected. We need more breaking news. More hard-hitting journalism. We must rebuild. Find new sources, dig deeper. We will be number one by the end of next month's ranking... or I will get a new staff. Am I clear?
[taking the silence as affirmation of understanding]
Andrea Rojas : Good. Now, back to work.
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Andrea Rojas : Nia told me what you've been cooking up and, well, I smell another Pulitzer.
Kara Danvers : [trying to be modest] Oh.
Andrea Rojas : And that's gonna be great for business. I can't wait to read it immediately.
Kara Danvers : Well, uh, I'm not exactly done with it yet.
Andrea Rojas : Of course. End of day, then.
Kara Danvers : Uh, that's the weird thing, though. There's... there is no story.
Andrea Rojas : What?
Kara Danvers : Yeah, Mirando... Miranda changed his mind... at the last minute. He said he would take everything off the record, he would deny everything. It's... it's the funny thing about these resistance leaders, they think they want fame, but their lives depend on secrecy.
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Andrea Rojas : I have been shockingly patient with your long absence, which resulted in exactly zero stories, so you owe me. I want you to call Supergirl. I want an exclusive with her about how she stopped the National City Phantom attacks.
Kara Danvers : The... the what?
Andrea Rojas : The Phantom attacks. And I want a whole series. Interviews with Supergirl and everyone who was turned into a Phantom. Here's a list of the victims, and I want all the details. Don't let them skip a single thing, okay?
Kara Danvers : [not really listening] Okay.
Andrea Rojas : Thanks.
Kara Danvers : [going to Nia's desk] Why did no one tell me that Phantoms attacked National City?
Nia Nal : Alex didn't want us to burden you. She knew you'd be worried, and for no reason. The Phantom is gone, this is in the past.
Kara Danvers : Yeah, but how did it even get here?
Nia Nal : We... sort of released it... the first time we tried to rescue you.
Kara Danvers : So... so all these people suffered because of me?
Nia Nal : No. Kara, no. It is Lex's fault. He is the one that sent you there.
Kara Danvers : It, uh... it doesn't matter now. Like you said, that's over. It's done now. So, I-I'll go talk to Andrea.
Nia Nal : [seeing Zor-El pick up a copy machine] And I will go talk to Uncle Archie and remind him that humans cannot lift 800 pounds of machinery.
Kara Danvers : Ooh. Oh... oh, dear.
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Andrea Rojas : [reading an article of William's] "Determining who's responsible for these so-called garbage islands proves just as messy as cleaning up the islands themselves"? You sound like a human sleep aid. What happened to the LuthorCorp angle? We know Lex's mismanagement of the DEO is responsible for this.
William Dey : We actually don't. When I finally got my LuthorCorp source on the phone, he said Lex had hired a third party to dispose of the DEO waste. And it wasn't even illegal. They exploited a loophole in government regulations. If anything, the system's to blame for the fire.
Andrea Rojas : The unseen toxicity of Lex is the fire. Figure it out.
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Kara Danvers : I just got a lead on a major environmental disaster story.
Andrea Rojas : As it relates to Phantoms?
Kara Danvers : No. A thousand miles off the coast of National City, there is a literal island of garbage.
Andrea Rojas : Kara, that's hardly news; there's garbage masses in every ocean.
Kara Danvers : Right, yes, but this one was hit by a neglected satellite today and caught fire because this garbage island has heavy amounts of debris illegally dumped by multiple corporations, including the DEO.
Andrea Rojas : You mean Lex caused this?
[calling outside]
Andrea Rojas : William!
[beckoning him to join them]
Andrea Rojas : I want you to go investigate this trash island fire as it relates to Lex Luthor and his misdeeds.
William Dey : Me?
Kara Danvers : Him?
Andrea Rojas : Yes. This is the one-two punch the paper needs. Two Pulitzer-winning authors, combating crises, both frightening and domestic. Not only will we focus on local security and safety with the Phantom story, but also, we continue exposing Lex for the global threat that he is. William, you still have contacts at LuthorCorp, right?
William Dey : Yes, but I've been having trouble getting them to disclose anything since the trial.
Andrea Rojas : Well, make them talk. Just don't tell me about it; plausible deniability.
Kara Danvers : Well, Andrea, I-I really think that because I brought the trash island story, and I really should be the one to cover it...
Andrea Rojas : Kara, every single news source currently outranking us is still covering the story. But thanks to your connections, CatCo has something no one else has: Supergirl. No one has been able to sit down with her. You can get us back on top. Unless for some reason, you have a problem covering the Phantoms?
Kara Danvers : No. No, of course not.
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William Dey : Andrea, you published my article. I thought you wouldn't do it unless I trashed Lex.
Andrea Rojas : Your article was good, William. It didn't need the LuthorCorp angle. Not to mention the photo you got of this giant trash robot. It's a real attention-grabber.
William Dey : It is?
Andrea Rojas : Yes. But I also realized something. These... . attacks on National City, we've been killing ourselves trying to cover them like every other news outlet. But the real story... is who's stopping them.
William Dey : [she shows him Lex's surveillance dossiers] Supergirl and her friends?
Andrea Rojas : Super Friends. Huh. I like that. Let's run with that.
William Dey : [confused] Run with what, exactly?
Andrea Rojas : Our future. CatCo made Supergirl. And they have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship ever since. But like Supergirl, we need to think bigger. It's not just how these heroes save the day. It's why. What drives them to do what they do? I want a full profile on these heroes, and I want a lasting relationship with all of them. Track their every move, until we're the ones they call before they go fight a giant robot or a Phantom.
William Dey : Okay. But they're superheroes, and we're only human. How do we cover their every move?
Andrea Rojas : Well, you're the investigative journalist. You'll figure it out.
