Supergirl (TV Series)

Welcome Back, Kara (2021)

Staz Nair: William Dey

Quotes 

• 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.

• 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.

• William Dey : Welcome back, Kara.

  Kara Danvers : William. Hi.

  William Dey : Hi.

  Kara Danvers : Look, I... I'm really sorry that I left without saying goodbye, or without even giving you a call. I... I had to go undercover.

  William Dey : Kara. You do not owe me an apology. When we first met, I was undercover. I get it.

  Kara Danvers : Of course you do. Hey, we should get coffee after work, catch up.

  William Dey : I'd love to, but I have plans. Um... I've been seeing someone. Her name's Mary, she's a pediatrician. We actually met at a charity bake-off. Her apricot Couronne very narrowly beat my famous banoffee pie.

  Kara Danvers : Wow.

  William Dey : Mm-hmm. Well deserved, I must say.

  Kara Danvers : [laughing]  That's wonderful. I'm really happy for you, William.

  William Dey : Thank you. But coffee soon.

  Kara Danvers : Yes.

  William Dey : I know you can't divulge much about the secret profile, but I must hear some of the details.

• 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.