Kevin's gonna hate missing this one.
Why's that? He likes refitting the Rustbucket a lot more than he likes going on missions.
But he likes ogling movie stars more than anything.
Is "ogling" really a word?
Yes, and Kevin's really good at it.
“Catch a Falling Star” · Season 3
In this episode: Ben Tennyson (7), Gwen Tennyson (6), Jennifer Nocturne (5), Carl Nesmith (5)
[Ben and Gwen arrive at Bridgeman Trailer Park]
You sure this is where Jennifer Nocturne grew up?
Of course. I did research.
On the internet?
At the grocery checkout. [holds up a tabloid with a photo of Jennifer as an 8-year-old girl]
MNMaureen Nocturne
She was 14 when she left home to be on that TV show. Ain't never heard from her since.
What about her father?
MNMaureen Nocturne
Ran off before she was born.
[In a motel room… Jennifer is in the shower after trimming her hair short and dying it black]
[wraps herself in a towel and steps out of the shower; to Nesmith] Problem solved. Nobody will recognize me now.
[looking at his reflection in the mirror] Captain Nemesis was never quite as famous as you, but he was famous enough that I'll be recognized.
You should have worn a mask. Maybe if you shave your mustache and dye your hair?
Unfortunately, my makeover is going to be a bit more… complicated.
[fighting Nesmith] You're going back to prison!
[Ben and Gwen are in his car, leaving the hospital after he got his arm broken during his fight with Nesmith]
[groaning as he wakes up] Are we following them?
[driving] No, we're just leaving the emergency room.
You let them get away? [painfully with his arm in a sling] Ow!
By the time I came back, they were already gone. Besides, you were hurt. The E.R. staff wasn't very happy with me wheeling you out before the anesthesia wore off.
Okay. So, how are we gonna find Nesmith.
While you were under, I called Kevin. He showed me how to hack into Jennifer's phone records.
What'd you get?
She just wired money to the account of a Dr. Randolph Pervis, DVM. That's where we're headed.
Great. [puzzled] What kind of doctor is a DVM?
That's… the weird part.
Let's forget all of this. Slip out of the country and disappear.
We can't. We can fool the cops, but Tennyson will never stop looking for me. I have to get him first. He took everything from me. Everything. Everything!
[using her powers to scan the doll Jennifer had when she was 8 years old] Jennifer's aura is getting weaker.
What's that mean? Is she out of range? Hurt?
No, it's more like… she's losing touch with herself.
So, he's brainwashing her?
Not exactly. You ever heard of Stockholm Syndrome?
Sure I have. Refresh my memory.
Victims start to identify with their captors, especially when they feel like their old life was empty and meaningless.
Come on, she's rich, she's famous.
She has a mom from trailer park confidential, and a dad she never knew, plus, she dropped out of Vampire Summer 5 for "behavioral problems." Jennifer is a train wreck.
[unsure] I don't know.
[pulls out prison records on her plumber's badge] Prison records show Jennifer sent dozens of letters and packages to Nesmith, sometimes several a week. She visited him almost every day. She was obsessed with him.
So you're saying she's gone bad?
I'm saying she's a mess, and that, it's a lot harder to rescue someone who doesn't want to be rescued.
All those aliens we fight? Usually, they want to steal something, or take over the world. Fine, I get that. But Nesmith. The prison guards, the limo driver, Dr. Pervis, that guy over there… Look what he did to them! And for what?
You don't have to be an alien to be a monster. Nesmith doesn't care who gets hurt as long as he gets what he wants.
But what does he want?
You, Ben. [gives him the note Nesmith left] He left this in the truck. It says where he's going, dares you to follow him. It's obviously a trap.
Obviously.
Tried to take my company away from me, but I won't let them! [he and Jennifer enter the elevator] You wait, you'll see.
[calling to Jennifer; quietly] Psst! Jennifer! [Jennifer sees him] We're here to help you.
Go away! You'll ruin everything! Don't you see, I love him!
[fires a blast at Ben with his armor gauntlet but Gwen immediately saves him] I'll destroy you, Tennyson, like you've tried to destroy me!
[in the Nesmith robot mech suit] Let…him…go!
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This man is not your friend. He's pure evil!
He's all I've got!
[After Ben and Gwen defeated Jennifer and Nesmith]
Jennifer, you have to listen. They're going to put me in prison again.
[shedding tears] No, we can still--
I'm going to tell them I took you, that you didn't have any choice.
Carl, I love you. I can't--
If you love me, you'll do as I say. Keep your mouth shut, and wait for me. Promise me.
Forever.
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