Homelander and Firecracker in “Unfinished Business”

Homelander

Where were you last night?

Firecracker

Starlight was at the mansion.

Homelander

What?

Firecracker

I chased her outside, but the bitch got away.

Homelander

She did?

Firecracker

Tek Knight’s dead. Probably Starlight and her friends did it. [Homelander scoffs] How do you think they knew about the party?

Homelander

Cameron Coleman wasn’t the leak.

Firecracker

So either Sage was lyin’ to you, or she’s as useless as tits on a mouse. I mean, fuck. I heard about her performance last night, sir. I just want you to know that I would–

Homelander

So… You’re the one who let Starlight get away. So how do I know that you’re not the leak?

Firecracker

When you found me… my podcast had… I dunno, a couple hundred fans. [chuckles] You know, folks laughed. Now, I’m the fucking anchor at VNN with millions of followers. And they ain’t laughin’ no more.

Homelander

I really don’t care–

Firecracker

Please, just let me finish! Now, I have spent… my whole life on the outside, lookin' in. It was you… who threw that door open for me, sir. You brought me in. God, you have given me… everything. You… are everything to me.

Homelander

Uh… What are you doing? I am not sexually attracted to you.

Firecracker

No, this ain’t about sex. No, this? This is about loyalty.

Homelander

But you’re not pregnant.

Firecracker

There’s a… long regimen of drugs a person can take to make it happen. It enlarges the heart just a tiny little bit.

Homelander

You did this for me?

Firecracker

I’d do anything for you. Anything.