Episode 25: Usual Suspects
Takes place on December 30
Several villains (including Cheshire) lay an ambush for The Team, but the heroes beat them with help from their new member, Rocket. They retrieve the suitcase lost previously, and find it filled with strange bio-tech chips which are clearly not from Earth. Later Luthor, Queen Bee and Sportsmaster summon Superboy, Miss Martian and Artemis to Santa Prisca. However, none of them betray the team, and in fact they had all confessed their respective secrets to their teammates before going there. Of the three, only Sportsmaster is captured.
Later we find out that the real mole was Red Arrow, who was an unknowing Manchurian Agent to Vandal Savage. The episode ends with the entire Justice League infected with the biotech and under Savage's control.
Notes:
- The Atom, Icon, Plastic Man and Red Arrow are all made members of the League. Dr Fate's membership also becomes official, inheriting Zatara's place on the team. Captain Marvel is also allowed to remain within the League.
- In this episode, we discover that Cheshire still cares for her sister, and saves Artemis' life. Later she refuses to help her father evade capture.
- It's revealed that Superboy knew about M'gann's true Martian form since they shared a Battle in the Center of the Mind in Bialya, and was waiting for her to tell him the truth.
- Similarly, Robin reveals that he knew about Artemis' shady family for a while, since he's a master detective, and decided it didn't matter.
- The Team finds evidence that the supervillain prison, Belle Reve, is under criminal control.
