Supergirl Season 2 Episode 5: Crossfire Photos Released

11/03/2016 05:25 pm EDT

The CW Television Network has released sixteen stills from this Monday's episode of Supergirl, which is titled "Crossfire" and is about a ruthless gang with dangerous, alien weapons terrozing National City.

The images feature James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks), the show's go-to damsel in distress, being rescued once again by Supergirl (Melissa Benoist), which will lead to him becoming The Guardian; Mon-El (Chris Wood) at Lena Luthor's fundraising event, taking on one of the armed gang members; and Detective Maggie Sawyer (Floriana Lima) and Alex Danvers (Chyler Leigh) giving off a flirtatious vibe.

SUPERGIRL TAKES ON A RUTHLESS NEW GANG — Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) must beat a ruthless new gang who has been armed with dangerous new alien technology. When Cadmus sends a video to the DEO, the team realizes Cadmus is the one staffing the criminals for a secret mission.

Meanwhile, Kara (Melissa Benoist) gets Mon-El (Chris Wood) a job as an intern at CatCo, James makes an important decision and Lena (Katie McGrath) invites Kara to attend one of her fundraisers.

Glen Winter directed the episode written by Gabriel Llanas & Anna Musky-Goldwyn.

Distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. International Television Distribution, SUPERGIRL is executive produced by Greg Berlanti (Arrow, The Flash), Ali Adler (The New Normal), Andrew Kreisberg (The Flash, Arrow) and Sarah Schechter (Blindspot, The Mysteries of Laura). Supergirl is based on the characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster and appearing in DC Comics, by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel Family.

Supergirl airs Monday nights at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW. "Crossfire" will debut on November 7.

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