A Unique View of AGN-Driven Molecular Outflows: The Discovery of a
  Massive Galaxy Counterpart to a $z=2.4$ High-Metallicity Damped
  Lyman-$\alpha$ Absorber
  We report the discovery of a massive $\log(M/M_\odot)=10.74^{+0.18}_{-0.16}$
galaxy at the same redshift as a carbon-monoxide-bearing sub-damped Lyman
$\alpha$ absorber (sub-DLA) seen in the spectrum of QSO J1439+1117. The galaxy,
J1439B, is located 4\farcs7 from the QSO sightline, a projected distance of 38
physical kpc at $z=2.4189$, and exhibits broad optical emission lines
($\sigma_{\rm{[O III]}}=303 \pm 12$~\kms) with ratios characteristic of
excitation by an active galactic nucleus (AGN). The galaxy has a factor of
$\sim$9 lower star formation than is typical of star-forming galaxies of the
same mass and redshift. The nearby sub-DLA is highly enriched, suggesting its
galactic counterpart must be massive if it follows the $z\sim2$
mass-metallicity relationship. Metallic absorption within the circumgalactic
medium of the sub-DLA and J1439B is spread over a velocity range $\Delta v >
1000$ \kms, suggesting an energetic origin. We explore the possibility that a
different galaxy could be responsible for the rare absorber, and conclude that
it is unlikely based on imaging, integral-field spectroscopy, and high-$z$
massive galaxy pair statistics. We argue that the gas seen in absorption
against the QSO was likely ejected from the galaxy J1439B and therefore
provides a unique observational probe of AGN feedback in the distant universe.
