1 00:00:00,001 --> 00:00:01,801 [Jefferson] Previously on Black Lightning... 2 00:00:01,805 --> 00:00:02,805 It's been a year. 3 00:00:02,809 --> 00:00:04,655 But maybe it's time you move on with your life. 4 00:00:04,659 --> 00:00:08,224 I injected myself with Wendy's powers and went out there. 5 00:00:08,228 --> 00:00:09,359 - [gun fires] - [thudding] 6 00:00:09,363 --> 00:00:11,028 You just traded one drug for another. 7 00:00:11,032 --> 00:00:13,096 I'm a captain of industry now, Jefferson. 8 00:00:13,100 --> 00:00:15,331 I'm gonna take away everything you love. 9 00:00:15,335 --> 00:00:17,245 You don't want to be Black Lightning, but you're willing 10 00:00:17,248 --> 00:00:18,661 to light up a couple of cops. 11 00:00:18,665 --> 00:00:20,509 Freeland would be lost without Black Lightning! 12 00:00:20,513 --> 00:00:22,146 Freeland is lost! 13 00:00:26,211 --> 00:00:27,877 Run, now! 14 00:00:32,418 --> 00:00:34,517 [rock music playing] 15 00:00:41,260 --> 00:00:44,861 ♪ Beat is getting stronger ♪ 16 00:00:45,831 --> 00:00:50,665 ♪ Music getting longer, too ♪ 17 00:00:50,669 --> 00:00:53,701 ♪ Music is a blast to me ♪ 18 00:00:53,705 --> 00:00:56,037 ♪ I want to, I want to ♪ 19 00:00:56,041 --> 00:00:59,208 ♪ I wanna take you higher ♪ 20 00:01:01,145 --> 00:01:03,511 ♪ I'm gonna take you higher... ♪ 21 00:01:03,515 --> 00:01:05,045 What have you done with my family? 22 00:01:05,049 --> 00:01:07,984 Oh, they're safe with me. Fret not. 23 00:01:08,753 --> 00:01:10,618 I'll take good care of them. 24 00:01:10,622 --> 00:01:12,188 [grunts] 25 00:01:17,394 --> 00:01:18,559 Oh, Jeff. 26 00:01:20,732 --> 00:01:22,164 [grunting] 27 00:01:27,372 --> 00:01:31,073 ♪ Beat is nitty gritty ♪ 28 00:01:31,910 --> 00:01:35,844 ♪ Sound is in your city, too ♪ 29 00:01:36,780 --> 00:01:40,082 ♪ Music's still a blast to me... ♪ 30 00:01:42,186 --> 00:01:44,253 [grunting] 31 00:01:52,969 --> 00:01:56,734 Jeff, sit your weak ass down. 32 00:01:56,738 --> 00:01:57,972 Dinner is served. 33 00:01:59,475 --> 00:02:00,475 Or don't. 34 00:02:01,789 --> 00:02:03,219 Who knows? 35 00:02:03,223 --> 00:02:06,790 Maybe your rage will kill your whole damn family. 36 00:02:06,794 --> 00:02:09,025 [laughs] 37 00:02:09,029 --> 00:02:10,029 That's cold. 38 00:02:10,998 --> 00:02:12,497 Kinda like this turkey leg. 39 00:02:14,467 --> 00:02:17,535 [groaning] 40 00:02:21,574 --> 00:02:23,141 It's always the same dream. 41 00:02:24,111 --> 00:02:25,675 What do you think they mean? 42 00:02:25,679 --> 00:02:28,077 You're the one with the PhD, you tell me. 43 00:02:28,081 --> 00:02:30,913 ♪ Last night I saw a superhero he was black ♪ 44 00:02:30,917 --> 00:02:33,718 ♪ He said "This is for the street Black Lightning's back" ♪ 45 00:02:36,223 --> 00:02:39,555 Recurring dreams can stem from 46 00:02:39,559 --> 00:02:41,390 feelings of incompetence, 47 00:02:41,394 --> 00:02:44,026 as the unconscious works through them. 48 00:02:44,030 --> 00:02:47,430 But if you want to unravel their meaning, 49 00:02:47,434 --> 00:02:49,666 you're gonna have to put in the work. 50 00:02:51,371 --> 00:02:53,571 I... I think the dream means that... 51 00:02:56,201 --> 00:02:58,499 no matter how hard I try to protect my family, 52 00:02:58,503 --> 00:03:00,236 it's always gonna end in tragedy. 53 00:03:01,614 --> 00:03:03,512 Things aren't like before. 54 00:03:03,516 --> 00:03:04,785 Before what exactly? 55 00:03:04,789 --> 00:03:06,449 Before the Freeland conflict. 56 00:03:06,453 --> 00:03:09,123 Before I put everybody in danger. 57 00:03:09,127 --> 00:03:11,128 Before my best friend died. Is that what you want to hear? 58 00:03:11,131 --> 00:03:13,140 Your best friend wasn't in your dream, 59 00:03:13,144 --> 00:03:14,507 your family was. 60 00:03:14,511 --> 00:03:17,245 Stop deflecting and tell me what it means. 61 00:03:18,347 --> 00:03:19,347 [sighs] 62 00:03:20,817 --> 00:03:22,583 I can't be the man that I was. 63 00:03:24,738 --> 00:03:26,302 [chuckles softly] 64 00:03:26,306 --> 00:03:27,439 He thought he could... 65 00:03:28,995 --> 00:03:30,093 change the world. 66 00:03:34,297 --> 00:03:35,730 I can't live with the... 67 00:03:37,582 --> 00:03:39,215 decisions that I made... 68 00:03:41,537 --> 00:03:42,537 being him. 69 00:03:47,993 --> 00:03:49,559 Without him, I don't know who I am. 70 00:03:53,565 --> 00:03:55,398 - [both grunting] - [people cheering] 71 00:03:57,068 --> 00:03:59,867 Oh, we got all of Freeland putting in bets right now. 72 00:03:59,871 --> 00:04:02,503 Your man says he'll come through, then he'll come through. 73 00:04:02,507 --> 00:04:05,306 [Lala] Oh, you done good, Devonte. 74 00:04:05,310 --> 00:04:06,376 This place... 75 00:04:07,379 --> 00:04:10,411 is like a virtual Madison Square Garden. 76 00:04:10,415 --> 00:04:12,846 Yeah, but all this costs a grip. 77 00:04:12,850 --> 00:04:14,915 It's gonna be a minute before we turn a profit. 78 00:04:14,919 --> 00:04:16,684 You know what costs more? 79 00:04:16,688 --> 00:04:18,388 Getting clipped by Freeland's finest. 80 00:04:19,558 --> 00:04:21,087 Now... 81 00:04:21,091 --> 00:04:22,091 this... 82 00:04:23,060 --> 00:04:25,192 this is the way of the new world. 83 00:04:25,196 --> 00:04:26,893 People placing bets through their phones 84 00:04:26,897 --> 00:04:28,828 feeling like they at an event... 85 00:04:28,832 --> 00:04:30,597 with no crowds to track us. 86 00:04:30,601 --> 00:04:32,767 [soul music playing] 87 00:04:35,005 --> 00:04:36,005 [grunting] 88 00:04:47,518 --> 00:04:48,750 Punk ass is good. 89 00:04:54,134 --> 00:04:55,799 Pay him. 90 00:04:55,803 --> 00:04:57,636 But let me know when he's fighting next. 91 00:04:58,862 --> 00:04:59,862 I got you. 92 00:05:01,198 --> 00:05:03,397 Got Lydell in the office, just like you asked. 93 00:05:15,278 --> 00:05:17,478 [Lala] You've seen better days, Lydell. 94 00:05:20,751 --> 00:05:23,415 You care to explain yourself? 95 00:05:23,419 --> 00:05:25,718 Lala, look what Black Lightning did to me, man. 96 00:05:25,722 --> 00:05:28,454 - I'm a damn cripple now. - I didn't ask about that! 97 00:05:28,458 --> 00:05:30,625 I asked you about why you killed a kid... 98 00:05:32,448 --> 00:05:34,114 and got Blackbird's attention. 99 00:05:35,431 --> 00:05:37,829 Now, I'm gonna ask you one more time... 100 00:05:37,833 --> 00:05:40,799 to explain yourself, or we gonna play a little game 101 00:05:40,803 --> 00:05:44,169 - called trip the crip. - Whoa, whoa, whoa. 102 00:05:44,173 --> 00:05:47,174 I... I... I was just protecting your interests, man. 103 00:05:48,043 --> 00:05:49,541 The kid was just collateral damage. 104 00:05:49,545 --> 00:05:50,778 It was nothin' personal. 105 00:05:53,349 --> 00:05:55,182 It was just business, brother. 106 00:05:58,891 --> 00:05:59,891 Funny. 107 00:06:01,023 --> 00:06:03,023 You know, I was thinking the same thing. 108 00:06:06,195 --> 00:06:08,028 Wait, wait. I... I... 109 00:06:10,265 --> 00:06:11,265 [groaning] 110 00:06:23,812 --> 00:06:25,011 [Lala yells] 111 00:06:26,281 --> 00:06:28,515 [groans] 112 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:32,320 Devonte... 113 00:06:34,005 --> 00:06:35,104 take out the trash. 114 00:06:37,526 --> 00:06:38,658 Take out the trash! 115 00:06:39,561 --> 00:06:42,228 [electricity crackling] 116 00:07:01,181 --> 00:07:03,680 Lightning's power in water? 117 00:07:03,684 --> 00:07:05,181 Have you lost your mind? 118 00:07:05,185 --> 00:07:07,384 I think I understand physics. 119 00:07:07,388 --> 00:07:09,619 And I'm using only heal, no sparks. 120 00:07:09,623 --> 00:07:12,322 I want to understand Jen's rate of recovery. 121 00:07:12,326 --> 00:07:13,758 Asking is too difficult? 122 00:07:13,762 --> 00:07:16,493 I need to study the variables under controlled circumstances. 123 00:07:16,497 --> 00:07:17,497 Gotcha. Gotcha. 124 00:07:17,501 --> 00:07:19,033 Going out, getting the crap beat out of you, 125 00:07:19,036 --> 00:07:20,302 that's a controlled circumstance? 126 00:07:20,305 --> 00:07:22,303 What is wrong with you tonight? 127 00:07:22,307 --> 00:07:23,658 The more I know now, 128 00:07:23,662 --> 00:07:25,673 the better prepared I can be for future attacks, 129 00:07:25,677 --> 00:07:26,707 like Gravedigger. 130 00:07:26,711 --> 00:07:28,304 I won't be caught flat-footed again, Jeff. 131 00:07:28,307 --> 00:07:29,807 You're not like us! 132 00:07:30,710 --> 00:07:32,441 Okay? So, what happens when your... 133 00:07:32,445 --> 00:07:34,543 Your observations go too far? 134 00:07:34,547 --> 00:07:36,080 This is not about my addiction. 135 00:07:37,049 --> 00:07:40,382 This is about protecting our girls, Jeff. 136 00:07:40,386 --> 00:07:42,284 [scoffs] 137 00:07:42,288 --> 00:07:45,220 Ten years ago, you asked me to stop being Black Lightning. 138 00:07:45,224 --> 00:07:46,224 I did. 139 00:07:47,159 --> 00:07:48,592 Hypocrisy looks good on you. 140 00:07:49,595 --> 00:07:51,928 I'll stop when you put the suit back on. 141 00:07:52,999 --> 00:07:54,197 And stop with the pity party. 142 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,164 No, no. What you don't understand is that 143 00:07:56,168 --> 00:07:58,033 playing with these powers 144 00:07:58,037 --> 00:07:59,935 will lead to misery. 145 00:07:59,939 --> 00:08:01,536 So you want to be a weekend warrior? 146 00:08:01,540 --> 00:08:03,440 Suit yourself. I want no part of it. 147 00:08:06,379 --> 00:08:07,411 [sighs] 148 00:08:10,678 --> 00:08:13,235 Welcome to the Larsen Line. I'm Rebecca Larsen. 149 00:08:13,239 --> 00:08:14,803 Tonight we have a special report 150 00:08:14,807 --> 00:08:18,573 on the true cost of superheroes protecting our city. 151 00:08:18,577 --> 00:08:20,888 This so-called superhero known as Lightning 152 00:08:20,892 --> 00:08:24,125 is touted as a savior for her role in the Freeland conflict. 153 00:08:24,129 --> 00:08:26,453 But should that give her and metas like her 154 00:08:26,457 --> 00:08:29,223 carte Blanche to terrorize our streets? 155 00:08:29,227 --> 00:08:32,626 I hope this exclusive video shared with us by a concerned citizen 156 00:08:32,630 --> 00:08:34,294 will provide transparency 157 00:08:34,298 --> 00:08:37,492 into the damage superheroes will wreak across Freeland. 158 00:08:37,496 --> 00:08:39,028 But don't take my word for it. 159 00:08:39,032 --> 00:08:40,830 I lost everything in the fire. 160 00:08:40,834 --> 00:08:43,365 I've served this community 40 years. 161 00:08:43,369 --> 00:08:46,268 Now, I can't afford to rebuild. 162 00:08:46,272 --> 00:08:50,472 There's no such damn thing as superhero insurance. 163 00:08:50,476 --> 00:08:52,707 This Lethal Lightning and metas like her 164 00:08:52,711 --> 00:08:55,244 are responsible for millions in property damage 165 00:08:55,248 --> 00:08:57,313 this city cannot afford. 166 00:08:57,317 --> 00:08:59,648 Yes, Freeland may have its fair share of crime, 167 00:08:59,652 --> 00:09:02,384 but we can't let the cure be worse than the problem. 168 00:09:02,388 --> 00:09:04,453 - [buzzes] - [Jennifer scoffs] 169 00:09:04,457 --> 00:09:07,056 Becky from the block is spewing fake news. 170 00:09:07,060 --> 00:09:09,523 That ain't what happened. I saved those people. 171 00:09:09,527 --> 00:09:10,558 [Anissa clears throat] 172 00:09:10,562 --> 00:09:12,360 I don't doubt it, honey, 173 00:09:12,364 --> 00:09:15,365 but Lightning caused a considerable amount of property damage. 174 00:09:16,434 --> 00:09:17,598 Mom, are you kidding me? 175 00:09:17,602 --> 00:09:19,768 Dad's caused way more damage than me over the years. 176 00:09:19,771 --> 00:09:22,437 Yeah, but edited news like that you can't fix. 177 00:09:22,441 --> 00:09:24,340 But they're calling me Lethal Lightning. [scoffs] 178 00:09:24,343 --> 00:09:25,907 Jen, you are a little OC with your powers. 179 00:09:25,910 --> 00:09:27,709 I keep telling you, if you trained a little more, 180 00:09:27,712 --> 00:09:29,277 you'd have more control. 181 00:09:29,281 --> 00:09:30,644 Less property damage, 182 00:09:30,648 --> 00:09:31,880 no nicknames. 183 00:09:31,884 --> 00:09:34,048 Says the woman who leaves giant cracks in the street 184 00:09:34,052 --> 00:09:35,783 just by landing dramatically. 185 00:09:35,787 --> 00:09:38,286 - You can just walk, Anissa. - You know what? Nevermind. 186 00:09:38,290 --> 00:09:40,821 You know what? It's bad enough I'm arguing with your father, 187 00:09:40,825 --> 00:09:42,323 I don't want to hear it from you two. 188 00:09:42,327 --> 00:09:43,327 [Jennifer sighs] 189 00:09:43,331 --> 00:09:46,160 The only word I wanna hear is an apology. Am I clear? 190 00:09:46,164 --> 00:09:47,627 [Anissa] Yeah, you're right, Mom. 191 00:09:47,631 --> 00:09:49,496 I'm gonna go check on Grace. 192 00:09:49,500 --> 00:09:51,899 - Bye. - Bye, Lethal Lightning. 193 00:09:51,903 --> 00:09:53,702 - [laughing] - That's not funny. Anissa! 194 00:09:55,273 --> 00:09:57,337 [sighs] I was helping people. 195 00:09:57,341 --> 00:09:59,842 What that camera didn't catch was that family I saved. 196 00:10:00,744 --> 00:10:02,842 Larsen's controlling my narrative. 197 00:10:02,846 --> 00:10:04,211 I know. 198 00:10:04,215 --> 00:10:05,545 Like I said, 199 00:10:05,549 --> 00:10:07,683 edited news like that you can't fix. 200 00:10:08,652 --> 00:10:10,119 Now, put my show back on. 201 00:10:11,588 --> 00:10:13,686 [woman speaking indistinctly on TV] 202 00:10:13,690 --> 00:10:14,723 Put me in a coma. 203 00:10:18,862 --> 00:10:20,527 You've been busy, Lauren. 204 00:10:20,531 --> 00:10:22,763 Wait until you see the playground I've built inside. 205 00:10:22,766 --> 00:10:24,764 Mmm-hmm. Just what have you got inside? 206 00:10:24,768 --> 00:10:26,435 The stuff that dreams are made of. 207 00:10:34,878 --> 00:10:37,844 This facility is like nothing I've ever seen before. 208 00:10:37,848 --> 00:10:39,481 - Mmm-hmm. - It's amazing. 209 00:10:42,385 --> 00:10:44,617 - Are those... - My pride and joy. 210 00:10:44,621 --> 00:10:47,253 The next generation Direct-Energy Gun. 211 00:10:47,257 --> 00:10:49,488 The press calls them the DEGs. 212 00:10:49,492 --> 00:10:51,890 We're on the eve of market release. 213 00:10:51,894 --> 00:10:55,330 They're going to save lives and change the world. 214 00:10:56,299 --> 00:10:57,797 - [gun beeps] - From what I've read, 215 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,766 their energy output is lethal to humans and to metas. 216 00:11:00,770 --> 00:11:02,801 Are you confident they're safe for mass market? 217 00:11:02,805 --> 00:11:05,204 You think the prospect unwise? 218 00:11:05,208 --> 00:11:07,342 - You're showing your age, Peter. - [sighs] 219 00:11:08,478 --> 00:11:09,708 Wine only improves with age 220 00:11:09,712 --> 00:11:12,078 if the grapes were good to begin with. 221 00:11:12,082 --> 00:11:13,245 I missed this. 222 00:11:13,249 --> 00:11:16,082 Yes, they are lethal to both metas and humans, 223 00:11:16,086 --> 00:11:18,584 but I had the techs install a stun setting. 224 00:11:18,588 --> 00:11:19,885 Can't have local law enforcement 225 00:11:19,889 --> 00:11:22,388 disintegrating civilians. 226 00:11:22,392 --> 00:11:24,822 They're capable of punching a hole through a tank, 227 00:11:24,826 --> 00:11:27,194 or safely neutralizing a carjacker. 228 00:11:28,030 --> 00:11:30,228 The ultimate peacekeeper tech. 229 00:11:30,232 --> 00:11:31,529 Hmm? 230 00:11:31,533 --> 00:11:33,733 - [telephone ringing] - [people chattering indistinctly] 231 00:11:42,144 --> 00:11:43,675 Marcel? 232 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:46,845 Hey. I didn't expect you back to work so soon. 233 00:11:46,849 --> 00:11:47,912 [sighs] 234 00:11:47,916 --> 00:11:49,014 Look, I, um... 235 00:11:49,018 --> 00:11:50,284 I appreciate the time you gave me 236 00:11:50,287 --> 00:11:51,487 to mourn the loss of my son... 237 00:11:52,287 --> 00:11:53,618 but I need to work. 238 00:11:53,622 --> 00:11:55,720 I have to get my kids back from child services. 239 00:11:55,724 --> 00:11:57,155 Yeah, um... 240 00:11:57,159 --> 00:11:58,922 everything okay? I mean... 241 00:11:58,926 --> 00:12:00,125 - [chuckles softly] - What happened? 242 00:12:00,128 --> 00:12:02,561 Oh, this? It's... it's nothing to worry about. 243 00:12:04,165 --> 00:12:06,430 Look, I can't imagine what you're going through, 244 00:12:06,434 --> 00:12:08,434 um, but I have to ask. 245 00:12:08,438 --> 00:12:10,398 You didn't get that from trying to get back 246 00:12:10,401 --> 00:12:11,835 at The One Hundred, did you? 247 00:12:11,839 --> 00:12:14,371 [scoffs] So, Mr. Pierce, who do you think I am? 248 00:12:14,375 --> 00:12:16,406 Black Lightning? [chuckles] 249 00:12:16,410 --> 00:12:18,877 No, I'm moonlighting as a... As a bouncer... 250 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:21,578 and occupational hazard. 251 00:12:21,582 --> 00:12:22,949 Hey, I won, though. 252 00:12:25,686 --> 00:12:26,686 Uh... 253 00:12:27,655 --> 00:12:28,985 [bell ringing] 254 00:12:28,989 --> 00:12:31,255 I'm late. Can't set a bad example. 255 00:12:31,259 --> 00:12:32,891 - Right. - [Marcel clears throat] 256 00:12:35,963 --> 00:12:37,060 [monitor beeping] 257 00:12:37,064 --> 00:12:38,861 Here we go, babe. I got you. 258 00:12:38,865 --> 00:12:41,297 I got you. [chuckles softly] 259 00:12:41,301 --> 00:12:42,565 Hey, babe, I really did 260 00:12:42,569 --> 00:12:44,900 something great for the community. 261 00:12:44,904 --> 00:12:47,703 You know, the news are just trying to say that metas only destroy, 262 00:12:47,707 --> 00:12:50,506 but, no, I built something, okay? 263 00:12:50,510 --> 00:12:52,141 A safe space. 264 00:12:52,145 --> 00:12:53,176 You gotta see it, babe. 265 00:12:53,180 --> 00:12:54,612 A safe space for the homeless. 266 00:12:55,582 --> 00:12:57,315 And I did it without violence. 267 00:12:58,452 --> 00:13:00,950 Hmm. There we go. Okay, I'm lying. 268 00:13:00,954 --> 00:13:02,585 Maybe there was a little. 269 00:13:02,589 --> 00:13:04,853 But, babe, the people I helped, 270 00:13:04,857 --> 00:13:07,124 you gotta see their faces. You had to. 271 00:13:08,461 --> 00:13:11,393 Damn, babe, you're a little ashy today. What's going on? 272 00:13:11,397 --> 00:13:12,962 [chuckles] 273 00:13:12,966 --> 00:13:16,565 Remember how I taught you there was a thing. Hmm? 274 00:13:16,569 --> 00:13:18,069 [chuckles] 275 00:13:20,807 --> 00:13:22,640 God, I miss you so much. 276 00:13:24,611 --> 00:13:26,076 It's been so long, babe. I don't... 277 00:13:26,079 --> 00:13:27,879 I don't even know if you're still in there. 278 00:13:29,181 --> 00:13:31,146 But, babe, if you are, 279 00:13:31,150 --> 00:13:32,514 please can you give me a sign, 280 00:13:32,518 --> 00:13:34,783 let me know we have a future together? 281 00:13:34,787 --> 00:13:36,118 Please? 282 00:13:36,122 --> 00:13:37,488 I love you so much. 283 00:13:38,457 --> 00:13:39,823 [monitor beeps alarming tone] 284 00:13:40,926 --> 00:13:43,324 No. No. No, baby, please, no. 285 00:13:43,328 --> 00:13:46,329 Don't do this right now. Please. 286 00:13:52,437 --> 00:13:53,437 [mouthing] 287 00:13:56,742 --> 00:13:58,775 - [monitor beeping normally] - Anissa. 288 00:14:02,681 --> 00:14:04,646 Oh, my God. Baby. 289 00:14:04,650 --> 00:14:05,650 Hi. 290 00:14:08,328 --> 00:14:09,695 Hi, how are you? 291 00:14:10,631 --> 00:14:11,631 Hi, baby. 292 00:14:18,612 --> 00:14:20,746 [hip-hop music playing] 293 00:14:25,618 --> 00:14:28,284 That face means someone's in trouble or you need my help. 294 00:14:28,288 --> 00:14:29,819 Both. 295 00:14:29,823 --> 00:14:32,888 Tell me you caught that lying Rebecca Larsen last night. 296 00:14:32,892 --> 00:14:35,460 Yeah, that white woman had it out for you. Uh... 297 00:14:36,696 --> 00:14:38,261 Lethal Lightning. 298 00:14:38,265 --> 00:14:41,066 That bitch edited footage from somebody to fit her narrative. 299 00:14:43,736 --> 00:14:45,337 I need you to find her for me, TC. 300 00:14:46,273 --> 00:14:47,937 You look mad. 301 00:14:47,941 --> 00:14:49,805 Please tell me you're not gonna... 302 00:14:49,809 --> 00:14:51,240 [mimicking Lightning] 303 00:14:51,244 --> 00:14:53,176 No, no. no. 304 00:14:53,180 --> 00:14:55,280 I need the unedited footage so I can clear Leth... 305 00:14:56,816 --> 00:14:58,647 So I can clear Lightning's name. 306 00:14:58,651 --> 00:15:00,283 Freelanders understand the truth, 307 00:15:00,287 --> 00:15:01,467 I'd like to give it to 'em. 308 00:15:04,123 --> 00:15:05,920 I don't know, Jen. 309 00:15:05,924 --> 00:15:08,357 Why don't you just let sleeping Larsen lie? 310 00:15:08,361 --> 00:15:11,593 And why do you care what people think about Lightning anyway? 311 00:15:11,597 --> 00:15:13,930 Isn't that the point of having, you know... 312 00:15:14,900 --> 00:15:16,498 an alter ego? 313 00:15:16,502 --> 00:15:18,352 No. If meta-hate like hers spreads, 314 00:15:18,356 --> 00:15:20,389 it's gonna make all of our lives more dangerous. 315 00:15:22,774 --> 00:15:23,774 Please? 316 00:15:29,048 --> 00:15:30,114 All right, fine. 317 00:15:31,583 --> 00:15:32,649 [whirring] 318 00:15:35,253 --> 00:15:38,354 [breathing heavily] 319 00:15:41,659 --> 00:15:44,293 There you go. Terry Andrews. 320 00:15:45,596 --> 00:15:47,861 Don't go and do something crazy. 321 00:15:47,865 --> 00:15:49,832 - Thanks. - Good luck. 322 00:15:50,868 --> 00:15:52,368 [bell rings] 323 00:15:53,905 --> 00:15:56,372 [Lynn] Not much has changed since our last session. 324 00:15:57,708 --> 00:15:59,507 Jeff is still sulking. 325 00:15:59,511 --> 00:16:02,109 And I'm still juggling my work, 326 00:16:02,113 --> 00:16:04,245 with teaching night school at Garfield. 327 00:16:04,249 --> 00:16:05,413 Let's talk about that. 328 00:16:05,417 --> 00:16:07,681 Elaborate on your decision 329 00:16:07,685 --> 00:16:09,316 to split your time. 330 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:11,219 Rebuilding our community is... 331 00:16:12,056 --> 00:16:13,687 Is paramount right now. 332 00:16:13,691 --> 00:16:16,023 And while Jeff's taking a break, 333 00:16:16,027 --> 00:16:18,291 - I'm filling in. - Why? 334 00:16:18,295 --> 00:16:21,229 Commitment to duty has been drilled into me as a child. 335 00:16:22,066 --> 00:16:23,697 Both my parents 336 00:16:23,701 --> 00:16:25,265 proudly served in the military. 337 00:16:25,269 --> 00:16:27,534 Their parents before them. 338 00:16:27,538 --> 00:16:30,737 My brother John left college and went straight into the army. 339 00:16:30,741 --> 00:16:31,872 But you didn't. 340 00:16:31,876 --> 00:16:34,476 Why choose the path less traveled? 341 00:16:35,399 --> 00:16:36,399 Um... 342 00:16:37,915 --> 00:16:39,514 It was chosen for me. 343 00:16:40,417 --> 00:16:41,982 I was different. 344 00:16:41,986 --> 00:16:45,151 Smarter than my brother, my parents. 345 00:16:45,155 --> 00:16:47,951 They convinced me that the military would be tedious, 346 00:16:47,955 --> 00:16:50,255 and I wouldn't fit the mold. 347 00:16:50,259 --> 00:16:51,926 And how did that make you feel? 348 00:16:55,465 --> 00:16:57,129 Like an outsider. 349 00:16:57,133 --> 00:16:58,330 Hmm. 350 00:16:58,334 --> 00:17:02,434 But I guess my parents made the right choice, so... 351 00:17:02,438 --> 00:17:05,106 You're a world-renowned geneticist. 352 00:17:06,042 --> 00:17:09,141 And a foremost expert on metagenics. 353 00:17:09,145 --> 00:17:11,510 It's perfectly acceptable 354 00:17:11,514 --> 00:17:13,948 - to sort of stretch your ego here. - [chuckles softly] 355 00:17:14,918 --> 00:17:16,784 It sounds better when you do it. 356 00:17:17,988 --> 00:17:19,986 And now, you are 357 00:17:19,990 --> 00:17:21,222 teaching night school. 358 00:17:22,691 --> 00:17:24,289 You see a pattern? 359 00:17:24,293 --> 00:17:26,057 Jeff and the girls, they have 360 00:17:26,061 --> 00:17:27,595 all these shared moments... 361 00:17:28,364 --> 00:17:30,262 and experiences. 362 00:17:30,266 --> 00:17:33,298 Like, my brother John and our parents. 363 00:17:33,302 --> 00:17:34,333 Jeff told me, 364 00:17:34,337 --> 00:17:37,336 "You don't belong. You're not one of us". 365 00:17:37,340 --> 00:17:39,538 - Hmm. - The girls said 366 00:17:39,542 --> 00:17:40,774 I was a liability. 367 00:17:45,248 --> 00:17:46,313 Oh, God. 368 00:17:48,117 --> 00:17:50,917 I'm trying to fit in where I don't belong again, aren't I? 369 00:17:52,688 --> 00:17:53,688 Just... 370 00:17:55,124 --> 00:17:57,090 Just like I couldn't when I was young. 371 00:18:00,995 --> 00:18:03,261 This is the seed of my addiction. 372 00:18:03,265 --> 00:18:04,265 Isn't it? 373 00:18:05,534 --> 00:18:07,231 My whole life... 374 00:18:07,235 --> 00:18:10,002 I've been trying to fit in where I clearly don't belong. 375 00:18:10,938 --> 00:18:13,173 And then mastering the fields when I did. 376 00:18:17,245 --> 00:18:18,609 [exhales] 377 00:18:18,613 --> 00:18:19,812 Just be you. 378 00:18:22,551 --> 00:18:25,050 Say it aloud. Own it. 379 00:18:26,454 --> 00:18:27,454 Own it. 380 00:18:29,724 --> 00:18:30,724 Just be me. 381 00:18:32,927 --> 00:18:34,793 [takes deep breath] 382 00:18:53,547 --> 00:18:54,846 [knocking] 383 00:19:13,533 --> 00:19:16,032 Mr. Pierce. Nah, this ain't for you. 384 00:19:16,036 --> 00:19:17,835 No. Mr. Pierce. 385 00:19:20,506 --> 00:19:22,271 [laughing] 386 00:19:22,275 --> 00:19:23,939 [hip-hop music playing] 387 00:19:23,943 --> 00:19:25,075 [Devonte] Mr. Pierce. 388 00:19:27,780 --> 00:19:28,980 Lala, I'mma handle it. 389 00:19:35,788 --> 00:19:38,287 What the hell is this place? 390 00:19:38,291 --> 00:19:39,623 A glimpse of the future. 391 00:19:40,859 --> 00:19:42,357 You're running illegal cage fights. 392 00:19:42,361 --> 00:19:44,726 I'm earnin'. You're interrupting that. 393 00:19:44,730 --> 00:19:46,227 Look, that man right there, 394 00:19:46,231 --> 00:19:47,863 he's got a family. He's not a fighter. 395 00:19:47,866 --> 00:19:50,331 - I don't want him hurt. - Prepare for disappointment. 396 00:19:50,335 --> 00:19:52,702 That man's cost me money every night he fights. 397 00:19:58,409 --> 00:20:01,074 But my ringer is about to change that. 398 00:20:01,078 --> 00:20:02,142 [chuckles softly] 399 00:20:02,146 --> 00:20:04,813 Don't fret. My filters... 400 00:20:08,252 --> 00:20:10,817 they keep the combater's identity secret. 401 00:20:10,821 --> 00:20:12,485 Place a bet and make some money. 402 00:20:12,489 --> 00:20:14,788 Knowing you, it's probably fixed. Just shut it down. 403 00:20:14,792 --> 00:20:17,357 The reconstruction at Freeland has been tough on everybody. 404 00:20:17,361 --> 00:20:19,125 And everyone has a vice to feed. 405 00:20:19,129 --> 00:20:20,761 I'm providing a virtual buffet. 406 00:20:20,765 --> 00:20:23,330 - More like lining your pockets. - [scoffs] 407 00:20:23,334 --> 00:20:24,334 It can be both. 408 00:20:26,103 --> 00:20:27,636 If you was anyone else... 409 00:20:28,606 --> 00:20:30,638 I would drop your Black ass right now. 410 00:20:31,675 --> 00:20:32,974 But since we got history... 411 00:20:34,211 --> 00:20:35,243 fight... 412 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:38,446 or get out! 413 00:20:40,517 --> 00:20:43,251 [both grunting] 414 00:21:00,337 --> 00:21:02,804 [grunting continues] 415 00:21:07,744 --> 00:21:09,677 [crowd cheering] 416 00:21:16,653 --> 00:21:19,854 [crowd booing] 417 00:21:24,927 --> 00:21:26,794 [both grunting] 418 00:21:28,831 --> 00:21:31,365 - [roaring] - [grunts] 419 00:21:37,139 --> 00:21:40,875 ♪ Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! ♪ 420 00:21:44,747 --> 00:21:46,178 ♪ Fight! ♪ 421 00:21:46,182 --> 00:21:47,714 Mr. Pierce. 422 00:21:48,885 --> 00:21:50,117 I got next. 423 00:21:52,588 --> 00:21:54,355 ♪ Fight! Fight! ♪ 424 00:21:55,796 --> 00:21:56,796 All right! 425 00:21:59,098 --> 00:22:02,296 Mayor Black, so glad you could make the trip at this late hour. 426 00:22:02,300 --> 00:22:04,731 Well, your bodyguard left me no choice in that matter. 427 00:22:04,735 --> 00:22:05,833 Not to worry. 428 00:22:05,837 --> 00:22:08,257 He'll return you back to your nocturnal activities shortly. 429 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:10,938 I know you're aware 430 00:22:10,942 --> 00:22:13,576 of my dedication to Freeland's reconstruction program. 431 00:22:14,946 --> 00:22:16,346 I'd like it to continue. 432 00:22:18,149 --> 00:22:21,082 I also have an offer for you that I am sure 433 00:22:21,086 --> 00:22:22,516 you'll benefit from. 434 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:24,587 In order for it to reach its zenith, 435 00:22:25,590 --> 00:22:27,221 it's gonna need a visionary 436 00:22:27,225 --> 00:22:29,457 like myself, and a ton of cash. 437 00:22:29,461 --> 00:22:32,226 Money like that can only be gained through my new, 438 00:22:32,230 --> 00:22:33,230 state of the art... 439 00:22:34,532 --> 00:22:35,598 hospital. 440 00:22:37,835 --> 00:22:42,202 Well, what with the rebuilding of Freeland, 441 00:22:42,206 --> 00:22:44,873 the city's budget is already stretched as it is. 442 00:22:46,377 --> 00:22:48,174 There's no room for a new hospital. 443 00:22:48,178 --> 00:22:50,610 There is if you diverted Garfield's budget. 444 00:22:50,614 --> 00:22:52,045 It's no secret, 445 00:22:52,049 --> 00:22:53,913 under Principal Pierce's leadership, 446 00:22:53,917 --> 00:22:57,417 it's seen shootings, death, 447 00:22:57,421 --> 00:23:00,183 and of course, its lawful occupation 448 00:23:00,187 --> 00:23:01,387 which he himself defied. 449 00:23:01,391 --> 00:23:03,656 Garfield is a pillar of the community. 450 00:23:03,660 --> 00:23:04,891 I attended there. 451 00:23:04,895 --> 00:23:07,793 As do my children, and theirs, God willing. 452 00:23:07,797 --> 00:23:10,363 Accept my proposal, Mayor Black. 453 00:23:10,367 --> 00:23:11,831 And in no time, 454 00:23:11,835 --> 00:23:14,701 your kids will be moving on up to a private school in Metropolis 455 00:23:14,705 --> 00:23:16,671 where they'll finally get a piece of that pie. 456 00:23:18,042 --> 00:23:20,205 Negro, please. 457 00:23:20,209 --> 00:23:22,243 You think I don't see who you are? 458 00:23:23,079 --> 00:23:24,709 Look, I know 459 00:23:24,713 --> 00:23:27,946 we're supposed to publicly smile together, 460 00:23:27,950 --> 00:23:30,882 show unity, shuck and jive, 461 00:23:30,886 --> 00:23:35,010 But there is no threat, no bribe you can offer 462 00:23:35,014 --> 00:23:37,480 that would make me tear down Garfield 463 00:23:37,484 --> 00:23:38,849 and Principal Pierce. 464 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:41,032 So... 465 00:23:48,371 --> 00:23:49,503 Thanks for the drink. 466 00:23:54,410 --> 00:23:55,842 I'll see myself out. 467 00:24:07,588 --> 00:24:08,854 Do you want me to kill him? 468 00:24:12,227 --> 00:24:13,227 Not yet. 469 00:24:14,930 --> 00:24:17,361 ♪ I don't give a... about your crew money ♪ 470 00:24:17,365 --> 00:24:20,231 ♪ Your chain game Alexander Wang, Bugatti ♪ 471 00:24:20,235 --> 00:24:22,669 ♪ I'll just set it all on fire watch it burn ♪ 472 00:24:23,806 --> 00:24:26,805 ♪ Yeah, I'd rather watch it burn ♪ 473 00:24:26,809 --> 00:24:29,139 ♪ And I don't give a... what Balmain is ♪ 474 00:24:29,143 --> 00:24:30,240 ♪ Or who famous ♪ 475 00:24:30,244 --> 00:24:32,476 ♪ Or Margiela a Gucci Sweater ♪ 476 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:34,746 ♪ Set it all on fire watch it burn ♪ 477 00:24:35,549 --> 00:24:37,247 ♪ Yeah, I'd rather watch it burn ♪ 478 00:24:37,251 --> 00:24:38,350 ♪ Watch it burn ♪ 479 00:24:39,859 --> 00:24:41,225 Whoa! Lightning! 480 00:24:44,659 --> 00:24:46,258 Terry Andrews? 481 00:24:48,062 --> 00:24:50,127 [chuckles] You're just a kid. 482 00:24:50,131 --> 00:24:52,830 - How'd you find me? - I tracked your phone. 483 00:24:52,834 --> 00:24:55,298 You should really check your privacy settings. 484 00:24:55,302 --> 00:24:56,333 What's this about? 485 00:24:56,337 --> 00:24:58,102 You sold footage to Rebecca Larsen. 486 00:24:58,106 --> 00:25:00,703 What she aired about me last night was straight up trash. 487 00:25:00,707 --> 00:25:03,472 Yeah, but you gotta believe me. 488 00:25:03,476 --> 00:25:05,275 I would have never given her the footage if I knew 489 00:25:05,278 --> 00:25:06,743 what she was going to do with it. 490 00:25:06,747 --> 00:25:08,214 You saved me and my family 491 00:25:08,217 --> 00:25:10,514 at the Freeland conflict and at the shop. 492 00:25:11,451 --> 00:25:12,682 You're my electric queen. 493 00:25:12,686 --> 00:25:14,050 [scoffs] 494 00:25:14,054 --> 00:25:16,594 Kid, I need you to show the public what really happened, okay? 495 00:25:17,758 --> 00:25:19,758 - The footage. Do you still have it? - Oh, yeah! 496 00:25:21,227 --> 00:25:23,895 - But it won't help you. - Of course it will. It's the truth. 497 00:25:24,865 --> 00:25:26,796 That ain't how the Internet works. 498 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:28,304 But I'll tell you what, 499 00:25:28,307 --> 00:25:31,167 I'll post you saving all those people, 500 00:25:31,171 --> 00:25:33,002 and I'll tag your social media account 501 00:25:33,006 --> 00:25:35,705 if I can get a selfie of you giving me a kiss. 502 00:25:35,709 --> 00:25:36,773 [laughs] 503 00:25:36,777 --> 00:25:39,675 - Please don't push your luck. - Oh! Okay. 504 00:25:39,679 --> 00:25:41,309 Just a selfie then. 505 00:25:41,313 --> 00:25:43,045 You want to fix your rep, 506 00:25:43,049 --> 00:25:45,115 a selfie with the kid you saved will go viral. 507 00:25:47,153 --> 00:25:49,452 I'll follow you, you follow me back, okay? 508 00:25:50,756 --> 00:25:52,420 ♪ Watch it all burn ♪ 509 00:25:52,424 --> 00:25:53,689 ♪ I watch it burn ♪ 510 00:25:53,693 --> 00:25:55,926 ♪ Watch it all burn, burn, burn, burn ♪ 511 00:25:59,932 --> 00:26:03,098 Monavista let you take that? 512 00:26:03,102 --> 00:26:05,901 They don't know it's gone, Nor will they. 513 00:26:05,905 --> 00:26:07,502 As after we run some tests, 514 00:26:07,505 --> 00:26:09,506 I'll smuggle it back in the way it came out. 515 00:26:10,375 --> 00:26:12,207 Think of it as borrowed. 516 00:26:12,211 --> 00:26:13,941 You're so fired. 517 00:26:13,945 --> 00:26:15,776 It wouldn't be the first time. 518 00:26:15,780 --> 00:26:17,509 Now, I've learned all that I can 519 00:26:17,513 --> 00:26:18,913 from the schematics I lifted. 520 00:26:18,917 --> 00:26:20,582 I was hoping you could tell me more. 521 00:26:20,586 --> 00:26:21,784 All right. 522 00:26:23,655 --> 00:26:25,520 Okay. Let's see. 523 00:26:25,524 --> 00:26:28,124 [buzzing] 524 00:26:32,531 --> 00:26:33,928 It's mostly mechanical. 525 00:26:33,932 --> 00:26:35,630 There's no computer to talk to, 526 00:26:35,634 --> 00:26:38,499 but it's admitting an odd energy signature. 527 00:26:38,503 --> 00:26:40,468 Must be its power source. 528 00:26:40,472 --> 00:26:42,102 The schematics don't mention it by name, 529 00:26:42,105 --> 00:26:44,640 so it's most likely proprietary. 530 00:26:47,054 --> 00:26:48,287 [beeps] 531 00:26:50,114 --> 00:26:51,146 Uh... 532 00:26:52,350 --> 00:26:53,780 Gambi, what are you doing? 533 00:26:53,784 --> 00:26:56,885 - [machine whirring] - I've set it at its lowest setting. 534 00:26:59,423 --> 00:27:02,291 So, don't worry, TC. I'm a professional. 535 00:27:10,099 --> 00:27:11,799 That's not good for Black Lightning. 536 00:27:13,136 --> 00:27:14,802 That's not good for anyone. 537 00:27:16,673 --> 00:27:18,271 [people clamoring] 538 00:27:18,275 --> 00:27:19,674 All bets are in. 539 00:27:23,813 --> 00:27:25,313 - Fight! - [bell dinging] 540 00:27:26,115 --> 00:27:28,383 [both grunting] 541 00:27:38,127 --> 00:27:39,558 [crowd gasps] 542 00:27:39,562 --> 00:27:40,894 [inaudible] 543 00:27:51,307 --> 00:27:54,073 [both grunting] 544 00:27:56,412 --> 00:27:57,477 Yeah! 545 00:28:05,788 --> 00:28:09,022 [crowd cheering] 546 00:28:24,171 --> 00:28:26,503 [grunting continues] 547 00:28:26,507 --> 00:28:27,940 [crowd gasps] 548 00:28:31,178 --> 00:28:32,778 No one can beat me! 549 00:28:37,485 --> 00:28:39,015 [grunts] 550 00:28:39,019 --> 00:28:40,919 [crowd booing] 551 00:28:41,889 --> 00:28:43,887 No man alive. 552 00:28:43,891 --> 00:28:45,788 Yo, should I stop the fight? 553 00:28:45,792 --> 00:28:47,592 He about to kill Mr. Pierce. 554 00:28:49,330 --> 00:28:50,896 I don't think he will. 555 00:28:53,167 --> 00:28:55,734 [crowd jeering] 556 00:29:02,409 --> 00:29:05,143 No! [groans] 557 00:29:09,649 --> 00:29:12,484 Stay down, old man. You're done. 558 00:29:13,888 --> 00:29:16,788 [crowd cheering] 559 00:29:23,138 --> 00:29:24,637 Don't you turn your back on me. 560 00:29:27,901 --> 00:29:31,000 [crowd exclaims] 561 00:29:31,004 --> 00:29:32,336 We're not done here. 562 00:29:33,507 --> 00:29:36,374 [both grunting] 563 00:29:48,087 --> 00:29:51,122 [crowd cheering] 564 00:30:06,906 --> 00:30:08,371 [groans] 565 00:30:14,246 --> 00:30:16,212 [crowd cheering] 566 00:30:17,149 --> 00:30:18,181 Yeah! 567 00:30:33,049 --> 00:30:34,115 All right. 568 00:30:36,352 --> 00:30:37,785 This is where I grew up. 569 00:30:38,888 --> 00:30:44,123 Now, I know it's, uh, a little old fashioned, 570 00:30:44,127 --> 00:30:46,625 but you're welcome to stay until you get back on your feet. 571 00:30:46,629 --> 00:30:48,593 Uh, it's perfect, Mr. Pierce. 572 00:30:48,597 --> 00:30:52,466 Look, please, please call me Jefferson. 573 00:30:53,569 --> 00:30:54,969 We spilled blood together. 574 00:30:56,003 --> 00:30:57,502 Uh, you more than me. 575 00:30:58,808 --> 00:31:00,238 You know, I... 576 00:31:00,242 --> 00:31:04,175 I know you took gold in the decathlon back in the day... 577 00:31:04,179 --> 00:31:05,610 but I didn't know you could fight, too. 578 00:31:05,613 --> 00:31:07,914 Yeah, well, I grew up in the streets of Freeland, you know. 579 00:31:07,917 --> 00:31:09,250 I learned a trick or two. 580 00:31:10,218 --> 00:31:11,582 Fair enough. 581 00:31:11,586 --> 00:31:13,985 Still, I've never seen anybody fight like that. 582 00:31:13,989 --> 00:31:15,386 I mean, especially a principal. 583 00:31:15,390 --> 00:31:16,821 [Jefferson chuckles] 584 00:31:16,825 --> 00:31:20,794 You, you may be the most impressive man I know, Mr... Jefferson. 585 00:31:22,430 --> 00:31:25,298 - Jefferson. - Yeah, I almost forgot. 586 00:31:32,941 --> 00:31:34,806 Oh, man, I can't accept this. You won it. 587 00:31:34,810 --> 00:31:37,141 Mmm-mmm. Lala cheated. 588 00:31:37,145 --> 00:31:38,311 That's your money. 589 00:31:47,327 --> 00:31:48,526 First month's rent. 590 00:31:50,725 --> 00:31:51,857 Yeah. 591 00:31:54,729 --> 00:31:57,527 When you're ready to talk to child services, let me know. 592 00:31:57,531 --> 00:31:58,531 I'll put in a good word. 593 00:31:59,633 --> 00:32:02,833 Please do me a favor. No more fighting. 594 00:32:02,837 --> 00:32:06,404 Your kids need a dad. And Garfield needs its teachers. 595 00:32:07,842 --> 00:32:13,078 So, this house will take good care of you and your family. 596 00:32:17,351 --> 00:32:18,983 Try and enjoy the rest of your weekend. 597 00:32:36,602 --> 00:32:38,767 Ooh, these are for you. 598 00:32:38,771 --> 00:32:40,702 Oh, who are they from? 599 00:32:40,706 --> 00:32:42,470 I don't know. I'm guessing Dad. 600 00:32:42,473 --> 00:32:44,073 You know he likes to make grand gestures 601 00:32:44,076 --> 00:32:45,609 when he realizes he's actually wrong. 602 00:32:47,499 --> 00:32:49,236 Well? 603 00:32:49,239 --> 00:32:52,337 It's your father inviting me for dinner tonight. 604 00:32:52,341 --> 00:32:53,573 What are you gonna wear tonight? 605 00:32:53,576 --> 00:32:54,949 Oh, I have just the dress. 606 00:32:54,953 --> 00:32:57,619 Your father is not the only one that can make grand gestures. 607 00:32:57,623 --> 00:32:59,523 - Ah. Well, have at it. - [laughing] 608 00:33:02,994 --> 00:33:06,028 [machine beeping] 609 00:33:12,194 --> 00:33:13,774 Do I want to know where you got that? 610 00:33:16,974 --> 00:33:18,240 Same way you got this, 611 00:33:19,143 --> 00:33:20,443 doing things we shouldn't. 612 00:33:23,247 --> 00:33:25,646 These DEGs pack quite a punch. 613 00:33:25,650 --> 00:33:28,384 I'm not sure even your new suit could survive a direct hit. 614 00:33:29,485 --> 00:33:30,485 Well, here. 615 00:33:31,456 --> 00:33:33,088 Go on, test it out if you want. 616 00:33:35,626 --> 00:33:37,057 What if you need to suit up? 617 00:33:37,061 --> 00:33:39,793 I won't. Look, I told you Black Lightning's done. 618 00:33:39,797 --> 00:33:42,832 - Jefferson... - Freeland will be fine without him. 619 00:33:45,169 --> 00:33:47,167 Honestly, it's a relief to accept that. 620 00:33:47,171 --> 00:33:49,102 Well, you're awfully chipper about this. 621 00:33:49,106 --> 00:33:51,805 - Have you been drinking? - Oh, not yet. 622 00:33:51,809 --> 00:33:53,606 I helped someone, Gambi. 623 00:33:53,610 --> 00:33:58,011 Me, Jefferson Pierce, and it felt great. 624 00:33:58,015 --> 00:33:59,612 Better than being him. 625 00:33:59,616 --> 00:34:02,615 Jeff, I realize you're in a dark place right now, 626 00:34:02,619 --> 00:34:05,051 but you can't just stop being Black Lightning. 627 00:34:05,055 --> 00:34:06,783 Why not? I stopped being Jefferson Pierce. 628 00:34:06,786 --> 00:34:08,388 Look where that got me. 629 00:34:08,392 --> 00:34:10,323 Gambi, I'm done. 630 00:34:10,327 --> 00:34:11,691 I don't even know where to start. 631 00:34:11,695 --> 00:34:13,662 Well, you can start with being happy for me. 632 00:34:14,998 --> 00:34:16,297 I'll see you around, old man. 633 00:34:17,567 --> 00:34:18,666 Where you off to? 634 00:34:19,569 --> 00:34:21,500 I've been sulking for over a year. 635 00:34:21,504 --> 00:34:23,604 It's time I try to make things right with Lynn. 636 00:34:25,176 --> 00:34:26,375 Wish me luck. 637 00:34:31,915 --> 00:34:33,147 [door closes] 638 00:34:35,785 --> 00:34:38,017 - Bonjour, madam. - Good evening. 639 00:34:38,021 --> 00:34:40,353 I believe I have a reservation in the name of Pierce. 640 00:34:40,357 --> 00:34:43,157 But of course. Your party awaits if you would follow me. 641 00:34:43,161 --> 00:34:44,226 Thank you. 642 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:52,364 [Tobias] Dr. Stewart. 643 00:34:52,368 --> 00:34:54,535 Please do me the honor of joining me for dinner. 644 00:35:01,298 --> 00:35:03,863 Girl, don't act like I don't know you. 645 00:35:03,867 --> 00:35:06,066 Or would you rather the fine people of Freeland 646 00:35:06,070 --> 00:35:08,905 know about your family's extracurricular activities? 647 00:35:12,269 --> 00:35:13,435 Please sit. 648 00:35:18,876 --> 00:35:21,341 I rented this whole place just for you. 649 00:35:21,345 --> 00:35:23,043 Forgive my ruse. 650 00:35:23,047 --> 00:35:25,476 But I knew you wouldn't attend on my account alone, 651 00:35:25,479 --> 00:35:27,075 so I kept my note vague. 652 00:35:27,079 --> 00:35:31,579 But please, feel free to order whatever your heart desires. 653 00:35:31,583 --> 00:35:33,748 I'd rather break bread with Judas. 654 00:35:33,752 --> 00:35:35,944 Fair enough. Though I'd be remiss 655 00:35:35,947 --> 00:35:37,620 if I didn't recommend the cognac shrimp. 656 00:35:39,225 --> 00:35:42,724 Dr. Stewart, or may I call you Lynn? 657 00:35:42,728 --> 00:35:44,292 I need a favor. 658 00:35:44,296 --> 00:35:45,994 One only you could afford me. 659 00:35:45,998 --> 00:35:47,764 I'll never do anything for you. 660 00:35:49,033 --> 00:35:50,631 I expected that. 661 00:35:50,635 --> 00:35:53,133 But the favor is not for me. 662 00:35:53,137 --> 00:35:54,672 You may not know, 663 00:35:54,675 --> 00:35:58,305 but my sister was diagnosed with ALS at a very young age. 664 00:35:58,309 --> 00:36:01,709 She was cured through nefarious medical experimentation, 665 00:36:01,713 --> 00:36:05,648 but the nasty side effects became too much for her to bear. 666 00:36:07,085 --> 00:36:08,816 I promised a cure. 667 00:36:08,820 --> 00:36:12,286 Even though she's no longer with us, I'm a man of my word. 668 00:36:12,290 --> 00:36:15,423 You're a monster masquerading as a man. 669 00:36:15,427 --> 00:36:17,258 Mmm. 670 00:36:17,262 --> 00:36:19,460 I recently learned that a very close friend of mine 671 00:36:19,464 --> 00:36:22,360 was also diagnosed with this horrific disease. 672 00:36:22,364 --> 00:36:25,197 And I can't bear to watch her suffer like me and my sister did. 673 00:36:25,201 --> 00:36:26,810 There are other geneticists in the world. 674 00:36:26,814 --> 00:36:29,647 None like you. You're the best. 675 00:36:30,708 --> 00:36:32,572 And I'm willing to pay for the best. 676 00:36:32,576 --> 00:36:36,676 If you agree to focus all your research on finding a cure, 677 00:36:36,680 --> 00:36:40,181 I'll fund your new institute for the next decade. 678 00:36:41,585 --> 00:36:45,151 Just imagine all the good that could be accomplished. 679 00:36:45,155 --> 00:36:47,003 On top of being remembered in history 680 00:36:47,006 --> 00:36:49,658 as the Black woman who cured ALS. 681 00:36:51,653 --> 00:36:52,752 I know. 682 00:36:54,398 --> 00:36:58,364 - Decisions, decisions. - What do you really want? 683 00:36:58,368 --> 00:37:01,567 I don't have the time or the inclination for your mind games. 684 00:37:01,571 --> 00:37:05,270 No games. Scouts Honor. 685 00:37:05,274 --> 00:37:07,508 Even a broke clock tells the truth twice a day. 686 00:37:10,012 --> 00:37:14,046 [chuckles] Listen, I know we've had our issues. 687 00:37:14,050 --> 00:37:17,416 Especially with the rest of that meta freak family of yours. 688 00:37:17,420 --> 00:37:19,754 But, you're different. 689 00:37:20,924 --> 00:37:22,189 You're not like them. 690 00:37:24,327 --> 00:37:26,427 What I need is your superpower, Lynn. 691 00:37:28,817 --> 00:37:33,486 What I need is you to just be you. 692 00:37:35,404 --> 00:37:37,403 Please consider my offer while we dine. 693 00:37:40,476 --> 00:37:44,043 Garcon, menus, please. 694 00:38:03,398 --> 00:38:06,299 Damn. Damn, beat me to it. 695 00:38:09,169 --> 00:38:10,970 I'm already late. 696 00:38:13,638 --> 00:38:14,638 _ 697 00:38:14,642 --> 00:38:15,975 [door closes] 698 00:38:17,712 --> 00:38:19,444 [machine beeping] 699 00:38:20,882 --> 00:38:22,913 - What's up? - You look like trash. 700 00:38:22,917 --> 00:38:24,648 Like you've been partying all night. 701 00:38:24,652 --> 00:38:26,696 [sighs] No, there's always a come down 702 00:38:26,699 --> 00:38:28,820 when I go to the ionosphere. 703 00:38:28,823 --> 00:38:30,854 I just need a little pick-me-up. 704 00:38:30,858 --> 00:38:32,691 Well, how about you stop going up there? 705 00:38:33,995 --> 00:38:36,860 Absorbing that much power has to have some type of consequences. 706 00:38:36,864 --> 00:38:38,696 I'm fine. I know my limits. 707 00:38:39,833 --> 00:38:41,300 Are you done with my page yet? 708 00:38:52,413 --> 00:38:53,709 [machine beeping] 709 00:38:53,713 --> 00:38:56,214 Lightning is officially verified on all social media. 710 00:38:57,317 --> 00:38:59,049 And you're sure it's secure? 711 00:38:59,053 --> 00:39:03,086 I've been bouncing signals off of VPNs all around the globe. 712 00:39:03,090 --> 00:39:05,323 It will take a very determined team to track it. 713 00:39:06,927 --> 00:39:09,291 All right, good. 714 00:39:09,295 --> 00:39:11,527 Are you sure you want to do this? 715 00:39:11,531 --> 00:39:14,165 You know, once you press return, there is no going back. 716 00:39:15,569 --> 00:39:16,834 Social media is forever. 717 00:39:17,916 --> 00:39:19,148 Only one way to find out. 718 00:39:20,406 --> 00:39:22,139 [hip hop music playing] 719 00:39:23,356 --> 00:39:24,553 ♪ I do it different ♪ 720 00:39:24,557 --> 00:39:26,054 ♪ I find a spaceship and I get in ♪ 721 00:39:26,058 --> 00:39:28,592 ♪ I got vision I got that twenty-twenty vision ♪ 722 00:39:28,596 --> 00:39:29,793 ♪ One in a million ♪ 723 00:39:29,797 --> 00:39:31,294 [whooshes] 724 00:39:31,298 --> 00:39:34,397 - Right now! - That's a lot of love for Lightning. 725 00:39:34,401 --> 00:39:35,701 Better recognize. 726 00:39:36,536 --> 00:39:38,269 Drop the gats and go! 727 00:39:40,474 --> 00:39:42,805 - Go. - I control my narrative now. 728 00:39:42,809 --> 00:39:44,875 Miss Lying Larsen is about to learn that. 729 00:39:45,979 --> 00:39:47,910 What are you doing? 730 00:39:47,914 --> 00:39:50,848 Lightning is tagging Miss Larsen armed with the truth. 731 00:39:52,819 --> 00:39:54,516 Hey! 732 00:39:54,520 --> 00:39:56,652 [giggles] 733 00:39:56,656 --> 00:39:58,286 What's going on? 734 00:39:58,290 --> 00:40:00,130 Now, I told you we were getting hitched, right? 735 00:40:01,794 --> 00:40:03,125 We're getting hitched. 736 00:40:03,129 --> 00:40:04,292 - [both laughing] - Now? 737 00:40:04,296 --> 00:40:05,748 - Yes. - Here? 738 00:40:05,752 --> 00:40:08,017 - Yes! - What about our marriage license? 739 00:40:08,021 --> 00:40:09,021 Or witnesses? 740 00:40:09,025 --> 00:40:11,233 Turns out our license is still valid from last year. 741 00:40:11,237 --> 00:40:13,835 And Dr. Morgan here, I just paid him $20 742 00:40:13,839 --> 00:40:16,547 so he could spend 20 minutes getting officially ordained. 743 00:40:16,551 --> 00:40:18,573 - This is happening. - [Morgan] It's true. 744 00:40:18,577 --> 00:40:20,312 And in the process, I learned that 745 00:40:20,315 --> 00:40:22,144 witnesses aren't required in our state. 746 00:40:22,148 --> 00:40:25,913 - Who knew? - What about your family, Anissa? 747 00:40:25,917 --> 00:40:27,849 Babe, their plates are full right now. 748 00:40:27,853 --> 00:40:29,518 And, this is not about them. 749 00:40:29,522 --> 00:40:31,520 This is about you and me. 750 00:40:31,524 --> 00:40:33,598 Now, I meant what I said 751 00:40:33,601 --> 00:40:36,024 when I told you nothing is gonna tear us apart. 752 00:40:36,028 --> 00:40:38,860 And I am not giving this world any more chances to do that. 753 00:40:38,864 --> 00:40:41,898 So, yeah, this is happening right now. 754 00:40:43,702 --> 00:40:45,669 Baby, you are the love of my life. 755 00:40:47,173 --> 00:40:48,805 Will you be my wife, too? 756 00:40:50,308 --> 00:40:52,339 A secret marriage is kind of sexy. 757 00:40:52,343 --> 00:40:53,508 I thought so. 758 00:40:53,512 --> 00:40:57,781 And I can't imagine spending my life with anyone but you, Anissa. 759 00:40:59,417 --> 00:41:02,583 - So you're saying yes? - Yes! I do! 760 00:41:02,587 --> 00:41:04,251 [both laugh] 761 00:41:04,255 --> 00:41:05,519 So do I. 762 00:41:05,523 --> 00:41:07,421 Come on, let's do this. 763 00:41:07,425 --> 00:41:08,990 Okay, um, 764 00:41:08,994 --> 00:41:12,493 well, by the power vested in me, 765 00:41:12,497 --> 00:41:15,262 I hereby pronounce you two wed. 766 00:41:15,266 --> 00:41:16,898 [both laugh] 767 00:41:16,902 --> 00:41:18,465 - The brides may kiss. - Oh, my God! 768 00:41:18,469 --> 00:41:19,535 Oh, my God! 769 00:41:21,006 --> 00:41:22,103 [both] We did it! 770 00:41:22,107 --> 00:41:23,119 We did it! 771 00:41:23,123 --> 00:41:25,406 - Come here! - [Morgan] Congratulations. 772 00:41:25,410 --> 00:41:26,574 Uh, hi. 773 00:41:26,578 --> 00:41:29,142 I'm running a little late. Reservation for Pierce. 774 00:41:29,146 --> 00:41:30,411 Your party is already seated. 775 00:41:30,415 --> 00:41:32,379 I'll find her, thank you. 776 00:41:32,383 --> 00:41:36,519 [Tobias chuckles] That's a very lovely dress you're wearing. 777 00:41:39,224 --> 00:41:43,292 I would be inclined to buy you 365 of them, 778 00:41:44,302 --> 00:41:45,902 in different colors. 779 00:41:51,420 --> 00:41:54,020 - Synced and corrected by Firefly - - www.addic7ed.com -