1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,033 Edited at https://subtitletools.com 2 00:00:05,881 --> 00:00:06,540 [Lynn] You have to stop. 3 00:00:06,757 --> 00:00:09,669 I can't keep letting you put yourself, or me through this. 4 00:00:10,302 --> 00:00:11,337 I promise... 5 00:00:12,179 --> 00:00:13,009 no more. 6 00:00:13,222 --> 00:00:14,462 [Jefferson] It has been nine years 7 00:00:14,681 --> 00:00:16,717 since I've even come close to using my powers. 8 00:00:16,934 --> 00:00:18,970 [Gambi] Do you remember why you became Black Lightning? 9 00:00:19,186 --> 00:00:20,676 You wanted to give the people hope. 10 00:00:22,022 --> 00:00:23,512 [Anissa] Somebody has to do something, 11 00:00:23,732 --> 00:00:26,690 because all of this policing, and marching, and praying, 12 00:00:26,902 --> 00:00:28,358 it hasn't changed anything. 13 00:00:30,948 --> 00:00:31,778 [grunting] 14 00:00:33,867 --> 00:00:35,823 [Jefferson] It is time that people know 15 00:00:36,328 --> 00:00:37,613 that Black Lightning... 16 00:00:39,414 --> 00:00:40,244 is back. 17 00:00:42,459 --> 00:00:44,074 [narrator] Previously on Black Lightning... 18 00:00:48,590 --> 00:00:49,579 It's my breathing. 19 00:00:50,092 --> 00:00:51,502 -Wanna be my girlfriend? -Yeah. 20 00:00:54,596 --> 00:00:55,551 [chuckles] 21 00:00:56,098 --> 00:00:57,087 Grace. 22 00:00:57,432 --> 00:01:01,596 Yeah, I... I saved more lives as the principal of Garfield High 23 00:01:01,812 --> 00:01:03,052 than lever did as Black Lightning. 24 00:01:03,272 --> 00:01:04,637 -lt's true. -|t's a lie! 25 00:01:04,856 --> 00:01:06,938 LaWanda is dead. But I could've saved her. 26 00:01:09,736 --> 00:01:10,350 You'll be ready. 27 00:01:10,571 --> 00:01:11,481 [Lala] Damn, boss. 28 00:01:11,697 --> 00:01:14,313 [Tobias] If the people of Freeland start to perceive we are no longer in control, 29 00:01:14,533 --> 00:01:15,898 then they won't fear us. 30 00:01:16,118 --> 00:01:17,858 And I surely can't have that. 31 00:01:18,829 --> 00:01:20,444 For all you lost, Lady Eve. 32 00:01:21,123 --> 00:01:22,738 Take Reverend Holt, for instance. 33 00:01:22,958 --> 00:01:23,697 [men chanting] Freedom! 34 00:01:23,917 --> 00:01:25,453 [Lady Eve] He '5 planning a march. 35 00:01:25,669 --> 00:01:27,910 I don't mind people believing in God. 36 00:01:28,130 --> 00:01:32,624 They just can't believe that they can take back these streets. 37 00:01:35,596 --> 00:01:36,255 [groans] 38 00:01:42,227 --> 00:01:43,057 [student 1] Hey, what's going on? 39 00:01:43,270 --> 00:01:45,682 [indistinct chatter] 40 00:01:45,897 --> 00:01:47,512 [student 2] Oh, my God! Do you guys hear that? Who is he? 41 00:01:47,733 --> 00:01:48,722 [student 1] What is going on? 42 00:01:48,942 --> 00:01:50,432 Principal Pierce! Principal Pierce! 43 00:01:50,652 --> 00:01:52,062 There's someone freaking out in the boy's bathroom. 44 00:01:52,279 --> 00:01:53,189 [boy screams] 45 00:01:53,447 --> 00:01:54,562 Okay, find Vice Principal Fowdy. 46 00:01:54,781 --> 00:01:56,567 Tell her I said to get security over here now. 47 00:01:56,783 --> 00:01:58,444 [school bell rings] 48 00:01:58,702 --> 00:02:00,192 Get to class. Get to class. 49 00:02:01,288 --> 00:02:03,074 [boy screaming] 50 00:02:05,292 --> 00:02:07,704 [grunting] 51 00:02:07,919 --> 00:02:09,284 Bernard? 52 00:02:09,588 --> 00:02:11,294 [screams] 53 00:02:11,506 --> 00:02:12,336 Come on, Bernard, talk to me. 54 00:02:12,549 --> 00:02:13,629 [panting] 55 00:02:15,010 --> 00:02:16,250 Principal Pierce? 56 00:02:18,930 --> 00:02:19,589 I don't know what happened. 57 00:02:19,806 --> 00:02:21,012 We can talk about that later. 58 00:02:21,475 --> 00:02:22,840 [grunting] 59 00:02:23,060 --> 00:02:24,266 You scared me half to death. 60 00:02:24,853 --> 00:02:26,969 [grunting and groaning] 61 00:02:27,230 --> 00:02:28,185 Bernard? 62 00:02:28,398 --> 00:02:29,308 [grunting] 63 00:02:29,858 --> 00:02:30,688 Bernard! 64 00:02:32,569 --> 00:02:33,228 Bernard! 65 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:38,355 [effort grunts] 66 00:03:08,730 --> 00:03:10,061 [door opens] 67 00:03:13,068 --> 00:03:14,399 -You okay? -Yeah. 68 00:03:14,778 --> 00:03:16,314 What the hell did that boy take? 69 00:03:20,659 --> 00:03:22,195 [hip-hop music playing on stereo] 70 00:03:34,339 --> 00:03:35,795 [indistinct chattering] 71 00:03:37,718 --> 00:03:39,333 -What the... -[lowers volume] 72 00:03:44,975 --> 00:03:46,761 [boy] You know what I'm sayin'? Don't tell your mom and dad. 73 00:03:46,977 --> 00:03:48,968 [Lisa] I wanna try it, I wanna... 74 00:03:51,565 --> 00:03:52,179 [music stops] 75 00:03:53,150 --> 00:03:54,390 Lisa. Neema. 76 00:03:55,777 --> 00:03:57,768 Oh, no, it's Harriet Tubman. 77 00:03:58,029 --> 00:03:59,314 -Get away from them. -Ms. Pierce? 78 00:03:59,531 --> 00:04:00,316 Get in the car. 79 00:04:01,450 --> 00:04:02,235 Now. 80 00:04:04,161 --> 00:04:05,367 [sighs] 81 00:04:06,955 --> 00:04:09,571 How do you sleep at night selling thatjunk to your own people? 82 00:04:10,083 --> 00:04:10,913 I sleep fine. 83 00:04:11,126 --> 00:04:12,332 You better stay away from my students. 84 00:04:12,544 --> 00:04:13,329 Or what? 85 00:04:17,966 --> 00:04:19,001 That's what I thought. 86 00:04:20,677 --> 00:04:21,917 -That bitch crazy, man. -Shh. 87 00:04:22,179 --> 00:04:23,385 What did you say? 88 00:04:23,764 --> 00:04:24,879 You heard me, bitch! 89 00:04:28,310 --> 00:04:31,473 [boy] You know what's up. Watch the ball. 90 00:04:47,662 --> 00:04:48,993 I found these on my student. 91 00:04:49,706 --> 00:04:51,788 And he was so out of control that the only way I could keep him 92 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:55,083 from hurting anyone was to blast him. Twice. 93 00:04:55,462 --> 00:04:57,794 Must be this new drug, Green Light, I've been hearing about. 94 00:04:58,256 --> 00:05:00,167 First Jennifer and Anissa get kidnapped, 95 00:05:00,467 --> 00:05:02,128 then Reverend Holt and Khalil get shot, 96 00:05:02,344 --> 00:05:04,676 and now one of my students damn near OD's. 97 00:05:05,597 --> 00:05:08,259 It's like this city is under attack, and we're losing. 98 00:05:08,475 --> 00:05:10,056 You only lose if you stop fighting. 99 00:05:10,727 --> 00:05:11,762 But you can't save everyone, Jeff. 100 00:05:11,978 --> 00:05:12,967 You're just gonna have to accept that. 101 00:05:14,898 --> 00:05:15,603 You sure it's them? 102 00:05:15,816 --> 00:05:17,602 Who else would be dealing in Freeland? 103 00:05:17,818 --> 00:05:19,854 One Hundred have got their hands in everything. 104 00:05:20,070 --> 00:05:20,934 We could waste a lot of time 105 00:05:21,154 --> 00:05:22,610 going after the wrong part of their business. 106 00:05:22,823 --> 00:05:24,313 I know all the street-level guys, 107 00:05:24,741 --> 00:05:26,106 but I don't know any of the higher-ups. 108 00:05:26,660 --> 00:05:27,991 I'll reach out to my contacts. 109 00:05:28,203 --> 00:05:30,068 Okay. And after I check in with the family, 110 00:05:30,288 --> 00:05:31,744 I'm gonna hit the streets tonight. 111 00:05:32,165 --> 00:05:33,405 See what I can find out. 112 00:05:33,625 --> 00:05:35,035 Sounds like a full night. 113 00:05:37,379 --> 00:05:38,334 [electricity crackling] 114 00:05:38,547 --> 00:05:39,206 [Jefferson] What'd you hear? 115 00:05:39,422 --> 00:05:40,628 [man] Or what? I told you I don't know nothing. 116 00:05:40,841 --> 00:05:41,921 Where can I find him? 117 00:05:44,386 --> 00:05:46,126 I told you, I don't know nothing about no Green Light. 118 00:05:46,763 --> 00:05:48,219 Yeah, well, you better tell me something. 119 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:50,096 'Cause I ain't in the best of moods, bruh. 120 00:05:50,308 --> 00:05:51,013 Snitches get-- 121 00:05:54,020 --> 00:05:54,930 [groaning] 122 00:05:55,146 --> 00:05:56,261 Snitches get what? 123 00:05:56,481 --> 00:05:57,516 [panting] 124 00:05:57,732 --> 00:05:58,562 Who do you work for? 125 00:05:58,775 --> 00:05:59,855 I ain't telling you nothing. 126 00:06:00,068 --> 00:06:00,853 All right. 127 00:06:01,319 --> 00:06:02,934 I can do this all night. 128 00:06:03,697 --> 00:06:07,064 So one way or the other, you gonna tell me something. 129 00:06:07,325 --> 00:06:09,190 Okay! Okay, okay. Okay. 130 00:06:11,121 --> 00:06:11,985 Two-Bits. 131 00:06:13,874 --> 00:06:14,704 Two-Bits? 132 00:06:15,125 --> 00:06:17,662 I know it sounds like a '70s slave name, but that's what he go by. 133 00:06:20,171 --> 00:06:21,126 Where can I find him? 134 00:06:21,631 --> 00:06:23,041 Tanner's Taproom on 7th. 135 00:06:23,258 --> 00:06:24,247 All right. 136 00:06:25,635 --> 00:06:26,715 Say good night. 137 00:06:37,898 --> 00:06:38,887 [Lady Eve] Tobias... 138 00:06:39,524 --> 00:06:40,934 did you know that in Africa 139 00:06:41,151 --> 00:06:44,643 some people believe that albinos are magical? 140 00:06:45,572 --> 00:06:48,655 These people will actually kidnap random albinos, 141 00:06:49,326 --> 00:06:51,237 cut them up, grind their bones, 142 00:06:51,578 --> 00:06:54,365 and sell it as magic dust. 143 00:06:54,664 --> 00:06:56,370 Yes, I'm aware of that. 144 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,286 I admire how you reinvented yourself 145 00:06:59,753 --> 00:07:03,416 after you lost your career as a politician. 146 00:07:03,715 --> 00:07:07,754 You went underground, built a whole new career with us, 147 00:07:08,511 --> 00:07:11,253 and, when we rewarded you with The One Hundred, 148 00:07:12,140 --> 00:07:13,255 you did a good job. 149 00:07:13,725 --> 00:07:15,090 -But? -But... 150 00:07:15,518 --> 00:07:18,225 ever since Black Lightning returned to Freeland, 151 00:07:18,772 --> 00:07:22,185 my partners have become less confident 152 00:07:22,484 --> 00:07:24,770 in your ability to lead The One Hundred. 153 00:07:28,323 --> 00:07:30,279 Is there something you would like to say? 154 00:07:30,492 --> 00:07:32,699 I've literally made you millions of dollars, 155 00:07:33,954 --> 00:07:36,320 and you giving me a hard time over one mistake? 156 00:07:36,539 --> 00:07:38,495 But it isn't one mistake. 157 00:07:39,376 --> 00:07:40,991 It's your reputation. 158 00:07:41,795 --> 00:07:44,753 Your entire criminal career was built on the belief 159 00:07:44,965 --> 00:07:47,832 that you killed Black Lightning nine years ago, 160 00:07:48,802 --> 00:07:53,512 when nobody else could. It's... it's like you lied on your resume. 161 00:07:54,391 --> 00:07:56,848 Black Lightning's death was your calling card, 162 00:07:57,185 --> 00:08:01,975 and now people are beginning to feel like they've been deceived, 163 00:08:02,357 --> 00:08:04,564 and it's messing with my bottom line. 164 00:08:04,776 --> 00:08:06,858 I got people paying up on protection, 165 00:08:07,237 --> 00:08:09,398 and that's offsetting any lost revenue. 166 00:08:10,115 --> 00:08:13,027 And I'm gonna take Black Lightning out, once and for all. 167 00:08:13,243 --> 00:08:16,201 How am I supposed to believe 168 00:08:16,413 --> 00:08:18,449 that you can take out Black Lightning now, 169 00:08:18,665 --> 00:08:20,280 when you couldn't take him out then? 170 00:08:20,875 --> 00:08:24,743 And on top of that, you're making a lot of noise. 171 00:08:26,131 --> 00:08:28,372 Your men shot a reverend 172 00:08:28,925 --> 00:08:31,041 and paralyzed a kid. 173 00:08:31,261 --> 00:08:33,718 They were talking about that kid going to the Olympics. 174 00:08:33,930 --> 00:08:35,010 He wasn't going to no Olympics. 175 00:08:35,223 --> 00:08:36,838 Well, he isn't now. 176 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:38,890 And that's for sure. 177 00:08:40,854 --> 00:08:44,142 You-- You need to take Black Lightning out, 178 00:08:44,399 --> 00:08:47,357 and button this thing up quick. 179 00:08:48,194 --> 00:08:49,980 I'm not gonna tell you how to run your crew, 180 00:08:50,196 --> 00:08:53,063 but if I were you, I would use some of that 181 00:08:53,700 --> 00:08:56,066 albino magic to get it done. 182 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:58,735 Because if you don't, 183 00:09:00,206 --> 00:09:03,118 my partners are gonna turn you into dust. 184 00:09:06,463 --> 00:09:07,953 Do you understand? 185 00:09:09,215 --> 00:09:10,170 Yes. 186 00:09:10,592 --> 00:09:11,331 Good. 187 00:09:13,053 --> 00:09:14,543 [Lady Eve humming] 188 00:09:32,739 --> 00:09:34,604 I'm glad to see you're back on your feet, Bernard. 189 00:09:37,243 --> 00:09:38,483 How you feeling? 190 00:09:38,870 --> 00:09:39,825 He's fine. 191 00:09:42,248 --> 00:09:43,988 You know you really gave me a scare. 192 00:09:45,335 --> 00:09:46,290 Yeah, I know. 193 00:09:47,462 --> 00:09:48,793 Look, I'm sorry. 194 00:09:49,881 --> 00:09:51,621 We got an e-mail from the board. 195 00:09:51,925 --> 00:09:53,756 Says Bernard's gonna get expelled. 196 00:09:55,011 --> 00:09:56,797 We wanted to ask for a second chance. 197 00:09:57,138 --> 00:09:59,504 Bernard's never been in any trouble, 198 00:09:59,724 --> 00:10:02,386 and he just got acceptance letters from four colleges. 199 00:10:02,769 --> 00:10:04,509 This is gonna mess everything up. 200 00:10:05,188 --> 00:10:06,473 Bernard's not going anywhere... 201 00:10:07,190 --> 00:10:08,726 but to college. 202 00:10:10,610 --> 00:10:12,350 -I promise. -Thank you. 203 00:10:14,614 --> 00:10:18,983 Now, Bernard, um, I do need to know where you got those drugs. 204 00:10:19,202 --> 00:10:20,988 Come on, Mr. Pierce, I ain't no snitch. 205 00:10:21,204 --> 00:10:23,570 Yes, you are. Tell him. 206 00:10:27,127 --> 00:10:31,370 [sighs] I, uh, I got it from this dude in the neighborhood, 207 00:10:32,382 --> 00:10:33,713 uh, Ronald Wright. 208 00:10:35,051 --> 00:10:36,791 He said the first taste was free. 209 00:10:45,728 --> 00:10:48,060 -Where's the future? -|t's right here. 210 00:10:48,314 --> 00:10:49,269 Whose life is this? 211 00:10:51,401 --> 00:10:52,015 It's mine. 212 00:10:52,235 --> 00:10:53,145 What're you gonna do with it? 213 00:10:53,945 --> 00:10:55,435 I'mma live it by any means necessary. 214 00:10:55,655 --> 00:10:56,394 What're you gonna do with it? 215 00:10:56,614 --> 00:10:58,946 I'mma live it by any means necessary. 216 00:11:02,704 --> 00:11:03,944 We're gonna figure this out. 217 00:11:05,456 --> 00:11:07,071 -Thank you, Principal Pierce. -Yeah. 218 00:11:10,503 --> 00:11:11,117 Thank you. 219 00:11:11,337 --> 00:11:12,076 You're welcome. 220 00:11:19,220 --> 00:11:21,211 The board will never let Bernard stay at Garfield. 221 00:11:21,431 --> 00:11:23,467 The bylaws clearly state that it's my decision. 222 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:25,719 You know, you seem a bit more concerned 223 00:11:25,935 --> 00:11:27,721 about what the board wants than what's good for these kids. 224 00:11:27,937 --> 00:11:31,145 Tell the board that it's my decision and my decision alone. 225 00:11:31,357 --> 00:11:33,689 I care about Garfield as much as you, 226 00:11:35,153 --> 00:11:37,189 and I'm the vice principal, not your secretary. 227 00:11:37,405 --> 00:11:40,238 So if you want the board to know something, you should tell them yourself. 228 00:11:50,668 --> 00:11:52,033 [indistinct chatter on radio] 229 00:11:52,253 --> 00:11:54,039 [cell phone rings] 230 00:11:54,255 --> 00:11:54,869 Yeah? 231 00:11:55,089 --> 00:11:57,045 The drugs that came into the school 232 00:11:57,550 --> 00:11:59,381 came from a guy named Ronald Wright. 233 00:11:59,928 --> 00:12:01,543 -Really? -What? 234 00:12:01,763 --> 00:12:03,799 I'm looking at Mr. Wright's body right now. 235 00:12:04,015 --> 00:12:04,845 What do you mean his body? 236 00:12:05,099 --> 00:12:07,055 He's dead. OD'd on Green Light. 237 00:12:07,894 --> 00:12:11,057 Evidently, Mr. Wright didn't follow the number one rule of being a drug dealer, 238 00:12:11,439 --> 00:12:13,145 "Don't get high on your own supply." 239 00:12:14,108 --> 00:12:15,564 What'd you get from that dealer last night? 240 00:12:15,902 --> 00:12:18,188 His distributor is a guy named Two-Bits. 241 00:12:18,404 --> 00:12:20,065 [chuckles] Is that like Huggy Bear? 242 00:12:20,281 --> 00:12:22,067 [chuckles] You got jokes today. 243 00:12:22,742 --> 00:12:24,858 You know things are bad when drug dealers are OD-ing. 244 00:12:25,078 --> 00:12:27,785 I actually know Two-Bits. I grew up with him. 245 00:12:28,039 --> 00:12:30,826 I mean, he was a bit younger than me, 246 00:12:31,042 --> 00:12:32,452 but I used to know him pretty well. 247 00:12:32,877 --> 00:12:33,707 What're you thinking? 248 00:12:34,254 --> 00:12:37,496 I'm thinking this is gonna get a lot worse before it gets better. 249 00:12:40,134 --> 00:12:42,170 -[Khalil grunting] -[nurse] Easy. 250 00:12:44,097 --> 00:12:46,429 Easy. Easy. Easy. 251 00:12:48,351 --> 00:12:49,090 Good job. 252 00:12:49,394 --> 00:12:50,304 [sighs] 253 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:51,430 You okay? 254 00:12:52,272 --> 00:12:54,263 Yeah. Yeah. This is easy. 255 00:12:54,482 --> 00:12:55,346 [chuckles] 256 00:12:56,025 --> 00:12:57,390 All right, I'll get you a towel. 257 00:13:00,446 --> 00:13:02,357 [nurse 1] I don't know why they're leading that boy on like that. 258 00:13:02,573 --> 00:13:03,858 [nurse 2] There's a chance he might walk. 259 00:13:04,075 --> 00:13:07,192 [nurse 1] His spinal cord was nearly severed. Why get his hopes up? 260 00:13:07,412 --> 00:13:08,902 [nurse 2] It's a shame. He's so young. 261 00:13:09,122 --> 00:13:10,237 Hey! 262 00:13:10,456 --> 00:13:11,616 What the hell is your problem? 263 00:13:12,417 --> 00:13:13,247 What? 264 00:13:14,085 --> 00:13:15,165 He can hear you. 265 00:13:16,254 --> 00:13:17,164 I'm sorry. 266 00:13:23,761 --> 00:13:24,546 You okay? 267 00:13:25,263 --> 00:13:25,968 Yeah. 268 00:13:26,889 --> 00:13:29,096 Look, it don't matter what they think. They don't know me. 269 00:13:30,351 --> 00:13:31,761 I'mma be all right. 270 00:13:33,062 --> 00:13:33,972 Yeah, I know. 271 00:13:35,773 --> 00:13:36,888 I know you will. 272 00:13:48,536 --> 00:13:50,401 [sobbing] 273 00:13:59,839 --> 00:14:01,249 [groaning] 274 00:14:02,383 --> 00:14:05,341 You lied to me. You told me Black Lightning was dead. 275 00:14:05,553 --> 00:14:07,418 You said you personally saw the body. 276 00:14:07,638 --> 00:14:09,128 I thought-- I mean, I saw-- 277 00:14:09,349 --> 00:14:11,681 Look, I don't have time for your lies. What happened? 278 00:14:11,893 --> 00:14:14,179 The body came out of the river where Black Lightning fell. 279 00:14:14,479 --> 00:14:16,015 How many people could've fallen into that river? 280 00:14:16,230 --> 00:14:16,935 I thought it was him. 281 00:14:17,148 --> 00:14:18,638 What do you mean you thought? 282 00:14:18,858 --> 00:14:21,895 My boss put the body from the river in the crematorium. 283 00:14:22,111 --> 00:14:23,647 Was he dressed like Earth, Wind and Fire? 284 00:14:24,072 --> 00:14:25,482 What? [grunts] 285 00:14:25,782 --> 00:14:28,273 Was the body your boss put in the fire dressed like Maurice White? 286 00:14:28,493 --> 00:14:29,858 [chuckles] 287 00:14:30,078 --> 00:14:33,241 Did you personally see Black Lightning's body burn or not? 288 00:14:34,665 --> 00:14:36,246 My entire situation's in jeopardy, 289 00:14:36,459 --> 00:14:39,166 because you didn't do what you was paid to do. 290 00:14:40,713 --> 00:14:43,079 You were supposed to confirm Black Lightning's death. 291 00:14:43,966 --> 00:14:45,706 Well, since Black Lightning ain't dead, 292 00:14:47,678 --> 00:14:48,758 you owe me a death. 293 00:14:49,305 --> 00:14:50,044 What? 294 00:14:51,224 --> 00:14:54,637 What? No. No. No. No! 295 00:14:54,894 --> 00:14:55,633 [grunting] 296 00:15:06,322 --> 00:15:08,404 Mmm-mmm. Come in here, young lady. 297 00:15:09,867 --> 00:15:11,858 Well, the main reason you have that phone 298 00:15:12,578 --> 00:15:14,239 is so that when we need to contact you, we can. 299 00:15:14,455 --> 00:15:16,867 I'm... I'm sorry. It died when I was visiting Khalil. 300 00:15:17,083 --> 00:15:19,039 Well, your coach called us to see if you were okay. 301 00:15:19,252 --> 00:15:19,991 Yeah, everything's fine. 302 00:15:20,211 --> 00:15:23,169 Well, if everything's fine, why you leaving practice early and disrespecting your coach? 303 00:15:23,381 --> 00:15:25,622 I told him that I needed to help Khalil with his physical therapy, 304 00:15:25,842 --> 00:15:26,831 and he still tried to make me stay. 305 00:15:27,051 --> 00:15:28,291 [Jefferson] Look, we know you've been through a lot, 306 00:15:28,636 --> 00:15:30,877 but with school, track, helping Khalil, 307 00:15:31,097 --> 00:15:33,008 your mother and I think you have a little too much on your plate. 308 00:15:33,266 --> 00:15:35,473 So, maybe you should spend less time with Khalil, 309 00:15:35,685 --> 00:15:37,767 and more time on school and yourself. 310 00:15:38,020 --> 00:15:39,601 Dad, Khalil needs me. 311 00:15:40,231 --> 00:15:42,096 The reason his mom can't be there for his rehab is 312 00:15:42,316 --> 00:15:44,398 she's taking extra shifts to pay for his hospital bills. 313 00:15:44,610 --> 00:15:46,521 Khalil has nurses 24/7. 314 00:15:46,904 --> 00:15:47,859 Okay, look, 315 00:15:49,740 --> 00:15:51,822 we feel really bad about what happened to Khalil. 316 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:54,151 We do. But you are our first concern. 317 00:15:54,704 --> 00:15:56,786 You are apologizing to your coach tomorrow. 318 00:15:56,998 --> 00:15:57,828 [sighs] 319 00:15:58,833 --> 00:15:59,913 I don't wanna run track anymore. 320 00:16:00,126 --> 00:16:00,740 [Jefferson] What? 321 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:02,700 No, no. You're just saying that because you're upset. 322 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:04,205 No. I'm not upset. 323 00:16:04,422 --> 00:16:07,084 The only reason why I ran track in the first place was to make Dad happy. 324 00:16:07,300 --> 00:16:09,256 That-- That's not true. You love running. 325 00:16:09,552 --> 00:16:11,634 Look, let's just take a couple of days to think about it 326 00:16:11,846 --> 00:16:13,711 before you make any big decisions, okay? 327 00:16:13,931 --> 00:16:15,091 I'm not gonna change my mind. 328 00:16:15,349 --> 00:16:19,888 Look, if... if you feel the same way in two days, then you can quit. 329 00:16:20,104 --> 00:16:20,718 [clears throat] 330 00:16:21,189 --> 00:16:22,019 Can I be excused? 331 00:16:22,231 --> 00:16:24,813 -No-- -Yes. You can be excused. 332 00:16:36,496 --> 00:16:38,612 If I had some kinda powers, 333 00:16:39,081 --> 00:16:41,072 I would use them. I'm... I'm okay. 334 00:16:41,292 --> 00:16:42,202 How could you not? 335 00:16:42,418 --> 00:16:45,376 I think Black Lightning's trying to do the right thing, 336 00:16:45,588 --> 00:16:48,455 but in doing that, sometimes people get hurt. 337 00:16:48,674 --> 00:16:50,665 Well, Black Lightning doesn't care about hurting people, 338 00:16:50,885 --> 00:16:51,920 -he never has. -[scoffs] 339 00:16:52,136 --> 00:16:53,046 No offense, but-- 340 00:16:53,262 --> 00:16:54,877 Whenever somebody says "No offense," 341 00:16:55,223 --> 00:16:57,430 it's usually right before they say something really offensive. 342 00:16:57,642 --> 00:16:59,132 [all chuckle] 343 00:16:59,352 --> 00:17:02,014 Well, this isn't meant to be offensive, 344 00:17:02,396 --> 00:17:05,354 but doesn't Black Lightning have the same agenda as you? 345 00:17:05,566 --> 00:17:08,399 Except he's doing a better job at protecting the community. 346 00:17:08,611 --> 00:17:09,191 Anissa. 347 00:17:09,403 --> 00:17:12,019 I know being a police officer is a tough job. 348 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:13,229 -Tough? -Yeah. 349 00:17:13,449 --> 00:17:14,689 Impossible is more like it. 350 00:17:14,951 --> 00:17:17,192 [Inspector Henderson] Look, Black Lightning is a vigilante. 351 00:17:17,411 --> 00:17:20,153 He is causing more problems than he is solving. 352 00:17:20,540 --> 00:17:21,620 What about all the people he saved? 353 00:17:21,832 --> 00:17:25,040 And what about all the people who were indirectly hurt because of him? 354 00:17:25,503 --> 00:17:27,039 Khalil? Reverend Holt? 355 00:17:27,255 --> 00:17:30,122 I think you have to consider how hard it is for Black Lightning's family. 356 00:17:30,341 --> 00:17:32,502 I mean, going out every night, fighting crime. 357 00:17:32,718 --> 00:17:34,299 What does that have to do with anything? 358 00:17:34,971 --> 00:17:36,632 I'm sure his family supports him, 359 00:17:36,847 --> 00:17:38,257 because what he's doing is heroic. 360 00:17:38,516 --> 00:17:40,256 -|s it? -Yes! It is. 361 00:17:40,851 --> 00:17:42,557 Look, somebody has to do something, 362 00:17:42,770 --> 00:17:45,728 because all of this policing, and marching and praying, 363 00:17:45,940 --> 00:17:47,601 it hasn't changed anything. 364 00:17:48,317 --> 00:17:49,272 I'm just saying. 365 00:17:51,946 --> 00:17:53,732 I'm sorry. I have to go. 366 00:17:55,575 --> 00:17:58,988 Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, have a good night. 367 00:17:59,203 --> 00:18:00,192 [Henderson] Good night. 368 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:02,286 I'll see you guys later. 369 00:18:02,707 --> 00:18:03,742 Good night, honey. 370 00:18:06,836 --> 00:18:08,121 -Hey. -Hmm? 371 00:18:08,421 --> 00:18:10,332 -You okay? -Mmm-hmm. 372 00:18:29,525 --> 00:18:30,640 I got that Green Light. 373 00:18:31,485 --> 00:18:32,725 Oh, I got your Green Light. 374 00:18:33,362 --> 00:18:34,021 [grunting] 375 00:18:34,238 --> 00:18:35,444 H Green Light Green Light J‘J‘ 376 00:18:35,990 --> 00:18:37,901 N” I got that Green Light Green Light J‘J‘ 377 00:18:38,117 --> 00:18:39,197 Who's the bitch now? 378 00:18:39,410 --> 00:18:40,490 J‘J‘ That's that Green Light J‘J‘ 379 00:18:40,703 --> 00:18:42,318 J‘J‘ Have you stronger Than any human J‘J‘ 380 00:18:42,538 --> 00:18:43,698 J‘J‘ Off that Green Light J‘J‘ 381 00:18:43,914 --> 00:18:45,074 N You can take down a giant J‘J‘ 382 00:18:45,291 --> 00:18:46,155 J‘J‘ Off that Green Light J‘J‘ 383 00:18:46,375 --> 00:18:47,956 J‘J‘ Feeling like I could Take over the world J‘J‘ 384 00:18:48,169 --> 00:18:48,908 [breathing heavily] 385 00:18:49,128 --> 00:18:50,334 J‘J‘ Off this Green Light J‘J‘ 386 00:18:52,548 --> 00:18:53,207 J‘J‘ Feel amazing J‘J‘ 387 00:18:53,424 --> 00:18:55,380 J‘J‘ When it kick ins You gonna feel amazing J‘J‘ 388 00:18:55,593 --> 00:18:56,503 J‘J‘ That's that Green Light J‘J‘ 389 00:18:56,719 --> 00:18:58,801 J‘J‘ Now your strength Should be upgrade J‘J‘ 390 00:18:59,013 --> 00:19:00,093 J‘J‘ Feel like I can Lift the world I: 391 00:19:00,306 --> 00:19:01,716 J‘J‘ Now you're activated J‘J‘ 392 00:19:02,224 --> 00:19:04,681 II It's in your veins You don't feel no pain J‘J‘ 393 00:19:05,269 --> 00:19:07,009 J‘J‘ Take down a plane Hit 'em with a train J‘J‘ 394 00:19:07,229 --> 00:19:08,890 -911? What's your emergency? -HeHo? 395 00:19:09,106 --> 00:19:11,813 Yeah, I need an ambulance on the corner of 30th and Sycamore. 396 00:19:14,153 --> 00:19:16,269 J‘J‘ Pop another one And another one J‘J‘ 397 00:19:16,489 --> 00:19:20,107 J‘J‘ Last time somebody tried ya He a dead sucker J‘J‘ 398 00:19:20,326 --> 00:19:22,032 N I see that look In your eyes J‘J‘ 399 00:19:22,244 --> 00:19:23,324 N You don't care About nothing J‘J‘ 400 00:19:23,537 --> 00:19:25,152 J‘J‘ You'll murder A]! of them guys J‘J‘ 401 00:19:25,373 --> 00:19:27,364 J‘J‘ Take 'em on by the fives You will come out alive J‘J‘ 402 00:19:27,583 --> 00:19:29,119 I: Come out alive Come out alive J‘J‘ 403 00:19:29,335 --> 00:19:31,121 J‘J‘ Thrive, you survived Through the night J‘J‘ 404 00:19:31,545 --> 00:19:34,036 J‘J‘ Now it's at its peak Green Light has woken J‘J‘ 405 00:19:34,256 --> 00:19:35,712 N You feelin' so strong J‘J‘ 406 00:19:36,634 --> 00:19:38,340 Jefferson Pierce. 407 00:19:38,594 --> 00:19:40,380 N You need it like money That's that Green Light J‘J‘ 408 00:19:40,721 --> 00:19:41,506 Two-Bits. 409 00:19:43,099 --> 00:19:43,963 What's up, man? 410 00:19:44,183 --> 00:19:45,514 Man, you know what it is, baby. 411 00:19:46,519 --> 00:19:48,134 Hey, yo, this dude right here is so fast. 412 00:19:48,396 --> 00:19:51,809 He can turn off the light and be in bed before the whole room got dark. 413 00:19:53,192 --> 00:19:54,432 Yeah. But you was pretty fast yourself. 414 00:19:54,652 --> 00:19:57,109 Yeah, but I wasn't Olympic fast, man. 415 00:19:58,447 --> 00:20:00,938 Look, now we're finished with the small talk, 416 00:20:02,451 --> 00:20:03,486 what you want, bro? 417 00:20:04,036 --> 00:20:04,650 Oh. 418 00:20:04,870 --> 00:20:08,738 Oh, come on, J, you too boujie to be down here by accident. 419 00:20:09,208 --> 00:20:12,416 One of my students overdosed on Green Light. 420 00:20:13,129 --> 00:20:14,414 Your name came up. 421 00:20:15,172 --> 00:20:16,662 No, hey, I'm just here to give you a heads-up. 422 00:20:16,882 --> 00:20:19,339 The cops are coming your way. 423 00:20:19,635 --> 00:20:21,921 You might wanna get out of this before it gets too hot for you. 424 00:20:22,263 --> 00:20:23,298 Get out and do what? 425 00:20:24,390 --> 00:20:26,005 I appreciate you looking out, 426 00:20:26,809 --> 00:20:27,889 but I got a family to take care of. 427 00:20:28,102 --> 00:20:31,469 Yeah, but this Green Light stuff is bad news, bruh. 428 00:20:33,399 --> 00:20:36,106 Now, look, you want to tell me anything? 429 00:20:36,944 --> 00:20:37,979 Maybe I could help. 430 00:20:39,989 --> 00:20:42,776 I got nothing to tell. It is what it is, bruh. 431 00:20:45,494 --> 00:20:46,483 It's good to see you, Two-Bits. 432 00:20:46,704 --> 00:20:49,821 Yeah. Hey, look, tell Lynn and everybody else I said what's up. 433 00:20:50,541 --> 00:20:51,781 -Will do. -All right. 434 00:20:58,090 --> 00:20:59,250 [speaking indistinctly] 435 00:21:07,683 --> 00:21:09,298 How'd your talk with Two-Bits go? 436 00:21:09,518 --> 00:21:11,133 [sighs] Not good. 437 00:21:13,564 --> 00:21:17,728 This stuff is like crack and PCP got together and had a baby. 438 00:21:18,194 --> 00:21:19,525 You should keep an eye on that student of yours. 439 00:21:19,737 --> 00:21:21,523 The way this stuff attaches to your neural receptors, 440 00:21:21,781 --> 00:21:24,067 you take it once, and you're hooked. 441 00:21:24,283 --> 00:21:25,819 That's why the first taste is free. 442 00:21:26,035 --> 00:21:28,151 Since Green Light hit, there've been 36 overdoses, 443 00:21:28,370 --> 00:21:30,827 six of them fatal. You'd think it'd be on the news. 444 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:33,497 Yeah, black kids OD-ing has never been newsworthy. 445 00:21:33,709 --> 00:21:35,574 I've hacked Freeland PD's computers. 446 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:37,876 They're trying to get a no-knock warrant for your boy, Two-Bits. 447 00:21:38,088 --> 00:21:39,498 Yeah, that'll take too long. 448 00:21:40,049 --> 00:21:41,505 They move dope houses twice a month. 449 00:21:41,717 --> 00:21:42,923 Ever since Black Lightning's come back, 450 00:21:43,135 --> 00:21:45,046 The One Hundred have gotten a lot more sophisticated. 451 00:21:45,262 --> 00:21:46,593 They're operating like terrorist cells. 452 00:21:46,847 --> 00:21:48,838 Each group only knows what it needs to know. 453 00:21:49,141 --> 00:21:51,097 Makes it harder to beat your way up the food chain. 454 00:21:51,936 --> 00:21:54,518 Maybe Black Lightning should pay Two-Bits a visit. 455 00:21:58,609 --> 00:21:59,598 [man] What the-- 456 00:21:59,985 --> 00:22:01,771 [indistinct chatter] 457 00:22:07,243 --> 00:22:09,325 Hey. Hey. Go get him, man. Go get him! 458 00:22:10,830 --> 00:22:11,535 [grunting] 459 00:22:20,965 --> 00:22:21,920 Wait, wait, wait, wait. 460 00:22:22,132 --> 00:22:23,838 Hey. The streets are talking, man. 461 00:22:24,051 --> 00:22:25,006 I heard what you did to Block. 462 00:22:25,219 --> 00:22:26,129 What'd you hear? 463 00:22:26,595 --> 00:22:28,551 I heard you lit his ass up. 464 00:22:28,764 --> 00:22:31,597 Good, that should save us some time. 465 00:22:32,017 --> 00:22:33,348 Tell me about Green Light. 466 00:22:33,602 --> 00:22:36,093 I know your MO After I tell you what you wanna know, 467 00:22:36,522 --> 00:22:38,308 you just gonna knock me out and call the cops, 468 00:22:38,566 --> 00:22:39,976 and that'll be my third strike. 469 00:22:40,401 --> 00:22:41,686 I get 30 years, man. 470 00:22:41,902 --> 00:22:43,984 Really should've thought about that before you started dealing. 471 00:22:44,822 --> 00:22:45,902 You think I deserve 30 years? 472 00:22:46,115 --> 00:22:47,195 You deserve something. 473 00:22:47,408 --> 00:22:49,569 Okay. But 30 years? I mean, come on, man. 474 00:22:49,952 --> 00:22:52,659 They throwing brothers in jail forever, like it ain't nothing. 475 00:22:54,206 --> 00:22:55,036 All right. 476 00:22:55,791 --> 00:22:58,954 I won't call the cops if you tell me what I need to know, 477 00:22:59,169 --> 00:23:01,911 and you stop selling drugs. 478 00:23:03,299 --> 00:23:05,381 Now, I hear you dealing again, 479 00:23:06,594 --> 00:23:07,834 I'mma come find you. 480 00:23:08,053 --> 00:23:09,668 Okay. Deal. 481 00:23:10,598 --> 00:23:12,179 So I leave the money at the drop spot. 482 00:23:12,391 --> 00:23:13,881 I go pick up the product at a warehouse 483 00:23:14,101 --> 00:23:15,466 on 389 Hart Avenue. 484 00:23:16,145 --> 00:23:17,760 Re-up is every Thursday at noon. 485 00:23:18,022 --> 00:23:20,764 Hey, hey, real, real quick. Before you knock me out, 486 00:23:20,983 --> 00:23:22,314 uh, you think I can get a pic? 487 00:23:24,153 --> 00:23:25,609 And can you make sure you light up. 488 00:23:26,155 --> 00:23:27,565 What? No. 489 00:23:32,494 --> 00:23:33,529 [sighs] 490 00:23:37,583 --> 00:23:40,290 [commentator on TV] And it's a clean exchange. Anderson, lane 4, has-- 491 00:23:40,502 --> 00:23:43,869 So, Joan Lincoln wants to interview me. 492 00:23:44,590 --> 00:23:46,797 Wait. Joan Lincoln from TV, Joan Lincoln? 493 00:23:47,051 --> 00:23:48,166 -Yeah. -What? 494 00:23:48,385 --> 00:23:50,751 I mean, she says people wanna see how I'm doing. 495 00:23:51,639 --> 00:23:53,630 Okay, so you're, like, official now? 496 00:23:55,059 --> 00:23:56,515 -Yeah, I've been official. -[chuckles] 497 00:23:56,769 --> 00:23:57,975 You just didn't notice it. 498 00:23:58,187 --> 00:23:59,973 Okay, so what you gonna do? 499 00:24:01,774 --> 00:24:03,730 I don't want people to see me like this. 500 00:24:04,026 --> 00:24:06,267 I don't know. I mean, what do you think? 501 00:24:07,696 --> 00:24:11,154 Um, I think you've been through a lot. 502 00:24:14,620 --> 00:24:18,408 [clears throat] So, I quit the track team. 503 00:24:20,125 --> 00:24:21,490 -What? For real? -Mmm-hmm. 504 00:24:24,046 --> 00:24:24,876 Huh. 505 00:24:26,048 --> 00:24:27,788 [commentator speaking indistinctly on TV] 506 00:24:32,471 --> 00:24:33,381 You know what? 507 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:35,595 I'mma do it. 508 00:24:36,850 --> 00:24:40,718 Yeah. People should see that it takes more than a bullet to keep me down. 509 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:45,640 Hey, we gonna do it together, right? 510 00:24:45,859 --> 00:24:47,474 You're my ride or die, right? 511 00:24:48,570 --> 00:24:51,357 Yeah. Yeah, ride or die. 512 00:24:54,284 --> 00:24:56,525 [commentator speaking indistinctly on TV] 513 00:25:01,375 --> 00:25:03,081 We're recommending that the board have final say 514 00:25:03,293 --> 00:25:04,783 on students who break the rules. 515 00:25:05,421 --> 00:25:07,707 We're also recommending that Mr... 516 00:25:10,467 --> 00:25:13,379 Bernard Lewis. His name is Bernard Lewis. 517 00:25:14,388 --> 00:25:15,298 Thank you. 518 00:25:15,681 --> 00:25:17,421 We're recommending that Mr. Lewis be expelled. 519 00:25:17,641 --> 00:25:20,849 The board is not in a position to know all the facts about our students. 520 00:25:21,061 --> 00:25:22,642 Well, that's why, in this paradigm, 521 00:25:23,022 --> 00:25:26,230 we're proposing that your job would be to give us those facts, 522 00:25:26,734 --> 00:25:28,941 so that we can then make an impartial decision. 523 00:25:29,153 --> 00:25:32,190 I'm getting a feeling that this is already a done deal. 524 00:25:32,740 --> 00:25:35,698 We all want the same thing. Principal Pierce. 525 00:25:36,452 --> 00:25:39,819 [clears throat] Yes. Of course. Thank you for your time. 526 00:25:49,131 --> 00:25:51,668 They wanna take control of the disciplinary process, 527 00:25:51,884 --> 00:25:53,715 and have me expel Bernard? 528 00:25:54,428 --> 00:25:55,338 Can't save 'em all. 529 00:25:55,971 --> 00:25:57,177 How do you choose? 530 00:25:57,806 --> 00:25:59,512 You choose by partnering with the students. 531 00:25:59,975 --> 00:26:02,011 I mean, you do everything you can to help them succeed, 532 00:26:02,269 --> 00:26:04,931 but the students still have to do their part. 533 00:26:05,189 --> 00:26:08,932 If they don't, then those students choose for you. 534 00:26:09,860 --> 00:26:12,067 If my teachers had taken that approach, I never would've made it. 535 00:26:12,279 --> 00:26:13,564 You can always reject their offer. 536 00:26:13,781 --> 00:26:17,444 Yeah. If I do that, when my contract's up, they'll fire me, 537 00:26:17,659 --> 00:26:18,944 and bring in someone with no connection 538 00:26:19,161 --> 00:26:21,197 with the community to run the school. 539 00:26:21,580 --> 00:26:23,787 Mmm-hmm. I mean, it's... It's a hard choice. 540 00:26:26,126 --> 00:26:28,913 Just want you to know that I appreciate you. 541 00:26:29,630 --> 00:26:33,714 And if you need my help with anything, I'm here. 542 00:26:34,968 --> 00:26:36,959 [cellphone ringing] 543 00:26:38,555 --> 00:26:40,091 Hi, this is Fowdy. 544 00:26:41,892 --> 00:26:43,723 [sighs] 545 00:26:45,854 --> 00:26:49,096 [hip-hop music playing] 546 00:27:18,929 --> 00:27:22,888 [vocalizing] 547 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:25,841 [squeaking] 548 00:27:38,448 --> 00:27:41,190 [squeaking continues] 549 00:27:42,911 --> 00:27:45,493 Oh, that is nasty. 550 00:27:45,706 --> 00:27:47,162 Took you long enough to get here. 551 00:27:48,709 --> 00:27:50,040 [Tori] You know I hate it out here. 552 00:27:50,294 --> 00:27:54,412 If it was anyone else but you, lwould've stayed in Miami. 553 00:27:54,631 --> 00:27:56,246 Tori, I missed you. 554 00:27:57,176 --> 00:27:58,632 I missed you too, big brother. 555 00:27:59,595 --> 00:28:01,051 -So... -Hmm. 556 00:28:01,263 --> 00:28:03,003 How we goin' to kill Black Lightning? 557 00:28:12,900 --> 00:28:16,017 Oh! Oh, damn, Gambi! 558 00:28:16,653 --> 00:28:17,938 You've been holding out on me. 559 00:28:19,406 --> 00:28:20,987 If I knew you were gonna give me X-ray vision, 560 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,031 I'd have come out of retirement five years ago. 561 00:28:23,493 --> 00:28:24,903 It's more like electric vision. 562 00:28:25,287 --> 00:28:28,120 It allows you to see the electrical signature of any powered object. 563 00:28:28,790 --> 00:28:29,529 So, what do you see? 564 00:28:32,836 --> 00:28:34,667 I see everything. 565 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:45,762 -[Grace] You look really pretty tonight. -[Anissa] Thank you. 566 00:28:46,058 --> 00:28:47,343 -[Grace] You're welcome. -[Anissa chuckles] 567 00:28:47,559 --> 00:28:49,265 Have you ever wanted to share 568 00:28:49,478 --> 00:28:53,642 something important with your parents but couldn't? 569 00:28:54,149 --> 00:28:54,808 Yep. 570 00:28:55,234 --> 00:28:57,099 You do know I'm bi, right? 571 00:28:57,361 --> 00:29:00,694 [both laughing] 572 00:29:00,906 --> 00:29:04,273 True. Ijust feel like I'm past the age 573 00:29:04,493 --> 00:29:08,156 where I need my parents to co-sign on everything I do. 574 00:29:09,373 --> 00:29:10,203 What's wrong with that? 575 00:29:10,415 --> 00:29:12,497 Ugh! It's just irritating. 576 00:29:12,709 --> 00:29:15,121 You're looking for large containers where they store the drugs. 577 00:29:15,545 --> 00:29:17,501 The containers use power to regulate their temperature, 578 00:29:17,714 --> 00:29:19,750 -so you should be able to spot them. -Yeah, [got it. 579 00:29:19,967 --> 00:29:24,210 From the looks of things here, this Green Light is bigger than The One Hundred. 580 00:29:25,305 --> 00:29:27,512 I mean, no street gang is this organized. 581 00:29:28,642 --> 00:29:32,510 Professional drivers, temperature controlled 18-wheelers 582 00:29:32,729 --> 00:29:36,267 and a warehouse that looks like it's being guarded by Special Ops. 583 00:29:36,900 --> 00:29:38,390 I'm a grown-ass woman, 584 00:29:38,610 --> 00:29:41,568 who is capable of making my own decisions without them. 585 00:29:42,155 --> 00:29:46,489 Okay. Well, my parents sucked, 586 00:29:46,785 --> 00:29:48,321 but there's not a day that goes by 587 00:29:48,537 --> 00:29:51,028 that I don't wish that I could still go to them for advice. 588 00:29:51,248 --> 00:29:54,786 Hey, you're the bartender from the Ruby Red Lipstick Bar, aren't you? 589 00:29:55,794 --> 00:29:56,909 -You know I am. -Who's this? 590 00:29:57,129 --> 00:29:59,791 This guy and his fellow idiots have been harassing us for weeks. 591 00:30:00,007 --> 00:30:02,293 Someone should burn this lesbian whorehouse to the ground. 592 00:30:02,509 --> 00:30:04,170 Yeah? Well, I'm gonna call the cops. 593 00:30:04,553 --> 00:30:05,542 We have a restraining order. 594 00:30:05,762 --> 00:30:07,502 -Uh-uh. -Whoa! What're you doing? 595 00:30:10,559 --> 00:30:11,548 -Grace! -I got this. 596 00:30:14,855 --> 00:30:16,061 [inhales deeply] 597 00:30:31,038 --> 00:30:32,574 All right, I'm gonna track the truck. See what I can find. 598 00:30:32,789 --> 00:30:34,620 -[explosion in distance] -What was that? 599 00:30:35,125 --> 00:30:37,286 I don't know. It was close by. 600 00:30:37,961 --> 00:30:40,202 -Sounded like an explosion. -[explosion in distance] 601 00:30:40,505 --> 00:30:42,245 -I'm gonna check that out. -You'll lose the truck. 602 00:30:42,466 --> 00:30:44,707 You lose that truck, we lose our best chance of finding out 603 00:30:44,926 --> 00:30:46,257 where and to whom this stuff is headed. 604 00:30:46,470 --> 00:30:48,836 Yeah, but the explosions could be connected to what we're looking for. 605 00:30:49,056 --> 00:30:50,045 Plus, people could be hurt. 606 00:30:59,524 --> 00:31:01,310 Can you tap into the cameras near my location? 607 00:31:02,069 --> 00:31:02,728 [beeping] 608 00:31:15,332 --> 00:31:16,196 [static] 609 00:31:19,044 --> 00:31:19,908 You see anything? 610 00:31:20,629 --> 00:31:21,960 Uh, I got nothing. 611 00:31:22,506 --> 00:31:25,248 The cameras in your vicinity didn't capture whatever happened. 612 00:31:25,467 --> 00:31:26,923 Whoever did this is long gone. 613 00:31:27,427 --> 00:31:28,462 You should call it a night. 614 00:31:28,678 --> 00:31:30,634 I'm going back to the warehouse. See what I can find. 615 00:31:31,223 --> 00:31:31,882 Be safe. 616 00:31:32,724 --> 00:31:33,338 Always. 617 00:32:41,084 --> 00:32:43,826 [both sigh] 618 00:32:44,045 --> 00:32:47,162 Grace, if I could make people who did bad things 619 00:32:48,091 --> 00:32:49,422 pay for what they did, 620 00:32:52,762 --> 00:32:54,753 that'd be a good thing, right? 621 00:33:03,231 --> 00:33:03,936 Right? 622 00:33:07,277 --> 00:33:08,062 Yeah. 623 00:33:14,034 --> 00:33:14,864 [camera clicking] 624 00:33:28,048 --> 00:33:30,790 [reporter on TV] Local high school track star, Khalil Payne, 625 00:33:31,009 --> 00:33:33,421 is currently convalescing at Saint Lewis Hospital 626 00:33:33,803 --> 00:33:36,670 after a gunshot left him unable to walk. 627 00:33:36,973 --> 00:33:39,089 Khalil was shot at a peaceful protest 628 00:33:39,309 --> 00:33:41,140 that turned violent two weeks ago. 629 00:33:41,728 --> 00:33:44,470 Khalil was a two-time state champion sprinter 630 00:33:44,689 --> 00:33:45,644 from Garfield. 631 00:33:47,108 --> 00:33:49,565 I'd take Black Lightning out myself, 632 00:33:50,070 --> 00:33:52,311 but since I technically still have warrants in Freeland, 633 00:33:53,114 --> 00:33:54,399 I can't be out and about. 634 00:33:54,616 --> 00:33:58,655 If you could win the hearts of the residents in Freeland, 635 00:33:59,496 --> 00:34:03,990 if they saw Black Lightning as a bad guy instead of as a hero, 636 00:34:04,584 --> 00:34:06,495 they'd probably take him out for you. 637 00:34:07,837 --> 00:34:09,873 The people in Freeland love that boy, 638 00:34:11,007 --> 00:34:13,965 and he has every reason to hate Black Lightning. 639 00:34:14,302 --> 00:34:17,044 He doesn't know it yet, but he does. 640 00:34:18,014 --> 00:34:23,350 Maybe you can help him realize just how much he hates Black Lightning. 641 00:34:35,615 --> 00:34:37,947 Hey! What you doing here so early? 642 00:34:38,827 --> 00:34:41,318 Um, your mom asked my dad to come by, 643 00:34:41,538 --> 00:34:44,075 so I just kinda tagged along. 644 00:34:44,666 --> 00:34:45,997 Yo, where'd all this stuff come from? 645 00:34:46,209 --> 00:34:47,415 Anonymous donor. 646 00:34:48,086 --> 00:34:50,077 Yeah, whoever it is, they're hooking it up. 647 00:34:50,630 --> 00:34:52,120 They're even taking care of my medical bills, 648 00:34:52,340 --> 00:34:54,376 and helping my mom out with rent. 649 00:35:06,730 --> 00:35:07,970 Principal Pierce. 650 00:35:11,776 --> 00:35:12,731 Hey, Khalil. 651 00:35:14,779 --> 00:35:15,985 What, what's going on? 652 00:35:18,742 --> 00:35:19,652 Mama, what's wrong? 653 00:35:24,414 --> 00:35:26,405 Khalil, they're telling us that, uh... 654 00:35:29,252 --> 00:35:32,460 your spinal cord is now completely severed. 655 00:35:34,799 --> 00:35:37,415 Well, what're you saying? You saying I'm not gonna walk again? 656 00:35:42,974 --> 00:35:44,214 [speaking softly] I'm sorry, son. 657 00:35:59,699 --> 00:36:00,688 [door opens] 658 00:36:06,247 --> 00:36:07,202 The board called. 659 00:36:08,041 --> 00:36:11,784 Bernard can stay if you give up final say on severe infractions. 660 00:36:12,003 --> 00:36:13,834 I mean, you can advocate on behalf of the students, 661 00:36:14,047 --> 00:36:16,003 but your opinion counts as one vote, 662 00:36:16,299 --> 00:36:17,960 along with each board member. 663 00:36:19,636 --> 00:36:20,591 I don't like it. 664 00:36:21,346 --> 00:36:24,429 You can either save Bernard, or you can retain final say, 665 00:36:24,641 --> 00:36:26,848 but they're not gonna let you have both. So... 666 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:36,349 Tell them I'll do it. 667 00:36:37,237 --> 00:36:39,023 -Okay, I'll let them know. -Thank you. 668 00:36:42,826 --> 00:36:43,656 [door closes] 669 00:36:51,876 --> 00:36:52,865 [cellphone ringing] 670 00:36:53,628 --> 00:36:55,584 -HeHo? -[Jefferson] Hey. Just checking in. 671 00:36:55,797 --> 00:36:56,877 The girls okay? 672 00:36:57,424 --> 00:36:58,664 Yeah. Yeah, they're fine. 673 00:37:00,343 --> 00:37:03,085 This Khalil situation is bothering me. 674 00:37:04,389 --> 00:37:05,970 He's never gonna walk again. 675 00:37:06,516 --> 00:37:08,347 Yeah, I know. I'm up to speed. Jennifer told me. 676 00:37:08,560 --> 00:37:09,675 Hey, I don't know, Lynn. 677 00:37:09,894 --> 00:37:14,263 LaWanda, Khalil, Reverend Holt, Bernard... 678 00:37:15,984 --> 00:37:19,272 Ijust used to be able to handle the collateral damage a lot better. 679 00:37:19,529 --> 00:37:20,735 [sighs] 680 00:37:20,989 --> 00:37:22,149 Jefferson, I'm really busy right now. 681 00:37:22,365 --> 00:37:23,354 Can we talk about this later? 682 00:37:26,828 --> 00:37:28,568 Yeah. Yeah, sure, um... 683 00:37:29,998 --> 00:37:31,113 I'll call you later. 684 00:37:38,715 --> 00:37:39,921 [cell phone vibrating] 685 00:37:48,558 --> 00:37:49,172 Hello. 686 00:37:49,392 --> 00:37:51,383 Principal Pierce, I'm sorry to bother you, 687 00:37:51,603 --> 00:37:52,968 but I didn't know who else to call. 688 00:37:53,313 --> 00:37:55,053 Bernard went to a dope house looking for drugs. 689 00:37:55,273 --> 00:37:57,559 Wait, what? Okay, slow down. What, what happened? 690 00:37:57,776 --> 00:38:00,859 After our meeting, Bernard wouldn't stop talking about Green Light. 691 00:38:01,070 --> 00:38:03,777 -What's the address? -367, 34th Street. 692 00:38:04,616 --> 00:38:07,028 I went there to get him, but some of The Hundred came out. 693 00:38:07,243 --> 00:38:09,450 They pistol-whipped me. The cops didn't do nothing. 694 00:38:09,662 --> 00:38:10,822 Okay, I'll make some calls. 695 00:38:13,625 --> 00:38:15,240 H We pray at night For the helpless J‘J‘ 696 00:38:15,460 --> 00:38:16,449 J‘J‘ Pray at night J'J‘ 697 00:38:16,669 --> 00:38:18,830 J‘J‘ Hoping you get us Through breakfast J‘J‘ 698 00:38:19,172 --> 00:38:21,003 J‘J‘ Wish that somebody Come save us I: 699 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:23,916 M Black Lightning's back Come to shock the haters J‘J‘ 700 00:38:25,595 --> 00:38:26,926 J‘J‘ Come to shock the haters J‘J‘ 701 00:38:28,097 --> 00:38:29,086 [grunts] 702 00:38:36,356 --> 00:38:38,347 -[grunts] -[metal clanging] 703 00:38:38,566 --> 00:38:40,522 J‘J‘ Woke up in the ghetto Got our hero back J‘J‘ 704 00:38:41,110 --> 00:38:42,441 J‘J‘ Guns flapping, gangs acting Like where we at N 705 00:38:42,654 --> 00:38:43,860 [groans] 706 00:38:44,197 --> 00:38:45,312 M Black Lightning Need to strike J‘J‘ 707 00:38:45,573 --> 00:38:46,779 I: Like where we at N 708 00:38:46,991 --> 00:38:49,448 N Show us another way Besides guns crackin' J‘J‘ 709 00:38:49,702 --> 00:38:51,988 J‘J‘ Nighttime super This for payback J‘J‘ 710 00:38:52,539 --> 00:38:55,121 N This our people They're robbin' in the back J‘J‘ 711 00:38:55,333 --> 00:38:58,040 N Stand back You might get shocked Off of contact J‘J‘ 712 00:38:58,503 --> 00:39:01,119 N This was for the hood This for being black J‘J‘ 713 00:39:01,381 --> 00:39:03,872 H We ain't got no hope They're killin' every day J‘J‘ 714 00:39:04,259 --> 00:39:06,466 N I know we need you In every way J‘J‘ 715 00:39:06,678 --> 00:39:09,886 M We need results We don't need to See your face J‘J‘ 716 00:39:10,098 --> 00:39:12,305 J‘J‘ Here he comes Just to save the day J‘J‘ 717 00:39:13,017 --> 00:39:15,303 J‘J‘ Here he comes Just in perfect timing J‘J‘ 718 00:39:15,645 --> 00:39:17,727 II To help the needy And guard the blinded J‘J‘ 719 00:39:17,981 --> 00:39:20,142 J‘J‘ Last night I saw a superhero He was black J‘J‘ 720 00:39:20,358 --> 00:39:22,974 II He said This is for the street Black Lightning's back J‘J‘ 721 00:39:23,194 --> 00:39:25,560 I don't understand how he got hooked so quick. 722 00:39:27,782 --> 00:39:29,488 This new drug is bad like that. 723 00:39:29,951 --> 00:39:33,239 But Bernard is in the best treatment facility in Freeland, 724 00:39:33,705 --> 00:39:37,243 and when he's straight, we'll get him back on track and into college. 725 00:39:37,584 --> 00:39:40,997 I've put everything I had into giving him a better life. 726 00:39:51,389 --> 00:39:53,004 I appreciate everything you've done for us. 727 00:39:53,224 --> 00:39:54,634 Oh, of course. Of course. 728 00:39:56,185 --> 00:39:56,890 Thank you. 729 00:39:57,103 --> 00:39:59,219 Hmm. Stay in touch. 730 00:40:06,112 --> 00:40:06,897 [sighs] 731 00:40:08,615 --> 00:40:09,855 [cell phone chimes] 732 00:40:17,957 --> 00:40:23,293 [Lynn] Hi, Jefferson, it's me. I 'm sorry about earlier today. 733 00:40:23,588 --> 00:40:29,299 All I can say is, this Black Lightning stuff has my emotions all over the place. 734 00:40:30,053 --> 00:40:32,590 If I'm being honest, I'm angry with you. 735 00:40:33,014 --> 00:40:34,800 But that doesn't mean, I don't love you. 736 00:40:35,934 --> 00:40:37,299 How'd you like the gifts? 737 00:40:38,937 --> 00:40:41,679 [pants] 738 00:40:42,106 --> 00:40:44,472 You mind keeping the lights off? They hurt my eyes. 739 00:40:45,944 --> 00:40:47,730 My name is Tobias Whale. 740 00:40:49,781 --> 00:40:50,770 What're you doing in my room? 741 00:40:50,990 --> 00:40:52,696 I wanted to see how you were doing. 742 00:40:54,619 --> 00:40:56,200 Why'd you give me all those gifts? 743 00:40:56,454 --> 00:40:58,115 I understand what you're going through. 744 00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:01,406 Black Lightning messed my life up, too. 745 00:41:02,710 --> 00:41:05,873 I wanted you to have some nice things to keep your mind off your troubles 746 00:41:06,714 --> 00:41:09,251 I know it's hard to see now, but in time, you will. 747 00:41:09,968 --> 00:41:13,301 Black Lightning's the reason you're lying here paralyzed. 748 00:41:14,430 --> 00:41:15,670 There was many times when I was younger 749 00:41:15,890 --> 00:41:18,097 I needed help, but no one showed up. 750 00:41:19,310 --> 00:41:21,551 I don't wanna have to see you go through the same thing. 751 00:41:23,189 --> 00:41:23,974 Why? 752 00:41:25,692 --> 00:41:28,809 Well, I've followed your athletic career a long time, 753 00:41:29,028 --> 00:41:30,564 and it hurt me to see you hurt. 754 00:41:31,698 --> 00:41:33,313 But what I've learned about pain is, 755 00:41:33,533 --> 00:41:35,239 pain makes you stronger. 756 00:41:35,785 --> 00:41:37,400 Pain makes you tougher. 757 00:41:38,162 --> 00:41:41,575 And eventually, you get to a point where you don't even feel it. 758 00:41:42,959 --> 00:41:46,872 If you'd like, I can show you how to kill your pain.