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Previously on
Black Lightning...
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It's been a year.
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But maybe it's time
you move on with your life.
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I injected myself
with Wendy's powers
and went out there.
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You just traded one drug
for another.
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I'm a captain of industry
now, Jefferson.
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I'm gonna take away
everything you love.
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You don't want
to be Black Lightning,
but you're willing
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to light up a couple of cops.
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Freeland would be lost
without Black Lightning!
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Freeland is lost!
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Run, now!
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♪ Beat is getting stronger ♪
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♪ Music getting longer, too
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♪ Music is a blast to me
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♪ I want to, I want to
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♪ I wanna take you higher
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♪ I'm gonna
Take you higher... ♪
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What have you done
with my family?
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Oh, they're safe with me.
Fret not.
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I'll take good care of them.
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Oh, Jeff.
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♪ Beat is nitty gritty
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♪ Sound is in your city, too
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♪ Music's still
A blast to me... ♪
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Jeff,
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sit your weak ass down.
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Dinner is served.
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Or don't.
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Who knows?
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Maybe your rage will kill
your whole damn family.
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That's cold.
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Kinda like this turkey leg.
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It's always the same dream.
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What do you think they mean?
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You're the one with the PhD,
you tell me.
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♪ Last night
I saw a superhero
He was black ♪
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♪ He said
"This is for the street
Black Lightning's back" ♪
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Recurring dreams
can stem from
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feelings of incompetence,
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as the unconscious
works through them.
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But if you want
to unravel their meaning,
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you're gonna have to
put in the work.
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I... I think
the dream means that...
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no matter how hard I try
to protect my family,
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it's always gonna end
in tragedy.
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Things aren't like before.
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Before what exactly?
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Before the Freeland conflict.
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Before I put
everybody in danger.
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Before my best friend died.
Is that what you want to hear?
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Your best friend
wasn't in your dream,
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your family was.
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Stop deflecting
and tell me what it means.
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I can't be the man that I was.
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He thought he could...
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change the world.
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I can't live with the...
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decisions that I made...
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being him.
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Without him,
I don't know who I am.
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Oh, we got all of Freeland
putting in bets right now.
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Your man says
he'll come through,
then he'll come through.
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Oh,
you done good, Devonte.
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This place...
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is like a virtual
Madison Square Garden.
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Yeah, but all this
costs a grip.
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It's gonna be a minute
before we turn a profit.
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You know what costs more?
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Getting clipped
by Freeland's finest.
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Now...
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this...
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this is the way
of the new world.
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People placing bets
through their phones
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feeling like
they at an event...
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with no crowds to track us.
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My man's is good.
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Pay him.
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But let me know
when he's fighting next.
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I got you.
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Got Lydell in the office,
just like you asked.
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You've seen
better days, Lydell.
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You care to explain yourself?
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Lala, look what
Black Lightning did to me, man.
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-I'm a damn cripple now.
-I didn't ask about that!
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I asked you about
why you killed a kid...
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and got Blackbird's attention.
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Now, I'm gonna ask you
one more time...
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to explain yourself,
or we gonna play a little game
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-called trip the crip.
-Whoa, whoa, whoa.
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I... I... I was just
protecting your interests, man.
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The kid was just
collateral damage.
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It was nothin' personal.
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It was just business, brother.
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Funny.
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You know,
I was thinking the same thing.
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Wait, wait. I... I--
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Devonte...
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take out the trash.
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Take out the trash!
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Lightning's power in water?
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Have you lost your mind?
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I think I understand physics.
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And I'm using only heal,
no sparks.
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I want to understand Jen's
rate of recovery.
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Asking is too difficult?
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I need to study the variables
under controlled circumstances.
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Gotcha. Gotcha.
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Going out, getting the crap
beat out of you,
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that's a controlled
circumstance?
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What is wrong with you tonight?
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The more I know now,
the better prepared I can be
for future attacks,
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like Gravedigger.
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I won't be caught
flat-footed again, Jeff.
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You're not like us!
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Okay? So, what happens
when your...
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Your observations go too far?
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This is not about my addiction.
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This is about
protecting our girls, Jeff.
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Ten years ago, you asked me
to stop being Black Lightning.
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I did.
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Hypocrisy looks good on you.
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I'll stop when you
put the suit back on.
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And stop with the pity party.
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No, no. What you
don't understand is that
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playing with these powers
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will lead to misery.
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So you want to be
a weekend warrior?
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Suit yourself.
I want no part of it.
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Welcome to the Larsen Line.
I'm Rebecca Larsen.
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Tonight we have
a special report
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on the true cost of superheroes
protecting our city.
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This so-called superhero
known as Lightning
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is touted as a savior
for her role in
the Freeland conflict.
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But should that give her
and metas like her
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carte blanche
to terrorize our streets?
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I hope this exclusive video
shared with us
by a concerned citizen
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will provide transparency
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into the damage superheroes
will wreak across Freeland.
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But don't take my word for it.
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I lost everything in the fire.
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I've served this community
40 years.
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Now, I can't afford to rebuild.
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There's no such damn thing
as superhero insurance.
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This Lethal Lightning
and metas like her
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are responsible for millions
in property damage
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this city cannot afford.
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Yes, Freeland may have
its fair share of crime,
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but we can't let the cure
be worse than the problem.
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Becky from the block
is spewing fake news.
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That ain't what happened.
I saved those people.
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I don't doubt it, honey,
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but Lightning caused
a considerable amount
of property damage.
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Mom, are you kidding me?
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Dad's caused
way more damage than me
over the years.
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Yeah, but edited news like that
you can't fix.
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But they're calling me
Lethal Lightning.
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Jen, you are a little
OC with your powers.
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I keep telling you,
if you trained a little more,
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you'd have more control.
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Less property damage,
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no nicknames.
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Says the woman who leaves
giant cracks in the street
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just by landing dramatically.
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-You can just walk, Anissa.
-You know what? Nevermind.
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You know what? It's bad enough
I'm arguing with your father,
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I don't want to hear it
from you two.
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The only word I wanna hear
is an apology. Am I clear?
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Yeah,
you're right, Mom.
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I'm gonna go check on Grace.
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-Bye.
-Bye, Lethal Lightning.
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-That's not funny. Anissa!
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I was helping people.
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What that camera didn't catch
was that family I saved.
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Larsen's controlling
my narrative.
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I know.
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Like I said,
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edited news like that
you can't fix.
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Now, put my show back on.
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Put me in a coma.
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You've been busy, Lauren.
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Wait until you
see the playground
I've built inside.
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Mmm-hmm.
Just what have you got inside?
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The stuff that
dreams are made of.
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This facility is like
nothing I've ever seen before.
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-Mmm-hmm.
-It's amazing.
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-Are those--
-My pride and joy.
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The next generation
Direct-Energy Gun.
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The press calls them the DEGs.
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We're on the eve
of market release.
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They're going to save lives
and change the world.
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-From what I've read,
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their energy output is lethal
to humans and to metas.
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Are you confident they're safe
for mass market?
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You think the prospect unwise?
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-You're showing
your age, Peter.
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Wine only improves with age
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if the grapes were good
to begin with.
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I missed this.
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Yes, they are lethal
to both metas and humans,
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but I had the techs install
a stun setting.
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Can't have
local law enforcement
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disintegrating civilians.
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They're capable of punching
a hole through a tank,
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or safely neutralizing
a carjacker.
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The ultimate peacekeeper tech.
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Hmm?
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Marcel?
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Hey. I didn't expect you
back to work so soon.
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Look, I, um...
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I appreciate
the time you gave me
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to mourn the loss of my son...
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but I need to work.
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I have to get my kids back
from child services.
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Yeah, um...
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everything okay? I mean...
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-What happened?
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Oh, this? It's...
it's nothing to worry about.
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Look, I can't imagine
what you're going through,
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um, but I have to ask.
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You didn't get that from trying
to get back at The One Hundred,
did you?
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So, Mr. Pierce,
who do you think I am?
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Black Lightning?
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No, I'm moonlighting as a...
As a bouncer...
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and occupational hazard.
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Hey, I won, though.
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Uh...
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I'm late.
Can't set a bad example.
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-Right.
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Here we go, babe. I got you.
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I got you.
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Hey, babe, I really did
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something great
for the community.
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You know, the news are
just trying to say that
metas only destroy,
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but, no,
I built something, okay?
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A safe space.
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You gotta see it, babe.
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A safe space for the homeless.
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And I did it without violence.
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Hmm. There we go.
Okay, I'm lying.
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Maybe there was a little.
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But, babe, the people I helped,
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you gotta see
their faces. You had to.
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Damn, babe,
you're a little ashy today.
What's going on?
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Remember how I taught you
there was a thing. Hmm?
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God, I miss you so much.
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It's been so long, babe.
I don't...
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I don't even know if you're
still in there.
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But, babe, if you are,
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please can you give me a sign,
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let me know we have
a future together?
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Please?
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I love you so much.
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No. No. No, baby, please, no.
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Don't do this
right now. Please.
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-Anissa.
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Oh, my God. Baby.
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00:14:07,498 --> 00:14:08,412
Hi.
259
00:14:11,372 --> 00:14:12,590
Hi, how are you?
260
00:14:13,591 --> 00:14:14,549
Hi, baby.
261
00:14:30,826 --> 00:14:33,220
That face means
someone's in trouble
or you need my help.
262
00:14:33,263 --> 00:14:35,178
Both.
263
00:14:35,222 --> 00:14:37,964
Tell me you caught that
lying Rebecca Larsen
last night.
264
00:14:38,007 --> 00:14:40,357
Yeah, that white woman
had it out for you. Uh...
265
00:14:41,750 --> 00:14:43,752
Lethal Lightning.
266
00:14:43,795 --> 00:14:45,928
That bitch
edited footage from somebody
to fit her narrative.
267
00:14:48,844 --> 00:14:50,280
I need you
to find her for me, TC.
268
00:14:51,281 --> 00:14:53,022
You look mad.
269
00:14:53,066 --> 00:14:54,806
Please tell me
you're not gonna...
270
00:14:56,199 --> 00:14:58,288
No, no. no.
271
00:14:58,332 --> 00:15:00,160
I need the unedited footage
so I can clear Leth--
272
00:15:01,901 --> 00:15:03,685
So I can clear
Lightning's name.
273
00:15:03,728 --> 00:15:05,295
Freelanders understand
the truth,
274
00:15:05,339 --> 00:15:06,253
I'd like to give it to 'em.
275
00:15:09,125 --> 00:15:11,040
I don't know, Jen.
276
00:15:11,084 --> 00:15:13,564
Why don't you just let
sleeping Larsen lie?
277
00:15:13,608 --> 00:15:16,698
And why do you care what people
think about Lightning anyway?
278
00:15:16,741 --> 00:15:18,830
Isn't that the point of having,
you know...
279
00:15:19,962 --> 00:15:21,572
an alter ego?
280
00:15:21,616 --> 00:15:23,226
No. If meta-hate
like hers spreads,
281
00:15:23,270 --> 00:15:25,011
it's gonna make all
of our lives more dangerous.
282
00:15:27,796 --> 00:15:28,623
Please?
283
00:15:34,020 --> 00:15:34,977
All right, fine.
284
00:15:46,728 --> 00:15:49,165
There you go. Terry Andrews.
285
00:15:50,688 --> 00:15:52,864
Don't go
and do something crazy.
286
00:15:52,908 --> 00:15:54,736
-Thanks.
-Good luck.
287
00:15:59,045 --> 00:16:01,308
Not much has changed
since our last session.
288
00:16:02,744 --> 00:16:04,528
Jeff is still sulking.
289
00:16:04,572 --> 00:16:07,096
And I'm still juggling my work,
290
00:16:07,140 --> 00:16:09,229
with teaching night school
at Garfield.
291
00:16:09,272 --> 00:16:10,404
Let's talk about that.
292
00:16:10,447 --> 00:16:12,667
Elaborate on your decision
293
00:16:12,710 --> 00:16:14,321
to split your time.
294
00:16:14,364 --> 00:16:16,105
Rebuilding our community is...
295
00:16:17,063 --> 00:16:18,716
Is paramount right now.
296
00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:21,023
And while Jeff's
taking a break,
297
00:16:21,067 --> 00:16:23,417
-I'm filling in.
-Why?
298
00:16:23,460 --> 00:16:26,159
Commitment to duty
has been drilled into me
as a child.
299
00:16:27,073 --> 00:16:28,726
Both my parents
300
00:16:28,770 --> 00:16:30,250
proudly served in the military.
301
00:16:30,293 --> 00:16:32,730
Their parents before them.
302
00:16:32,774 --> 00:16:35,690
My brother John
left college and went
straight into the army.
303
00:16:35,733 --> 00:16:37,039
But you didn't.
304
00:16:37,083 --> 00:16:39,259
Why choose
the path less traveled?
305
00:16:40,303 --> 00:16:41,130
Um...
306
00:16:42,958 --> 00:16:44,394
It was chosen for me.
307
00:16:45,395 --> 00:16:47,049
I was different.
308
00:16:47,093 --> 00:16:50,313
Smarter than my brother,
my parents.
309
00:16:50,357 --> 00:16:52,837
They convinced me that
the military would be tedious,
310
00:16:52,881 --> 00:16:55,318
and I wouldn't fit the mold.
311
00:16:55,362 --> 00:16:56,885
And how did that make you feel?
312
00:17:00,454 --> 00:17:01,455
Like an outsider.
313
00:17:02,108 --> 00:17:03,761
Hmm.
314
00:17:03,805 --> 00:17:07,548
But I guess my parents made
the right choice, so...
315
00:17:07,591 --> 00:17:11,073
You're a world-renowned
geneticist.
316
00:17:11,117 --> 00:17:14,120
And a foremost expert
on metagenics.
317
00:17:14,163 --> 00:17:16,687
It's perfectly acceptable
318
00:17:16,731 --> 00:17:19,951
-to sort of
stretch your ego here.
319
00:17:19,995 --> 00:17:21,736
It sounds better
when you do it.
320
00:17:22,998 --> 00:17:25,000
And now, you are
321
00:17:25,044 --> 00:17:26,045
teaching night school.
322
00:17:27,698 --> 00:17:29,352
You see a pattern?
323
00:17:29,396 --> 00:17:31,093
Jeff and the girls, they have
324
00:17:31,137 --> 00:17:32,486
all these shared moments...
325
00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,358
and experiences.
326
00:17:35,402 --> 00:17:38,231
Like, my brother John
and our parents.
327
00:17:38,274 --> 00:17:39,710
Jeff told me,
328
00:17:39,754 --> 00:17:42,365
"You don't belong.
You're not one of us."
329
00:17:42,409 --> 00:17:44,541
-Hmm.
-The girls said
330
00:17:44,585 --> 00:17:45,673
I was a liability.
331
00:17:50,243 --> 00:17:51,200
Oh, God.
332
00:17:53,289 --> 00:17:55,813
I'm trying to fit in
where I don't belong again,
aren't I?
333
00:17:57,641 --> 00:17:58,468
Just...
334
00:18:00,253 --> 00:18:01,993
Just like I couldn't
when I was young.
335
00:18:06,128 --> 00:18:07,695
This is
the seed of my addiction.
336
00:18:08,261 --> 00:18:09,088
Isn't it?
337
00:18:10,524 --> 00:18:12,352
My whole life...
338
00:18:12,395 --> 00:18:16,095
I've been trying to fit in
where I clearly don't belong.
339
00:18:16,138 --> 00:18:18,097
And then mastering the fields
when I did.
340
00:18:23,580 --> 00:18:24,712
Just be you.
341
00:18:27,628 --> 00:18:29,760
Say it aloud. Own it.
342
00:18:31,414 --> 00:18:32,241
Own it.
343
00:18:34,722 --> 00:18:35,549
Just be me.
344
00:19:18,679 --> 00:19:21,203
Mr. Pierce.
Nah, this ain't for you.
345
00:19:21,247 --> 00:19:22,900
No. Mr. Pierce.
346
00:19:28,993 --> 00:19:30,038
Mr. Pierce.
347
00:19:32,867 --> 00:19:33,694
Lala, I'mma handle it.
348
00:19:40,875 --> 00:19:42,485
What the hell is this place?
349
00:19:43,356 --> 00:19:44,357
A glimpse of the future.
350
00:19:45,967 --> 00:19:47,403
You're running
illegal cage fights.
351
00:19:47,447 --> 00:19:49,666
I'm earnin'.
You're interrupting that.
352
00:19:49,710 --> 00:19:51,277
Look, that man right there,
353
00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:53,017
he's got a family.
He's not a fighter.
354
00:19:53,061 --> 00:19:55,411
-I don't want him hurt.
-Prepare for disappointment.
355
00:19:55,455 --> 00:19:57,283
That man's cost me money
every night he fights.
356
00:20:03,506 --> 00:20:05,334
But my ringer
is about to change that.
357
00:20:07,249 --> 00:20:09,599
Don't fret. My filters...
358
00:20:13,342 --> 00:20:15,910
they keep
the combater's identity secret.
359
00:20:15,953 --> 00:20:17,738
Place a bet
and make some money.
360
00:20:17,781 --> 00:20:19,696
Knowing you,
it's probably fixed.
Just shut it down.
361
00:20:19,740 --> 00:20:22,395
The reconstruction at Freeland
has been tough on everybody.
362
00:20:22,438 --> 00:20:24,179
And everyone
has a vice to feed.
363
00:20:24,223 --> 00:20:25,833
I'm providing a virtual buffet.
364
00:20:25,876 --> 00:20:27,530
-More like lining your pockets.
365
00:20:28,314 --> 00:20:29,228
It can be both.
366
00:20:31,142 --> 00:20:33,710
If you was anyone else...
367
00:20:33,754 --> 00:20:35,538
I would drop your Black ass
right now.
368
00:20:36,713 --> 00:20:37,932
But since we got history...
369
00:20:39,194 --> 00:20:40,151
fight...
370
00:20:42,110 --> 00:20:43,329
or get out!
371
00:21:42,257 --> 00:21:45,826
♪ Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!
372
00:21:49,873 --> 00:21:51,222
♪ Fight!
373
00:21:51,266 --> 00:21:52,659
Mr. Pierce.
374
00:21:53,964 --> 00:21:55,096
I got next.
375
00:21:57,664 --> 00:21:59,274
♪ Fight! Fight!
376
00:22:01,102 --> 00:22:01,972
All right!
377
00:22:07,064 --> 00:22:09,284
Mayor Black, so glad
you could make the trip
at this late hour.
378
00:22:09,328 --> 00:22:11,504
Well, your bodyguard left me
no choice in that matter.
379
00:22:11,547 --> 00:22:13,462
Not to worry.
380
00:22:13,506 --> 00:22:15,203
He'll return you back
to your nocturnal
activities shortly.
381
00:22:16,465 --> 00:22:18,206
I know you're aware
382
00:22:18,249 --> 00:22:20,339
of my dedication to Freeland's
reconstruction program.
383
00:22:21,818 --> 00:22:23,080
I'd like it to continue.
384
00:22:25,126 --> 00:22:27,911
I also have an offer for you
that I am sure
385
00:22:27,955 --> 00:22:29,391
you'll benefit from.
386
00:22:29,435 --> 00:22:31,350
In order for it to reach
its zenith,
387
00:22:32,481 --> 00:22:34,091
it's gonna need
a visionary
388
00:22:34,135 --> 00:22:36,398
like myself,
and a ton of cash.
389
00:22:36,442 --> 00:22:39,053
Money like that
can only be gained
through my new,
390
00:22:39,096 --> 00:22:39,967
state of the art...
391
00:22:41,403 --> 00:22:42,361
hospital.
392
00:22:44,798 --> 00:22:49,150
Well, what with
the rebuilding of Freeland,
393
00:22:49,193 --> 00:22:51,587
the city's budget is already
stretched as it is.
394
00:22:53,328 --> 00:22:55,112
There's no room
for a new hospital.
395
00:22:55,156 --> 00:22:56,505
There is if you diverted
Garfield's budget.
396
00:22:57,463 --> 00:22:58,942
It's no secret,
397
00:22:58,986 --> 00:23:00,770
under Principal
Pierce's leadership,
398
00:23:00,814 --> 00:23:04,383
it's seen shootings, death,
399
00:23:04,426 --> 00:23:06,863
and of course,
its lawful occupation
400
00:23:06,907 --> 00:23:08,212
which he himself defied.
401
00:23:08,256 --> 00:23:10,432
Garfield is a pillar
of the community.
402
00:23:10,476 --> 00:23:11,912
I attended there.
403
00:23:11,955 --> 00:23:14,654
As do my children,
and theirs, God willing.
404
00:23:14,697 --> 00:23:16,438
Accept my proposal,
Mayor Black.
405
00:23:17,221 --> 00:23:19,136
And in no time,
406
00:23:19,180 --> 00:23:21,356
your kids will be moving
on up to a private school
in Metropolis
407
00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:23,271
where they'll finally
get a piece of that pie.
408
00:23:24,881 --> 00:23:27,101
Negro, please.
409
00:23:27,144 --> 00:23:28,972
You think I don't see
who you are?
410
00:23:29,930 --> 00:23:31,627
Look, I know
411
00:23:31,671 --> 00:23:34,804
we're supposed to publicly
smile together,
412
00:23:34,848 --> 00:23:37,807
show unity,
shuck and jive,
413
00:23:37,851 --> 00:23:41,768
But there is no threat,
no bribe you can offer
414
00:23:41,811 --> 00:23:44,292
that would make me
tear down Garfield
415
00:23:44,335 --> 00:23:45,598
and Principal Pierce.
416
00:23:46,860 --> 00:23:47,817
So...
417
00:23:55,303 --> 00:23:56,260
Thanks for the drink.
418
00:24:01,265 --> 00:24:02,615
I'll see myself out.
419
00:24:14,365 --> 00:24:15,497
Do you want me
to kill him?
420
00:24:19,022 --> 00:24:19,980
Not yet.
421
00:24:21,938 --> 00:24:24,332
♪ I don't give a...
About your crew money ♪
422
00:24:24,375 --> 00:24:27,204
♪ Your chain game
Alexander Wang, Bugatti ♪
423
00:24:27,248 --> 00:24:30,773
♪ I'll just set it all on fire Watch it burn ♪
424
00:24:30,817 --> 00:24:33,733
♪ Yeah, I'd rather
Watch it burn ♪
425
00:24:33,776 --> 00:24:35,996
♪ And I don't give a...
What Balmain is ♪
426
00:24:36,039 --> 00:24:37,519
♪ Or who famous
427
00:24:37,563 --> 00:24:39,129
♪ Or Margiela
A Gucci Sweater ♪
428
00:24:39,173 --> 00:24:42,524
♪ Set it all on fire
Watch it burn ♪
429
00:24:42,568 --> 00:24:44,091
♪ Yeah, I'd rather
Watch it burn ♪
430
00:24:44,134 --> 00:24:45,092
♪ Watch it burn
431
00:24:46,789 --> 00:24:48,051
Whoa! Lightning!
432
00:24:51,577 --> 00:24:53,056
Terry Andrews?
433
00:24:54,971 --> 00:24:57,060
You're just a kid.
434
00:24:57,104 --> 00:24:59,759
-How'd you find me?
-I tracked your phone.
435
00:24:59,802 --> 00:25:02,109
You should really check
your privacy settings.
436
00:25:02,152 --> 00:25:03,371
What's this about?
437
00:25:03,414 --> 00:25:05,329
You sold footage
to Rebecca Larsen.
438
00:25:05,373 --> 00:25:07,331
What she aired
about me last night
was straight up trash.
439
00:25:07,375 --> 00:25:10,509
Yeah, but you gotta
believe me.
440
00:25:10,552 --> 00:25:12,075
I would have never given her
the footage if I knew
441
00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:14,077
what she was going
to do with it.
442
00:25:14,121 --> 00:25:17,167
You saved me and my family
at the Freeland conflict
and at the shop.
443
00:25:18,342 --> 00:25:19,474
You're my electric queen.
444
00:25:21,607 --> 00:25:24,697
Kid, I need you to show
the public what really
happened, okay?
445
00:25:24,740 --> 00:25:28,265
-The footage.
Do you still have it?
-Oh, yeah!
446
00:25:28,309 --> 00:25:31,747
-But it won't help you.
-Of course it will.
It's the truth.
447
00:25:31,791 --> 00:25:33,836
That ain't how
the Internet works.
448
00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:38,058
But I'll tell you what,
I'll post you saving
all those people,
449
00:25:38,101 --> 00:25:39,929
and I'll tag your
social media account
450
00:25:39,973 --> 00:25:42,541
if I can get a selfie
of you giving me a kiss.
451
00:25:44,151 --> 00:25:46,545
-Please don't push
your luck.
-Oh! Okay.
452
00:25:46,588 --> 00:25:48,155
Just a selfie then.
453
00:25:48,198 --> 00:25:50,026
You want to fix
your rep,
454
00:25:50,070 --> 00:25:51,854
a selfie with the kid
you saved will
go viral.
455
00:25:54,117 --> 00:25:56,250
I'll follow you,
you follow me
back, okay?
456
00:25:57,643 --> 00:25:59,296
♪ Watch it all burn
457
00:25:59,340 --> 00:26:01,037
♪ I watch it burn
458
00:26:01,081 --> 00:26:02,648
♪ Watch it all burn,
Burn, burn, burn ♪
459
00:26:06,826 --> 00:26:10,046
Monavista let you take that?
460
00:26:10,090 --> 00:26:12,962
They don't know it's gone,
Nor will they.
461
00:26:13,006 --> 00:26:17,053
As after we run some tests,
I'll smuggle it back in
the way it came out.
462
00:26:17,097 --> 00:26:18,272
Think of it
as borrowed.
463
00:26:19,055 --> 00:26:20,796
You're so fired.
464
00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:22,624
It wouldn't be
the first time.
465
00:26:22,668 --> 00:26:24,191
Now, I've learned
all that I can
466
00:26:24,234 --> 00:26:25,801
from the schematics
I lifted.
467
00:26:25,845 --> 00:26:27,368
I was hoping you
could tell me more.
468
00:26:27,411 --> 00:26:28,543
All right.
469
00:26:30,501 --> 00:26:32,286
Okay. Let's see.
470
00:26:39,423 --> 00:26:40,816
It's mostly mechanical.
471
00:26:40,860 --> 00:26:42,601
There's no computer
to talk to,
472
00:26:42,644 --> 00:26:45,342
but it's admitting
an odd energy signature.
473
00:26:45,386 --> 00:26:47,431
Must be its power source.
474
00:26:47,475 --> 00:26:48,911
The schematics don't
mention it by name,
475
00:26:48,955 --> 00:26:51,392
so it's most likely
proprietary.
476
00:26:56,963 --> 00:26:57,877
Uh...
477
00:26:59,313 --> 00:27:01,184
Gambi, what
are you doing?
478
00:27:01,228 --> 00:27:03,230
-I've set it
at its lowest setting.
479
00:27:06,407 --> 00:27:09,018
So, don't worry, TC.
I'm a professional.
480
00:27:17,026 --> 00:27:18,549
That's not good
for Black Lightning.
481
00:27:20,029 --> 00:27:21,552
That's not good
for anyone.
482
00:27:25,165 --> 00:27:26,427
All bets are in.
483
00:27:30,736 --> 00:27:32,041
-Fight!
484
00:28:03,029 --> 00:28:03,986
Yeah!
485
00:28:38,064 --> 00:28:39,543
No one can beat me!
486
00:28:48,596 --> 00:28:50,772
No man alive.
487
00:28:50,816 --> 00:28:52,731
Yo, should I stop
the fight?
488
00:28:52,774 --> 00:28:54,341
He about to kill
Mr. Pierce.
489
00:28:56,212 --> 00:28:57,648
I don't think
he will.
490
00:29:09,225 --> 00:29:11,924
No!
491
00:29:16,624 --> 00:29:19,279
Stay down, old man.
You're done.
492
00:29:30,116 --> 00:29:31,465
Don't you turn your back on me.
493
00:29:37,863 --> 00:29:39,125
We're not done here.
494
00:30:23,952 --> 00:30:24,910
Yeah!
495
00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:42,841
All right.
496
00:30:45,234 --> 00:30:47,802
This is where
I grew up.
497
00:30:47,846 --> 00:30:53,068
Now, I know it's, uh,
a little old fashioned,
498
00:30:53,112 --> 00:30:55,462
but you're welcome
to stay until you get back
on your feet.
499
00:30:55,505 --> 00:30:57,464
Uh, it's perfect,
Mr. Pierce.
500
00:30:57,507 --> 00:31:01,163
Look, please, please
call me Jefferson.
501
00:31:02,425 --> 00:31:03,687
We spilled blood together.
502
00:31:04,819 --> 00:31:06,212
Uh, you more than me.
503
00:31:07,604 --> 00:31:09,389
You know, I...
504
00:31:09,432 --> 00:31:13,045
I know you took gold
in the decathlon
back in the day...
505
00:31:13,088 --> 00:31:14,829
but I didn't know
you could fight, too.
506
00:31:14,873 --> 00:31:16,613
Yeah, well, I grew up in
the streets of Freeland,
you know.
507
00:31:16,657 --> 00:31:17,876
I learned a trick or two.
508
00:31:18,833 --> 00:31:20,487
Fair enough.
509
00:31:20,530 --> 00:31:22,837
Still, I've never seen
anybody fight like that.
510
00:31:22,881 --> 00:31:24,186
I mean, especially
a principal.
511
00:31:26,145 --> 00:31:29,496
You, you may be the most
impressive man I know,
Mr... Jefferson.
512
00:31:31,324 --> 00:31:33,979
-Jefferson.
-Yeah, I almost forgot.
513
00:31:41,943 --> 00:31:43,597
Oh, man, I can't accept this.
You won it.
514
00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:45,947
Mmm-mmm.
Lala cheated.
515
00:31:45,991 --> 00:31:46,992
That's your money.
516
00:31:56,218 --> 00:31:57,306
First month's rent.
517
00:31:59,482 --> 00:32:00,570
Yeah.
518
00:32:03,791 --> 00:32:06,315
When you're ready
to talk to child services,
let me know.
519
00:32:06,359 --> 00:32:07,186
I'll put in a good word.
520
00:32:08,535 --> 00:32:11,799
Please do me a favor.
No more fighting.
521
00:32:11,842 --> 00:32:14,976
Your kids need a dad.
And Garfield needs
its teachers.
522
00:32:16,847 --> 00:32:21,591
So, this house will take
good care of you
and your family.
523
00:32:26,248 --> 00:32:27,684
Try and enjoy the rest
of your weekend.
524
00:32:45,485 --> 00:32:47,574
Ooh, these are for you.
525
00:32:47,617 --> 00:32:49,793
Oh, who are they from?
526
00:32:49,837 --> 00:32:52,796
I don't know. I'm guessing Dad.
You know he likes to make
grand gestures
527
00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:54,102
when he realizes
he's actually wrong.
528
00:32:56,278 --> 00:33:01,240
-Well?
-It's your father inviting
me for dinner tonight.
529
00:33:01,283 --> 00:33:02,284
What are you gonna
wear tonight?
530
00:33:02,328 --> 00:33:04,330
Oh, I have just the dress.
531
00:33:04,373 --> 00:33:06,506
Your father is not
the only one that can
make grand gestures.
532
00:33:06,549 --> 00:33:08,203
-Ah. Well, have at it.
533
00:33:21,042 --> 00:33:22,174
Do I want to know
where you got that?
534
00:33:25,829 --> 00:33:26,961
Same way you got this,
535
00:33:28,006 --> 00:33:29,137
doing things we shouldn't.
536
00:33:32,097 --> 00:33:34,664
These DEGs pack
quite a punch.
537
00:33:34,708 --> 00:33:37,015
I'm not sure even your
new suit could survive
a direct hit.
538
00:33:38,233 --> 00:33:40,279
Well, here.
539
00:33:40,322 --> 00:33:41,802
Go on, test it out
if you want.
540
00:33:44,500 --> 00:33:46,067
What if you need
to suit up?
541
00:33:46,111 --> 00:33:48,678
I won't.
Look, I told you
Black Lightning's done.
542
00:33:48,722 --> 00:33:51,594
-Jefferson...
-Freeland will be fine
without him.
543
00:33:54,119 --> 00:33:56,077
Honestly, it's a relief
to accept that.
544
00:33:56,121 --> 00:33:57,992
Well, you're awfully
chipper about this.
545
00:33:58,036 --> 00:34:00,603
-Have you been drinking?
-Oh, not yet.
546
00:34:00,647 --> 00:34:02,518
I helped someone, Gambi.
547
00:34:02,562 --> 00:34:06,870
Me, Jefferson Pierce,
and it felt great.
548
00:34:06,914 --> 00:34:08,568
Better than being him.
549
00:34:08,611 --> 00:34:11,571
Jeff, I realize you're
in a dark place right now,
550
00:34:11,614 --> 00:34:13,747
but you can't just stop
being Black Lightning.
551
00:34:13,790 --> 00:34:16,358
Why not? I stopped
being Jefferson Pierce.
Look where that got me.
552
00:34:17,185 --> 00:34:19,187
Gambi, I'm done.
553
00:34:19,231 --> 00:34:20,667
I don't even know
where to start.
554
00:34:20,710 --> 00:34:22,408
Well, you can start
with being happy for me.
555
00:34:23,887 --> 00:34:25,019
I'll see you around,
old man.
556
00:34:26,368 --> 00:34:28,414
Where you off to?
557
00:34:28,457 --> 00:34:30,416
I've been sulking
for over a year.
558
00:34:30,459 --> 00:34:32,244
It's time I try
to make things right with Lynn.
559
00:34:33,897 --> 00:34:34,942
Wish me luck.
560
00:34:44,691 --> 00:34:46,954
-Bonjour, madam.
-Good evening.
561
00:34:46,997 --> 00:34:49,043
I believe I have a reservation
in the name of Pierce.
562
00:34:49,087 --> 00:34:51,915
But of course.
Your party awaits
if you would follow me.
563
00:34:51,959 --> 00:34:52,960
Thank you.
564
00:34:59,271 --> 00:35:01,273
Dr. Stewart.
565
00:35:01,316 --> 00:35:03,231
Please do me the honor
of joining me for dinner.
566
00:35:11,805 --> 00:35:14,329
Girl, don't act like
I don't know you.
567
00:35:14,373 --> 00:35:16,114
Or would you rather
the fine people of Freeland
568
00:35:16,157 --> 00:35:18,768
know about your family's
extracurricular activities?
569
00:35:22,511 --> 00:35:23,599
Please sit.
570
00:35:29,214 --> 00:35:30,780
I rented this whole place
just for you.
571
00:35:31,607 --> 00:35:33,870
Forgive my ruse.
572
00:35:33,914 --> 00:35:37,309
But I knew you wouldn't
attend on my account alone,
so I kept my note vague.
573
00:35:37,352 --> 00:35:41,704
But please,
feel free to order whatever
your heart desires.
574
00:35:41,748 --> 00:35:44,054
I'd rather break bread
with Judas.
575
00:35:44,098 --> 00:35:47,580
Fair enough. Though
I'd be remiss if I didn't
recommend the cognac shrimp.
576
00:35:49,364 --> 00:35:52,802
Dr. Stewart,
or may I call you Lynn?
577
00:35:52,846 --> 00:35:54,369
I need a favor.
578
00:35:54,413 --> 00:35:56,154
One only you
could afford me.
579
00:35:56,197 --> 00:35:57,720
I'll never do
anything for you.
580
00:35:59,113 --> 00:36:00,723
I expected that.
581
00:36:00,767 --> 00:36:03,465
But the favor
is not for me.
582
00:36:03,509 --> 00:36:08,514
You may not know,
but my sister was diagnosed
with ALS at a very young age.
583
00:36:08,557 --> 00:36:11,734
She was cured through
nefarious medical
experimentation,
584
00:36:11,778 --> 00:36:15,608
but the nasty side effects
became too much
for her to bear.
585
00:36:17,218 --> 00:36:19,089
I promised a cure.
586
00:36:19,133 --> 00:36:22,397
Even though she's
no longer with us,
I'm a man of my word.
587
00:36:22,441 --> 00:36:25,400
You're a monster
masquerading as a man.
588
00:36:25,444 --> 00:36:27,446
Mmm.
589
00:36:27,489 --> 00:36:29,535
I recently learned that
a very close friend of mine
590
00:36:29,578 --> 00:36:32,407
was also diagnosed with
this horrific disease.
591
00:36:32,451 --> 00:36:35,193
And I can't bear to watch
her suffer like me
and my sister did.
592
00:36:35,236 --> 00:36:36,846
There are other
geneticists in the world.
593
00:36:36,890 --> 00:36:39,501
None like you.
You're the best.
594
00:36:40,937 --> 00:36:42,896
And I'm willing
to pay for the best.
595
00:36:42,939 --> 00:36:46,900
If you agree to focus
all your research on
finding a cure,
596
00:36:46,943 --> 00:36:50,164
I'll fund your new institute
for the next decade.
597
00:36:51,818 --> 00:36:55,430
Just imagine all the good
that could be accomplished.
598
00:36:55,474 --> 00:36:59,608
On top of being remembered
in history as the Black woman
who cured ALS.
599
00:37:01,784 --> 00:37:02,829
I know.
600
00:37:04,613 --> 00:37:08,617
-Decisions, decisions.
-What do you really want?
601
00:37:08,661 --> 00:37:11,620
I don't have the time
or the inclination
for your mind games.
602
00:37:11,664 --> 00:37:15,450
No games. Scouts Honor.
603
00:37:15,494 --> 00:37:17,452
Even a broke clock
tells the truth
twice a day.
604
00:37:20,238 --> 00:37:24,285
Listen,
I know we've had
our issues.
605
00:37:24,329 --> 00:37:27,462
Especially with the rest
of that meta freak
family of yours.
606
00:37:27,506 --> 00:37:29,725
But, you're different.
607
00:37:31,031 --> 00:37:32,162
You're not like them.
608
00:37:34,469 --> 00:37:36,384
What I need is
your superpower, Lynn.
609
00:37:38,952 --> 00:37:43,348
What I need is you
to just be you.
610
00:37:45,567 --> 00:37:47,352
Please consider my offer
while we dine.
611
00:37:50,616 --> 00:37:54,010
Garcon, menus, please.
612
00:38:13,508 --> 00:38:16,294
Damn. Damn,
beat me to it.
613
00:38:19,253 --> 00:38:20,950
I'm already late.
614
00:38:31,047 --> 00:38:33,049
-What's up?
-You look like trash.
615
00:38:33,093 --> 00:38:35,225
Like you've been
partying all night.
616
00:38:35,269 --> 00:38:38,968
No, there's always
a come down when I go
to the ionosphere.
617
00:38:39,012 --> 00:38:41,014
I just need a little
pick-me-up.
618
00:38:41,057 --> 00:38:44,191
Well, how about
you stop going up there?
619
00:38:44,234 --> 00:38:46,976
Absorbing that much power
has to have some type
of consequences.
620
00:38:47,020 --> 00:38:48,761
I'm fine.
I know my limits.
621
00:38:49,979 --> 00:38:51,503
Are you done
with my page yet?
622
00:39:04,298 --> 00:39:06,256
Lightning is officially
verified on all social media.
623
00:39:07,432 --> 00:39:09,434
And you're sure
it's secure?
624
00:39:09,477 --> 00:39:13,351
I've been bouncing
signals off of VPNs
all around the globe.
625
00:39:13,394 --> 00:39:15,309
It will take a very
determined team
to track it.
626
00:39:17,006 --> 00:39:19,400
All right, good.
627
00:39:19,444 --> 00:39:21,750
Are you sure
you want to do this?
628
00:39:21,794 --> 00:39:24,144
You know,
once you press return,
there is no going back.
629
00:39:25,667 --> 00:39:26,799
Social media is forever.
630
00:39:28,104 --> 00:39:29,192
Only one way
to find out.
631
00:39:33,675 --> 00:39:35,242
♪ I do it different
632
00:39:35,285 --> 00:39:37,244
♪ I find a spaceship
And I get in ♪
633
00:39:37,287 --> 00:39:38,637
♪ I got vision
I got that
Twenty-twenty vision ♪
634
00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:39,768
♪ One in a million
635
00:39:41,683 --> 00:39:43,642
-Right now!
-That's a lot of love
for Lightning.
636
00:39:44,469 --> 00:39:45,644
Better recognize.
637
00:39:46,601 --> 00:39:48,298
Drop the gats and go!
638
00:39:50,605 --> 00:39:52,955
-Go.
-I control
my narrative now.
639
00:39:52,999 --> 00:39:54,827
Miss Lying Larsen
is about to learn that.
640
00:39:56,089 --> 00:39:58,134
What are you doing?
641
00:39:58,178 --> 00:40:00,702
Lightning is tagging
Miss Larsen armed
with the truth.
642
00:40:02,835 --> 00:40:03,792
Hey!
643
00:40:06,752 --> 00:40:08,493
What's going on?
644
00:40:08,536 --> 00:40:10,059
Now, I told you
we were getting
hitched, right?
645
00:40:11,887 --> 00:40:13,193
We're getting hitched.
646
00:40:13,236 --> 00:40:14,324
-Now?
647
00:40:14,368 --> 00:40:15,891
-Yes.
-Here?
648
00:40:15,935 --> 00:40:17,980
-Yes!
-What about our
marriage license?
649
00:40:18,024 --> 00:40:19,591
Or witnesses?
650
00:40:19,634 --> 00:40:21,375
Turns out our license is
still valid from last year.
651
00:40:21,419 --> 00:40:23,943
And Dr. Morgan here,
I just paid him $20
652
00:40:23,986 --> 00:40:26,685
so he could spend
20 minutes getting
officially ordained.
653
00:40:26,728 --> 00:40:28,948
-This is happening
It's true.
654
00:40:28,991 --> 00:40:32,299
And in the process,
I learned that witnesses
aren't required in our state.
655
00:40:32,342 --> 00:40:35,998
-Who knew?
-What about your
family, Anissa?
656
00:40:36,042 --> 00:40:37,870
Babe, their plates
are full right now.
657
00:40:37,913 --> 00:40:39,524
And, this is
not about them.
658
00:40:39,567 --> 00:40:41,743
This is about
you and me.
659
00:40:41,787 --> 00:40:46,182
Now, I meant what I said
when I told you nothing
is gonna tear us apart.
660
00:40:46,226 --> 00:40:48,924
And I am not giving this world
any more chances to do that.
661
00:40:48,968 --> 00:40:51,753
So, yeah, this is
happening right now.
662
00:40:53,799 --> 00:40:55,496
Baby, you are
the love of my life.
663
00:40:57,193 --> 00:40:58,630
Will you be my wife, too?
664
00:41:00,370 --> 00:41:02,285
A secret marriage
is kind of sexy.
665
00:41:02,329 --> 00:41:04,462
I thought so.
666
00:41:04,505 --> 00:41:07,726
And I can't imagine
spending my life with
anyone but you, Anissa.
667
00:41:09,554 --> 00:41:12,557
-So you're saying yes?
-Yes! I do!
668
00:41:14,297 --> 00:41:15,560
So do I.
669
00:41:15,603 --> 00:41:17,431
Come on, let's do this.
670
00:41:17,475 --> 00:41:19,085
Okay, um,
671
00:41:19,128 --> 00:41:22,567
well, by the power
vested in me,
672
00:41:22,610 --> 00:41:25,308
I hereby pronounce
you two wed.
673
00:41:27,049 --> 00:41:28,529
-The brides may kiss.
-Oh, my God!
674
00:41:28,573 --> 00:41:29,530
Oh, my God!
675
00:41:31,053 --> 00:41:33,534
We did it!
676
00:41:33,578 --> 00:41:35,405
-Come here!
Congratulations.
677
00:41:35,449 --> 00:41:37,059
Uh, hi.
678
00:41:37,103 --> 00:41:39,235
I'm running a little late.
Reservation for Pierce.
679
00:41:39,279 --> 00:41:40,585
Your party is
already seated.
680
00:41:40,628 --> 00:41:42,717
I'll find her,
thank you.
681
00:41:42,761 --> 00:41:46,504
That's a very lovely
dress you're wearing.
682
00:41:49,550 --> 00:41:53,336
I would be inclined
to buy you 365 of them,
683
00:41:54,250 --> 00:41:55,600
in different colors.