1 00:00:01,523 --> 00:00:03,264 [Jefferson] Previously on Black Lightning... 2 00:00:03,307 --> 00:00:05,048 It's been a year. 3 00:00:05,092 --> 00:00:07,007 But maybe it's time you move on with your life. 4 00:00:07,050 --> 00:00:09,183 I injected myself with Wendy's powers and went out there. 5 00:00:09,226 --> 00:00:10,488 -[gun fires] -[thudding] 6 00:00:10,532 --> 00:00:12,055 You just traded one drug for another. 7 00:00:12,099 --> 00:00:14,101 I'm a captain of industry now, Jefferson. 8 00:00:14,144 --> 00:00:16,494 I'm gonna take away everything you love. 9 00:00:16,538 --> 00:00:18,453 You don't want to be Black Lightning, but you're willing 10 00:00:18,496 --> 00:00:19,976 to light up a couple of cops. 11 00:00:20,020 --> 00:00:21,412 Freeland would be lost without Black Lightning! 12 00:00:21,456 --> 00:00:23,023 Freeland is lost! 13 00:00:27,331 --> 00:00:28,941 Run, now! 14 00:00:33,555 --> 00:00:35,557 [rock music playing] 15 00:00:42,433 --> 00:00:47,003 ♪ Beat is getting stronger ♪ 16 00:00:47,047 --> 00:00:51,790 ♪ Music getting longer, too 17 00:00:51,834 --> 00:00:54,880 ♪ Music is a blast to me 18 00:00:54,924 --> 00:00:57,187 ♪ I want to, I want to 19 00:00:57,231 --> 00:01:00,190 ♪ I wanna take you higher 20 00:01:02,366 --> 00:01:04,716 ♪ I'm gonna Take you higher... ♪ 21 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:06,196 What have you done with my family? 22 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:09,895 Oh, they're safe with me. Fret not. 23 00:01:09,939 --> 00:01:10,940 I'll take good care of them. 24 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:13,160 [grunts] 25 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:19,644 Oh, Jeff. 26 00:01:21,820 --> 00:01:23,126 [grunting] 27 00:01:28,523 --> 00:01:33,049 ♪ Beat is nitty gritty 28 00:01:33,093 --> 00:01:37,967 ♪ Sound is in your city, too 29 00:01:38,010 --> 00:01:41,101 ♪ Music's still A blast to me... ♪ 30 00:01:43,233 --> 00:01:45,279 [grunting] 31 00:01:54,157 --> 00:01:55,158 Jeff, 32 00:01:55,202 --> 00:01:57,856 sit your weak ass down. 33 00:01:57,900 --> 00:01:59,031 Dinner is served. 34 00:02:00,598 --> 00:02:01,425 Or don't. 35 00:02:03,166 --> 00:02:04,689 Who knows? 36 00:02:04,733 --> 00:02:08,128 Maybe your rage will kill your whole damn family. 37 00:02:08,171 --> 00:02:10,304 [laughs] 38 00:02:10,347 --> 00:02:11,174 That's cold. 39 00:02:12,393 --> 00:02:13,742 Kinda like this turkey leg. 40 00:02:15,831 --> 00:02:18,790 [groaning] 41 00:02:22,968 --> 00:02:25,275 It's always the same dream. 42 00:02:25,319 --> 00:02:27,103 What do you think they mean? 43 00:02:27,147 --> 00:02:29,627 You're the one with the PhD, you tell me. 44 00:02:29,671 --> 00:02:32,239 ♪ Last night I saw a superhero He was black ♪ 45 00:02:32,282 --> 00:02:35,024 ♪ He said "This is for the street Black Lightning's back" ♪ 46 00:02:37,635 --> 00:02:40,899 Recurring dreams can stem from 47 00:02:40,943 --> 00:02:42,597 feelings of incompetence, 48 00:02:42,640 --> 00:02:45,426 as the unconscious works through them. 49 00:02:45,469 --> 00:02:48,864 But if you want to unravel their meaning, 50 00:02:48,907 --> 00:02:50,344 you're gonna have to put in the work. 51 00:02:52,824 --> 00:02:54,826 I... I think the dream means that... 52 00:02:57,351 --> 00:02:59,527 no matter how hard I try to protect my family, 53 00:02:59,570 --> 00:03:01,137 it's always gonna end in tragedy. 54 00:03:03,008 --> 00:03:04,880 Things aren't like before. 55 00:03:04,923 --> 00:03:05,968 Before what exactly? 56 00:03:06,011 --> 00:03:07,883 Before the Freeland conflict. 57 00:03:07,926 --> 00:03:10,190 Before I put everybody in danger. 58 00:03:10,233 --> 00:03:12,235 Before my best friend died. Is that what you want to hear? 59 00:03:12,279 --> 00:03:14,194 Your best friend wasn't in your dream, 60 00:03:14,237 --> 00:03:15,673 your family was. 61 00:03:15,717 --> 00:03:17,980 Stop deflecting and tell me what it means. 62 00:03:19,373 --> 00:03:20,243 [sighs] 63 00:03:21,940 --> 00:03:23,551 I can't be the man that I was. 64 00:03:26,075 --> 00:03:27,555 [chuckles softly] 65 00:03:27,598 --> 00:03:28,599 He thought he could... 66 00:03:30,210 --> 00:03:31,211 change the world. 67 00:03:35,476 --> 00:03:36,781 I can't live with the... 68 00:03:38,740 --> 00:03:40,220 decisions that I made... 69 00:03:42,700 --> 00:03:43,614 being him. 70 00:03:49,185 --> 00:03:50,578 Without him, I don't know who I am. 71 00:03:54,712 --> 00:03:56,410 -[both grunting] -[people cheering] 72 00:03:58,325 --> 00:04:01,110 Oh, we got all of Freeland putting in bets right now. 73 00:04:01,153 --> 00:04:03,634 Your man says he'll come through, then he'll come through. 74 00:04:03,678 --> 00:04:05,593 [Lala] Oh, you done good, Devonte. 75 00:04:06,376 --> 00:04:08,552 This place... 76 00:04:08,596 --> 00:04:11,555 is like a virtual Madison Square Garden. 77 00:04:11,599 --> 00:04:14,079 Yeah, but all this costs a grip. 78 00:04:14,123 --> 00:04:15,994 It's gonna be a minute before we turn a profit. 79 00:04:16,038 --> 00:04:17,822 You know what costs more? 80 00:04:17,866 --> 00:04:19,346 Getting clipped by Freeland's finest. 81 00:04:20,695 --> 00:04:21,522 Now... 82 00:04:22,262 --> 00:04:23,088 this... 83 00:04:24,351 --> 00:04:26,440 this is the way of the new world. 84 00:04:26,483 --> 00:04:28,137 People placing bets through their phones 85 00:04:28,180 --> 00:04:30,008 feeling like they at an event... 86 00:04:30,052 --> 00:04:31,749 with no crowds to track us. 87 00:04:31,793 --> 00:04:33,795 [soul music playing] 88 00:04:36,058 --> 00:04:36,972 [grunting] 89 00:04:48,636 --> 00:04:49,724 My man's is good. 90 00:04:55,382 --> 00:04:57,166 Pay him. 91 00:04:57,209 --> 00:04:58,820 But let me know when he's fighting next. 92 00:04:59,908 --> 00:05:00,735 I got you. 93 00:05:02,389 --> 00:05:04,347 Got Lydell in the office, just like you asked. 94 00:05:16,490 --> 00:05:18,492 [Lala] You've seen better days, Lydell. 95 00:05:21,886 --> 00:05:24,585 You care to explain yourself? 96 00:05:24,628 --> 00:05:27,109 Lala, look what Black Lightning did to me, man. 97 00:05:27,152 --> 00:05:29,633 -I'm a damn cripple now. -I didn't ask about that! 98 00:05:29,677 --> 00:05:31,592 I asked you about why you killed a kid... 99 00:05:33,637 --> 00:05:35,160 and got Blackbird's attention. 100 00:05:36,597 --> 00:05:39,034 Now, I'm gonna ask you one more time... 101 00:05:39,077 --> 00:05:41,950 to explain yourself, or we gonna play a little game 102 00:05:41,993 --> 00:05:45,388 -called trip the crip. -Whoa, whoa, whoa. 103 00:05:45,432 --> 00:05:49,218 I... I... I was just protecting your interests, man. 104 00:05:49,261 --> 00:05:50,611 The kid was just collateral damage. 105 00:05:50,654 --> 00:05:51,742 It was nothin' personal. 106 00:05:54,528 --> 00:05:56,225 It was just business, brother. 107 00:06:00,055 --> 00:06:00,882 Funny. 108 00:06:02,274 --> 00:06:04,059 You know, I was thinking the same thing. 109 00:06:07,323 --> 00:06:09,020 Wait, wait. I... I-- 110 00:06:11,327 --> 00:06:12,241 [groaning] 111 00:06:24,862 --> 00:06:25,994 [Lala yells] 112 00:06:27,343 --> 00:06:29,476 [groans] 113 00:06:32,435 --> 00:06:33,262 Devonte... 114 00:06:35,220 --> 00:06:36,265 take out the trash. 115 00:06:38,615 --> 00:06:39,616 Take out the trash! 116 00:06:40,661 --> 00:06:43,228 [electricity crackling] 117 00:07:02,422 --> 00:07:04,815 Lightning's power in water? 118 00:07:04,859 --> 00:07:06,382 Have you lost your mind? 119 00:07:06,426 --> 00:07:08,602 I think I understand physics. 120 00:07:08,645 --> 00:07:11,213 And I'm using only heal, no sparks. 121 00:07:11,256 --> 00:07:13,781 I want to understand Jen's rate of recovery. 122 00:07:13,824 --> 00:07:15,696 Asking is too difficult? 123 00:07:15,739 --> 00:07:17,611 I need to study the variables under controlled circumstances. 124 00:07:17,654 --> 00:07:19,090 Gotcha. Gotcha. 125 00:07:19,134 --> 00:07:20,440 Going out, getting the crap beat out of you, 126 00:07:20,483 --> 00:07:21,528 that's a controlled circumstance? 127 00:07:21,571 --> 00:07:23,747 What is wrong with you tonight? 128 00:07:23,791 --> 00:07:26,837 The more I know now, the better prepared I can be for future attacks, 129 00:07:26,881 --> 00:07:28,186 like Gravedigger. 130 00:07:28,230 --> 00:07:29,492 I won't be caught flat-footed again, Jeff. 131 00:07:29,536 --> 00:07:31,842 You're not like us! 132 00:07:31,886 --> 00:07:33,583 Okay? So, what happens when your... 133 00:07:33,627 --> 00:07:35,629 Your observations go too far? 134 00:07:35,672 --> 00:07:38,240 This is not about my addiction. 135 00:07:38,283 --> 00:07:41,417 This is about protecting our girls, Jeff. 136 00:07:41,461 --> 00:07:43,506 [scoffs] 137 00:07:43,550 --> 00:07:46,248 Ten years ago, you asked me to stop being Black Lightning. 138 00:07:46,291 --> 00:07:47,118 I did. 139 00:07:48,293 --> 00:07:50,731 Hypocrisy looks good on you. 140 00:07:50,774 --> 00:07:52,689 I'll stop when you put the suit back on. 141 00:07:54,256 --> 00:07:55,518 And stop with the pity party. 142 00:07:55,562 --> 00:07:57,302 No, no. What you don't understand is that 143 00:07:57,346 --> 00:07:59,087 playing with these powers 144 00:07:59,130 --> 00:08:01,089 will lead to misery. 145 00:08:01,132 --> 00:08:02,656 So you want to be a weekend warrior? 146 00:08:02,699 --> 00:08:04,440 Suit yourself. I want no part of it. 147 00:08:07,443 --> 00:08:08,400 [sighs] 148 00:08:14,711 --> 00:08:16,278 Welcome to the Larsen Line. I'm Rebecca Larsen. 149 00:08:16,321 --> 00:08:17,975 Tonight we have a special report 150 00:08:18,019 --> 00:08:21,457 on the true cost of superheroes protecting our city. 151 00:08:21,501 --> 00:08:23,807 This so-called superhero known as Lightning 152 00:08:23,851 --> 00:08:27,115 is touted as a savior for her role in the Freeland conflict. 153 00:08:27,158 --> 00:08:29,378 But should that give her and metas like her 154 00:08:29,421 --> 00:08:32,250 carte blanche to terrorize our streets? 155 00:08:32,294 --> 00:08:35,515 I hope this exclusive video shared with us by a concerned citizen 156 00:08:35,558 --> 00:08:37,473 will provide transparency 157 00:08:37,517 --> 00:08:40,432 into the damage superheroes will wreak across Freeland. 158 00:08:40,476 --> 00:08:41,999 But don't take my word for it. 159 00:08:42,043 --> 00:08:43,827 I lost everything in the fire. 160 00:08:43,871 --> 00:08:46,351 I've served this community 40 years. 161 00:08:46,395 --> 00:08:49,354 Now, I can't afford to rebuild. 162 00:08:49,398 --> 00:08:53,489 There's no such damn thing as superhero insurance. 163 00:08:53,533 --> 00:08:55,622 This Lethal Lightning and metas like her 164 00:08:55,665 --> 00:08:58,146 are responsible for millions in property damage 165 00:08:58,189 --> 00:09:00,365 this city cannot afford. 166 00:09:00,409 --> 00:09:02,542 Yes, Freeland may have its fair share of crime, 167 00:09:02,585 --> 00:09:05,370 but we can't let the cure be worse than the problem. 168 00:09:05,414 --> 00:09:07,459 -[buzzes] -[Jennifer scoffs] 169 00:09:07,503 --> 00:09:10,071 Becky from the block is spewing fake news. 170 00:09:10,114 --> 00:09:12,421 That ain't what happened. I saved those people. 171 00:09:12,464 --> 00:09:13,465 [Anissa clears throat] 172 00:09:13,509 --> 00:09:15,555 I don't doubt it, honey, 173 00:09:15,598 --> 00:09:17,861 but Lightning caused a considerable amount of property damage. 174 00:09:19,384 --> 00:09:21,212 Mom, are you kidding me? 175 00:09:21,256 --> 00:09:22,779 Dad's caused way more damage than me over the years. 176 00:09:22,823 --> 00:09:25,347 Yeah, but edited news like that you can't fix. 177 00:09:25,390 --> 00:09:27,349 But they're calling me Lethal Lightning. [scoffs] 178 00:09:27,392 --> 00:09:29,003 Jen, you are a little OC with your powers. 179 00:09:29,046 --> 00:09:30,613 I keep telling you, if you trained a little more, 180 00:09:30,657 --> 00:09:32,180 you'd have more control. 181 00:09:32,223 --> 00:09:33,573 Less property damage, 182 00:09:33,616 --> 00:09:35,183 no nicknames. 183 00:09:35,226 --> 00:09:36,967 Says the woman who leaves giant cracks in the street 184 00:09:37,011 --> 00:09:38,795 just by landing dramatically. 185 00:09:38,839 --> 00:09:41,145 -You can just walk, Anissa. -You know what? Nevermind. 186 00:09:41,189 --> 00:09:43,713 You know what? It's bad enough I'm arguing with your father, 187 00:09:43,757 --> 00:09:45,193 I don't want to hear it from you two. 188 00:09:45,236 --> 00:09:46,890 [Jennifer sighs] 189 00:09:46,934 --> 00:09:49,110 The only word I wanna hear is an apology. Am I clear? 190 00:09:49,153 --> 00:09:50,590 [Anissa] Yeah, you're right, Mom. 191 00:09:50,633 --> 00:09:52,461 I'm gonna go check on Grace. 192 00:09:52,504 --> 00:09:54,855 -Bye. -Bye, Lethal Lightning. 193 00:09:54,898 --> 00:09:56,508 -[laughing] -That's not funny. Anissa! 194 00:09:58,293 --> 00:10:00,382 [sighs] I was helping people. 195 00:10:00,425 --> 00:10:03,733 What that camera didn't catch was that family I saved. 196 00:10:03,777 --> 00:10:05,648 Larsen's controlling my narrative. 197 00:10:05,692 --> 00:10:07,084 I know. 198 00:10:07,128 --> 00:10:08,520 Like I said, 199 00:10:08,564 --> 00:10:10,610 edited news like that you can't fix. 200 00:10:11,654 --> 00:10:12,916 Now, put my show back on. 201 00:10:14,614 --> 00:10:16,572 [woman speaking indistinctly on TV] 202 00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:17,529 Put me in a coma. 203 00:10:21,838 --> 00:10:23,666 You've been busy, Lauren. 204 00:10:23,710 --> 00:10:25,537 Wait until you see the playground I've built inside. 205 00:10:25,581 --> 00:10:27,714 Mmm-hmm. Just what have you got inside? 206 00:10:27,757 --> 00:10:29,237 The stuff that dreams are made of. 207 00:10:37,941 --> 00:10:40,770 This facility is like nothing I've ever seen before. 208 00:10:40,814 --> 00:10:42,293 -Mmm-hmm. -It's amazing. 209 00:10:45,383 --> 00:10:47,647 -Are those-- -My pride and joy. 210 00:10:47,690 --> 00:10:50,171 The next generation Direct-Energy Gun. 211 00:10:50,214 --> 00:10:52,434 The press calls them the DEGs. 212 00:10:52,477 --> 00:10:54,958 We're on the eve of market release. 213 00:10:55,002 --> 00:10:59,310 They're going to save lives and change the world. 214 00:10:59,354 --> 00:11:01,051 -[gun beeps] -From what I've read, 215 00:11:01,095 --> 00:11:03,793 their energy output is lethal to humans and to metas. 216 00:11:03,837 --> 00:11:05,708 Are you confident they're safe for mass market? 217 00:11:05,752 --> 00:11:08,189 You think the prospect unwise? 218 00:11:08,232 --> 00:11:10,191 -You're showing your age, Peter. -[sighs] 219 00:11:11,453 --> 00:11:12,802 Wine only improves with age 220 00:11:12,846 --> 00:11:14,195 if the grapes were good to begin with. 221 00:11:14,978 --> 00:11:16,458 I missed this. 222 00:11:16,501 --> 00:11:19,069 Yes, they are lethal to both metas and humans, 223 00:11:19,113 --> 00:11:21,550 but I had the techs install a stun setting. 224 00:11:21,593 --> 00:11:22,812 Can't have local law enforcement 225 00:11:22,856 --> 00:11:25,423 disintegrating civilians. 226 00:11:25,467 --> 00:11:27,817 They're capable of punching a hole through a tank, 227 00:11:27,861 --> 00:11:30,951 or safely neutralizing a carjacker. 228 00:11:30,994 --> 00:11:33,257 The ultimate peacekeeper tech. 229 00:11:33,301 --> 00:11:35,172 Hmm? 230 00:11:35,216 --> 00:11:36,260 -[telephone ringing] -[people chattering indistinctly] 231 00:11:45,139 --> 00:11:46,793 Marcel? 232 00:11:46,836 --> 00:11:49,839 Hey. I didn't expect you back to work so soon. 233 00:11:49,883 --> 00:11:50,840 [sighs] 234 00:11:50,884 --> 00:11:52,146 Look, I, um... 235 00:11:52,189 --> 00:11:53,234 I appreciate the time you gave me 236 00:11:53,277 --> 00:11:54,235 to mourn the loss of my son... 237 00:11:55,236 --> 00:11:56,759 but I need to work. 238 00:11:56,803 --> 00:11:58,674 I have to get my kids back from child services. 239 00:11:58,718 --> 00:12:00,154 Yeah, um... 240 00:12:00,197 --> 00:12:01,895 everything okay? I mean... 241 00:12:01,938 --> 00:12:03,418 -[chuckles softly] -What happened? 242 00:12:03,461 --> 00:12:05,159 Oh, this? It's... it's nothing to worry about. 243 00:12:07,248 --> 00:12:09,380 Look, I can't imagine what you're going through, 244 00:12:09,424 --> 00:12:11,992 um, but I have to ask. 245 00:12:12,035 --> 00:12:14,821 You didn't get that from trying to get back at The One Hundred, did you? 246 00:12:14,864 --> 00:12:17,432 [scoffs] So, Mr. Pierce, who do you think I am? 247 00:12:17,475 --> 00:12:18,389 Black Lightning? 248 00:12:18,433 --> 00:12:19,913 [chuckles] 249 00:12:19,956 --> 00:12:21,697 No, I'm moonlighting as a... As a bouncer... 250 00:12:22,829 --> 00:12:23,743 and occupational hazard. 251 00:12:24,656 --> 00:12:25,919 Hey, I won, though. 252 00:12:28,617 --> 00:12:29,444 Uh... 253 00:12:30,575 --> 00:12:31,925 [bell ringing] 254 00:12:31,968 --> 00:12:34,188 I'm late. Can't set a bad example. 255 00:12:34,231 --> 00:12:35,711 -Right. -[Marcel clears throat] 256 00:12:39,106 --> 00:12:40,107 [monitor beeping] 257 00:12:40,150 --> 00:12:41,804 Here we go, babe. I got you. 258 00:12:41,848 --> 00:12:44,241 I got you. [chuckles softly] 259 00:12:44,285 --> 00:12:45,590 Hey, babe, I really did 260 00:12:45,634 --> 00:12:47,984 something great for the community. 261 00:12:48,028 --> 00:12:50,552 You know, the news are just trying to say that metas only destroy, 262 00:12:50,595 --> 00:12:53,424 but, no, I built something, okay? 263 00:12:53,468 --> 00:12:55,078 A safe space. 264 00:12:55,122 --> 00:12:56,166 You gotta see it, babe. 265 00:12:56,210 --> 00:12:57,472 A safe space for the homeless. 266 00:12:58,560 --> 00:13:00,170 And I did it without violence. 267 00:13:01,476 --> 00:13:03,826 Hmm. There we go. Okay, I'm lying. 268 00:13:03,870 --> 00:13:05,523 Maybe there was a little. 269 00:13:05,567 --> 00:13:07,830 But, babe, the people I helped, 270 00:13:07,874 --> 00:13:11,529 you gotta see their faces. You had to. 271 00:13:11,573 --> 00:13:14,228 Damn, babe, you're a little ashy today. What's going on? 272 00:13:14,271 --> 00:13:15,969 [chuckles] 273 00:13:16,012 --> 00:13:19,450 Remember how I taught you there was a thing. Hmm? 274 00:13:19,494 --> 00:13:20,843 [chuckles] 275 00:13:23,759 --> 00:13:25,456 God, I miss you so much. 276 00:13:27,850 --> 00:13:29,330 It's been so long, babe. I don't... 277 00:13:29,373 --> 00:13:30,810 I don't even know if you're still in there. 278 00:13:32,115 --> 00:13:34,117 But, babe, if you are, 279 00:13:34,161 --> 00:13:35,553 please can you give me a sign, 280 00:13:35,597 --> 00:13:37,120 let me know we have a future together? 281 00:13:37,773 --> 00:13:39,122 Please? 282 00:13:39,166 --> 00:13:40,384 I love you so much. 283 00:13:41,429 --> 00:13:42,691 [monitor beeps alarming tone] 284 00:13:43,910 --> 00:13:46,260 No. No. No, baby, please, no. 285 00:13:46,303 --> 00:13:49,132 Don't do this right now. Please. 286 00:13:55,356 --> 00:13:56,183 [mouthing] 287 00:13:59,751 --> 00:14:01,579 -[monitor beeping normally] -Anissa. 288 00:14:05,583 --> 00:14:06,802 Oh, my God. Baby. 289 00:14:07,498 --> 00:14:08,412 Hi. 290 00:14:11,372 --> 00:14:12,590 Hi, how are you? 291 00:14:13,591 --> 00:14:14,549 Hi, baby. 292 00:14:23,819 --> 00:14:25,821 [hip-hop music playing] 293 00:14:30,826 --> 00:14:33,220 That face means someone's in trouble or you need my help. 294 00:14:33,263 --> 00:14:35,178 Both. 295 00:14:35,222 --> 00:14:37,964 Tell me you caught that lying Rebecca Larsen last night. 296 00:14:38,007 --> 00:14:40,357 Yeah, that white woman had it out for you. Uh... 297 00:14:41,750 --> 00:14:43,752 Lethal Lightning. 298 00:14:43,795 --> 00:14:45,928 That bitch edited footage from somebody to fit her narrative. 299 00:14:48,844 --> 00:14:50,280 I need you to find her for me, TC. 300 00:14:51,281 --> 00:14:53,022 You look mad. 301 00:14:53,066 --> 00:14:54,806 Please tell me you're not gonna... 302 00:14:54,850 --> 00:14:56,156 [mimicking Lightning] 303 00:14:56,199 --> 00:14:58,288 No, no. no. 304 00:14:58,332 --> 00:15:00,160 I need the unedited footage so I can clear Leth-- 305 00:15:01,901 --> 00:15:03,685 So I can clear Lightning's name. 306 00:15:03,728 --> 00:15:05,295 Freelanders understand the truth, 307 00:15:05,339 --> 00:15:06,253 I'd like to give it to 'em. 308 00:15:09,125 --> 00:15:11,040 I don't know, Jen. 309 00:15:11,084 --> 00:15:13,564 Why don't you just let sleeping Larsen lie? 310 00:15:13,608 --> 00:15:16,698 And why do you care what people think about Lightning anyway? 311 00:15:16,741 --> 00:15:18,830 Isn't that the point of having, you know... 312 00:15:19,962 --> 00:15:21,572 an alter ego? 313 00:15:21,616 --> 00:15:23,226 No. If meta-hate like hers spreads, 314 00:15:23,270 --> 00:15:25,011 it's gonna make all of our lives more dangerous. 315 00:15:27,796 --> 00:15:28,623 Please? 316 00:15:34,020 --> 00:15:34,977 All right, fine. 317 00:15:36,544 --> 00:15:37,545 [whirring] 318 00:15:40,287 --> 00:15:43,290 [breathing heavily] 319 00:15:46,728 --> 00:15:49,165 There you go. Terry Andrews. 320 00:15:50,688 --> 00:15:52,864 Don't go and do something crazy. 321 00:15:52,908 --> 00:15:54,736 -Thanks. -Good luck. 322 00:15:55,867 --> 00:15:57,260 [bell rings] 323 00:15:59,045 --> 00:16:01,308 [Lynn] Not much has changed since our last session. 324 00:16:02,744 --> 00:16:04,528 Jeff is still sulking. 325 00:16:04,572 --> 00:16:07,096 And I'm still juggling my work, 326 00:16:07,140 --> 00:16:09,229 with teaching night school at Garfield. 327 00:16:09,272 --> 00:16:10,404 Let's talk about that. 328 00:16:10,447 --> 00:16:12,667 Elaborate on your decision 329 00:16:12,710 --> 00:16:14,321 to split your time. 330 00:16:14,364 --> 00:16:16,105 Rebuilding our community is... 331 00:16:17,063 --> 00:16:18,716 Is paramount right now. 332 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:21,023 And while Jeff's taking a break, 333 00:16:21,067 --> 00:16:23,417 -I'm filling in. -Why? 334 00:16:23,460 --> 00:16:26,159 Commitment to duty has been drilled into me as a child. 335 00:16:27,073 --> 00:16:28,726 Both my parents 336 00:16:28,770 --> 00:16:30,250 proudly served in the military. 337 00:16:30,293 --> 00:16:32,730 Their parents before them. 338 00:16:32,774 --> 00:16:35,690 My brother John left college and went straight into the army. 339 00:16:35,733 --> 00:16:37,039 But you didn't. 340 00:16:37,083 --> 00:16:39,259 Why choose the path less traveled? 341 00:16:40,303 --> 00:16:41,130 Um... 342 00:16:42,958 --> 00:16:44,394 It was chosen for me. 343 00:16:45,395 --> 00:16:47,049 I was different. 344 00:16:47,093 --> 00:16:50,313 Smarter than my brother, my parents. 345 00:16:50,357 --> 00:16:52,837 They convinced me that the military would be tedious, 346 00:16:52,881 --> 00:16:55,318 and I wouldn't fit the mold. 347 00:16:55,362 --> 00:16:56,885 And how did that make you feel? 348 00:17:00,454 --> 00:17:01,455 Like an outsider. 349 00:17:02,108 --> 00:17:03,761 Hmm. 350 00:17:03,805 --> 00:17:07,548 But I guess my parents made the right choice, so... 351 00:17:07,591 --> 00:17:11,073 You're a world-renowned geneticist. 352 00:17:11,117 --> 00:17:14,120 And a foremost expert on metagenics. 353 00:17:14,163 --> 00:17:16,687 It's perfectly acceptable 354 00:17:16,731 --> 00:17:19,951 -to sort of stretch your ego here. -[chuckles softly] 355 00:17:19,995 --> 00:17:21,736 It sounds better when you do it. 356 00:17:22,998 --> 00:17:25,000 And now, you are 357 00:17:25,044 --> 00:17:26,045 teaching night school. 358 00:17:27,698 --> 00:17:29,352 You see a pattern? 359 00:17:29,396 --> 00:17:31,093 Jeff and the girls, they have 360 00:17:31,137 --> 00:17:32,486 all these shared moments... 361 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,358 and experiences. 362 00:17:35,402 --> 00:17:38,231 Like, my brother John and our parents. 363 00:17:38,274 --> 00:17:39,710 Jeff told me, 364 00:17:39,754 --> 00:17:42,365 "You don't belong. You're not one of us." 365 00:17:42,409 --> 00:17:44,541 -Hmm. -The girls said 366 00:17:44,585 --> 00:17:45,673 I was a liability. 367 00:17:50,243 --> 00:17:51,200 Oh, God. 368 00:17:53,289 --> 00:17:55,813 I'm trying to fit in where I don't belong again, aren't I? 369 00:17:57,641 --> 00:17:58,468 Just... 370 00:18:00,253 --> 00:18:01,993 Just like I couldn't when I was young. 371 00:18:06,128 --> 00:18:07,695 This is the seed of my addiction. 372 00:18:08,261 --> 00:18:09,088 Isn't it? 373 00:18:10,524 --> 00:18:12,352 My whole life... 374 00:18:12,395 --> 00:18:16,095 I've been trying to fit in where I clearly don't belong. 375 00:18:16,138 --> 00:18:18,097 And then mastering the fields when I did. 376 00:18:22,188 --> 00:18:23,537 [exhales] 377 00:18:23,580 --> 00:18:24,712 Just be you. 378 00:18:27,628 --> 00:18:29,760 Say it aloud. Own it. 379 00:18:31,414 --> 00:18:32,241 Own it. 380 00:18:34,722 --> 00:18:35,549 Just be me. 381 00:18:37,942 --> 00:18:39,683 [takes deep breath] 382 00:18:58,528 --> 00:18:59,747 [knocking] 383 00:19:18,679 --> 00:19:21,203 Mr. Pierce. Nah, this ain't for you. 384 00:19:21,247 --> 00:19:22,900 No. Mr. Pierce. 385 00:19:25,512 --> 00:19:27,296 [laughing] 386 00:19:27,340 --> 00:19:28,950 [hip-hop music playing] 387 00:19:28,993 --> 00:19:30,038 [Devonte] Mr. Pierce. 388 00:19:32,867 --> 00:19:33,694 Lala, I'mma handle it. 389 00:19:40,875 --> 00:19:42,485 What the hell is this place? 390 00:19:43,356 --> 00:19:44,357 A glimpse of the future. 391 00:19:45,967 --> 00:19:47,403 You're running illegal cage fights. 392 00:19:47,447 --> 00:19:49,666 I'm earnin'. You're interrupting that. 393 00:19:49,710 --> 00:19:51,277 Look, that man right there, 394 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:53,017 he's got a family. He's not a fighter. 395 00:19:53,061 --> 00:19:55,411 -I don't want him hurt. -Prepare for disappointment. 396 00:19:55,455 --> 00:19:57,283 That man's cost me money every night he fights. 397 00:20:03,506 --> 00:20:05,334 But my ringer is about to change that. 398 00:20:06,205 --> 00:20:07,206 [chuckles softly] 399 00:20:07,249 --> 00:20:09,599 Don't fret. My filters... 400 00:20:13,342 --> 00:20:15,910 they keep the combater's identity secret. 401 00:20:15,953 --> 00:20:17,738 Place a bet and make some money. 402 00:20:17,781 --> 00:20:19,696 Knowing you, it's probably fixed. Just shut it down. 403 00:20:19,740 --> 00:20:22,395 The reconstruction at Freeland has been tough on everybody. 404 00:20:22,438 --> 00:20:24,179 And everyone has a vice to feed. 405 00:20:24,223 --> 00:20:25,833 I'm providing a virtual buffet. 406 00:20:25,876 --> 00:20:27,530 -More like lining your pockets. -[scoffs] 407 00:20:28,314 --> 00:20:29,228 It can be both. 408 00:20:31,142 --> 00:20:33,710 If you was anyone else... 409 00:20:33,754 --> 00:20:35,538 I would drop your Black ass right now. 410 00:20:36,713 --> 00:20:37,932 But since we got history... 411 00:20:39,194 --> 00:20:40,151 fight... 412 00:20:42,110 --> 00:20:43,329 or get out! 413 00:20:45,505 --> 00:20:48,159 [both grunting] 414 00:21:05,351 --> 00:21:07,701 [grunting continues] 415 00:21:12,793 --> 00:21:14,621 [crowd cheering] 416 00:21:21,671 --> 00:21:24,805 [crowd booing] 417 00:21:29,984 --> 00:21:31,681 [both grunting] 418 00:21:33,857 --> 00:21:36,295 -[roaring] -[grunts] 419 00:21:42,257 --> 00:21:45,826 ♪ Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 420 00:21:49,873 --> 00:21:51,222 ♪ Fight! 421 00:21:51,266 --> 00:21:52,659 Mr. Pierce. 422 00:21:53,964 --> 00:21:55,096 I got next. 423 00:21:57,664 --> 00:21:59,274 ♪ Fight! Fight! 424 00:22:01,102 --> 00:22:01,972 All right! 425 00:22:07,064 --> 00:22:09,284 Mayor Black, so glad you could make the trip at this late hour. 426 00:22:09,328 --> 00:22:11,504 Well, your bodyguard left me no choice in that matter. 427 00:22:11,547 --> 00:22:13,462 Not to worry. 428 00:22:13,506 --> 00:22:15,203 He'll return you back to your nocturnal activities shortly. 429 00:22:16,465 --> 00:22:18,206 I know you're aware 430 00:22:18,249 --> 00:22:20,339 of my dedication to Freeland's reconstruction program. 431 00:22:21,818 --> 00:22:23,080 I'd like it to continue. 432 00:22:25,126 --> 00:22:27,911 I also have an offer for you that I am sure 433 00:22:27,955 --> 00:22:29,391 you'll benefit from. 434 00:22:29,435 --> 00:22:31,350 In order for it to reach its zenith, 435 00:22:32,481 --> 00:22:34,091 it's gonna need a visionary 436 00:22:34,135 --> 00:22:36,398 like myself, and a ton of cash. 437 00:22:36,442 --> 00:22:39,053 Money like that can only be gained through my new, 438 00:22:39,096 --> 00:22:39,967 state of the art... 439 00:22:41,403 --> 00:22:42,361 hospital. 440 00:22:44,798 --> 00:22:49,150 Well, what with the rebuilding of Freeland, 441 00:22:49,193 --> 00:22:51,587 the city's budget is already stretched as it is. 442 00:22:53,328 --> 00:22:55,112 There's no room for a new hospital. 443 00:22:55,156 --> 00:22:56,505 There is if you diverted Garfield's budget. 444 00:22:57,463 --> 00:22:58,942 It's no secret, 445 00:22:58,986 --> 00:23:00,770 under Principal Pierce's leadership, 446 00:23:00,814 --> 00:23:04,383 it's seen shootings, death, 447 00:23:04,426 --> 00:23:06,863 and of course, its lawful occupation 448 00:23:06,907 --> 00:23:08,212 which he himself defied. 449 00:23:08,256 --> 00:23:10,432 Garfield is a pillar of the community. 450 00:23:10,476 --> 00:23:11,912 I attended there. 451 00:23:11,955 --> 00:23:14,654 As do my children, and theirs, God willing. 452 00:23:14,697 --> 00:23:16,438 Accept my proposal, Mayor Black. 453 00:23:17,221 --> 00:23:19,136 And in no time, 454 00:23:19,180 --> 00:23:21,356 your kids will be moving on up to a private school in Metropolis 455 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:23,271 where they'll finally get a piece of that pie. 456 00:23:24,881 --> 00:23:27,101 Negro, please. 457 00:23:27,144 --> 00:23:28,972 You think I don't see who you are? 458 00:23:29,930 --> 00:23:31,627 Look, I know 459 00:23:31,671 --> 00:23:34,804 we're supposed to publicly smile together, 460 00:23:34,848 --> 00:23:37,807 show unity, shuck and jive, 461 00:23:37,851 --> 00:23:41,768 But there is no threat, no bribe you can offer 462 00:23:41,811 --> 00:23:44,292 that would make me tear down Garfield 463 00:23:44,335 --> 00:23:45,598 and Principal Pierce. 464 00:23:46,860 --> 00:23:47,817 So... 465 00:23:55,303 --> 00:23:56,260 Thanks for the drink. 466 00:24:01,265 --> 00:24:02,615 I'll see myself out. 467 00:24:14,365 --> 00:24:15,497 Do you want me to kill him? 468 00:24:19,022 --> 00:24:19,980 Not yet. 469 00:24:21,938 --> 00:24:24,332 ♪ I don't give a... About your crew money ♪ 470 00:24:24,375 --> 00:24:27,204 ♪ Your chain game Alexander Wang, Bugatti ♪ 471 00:24:27,248 --> 00:24:30,773 ♪ I'll just set it all on fire Watch it burn ♪ 472 00:24:30,817 --> 00:24:33,733 ♪ Yeah, I'd rather Watch it burn ♪ 473 00:24:33,776 --> 00:24:35,996 ♪ And I don't give a... What Balmain is ♪ 474 00:24:36,039 --> 00:24:37,519 ♪ Or who famous 475 00:24:37,563 --> 00:24:39,129 ♪ Or Margiela A Gucci Sweater ♪ 476 00:24:39,173 --> 00:24:42,524 ♪ Set it all on fire Watch it burn ♪ 477 00:24:42,568 --> 00:24:44,091 ♪ Yeah, I'd rather Watch it burn ♪ 478 00:24:44,134 --> 00:24:45,092 ♪ Watch it burn 479 00:24:46,789 --> 00:24:48,051 Whoa! Lightning! 480 00:24:51,577 --> 00:24:53,056 Terry Andrews? 481 00:24:54,971 --> 00:24:57,060 [chuckles] You're just a kid. 482 00:24:57,104 --> 00:24:59,759 -How'd you find me? -I tracked your phone. 483 00:24:59,802 --> 00:25:02,109 You should really check your privacy settings. 484 00:25:02,152 --> 00:25:03,371 What's this about? 485 00:25:03,414 --> 00:25:05,329 You sold footage to Rebecca Larsen. 486 00:25:05,373 --> 00:25:07,331 What she aired about me last night was straight up trash. 487 00:25:07,375 --> 00:25:10,509 Yeah, but you gotta believe me. 488 00:25:10,552 --> 00:25:12,075 I would have never given her the footage if I knew 489 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:14,077 what she was going to do with it. 490 00:25:14,121 --> 00:25:17,167 You saved me and my family at the Freeland conflict and at the shop. 491 00:25:18,342 --> 00:25:19,474 You're my electric queen. 492 00:25:19,518 --> 00:25:21,563 [scoffs] 493 00:25:21,607 --> 00:25:24,697 Kid, I need you to show the public what really happened, okay? 494 00:25:24,740 --> 00:25:28,265 -The footage. Do you still have it? -Oh, yeah! 495 00:25:28,309 --> 00:25:31,747 -But it won't help you. -Of course it will. It's the truth. 496 00:25:31,791 --> 00:25:33,836 That ain't how the Internet works. 497 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:38,058 But I'll tell you what, I'll post you saving all those people, 498 00:25:38,101 --> 00:25:39,929 and I'll tag your social media account 499 00:25:39,973 --> 00:25:42,541 if I can get a selfie of you giving me a kiss. 500 00:25:42,584 --> 00:25:44,107 [laughs] 501 00:25:44,151 --> 00:25:46,545 -Please don't push your luck. -Oh! Okay. 502 00:25:46,588 --> 00:25:48,155 Just a selfie then. 503 00:25:48,198 --> 00:25:50,026 You want to fix your rep, 504 00:25:50,070 --> 00:25:51,854 a selfie with the kid you saved will go viral. 505 00:25:54,117 --> 00:25:56,250 I'll follow you, you follow me back, okay? 506 00:25:57,643 --> 00:25:59,296 ♪ Watch it all burn 507 00:25:59,340 --> 00:26:01,037 ♪ I watch it burn 508 00:26:01,081 --> 00:26:02,648 ♪ Watch it all burn, Burn, burn, burn ♪ 509 00:26:06,826 --> 00:26:10,046 Monavista let you take that? 510 00:26:10,090 --> 00:26:12,962 They don't know it's gone, Nor will they. 511 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. 512 00:26:17,097 --> 00:26:18,272 Think of it as borrowed. 513 00:26:19,055 --> 00:26:20,796 You're so fired. 514 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:22,624 It wouldn't be the first time. 515 00:26:22,668 --> 00:26:24,191 Now, I've learned all that I can 516 00:26:24,234 --> 00:26:25,801 from the schematics I lifted. 517 00:26:25,845 --> 00:26:27,368 I was hoping you could tell me more. 518 00:26:27,411 --> 00:26:28,543 All right. 519 00:26:30,501 --> 00:26:32,286 Okay. Let's see. 520 00:26:32,329 --> 00:26:34,854 [buzzing] 521 00:26:39,423 --> 00:26:40,816 It's mostly mechanical. 522 00:26:40,860 --> 00:26:42,601 There's no computer to talk to, 523 00:26:42,644 --> 00:26:45,342 but it's admitting an odd energy signature. 524 00:26:45,386 --> 00:26:47,431 Must be its power source. 525 00:26:47,475 --> 00:26:48,911 The schematics don't mention it by name, 526 00:26:48,955 --> 00:26:51,392 so it's most likely proprietary. 527 00:26:54,003 --> 00:26:55,178 [beeps] 528 00:26:56,963 --> 00:26:57,877 Uh... 529 00:26:59,313 --> 00:27:01,184 Gambi, what are you doing? 530 00:27:01,228 --> 00:27:03,230 -[machine whirring] -I've set it at its lowest setting. 531 00:27:06,407 --> 00:27:09,018 So, don't worry, TC. I'm a professional. 532 00:27:17,026 --> 00:27:18,549 That's not good for Black Lightning. 533 00:27:20,029 --> 00:27:21,552 That's not good for anyone. 534 00:27:23,554 --> 00:27:25,121 [people clamoring] 535 00:27:25,165 --> 00:27:26,427 All bets are in. 536 00:27:30,736 --> 00:27:32,041 -Fight! -[bell dinging] 537 00:27:32,955 --> 00:27:35,175 [both grunting] 538 00:27:45,011 --> 00:27:46,360 [crowd gasps] 539 00:27:46,403 --> 00:27:47,666 [inaudible] 540 00:27:58,154 --> 00:28:00,809 [both grunting] 541 00:28:03,029 --> 00:28:03,986 Yeah! 542 00:28:12,647 --> 00:28:15,737 [crowd cheering] 543 00:28:31,013 --> 00:28:33,363 [grunting continues] 544 00:28:33,407 --> 00:28:34,713 [crowd gasps] 545 00:28:38,064 --> 00:28:39,543 No one can beat me! 546 00:28:44,287 --> 00:28:45,854 [grunts] 547 00:28:45,898 --> 00:28:47,682 [crowd booing] 548 00:28:48,596 --> 00:28:50,772 No man alive. 549 00:28:50,816 --> 00:28:52,731 Yo, should I stop the fight? 550 00:28:52,774 --> 00:28:54,341 He about to kill Mr. Pierce. 551 00:28:56,212 --> 00:28:57,648 I don't think he will. 552 00:28:59,999 --> 00:29:02,479 [crowd jeering] 553 00:29:09,225 --> 00:29:11,924 No! [groans] 554 00:29:16,624 --> 00:29:19,279 Stay down, old man. You're done. 555 00:29:20,802 --> 00:29:23,544 [crowd cheering] 556 00:29:30,116 --> 00:29:31,465 Don't you turn your back on me. 557 00:29:34,773 --> 00:29:36,992 [crowd exclaims] 558 00:29:37,863 --> 00:29:39,125 We're not done here. 559 00:29:40,343 --> 00:29:43,172 [both grunting] 560 00:29:54,967 --> 00:29:57,839 [crowd cheering] 561 00:30:13,724 --> 00:30:15,117 [groans] 562 00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:22,951 [crowd cheering] 563 00:30:23,952 --> 00:30:24,910 Yeah! 564 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:42,841 All right. 565 00:30:45,234 --> 00:30:47,802 This is where I grew up. 566 00:30:47,846 --> 00:30:53,068 Now, I know it's, uh, a little old fashioned, 567 00:30:53,112 --> 00:30:55,462 but you're welcome to stay until you get back on your feet. 568 00:30:55,505 --> 00:30:57,464 Uh, it's perfect, Mr. Pierce. 569 00:30:57,507 --> 00:31:01,163 Look, please, please call me Jefferson. 570 00:31:02,425 --> 00:31:03,687 We spilled blood together. 571 00:31:04,819 --> 00:31:06,212 Uh, you more than me. 572 00:31:07,604 --> 00:31:09,389 You know, I... 573 00:31:09,432 --> 00:31:13,045 I know you took gold in the decathlon back in the day... 574 00:31:13,088 --> 00:31:14,829 but I didn't know you could fight, too. 575 00:31:14,873 --> 00:31:16,613 Yeah, well, I grew up in the streets of Freeland, you know. 576 00:31:16,657 --> 00:31:17,876 I learned a trick or two. 577 00:31:18,833 --> 00:31:20,487 Fair enough. 578 00:31:20,530 --> 00:31:22,837 Still, I've never seen anybody fight like that. 579 00:31:22,881 --> 00:31:24,186 I mean, especially a principal. 580 00:31:24,230 --> 00:31:26,101 [Jefferson chuckles] 581 00:31:26,145 --> 00:31:29,496 You, you may be the most impressive man I know, Mr... Jefferson. 582 00:31:31,324 --> 00:31:33,979 -Jefferson. -Yeah, I almost forgot. 583 00:31:41,943 --> 00:31:43,597 Oh, man, I can't accept this. You won it. 584 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:45,947 Mmm-mmm. Lala cheated. 585 00:31:45,991 --> 00:31:46,992 That's your money. 586 00:31:56,218 --> 00:31:57,306 First month's rent. 587 00:31:59,482 --> 00:32:00,570 Yeah. 588 00:32:03,791 --> 00:32:06,315 When you're ready to talk to child services, let me know. 589 00:32:06,359 --> 00:32:07,186 I'll put in a good word. 590 00:32:08,535 --> 00:32:11,799 Please do me a favor. No more fighting. 591 00:32:11,842 --> 00:32:14,976 Your kids need a dad. And Garfield needs its teachers. 592 00:32:16,847 --> 00:32:21,591 So, this house will take good care of you and your family. 593 00:32:26,248 --> 00:32:27,684 Try and enjoy the rest of your weekend. 594 00:32:45,485 --> 00:32:47,574 Ooh, these are for you. 595 00:32:47,617 --> 00:32:49,793 Oh, who are they from? 596 00:32:49,837 --> 00:32:52,796 I don't know. I'm guessing Dad. You know he likes to make grand gestures 597 00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:54,102 when he realizes he's actually wrong. 598 00:32:56,278 --> 00:33:01,240 -Well? -It's your father inviting me for dinner tonight. 599 00:33:01,283 --> 00:33:02,284 What are you gonna wear tonight? 600 00:33:02,328 --> 00:33:04,330 Oh, I have just the dress. 601 00:33:04,373 --> 00:33:06,506 Your father is not the only one that can make grand gestures. 602 00:33:06,549 --> 00:33:08,203 -Ah. Well, have at it. -[laughing] 603 00:33:11,859 --> 00:33:14,731 [machine beeping] 604 00:33:21,042 --> 00:33:22,174 Do I want to know where you got that? 605 00:33:25,829 --> 00:33:26,961 Same way you got this, 606 00:33:28,006 --> 00:33:29,137 doing things we shouldn't. 607 00:33:32,097 --> 00:33:34,664 These DEGs pack quite a punch. 608 00:33:34,708 --> 00:33:37,015 I'm not sure even your new suit could survive a direct hit. 609 00:33:38,233 --> 00:33:40,279 Well, here. 610 00:33:40,322 --> 00:33:41,802 Go on, test it out if you want. 611 00:33:44,500 --> 00:33:46,067 What if you need to suit up? 612 00:33:46,111 --> 00:33:48,678 I won't. Look, I told you Black Lightning's done. 613 00:33:48,722 --> 00:33:51,594 -Jefferson... -Freeland will be fine without him. 614 00:33:54,119 --> 00:33:56,077 Honestly, it's a relief to accept that. 615 00:33:56,121 --> 00:33:57,992 Well, you're awfully chipper about this. 616 00:33:58,036 --> 00:34:00,603 -Have you been drinking? -Oh, not yet. 617 00:34:00,647 --> 00:34:02,518 I helped someone, Gambi. 618 00:34:02,562 --> 00:34:06,870 Me, Jefferson Pierce, and it felt great. 619 00:34:06,914 --> 00:34:08,568 Better than being him. 620 00:34:08,611 --> 00:34:11,571 Jeff, I realize you're in a dark place right now, 621 00:34:11,614 --> 00:34:13,747 but you can't just stop being Black Lightning. 622 00:34:13,790 --> 00:34:16,358 Why not? I stopped being Jefferson Pierce. Look where that got me. 623 00:34:17,185 --> 00:34:19,187 Gambi, I'm done. 624 00:34:19,231 --> 00:34:20,667 I don't even know where to start. 625 00:34:20,710 --> 00:34:22,408 Well, you can start with being happy for me. 626 00:34:23,887 --> 00:34:25,019 I'll see you around, old man. 627 00:34:26,368 --> 00:34:28,414 Where you off to? 628 00:34:28,457 --> 00:34:30,416 I've been sulking for over a year. 629 00:34:30,459 --> 00:34:32,244 It's time I try to make things right with Lynn. 630 00:34:33,897 --> 00:34:34,942 Wish me luck. 631 00:34:40,774 --> 00:34:41,862 [door closes] 632 00:34:44,691 --> 00:34:46,954 -Bonjour, madam. -Good evening. 633 00:34:46,997 --> 00:34:49,043 I believe I have a reservation in the name of Pierce. 634 00:34:49,087 --> 00:34:51,915 But of course. Your party awaits if you would follow me. 635 00:34:51,959 --> 00:34:52,960 Thank you. 636 00:34:59,271 --> 00:35:01,273 [Tobias] Dr. Stewart. 637 00:35:01,316 --> 00:35:03,231 Please do me the honor of joining me for dinner. 638 00:35:11,805 --> 00:35:14,329 Girl, don't act like I don't know you. 639 00:35:14,373 --> 00:35:16,114 Or would you rather the fine people of Freeland 640 00:35:16,157 --> 00:35:18,768 know about your family's extracurricular activities? 641 00:35:22,511 --> 00:35:23,599 Please sit. 642 00:35:29,214 --> 00:35:30,780 I rented this whole place just for you. 643 00:35:31,607 --> 00:35:33,870 Forgive my ruse. 644 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. 645 00:35:37,352 --> 00:35:41,704 But please, feel free to order whatever your heart desires. 646 00:35:41,748 --> 00:35:44,054 I'd rather break bread with Judas. 647 00:35:44,098 --> 00:35:47,580 Fair enough. Though I'd be remiss if I didn't recommend the cognac shrimp. 648 00:35:49,364 --> 00:35:52,802 Dr. Stewart, or may I call you Lynn? 649 00:35:52,846 --> 00:35:54,369 I need a favor. 650 00:35:54,413 --> 00:35:56,154 One only you could afford me. 651 00:35:56,197 --> 00:35:57,720 I'll never do anything for you. 652 00:35:59,113 --> 00:36:00,723 I expected that. 653 00:36:00,767 --> 00:36:03,465 But the favor is not for me. 654 00:36:03,509 --> 00:36:08,514 You may not know, but my sister was diagnosed with ALS at a very young age. 655 00:36:08,557 --> 00:36:11,734 She was cured through nefarious medical experimentation, 656 00:36:11,778 --> 00:36:15,608 but the nasty side effects became too much for her to bear. 657 00:36:17,218 --> 00:36:19,089 I promised a cure. 658 00:36:19,133 --> 00:36:22,397 Even though she's no longer with us, I'm a man of my word. 659 00:36:22,441 --> 00:36:25,400 You're a monster masquerading as a man. 660 00:36:25,444 --> 00:36:27,446 Mmm. 661 00:36:27,489 --> 00:36:29,535 I recently learned that a very close friend of mine 662 00:36:29,578 --> 00:36:32,407 was also diagnosed with this horrific disease. 663 00:36:32,451 --> 00:36:35,193 And I can't bear to watch her suffer like me and my sister did. 664 00:36:35,236 --> 00:36:36,846 There are other geneticists in the world. 665 00:36:36,890 --> 00:36:39,501 None like you. You're the best. 666 00:36:40,937 --> 00:36:42,896 And I'm willing to pay for the best. 667 00:36:42,939 --> 00:36:46,900 If you agree to focus all your research on finding a cure, 668 00:36:46,943 --> 00:36:50,164 I'll fund your new institute for the next decade. 669 00:36:51,818 --> 00:36:55,430 Just imagine all the good that could be accomplished. 670 00:36:55,474 --> 00:36:59,608 On top of being remembered in history as the Black woman who cured ALS. 671 00:37:01,784 --> 00:37:02,829 I know. 672 00:37:04,613 --> 00:37:08,617 -Decisions, decisions. -What do you really want? 673 00:37:08,661 --> 00:37:11,620 I don't have the time or the inclination for your mind games. 674 00:37:11,664 --> 00:37:15,450 No games. Scouts Honor. 675 00:37:15,494 --> 00:37:17,452 Even a broke clock tells the truth twice a day. 676 00:37:20,238 --> 00:37:24,285 [chuckles] Listen, I know we've had our issues. 677 00:37:24,329 --> 00:37:27,462 Especially with the rest of that meta freak family of yours. 678 00:37:27,506 --> 00:37:29,725 But, you're different. 679 00:37:31,031 --> 00:37:32,162 You're not like them. 680 00:37:34,469 --> 00:37:36,384 What I need is your superpower, Lynn. 681 00:37:38,952 --> 00:37:43,348 What I need is you to just be you. 682 00:37:45,567 --> 00:37:47,352 Please consider my offer while we dine. 683 00:37:50,616 --> 00:37:54,010 Garcon, menus, please. 684 00:38:13,508 --> 00:38:16,294 Damn. Damn, beat me to it. 685 00:38:19,253 --> 00:38:20,950 I'm already late. 686 00:38:24,693 --> 00:38:25,955 [door closes] 687 00:38:27,783 --> 00:38:29,394 [machine beeping] 688 00:38:31,047 --> 00:38:33,049 -What's up? -You look like trash. 689 00:38:33,093 --> 00:38:35,225 Like you've been partying all night. 690 00:38:35,269 --> 00:38:38,968 [sighs] No, there's always a come down when I go to the ionosphere. 691 00:38:39,012 --> 00:38:41,014 I just need a little pick-me-up. 692 00:38:41,057 --> 00:38:44,191 Well, how about you stop going up there? 693 00:38:44,234 --> 00:38:46,976 Absorbing that much power has to have some type of consequences. 694 00:38:47,020 --> 00:38:48,761 I'm fine. I know my limits. 695 00:38:49,979 --> 00:38:51,503 Are you done with my page yet? 696 00:39:02,514 --> 00:39:04,254 [machine beeping] 697 00:39:04,298 --> 00:39:06,256 Lightning is officially verified on all social media. 698 00:39:07,432 --> 00:39:09,434 And you're sure it's secure? 699 00:39:09,477 --> 00:39:13,351 I've been bouncing signals off of VPNs all around the globe. 700 00:39:13,394 --> 00:39:15,309 It will take a very determined team to track it. 701 00:39:17,006 --> 00:39:19,400 All right, good. 702 00:39:19,444 --> 00:39:21,750 Are you sure you want to do this? 703 00:39:21,794 --> 00:39:24,144 You know, once you press return, there is no going back. 704 00:39:25,667 --> 00:39:26,799 Social media is forever. 705 00:39:28,104 --> 00:39:29,192 Only one way to find out. 706 00:39:30,542 --> 00:39:32,108 [hip hop music playing] 707 00:39:33,675 --> 00:39:35,242 ♪ I do it different 708 00:39:35,285 --> 00:39:37,244 ♪ I find a spaceship And I get in ♪ 709 00:39:37,287 --> 00:39:38,637 ♪ I got vision I got that Twenty-twenty vision ♪ 710 00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:39,768 ♪ One in a million 711 00:39:39,812 --> 00:39:41,640 [whooshes] 712 00:39:41,683 --> 00:39:43,642 -Right now! -That's a lot of love for Lightning. 713 00:39:44,469 --> 00:39:45,644 Better recognize. 714 00:39:46,601 --> 00:39:48,298 Drop the gats and go! 715 00:39:50,605 --> 00:39:52,955 -Go. -I control my narrative now. 716 00:39:52,999 --> 00:39:54,827 Miss Lying Larsen is about to learn that. 717 00:39:56,089 --> 00:39:58,134 What are you doing? 718 00:39:58,178 --> 00:40:00,702 Lightning is tagging Miss Larsen armed with the truth. 719 00:40:02,835 --> 00:40:03,792 Hey! 720 00:40:04,532 --> 00:40:05,881 [giggles] 721 00:40:06,752 --> 00:40:08,493 What's going on? 722 00:40:08,536 --> 00:40:10,059 Now, I told you we were getting hitched, right? 723 00:40:11,887 --> 00:40:13,193 We're getting hitched. 724 00:40:13,236 --> 00:40:14,324 -[both laughing] -Now? 725 00:40:14,368 --> 00:40:15,891 -Yes. -Here? 726 00:40:15,935 --> 00:40:17,980 -Yes! -What about our marriage license? 727 00:40:18,024 --> 00:40:19,591 Or witnesses? 728 00:40:19,634 --> 00:40:21,375 Turns out our license is still valid from last year. 729 00:40:21,419 --> 00:40:23,943 And Dr. Morgan here, I just paid him $20 730 00:40:23,986 --> 00:40:26,685 so he could spend 20 minutes getting officially ordained. 731 00:40:26,728 --> 00:40:28,948 -This is happening -[Morgan] It's true. 732 00:40:28,991 --> 00:40:32,299 And in the process, I learned that witnesses aren't required in our state. 733 00:40:32,342 --> 00:40:35,998 -Who knew? -What about your family, Anissa? 734 00:40:36,042 --> 00:40:37,870 Babe, their plates are full right now. 735 00:40:37,913 --> 00:40:39,524 And, this is not about them. 736 00:40:39,567 --> 00:40:41,743 This is about you and me. 737 00:40:41,787 --> 00:40:46,182 Now, I meant what I said when I told you nothing is gonna tear us apart. 738 00:40:46,226 --> 00:40:48,924 And I am not giving this world any more chances to do that. 739 00:40:48,968 --> 00:40:51,753 So, yeah, this is happening right now. 740 00:40:53,799 --> 00:40:55,496 Baby, you are the love of my life. 741 00:40:57,193 --> 00:40:58,630 Will you be my wife, too? 742 00:41:00,370 --> 00:41:02,285 A secret marriage is kind of sexy. 743 00:41:02,329 --> 00:41:04,462 I thought so. 744 00:41:04,505 --> 00:41:07,726 And I can't imagine spending my life with anyone but you, Anissa. 745 00:41:09,554 --> 00:41:12,557 -So you're saying yes? -Yes! I do! 746 00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:14,254 [both laugh] 747 00:41:14,297 --> 00:41:15,560 So do I. 748 00:41:15,603 --> 00:41:17,431 Come on, let's do this. 749 00:41:17,475 --> 00:41:19,085 Okay, um, 750 00:41:19,128 --> 00:41:22,567 well, by the power vested in me, 751 00:41:22,610 --> 00:41:25,308 I hereby pronounce you two wed. 752 00:41:25,352 --> 00:41:27,006 [both laugh] 753 00:41:27,049 --> 00:41:28,529 -The brides may kiss. -Oh, my God! 754 00:41:28,573 --> 00:41:29,530 Oh, my God! 755 00:41:31,053 --> 00:41:32,098 [both] We did it! 756 00:41:32,141 --> 00:41:33,534 We did it! 757 00:41:33,578 --> 00:41:35,405 -Come here! -[Morgan] Congratulations. 758 00:41:35,449 --> 00:41:37,059 Uh, hi. 759 00:41:37,103 --> 00:41:39,235 I'm running a little late. Reservation for Pierce. 760 00:41:39,279 --> 00:41:40,585 Your party is already seated. 761 00:41:40,628 --> 00:41:42,717 I'll find her, thank you. 762 00:41:42,761 --> 00:41:46,504 [Tobias chuckles] That's a very lovely dress you're wearing. 763 00:41:49,550 --> 00:41:53,336 I would be inclined to buy you 365 of them, 764 00:41:54,250 --> 00:41:55,600 in different colors. 765 00:41:59,255 --> 00:42:02,041 [closing theme music playing]