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You have to stop.

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I can't keep letting you put yourself, or me through this.

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I promise,

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no more.

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It has been nine years

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since I've even come close to using my powers.

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Do you remember why you became Black Lightning?

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You wanted to give the people hope.

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Somebody has to do something, because all of this policing,

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and marching, and praying, it hasn't changed anything.

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It is time that people know that Black Lightning...

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Is back.

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Previously on Black Lightning...

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Thirty years ago, nine kids, all of whom displayed enhanced abilities,

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suddenly disappeared.

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The reporter was Alvin Pierce.

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-Grandpa? -He was murdered.

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You need to take Black Lightning out,

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'cause if you don't my partners are gonna turn you into dust.

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I found these on my student.

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The only way I could keep him from hurting anyone was to blast him.

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Must be this new drug, green light.

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Khalil, your spinal cord is now completely severed.

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You sayin' I'm not gonna walk again?

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I've been waiting to knock you out since the sixth grade.

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Black Lightning is not making things better for the citizens of freeland.

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Is he back?

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You know better than that.

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I pray that's true.

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Joey Toledo is back. Now, we're talking

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about the guy who worked for the man who killed my father.

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-Where is Tobias? -I'm not telling you nothing.

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You should've stayed away.

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♪ I see the, I see the ♪

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♪ I see the, I see the ♪

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Right away, sir.

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♪ I see the rain pouring down ♪

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♪ before my very eyes ♪

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Listen up. Tip said Black Lightning is on the east end.

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I'm taking 33rd street.

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Adam and baker squads on me.

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Henderson, I want you to take mlk street.

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Charlie and David squads with him.

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Copy, chief.

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Let's roll.

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Everybody, be safe, heads on the swivel, let's do this.

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We got him.

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♪ And hoping for something ♪

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♪ I know I'm gonna see it I know that it's coming ♪

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♪ lord ♪

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♪ lord ♪

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♪ but what do you do when there's no place to turn ♪

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♪ I have no one, I'm lonely my Bridges have burnt down ♪

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♪ lord ♪

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♪ lord ♪

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♪ the bells getting loud ain't nowhere to hide ♪

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♪ got nowhere to go put away my pride ♪

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♪ tired of feeling low even when I'm high ♪

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♪ ain't no way to live do I wanna die ♪

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♪ I don't know, I don't know ♪

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Black Lightning? Come on. Let's get out of here.

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I'm here, man.

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Are you with me?

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Tobias is in freeland, gambi.

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Tobias... Tobias is in freeland, gambi.

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Breathe, Jefferson. Breathe!

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,

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call Lynn Stewart.

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It's doctor Stewart.

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It's gambi.

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Jefferson's in the hurt locker, and it's bad.

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♪ Last night I saw a superhero he was black ♪

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♪ he said this is for the streets ♪

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♪ Black Lightning's back ♪

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-Here you go. -Thank you.

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- Cheers. -

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what the hell happened to you?

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I just fought Black Lightning.

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I mean, one more minute and I would've killed him. I swear.

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I mean, something's wrong with his head. He looked half-dead.

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So why didn't you finish him?

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I tried.

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But I, but I was all on my own.

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And he trashed my gun and I couldn't take him.

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I tipped our guy in the department.

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There was a time you could depend on white folks

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to be professional.

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Nowadays white boys just as lazy and shiftless as the brothas.

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-Tori's protection team checked in on schedule. -Hmm.

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-All is well. -Hmm.

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Tori's under protection?

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Lady Eve sent me powder from ground albino bones,

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trying to mess with my head.

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Or issue a warning.

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Yeah, and you're bleeding on my floor.

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Sorry, boss.

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Make sure we got a crew in lockup on standby

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and let me know as soon as the cops get him.

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Black Lightning doesn't live out the night.

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I don't get it. We roll the cavalry, and he's gone. Disappears.

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Eyewitnesses saw him get into a Van.

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Did you get a plate? Description of the Van?

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They were fans, sir. So, willful amnesia.

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How does a criminal and a freak have fans?

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Where'd you say you got that tip, sir?

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- I didn't. -

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I gotta take this.

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Look, I know I should've waited,

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but Joey Toledo has tried to kill me over and over again.

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And he was Tobias's right-hand man.

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I couldn't miss a chance to go after him.

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I didn't get him, though.

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What's that?

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I brought a portable,

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took a brain scan while you were out.

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And?

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Anomalous, but normal for you.

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If you did have a brain bleed, it's gone by now.

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Your powers turbo-charged your recovery system.

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May not heal as fast you used to, but it's still twice as fast as normal.

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Well, it doesn't feel twice as fast.

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It's good to be in your hands.

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Stop it, Jefferson!

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You're pulling me back into this mess,

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and I don't like it.

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I hate this. I hate having to stitch you back together,

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living in fear of turning on the news

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and somebody finding your body dead in the gutter.

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I watched Tobias murder my father.

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He's here in freeland, so what do you expect me to do?

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I don't give a damn, Jefferson.

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Your father is dead.

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And nothing you can do is gonna bring him back.

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Wow.

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You have no idea what this does to me every time I see you like this.

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It's too much.

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It's... it's just too much.

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♪ Power, power, power ♪

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♪ power, power, power ♪

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♪ power, power, power ♪

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♪ power, power, power ♪

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♪ nobody can stop you you ahead of the curve ♪

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♪ sittin' there, listenin' use what you've learned ♪

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♪ I know you got paint in this blood on the curb ♪

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♪ money to get stripes to earn ♪

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♪ I'm here to confirm that it's your turn ♪

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♪ your own superhero in your own world ♪

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♪ you got the power like a generator ♪

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♪ you need to dig deeper you can thank me later ♪

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♪ put paint where it aint' ♪

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♪ but you ain't no painter ♪

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♪ take steps an' start runnin' on them damn haters ♪

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♪ just be yourself that should motivate you ♪

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♪ and wish good on the ones that hate you ♪

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Shoot!

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Back up.

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Come with me.

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Both of you!

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Stay on the ground.

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Get off of me.

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Long night?

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I just didn't sleep very well.

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-Because, you had company? -Yeah.

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Company named insomnia.

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Boring. Let me show you something.

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Aren't these the weirdest brain scans?

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These are the scans of the green light addicts?

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Mmm-hmm.

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Gray matter should be dark, but it's lit up like a Christmas tree.

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Have you ever seen, like, a scan like this before?

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No.

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Would you do me a favor and get me one of those coffees, please?

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Sure thing, boss. Your usual?

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Yeah, thanks.

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This way.

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Here she is.

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Hey, maybe you shouldn't workout so hard.

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No, I'm fine.

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Thank you for coming to get me.

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You okay?

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Yeah.

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Damn, you stay getting arrested.

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Shut up.

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You know, let me ask you a question.

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Should I have you committed? Because you have obviously lost your damn mind.

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That statue, dad, is an insult to black people.

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Glorifying a national traitor.

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You broke the law, anissa.

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That gives the police an excuse to hurt you,

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and on top of that, you used guns.

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-Guns. -They were water guns.

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They looked enough like real guns to be the end of you.

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All it takes is for one cop,

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one cop to see your color instead of your humanity and decide,

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"better dead than sorry."

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Look, you are a black woman.

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You don't have the luxury of being naive.

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I know, I know. You have said that like a thousand times.

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-Okay, then hear it. -Okay.

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And I will stop saying it.

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Okay.

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Look, I love you.

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I don't want to lose you because you went along with something

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that you should have walked away from.

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Okay.

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Okay, so.

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Biologically super powers are possible.

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E equals mc square. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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Mass is a function of energy. Mitochondria.

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Mitochondria provide energy in human cells.

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That's what this stuff from my grandfather is,

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research on human mitochondria that I don't know how to read. Great.

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Are you talking to yourself in here?

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What, did you hit your head or something when you were arrested, Harriet?

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Okay, you know what?

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Mess around and get hit in your head. Keep listening at my door.

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Okay! Geez! When you get a moment,

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could you please check my pre-calc homework?

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-Lot of mouth to need a favor. -Thank you!

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All right, let me see, Jennifer.

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Hmm.

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I would be the only one in the family who's bad at math.

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Mmm-mmm. Everybody winds up in the mud somewhere in math.

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Plus eight.

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Oh, here, it's perfect.

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- You knew that. -

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-here. -Boo-yah!

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What's up? You all right?

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Yeah.

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- Mmm-mmm. -

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that was totally not convincing at all.

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Is everything okay with you and Khalil?

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I hate to say this or even think it, but...

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I was so looking forward to dating and having a boyfriend

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and I used to dream about prom and going dancing.

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Yeah.

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And, with Khalil, that can't happen the way you saw it.

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All I can see in my future is struggling to help him get around.

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You know, standing with him on the sidelines

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instead of actually being on the dance floor.

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And I'm awful for that.

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No, listen.

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You're human, with a hard choice to make,

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that's all.

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Okay. Draw in some energy.

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How's that?

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Good.

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Right hand.

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Left.

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How's does that feel?

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Good.

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Real good.

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You know, sometimes I, uh,

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wonder if Lynn's right about my powers being a drug.

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Endorphins is what you feel, that's all.

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How's your head now?

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Yeah, so far so good.

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Your powers are largely neurological.

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Your brain can pick up and use electricity the way a normal person

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picks up and uses a pencil or a hammer.

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You sure there's no pain now?

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I told you I'm good. Did you figure out what went wrong?

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Well, we're screwing with forces of nature, Jefferson.

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That suit of yours is what keeps you

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from blowing out your nervous system when you use your power

267
00:15:06,071 --> 00:15:09,079
and when the resistance is set too high...

268
00:15:09,079 --> 00:15:10,096
There's feedback.

269
00:15:10,096 --> 00:15:13,042
That's what was wrong.

270
00:15:13,042 --> 00:15:15,058
Okay. Thanks for fixing it.

271
00:15:16,058 --> 00:15:19,096
Now, we got work to do.

272
00:15:19,096 --> 00:15:23,033
Tobias is not on the run,

273
00:15:23,033 --> 00:15:28,008
he's right here in freeland and I'm going to put his albino ass right in his grave.

274
00:15:28,008 --> 00:15:31,012
Hey, slow down, Jefferson.

275
00:15:31,012 --> 00:15:32,096
You're talking about cold-blooded murder.

276
00:15:32,096 --> 00:15:36,004
You're Black Lightning, man.

277
00:15:36,004 --> 00:15:41,017
A vengeful son is a far cry from a hero seeking justice for freeland.

278
00:15:41,017 --> 00:15:44,012
Freeland is in crisis because of green light.

279
00:15:44,012 --> 00:15:47,046
Toledo is behind that. Tobias is behind him.

280
00:15:47,046 --> 00:15:50,071
So ridding freeland of Tobias is justice.

281
00:15:50,071 --> 00:15:54,079
Maybe Toledo is behind green light. Maybe Tobias is, too.

282
00:15:54,079 --> 00:15:56,058
What do you mean "maybe?"

283
00:15:56,058 --> 00:16:00,088
If Toledo is around, Tobias is holding his leash.

284
00:16:00,088 --> 00:16:05,096
I feel like every time I bring up Tobias to you, I get resistance.

285
00:16:05,096 --> 00:16:07,096
Yeah. You're acting like you don't even want me to catch him.

286
00:16:07,096 --> 00:16:10,004
That's ridiculous.

287
00:16:10,004 --> 00:16:11,046
Is it?

288
00:16:11,046 --> 00:16:13,012
You couldn't wait for me to get in the suit.

289
00:16:13,012 --> 00:16:15,029
Now you're gun-shy about Tobias.

290
00:16:16,004 --> 00:16:17,012
Why is that?

291
00:16:18,062 --> 00:16:21,021
There is no "why," Jefferson.

292
00:16:21,021 --> 00:16:26,033
Uh, other than the 100 had nine years to get strong with no Black Lightning.

293
00:16:26,033 --> 00:16:30,042
They've got state-of-the-art technology, political protection,

294
00:16:30,042 --> 00:16:32,021
lookouts on every other corner...

295
00:16:32,021 --> 00:16:35,000
You know what? Save your history lesson.

296
00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:38,038
- I have lived with the murder of my father all my life. -

297
00:16:38,038 --> 00:16:40,088
Tobias vanished without a trace once,

298
00:16:40,088 --> 00:16:44,075
and now he's right here under our noses.

299
00:16:47,017 --> 00:16:48,083
I'm gonna take him out.

300
00:16:48,083 --> 00:16:50,021
Period.

301
00:17:13,088 --> 00:17:15,021
Morning.

302
00:17:20,008 --> 00:17:21,042
What do you want?

303
00:17:22,046 --> 00:17:24,017
That's a little harsh, Lynn.

304
00:17:24,017 --> 00:17:26,096
Well, you've never come by before. Now you break in.

305
00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:31,088
I apologize.

306
00:17:31,088 --> 00:17:34,096
I wanted to speak with you before your research assistant gets in.

307
00:17:34,096 --> 00:17:36,029
Of course.

308
00:17:37,071 --> 00:17:40,062
You know our hours.

309
00:17:40,062 --> 00:17:45,004
I'm concerned that Jefferson is on the verge of crossing a line.

310
00:17:45,004 --> 00:17:48,000
He crossed the line when he decided to go back to being Black Lightning.

311
00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:49,096
Not like this.

312
00:17:49,096 --> 00:17:53,071
He's going to kill the man who murdered his father.

313
00:17:53,071 --> 00:17:57,033
You do something like that, you kill something inside yourself,

314
00:17:57,033 --> 00:17:59,071
maybe the best part.

315
00:17:59,071 --> 00:18:02,083
You raised him to be Black Lightning.

316
00:18:02,083 --> 00:18:04,054
His father raised him to be Jefferson Pierce,

317
00:18:04,054 --> 00:18:07,042
but he was formed on the streets of freeland.

318
00:18:07,042 --> 00:18:09,012
And no amount of education,

319
00:18:09,012 --> 00:18:12,042
or Olympics gets that out of you. He's complicated.

320
00:18:12,042 --> 00:18:18,083
And no one understands him like you do, not me, maybe not even him.

321
00:18:18,083 --> 00:18:22,038
So you might be the only one who can save him from himself.

322
00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:25,096
You know what?

323
00:18:25,096 --> 00:18:28,067
You and Jeff chose this, not me.

324
00:18:28,067 --> 00:18:30,004
-Leave me out of it. -Lynn...

325
00:18:30,004 --> 00:18:31,075
I have work to do.

326
00:18:56,088 --> 00:19:02,025
Usually we catch these guys when somebody talks or their habits.

327
00:19:21,033 --> 00:19:25,092
There are some special health concerns that affect individuals with albinism.

328
00:19:25,092 --> 00:19:28,012
Eye issues are a concern,

329
00:19:28,012 --> 00:19:32,046
and they suffer from a much higher incidence of psoriasis and skin cancer.

330
00:19:32,046 --> 00:19:34,054
So regular screenings are a must.

331
00:19:34,054 --> 00:19:39,050
Albinism is a complex disorder. You get your skin, hair and eye color...

332
00:19:39,050 --> 00:19:41,083
-Ugh, I am so done with her. -Huh?

333
00:19:41,083 --> 00:19:43,046
Look at what she just posted, look.

334
00:19:43,046 --> 00:19:45,062
Let's go. What you wanna do?

335
00:19:45,062 --> 00:19:47,088
-Come on! Don't walk away from me! -That's Jennifer Pierce,

336
00:19:47,088 --> 00:19:49,083
miss black Becky. Trying to talk like she's white

337
00:19:49,083 --> 00:19:52,017
'cause she thinks she's better than everybody else.

338
00:19:52,017 --> 00:19:53,067
I'm so done.

339
00:19:53,067 --> 00:19:55,012
Hey, you shoulda beat her ass again.

340
00:19:55,012 --> 00:19:56,088
- Yeah, you're right. -

341
00:19:56,088 --> 00:19:58,046
let's go.

342
00:20:04,088 --> 00:20:06,025
Hey, mom.

343
00:20:06,025 --> 00:20:08,021
-Hey. -Hope you don't mind me stopping by.

344
00:20:08,021 --> 00:20:11,088
You know, I missed you at family dinner the other night.

345
00:20:11,088 --> 00:20:14,054
Are you still coming or is it too weird between you and dad?

346
00:20:14,054 --> 00:20:17,021
Your father and I have been getting into it lately, but we'll be okay.

347
00:20:17,021 --> 00:20:21,008
One thing's for sure, dad's nose is wide open for you and it always will be.

348
00:20:21,008 --> 00:20:23,088
That's not always enough, baby.

349
00:20:23,088 --> 00:20:26,033
I get it. It's not meant to be.

350
00:20:27,012 --> 00:20:28,062
What do you mean by that?

351
00:20:28,062 --> 00:20:30,042
I used to hear you and dad arguing when I was a kid.

352
00:20:32,033 --> 00:20:34,021
-You did? -I couldn't hear that well.

353
00:20:34,021 --> 00:20:36,054
I just know you didn't like being the mistress.

354
00:20:38,033 --> 00:20:40,054
Your father never cheated on me, anissa.

355
00:20:40,054 --> 00:20:43,062
Mom, dad is married to saving the world.

356
00:20:43,062 --> 00:20:45,092
You didn't like coming in second.

357
00:20:45,092 --> 00:20:47,083
I get it.

358
00:20:47,083 --> 00:20:49,042
I feel the same calling.

359
00:20:49,042 --> 00:20:51,046
You don't know how right you are.

360
00:20:52,021 --> 00:20:53,025
Is this for me?

361
00:20:53,025 --> 00:20:55,088
No, it's actually for me.

362
00:20:55,088 --> 00:20:58,033
So there's some lab results inside and a sample,

363
00:20:58,033 --> 00:20:59,096
but I can't make sense of it.

364
00:20:59,096 --> 00:21:02,046
-Well, where did you get it? -Belonged to dad's dad.

365
00:21:02,046 --> 00:21:06,067
He called it a self-discovery project.

366
00:21:06,067 --> 00:21:08,079
What is it you're not telling me?

367
00:21:13,025 --> 00:21:16,017
Never mind.

368
00:21:16,017 --> 00:21:20,079
Your whole body just screamed like it did when you were a three-year-old.

369
00:21:20,079 --> 00:21:23,079
Just promise you'll tell me when you can, okay?

370
00:21:27,012 --> 00:21:28,092
I will.

371
00:21:28,092 --> 00:21:30,058
I'll take a look at this as soon as I can.

372
00:21:30,058 --> 00:21:33,050
-All right. Thank you, mom. -Sure.

373
00:22:13,050 --> 00:22:15,096
Jefferson...

374
00:22:15,096 --> 00:22:17,083
I don't know what you're up to,

375
00:22:17,083 --> 00:22:21,083
but there is a difference between you and Tobias.

376
00:22:21,083 --> 00:22:24,000
You need to keep it that way.

377
00:23:00,092 --> 00:23:02,042
Who's there?

378
00:23:06,054 --> 00:23:08,004
Do you know who I am?

379
00:23:10,017 --> 00:23:14,008
You specialize in treatin' people with albinism.

380
00:23:15,062 --> 00:23:18,042
Do you have an albino patient?

381
00:23:18,042 --> 00:23:20,058
A gangster named Tobias whale?

382
00:23:20,058 --> 00:23:22,092
Okay, okay.

383
00:23:22,092 --> 00:23:26,042
He never gives his name, but he has my home address.

384
00:23:26,042 --> 00:23:28,046
He knows where my kids go to school.

385
00:23:30,033 --> 00:23:33,004
Please, don't hurt me.

386
00:23:33,004 --> 00:23:35,008
I have to treat him. I don't have a choice.

387
00:23:35,008 --> 00:23:36,067
Whoa, whoa.

388
00:23:36,067 --> 00:23:40,058
I'm not gonna hurt you, I'm gonna help you.

389
00:23:40,058 --> 00:23:41,083
When's his next appointment?

390
00:23:41,083 --> 00:23:44,029
He doesn't make appointments.

391
00:23:44,029 --> 00:23:47,062
I get a call from this scary lady to stay open after I close.

392
00:23:47,062 --> 00:23:50,029
I do, and he shows up.

393
00:23:50,029 --> 00:23:54,012
-All right, call her. Tell her you need to see him. -No, I can't.

394
00:23:54,012 --> 00:23:56,046
He'll kill us all. I know he will.

395
00:23:57,017 --> 00:23:59,042
Look...

396
00:23:59,042 --> 00:24:02,004
I can help you and your family.

397
00:24:02,079 --> 00:24:04,096
But you gotta help me.

398
00:24:04,096 --> 00:24:08,054
Or you can stay under his thumb.

399
00:24:08,054 --> 00:24:12,062
But sooner or later, he will crush you.

400
00:24:18,096 --> 00:24:22,012
Call me if you change your mind.

401
00:24:37,004 --> 00:24:38,067
Jefferson.

402
00:24:38,067 --> 00:24:40,083
Yeah. I know. I know, it's on my desk.

403
00:24:40,083 --> 00:24:47,071
Good, but you know I monitor social media for cyberbullying of Garfield students?

404
00:24:47,071 --> 00:24:50,021
Um... take a look at this.

405
00:24:51,067 --> 00:24:52,075
Scroll down.

406
00:25:01,050 --> 00:25:03,021
I'm around if you need anything.

407
00:25:06,062 --> 00:25:07,092
Thank you.

408
00:25:17,038 --> 00:25:19,033
Okay. Now.

409
00:25:19,033 --> 00:25:22,062
Some people like to study in groups...

410
00:25:23,038 --> 00:25:25,021
And suffixes...

411
00:25:26,012 --> 00:25:29,012
And prefixes.

412
00:25:29,012 --> 00:25:32,021
Personally, I'm not a huge fan...

413
00:25:51,046 --> 00:25:54,054
I'm guessing you already know what they're saying about me.

414
00:25:57,012 --> 00:25:58,025
Yeah.

415
00:26:03,054 --> 00:26:04,075
You know, Jen,

416
00:26:06,004 --> 00:26:10,075
a cultural aftershock of slavery...

417
00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:18,054
That sometimes when one black person gets ahead,

418
00:26:18,054 --> 00:26:22,000
another feels like it ruins their chances, so they lash out.

419
00:26:23,075 --> 00:26:25,058
It's called "crabs in a barrel."

420
00:26:27,021 --> 00:26:35,000
Look, no one is an expert on what is or is not black

421
00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:38,075
because black is everything under the sun.

422
00:26:44,083 --> 00:26:47,000
That actually backfired on her.

423
00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:48,004
Hmm.

424
00:26:48,004 --> 00:26:49,071
Lots of people jumped on her,

425
00:26:49,071 --> 00:26:52,054
saying that black people need to stop

426
00:26:52,054 --> 00:26:56,096
with the good hair, bad hair, light skin, dark skin stuff.

427
00:26:58,046 --> 00:27:01,012
But it's the Khalil comments that bother you?

428
00:27:03,033 --> 00:27:05,038
Yeah.

429
00:27:05,038 --> 00:27:07,092
Well, he's a young man in a lot of pain.

430
00:27:09,012 --> 00:27:12,029
Could be the pain talking, not the person.

431
00:27:13,088 --> 00:27:15,079
Yeah, I was thinking that.

432
00:27:18,033 --> 00:27:19,071
Or...

433
00:27:21,029 --> 00:27:25,012
The pain could be revealing who he really is

434
00:27:25,012 --> 00:27:27,096
when things don't go his way.

435
00:27:29,033 --> 00:27:30,067
How do I know which?

436
00:27:32,050 --> 00:27:34,058
Well, you listen

437
00:27:34,058 --> 00:27:37,096
and stay honest with yourself about what you hear.

438
00:27:41,088 --> 00:27:44,075
Right now, I would just give him some space.

439
00:27:48,062 --> 00:27:50,000
I need to talk to him.

440
00:27:53,054 --> 00:27:54,071
Yeah.

441
00:27:59,038 --> 00:28:03,012
You will not replace us! You will not replace us!

442
00:28:03,012 --> 00:28:08,058
You will not replace us! You will not replace us!

443
00:28:08,058 --> 00:28:12,088
This counter-protest began calling for the preservation of all history,

444
00:28:12,088 --> 00:28:15,021
but was hijacked by white nationalists.

445
00:28:15,021 --> 00:28:17,042
It turned violent, then tragically,

446
00:28:17,042 --> 00:28:20,079
a white nationalist drove his car into a crowd of students,

447
00:28:20,079 --> 00:28:22,058
killing 19-year-old Katie Smith.

448
00:28:22,058 --> 00:28:24,071
Ugh. My goodness.

449
00:28:24,071 --> 00:28:25,096
What, did you know her?

450
00:28:28,042 --> 00:28:31,004
Not really, but I knew her.

451
00:28:31,071 --> 00:28:32,088
So sad.

452
00:28:34,050 --> 00:28:36,042
I just... I don't know.

453
00:28:36,042 --> 00:28:39,029
Makes you wish there was something you can do to stop this madness.

454
00:28:45,088 --> 00:28:47,075
Yo, you are trippin'.

455
00:28:47,075 --> 00:28:50,008
Trippin'? Me?

456
00:28:50,008 --> 00:28:52,038
You've been avoiding me.

457
00:28:52,038 --> 00:28:55,004
I text you, you don't text me back.

458
00:28:55,004 --> 00:28:57,025
But, what, you have the time to post shade?

459
00:28:58,042 --> 00:29:00,075
Maybe we should take a break.

460
00:29:01,058 --> 00:29:02,092
Until what?

461
00:29:03,083 --> 00:29:05,075
I walk?

462
00:29:05,075 --> 00:29:07,096
If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have gone to that march

463
00:29:07,096 --> 00:29:10,038
and I wouldn't be in this chair.

464
00:29:10,038 --> 00:29:12,058
Wow. Really?

465
00:29:12,058 --> 00:29:15,062
-So you're blaming me now? -It's your fault, Becky.

466
00:29:17,075 --> 00:29:19,046
Hey, you got everything.

467
00:29:21,038 --> 00:29:22,062
What I got?

468
00:29:22,062 --> 00:29:25,025
Nothing.

469
00:29:25,025 --> 00:29:28,088
You see, I did everything right. Yeah, I played by the rules.

470
00:29:28,088 --> 00:29:33,054
No drugs, no alcohol, stayed out of jail, and had no kids.

471
00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:38,004
Hell, I went to church every Sunday

472
00:29:38,004 --> 00:29:39,050
and god still took my legs.

473
00:29:40,054 --> 00:29:42,029
You can't see it that...

474
00:29:42,029 --> 00:29:46,021
That's the only way to see it! Don't you understand?

475
00:29:52,054 --> 00:29:55,096
Khalil, I'll pray for you.

476
00:29:55,096 --> 00:29:58,025
Yeah, well, you keep your damn prayers.

477
00:29:59,075 --> 00:30:01,042
Now get out.

478
00:30:01,042 --> 00:30:02,071
Yeah?

479
00:30:02,071 --> 00:30:04,058
Black Lightning, it's Dr. Mayfield.

480
00:30:04,058 --> 00:30:05,096
I, uh...

481
00:30:07,042 --> 00:30:08,079
I called.

482
00:30:08,079 --> 00:30:11,033
Said he needed to come in to redo a test for psoriasis.

483
00:30:11,033 --> 00:30:14,017
What time? -After I close, at 6:00.

484
00:30:14,017 --> 00:30:15,058
You're coming, right?

485
00:30:15,058 --> 00:30:17,000
Definitely.

486
00:30:21,038 --> 00:30:23,083
So, how'd it go?

487
00:30:23,083 --> 00:30:27,025
I should've waited like you told me and given him space.

488
00:30:28,058 --> 00:30:30,050
Can we please just go home?

489
00:30:30,050 --> 00:30:31,083
Yeah.

490
00:31:37,071 --> 00:31:40,038
Hey, sweetie. I'm glad you called.

491
00:31:40,038 --> 00:31:42,075
I inputted the organic sequencing from the data you gave me

492
00:31:42,075 --> 00:31:44,058
and cross-referenced it with known sequences.

493
00:31:44,058 --> 00:31:47,050
That way, I can tell what it is and what it does.

494
00:31:47,050 --> 00:31:49,096
I'll let you know when I have it.

495
00:31:49,096 --> 00:31:51,067
Okay.

496
00:31:51,067 --> 00:31:53,042
Mom, actually...

497
00:31:56,042 --> 00:31:59,008
I'm calling because I need to tell you...

498
00:32:00,083 --> 00:32:05,058
More like show you the real reason I need the research.

499
00:32:05,058 --> 00:32:06,088
Can I come over?

500
00:32:06,088 --> 00:32:09,012
Yeah. I'm still at the lab.

501
00:32:09,012 --> 00:32:12,088
Just use the intercom when you get here and I'll let you in.

502
00:32:12,088 --> 00:32:14,008
Bye.

503
00:32:24,004 --> 00:32:25,054
Yes?

504
00:32:25,054 --> 00:32:27,029
Lynn, you have to get involved.

505
00:32:27,029 --> 00:32:29,058
Please. He's about to kill a man.

506
00:32:59,017 --> 00:33:00,054
Hmm.

507
00:33:03,038 --> 00:33:07,029
So you want to write about me? Huh, uncle Tom?

508
00:33:10,096 --> 00:33:15,000
- It's time for you to eat your damn words. -

509
00:33:17,012 --> 00:33:18,033
daddy.

510
00:33:24,008 --> 00:33:25,033
Daddy.

511
00:34:14,075 --> 00:34:17,058
Jefferson, I'm putting you through to Lynn.

512
00:34:17,058 --> 00:34:21,096
June 28th, 1994 and October 7th, 2001.

513
00:34:21,096 --> 00:34:25,042
Your daughters came into this world on those dates.

514
00:34:25,042 --> 00:34:28,008
You're an amazing dad, their anchor in this world,

515
00:34:28,008 --> 00:34:31,083
but you can't be if you let the air out of your soul.

516
00:34:31,083 --> 00:34:35,012
And that's exactly what will happen if you commit murder, Jeff.

517
00:34:35,012 --> 00:34:37,042
It will shred your soul.

518
00:34:37,042 --> 00:34:39,025
It's already shredded.

519
00:34:39,096 --> 00:34:41,042
Goodbye, Lynn.

520
00:34:41,042 --> 00:34:43,046
No, you think I don't understand.

521
00:34:43,046 --> 00:34:48,008
I had some real talk with anissa and I've been thinking.

522
00:34:48,008 --> 00:34:53,017
I realize I was mad about not always being the first in your life.

523
00:34:53,017 --> 00:34:55,096
But Black Lightning is part of you and I can't deny that

524
00:34:55,096 --> 00:34:58,088
just because I want Jefferson Pierce all to myself.

525
00:34:58,088 --> 00:35:01,058
This isn't me fighting with you anymore.

526
00:35:01,058 --> 00:35:04,079
I accept who and what you are.

527
00:35:04,079 --> 00:35:07,029
This is about me reminding you that you're a hero.

528
00:35:09,071 --> 00:35:10,096
Not a murderer.

529
00:35:14,033 --> 00:35:16,000
What was that?

530
00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:18,050
Someone's breaking in. They're coming this way.

531
00:35:19,058 --> 00:35:21,042
Okay, hide. I'm coming.

532
00:35:37,071 --> 00:35:39,025
Did you get it? Come on. Hurry up.

533
00:35:39,025 --> 00:35:41,050
Let's go, let's go, let's go.

534
00:35:41,050 --> 00:35:43,079
- Get away from her! - Stop!

535
00:35:43,079 --> 00:35:45,050
Get away from her now!

536
00:35:49,038 --> 00:35:51,067
Get on the floor! Get on the damn floor!

537
00:35:59,079 --> 00:36:00,071
What?

538
00:36:03,017 --> 00:36:04,033
You thought he missed?

539
00:36:18,038 --> 00:36:19,062
Let her go.

540
00:37:17,008 --> 00:37:18,067
Anissa?

541
00:37:19,046 --> 00:37:21,067
What?

542
00:37:36,079 --> 00:37:39,088
No broken bones, but she has a concussion

543
00:37:39,088 --> 00:37:42,025
and quite a few bruises and burns.

544
00:37:44,046 --> 00:37:46,046
- What the hell was she doing? -

545
00:37:48,012 --> 00:37:49,083
what you do.

546
00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:53,058
She has powers, Jeff.

547
00:37:54,083 --> 00:37:56,029
Oh, god.

548
00:37:57,004 --> 00:37:58,046
She has powers.

549
00:38:07,004 --> 00:38:09,000
She has powers.

550
00:38:16,088 --> 00:38:19,062
Don't you worry about a thing.

551
00:38:20,017 --> 00:38:22,038
I got you.

552
00:38:22,038 --> 00:38:24,067
Just remember this and never forget.

553
00:38:24,067 --> 00:38:27,008
There's two ways to walk in this world.

554
00:38:27,008 --> 00:38:29,000
Either you're gonna be one of the sheep?

555
00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:30,050
Oh, yeah.

556
00:38:31,033 --> 00:38:34,000
Or you gonna be a wolf?

557
00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:36,046
I think you made the right decision.

558
00:38:36,046 --> 00:38:38,000
Thanks, Mr. Tobias.

559
00:38:40,067 --> 00:38:42,088
But I don't know what I can do.

560
00:38:44,062 --> 00:38:46,067
Better yet I can't even walk.

561
00:38:46,067 --> 00:38:49,083
You will. I promise.

562
00:38:49,083 --> 00:38:54,025
You will know strength, be strength, and believe me,

563
00:38:54,025 --> 00:38:56,038
it's so much fun.

564
00:39:02,050 --> 00:39:03,075
Hello, Evelyn.

565
00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:07,046
Peter gambi.

566
00:39:07,046 --> 00:39:10,046
How did you get past all my security?

567
00:39:10,046 --> 00:39:12,075
Evelyn, I taught you everything you know,

568
00:39:12,075 --> 00:39:14,054
not everything I know.

569
00:39:22,038 --> 00:39:25,000
You are so corny.

570
00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:28,004
You get to be corny when you're technically retired.

571
00:39:28,004 --> 00:39:32,067
If you had just gone into business with me after I left the agency,

572
00:39:32,067 --> 00:39:37,000
you would be wealthily retired.

573
00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:38,088
I wouldn't know what to do with it.

574
00:39:39,062 --> 00:39:41,058
Point of clarification,

575
00:39:41,058 --> 00:39:44,038
the Pierce family is supposed to be off-limits.

576
00:39:44,038 --> 00:39:45,062
That's the deal, right?

577
00:39:46,075 --> 00:39:48,021
It is.

578
00:39:48,021 --> 00:39:51,054
But Dr. Lynn Stewart is highly capable.

579
00:39:51,054 --> 00:39:55,008
And she's been doing research that's off-limits.

580
00:39:55,008 --> 00:39:58,058
We just wanted her files, that's all.

581
00:39:58,058 --> 00:40:00,079
Didn't expect her to be there

582
00:40:00,079 --> 00:40:04,079
or the meta-human that attacked the plummer crew.

583
00:40:06,042 --> 00:40:08,079
What do you know about her? Anything?

584
00:40:09,075 --> 00:40:10,092
No idea.

585
00:40:13,038 --> 00:40:15,079
Don't make a mistake.

586
00:40:15,079 --> 00:40:19,012
I would take out my own mother if I had to.

587
00:40:19,012 --> 00:40:21,058
You made promises.

588
00:40:21,058 --> 00:40:25,075
I know. I've kept my end of the deal.

589
00:40:25,075 --> 00:40:27,075
I could've outed Tobias.

590
00:40:27,075 --> 00:40:30,096
-Didn't. -That's fortunate.

591
00:40:36,046 --> 00:40:41,004
Because if his dirty laundry comes out, so does yours.

592
00:41:06,008 --> 00:41:07,092
Hey, honey.

593
00:41:11,017 --> 00:41:13,092
Hi.

594
00:41:29,008 --> 00:41:30,008
Dad?

594
00:41:31,305 --> 00:42:31,306
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