1 00:00:01,937 --> 00:00:04,093 [JEFFERSON] Previously on Black Lightning... 2 00:00:04,096 --> 00:00:06,130 Thirty years ago, I came to Freeland 3 00:00:06,133 --> 00:00:09,167 as an agent for a government organization called the ASA. 4 00:00:09,170 --> 00:00:11,562 They were conducting an experiment in Freeland, 5 00:00:11,565 --> 00:00:14,187 giving the people a vaccine to make them docile. 6 00:00:14,190 --> 00:00:17,015 But their vaccine inadvertently created metahumans. 7 00:00:17,018 --> 00:00:19,353 People with special powers. 8 00:00:19,356 --> 00:00:21,563 And it was my job to find them. 9 00:00:21,566 --> 00:00:24,109 I leaked the information to your father, 10 00:00:24,112 --> 00:00:26,046 and his investigation got him killed. 11 00:00:26,049 --> 00:00:27,448 You stay away from me. 12 00:00:30,937 --> 00:00:32,803 [GROANING] 13 00:00:33,953 --> 00:00:36,489 [NEWSCASTER] Sources say she was killed by electrocution, 14 00:00:36,491 --> 00:00:39,793 making Black Lightning their prime suspect. 15 00:00:39,795 --> 00:00:41,161 And just like that, 16 00:00:41,163 --> 00:00:44,398 Freeland's protector just became its biggest threat. 17 00:00:44,401 --> 00:00:46,666 [JEFFERSON] I can't let someone trying to frame me 18 00:00:46,668 --> 00:00:48,196 distract me from my mission. 19 00:00:48,199 --> 00:00:49,799 So how are we going to stop them? 20 00:00:49,802 --> 00:00:51,196 Go after Green Light. 21 00:00:55,410 --> 00:00:58,611 Tell the board that it's my decision and my decision alone. 22 00:00:58,613 --> 00:01:00,813 And I'm the vice principal, not your secretary. 23 00:01:00,816 --> 00:01:02,427 So if you want the board to know something, 24 00:01:02,429 --> 00:01:03,895 you should tell them yourself. 25 00:01:03,898 --> 00:01:05,119 [PROCTOR] When Black Lightning returned, 26 00:01:05,121 --> 00:01:07,790 you said you would figure out who he was and take care of him. 27 00:01:07,793 --> 00:01:08,681 You didn't, 28 00:01:08,684 --> 00:01:11,590 so I'm bringing ASA operatives into town to kill him, 29 00:01:11,593 --> 00:01:12,559 plain and simple. 30 00:01:12,561 --> 00:01:14,594 I used to work as a sort of a scout. 31 00:01:14,596 --> 00:01:16,830 And I just saw the body of one of the boys 32 00:01:16,832 --> 00:01:18,501 that I helped find 30 years ago. 33 00:01:18,504 --> 00:01:20,971 I can't get out of my head what I saw at that lab. 34 00:01:20,974 --> 00:01:23,737 Black Lightning's the only one who can expose what's been done 35 00:01:23,739 --> 00:01:25,470 and bring these people to justice. 36 00:01:26,508 --> 00:01:28,190 DVDs, baby clothes. 37 00:01:28,193 --> 00:01:30,193 Hey, I got what you want. I got what you need. 38 00:01:36,704 --> 00:01:39,271 ["DROWNING" PLAYING] 39 00:01:39,274 --> 00:01:42,873 ♪ We gon' need some drugs For the situation ♪ 40 00:01:42,876 --> 00:01:46,559 ♪ Shout out to my plug It's a lituation ♪ 41 00:01:48,230 --> 00:01:50,964 ♪ Won't we need The litigation ♪ 42 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:53,633 ♪ All we ask is ventilation ♪ 43 00:01:53,635 --> 00:01:56,202 ♪ I can't breathe ♪ 44 00:01:57,239 --> 00:01:59,394 ♪ I can't breathe ♪ 45 00:02:00,399 --> 00:02:01,665 ♪ I can't breathe ♪ 46 00:02:01,668 --> 00:02:03,535 What the hell? 47 00:02:04,347 --> 00:02:06,713 - ♪ I can't breathe ♪ - [TIRES SCREECHING] 48 00:02:08,583 --> 00:02:12,051 ♪ When the real hold you down You supposed to drown right? ♪ 49 00:02:12,129 --> 00:02:15,588 ♪ When the real hold you down You supposed to drown right? ♪ 50 00:02:15,590 --> 00:02:17,991 ♪ Wait, wait That don't sound right ♪ 51 00:02:17,993 --> 00:02:21,227 [SHOUTING] Hey! Hey! Hey! 52 00:02:21,229 --> 00:02:22,896 ♪ That don't sound right ♪ 53 00:02:22,898 --> 00:02:26,410 ♪ When the real hold you down You supposed to drown right? ♪ 54 00:02:26,472 --> 00:02:30,236 ♪ When the real hold you down You supposed to drown right? ♪ 55 00:02:30,238 --> 00:02:33,673 ♪ Wait, wait That don't sound right ♪ 56 00:02:33,675 --> 00:02:36,276 - ♪ Just wait One second, that don't... ♪ - [INHALES DEEPLY] 57 00:02:37,411 --> 00:02:40,446 ♪ I was high and I was Startin' to lose focus ♪ 58 00:02:40,449 --> 00:02:42,816 ♪ Then I stumbled In the water ♪ 59 00:02:42,818 --> 00:02:44,610 ♪ I was trippin' I was chokin' ♪ 60 00:02:44,613 --> 00:02:46,820 ♪ Saying, I can't breathe ♪ 61 00:02:46,823 --> 00:02:47,989 [INHALES DEEPLY] 62 00:02:49,257 --> 00:02:51,491 ♪ I can't breathe ♪ 63 00:02:51,493 --> 00:02:55,128 ♪ Started floatin' Way out in the open ♪ 64 00:02:55,130 --> 00:02:59,307 ♪ 'Fore I knew it I was driftin' in the middle of the ocean ♪ 65 00:02:59,310 --> 00:03:02,278 ♪ Saying, I can't breathe ♪ 66 00:03:02,281 --> 00:03:05,012 ♪ Yeah, I can't breathe ♪ 67 00:03:06,295 --> 00:03:09,241 ♪ Started whalin' Started flailin' ♪ 68 00:03:09,244 --> 00:03:11,978 ♪ I was splashing Waves crashing all around me ♪ 69 00:03:11,980 --> 00:03:13,618 ♪ Felt the passion Of the water ♪ 70 00:03:13,621 --> 00:03:15,748 ♪ Saying, I can't breathe ♪ 71 00:03:15,750 --> 00:03:17,784 [MONITOR BEEPING] 72 00:03:17,786 --> 00:03:20,453 ♪ I can't breathe ♪ 73 00:03:21,389 --> 00:03:24,257 ♪ I can't breathe ♪ 74 00:03:24,893 --> 00:03:26,699 ♪ I can't breathe ♪ 75 00:03:26,702 --> 00:03:28,101 Oh, my God. 76 00:03:30,398 --> 00:03:32,799 Oh, my God, they're alive. 77 00:03:32,802 --> 00:03:36,254 ♪ When the real hold you down You supposed to drown right? ♪ 78 00:03:36,257 --> 00:03:37,641 [INHALES DEEPLY] 79 00:03:37,644 --> 00:03:39,672 ♪ That don't sound right ♪ 80 00:03:39,674 --> 00:03:42,938 ♪ Just wait, one second That don't sound right ♪ 81 00:03:42,941 --> 00:03:47,547 ♪ When the real hold you down You supposed to drown... ♪ 82 00:03:50,363 --> 00:03:55,293 - Synced and corrected by VitoSilans - -- www.Addic7ed.com -- 83 00:03:56,492 --> 00:03:58,379 Dad. Dad. 84 00:03:58,382 --> 00:04:00,693 Dad, there's a bunch of kids in trouble and they need our help. 85 00:04:00,695 --> 00:04:01,605 What? 86 00:04:01,608 --> 00:04:03,463 Uncle Gambi discovered the bodies of a bunch of kids 87 00:04:03,465 --> 00:04:04,980 who disappeared 30 years ago. 88 00:04:04,983 --> 00:04:06,130 And since you guys weren't talkin', 89 00:04:06,132 --> 00:04:08,158 he asked me to let you know so maybe you could help. 90 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:08,957 Okay, slow down. 91 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,037 Look, Dad, I knew you wouldn't trust anything that came from Uncle Gambi, 92 00:04:11,039 --> 00:04:12,879 so I decided to check it out on my own. 93 00:04:12,882 --> 00:04:14,973 Gambi sent you to check on dead bodies? 94 00:04:14,976 --> 00:04:18,545 No, Dad. I was supposed to tell you and I didn't. And I'm sorry. 95 00:04:18,547 --> 00:04:20,446 Look, Uncle Gambi, he thought they were dead, 96 00:04:20,448 --> 00:04:22,872 but they're alive, and they're kept in some kind of suspended state, 97 00:04:22,874 --> 00:04:24,629 and, Dad, I was going to get them, 98 00:04:24,632 --> 00:04:27,052 but I didn't want to make a mistake and hurt them even more. 99 00:04:27,055 --> 00:04:29,956 Are you talking about the kids that disappeared 30 years ago? 100 00:04:29,958 --> 00:04:31,457 Yes. 101 00:04:31,459 --> 00:04:33,860 I don't know. I think so, yes. 102 00:04:33,862 --> 00:04:35,061 They're not dead? 103 00:04:35,063 --> 00:04:36,595 No. They're alive. 104 00:04:40,168 --> 00:04:42,969 Ain't no such thing as death, 105 00:04:42,971 --> 00:04:44,537 not no more, Will. 106 00:04:45,664 --> 00:04:46,996 Look at you. 107 00:04:48,159 --> 00:04:49,493 I'm here, you're here. 108 00:04:49,496 --> 00:04:51,810 Yeah, but you killed me, cuz. 109 00:04:51,813 --> 00:04:53,990 - I want to be on your side of life. - [CHUCKLES] 110 00:04:53,993 --> 00:04:55,715 Who says you ain't? 111 00:04:55,724 --> 00:04:58,058 Aw. Damn. 112 00:05:01,990 --> 00:05:04,624 What you gonna do when Tobias come back? 113 00:05:05,594 --> 00:05:07,460 You know damn well he ain't gonna be too happy 114 00:05:07,462 --> 00:05:09,362 about you taking over The One Hundred. 115 00:05:09,364 --> 00:05:11,164 If Tobias comes back... 116 00:05:12,759 --> 00:05:13,958 I'm gonna kill him. 117 00:05:13,961 --> 00:05:15,494 What, like you killed me? 118 00:05:17,376 --> 00:05:18,742 Yeah. 119 00:05:20,241 --> 00:05:22,505 Truth be told, you had it coming. 120 00:05:22,508 --> 00:05:24,790 Your lack of discipline was hurting us. 121 00:05:24,793 --> 00:05:26,593 What about your goons over there? 122 00:05:27,649 --> 00:05:29,282 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 123 00:05:32,921 --> 00:05:34,687 Do they got it coming, too? 124 00:05:40,528 --> 00:05:42,929 Man, why y'all ain't out there on them corners? 125 00:05:42,931 --> 00:05:45,665 Since Black Lightning lit up the warehouse, 126 00:05:45,667 --> 00:05:47,201 there ain't no Green Light to move. 127 00:05:47,204 --> 00:05:50,370 You act like Green Light is the only drug in town. 128 00:05:51,606 --> 00:05:54,444 You can smoke it, but you can't sell it? 129 00:05:55,376 --> 00:05:58,343 Get your asses back out on them corners, man. 130 00:05:58,346 --> 00:06:00,146 And get creative. 131 00:06:02,150 --> 00:06:04,631 [SCOFFS] Man, I'm tired of this, man. 132 00:06:04,634 --> 00:06:08,988 Don't nobody want these old-ass drugs after they've had Green Light. 133 00:06:08,990 --> 00:06:10,790 You slippin', Lala. 134 00:06:10,792 --> 00:06:12,717 Man, you walking around here talking to yourself. 135 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:14,427 Man, we all see you. 136 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:22,074 Watch Movies, Series & LiveTV www.flixify.app 137 00:06:23,235 --> 00:06:25,233 Maybe you ain't built for this no more, man. 138 00:06:25,236 --> 00:06:26,468 [SHOUTING] 139 00:06:32,447 --> 00:06:35,148 Anybody else think I ain't built for this? 140 00:06:35,151 --> 00:06:36,767 [BREATHING HEAVILY] 141 00:06:40,188 --> 00:06:41,845 If anybody got a problem with selling 142 00:06:41,848 --> 00:06:44,274 good, old-fashioned, regular drugs, 143 00:06:44,277 --> 00:06:45,625 you should tell me now. 144 00:06:45,627 --> 00:06:47,560 We sell whatever you want us to sell, boss. 145 00:06:48,263 --> 00:06:49,595 Good. 146 00:06:53,535 --> 00:06:55,101 Hey. 147 00:06:55,637 --> 00:06:57,370 Handle that. 148 00:06:57,906 --> 00:06:59,238 [WILL WHISTLES] 149 00:06:59,759 --> 00:07:03,309 Damn. You always merking somebody. 150 00:07:04,846 --> 00:07:06,913 Just like how you killed me. 151 00:07:12,020 --> 00:07:14,854 I didn't do nothing to you, but give you a job. 152 00:07:14,856 --> 00:07:17,368 Everything after that, you did to yourself. 153 00:07:18,772 --> 00:07:20,405 How's my moms? 154 00:07:22,263 --> 00:07:24,697 She ain't been the same since you disappeared. 155 00:07:24,699 --> 00:07:27,033 Disappeared? What you mean? 156 00:07:27,035 --> 00:07:28,768 She don't know I'm dead. 157 00:07:28,771 --> 00:07:31,838 Dead bodies bring up too many questions. 158 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:33,506 Right. 159 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:37,026 [WINCES] 160 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:40,146 [GROANING] 161 00:07:45,887 --> 00:07:47,353 Damn. 162 00:07:49,090 --> 00:07:50,556 [EXHALES] 163 00:08:01,166 --> 00:08:02,566 [THUNDER] Over here. 164 00:08:04,469 --> 00:08:06,903 Oh, wait a minute. What? 165 00:08:06,906 --> 00:08:10,303 No. No, they were here. 166 00:08:10,306 --> 00:08:13,646 Dad, I swear to God there were a bunch of kids in here. 167 00:08:17,396 --> 00:08:19,556 - [THUNDER SIGHS] - [BLACK LIGHTNING] Looks like, uh... 168 00:08:19,559 --> 00:08:22,688 some large objects were dragged out the door. 169 00:08:22,690 --> 00:08:24,577 Someone knew you were here. 170 00:08:24,580 --> 00:08:26,780 Okay, nobody was in here when I... 171 00:08:42,911 --> 00:08:44,710 [MEN GRUNTING] 172 00:08:52,087 --> 00:08:53,452 [SCREAMS] 173 00:09:13,571 --> 00:09:15,308 [ALARM BLARING] 174 00:09:34,998 --> 00:09:37,115 Thirty years ago, 175 00:09:37,118 --> 00:09:42,880 Gambi worked for a clandestine government agency called the ASA. 176 00:09:42,883 --> 00:09:44,205 Hmm. 177 00:09:44,207 --> 00:09:46,201 With that secret room of his, 178 00:09:46,204 --> 00:09:47,807 it had to be something like that. 179 00:09:47,810 --> 00:09:49,243 Yeah. 180 00:09:49,245 --> 00:09:53,781 And after all the political uprisings around the country, 181 00:09:53,783 --> 00:09:56,050 the ASA put Gambi here 182 00:09:56,052 --> 00:10:00,187 to report on their illegal human experiments 183 00:10:00,189 --> 00:10:03,391 that were supposed to make black folks in neighborhoods like Freeland 184 00:10:03,393 --> 00:10:06,294 docile so they could control them. 185 00:10:06,296 --> 00:10:09,230 Seriously, they put something in the water supply. 186 00:10:09,232 --> 00:10:10,631 And then the vaccines. 187 00:10:10,633 --> 00:10:12,366 And they called us paranoid. 188 00:10:12,368 --> 00:10:18,873 But the vaccines inadvertently gave a few kids powers. 189 00:10:19,943 --> 00:10:23,544 Gambi reported kids who displayed abilities 190 00:10:25,148 --> 00:10:30,051 and those kids were kidnapped. 191 00:10:30,053 --> 00:10:32,320 Look, Dad, I know. He told me. 192 00:10:32,322 --> 00:10:35,456 And he also told me that he was extremely naive. 193 00:10:35,458 --> 00:10:37,143 He thought he was being a good soldier, 194 00:10:37,146 --> 00:10:39,510 but when he realized what was actually happening, 195 00:10:39,513 --> 00:10:41,996 he leveraged his knowledge of the program to make them stop. 196 00:10:41,998 --> 00:10:43,497 So that makes everything he did okay? 197 00:10:43,499 --> 00:10:45,733 No, it doesn't make it okay, but, Dad, he saved you 198 00:10:45,735 --> 00:10:47,768 - and he protected you all those years. - [SIGHS] 199 00:10:47,770 --> 00:10:50,838 He cares. Come on, you know he does. 200 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:53,941 And he did everything he could to make things right. 201 00:10:53,943 --> 00:10:55,209 [SCOFFS] 202 00:10:56,107 --> 00:10:58,713 Yeah, well, there are some things you can't make right. 203 00:11:00,950 --> 00:11:02,350 [ANISSA SIGHS] 204 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:05,630 Well, look, 205 00:11:05,633 --> 00:11:08,380 we need to find those kids. 206 00:11:08,383 --> 00:11:09,749 And with the bounty on your head, 207 00:11:09,752 --> 00:11:11,952 that's gonna make things that much harder to get done. 208 00:11:13,396 --> 00:11:15,262 - Just get some sleep. - Dad, look. 209 00:11:15,264 --> 00:11:18,623 I know Gambi was wrong, but don't we need his help? 210 00:11:18,626 --> 00:11:21,873 No, I can't work with Gambi anymore! 211 00:11:23,619 --> 00:11:24,985 I don't trust him. 212 00:11:27,610 --> 00:11:28,976 Okay. 213 00:11:30,680 --> 00:11:31,879 Look, I'm sorry. 214 00:11:49,932 --> 00:11:51,565 [KNOCKING ON DOOR] 215 00:11:56,515 --> 00:11:58,248 - Two-Bits? - Hey. What's up, J? 216 00:11:58,251 --> 00:12:01,193 Hey, I'm sorry to bother you so early this morning like this, 217 00:12:01,196 --> 00:12:04,644 but, um, I needed to talk, man. You got a minute? 218 00:12:04,647 --> 00:12:06,414 - [CLEARS THROAT] - Yeah, come on in. 219 00:12:06,416 --> 00:12:08,115 Oh, okay, thank you. 220 00:12:09,986 --> 00:12:12,920 I done a lot of things I ain't proud of, J. 221 00:12:12,922 --> 00:12:15,990 Stealing, selling drugs, 222 00:12:15,992 --> 00:12:18,915 but there's wrong and then there's wrong, man. 223 00:12:18,918 --> 00:12:21,091 [JEFFERSON] What's on your mind, Two-Bits? 224 00:12:21,094 --> 00:12:24,162 [STUTTERS] I saw one of your students get snatched last night. 225 00:12:24,165 --> 00:12:25,199 Wait, what? 226 00:12:25,201 --> 00:12:26,867 Look, at least I think it was one of your students. 227 00:12:26,869 --> 00:12:28,803 I mean, she was wearing one of them ugly-ass uniforms 228 00:12:28,805 --> 00:12:30,171 y'all be making them wear, you know. 229 00:12:30,173 --> 00:12:31,633 Okay, okay, what happened? 230 00:12:31,636 --> 00:12:33,166 I saw her get some Green Light from 231 00:12:33,169 --> 00:12:34,908 one of them corner boys, and then, um... 232 00:12:34,911 --> 00:12:38,830 This gonna sound crazy, but after she took it, 233 00:12:38,833 --> 00:12:41,600 for a second, it looked like she caught on fire. 234 00:12:42,585 --> 00:12:44,552 What do you mean "caught on fire"? 235 00:12:44,554 --> 00:12:49,123 J, I mean, it looked like she was on fire from inside her body, man. 236 00:12:49,125 --> 00:12:52,293 I know it sounds crazy, but that's what I saw. 237 00:12:52,295 --> 00:12:54,929 Look, it only lasted a second, 238 00:12:54,931 --> 00:12:58,099 and after that, two men wearing black 239 00:12:58,102 --> 00:13:00,101 jumped out of this van and they grabbed her. 240 00:13:00,103 --> 00:13:03,423 - Where did this happen? - Uh, 34th and Oglethorpe. 241 00:13:03,426 --> 00:13:05,506 Okay, start over. 242 00:13:05,508 --> 00:13:08,532 Tell me exactly what happened. Don't leave anything out. 243 00:13:24,560 --> 00:13:26,694 Heard you were dead. 244 00:13:26,696 --> 00:13:28,540 I was. 245 00:13:28,543 --> 00:13:30,013 Welcome back. 246 00:13:34,236 --> 00:13:37,070 I'm gonna need you to front me two million in coke 247 00:13:37,073 --> 00:13:38,772 and $400,000 in chronic. 248 00:13:38,774 --> 00:13:41,475 Ever since Green Light hit, 249 00:13:41,477 --> 00:13:43,711 my business in Freeland has shrunken to almost nothing, 250 00:13:43,713 --> 00:13:47,912 so believe me when I tell you, your offer is tempting... 251 00:13:47,915 --> 00:13:50,117 - But? - How do I know I can trust you? 252 00:13:50,119 --> 00:13:52,319 You disappear, then come back wanting to do business 253 00:13:52,321 --> 00:13:54,421 in much larger quantities than ever before, 254 00:13:54,423 --> 00:13:58,325 on commission, for a product that people no longer buy. 255 00:13:58,327 --> 00:14:01,428 It sounds like a setup and it feels like a setup. 256 00:14:01,430 --> 00:14:04,104 I'm not setting you up. I just wanna do business. 257 00:14:04,107 --> 00:14:06,574 Like I said, all people want is Green Light. 258 00:14:06,577 --> 00:14:09,177 They can't get it. One supplier, and he's out. 259 00:14:09,195 --> 00:14:13,923 One thing I know is, folks got to do something to get by. 260 00:14:17,580 --> 00:14:18,979 Yeah. 261 00:14:19,969 --> 00:14:22,483 That's a lot of product to be selling on commission. 262 00:14:25,353 --> 00:14:26,834 What is that? 263 00:14:26,837 --> 00:14:28,722 My mother's address. 264 00:14:33,896 --> 00:14:36,485 You're putting up your mother's life as collateral? 265 00:14:38,968 --> 00:14:41,435 How do I know it's really her address? 266 00:14:43,005 --> 00:14:44,939 Have your people check it out. 267 00:14:46,042 --> 00:14:47,474 I'll wait. 268 00:14:51,205 --> 00:14:54,048 It appears you returned from the dead with a sense of purpose. 269 00:14:57,954 --> 00:15:00,487 As long as everything checks out, we got a deal. 270 00:15:13,769 --> 00:15:16,370 You really gonna put your moms up like that, man? 271 00:15:27,617 --> 00:15:28,916 [JENNIFER] Hey, Daddy. 272 00:15:30,086 --> 00:15:31,352 Morning. 273 00:15:31,354 --> 00:15:32,820 I heard voices earlier. 274 00:15:32,822 --> 00:15:34,054 Yeah, a friend came by. 275 00:15:34,056 --> 00:15:36,023 He had something to talk about that couldn't wait. 276 00:15:36,025 --> 00:15:38,826 - I need you to stay home from school today. - What? Why? 277 00:15:39,729 --> 00:15:41,929 I'm sorry. I can't explain why right now. 278 00:15:41,931 --> 00:15:44,031 Dad, the results from the student government race come in today. 279 00:15:44,033 --> 00:15:46,066 Yeah, I just need you to stay home. 280 00:15:49,515 --> 00:15:51,081 Hey. Morning. 281 00:15:51,084 --> 00:15:53,374 [JENNIFER] Dad wants me to stay home from school today. 282 00:15:53,376 --> 00:15:57,044 Usually, parents have to beg their kids to go to school, but not mine. 283 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:00,214 Huh? What's going on? 284 00:16:01,037 --> 00:16:03,783 It may not be safe for Jennifer to be out and about. 285 00:16:03,786 --> 00:16:05,552 Now, it might be nothing, 286 00:16:05,554 --> 00:16:08,222 but I'd like you to stay with her until I can make sure. 287 00:16:08,224 --> 00:16:10,291 Does this have anything to do with last night? 288 00:16:10,293 --> 00:16:12,059 I don't know. 289 00:16:13,395 --> 00:16:16,294 Look, I have to go. I'll call you when I find out more. 290 00:16:16,297 --> 00:16:17,797 All right. Dad... 291 00:16:19,331 --> 00:16:20,831 be safe. 292 00:16:22,547 --> 00:16:23,746 Yeah. 293 00:16:28,644 --> 00:16:30,993 Excuse me? Have you seen my friend, Neema? 294 00:16:30,996 --> 00:16:32,362 No, sorry. 295 00:16:38,821 --> 00:16:41,001 Excuse me, can I put this up? 296 00:16:42,291 --> 00:16:43,805 What is this? 297 00:16:43,808 --> 00:16:46,292 My friend, Neema, didn't come home last night. 298 00:16:46,295 --> 00:16:48,052 Oh? 299 00:16:48,055 --> 00:16:50,531 I knew something was wrong when she didn't call me. 300 00:16:50,533 --> 00:16:52,609 We talk, like, four times a day, every day. 301 00:16:52,612 --> 00:16:55,079 And then her parents called looking for her. 302 00:16:55,082 --> 00:16:56,715 Nobody knew where she was. 303 00:16:58,674 --> 00:17:01,830 - Maybe she ran away. - Neema would never run away from me. 304 00:17:01,833 --> 00:17:03,132 Have you been to the police? 305 00:17:04,947 --> 00:17:06,213 What? 306 00:17:07,550 --> 00:17:09,049 She was on Green Light. 307 00:17:10,286 --> 00:17:12,920 So, the police don't think it's worth their time? 308 00:17:15,391 --> 00:17:16,590 I'm sorry. 309 00:17:17,626 --> 00:17:19,173 I'll put your flier up. 310 00:17:19,176 --> 00:17:20,849 Thanks. 311 00:17:20,852 --> 00:17:22,429 [JENNIFER] This is all just too much. 312 00:17:22,432 --> 00:17:24,077 Being like this has already ruined my life. 313 00:17:24,079 --> 00:17:26,466 [ANISSA] Are you... You need to calm down. Seriously. 314 00:17:26,469 --> 00:17:29,203 Why is nobody listening to me? I don't wanna have powers. 315 00:17:29,205 --> 00:17:31,438 I don't wanna save the world. Okay? 316 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:32,973 Okay, I hear you, 317 00:17:32,975 --> 00:17:35,843 but you're rejecting something that you don't fully understand, Jen. 318 00:17:35,845 --> 00:17:38,521 Like I told you, this is a gift, a blessing from God. 319 00:17:38,524 --> 00:17:40,334 In your opinion. 320 00:17:40,337 --> 00:17:41,815 That doesn't make it the truth. 321 00:17:41,817 --> 00:17:43,354 What if it's a curse from the Devil? 322 00:17:43,357 --> 00:17:45,013 You don't even know what you can do. 323 00:17:45,016 --> 00:17:46,153 I mean, you could be out here... 324 00:17:46,155 --> 00:17:48,422 You know what, I don't want to know. I don't want to know. 325 00:17:48,424 --> 00:17:49,890 - Oh, so, you're just gonna walk away? - Yes. 326 00:17:49,892 --> 00:17:51,738 That's what you do when things get tough, you walk away. 327 00:17:51,740 --> 00:17:53,540 Go ahead, quit. 328 00:17:54,330 --> 00:17:55,396 Girl, bye. 329 00:17:55,398 --> 00:17:57,197 Jennifer, look at me. 330 00:17:57,199 --> 00:17:59,199 This is real. Okay? 331 00:17:59,201 --> 00:18:00,534 It's real. 332 00:18:00,536 --> 00:18:03,370 People are out there dying, and we have powers, 333 00:18:03,372 --> 00:18:06,540 powers that we have a responsibility to help save people... 334 00:18:06,542 --> 00:18:08,942 No, you have a responsibility to help save people. 335 00:18:08,944 --> 00:18:11,378 I don't have a responsibility to do anything. 336 00:18:11,380 --> 00:18:13,876 Okay, yep. You're right, you don't. 337 00:18:13,879 --> 00:18:15,416 And you know what, it's probably best 338 00:18:15,418 --> 00:18:16,750 that you don't find out what you can do 339 00:18:16,752 --> 00:18:18,185 because you just might quit. 340 00:18:18,187 --> 00:18:19,469 Just like you quit track. 341 00:18:19,472 --> 00:18:21,755 You'll probably quit on me, Mom, and Dad when we need you the most. 342 00:18:21,757 --> 00:18:23,891 And let's not forget that you quit on Khalil, too. 343 00:18:25,728 --> 00:18:27,461 Yup, I said it. 344 00:18:28,964 --> 00:18:31,298 [BREATHING SHAKILY] 345 00:18:35,070 --> 00:18:36,303 [CRACKLING] 346 00:18:37,540 --> 00:18:38,739 Whoa, Jen. 347 00:18:43,446 --> 00:18:45,712 Wait, Jennifer. Oh, my God, Jen. 348 00:18:46,282 --> 00:18:47,748 [GASPS] 349 00:18:48,317 --> 00:18:50,083 [ELECTRICITY CRACKLING] 350 00:18:52,154 --> 00:18:53,353 What just happened? 351 00:18:55,191 --> 00:18:57,391 Oh, my God. You're just like Dad. 352 00:19:06,952 --> 00:19:09,286 So, Anissa is watching Jennifer. 353 00:19:09,288 --> 00:19:10,584 She'll keep her safe. 354 00:19:10,587 --> 00:19:12,222 And you think those were the same kids 355 00:19:12,224 --> 00:19:14,155 that disappeared 30 years ago? 356 00:19:14,158 --> 00:19:15,458 Yeah, I do. 357 00:19:15,461 --> 00:19:16,998 And I think it's happening again. 358 00:19:17,001 --> 00:19:18,894 The ASA made Green Light to replicate 359 00:19:18,897 --> 00:19:20,936 the accident they made with the vaccine, 360 00:19:20,939 --> 00:19:22,742 but most of the people that take Green Light, 361 00:19:22,745 --> 00:19:23,893 they don't develop powers. 362 00:19:23,896 --> 00:19:26,129 - They just destroy their lives. - Yeah. 363 00:19:26,806 --> 00:19:28,644 You need to go see Gambi. 364 00:19:28,647 --> 00:19:31,809 [SIGHS] Gambi and I are through. Period. 365 00:19:32,510 --> 00:19:33,843 You need his help, Jeff. 366 00:19:33,846 --> 00:19:34,936 Not gonna happen. 367 00:19:34,939 --> 00:19:38,876 So, the pods Anissa described would draw a huge amount of power. 368 00:19:38,879 --> 00:19:41,613 I might be able to use my electric vision to find them. 369 00:19:41,616 --> 00:19:44,402 Well, also, powered containers that big 370 00:19:44,405 --> 00:19:47,124 don't just disappear without someone seeing something. 371 00:19:47,126 --> 00:19:49,420 - Okay. - I'll talk to Two-Bits, 372 00:19:49,423 --> 00:19:51,528 see if he knows anything about the pods moving. 373 00:19:51,530 --> 00:19:54,331 [SCOFFS] Why would Two-Bits know anything about the pods? 374 00:19:54,333 --> 00:19:57,701 [CHUCKLES] Two-Bits has been tracking the comings and goings 375 00:19:57,703 --> 00:20:00,971 of all delivery trucks in Freeland since we were teenagers. 376 00:20:00,973 --> 00:20:03,207 [CHUCKLES] Of course, he has. 377 00:20:03,209 --> 00:20:05,142 And what is electric vision? 378 00:20:05,145 --> 00:20:08,746 Well, I can see the current of anything with an electrical signal. 379 00:20:08,749 --> 00:20:11,512 Huh. I didn't know you could do that. 380 00:20:11,515 --> 00:20:15,052 I couldn't. I mean, I could only feel electricity before, 381 00:20:15,055 --> 00:20:18,623 but Gambi fixed it so I can see it, too. 382 00:20:18,626 --> 00:20:21,058 Can you see through people's clothes? 383 00:20:23,629 --> 00:20:24,862 - Are you... - Hmm. 384 00:20:24,864 --> 00:20:26,830 - Maybe. - Undressing me with your eyes, 385 00:20:26,832 --> 00:20:29,122 - Jefferson Pierce? - [CHUCKLES] 386 00:20:29,125 --> 00:20:30,592 I'll go scan the city. 387 00:20:30,595 --> 00:20:32,736 I'll see if I can see anything that looks strange. 388 00:20:32,738 --> 00:20:35,572 - Uh-huh. Okay, you do that. - Mmm-hmm. 389 00:20:38,177 --> 00:20:41,214 Will you stop it? I can see you. 390 00:20:41,217 --> 00:20:42,846 I can see you, too. 391 00:20:42,848 --> 00:20:44,748 - Mmm. - [BOTH LAUGH] 392 00:20:46,517 --> 00:20:48,250 [DOOR CHIMES] 393 00:20:50,656 --> 00:20:51,989 [SIGHS] 394 00:20:55,452 --> 00:20:56,860 Hello, Peter. 395 00:20:59,565 --> 00:21:01,198 I need you to come with us. 396 00:21:05,170 --> 00:21:07,425 I thought that might be your response. 397 00:21:07,428 --> 00:21:09,106 Look out the window. 398 00:21:13,245 --> 00:21:16,446 If you don't come out with us in two minutes, 399 00:21:16,448 --> 00:21:18,982 our man on the street will begin shooting pedestrians. 400 00:21:18,984 --> 00:21:21,101 What do I care about some random people on the street? 401 00:21:21,103 --> 00:21:22,855 Oh, I think you care. 402 00:21:22,858 --> 00:21:25,923 As a matter of fact, I think you'd rather kill one of your fellow agents 403 00:21:25,925 --> 00:21:27,357 than see one of those people hurt. 404 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:29,616 What you think doesn't matter. 405 00:21:31,397 --> 00:21:32,930 One way or another, 406 00:21:32,932 --> 00:21:35,599 we're going to know how you really feel about those people. 407 00:21:40,906 --> 00:21:42,272 Thirty seconds. 408 00:21:44,209 --> 00:21:45,943 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 409 00:21:56,455 --> 00:21:57,854 Hmm. 410 00:21:58,616 --> 00:22:01,792 A small part of me was hoping that you'd let him start shooting. 411 00:22:03,829 --> 00:22:05,128 Oh, well. 412 00:22:05,998 --> 00:22:08,198 Come on, let's go. 413 00:22:22,548 --> 00:22:24,348 Anissa told me what happened. 414 00:22:26,271 --> 00:22:27,470 Are you okay? 415 00:22:27,473 --> 00:22:29,553 Yeah. 416 00:22:32,624 --> 00:22:33,991 [SIGHS] No. 417 00:22:40,132 --> 00:22:41,531 [SNIFFLES] 418 00:22:41,533 --> 00:22:46,403 Look, I promise you, you will be. 419 00:22:47,472 --> 00:22:52,375 Okay? You will live the life that you want to live, 420 00:22:52,378 --> 00:22:55,312 not the one Anissa, or me, or your mother, 421 00:22:55,314 --> 00:22:57,147 or anyone else, wants you to live. 422 00:22:57,149 --> 00:22:58,715 The life you want. 423 00:22:58,717 --> 00:23:01,218 But you have to learn to control your powers. 424 00:23:03,022 --> 00:23:04,842 Someone could get hurt. 425 00:23:04,845 --> 00:23:06,256 I didn't ask for this. 426 00:23:06,258 --> 00:23:07,686 I know. 427 00:23:09,495 --> 00:23:11,662 [SIGHS] Believe me, I know. 428 00:23:13,799 --> 00:23:15,537 But you still have to deal with it. 429 00:23:23,842 --> 00:23:25,108 [JEFFERSON SIGHS] 430 00:23:27,179 --> 00:23:28,584 Dad? 431 00:23:28,587 --> 00:23:29,786 Yeah? 432 00:23:31,617 --> 00:23:33,617 How do you use the bathroom in your suit? 433 00:23:33,619 --> 00:23:35,118 [CHUCKLES] 434 00:23:37,122 --> 00:23:38,922 [BOTH LAUGHING] 435 00:23:40,459 --> 00:23:41,558 What... 436 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:42,842 We had a deal. 437 00:23:42,845 --> 00:23:44,361 I'm following our deal. 438 00:23:44,363 --> 00:23:46,430 I said I wouldn't sell no more drugs, and I'm not. 439 00:23:46,432 --> 00:23:47,931 You ain't supposed to smoke no drugs either. 440 00:23:47,933 --> 00:23:49,790 It's legal, man. I got a card. 441 00:23:49,793 --> 00:23:51,760 Uh-uh. You ain't got a card from me. 442 00:23:52,337 --> 00:23:54,420 - I hate you. - No, you don't. 443 00:23:54,423 --> 00:23:56,006 I'm making you a better man. 444 00:23:56,008 --> 00:23:59,144 - I don't want to be a better man. - Yeah, you do. 445 00:23:59,147 --> 00:24:02,345 - So to, uh, reciprocate my generosity... - Precipitate your what? 446 00:24:02,347 --> 00:24:04,081 There was some large electrical equipment 447 00:24:04,083 --> 00:24:06,817 that was moved from a warehouse on 12th Street last night. 448 00:24:06,819 --> 00:24:09,719 Look, word is, man, some military vehicles 449 00:24:09,721 --> 00:24:12,122 were moving large items on that side of town last night. 450 00:24:12,132 --> 00:24:14,572 Trucks never left Freeland, but no one's sure where they went. 451 00:24:16,295 --> 00:24:19,129 - What the hell? - Damn! I almost got you. 452 00:24:19,131 --> 00:24:22,308 I'm sorry, Black Lightning, but you worth a lot of money. 453 00:24:22,311 --> 00:24:24,722 They doubled the reward they put on you for killin' Lady Eve. 454 00:24:24,725 --> 00:24:27,318 I'd take you in myself if I thought I could take you. 455 00:24:27,321 --> 00:24:30,155 - I didn't kill her. - Okay, I believe you. [CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY] 456 00:24:30,866 --> 00:24:32,266 But what I think don't matter. 457 00:24:33,112 --> 00:24:34,911 Man, you're doing too much. 458 00:24:34,913 --> 00:24:37,147 Maybe you should try keeping a lower profile, you know? 459 00:24:37,150 --> 00:24:38,472 I don't do low profile. 460 00:24:38,475 --> 00:24:40,417 Yeah, I see that. 461 00:24:40,419 --> 00:24:43,498 Stop smoking them drugs, all right? You need to do better. 462 00:24:45,357 --> 00:24:46,957 Damn it! 463 00:24:46,959 --> 00:24:48,725 What is wrong with you? 464 00:24:48,727 --> 00:24:50,594 You got people trying to drop microwaves on your head, 465 00:24:50,596 --> 00:24:52,287 and you're telling me to do better? 466 00:24:52,290 --> 00:24:54,925 He killed no one, but I need my bills paid. 467 00:24:54,928 --> 00:24:57,167 [STUTTERS] What's your name? 468 00:24:57,169 --> 00:25:00,437 Rent. Car-no-electric. 469 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:01,639 Man. 470 00:25:03,976 --> 00:25:05,175 Where he go? 471 00:25:27,810 --> 00:25:29,143 [DISTORTED] 472 00:25:33,316 --> 00:25:34,882 [DEVICE POWERING DOWN] 473 00:25:36,083 --> 00:25:37,449 [SIGHS] 474 00:25:41,411 --> 00:25:42,823 [GRUNTING] 475 00:25:48,598 --> 00:25:50,965 [GROANING] 476 00:25:59,943 --> 00:26:04,424 We know you broke into our facility and found our test subjects. 477 00:26:04,427 --> 00:26:10,484 Shortly after that, Black Lightning shows up at the same facility. 478 00:26:10,487 --> 00:26:13,054 I don't think that was a coincidence. 479 00:26:13,056 --> 00:26:15,456 The only reasonable explanation... 480 00:26:16,792 --> 00:26:19,793 is that you told Black Lightning about the warehouse, 481 00:26:19,796 --> 00:26:21,885 which means... 482 00:26:21,895 --> 00:26:26,207 that you know how to contact Black Lightning. 483 00:26:27,385 --> 00:26:28,650 I don't. 484 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:30,853 [GAMBI GROANS] 485 00:26:30,856 --> 00:26:32,922 Now, why don't I believe that? 486 00:26:32,925 --> 00:26:35,942 Because you're an ass. 487 00:26:41,284 --> 00:26:42,650 [CHUCKLES] 488 00:26:46,823 --> 00:26:48,756 Let's see how tough you really are. 489 00:26:53,367 --> 00:26:54,833 No. 490 00:26:55,390 --> 00:26:57,708 Hey, come on. [GRUNTING] Hey. 491 00:27:00,403 --> 00:27:02,236 [CONTINUES GRUNTING] 492 00:27:06,075 --> 00:27:07,842 [GAMBI CHOKING] 493 00:27:07,845 --> 00:27:10,509 [GAMBI COUGHING] 494 00:27:12,411 --> 00:27:14,682 What's up, man? I've got it. 495 00:27:17,731 --> 00:27:19,030 Yeah. 496 00:27:25,828 --> 00:27:27,194 Hello, Malik. 497 00:27:28,655 --> 00:27:30,087 [SIGHS] 498 00:27:31,134 --> 00:27:33,411 Mr. Pierce, what are you doing out here? 499 00:27:33,414 --> 00:27:34,935 I came here to see you. 500 00:27:36,038 --> 00:27:39,073 [SIGHS] Look, Malik, I've seen this before. 501 00:27:39,076 --> 00:27:41,200 You're gonna die out here on the streets. 502 00:27:41,203 --> 00:27:43,543 Or you're gonna spend your whole life in and out of prison. 503 00:27:43,546 --> 00:27:44,979 Here you come with these speeches. 504 00:27:44,981 --> 00:27:47,581 No, no, here I come with a solution. 505 00:27:47,583 --> 00:27:50,117 I want you to attend Freeland's mentorship program 506 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:51,833 I hold on the weekends at Garfield. 507 00:27:51,836 --> 00:27:53,919 - Yeah, like, that's gonna happen. - You owe me. 508 00:27:53,922 --> 00:27:55,708 Man, look. I got to put in work, 509 00:27:55,711 --> 00:27:57,211 and if I don't bring in no money, 510 00:27:57,214 --> 00:28:00,377 - me and my grandma won't have nowhere to live. - [SIGHS] 511 00:28:00,380 --> 00:28:01,770 Okay, I'll make a deal with you. 512 00:28:01,773 --> 00:28:03,406 You commit to the program, 513 00:28:03,409 --> 00:28:06,249 and I promise you, I'll find a way to help you and your grandmother out. 514 00:28:07,937 --> 00:28:10,705 Okay, look, you don't have to answer me tonight. 515 00:28:10,708 --> 00:28:13,377 Classes are ten o'clock tomorrow morning 516 00:28:13,380 --> 00:28:15,176 at Garfield, in the science building. 517 00:28:15,178 --> 00:28:18,079 If you decide to come, just ask for me, security will let you in. 518 00:28:18,081 --> 00:28:19,847 I'm good, Mr. Pierce. 519 00:28:19,849 --> 00:28:21,115 I'll be there... 520 00:28:23,672 --> 00:28:25,439 in case you change your mind. 521 00:28:34,036 --> 00:28:37,465 [GASPING AND COUGHING] 522 00:28:39,535 --> 00:28:41,602 [CONTINUES COUGHING] 523 00:28:47,578 --> 00:28:49,542 [GROANING] 524 00:28:49,545 --> 00:28:52,513 [PROCTOR] I gotta admit it. You're a tough old man, Gambi. 525 00:28:52,515 --> 00:28:55,006 You know what I find confusing? 526 00:28:55,009 --> 00:28:56,887 You quit the ASA because you could 527 00:28:56,890 --> 00:28:58,925 no longer stomach what we were doing, 528 00:28:58,928 --> 00:29:02,347 yet you stayed in Freeland. 529 00:29:02,350 --> 00:29:04,692 Not only did you stay, 530 00:29:05,468 --> 00:29:09,103 you helped raise Jefferson Pierce, 531 00:29:10,166 --> 00:29:13,701 the son of the man who was investigating us, 532 00:29:13,703 --> 00:29:16,137 as if he were your own son. 533 00:29:17,466 --> 00:29:19,299 Now, why is that? 534 00:29:19,302 --> 00:29:20,601 [SIGHS] 535 00:29:22,078 --> 00:29:23,444 I... 536 00:29:31,087 --> 00:29:35,022 I wonder if Gambi's surrogate son is as tough as he is. 537 00:29:38,654 --> 00:29:42,422 - Please invite Mr. Pierce to join us. - Yes, sir. 538 00:29:49,705 --> 00:29:51,372 So why are we doing this? 539 00:29:52,953 --> 00:29:54,619 [LYNN] After Anissa told me what happened, 540 00:29:54,621 --> 00:29:57,455 I wanted to make sure everything was okay with you internally. 541 00:29:58,725 --> 00:30:00,325 Whoa! What was that? 542 00:30:00,327 --> 00:30:03,728 - The machine's malfunctioning. - [ANISSA] That's weird. 543 00:30:03,731 --> 00:30:06,898 Switch places with your sister, please. 544 00:30:10,537 --> 00:30:12,103 [MACHINE WHIRRING] 545 00:30:16,270 --> 00:30:17,636 [ANISSA] Hey. 546 00:30:18,928 --> 00:30:20,437 Jen, look, 547 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:22,671 I apologize for earlier. 548 00:30:22,674 --> 00:30:24,381 You know I didn't mean what I said. 549 00:30:24,384 --> 00:30:25,917 Yes, you did, Harriet. 550 00:30:27,554 --> 00:30:29,487 But it's cool, I can take it. 551 00:30:30,736 --> 00:30:32,036 [SIGHS] 552 00:30:38,799 --> 00:30:41,233 [WHIRRING] 553 00:30:45,227 --> 00:30:46,960 [DOOR OPENS] 554 00:30:46,963 --> 00:30:48,663 [DOOR CLOSES] 555 00:30:48,666 --> 00:30:50,065 [JENNIFER SIGHS] 556 00:30:51,378 --> 00:30:52,444 [JENNIFER] Whoa. 557 00:30:52,446 --> 00:30:54,570 That's so cool. I can see inside of her. 558 00:30:55,475 --> 00:30:57,041 [SIGHS] Everything looks normal. 559 00:30:58,085 --> 00:31:00,418 [STUTTERS] Switch back, please. 560 00:31:05,759 --> 00:31:08,559 [MACHINE WHIRS] 561 00:31:08,562 --> 00:31:10,495 [MACHINE BEEPING] 562 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:13,413 [DOOR CLOSES] 563 00:31:14,221 --> 00:31:15,987 All right, what you see? 564 00:31:15,990 --> 00:31:17,768 No, it's not a malfunction. 565 00:31:17,771 --> 00:31:20,705 Okay, so, do Dad's scans look like this? 566 00:31:20,707 --> 00:31:22,970 No, they don't. 567 00:31:22,973 --> 00:31:24,506 Jefferson's like a battery. 568 00:31:24,509 --> 00:31:27,543 He takes electricity from the source and channels it through his body. 569 00:31:28,658 --> 00:31:30,390 According to this MRI, 570 00:31:30,393 --> 00:31:32,468 Jennifer's a generator. 571 00:31:32,471 --> 00:31:34,747 [STUTTERS] What are you saying? 572 00:31:34,750 --> 00:31:36,550 Her cells are creating pure energy. 573 00:31:39,999 --> 00:31:41,665 [BEEPING] 574 00:31:49,169 --> 00:31:50,669 [SIGHS] 575 00:31:58,609 --> 00:32:00,145 Where's everyone else at? 576 00:32:00,147 --> 00:32:03,038 - Behind that preposition. - What? 577 00:32:03,041 --> 00:32:06,483 It is bad English to end a sentence with a preposition. 578 00:32:06,486 --> 00:32:09,054 Oh. Where's everyone else at, bruh? 579 00:32:09,056 --> 00:32:11,389 [CHUCKLES] Good. That's good. 580 00:32:11,391 --> 00:32:12,924 There is no one else. You're it. 581 00:32:12,926 --> 00:32:15,124 I'll be personally mentoring you. 582 00:32:16,330 --> 00:32:17,829 How'd you know I was going to come? 583 00:32:17,838 --> 00:32:21,807 Uh... I didn't, but I'm glad you did. 584 00:32:22,831 --> 00:32:24,931 Okay, this is a mantra. 585 00:32:26,554 --> 00:32:28,406 - Do you know what a mantra is? - No. 586 00:32:28,408 --> 00:32:33,745 A mantra is a motivating or calming word or phrase that's repeated. 587 00:32:33,748 --> 00:32:35,847 You see, some people believe that, uh, 588 00:32:35,849 --> 00:32:38,778 if you repeat something frequently, it becomes real. 589 00:32:38,781 --> 00:32:39,843 And you believe that? 590 00:32:39,846 --> 00:32:43,587 I believe that whatever you say or do repeatedly 591 00:32:43,590 --> 00:32:45,156 becomes your reality. Yeah. 592 00:32:45,158 --> 00:32:46,825 You know, Henry Ford once said, 593 00:32:46,827 --> 00:32:50,985 "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, 594 00:32:50,988 --> 00:32:52,187 you're right." 595 00:32:53,624 --> 00:32:59,004 Okay, now I want you to read aloud the words under "student," all right? 596 00:32:59,007 --> 00:33:02,674 - "Where is the future?" - "Right here." 597 00:33:04,077 --> 00:33:06,778 - "Whose life is this?" - "Mine." 598 00:33:07,981 --> 00:33:10,014 "What are you going to do with it?" 599 00:33:10,016 --> 00:33:13,718 "Live it by any means necessary." I like that. 600 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:15,265 Now we can actually begin. 601 00:33:20,761 --> 00:33:21,826 Mr. Pierce? 602 00:33:21,828 --> 00:33:23,328 Yes? 603 00:33:25,098 --> 00:33:28,099 I'm sorry for shooting your daughter with fake blood. 604 00:33:29,169 --> 00:33:30,735 I know you are. 605 00:33:30,737 --> 00:33:32,871 [CHUCKLES SOFTLY] I know you are. 606 00:33:32,874 --> 00:33:34,073 All right. 607 00:33:37,943 --> 00:33:39,843 Uh, can I help you? 608 00:33:39,846 --> 00:33:42,835 If you ever want to see Peter Gambi again, 609 00:33:42,838 --> 00:33:45,984 you'll come with us and you'll come quietly. 610 00:33:48,554 --> 00:33:53,290 Um, okay, these are poems by Langston Hughes. 611 00:33:53,293 --> 00:33:55,794 Your assignment, read one poem a day, 612 00:33:55,796 --> 00:33:59,164 - and we'll discuss them next Saturday. - Let's go. 613 00:34:13,680 --> 00:34:15,413 Gambi didn't tell us anything... 614 00:34:17,083 --> 00:34:20,485 even though we asked nice. [GRUNTS] 615 00:34:21,788 --> 00:34:23,421 So, we were wondering... 616 00:34:25,926 --> 00:34:27,992 This man's like a son to you. 617 00:34:29,174 --> 00:34:31,374 Do you want to tell us who Black Lightning is now? 618 00:34:31,377 --> 00:34:32,443 [GUN COCKS] 619 00:34:32,446 --> 00:34:34,585 Or do we blow his head clean off? 620 00:34:37,551 --> 00:34:38,951 That's why you did this? 621 00:34:38,954 --> 00:34:40,781 I'll count to three. 622 00:34:44,423 --> 00:34:45,622 One... 623 00:34:45,625 --> 00:34:47,224 two... 624 00:34:49,216 --> 00:34:51,195 [ELECTRICITY CRACKLING] 625 00:34:51,198 --> 00:34:53,017 [GRUNTING] 626 00:34:57,614 --> 00:34:59,113 [GROANS] 627 00:35:05,296 --> 00:35:06,906 [GAMBI GROANING] 628 00:35:13,663 --> 00:35:15,029 [GAMBI GRUNTS] 629 00:35:15,032 --> 00:35:16,832 You didn't tell 'em about me. 630 00:35:17,935 --> 00:35:19,368 [BREATHING HEAVILY] 631 00:35:20,871 --> 00:35:23,015 I don't think it's a good idea for you to be here. 632 00:35:24,108 --> 00:35:28,243 The ASA doesn't know about this place. 633 00:35:29,179 --> 00:35:35,351 You and your family are the only ones who've ever been down here. 634 00:35:37,355 --> 00:35:39,154 - No, no, no, no. - [GROANING] 635 00:35:39,156 --> 00:35:40,456 You need to rest. 636 00:35:43,027 --> 00:35:44,226 Jefferson... 637 00:35:46,629 --> 00:35:48,395 I'm sorry. 638 00:35:49,867 --> 00:35:51,700 - I know. - About everything. 639 00:35:53,237 --> 00:35:54,436 I know. 640 00:35:56,548 --> 00:35:57,748 I know. 641 00:36:00,077 --> 00:36:01,310 Jeff... 642 00:36:02,765 --> 00:36:05,748 It's happening again. They're kidnapping kids. 643 00:36:07,685 --> 00:36:09,051 Yeah, I know. 644 00:36:09,874 --> 00:36:13,296 We can talk about that later, but right now you need to rest. 645 00:36:13,299 --> 00:36:15,624 - I need to check on Lynn and the girls. - No. 646 00:36:15,633 --> 00:36:18,267 You gotta get 'em out of the house. 647 00:36:19,263 --> 00:36:21,463 - They're in danger. - I'm already ahead of it. 648 00:36:23,968 --> 00:36:25,901 You gotta find the spotter. 649 00:36:26,655 --> 00:36:28,460 [GAMBI GROANING] 650 00:36:34,044 --> 00:36:35,244 "The spotter"? 651 00:36:35,246 --> 00:36:36,512 [GRUNTS] 652 00:36:37,129 --> 00:36:38,595 Someone... 653 00:36:40,384 --> 00:36:42,151 like I used to be. 654 00:36:42,153 --> 00:36:46,465 There must be someone embedded in the community 655 00:36:46,468 --> 00:36:51,126 who identifies the kids who've acquired abilities from Green Light. 656 00:36:52,296 --> 00:36:53,962 If you find that person, 657 00:36:54,932 --> 00:36:58,567 then you can find Neema and the others. 658 00:37:02,506 --> 00:37:03,705 You rest. 659 00:37:10,514 --> 00:37:13,115 [LALA] Green Light only has one supplier. 660 00:37:15,286 --> 00:37:17,319 And that's bad for business. 661 00:37:18,389 --> 00:37:21,026 We can get cocaine and weed from multiple sources. 662 00:37:21,029 --> 00:37:23,496 I got customers who are all types of crackhead. 663 00:37:23,499 --> 00:37:26,528 But they only want Green Light, so that's what I want. 664 00:37:26,530 --> 00:37:30,239 Okay, if that's what you want, 665 00:37:30,242 --> 00:37:31,767 then you should leave. 666 00:37:36,073 --> 00:37:38,340 Comin' in here with all that ra-ra. 667 00:37:41,177 --> 00:37:43,544 You ain't really running The One Hundred, no how. 668 00:37:43,547 --> 00:37:45,481 You just holding the chair for Tobias, 669 00:37:45,483 --> 00:37:48,383 and when Tobias gets back, you're gonna get dealt with. 670 00:37:53,390 --> 00:37:54,823 You must be crazy if you think 671 00:37:54,825 --> 00:37:57,092 I'm just gonna let you walk up on me like that. 672 00:37:58,705 --> 00:38:00,371 [COCKS GUN] 673 00:38:01,599 --> 00:38:03,999 Better chill before I bust a cap in your ass. 674 00:38:06,470 --> 00:38:07,749 Go ahead. 675 00:38:07,752 --> 00:38:09,171 Do it. 676 00:38:09,173 --> 00:38:10,874 - [GUN CLICKS] - [MEN EXCLAIM] 677 00:38:12,977 --> 00:38:14,309 [GUN CLICKS] 678 00:38:21,385 --> 00:38:23,852 If I ever catch you in Freeland again... 679 00:38:25,589 --> 00:38:27,523 I'mma kill you with my bare hands. 680 00:38:36,679 --> 00:38:41,370 Y'all got two weeks to move those packages. 681 00:38:42,678 --> 00:38:44,013 Now go. 682 00:38:56,987 --> 00:38:59,087 How'd you know the gun was going to misfire? 683 00:39:01,191 --> 00:39:02,391 I didn't. 684 00:39:14,471 --> 00:39:16,538 Mmm, what's that smell? 685 00:39:16,540 --> 00:39:17,706 Neglect. 686 00:39:18,709 --> 00:39:21,176 [LYNN] This is the house where your father grew up. 687 00:39:24,148 --> 00:39:25,881 It seemed so much bigger when I was a kid. 688 00:39:25,883 --> 00:39:28,584 Wait, you kept this house all these years? 689 00:39:30,413 --> 00:39:33,013 It was in a trust until I was, uh, 21. 690 00:39:33,023 --> 00:39:36,558 After that, a property manager looked after it. 691 00:39:38,003 --> 00:39:40,101 And why didn't you just sell it? 692 00:39:43,200 --> 00:39:44,833 The paperwork's not in my name. 693 00:39:44,835 --> 00:39:47,102 No one knows I own it. We'll be safe. 694 00:39:47,112 --> 00:39:49,946 - [SIGHS] And how long do we have to stay here? - I don't know. 695 00:39:51,208 --> 00:39:53,075 This dust is older than I am. 696 00:39:54,660 --> 00:39:56,763 Wait, is this where Granddad was murdered? 697 00:39:56,766 --> 00:39:58,132 Yeah. 698 00:39:59,416 --> 00:40:01,416 Lots of other memories. 699 00:40:01,418 --> 00:40:04,286 - Ghosts is more like it. - Jen, this is not the time. 700 00:40:04,288 --> 00:40:07,489 You all get comfortable. We'll be here a while. 701 00:40:16,266 --> 00:40:18,667 Ah, it should be safe here. 702 00:40:22,539 --> 00:40:25,641 Thank you for my latest addition. 703 00:40:32,216 --> 00:40:36,512 Have any more subjects demonstrated abilities? 704 00:40:36,515 --> 00:40:38,285 No, not yet. 705 00:40:38,288 --> 00:40:40,555 I'm sure more will show up. 706 00:40:41,158 --> 00:40:43,156 Keep your eyes open, 707 00:40:43,159 --> 00:40:45,031 and do a better job. 708 00:40:47,164 --> 00:40:48,430 What do you mean? 709 00:40:48,432 --> 00:40:53,435 Jefferson Pierce is Black Lightning. 710 00:40:54,938 --> 00:40:56,138 What? 711 00:40:57,812 --> 00:40:59,441 Uh, no, he's not. 712 00:41:00,944 --> 00:41:03,712 He's been hiding in plain sight all this time. 713 00:41:05,555 --> 00:41:07,255 Right under your nose. 714 00:41:10,454 --> 00:41:12,187 Why do you think he's Black Lightning? 715 00:41:12,189 --> 00:41:15,507 Because the second he was brought in, there was a power failure, 716 00:41:15,510 --> 00:41:18,959 which allowed Peter Gambi to murder two of my agents. 717 00:41:18,962 --> 00:41:20,362 It's him. 718 00:41:20,365 --> 00:41:24,701 You've worked very closely with Pierce for several years. 719 00:41:25,650 --> 00:41:27,817 Do you think you can take him down? 720 00:41:31,375 --> 00:41:32,541 Yes. 721 00:41:33,852 --> 00:41:35,485 We'll see. 722 00:41:41,207 --> 00:41:46,460 - Synced and corrected by VitoSilans - -- www.Addic7ed.com -- 722 00:41:47,305 --> 00:42:47,683 Watch Movies, Series & LiveTV www.flixify.app