1 00:00:01,631 --> 00:00:03,763 Previously onBlack Lightning... 2 00:00:03,807 --> 00:00:06,288 When Gravedigger used lightning to take down the ASA's energy shield, 3 00:00:06,331 --> 00:00:09,291 the resulting power surge irradiated the bedrock of Freeland. 4 00:00:09,334 --> 00:00:11,336 Transmuting the minerals into promethium. 5 00:00:11,380 --> 00:00:12,729 Once we destroy the emitter, 6 00:00:12,772 --> 00:00:14,470 every meta in Freeland will regain their powers. 7 00:00:14,513 --> 00:00:15,601 What are we waiting for? 8 00:00:15,645 --> 00:00:17,038 I'm gonna hunt you down. 9 00:00:17,081 --> 00:00:20,084 Live feed, Chief Lopez. The world's watching. 10 00:00:20,128 --> 00:00:23,696 You and the other meta filth deserve to be wiped from the face of the Earth. 11 00:00:26,612 --> 00:00:30,486 We have confirmed reports that Lightning remains active. 12 00:00:30,529 --> 00:00:32,444 An oversight I'll soon correct. 13 00:00:32,488 --> 00:00:34,794 Your seat has been rescinded. 14 00:00:34,838 --> 00:00:38,320 Now, it's past time you all bow down and pledge your loyalty to me. 15 00:00:38,363 --> 00:00:39,886 All hail the king. 16 00:00:39,930 --> 00:00:41,453 You won, Tobias. 17 00:00:41,497 --> 00:00:43,455 I'm ready to sign over the deed to my father's house. 18 00:00:43,499 --> 00:00:45,936 Everything that Tobias has thrown at us is tied to the fact 19 00:00:45,979 --> 00:00:48,243 that he knows our secret identities. What if we change that? 20 00:00:48,634 --> 00:00:51,159 -What you got there? Hmm? 21 00:00:53,465 --> 00:00:54,988 -You get one shot. -Why do you have Dad's phone? 22 00:00:55,032 --> 00:00:56,207 See for yourself. 23 00:00:56,251 --> 00:00:58,905 -Jefferson Pierce is dead. 24 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:02,779 ["How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" by Al Green playing] 25 00:01:23,016 --> 00:01:24,844 The photo's not faked. It checks out. 26 00:01:24,888 --> 00:01:26,846 And it was definitely texted from Jefferson's phone. 27 00:01:26,890 --> 00:01:28,892 -Where's his phone now? -It doesn't have a signal. 28 00:01:28,935 --> 00:01:30,589 I have scanned the satellites for his watch, 29 00:01:30,633 --> 00:01:32,156 and I've checked every camera 30 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:34,115 within a ten-mile radius of his last location. 31 00:01:34,158 --> 00:01:35,594 There's no sign of Jefferson. 32 00:01:35,638 --> 00:01:36,987 I can't do this. 33 00:01:37,030 --> 00:01:39,250 -I'm sorry. We don't have time for this. -Anissa-- 34 00:01:39,294 --> 00:01:40,904 Tobias is out there. 35 00:01:40,947 --> 00:01:43,298 He has his hands on Freeland's throat, and he's coming for us. 36 00:01:43,341 --> 00:01:45,300 We need our powers back immediately. 37 00:01:45,343 --> 00:01:46,866 You're right. 38 00:01:46,910 --> 00:01:50,783 Jefferson's my son, but it's fight now, mourn later. 39 00:01:50,827 --> 00:01:52,872 I knew I should have killed Tobias before. 40 00:01:52,916 --> 00:01:54,700 I'm gonna fix that right now. 41 00:01:54,744 --> 00:01:57,834 No. You think, okay? He texted you. He knows how your powers work. 42 00:01:57,877 --> 00:01:59,357 He's baiting you, sweetheart. 43 00:01:59,401 --> 00:02:01,359 The worst thing that you could do is fall for it. 44 00:02:01,403 --> 00:02:03,840 I'm not gonna let him get away with killing Dad. 45 00:02:03,883 --> 00:02:07,278 He won't... if we work together. 46 00:02:07,322 --> 00:02:08,845 He's right, okay? 47 00:02:08,888 --> 00:02:10,238 Okay. 48 00:02:10,281 --> 00:02:12,196 Gambi, the algorithm we made to find the emitter 49 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,285 that's nullifying powers, is it working? 50 00:02:14,329 --> 00:02:16,896 Yes, it looks like it. And I should have a location soon. 51 00:02:16,940 --> 00:02:18,985 All right. As soon as we get the location, we move. 52 00:02:19,029 --> 00:02:20,944 What about the Freeland PD Meta Task Force? 53 00:02:20,987 --> 00:02:22,467 How do we get the emitter with them on us? 54 00:02:22,511 --> 00:02:24,165 You don't need to worry about Detective Shakur. 55 00:02:24,208 --> 00:02:25,905 He already has Looker in custody, 56 00:02:25,949 --> 00:02:29,082 and she's talking about framing me and Jefferson for Tobias. 57 00:02:30,649 --> 00:02:32,042 The police won't interfere. 58 00:02:33,957 --> 00:02:36,002 But that still leaves Tobias with tons and tons of shooters with DEGs, 59 00:02:36,046 --> 00:02:38,179 and a meta that can nullify powers at will. 60 00:02:38,222 --> 00:02:39,832 Listen, I do not care, okay? 61 00:02:39,876 --> 00:02:41,834 He killed my dad, and he's dragging our city. 62 00:02:41,878 --> 00:02:44,185 Tobias Whale is going down! 63 00:02:46,970 --> 00:02:50,800 ♪ ...the sun from shining? 64 00:02:52,236 --> 00:02:56,762 ♪ What makes the world Go round? ♪ 65 00:02:56,806 --> 00:03:00,810 Can I ask you all to join me in a rebirth of Freeland? 66 00:03:01,724 --> 00:03:06,250 We have suffered from gangs and metahumans for too long. 67 00:03:06,294 --> 00:03:08,948 But this is a new time, 68 00:03:09,688 --> 00:03:12,343 and the unfortunate past is dead and gone. 69 00:03:12,387 --> 00:03:16,521 Join me in building a bright future for Freeland. 70 00:03:17,566 --> 00:03:19,916 Let's make Freeland great again. 71 00:03:21,439 --> 00:03:25,226 ♪ Help me mend 72 00:03:25,269 --> 00:03:30,100 ♪ My broken heart 73 00:03:31,319 --> 00:03:36,933 ♪ And let me live again 74 00:03:38,587 --> 00:03:42,504 ♪ La, la, la, la, la 75 00:03:46,986 --> 00:03:49,119 ♪ I can still feel the breeze 76 00:03:51,556 --> 00:03:54,342 ♪ That rustles Through the trees ♪ 77 00:03:56,605 --> 00:04:00,913 ♪ And misty memories Of days gone by... ♪ 78 00:04:02,045 --> 00:04:04,221 Come on, man. You gotta be there. 79 00:04:05,353 --> 00:04:06,832 All right, listen up. 80 00:04:07,311 --> 00:04:09,313 Lopez was on the edge. 81 00:04:09,357 --> 00:04:12,185 Now, she's disappeared in the middle of her shift. 82 00:04:12,229 --> 00:04:14,318 And there's a meta-booster missing. 83 00:04:14,362 --> 00:04:18,583 Be advised, she has energy-absorbing power... 84 00:04:19,454 --> 00:04:21,151 and she is trippin'. 85 00:04:29,333 --> 00:04:33,032 ♪ How can you mend 86 00:04:33,729 --> 00:04:37,515 ♪ A broken heart? 87 00:04:37,559 --> 00:04:39,212 ♪ And mine is 88 00:04:41,171 --> 00:04:45,958 ♪ How can you stop the rain From falling down? ♪ 89 00:04:47,264 --> 00:04:48,787 ♪ Tell me 90 00:04:48,831 --> 00:04:51,529 ♪ How can you stop... 91 00:04:51,573 --> 00:04:54,184 ♪ Can you stop this... That old... ♪ 92 00:04:54,227 --> 00:04:55,403 No! 93 00:04:56,795 --> 00:05:01,191 Hey! Hey! 94 00:05:01,234 --> 00:05:02,714 Can anybody hear me? 95 00:05:04,020 --> 00:05:07,545 Hello? Hello! 96 00:05:11,288 --> 00:05:12,289 No... 97 00:05:15,118 --> 00:05:16,337 I need help! 98 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:18,164 Hey! 99 00:05:19,818 --> 00:05:21,298 Hello! 100 00:05:23,082 --> 00:05:24,432 No. 101 00:05:27,086 --> 00:05:28,349 ♪ Tell me 102 00:05:28,392 --> 00:05:32,396 ♪ Help me mend 103 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:37,445 ♪ My broken heart 104 00:05:38,707 --> 00:05:44,234 ♪ And let me live again 105 00:05:49,631 --> 00:05:52,068 I've got it. I've located the emitter. 106 00:05:52,111 --> 00:05:54,200 It's in West Freeland in an industrial park. 107 00:05:54,244 --> 00:05:55,201 Let's go. 108 00:05:55,245 --> 00:05:56,246 Just hold on. 109 00:05:56,289 --> 00:05:58,074 That particular industrial park 110 00:05:58,117 --> 00:06:00,119 is the headquarters for Drakestone Security. 111 00:06:00,163 --> 00:06:01,382 Oh... 112 00:06:01,425 --> 00:06:03,601 -Wait, you know them? -More than I'd like. 113 00:06:03,645 --> 00:06:06,256 Tobias Whale owns Drakestone through a bunch of shell companies. 114 00:06:07,779 --> 00:06:10,826 It's basically Blackwater. Only more high-tech. 115 00:06:10,869 --> 00:06:12,044 Yeah, well, I'm not worried. 116 00:06:12,088 --> 00:06:13,568 You should be. 117 00:06:13,611 --> 00:06:15,700 I've pinpointed the emitter inside the Tori Mausoleum. 118 00:06:15,744 --> 00:06:19,878 It's situated so that we can't get to it without coming on Drakestone's radar. 119 00:06:19,922 --> 00:06:22,620 In addition to military training, they own the newest DEGs. 120 00:06:22,664 --> 00:06:25,318 Without your powers, you do not wanna get shot by those guns. 121 00:06:25,362 --> 00:06:28,713 And we have to assume that he has thought through every step on the board. 122 00:06:28,757 --> 00:06:30,976 And believe me, with lethal intent. 123 00:06:31,020 --> 00:06:33,283 Honey, we can't get revenge if we're dead. 124 00:06:33,326 --> 00:06:34,850 All right, I hear you, but let's plan. 125 00:06:36,373 --> 00:06:37,766 Where the hell is JJ? 126 00:06:49,212 --> 00:06:50,779 JJ, what are you doing? 127 00:06:50,822 --> 00:06:52,345 Getting more power. 128 00:06:52,389 --> 00:06:54,565 Was blowing up before too subtle a warning for you? 129 00:06:54,609 --> 00:06:58,482 If Tobias is baiting me, I have to do something he isn't ready for. 130 00:06:58,526 --> 00:07:00,528 Or he'll kill us all like he killed Dad. 131 00:07:44,528 --> 00:07:47,357 Oh, Jen! Thank God. 132 00:07:50,752 --> 00:07:52,884 Young lady, what were you doing? I told you-- 133 00:07:52,928 --> 00:07:54,190 Okay. Okay. 134 00:07:54,233 --> 00:07:56,148 I went, I did it, and I made it. 135 00:07:56,845 --> 00:07:59,369 -Where is everyone? -They went to go get the emitter. 136 00:07:59,412 --> 00:08:00,936 Okay. Well, I'm gonna go... 137 00:08:01,676 --> 00:08:02,720 -Whoa! 138 00:08:04,896 --> 00:08:06,158 You okay? 139 00:08:07,595 --> 00:08:10,119 Yeah, I just got dizzy for a second. 140 00:08:10,162 --> 00:08:12,817 That's too much energy from the ionosphere. 141 00:08:12,861 --> 00:08:15,124 -It's making you unstable. -I'm fine, Mom. 142 00:08:16,429 --> 00:08:17,474 Are you okay? 143 00:08:18,693 --> 00:08:19,607 No. 144 00:08:21,478 --> 00:08:23,741 I just keep thinking I would like to hold your father one last time. 145 00:08:26,309 --> 00:08:28,050 But we need to go run some tests, okay? 146 00:08:28,703 --> 00:08:29,617 Okay. 147 00:08:33,185 --> 00:08:35,013 Why do you have that look on your face? 148 00:08:35,057 --> 00:08:37,102 We need to hit the tunnels. 149 00:08:53,075 --> 00:08:57,558 I'm gonna take away each and everything you love. 150 00:08:58,297 --> 00:09:01,997 I might as well tell you, I killed your daddy... 151 00:09:03,128 --> 00:09:05,870 You truly are your father's son. 152 00:09:05,914 --> 00:09:07,785 And you're gonna die like him, too. 153 00:09:09,961 --> 00:09:10,919 No! 154 00:09:12,094 --> 00:09:14,618 No, no, no, no! 155 00:09:16,925 --> 00:09:19,362 Tobias! 156 00:09:20,102 --> 00:09:21,843 You son of a bitch! 157 00:09:24,149 --> 00:09:25,281 Damn it! 158 00:09:25,890 --> 00:09:28,371 No! 159 00:09:32,331 --> 00:09:35,639 ♪ How did I get so far gone? 160 00:09:35,944 --> 00:09:38,729 ♪ Where do I belong? 161 00:09:38,773 --> 00:09:43,386 ♪ And where in the world Did I ever go wrong? ♪ 162 00:09:45,301 --> 00:09:49,044 ♪ If I took the time To replace ♪ 163 00:09:49,087 --> 00:09:52,134 ♪ What my mind erased 164 00:09:52,177 --> 00:09:55,964 ♪ I still feel as if I'm here But I'm gone... ♪ 165 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:58,967 You don't worry about this. 166 00:10:00,229 --> 00:10:01,622 Forget it ever happened. 167 00:10:04,886 --> 00:10:06,539 I'm as bad as Tobias. 168 00:10:06,583 --> 00:10:09,760 Don't say that. Don't even think it. 169 00:10:09,804 --> 00:10:11,153 Put it out of your mind. 170 00:10:12,328 --> 00:10:14,199 I still see his face when he died. 171 00:10:16,071 --> 00:10:17,159 I'm a monster. 172 00:10:18,073 --> 00:10:19,161 Stop. 173 00:10:20,466 --> 00:10:21,990 That guy was a known killer, 174 00:10:22,555 --> 00:10:24,340 and a One Hundred gang member. 175 00:10:24,383 --> 00:10:27,169 He pulled a gun on you, and he was gonna kill you in cold blood. 176 00:10:27,604 --> 00:10:29,388 You reacted instinctively, Jeff. 177 00:10:30,868 --> 00:10:34,350 It was self-defense. Nothing more. 178 00:10:37,353 --> 00:10:40,573 Never again. I don't want these powers. 179 00:10:41,749 --> 00:10:42,880 I'll teach you. 180 00:10:44,534 --> 00:10:47,363 You'll learn how to use them, how to control them for good. 181 00:10:49,713 --> 00:10:50,671 No. 182 00:10:51,193 --> 00:10:52,847 You're hurting right now, son. 183 00:10:54,239 --> 00:10:55,414 But don't give up. 184 00:10:56,677 --> 00:10:57,721 Learn from this. 185 00:10:59,288 --> 00:11:02,683 Your powers properly used can give hope. 186 00:11:03,379 --> 00:11:05,207 Hope to your city and its people. 187 00:11:07,078 --> 00:11:08,950 All you need is a code, Jeff. 188 00:11:10,778 --> 00:11:12,562 Together, we'll find you one. 189 00:11:12,605 --> 00:11:16,131 ♪ Standing in the world With my mind all blown ♪ 190 00:11:19,047 --> 00:11:21,527 ♪ How did I get so far gone? 191 00:11:22,485 --> 00:11:25,140 ♪ Where do I belong? 192 00:11:27,533 --> 00:11:30,275 ♪ And where in the world Did I ever go wrong? ♪ 193 00:11:32,234 --> 00:11:35,280 ♪ If I took the time To replace ♪ 194 00:11:35,933 --> 00:11:37,718 ♪ What my mind erased 195 00:11:38,762 --> 00:11:42,635 ♪ I still feel as if I'm here But I'm gone ♪ 196 00:11:45,769 --> 00:11:48,903 ♪ How did I get so far gone? 197 00:11:49,425 --> 00:11:51,819 ♪ Where do I belong? 198 00:11:52,341 --> 00:11:56,693 ♪ And where in the world Did I ever go wrong? ♪ 199 00:12:03,874 --> 00:12:05,920 We should prob... We should probably slow down. 200 00:12:06,921 --> 00:12:07,791 Phew! 201 00:12:08,705 --> 00:12:10,576 Man, I sure love breathin' air. 202 00:12:10,968 --> 00:12:13,623 -That was weird to say. 203 00:12:15,277 --> 00:12:16,582 You're weird. 204 00:12:16,626 --> 00:12:20,325 If I say it, then by definition, it isn't. 205 00:12:20,369 --> 00:12:21,326 -Okay. 206 00:12:23,372 --> 00:12:24,721 JJ, are you okay? 207 00:12:24,765 --> 00:12:26,941 -I'm gonna call your mom. -No, don't call. 208 00:12:34,122 --> 00:12:35,471 Jen! 209 00:12:36,689 --> 00:12:37,647 How? 210 00:12:41,738 --> 00:12:42,783 I killed you. 211 00:12:42,826 --> 00:12:45,046 Nah, you jacked my DNA. 212 00:12:45,742 --> 00:12:47,744 You stole my life and left me for dead. 213 00:12:47,788 --> 00:12:50,355 But I've been in your head the whole time, baby. 214 00:12:51,748 --> 00:12:52,793 Now, I'm back. 215 00:13:06,807 --> 00:13:08,417 -In position. 216 00:13:11,986 --> 00:13:13,509 All right, copy. Stand by. 217 00:13:15,206 --> 00:13:17,382 ♪ They say I'm different 'cause I'm a piece of sugar cane ♪ 218 00:13:25,695 --> 00:13:26,696 I'm in. 219 00:13:34,922 --> 00:13:38,229 ♪ They say I'm different 'Cause I eat chitlins ♪ 220 00:13:38,273 --> 00:13:41,232 ♪ I can't help it I was born and raised on 'em ♪ 221 00:13:41,276 --> 00:13:44,496 ♪ That's right Every mornin' I'd have to Slop the hogs ♪ 222 00:13:44,540 --> 00:13:48,413 ♪ And they'd be gettin' off Humpin' to John Lee Hooker ♪ 223 00:13:48,457 --> 00:13:49,588 ♪ Gettin' off 224 00:13:55,377 --> 00:13:58,859 ♪ They say I'm different 'cause I'm a piece of sugar cane ♪ 225 00:13:58,902 --> 00:14:02,340 ♪ And when I kick my legs I got rhythm ♪ 226 00:14:02,384 --> 00:14:05,169 ♪ My Great Grandpa Was a blues lover ♪ 227 00:14:05,213 --> 00:14:08,738 ♪ He be rockin' his moonshine To B.B. King and Jimmy Reed ♪ 228 00:14:08,781 --> 00:14:10,435 ♪ Rock on now 229 00:14:15,266 --> 00:14:20,054 ♪ And that's why They say I'm different ♪ 230 00:14:23,622 --> 00:14:24,972 Get back! 231 00:14:28,236 --> 00:14:30,281 ♪ I'm talkin' 'bout Big Mama Thornton ♪ 232 00:14:30,325 --> 00:14:31,761 ♪ Talk about it Talk about it ♪ 233 00:14:31,804 --> 00:14:33,632 ♪ I'm talkin' 'bout Lightning Hopkins ♪ 234 00:14:33,676 --> 00:14:35,025 ♪ Talk about it Talk about it ♪ 235 00:14:35,069 --> 00:14:37,027 ♪ I'm talkin' 'bout Howling Wolf ♪ 236 00:14:37,071 --> 00:14:38,246 ♪ Talk about it Talk about it ♪ 237 00:14:38,289 --> 00:14:40,378 ♪ I'm talkin' 'bout Albert King ♪ 238 00:14:40,422 --> 00:14:41,989 ♪ All right, all right 239 00:14:42,032 --> 00:14:44,078 ♪ Chuck Berry... 240 00:14:48,909 --> 00:14:50,258 ♪ Chuck Berry 241 00:14:51,259 --> 00:14:53,783 ♪ When I was sweet 16 242 00:14:55,480 --> 00:15:00,355 ♪ And that's why They say I'm different ♪ 243 00:15:02,313 --> 00:15:07,275 ♪ And that's why You think I'm strange ♪ 244 00:15:08,363 --> 00:15:10,495 ♪ I'm talkin' 'bout T. Bone Walker ♪ 245 00:15:10,539 --> 00:15:11,888 ♪ Talk about it Talk about it ♪ 246 00:15:11,932 --> 00:15:13,846 ♪ I'm talkin' 'bout Muddy Waters ♪ 247 00:15:13,890 --> 00:15:16,371 ♪ Talk about it Talk about it ♪ 248 00:15:16,414 --> 00:15:19,983 ♪ I'm talkin' 'bout Leadbelly Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee Son House, and Freddie King ♪ 249 00:15:20,027 --> 00:15:22,246 ♪ All right All right, all right ♪ 250 00:15:22,290 --> 00:15:24,031 ♪ Bessie Smith 251 00:15:25,641 --> 00:15:27,686 ♪ Bessie Smith 252 00:15:28,644 --> 00:15:30,515 ♪ Oh, hey, hey 253 00:15:31,038 --> 00:15:34,041 ♪ Oh, Bo Diddley Have you heard it? ♪ 254 00:15:35,825 --> 00:15:37,305 ♪ That's why 255 00:15:38,088 --> 00:15:40,482 ♪ They say I'm different 256 00:15:42,223 --> 00:15:44,268 ♪ And that's why... 257 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:54,539 -Freeze! -Don't shoot. I give up. 258 00:16:17,867 --> 00:16:20,957 Was it me or did it look like my wife was enjoying her powers? 259 00:16:21,697 --> 00:16:23,090 I got no complaints. 260 00:16:23,133 --> 00:16:24,395 Guess I did miss them. 261 00:16:25,353 --> 00:16:26,528 Come on, let's go. 262 00:16:28,878 --> 00:16:30,532 ♪ And that's why 263 00:16:31,924 --> 00:16:32,795 ♪ And that's why... 264 00:16:46,896 --> 00:16:47,984 Let's go, then. 265 00:16:58,603 --> 00:16:59,778 Get off of her! 266 00:17:00,562 --> 00:17:01,824 No! 267 00:17:03,739 --> 00:17:05,045 Shouldn't have done that. 268 00:17:22,018 --> 00:17:23,367 You better pray he's all right. 269 00:17:25,195 --> 00:17:26,544 What the hell are you? 270 00:17:26,588 --> 00:17:28,546 You have no word for it. 271 00:17:28,590 --> 00:17:30,983 You think all that lives has form. 272 00:17:31,027 --> 00:17:33,421 You don't know life beyond body. 273 00:17:33,464 --> 00:17:36,119 My whole life I spent in the Glaze, 274 00:17:36,163 --> 00:17:38,252 watching you down here in the light. 275 00:17:38,295 --> 00:17:39,514 With bodies. 276 00:17:40,210 --> 00:17:42,734 Able to touch. To breathe. 277 00:17:42,778 --> 00:17:45,998 -What's "the Glaze"? -What you call "the ionosphere." 278 00:17:46,651 --> 00:17:49,350 I saw you comin' and goin' as you please. 279 00:17:49,393 --> 00:17:51,961 Both flesh and energy. 280 00:17:52,657 --> 00:17:53,963 And I hated you. 281 00:17:55,965 --> 00:17:57,619 Every time you came, 282 00:17:57,662 --> 00:18:01,231 I willed myself closer and closer to your wavelength, 283 00:18:01,275 --> 00:18:04,539 until finally, I made it. 284 00:18:05,496 --> 00:18:06,628 And I got you. 285 00:18:07,498 --> 00:18:08,673 We were one. 286 00:18:09,674 --> 00:18:10,893 Then just me. 287 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:14,636 But still not flesh. 288 00:18:16,420 --> 00:18:19,119 I was so disappointed. 289 00:18:20,642 --> 00:18:23,645 Thought I would never know what it was to feel. 290 00:18:25,995 --> 00:18:28,128 That I would always live in the darkness. 291 00:18:28,171 --> 00:18:29,216 I get it. 292 00:18:31,305 --> 00:18:33,263 But just because you don't like your life, doesn't mean you get to take mine. 293 00:18:33,307 --> 00:18:35,004 I already did. 294 00:18:36,179 --> 00:18:38,877 I have your memories, your feelings... 295 00:18:39,530 --> 00:18:40,444 family. 296 00:18:42,446 --> 00:18:44,144 All the things. 297 00:18:45,101 --> 00:18:47,234 And I won't let you take that from me. 298 00:19:06,470 --> 00:19:07,689 Father God... 299 00:19:11,562 --> 00:19:12,868 I pray... 300 00:19:14,609 --> 00:19:16,524 with my last breath... 301 00:19:16,567 --> 00:19:17,699 Please... 302 00:19:20,354 --> 00:19:21,964 protect my family. 303 00:19:27,361 --> 00:19:28,884 Protect my city. 304 00:19:34,890 --> 00:19:35,978 Father... 305 00:19:36,674 --> 00:19:38,676 Father God, I pray... 306 00:19:41,462 --> 00:19:42,767 I pray I am... 307 00:19:43,725 --> 00:19:44,900 worthy... 308 00:19:48,295 --> 00:19:50,688 to be received into your kingdom. 309 00:20:03,962 --> 00:20:05,137 Uh-oh. 310 00:20:05,181 --> 00:20:06,443 Get behind me. 311 00:20:36,691 --> 00:20:37,953 ♪ Fallin' 312 00:20:39,433 --> 00:20:43,611 ♪ 'Coming out the other side Feels foreign ♪ 313 00:20:43,654 --> 00:20:47,049 ♪ No one makes it out alive 314 00:20:48,224 --> 00:20:51,662 ♪ Drinking freedom Like it's wine ♪ 315 00:20:53,185 --> 00:20:54,970 ♪ Stranger 316 00:20:55,536 --> 00:20:58,103 ♪ Once upon a time We were the chorus... ♪ 317 00:21:09,724 --> 00:21:12,640 It's time for you to eat your damn words. 318 00:21:15,991 --> 00:21:16,905 Dad... 319 00:21:20,865 --> 00:21:21,910 Dad. 320 00:21:28,264 --> 00:21:30,266 I'm so sorry you had to see that. 321 00:21:32,050 --> 00:21:35,010 Even sorrier that I wasn't around to help you deal with it. 322 00:21:37,752 --> 00:21:40,189 You... You were a good man. 323 00:21:41,364 --> 00:21:42,757 Up against a demon. 324 00:21:44,759 --> 00:21:46,935 Even with powers, I suffered the same fate. 325 00:21:47,718 --> 00:21:49,503 No, you've made your fate, son. 326 00:21:50,242 --> 00:21:52,506 Starting with a code to keep you from losing your way 327 00:21:52,549 --> 00:21:53,724 and becoming like him. 328 00:21:55,030 --> 00:21:56,074 You know? 329 00:21:56,814 --> 00:21:58,512 About the One Hundred boy you killed? 330 00:22:01,558 --> 00:22:04,474 See, that there, what you're feeling? 331 00:22:04,518 --> 00:22:05,562 That's shame. 332 00:22:06,302 --> 00:22:08,348 Tobias doesn't feel shame. 333 00:22:08,391 --> 00:22:12,395 And that's why you'll never be like him, and why you're the one to stop him. 334 00:22:15,311 --> 00:22:16,530 I tried, Pop. 335 00:22:18,227 --> 00:22:19,924 I tried for 20 years. 336 00:22:22,971 --> 00:22:23,972 He won. 337 00:22:26,061 --> 00:22:27,062 He killed me. 338 00:22:29,804 --> 00:22:31,893 I don't have what it takes to stop him. 339 00:22:31,936 --> 00:22:33,982 No, you have everything you need. 340 00:22:34,548 --> 00:22:36,637 No more hiding under the bed, son. 341 00:22:37,899 --> 00:22:39,988 In order to accomplish what you've never done, 342 00:22:40,031 --> 00:22:41,990 you have to use what you never have. 343 00:22:44,471 --> 00:22:48,039 So go get it, and get it done. 344 00:22:53,871 --> 00:22:55,046 Detective Shakur! 345 00:23:01,923 --> 00:23:03,098 What you got? 346 00:23:03,141 --> 00:23:05,056 Might sound crazy, but the chief. 347 00:23:05,100 --> 00:23:06,928 In an alley behind the power grid. 348 00:23:07,494 --> 00:23:09,757 I found a security cam. Here. 349 00:23:11,672 --> 00:23:14,022 She's absorbing the energy of the power grid. 350 00:23:14,065 --> 00:23:16,285 -That'll black out the whole city. -Not today. 351 00:23:16,328 --> 00:23:17,460 Gear up. 352 00:23:17,504 --> 00:23:19,244 I'm a data specialist. 353 00:23:19,288 --> 00:23:21,899 Grab your badge, grab your gun. Follow me. 354 00:23:31,866 --> 00:23:33,128 My powers... 355 00:23:44,095 --> 00:23:45,357 I'm underground. 356 00:23:45,967 --> 00:23:48,317 I can't pull electricity from anywhere. 357 00:23:49,536 --> 00:23:51,799 You have everything you need. 358 00:23:54,976 --> 00:23:56,064 Wait. 359 00:23:57,805 --> 00:23:59,023 What is that? 360 00:23:59,067 --> 00:24:01,461 You have to use what you never have. 361 00:24:01,504 --> 00:24:04,333 So go get it, and get it done. 362 00:25:11,182 --> 00:25:12,401 Lynn! 363 00:25:12,444 --> 00:25:14,098 -Oh, my God. -Lynn! 364 00:25:14,751 --> 00:25:16,405 Here. -My God, Anissa. 365 00:25:16,448 --> 00:25:18,538 She got hit by several next-gen DEGs. 366 00:25:18,581 --> 00:25:21,062 -No suit could withstand that. Put her here. 367 00:25:21,105 --> 00:25:23,368 No, I'm okay. This is inappropriate. 368 00:25:23,412 --> 00:25:25,719 -I'll heal, okay? -No, I'm not gonna test you for that. 369 00:25:25,762 --> 00:25:28,286 I'm gonna test you for radiation and give you some antibiotics. 370 00:25:29,636 --> 00:25:31,725 Hey, it's me. Anybody copy? 371 00:25:32,595 --> 00:25:34,466 -Jeff? -Dad? 372 00:25:35,729 --> 00:25:37,252 We thought you were dead! 373 00:25:37,295 --> 00:25:39,428 Yeah, it wasn't for lack of trying. 374 00:25:40,124 --> 00:25:41,430 Where's Tobias? 375 00:25:41,473 --> 00:25:44,172 He's in his office. Tori Towers. 376 00:26:02,364 --> 00:26:03,713 Lopez, stand down! 377 00:26:03,757 --> 00:26:04,888 Stand down! 378 00:26:06,107 --> 00:26:07,282 Get on the ground! 379 00:26:07,325 --> 00:26:11,242 Chief Lopez. It's me. Detective Shakur. 380 00:26:11,286 --> 00:26:12,592 You gotta stop. 381 00:26:12,635 --> 00:26:14,724 I don't have to stop a damn thing. 382 00:26:14,768 --> 00:26:17,292 I'm gonna use this power to kill Lightning! 383 00:26:17,988 --> 00:26:19,294 Listen to me. 384 00:26:19,337 --> 00:26:21,426 You're gonna cut off all the power in the city. 385 00:26:24,647 --> 00:26:25,779 Wait a minute. 386 00:26:27,215 --> 00:26:29,478 Did you just roll up on me with my own task force? 387 00:26:30,261 --> 00:26:31,654 -Fall back! 388 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:41,490 Chief, you're not thinkin' straight. 389 00:26:41,533 --> 00:26:43,623 And your ass is next! 390 00:26:46,060 --> 00:26:48,062 Your light is fading, human. 391 00:26:48,802 --> 00:26:50,151 This is my time. 392 00:26:50,673 --> 00:26:52,501 Yours is at an end. 393 00:27:00,161 --> 00:27:01,075 No. 394 00:27:02,685 --> 00:27:03,686 It isn't. 395 00:27:56,739 --> 00:27:58,610 This is getting kinda boring. 396 00:27:58,654 --> 00:28:00,874 You can't stop me! 397 00:28:02,527 --> 00:28:04,399 -Chief, it's Lightning. -Cease fire! 398 00:28:08,577 --> 00:28:10,579 I knew you'd show up, you bitch. 399 00:28:10,971 --> 00:28:12,537 We got a problem. 400 00:28:13,451 --> 00:28:15,584 I don't like being called on my name. 401 00:28:37,432 --> 00:28:38,781 Thank you! 402 00:28:54,797 --> 00:28:57,626 You big-lipped, bug-eyed, nappy-headed nimrod. 403 00:28:58,279 --> 00:28:59,976 You gonna learn today. 404 00:29:00,020 --> 00:29:01,282 Shut the hell up. 405 00:29:05,808 --> 00:29:07,462 You blast like a bitch. 406 00:30:06,086 --> 00:30:08,828 You need somethin' that hurts your nappy-headed neon ass. 407 00:30:08,871 --> 00:30:11,700 Let me introduce you to my favorite word. 408 00:30:14,572 --> 00:30:16,923 It's called "defenestration." 409 00:30:31,894 --> 00:30:33,548 Tobias, hold on! 410 00:30:39,510 --> 00:30:41,425 "To the end, I grapple with thee. 411 00:30:41,991 --> 00:30:44,733 From the bottom of hell's heart, I stab at thee." 412 00:30:46,866 --> 00:30:48,041 Tobias, don't. 413 00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:51,740 Stop! We don't have to do this. There's another way. 414 00:30:51,783 --> 00:30:56,049 "For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee." 415 00:31:47,796 --> 00:31:50,930 Oh, you must be crazy bringin' your ass here. 416 00:31:50,973 --> 00:31:52,409 I invited him. 417 00:31:52,453 --> 00:31:54,629 Don't think I won't kick your ass, too. 418 00:31:55,630 --> 00:31:57,937 What if I come with good and great news? 419 00:31:59,982 --> 00:32:00,852 Speak. 420 00:32:02,463 --> 00:32:03,943 Tobias Whale is dead. 421 00:32:04,421 --> 00:32:06,467 Damn. I wanted to kill him. 422 00:32:08,164 --> 00:32:09,296 That's not good news. 423 00:32:10,471 --> 00:32:12,125 Let me kick his ass just a little. 424 00:32:12,821 --> 00:32:15,650 TC, what is your other news? 425 00:32:16,694 --> 00:32:18,914 I've isolated the system code for the kill order. 426 00:32:20,089 --> 00:32:21,134 I can free you. 427 00:32:22,483 --> 00:32:24,441 Good. Let's do it. 428 00:32:24,485 --> 00:32:25,660 Well, there's a catch. 429 00:32:28,532 --> 00:32:31,883 It's linked to everything you know and love about the whole Pierce family. 430 00:32:31,927 --> 00:32:33,842 If you break the kill order, 431 00:32:34,843 --> 00:32:36,497 you won't remember the Pierces at all. 432 00:32:36,540 --> 00:32:38,542 So what? Pains in the ass anyway. 433 00:32:38,586 --> 00:32:41,241 Shut up, and sit your Black ass down. 434 00:32:45,114 --> 00:32:46,072 TC, 435 00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:49,205 there's gotta be another way around. 436 00:32:49,684 --> 00:32:52,687 Well, there's not. I've checked and I've double-checked. 437 00:32:53,731 --> 00:32:54,689 Damn. 438 00:32:55,864 --> 00:32:57,387 You won't stop, will you? 439 00:32:57,431 --> 00:32:59,999 Sooner or later, you're going to kill Jen 440 00:33:00,521 --> 00:33:02,088 and all of the Pierces. 441 00:33:02,131 --> 00:33:03,524 Best believe. 442 00:33:05,004 --> 00:33:06,701 But I'm not nobody's puppet. 443 00:33:07,267 --> 00:33:09,921 Cut the damn cord. 444 00:33:24,893 --> 00:33:26,416 If you need more time, I can-- 445 00:33:30,203 --> 00:33:32,509 Always known I'd give my life for that girl. 446 00:33:35,730 --> 00:33:37,688 Never thought I'd have to forget her. 447 00:33:41,953 --> 00:33:42,867 Do it. 448 00:34:32,178 --> 00:34:35,790 Peter, I know we've had our differences. 449 00:34:37,270 --> 00:34:39,968 I blamed you for Jefferson being Black Lightning. 450 00:34:40,621 --> 00:34:42,101 I always understood, Lynn. 451 00:34:42,797 --> 00:34:45,234 Well, I never gave you enough credit 452 00:34:45,278 --> 00:34:47,932 for how much you loved Jeff and the girls over the years. 453 00:34:47,976 --> 00:34:48,890 So... 454 00:34:49,804 --> 00:34:50,718 Thank you. 455 00:34:53,634 --> 00:34:54,983 They do look happy, don't they? 456 00:34:58,160 --> 00:34:59,466 Yes, they do. 457 00:35:00,641 --> 00:35:01,816 You did good. 458 00:35:06,342 --> 00:35:07,343 Dead. 459 00:35:08,083 --> 00:35:10,085 -Uh, thank you. 460 00:35:26,797 --> 00:35:27,668 Hey. 461 00:35:29,974 --> 00:35:30,845 Hey. 462 00:35:37,330 --> 00:35:40,115 It makes me burp and it gives me a headache. 463 00:35:40,159 --> 00:35:41,638 Me, too. 464 00:35:45,338 --> 00:35:48,950 You know, it's crazy to think there's life up there, 465 00:35:48,993 --> 00:35:51,170 and after all this time we didn't know it. 466 00:35:54,912 --> 00:35:56,000 It's weird. 467 00:35:56,871 --> 00:35:59,874 And they watch us. It's pretty creepy. 468 00:36:05,401 --> 00:36:06,533 I know that look. 469 00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:08,883 You have bad news. 470 00:36:11,277 --> 00:36:12,321 Can it wait? 471 00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:17,413 I just wanted to say that I'm glad that you're back for real this time. 472 00:36:18,762 --> 00:36:20,851 You really gotta learn how to lie better. 473 00:36:22,026 --> 00:36:23,376 -Sorry. 474 00:36:24,028 --> 00:36:25,029 It's cool. 475 00:36:28,032 --> 00:36:32,211 Whatever... Whatever it is, I don't wanna hear it right now, okay? 476 00:36:33,386 --> 00:36:34,735 I really just wanna... 477 00:36:36,171 --> 00:36:37,172 be. 478 00:36:39,218 --> 00:36:40,480 Are you okay? 479 00:36:40,523 --> 00:36:42,482 I don't know. 480 00:36:42,525 --> 00:36:45,093 The fact that Dad was the only one who sensed somethin' wasn't right... 481 00:36:48,923 --> 00:36:50,054 It just... 482 00:36:50,098 --> 00:36:51,708 It doesn't sit well with me, you know? 483 00:36:51,752 --> 00:36:52,753 Look, I'm sorry. 484 00:36:54,624 --> 00:36:57,236 It took all of your genetic footprints, had all of your memories... 485 00:36:58,585 --> 00:36:59,586 It really seemed like-- 486 00:36:59,629 --> 00:37:01,979 TC, I'm not blaming you. 487 00:37:03,459 --> 00:37:04,808 It's fine, I get it. 488 00:37:06,984 --> 00:37:08,769 I just gotta learn how to deal with it. 489 00:37:08,812 --> 00:37:09,987 Um, well... 490 00:37:11,685 --> 00:37:13,948 if you need anything, you know you can always come find me. 491 00:37:15,384 --> 00:37:17,125 I know. I appreciate that. 492 00:37:18,953 --> 00:37:23,436 But right now, like I said, I just wanna be. 493 00:37:23,958 --> 00:37:25,742 Well, if you can... 494 00:37:26,656 --> 00:37:28,745 your family's inside looking for you. 495 00:37:30,356 --> 00:37:32,227 But I will just let you be. 496 00:37:34,316 --> 00:37:35,361 For now. 497 00:37:43,804 --> 00:37:46,110 Bro, I feel so stupid falling for that fake-ass Jennifer. 498 00:37:46,154 --> 00:37:47,895 It was my fault. 499 00:37:47,938 --> 00:37:50,201 My leopard senses led us astray. 500 00:37:50,245 --> 00:37:51,812 I had no idea they could be so wrong. 501 00:37:51,855 --> 00:37:53,379 There's a lot we didn't know. 502 00:37:53,422 --> 00:37:55,816 I feel terrible that you were up there in space alone, 503 00:37:56,599 --> 00:37:58,601 and I was helping that entity take your place. 504 00:37:58,645 --> 00:37:59,733 Please. 505 00:37:59,776 --> 00:38:01,561 If it's anybody's fault, it's mine. 506 00:38:01,604 --> 00:38:03,780 I knew I had no business goin' up there. 507 00:38:07,306 --> 00:38:08,481 Listen, this is a party. 508 00:38:10,396 --> 00:38:12,093 -Y'all need me to remind you how to do that? Come on. 509 00:38:12,136 --> 00:38:13,660 -Let me turn this music up for y'all. 510 00:38:13,703 --> 00:38:15,531 Get y'all in the zone a little bit. 511 00:38:17,054 --> 00:38:18,665 Okay, hit it. Come on, hit the footwork with me now. 512 00:38:19,492 --> 00:38:21,145 Look, he know how to do it. 513 00:38:22,451 --> 00:38:24,279 Get it, get it, get it. 514 00:38:24,845 --> 00:38:26,325 Hit the shoulders for me. 515 00:38:26,368 --> 00:38:29,197 Come on, get into it! Get into it, son! 516 00:38:29,980 --> 00:38:31,808 From the seat. From the seat. 517 00:38:32,853 --> 00:38:34,724 It's all about the shoulders. 518 00:38:37,684 --> 00:38:39,338 Jennifer is back. 519 00:38:43,690 --> 00:38:44,691 Mmm-hmm. 520 00:38:45,474 --> 00:38:47,084 All right. All right. Hear, hear. 521 00:38:47,911 --> 00:38:49,348 We have an announcement to make. 522 00:38:50,218 --> 00:38:52,699 We are getting remarried! 523 00:38:53,700 --> 00:38:54,744 -What? -What? 524 00:38:54,788 --> 00:38:57,007 -Congratulations. -It was about time. 525 00:38:57,051 --> 00:38:58,661 -Okay. -That's fantastic. 526 00:38:58,705 --> 00:39:01,795 Yeah, when I was, uh, trapped in that coffin... 527 00:39:01,838 --> 00:39:03,623 -Well, it was the perfect time to reflect. 528 00:39:04,493 --> 00:39:06,016 I realized I had some regrets 529 00:39:06,060 --> 00:39:09,193 and wished I had time to do somethin' about 'em. 530 00:39:10,064 --> 00:39:12,371 Your father and I have been in therapy, 531 00:39:12,414 --> 00:39:14,503 and I've been grappling with some things, 532 00:39:14,547 --> 00:39:16,375 and when I thought he was gone, 533 00:39:16,418 --> 00:39:19,508 I realized my place was by his side and his by mine. 534 00:39:24,121 --> 00:39:25,514 Okay, second announcement. 535 00:39:26,428 --> 00:39:27,864 I'm hereby passing the torch. 536 00:39:29,779 --> 00:39:32,521 Turnin' over the fight for Freeland to Lightning, Thunder, and Wylde. 537 00:39:32,565 --> 00:39:35,437 Really, Dad? Another retirement? 538 00:39:35,481 --> 00:39:36,395 Be nice. 539 00:39:36,438 --> 00:39:37,918 No, this one's for real. 540 00:39:38,397 --> 00:39:39,528 Uh, sure it is. 541 00:39:39,572 --> 00:39:41,400 And I finally agree. 542 00:39:41,965 --> 00:39:43,314 I'm gonna hang it up, too. 543 00:39:44,098 --> 00:39:46,274 TC is more than capable of taking care of things. 544 00:39:47,971 --> 00:39:50,626 Of course I'll be around for some advice. 545 00:39:50,670 --> 00:39:52,541 Yeah, you can count on that. 546 00:39:52,585 --> 00:39:55,283 And I might tinker here and there, you know, to keep busy. 547 00:39:56,893 --> 00:39:58,547 We'll make you proud. 548 00:39:58,591 --> 00:40:00,070 Oh, you already have. 549 00:40:00,593 --> 00:40:02,899 Come on, y'all. Toast. 550 00:40:04,945 --> 00:40:06,425 To Anissa and Grace, 551 00:40:06,468 --> 00:40:11,778 may your lives be filled with love and joy... and justice. 552 00:40:13,954 --> 00:40:15,564 By any means necessary. 553 00:40:15,608 --> 00:40:17,958 Hear, hear. -By any means necessary. 554 00:41:46,002 --> 00:41:48,396 Somebody finally stuck it to your ass.