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Previously on Black Lightning...

We have the Painkiller
operating system firewalled.

Khalil!

You can't keep me here forever.

I still have my mission.
Kill the Pierce family.

Dr. Blair? All you have to do
is extract the base from Tobias

and follow Dr. Stewart's protocols.

I watched Dr. Stewart
work, but I'm not her.

Jace killed my mother.

I came to Freeland to make sure
that I put Dr. Jace in the grave,

right alongside her.

I should've killed you
40 years ago, Dr. Jace.

We're fighting on the same side now.

If Markovia wins, everything
we know will cease to exist.

The Markovians now have
Freeland surrounded.

Gravedigger. The United
States is responsible

for starting and funding the
Markovian meta research program.

Their experiments activated
his dormant meta gene,

giving him superhuman strength,
slowing the aging process,

and the power to push
his will on to others...

And now he's in charge
of the Markovian military.

I left the formula for the
meta-boost serum in Markovia.

What happens if Gravedigger can
have any meta power he wants?

He'd be unstoppable.

People are gonna wonder
why I did what I did.

They'll wonder why I brought all this

death and destruction to Freeland.

They'll wonder why I brought the pain.

I stopped caring about what people
think about me a long time ago.

But I do still care about the truth.

And the truth is this.

The US government experimented
on me almost 80 years ago,

granting me abilities beyond
that of a normal person.

I am officially,
unofficially, the first meta.

Stop!

Shoot yourself.

When I first joined the military,

one of the crap jobs I was
assigned to was the GRS:

Graves Registration Services.

Over 70 million people
died in World War II.

The ones who weren't
identified, they could bury.

On the US side, they gave
that honor to us Negroes.

The colored troops.

It was backbreaking,
soul-draining work, but...

it was an important task.

Because every soldier, every
person deserves a proper burial.

So, when I became a meta...

the name Gravedigger fit
because of my history,

and because I just don't
figuratively bury my enemies,

I literally bury each
and every one of them.

No matter what they've
done to incur my wrath,

no matter how many of them there are,

I make sure each and
every one of my opponents

receives a proper burial.

That is assuming there's
enough of them left to bury.

People always thought I
was crazy for doing that.

But to me it felt like
the honorable thing to do.

It felt right.

What I'm about to do to
Freeland feels right, too.

We must assume that
Gravedigger is injecting himself

with whatever remains of the
meta formula you left in Markovia.

When I gave myself the shot,

the power lasted for an hour
because of my genetic makeup.

With Tobias, it was 20 minutes.

According to this model,

Gravedigger's absorption of meta powers

is limited to one power at a time,

lasting approximately two
to four weeks per injection.

Your model doesn't account for the fact

that Gravedigger is the original meta.

His genome is different
from other metas.

See?

The adjusted projection

suggests that Gravedigger
would be able to absorb

and use all of the meta formula
he can inject himself with

at the same time,

indefinitely

and without overloading.

Oh, my God.

Gravedigger is en route
with a battalion of troops.

His first objective,

liberate the metas that he feels are

being unjustly held here in Freeland.

According to my intel,
he's vowed to destroy anyone

or anything that gets in his way,
or refuses his offer of freedom.

His second objective is to reacquire
Lynn and Dr. Jace, if possible,

so that they can recreate the serum
for the sick metas in Markovia.

We're not gonna let either
one of those things happen.

The powers that be have decided that...

losing certain municipalities
would be acceptable

if things were to go bad.

Wait, what does that mean?

That means that they would
rather nuke Freeland...

than let Gravedigger win.

The government is gonna bomb
Freeland if we don't beat Gravedigger?

That won't be the official story.

They'll say it was a nuclear
accident of some sort.

Freeland could very well become
the next Three Mile Island.

Get on the ground, now. On the ground.

You should thank me.

If it wasn't for me, those
Markovians would have killed you.

You ruined my life.

Well, I think you got
me confused with Tobias.

I've done nothing but get
you through the hard times,

whether you realize it or not.

You're a liar.

You can't walk away
from the truth, Khalil.

I'll still be here.

So, it looks like the
government is not gonna help us.

The ASA are too weakened to help us.

The only people we can
count on are in this room.

- Is this supposed to be a pep talk?
- This is real talk.

Okay, we're gonna form
two lines of defense.

Thunder, Grace and myself
will form the front line.

Lightning, Brandon, TC, Erica
will form the rear guard.

Dad, why are we in the back?

Keeping you in reserve.

Look, when the timing is right, you
will tip the balance in our favor.

- What are you talking about?
- Excuse me?

Dr. Jace killed my mother.

And she said she knows who my father is,

but she probably killed him, too.

And you're working with
her like everything's cool?

Look, Brandon, I know this
must be difficult for you,

- but countless people will die if...
- If what?

She killed my mom,

and I don't even know what
we're fighting about, anyway.

Gravedigger is coming to Freeland
to take every meta back to Markovia.

- Whether they wanna go or not.
- Okay, what's wrong with that?

- Brandon, chill out.
- No.

You should have the right
to choose where you live.

He plans on killing
anyone who gets in his way

and any meta who doesn't want to go.

You know what? I don't
care about any of that.

I'm not doing this.

Hey, really?

Well, that was a good talk.

We're screwed.

I am sure there will be some

Uncle Toms who will resist my efforts.

My message to them is
simple: Join or die.

You see, General Mosin wanted to create

a meta army, but that's not what I want.

My objective is to free all the
metas who've been experimented on,

held in pods for decades and are still

being kept against
their will in Freeland

by any means necessary.

This oppression, this discrimination,

this hypocrisy by the
US government ends now.

What I'm about to do to
Freeland is for Freeland,

and even though some people won't
understand it while it's happening,

my conscience is clear
because my cause is righteous.

Once the dust settles
and the dead are buried,

I will be on the right side of history.

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Okay, Thunder, Grace and
I will attack along here,

probing the Markovians for
their strengths and weaknesses.

And then Jennifer and the younger
metas will exploit those weaknesses.

- Divide and conquer.
- Yeah, exactly.

What if they don't have any
weaknesses you can exploit?

They... They will.

Look, if we don't think we can win,

then Jennifer and her crew will
lead a retreat from Freeland.

- You okay?
- Yeah.

What?

We have been through a lot
of battles together, Jeff,

but this one feels different.

Different how?

I don't know, but this Gravedigger,

I'm not saying he's right, but
he's not exactly wrong, either.

The government, the ASA, we have
done terrible things to metas.

Yeah, but, Gambi, he's not attacking
them. He's attacking Freeland.

So, as far as I'm concerned,

he's just as bad as the government
or the ASA and he has to be stopped.

Even if you're right, we've never
faced anyone quite like this.

Which is exactly why you
need me on the front line.

- Jennifer.
- I'm the strongest meta.

- Why do you have me on rear guard?
- I just told you.

If I wasn't your daughter,
would I still be in the back?

Yes.

I feel like you're making
me sit at the kids' table.

No, that's not it at all.

I need you to trust me
that I know what I'm doing.

Can you do that?

Sure.

I actually agree with her.

It doesn't make sense to
keep your most powerful meta

- off the front line, unless...
- Unless what?

Unless you don't think you
can beat Gravedigger, either.

Anissa and I have some recruiting
to do. I'll see you later.

- Be safe, Jeff.
- Yeah.

You wouldn't lie to me now, would you?

Never.

He said he was a...

doctor of some kind.

This means a lot to me, you know that?

Uh-uh.

Make sure she get back to the O
without Destiny or Lady Eve knowing.

- I got you.
- All right.

Come on.

Things must be pretty bad

for y'all to come all the way down
here to talk to us lower folks.

So what can I do for you?

There's a war coming to Freeland.
We could use your troops.

We want you to join a fight
against the Markovians.

Y'all want us to fight for your cause?

Come on, Lala, we want
you to fight for Freeland.

Nah. I'm good.

I'm gonna leave that superhero stuff

to y'all jokers in costumes.

I'm gonna focus on making sure that
the folks in Freeland are eating.

There won't be nothing to
eat if Freeland is destroyed.

I told you this was
gonna be a waste of time.

Lala don't give a damn
about nobody but Lala.

You better listen to your sidekick.

- Sweetheart's sharp.
- Don't do it.

You lucky I got bigger things

to take care of because if I didn't,

I'd take out you and your
whole crew with my bare hands.

Oh, whoa, whoa, oh!

Hold on, now.

- She got a temper on her, don't she?
- Yeah, she do.

Them powers got you all swoled up.

Just because you're a meta
don't mean you can't get got.

If I get got,

it ain't gonna be by you.

- Okay, hold on a minute.
- Now, you wait a minute.

Y'all think y'all can
just come up in here

and body us into doing whatever
the hell y'all want us to do?

- That's what they thought, didn't they?
- Couldn't have been.

'Cause these boys raring to
blow they meta heads clean off.

I promise y'all want none of this smoke.

All right, that's it. That's
enough. We ain't got time for this.

You're a businessman.

The government will turn Freeland
into a radioactive crater.

Now, how you gonna do business then?

Ooh, that's a nice hustle.

But y'all two can take it to go.

So, it's like that.

Oh, yeah. It's like that.

Oh, Brandon.

How did you get past security?

Wasn't hard.

You're gonna tell me everything
I want to know about my family.

Or you'll never see your family again.

So, you're back from the dead.

Indeed.

At least now we know
where Lazarus has been.

You are persona non grata.
You've been excommunicated.

I'm aware.

- I want back in.
- I want world peace.

But you can't always get what you want.

Sure you can.

I know that war is coming to Freeland.

So does everybody else
with a radio. So what?

I also know some other things.

I'm sure you know all
kinds of little tidbits.

Drugging ASA agents who came
to visit your establishment

must have given you an
endless source of chit-chat.

Facts.

One of the tidbits I learned is that

you and the ASA have
decided to cut and run.

If that were true, I
wouldn't still be in Freeland.

You would if there were
something here you still wanted.

Like what?

Before we talk about what you want...

- let's talk about what I want.
- Which is?

My seat back at the table with
the rest of the Shadow Board.

That's a big ask.

I doubt if you have anything
valuable enough to exchange for that.

If you die in this war,

I'll use Lazarus to
bring you back to life.

I have contingencies in place,

and I've made peace with my
own mortality a long time ago.

For a moment, I thought you were

gonna offer me something more tangible.

- Like the location of the briefcase.
- Yes.

If I give you the
location of the briefcase,

I want my seat back on the Shadow Board

and my cartel back in the game.

You were a competent earner
for our clandestine activities.

Once I verify and acquire the briefcase,

I'll put you back in business.

How you feeling, babe?

Tired. Sore.

Fighting bad guys is a lot of
work. I don't know how you do it.

I just focus on the results.

Being able to rescue Terry,
Anaya, and the rest of the Perdi.

That's what makes it worth it for me.

Here, take this. It'll help.

Thanks.

And for the past few months,
my body's been acting strange.

- Like, I don't even know my own strength.
- Really?

Yeah. Watch this.

Whoa, whoa. Babe, babe, wait.

Whoa, whoa. Watch the candles.

No, no, no. I got it.

See, you're breaking everything.

- Careful.
- I couldn't do this two months ago.

Whew.

You know, all that shapeshifting

has to put a lot of
strain on your muscles.

And given your unique morphology, babe,

my best guess is it's your
body reinforcing itself.

Reinforcing itself? What does that mean?

- I think you're evolving.
- Evolving into what?

That, I don't know, but your
body is definitely changing.

Hey.

What?

I know you got a lot going on right now,

but there's something
I need to tell you.

Okay.

- I'm just gonna say it.
- Say what?

The DNA sample I took from
Gravedigger matches your DNA.

- What?
- When I examined his chromosomes,

I discovered that you and
Gravedigger were related.

No. No, that's not possible.

I redid the test five
times. It's a match.

Jeff, it makes sense.

The reason you, and Anissa and Jennifer

are the only stable metas in Freeland

is because you're related to
the original meta, Gravedigger.

I... I had a great-uncle that
everyone said died during World War II.

But now I think about it,
no one actually said he died.

They said he never came back.

Gravedigger's your great-uncle.

I'm worried about what
might happen tomorrow.

Yeah, me, too.

But you know what?

Being here with you
has me all blissed out.

It's like when I'm with
you, all bad things go away.

I could do this forever.

Me, too.

I mean it.

I could really see myself doing
this for the rest of my life.

Mmm. I know.

Wait a minute, what are you saying?

What do you think I'm saying?

I still can't believe this is happening.

We're gonna be in a war, tomorrow.

Yeah, I know what you
mean. We could die.

Wow.

I just got out of the pod. There's
still so much stuff I need to do.

Yeah, I've never even kissed a girl.

- Really?
- What?

Did you just try to use the fact that

we might die tomorrow to scam a kiss?

Yes. Yes, I did.

But it's true.

I've never kissed a girl.

Come on, you can't be mad at that.

It was worth a shot.

Oh. Okay.

Now you can die happy.

- Wait, does that mean you like me?
- That means I took pity on you.

But does that count, though?

- I mean, I wasn't ready...
- You're not getting another kiss.

- Am I interrupting something?
- No.

Yes.

- Did you find Brandon?
- Uh-uh.

- Y'all seen my dad?
- Mmm, he went home.

I still don't understand why
we have to be in the back.

Why are you so anxious to fight?

Because she's mad aggressive.

- No, I'm not.
- Yeah, you kinda are.

Okay, whatever. Can I please
talk to you for a second?

Yeah. Be right back.

Excuse us.

Yo, don't you see I'm
trying to do something?

- TC, that girl don't want you.
- Yes, she do.

Can you use your powers
to find Gravedigger?

I think so.

Okay, I need to know
when he's in Freeland.

- Why?
- Don't ask me any questions.

I just need to know, okay?

- Can you help me or not?
- Yeah, I'll help you.

_

Any time you got
something difficult done.

Any time you really had to dig deep.

Any time it was life or death...

That was me that got you through it.

That's not true.

I did that on my own.

You don't even believe that.

See, deep down, you know that
I'm the rage you tapped into...

to make you a track star.

I'm the same rage

that helped you stay up all
night to get all those A's.

I'm the rage that kept you
alive during those surgeries.

Spinal replacement and
every last enhancement.

That was me.

Not you,

me.

You're not even real.

Yeah, we'll see just how real I
am once I kill the Pierce family.

I won't let that happen.

You don't have a choice.

No! No!

I'll be sure to let the
Pierces know you said hello.

Come here!

No. No!

Hey.

Are you okay?

I don't know.

Anissa wanted us to go over and
have dinner with her and Grace.

Could be our last
family dinner together.

We should invite
Brandon, and TC and Erica.

Those kids have nowhere to go.

Yeah. Yeah, that's a good idea.

There's something else I
need to talk to you about.

Is Tobias my cousin?

No. Tobias is not your cousin.

I know you have a code.

It's one of the things
that I love about you.

Uh-huh.

Gravedigger is potentially the
most powerful meta on the planet.

He has the serum,

which means he has access
to every meta power.

Lynn, what are you saying?

If Gravedigger is successful,

thousands of people could be killed.

Including our daughters.

- You don't know that.
- Yes, Jeff...

I do.

You just told me you
would never ask me to kill.

And I meant it. I... I still mean it.

But things have changed, Jeff.

If it comes down to Gravedigger or you,

or our girls...

No, you said you would
always protect our family.

All I'm asking you to
do is protect our family.

You should get changed.
Anissa's expecting us.

- Hey!
- Hey.

Hey!

- Honey, good to see you.
- Okay.

- Hey, Grace.
- It smells good in here.

- What's up, Grace?
- Nice place.

Welcome. Thank you. Welcome.

Stop.

I'm gonna tear it up.

All right, get comfortable.
Grace is cooking dinner.

You know, guys, given the circumstances,

I just figured it be nice for
us to have a home-cooked meal.

- Right?
- Yeah.

You mean like the Last Supper?

- Jennifer.
- It's the truth.

No, Jennifer, it's not
like the Last Supper.

It's actually quite opposite.

So, Grace and I have
something we wanna tell you.

We're getting married!

Oh, my God! Congrats!

- Finally! Oh, my God.
- Thank you, sis.

- Congrats, y'all.
- Thank you.

Okay, all right, so, Uncle Gambi already

agreed to officiate the ceremony...

and it's happening here, tonight.

- Sit down, dinner's almost ready.
- Whoo!

Get ready to sit down.

All right.

You know that's not necessary.

Yes, it is.

Living close to the earth, I see.

That's how I like it.

You know, you really
could have just called.

Baby, you might not have picked up.

This way, I know I got your
full, undivided attention.

You know I don't like to go
anywhere without my twins.

Are you okay?

Yes.

Has, uh...

Lala been a gentleman?

Uh-uh.

Except for the gun, yes.

A little bird told me that you know

some information that I need to know.

And I thought you were smarter
than to listen to little birdies.

Depends on the bird.

Word is...

you know the identity of the last man

that saw Tobias before he left Freeland.

Mmm-mmm-mmm.

And I thought we were gonna be friends.

We are friends.

And if you tell me
what I need to know...

we can keep it that way.

- Hey, can I talk to you for a second?
- Yeah.

I'm so happy that you found
someone to marry, but...

I have to admit, I...

It's happening fast, Mom. I know.

I don't know anything about Grace.

All you need to know is that I love her.

Mom, look.

We are about to go to war.

None of us knows how
that's gonna turn out.

But what I do know is that
if something bad happens

and I don't marry her, I'll
regret it for the rest of my life.

Would you be doing this
if there wasn't a war?

Yes, hands down.

Maybe not as soon, but yes, definitely.

Okay.

I get it.

And I couldn't be happier for you.

Or Grace.

Congratulations.

- Thank you, Mom.
- I love you.

Hey, congrats again.

Thanks.

It must be so nice to be close
to your sister and your family.

Yeah, it is.

I mean, it's not always easy, but
I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Anissa talks about you all the time.

I admire what you guys
have. I wish I had siblings.

Well, hey. Now, you do.

Yeah. I guess I do.

Hey.

- Hey, Dad.
- Hey.

I've never had any real family,

so I'm excited and grateful
to be joining your family.

Thanks for accepting
me. Leopard and all.

Of course, of course.

- Jennifer.
- Any word on Gravedigger?

No, not yet. What are
you planning on doing?

Look, just let me know
when you hear something.

You know, you don't have to go through

all this to get the
information you want.

Maybe.

This is the only way I can make
sure if you're telling the truth.

'Cause if you're not...

Or you just like to see me
suffer, you sadistic little brat.

You did kill my mother.

So I'd watch how you talk to me.

Jeff, I think that we can disable
Markovian communications...

Okay, Gambi... Gambi?

I think now's a time to just
enjoy Anissa and Grace's wedding

- and each other's company.
- You're right, Jeff.

Congratulations. You've
raised two amazing daughters.

Thanks.

All right, this is getting
a little sweet for me.

I'm gonna step out for some air.

- Hey.
- Gravedigger just made landfall.

He's 30 klicks outside of Freeland
and headed towards the perimeter.

All right. If anyone asks,
you don't know where I am.

- Are you sure you wanna do this?
- Yes, TC, I have to.

If I don't, I might lose
everyone I care about.

Gravedigger's at the perimeter.

It's go time.

Wait, where's Jennifer? Jen?

- She's not here.
- Oh, damn it.

Gambi, send me Jennifer's 20.

Grace, Anissa, meet me at the perimeter.

You two, you're on standby.

If you tell me where Tobias will be

when he comes back to Freeland,

then Devonte won't hit
you no more, Dr. Blair.

Does that work for you?

I don't know where Tobias is.

I swear, I don't.

I would tell you.

I almost believe you.

Make sure.

Where he at?

- Jennifer?
- TC.

Yeah. I don't really know you that well,

but this seems really dangerous.

That's 'cause it is.
That's how this works.

- Sometimes you have to do dangerous stuff.
- Okay.

Well, be careful. Be safe.

Thanks.

And hey, if things don't work out,

just tell my family I love 'em.

All right, little girl,
I'm gonna say this one time.

"Little girl."

This little girl's
about to kick your ass.

I didn't come here to fight you.

I came here to liberate
all the metas in Freeland.

No, you didn't. You're
here to kidnap metas,

whether they want to go with you or not,

and I'm not gonna let that happen.

You don't understand
what's happening here.

They have... experimented on us.

They've held us in
captivity for decades.

They've stolen our lives.

How can you stay here...

Okay.

I guess we're gonna fight.

Gambi, perimeter's going down.

We got a bogie at nine
o'clock. What is that?

- I'm checking now.
- What is it, a missile?

Hold on.

Oh, my God, Jeff... that's Jen!

I got you, baby girl. I got you.

Are you getting anything?

No. No, I got nothing.

You have to restart her heart.

Shock her!

Come on, baby girl.
You gotta fight! Fight!

All right, I got a pulse. I got a pulse.

Gambi, she's alive! She's alive.

Good for her.

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