All language subtitles for Black Lightning s04e04.The Book of Reconstruction Chapter Four A Light in the Darkness.eng

Previously on Black Lightning...

Mr. Pierce?

What the hell is this place?

A glimpse of the future.

Don't fret.

My filters, they keep the
combatant's identity secret.

Fight or get out.

Lynn, how is your sobriety?

I injected myself with Wendy's
powers and went out there.

You didn't beat Glimmer, you
just traded one drug for another.

You look like trash.

Like you've been partying all night.

No, there's always a comedown
when I go to the ionosphere.

Well, how about you stop going up there?

Absorbing that much power

has to have some type
of consequence, Jen.

I'm fine. I know my limits.

- Are those...
- My pride and joy.

The next generation direct energy gun.

The press calls them the DEGs.

That's not good for Black Lightning.

That's not good for anyone.

Dr. Stewart.

Please do me the honor
of joining me for dinner.

I need a favor.

- Your party's already seated.
- I'll find her, thank you.

Lynn, something's wrong. I can't move.

It's because you're dying, Jeff.

You've been poisoned.

Poisoned?

Wait, wait, no, you
don't have to do that.

Just help me up, we can go get help.

It's okay, Jefferson. Just let go.

Just let go.

Lynn.

It's okay, Jefferson.
You can just let go.

You can let go.

- Gotta get up.
- You can let go.

This is how it was
always gonna end, Jeff.

With me on the top,

and your bougie, do-gooder
ass under my boot.

I just have one last question.

Do you believe in resurrection?

♪ Last night I saw a superhero
he was Black ♪

♪ He said "This is for the street
Black Lightning's back" ♪

♪ Kid 'n Play can't get enough ♪

♪ Of that funky go-go-go rhythm ♪

- ♪ You wanted a dope jam ♪
- ♪ Well that's what we givin' ♪

- ♪ We're heading for fame ♪
- ♪ Because Kid 'n Play's driven ♪

- ♪ And boy we don't game ♪
- ♪ And large is how we living ♪

- ♪ We stay paid ♪
- ♪ You know the boys have got it ♪

- Not a go-go fan, huh?
- I'm more of an Otis Redding guy.

So where are we at with the DEGs?

You were right.

There's a way to install
a design flaw in the DEGs

that should delay their rollout.

But are you sure you want to do this?

The servers estimate that these new DEGs

will explode 37% of the time.

It's a risk we're gonna have to take.

The Freeland PD is days away

from receiving their
first shipment of DEGs.

And until I can figure out
a way to neutralize them,

delaying Monovista's
rollout is the only way

I can protect Jefferson and the girls.

So can you do it?

Can you install the design flaw?

Is Kid 'n Play too hype?

The answer is yes, Gambi.

I just need a couple of minutes.

What's up, Mr. Jefferson?

TC, maybe you should
work on that in your room.

Thanks, buddy.

I'm guessing Lynn didn't come clean.

It's been three days, Gambi.
Three days and nothing.

How could Lynn have dinner
with Tobias Whale?

Why would she hide something
like that from me?

Jefferson. Lynn has been kidnapped,

tortured, even killed
to protect your family.

Don't you think you should give
her the benefit of the doubt?

No.

No, I don't know if I could
ever trust her again.

She hid her Glimmer addiction from me,

shooting herself up with
powers, and now Tobias.

- What else is she hiding?
- I don't know!

But I am sure Lynn will
tell you about Tobias

when she's ready.

But in the meantime, I think
you should just leave it alone.

- Ah...
- At least for a little while longer.

Fine.

Fine. I will leave it alone. For now.

Now, what are we gonna do about Tobias?

We have to get him off the streets

before he does whatever
he's planning to do.

I have been tracking
Tobias Whale's every move

- ever since he returned to Freeland.
- Okay, and?

Nothing. Everything he's
done since he came back

has been completely above board.

Oh, come on, we know it's an act.

It's Tobias we're talking about here.

Eventually, Mr. Tobias
Whale will slip up.

But for now, he's untouchable.

Yeah, we'll see about that.

Well, well.

I see you found your knock
off Joey Toledo and Syonide.

Can you two give us a second, please?

Have a seat, Jefferson.

No.

No. I think I'll stand.

Let me rephrase.

Sit your weak monkey-ass down

before all the people of Freeland
learn that the Pierce family

is the chocolate-covered Incredibles.

So to what do I owe the pleasure
of this unexpected visit?

I saw you here with Lynn.

What you saw is two
colleagues having dinner,

discussing a possible business venture.

But you knew that already.

Unless Lynn didn't tell you.

Stay away from my family.

You and Dr. Stewart have
been divorced for, what?

A decade now?

She's not family, sir.
She's a baby mama.

Which means she can
do whatever she wants

with whomever she wants.

Including me.

What's the matter, Jeff?
Can't keep a charge?

I hear that happens to men your age.

Though there's medicine to fix that.

You got all of these people fooled,

with your big talk and
your large donations.

But, like I said before,
I know who you are.

As you should by now.

I'm the man who promised to take away

everything you loved in the world.

And unlike most of you hapless Negroes,

I'm a promise keeper.

Thank you, sweetheart.

You can stand now, Jeff.

This isn't over.

Well, it damn sure feels over to me.

Oh, and Jeff?

Only if you can,

give my love to Lynn.

- I could have carried you, you know.
- Oh, yeah, yeah.

But who thought of it first? Me.

- Shonda, close door.
- Yes, my queen.

I see some things haven't changed.

Oh, Lord.

Are you really about to start
on me with Shonda already?

We just got home.

All right, all right.

- Well, we'll talk about emancipating Shonda later.
- Okay.

Right now, I just want to run upstairs,

grab a shower, change into
my favorite pair of pajamas.

Um... Um...

About that,

your pajamas are in storage
with all your other stuff.

- I'm sorry.
- Anissa, you don't have to be sorry.

I was in a coma for a year, what
else were you supposed to do?

Let's just go to storage and
grab my stuff later this week?

Yeah, that sounds like a plan.

Great.

'Cause I kind of miss my reading chair.

Wait, I thought you were just
wanting to grab some clothes.

Yeah, I was, but there's
other things I want to grab too,

like the chair, my easel,
my comics collection.

Wait, whoa, whoa. Grace.
My loft, it already has a vibe

and all that stuff you're talking about

doesn't really fit the vibe in here.

Your loft?

Come on, you know what I meant.

Yeah. I think I do.

Grace! Grace!

Damn.

Huh.

I must admit. Tobias,

your proposal for the renovation

of Freeland's south side was...

It's impressive.

A rebuilding like this,

it's going to run you,
what, $60, $70 million?

Eighty-three to be exact.

But who's counting?

I told you, Mayor. Freeland is my home.

And I want to see it restored
back to its former glory.

With that being said, a personal
investment of this magnitude

is going to require some assurances.

What kind of assurances?

Well, frankly, Freeland's
become a magnet

for random violence.

I just saw on the news the other day

that one of Freeland's finest
got beat down by a meta

and wound up in the hospital
with a broken hip.

Between the gangs and the metahumans,

no person, no piece of property is safe.

Well, what if I could assure you

that all this is about to change?

Mr. Whale, we're two days away
from receiving a shipment

of second generation
DEGs from Monovista.

Once Freeland PD's fully outfitted,

we will take the streets
back from the gangs.

And those walking science experiments.

I like the way you think, Chief.

I like the way she thinks, Mayor.

Have you given any thought

as to when and where
you're gonna announce

the DEG launch?

Oh, yes, my PR team has
come up with a few ideas.

But my favorite so far is announce

at a gun buyback event.

I think I may know the exact location

where you should hold the event.

Have you heard of the
Homeless Safe Zone up north?

Holding it there will let the
people of Freeland know

that its mayor cares about the
safety of all Freeland residents.

Even if they can't donate
to his campaign.

That is a great idea.

Unity.

It's exactly what Freeland needs.

You know, I may come
to you for a little help,

if that's all right.

Anything for Freeland.

Tobias.

Can we leave here today

knowing we can count on your investment?

Well, if you and this
pretty little chief here

can keep up your end of the bargain,

I'll definitely keep up mine.

Morning, creepy.

Thought you could use this.

Thank you.

So, I did a little more research
on the ionosphere,

and it's not safe for
you to go up there, so...

TC. We're not talking
about this anymore, okay?

- But you...
- Are you my friend or are you my father?

Listen, I'm sorry, I didn't
mean to snap at you, but...

I know you're looking out for me.

I really appreciate it, but
I'm fine, okay? I'm fine.

Hey, I almost forgot.

Have you checked your IG lately?

- Uh, yeah, it's nothing special.
- No. Not... Not that one.

The other one.

Give me your phone.

I have two million followers?

In three days?

Sixty-five hours, 22
minutes and 22 seconds,

but who's counting?

Yeah. My parents see
this, they're gonna flip.

I'm supposed to be
keeping a low profile.

Do you want me to take it down?

No.

Look, don't do anything yet, I'll...

I'll figure this out later.

I've been dying to
shoot one of these, man.

What the hell are y'all
standing around for?

Let's see what these things can do.

What kind of bootleg crap is this?

The energy source must be depleted.

It's first gen tech,
it's bound to glitch.

So where do I get some more of
this so-called energy source?

I was a soldier not a scientist.

Then what are you good for, then?

Devonte.

Bring me that gun.

How am I supposed to keep metas
off my ass with one damn gun?

- Man, you trying to kill me?
- If I wanted you dead,

you would have been a memory already.

Considering how much you owe
me for them club fight bets.

So Deputy Chief,

tell me something I wanna hear.

Second generation DEGs are being shipped

to Freeland PD in two days.

- Do you know when and where?
- I'm in charge of logistics.

Finally, some information
that I can use.

- So, we even?
- Even?

Negro, please.

Just feel lucky that
you're still breathing.

We gonna steal these DEGs.

And when we do,

no cop,

no meta, no Kobra Cartel,

not even Tobias Whales himself,
will be able to stop us.

In addition to the nonlethal mode,

I modified it so that the
officers can quickly adjust

both the focus and intensity
of the blast radius.

What kind of range are we talking?

Max of 1,000 meters.

Lauren.

I'm sorry, I don't meant to interrupt,

but something doesn't look right.

What the hell are you doing?

I think you have a serious
design problem here.

And so you decide to bring this up now?

The rollout for the
Freeland PD's tomorrow.

I didn't see it before. I
would have said something.

But trust me, with the capacitor
bank position like this,

these weapons will misfire
more times than not.

I've worked on this project for a year.

And my boss is right here.

So keep your damn mouth shut.

Is there a problem?

No, Mr. Bates.

Gambi?

No, sir. This is going
to be one hell of a weapon.

Well, if it ain't Apollo Pierce.

Not today.

I need to holla at you for a minute.

It's not a request.

I can't say I haven't enjoyed

watching you beat the black
off of these wannabes

for the last week,

but I think it's time
that you hang it up.

Yo, look, I'm working
through some things,

but I know when to quit.

The Freeland Cemetery
is filled with people

who thought they knew when to quit.

What, is that a concern of yours?

Nah.

It's practicality.

Eventually, your luck's gonna run out.

And someone's gonna stomp
a mud hole in your ass.

Now, I can't have the
golden child of Freeland

dying in my ring.

We've avoided the police thus far.

But if something happened to you,

they gonna throw my ass under the jail.

I came here to fight.

That's what I'm gonna do.

All right, then.

But don't say I didn't warn you.

Fight starts in a half an hour.

Don't keep me waiting.

You wanted to see me, Chief?

Detective. Close the door.

I've been tasked with
providing extra security

for a gun buyback event.

And since you know this
city better than I do,

I'd appreciate some help.

- Where's the event?
- At the Homeless Safe Zone?

That's an odd place to be
doing something like that.

I guess the mayor has his reasons.

Actually, it was Tobias
Whale's suggestion.

What is it?

Maybe it's not the best idea
to trust Tobias Whale.

I don't care who he's pretending to be.

Cats like him, they don't change.

I appreciate your concern, Detective.

But you needn't worry.

But the mayor gave me a job to do.

The same mayor who gave me a chance

when no one else would.

So I'm gonna execute his wishes
to the best of my ability.

I just need to know, are
you in or are you out?

♪ Get nothin' but abuse ♪

♪ Punks jump up to get beat down! ♪

♪ Get nothin' but abuse ♪

♪ Punks jump up to get beat down! ♪

♪ Get nothin' but abuse ♪

♪ Punks jump up to get beat down! ♪

♪ Get nothin' but abuse ♪

♪ Punks jump up to get beat down! ♪

Fight!

♪ I didn't say nothin' 'cause
these kids caught my goat ♪

♪ Even wore my coat like
a murder that they wrote ♪

♪ So this kid with mouth swagger 'n
I'll blaze the cloak and dagger ♪

♪ So I gotta show Dukes
the macho lot that I am ♪

♪ Black prodigy since the age of 20 ♪

♪ I could write a rhyme rip
it up and write a next one ♪

♪ Right there on the spot
sign my name with a dot ♪

What's up, TC?

TC?

Jen, I didn't see you.

Soda?

Boy, stop offering me sodas.

And get your Dorito fingers
out of my face.

What are you watching?

It's an underground fight club.

Wait, Fight club? Like the movie?

What movie?

I was waiting on you to get here

so we could fix your IG problem.

I got bored and started scrolling.

Somebody posted it on their
live-feed and it's crazy.

It's like Mike Tyson's
Punch-Out!! in real life.

Mike Tyson's punch what?

- Never mind.
- Move, let me watch.

Who you got? I think the
bigger dude's gonna take him.

TC, can you remove the
distortion from their faces?

- Of course I can. Why?
- Just do it, please.

- Is that...
- That's my dad.

All right, that's enough.

Jeff, enough, man, you got him.

♪ Punks jump up to get beat down! ♪

Hey.

What is going on?

A fight club?

Really?

Who are you and what did
you do with my husband?

- How did you...
- Find out?

Your youngest daughter and TC
stumbled across your little hobby.

She's upstairs in her room right now.

She can't even look at you.

What were you thinking, Jefferson?

- Not now.
- No. You talk to me.

That's really funny coming from you.

What?

- What's that supposed to mean?
- Means I saw you, Lynn.

You and your little cozy
dinner with Tobias,

which was three days ago.

No word from you.

Why is that?

Is he your new type now?

You son of a bitch.

You hid things from me
our entire marriage.

And I don't tell you one thing?

Oh, one thing?

You're a drug addict.

You hid that from us for months.

You know, you could... You could
be on something right now.

You tell me that you weren't,
I wouldn't believe you.

- I don't trust you!
- Right.

'Cause the only person you truly trusted

is gone now, right? Henderson?

What would Henderson say if he
was here right now, Jeff, huh?

What would Henderson say if he
could see you right now, Jeff?

I can't do this.

♪ Wasn't it a lucky thing ♪

♪ That we got caught in the rain ♪

Peace offering?

Thank you.

You were right.

But I'm sure that you already knew that.

After you left, I reran the numbers.

Mainly just to prove you wrong.

I don't know how you knew,
but thank God that you did.

I've shot a lot of guns in my life.

The alignment just seemed off.

Yeah, by two and a half millimeters.

Two and a half millimeters that
would have caused those DEGs

to explode a projected
36.8% of the time.

Do you have any idea how
many lives you just saved?

I'm just sorry that you
can't get those DEGs

out on the street any sooner.

I'm assuming this will set
back the rollout quite a bit.

No. Thankfully, it will
just be a few more days.

Bates isn't happy about it, but
he knows he dodged a bullet here.

He told me that he owes you a debt.

He doesn't owe me anything.

I'm just happy to be
part of a team again.

That's what I told him you'd say.

You know, since you're so handy,

there is another project that
I could use your help with.

I'm all ears.

Great. I'll take you to see it.

♪ You'll find us waitin to greet you ♪

Later.

♪ Lullaby Lane ♪

Larsen Line officials
are still trying to uncover

how the ticking time bomb

the liberal sheep
refer to as "Lightning"

managed to replace our footage

of her destroying a
small business in Freeland

with an obviously-doctored
video of the same event,

which tries to rewrite history
and paint her as the hero

in this scenario.

Nice try, Lightning. We
can see through your lies.

See, that's the problem with
the new school wannabe heroes.

I bet you Black Lightning wouldn't be

caught up in that hacking nonsense.

But he's old school. Like us.

Please. He's gone. That's what he is.

No, no.

He ain't forget. He'll come back.

He always comes back.

Maybe he should just stay away.

And what... What has Black Lightning
actually really done anyway?

Yeah, he beat down some
thugs every now and again.

But what difference
has he actually made?

Y'all got some short-ass memories.

The man put together a crew of metas

and battled the US government
and Markovia to save Freeland.

If he hadn't done that,

we'd probably still be getting
snatched off the street

and thrown in unmarked vans

like they did those
protesters in Portland.

Black Lightning has given
everything for this city

and what has he asked for?

Nothing.

When I was a kid, I got caught up.

Black Lightning saved my life.

Then he looked me dead
in my face and said,

"Everybody deserves a second chance".

And told me to get back in school

and off the streets.

I miss him.

So when you talk Black Lightning,

you put respect on that man's name.

Shonda, open door.

Shonda?

Hey, I think something's
wrong with Shonda.

Mm-mmm. Ain't nothing wrong with Shonda.

I just put her on emergency mode.

Why? Anissa, what's going on?

It's a surprise.

Okay.

I'm surprised.

Good, but dinner's
not the surprise, babe.

What is that?

I don't know. You gotta
open it and tell me.

Wow.

Anissa!

Volume two, issue 16 of the Outsiders?

- How did you...
- What, remember? How could I forget?

The first day we met,
you had this exact comic

rolled up in your back pocket.

So, to me, makes sense for
me to get you a new copy

to signify our new life together.

Well, now, this is a surprise.

Now, where do you want to hang it?

What do you mean, "hang it"?

I thought your loft was a vibe

and that my stuff didn't fit in here.

Yes, I know I said that,

but you know, babe, this
isn't my loft anymore.

And it hasn't been ever since
you walked back into my life.

This is your home.

You're my home.

So,

what do you say we go to your storage

and get some of your favorite things,

and we start making this place
feel more like our place

than my place?

What do you say?

I say I love you.

I love you, too.

- Anissa?
- Yes, Shonda?

Mayor Black is currently visiting
the Homeless Safe Zone

with an insufficient amount of security.

How would you like to proceed?

- You up for some adventure?
- With you? Always.

Mm.

Come on, let's go.

You know you didn't have
to come, it's just a patrol.

I'd rather be anywhere
but home right now.

But if you two would rather be
alone, you could just say that.

- Mm, it's not like that.
- Mm-hmm.

How about I go patrol
the rest of the city

to give y'all some privacy?

Jennifer, I told you,
it's not like that.

I still don't know why you got me
walking around in a hoodie.

Oh, so, Miss Comic-Con
doesn't understand

the importance of a secret identity?

I don't need a hoodie for that.

I'm a walking secret identity.

Mm, that's wild.

I don't know if it's scary or sexy.

"Wylde", I like that.

But that's your real last name,
the one you changed.

I know. I'm reclaiming it.

All right, girl. I see you.
Reclaim away.

All your men in place?

Everybody is where they're
supposed to be, Chief.

You know, I had no idea

how many families have been
displaced by the Freeland Conflict.

I told you, Mayor.

- Tobias, they're setting up for you.
- Okay.

Mr. Mayor, could we get you to say

a few words to the people of Freeland?

Comfort them in their time of need.

You know, that is a great idea, Tobias.

Maybe I was wrong about you.

Wouldn't be the first
time, won't be the last.

Come this way.

I'm not in the mood to argue anymore.

No.

Look, I want to apologize
for my part in all of this.

Henderson's death...

rocked me to my core.

It brought up some memories

that I thought were
buried a long time ago.

I got lost in my grief
and for that, I'm sorry.

Look, I said some things.

And I should have told you about
Tobias the night that it happened.

But in my defense,

I didn't think you were in
the right mindset to hear it.

Nonetheless, I should have told you.

But you don't have to worry.

I have no intention of
working for that man.

Actually, I think you should.

How much have you had to drink?

Oh, no. Hear me out.

Tobias is always one step ahead of us.

We have to turn the tables
and get ahead of him

for a change.

You're asking me to play a
dangerous game, Jefferson.

Yeah.

But if we don't play it, who will?

Eyes open, people.

You got your order assignment?

Yeah. Got it right here.

That's what you get for being nosy.

Hello, Freelanders.

I'm so proud to be
here with you tonight.

We all know this past year
has been a difficult one.

But you didn't run.

You stayed here and you fought.

You fought here for
yourselves and your families.

And I'm here to tell you
that the city of Freeland

is going to continue to
fight right beside you!

Devonte. Light they ass up.

Tobias doesn't live through the night.

- You hear that?
- Hear what?

A car. It's accelerating.

Fast.

Get down!

Get on the ground!

This is my town.

I got your back.

Damn it!

Hey, let's go! Let's go! Break up!

What are you freaks doing here?

Listen. We were just trying to help.

The mayor has been shot.

He's dead.

I could have gotten to him.

I could have protected
him if it wasn't for you.

This is your fault.

Did you use Freeland PD-issued
rounds like we discussed?

- Of course.
- Perfect.

Now the coroner will believe that
their beloved backbiting mayor

was killed by friendly fire.

And that, my friend,

is cause for a toast.

To the demise of Mayor Billy Black,

who found out firsthand

what happens to those
who say no to the Whale.

Ah. That's good.

How'd you know Lala would take the bait?

Try and take you out?

Because like most, Lala's predictable.

And predictability can be planned for.

Now things get real interesting.

Had it brought here so I
could work on it in secret.

What is it?

You're looking at the future
of renewable energy.

It's called an energy field emitter.

I got the idea from Tesla.

He had a theory you could
transmit electricity without wires.

"Terrestrial resonance" he called it.

I know. The Wardenclyffe Tower,

but I thought he never completed it.

He didn't.

Died before his dream was ever realized.

Maybe it will never be.

Why? What's the problem?

It's the range.

I've been able to generate a field,

but only for a few short blocks.

Only for a few short blocks?

Lauren, that's incredible.

You've done something that
not even Tesla could do.

It's not enough. I need
to expand it somehow.

Does anyone else know about that?

No, Mr. Bates asked me
to work on it himself.

Apparently, it's for some big partner.

I was hoping you could help me with it.

When do we start?

To the fine people of Freeland,

tonight, we grieve
the loss of our mayor.

But we must persevere.

That's why I'm personally
funding an initiative

to double the amount of upgraded DEGs

going to the Freeland PD.

To all who endeavor to do us harm,

whether The One-Hundred,
or masked vigilantes,

we're armed and we are ready for you.

Jen, I can hear you in there.

I heard what happened tonight.

I'm sorry you had to see that.

I'm sorry for a lot of things.

This last year,

with Henderson's death,

I lost myself.

But I, I wouldn't be
standing here right now...

I...

I wouldn't have gotten
this far without the family.

Look, baby girl, I'm still, um...

I'm still working through some things.

So I'm gonna need you to bear with me

just a little bit longer, okay?

Uh...

But I promise you...

I promise you that I will
be the man I once was.

A man you can be proud of.

Jen?

Lightning, you good?

What? Are you spying on me now?

I'm just checking 'cause your
suit levels are really high.

Look, I just came up here
to clear my head. Okay?

How many times do I have to...

Wait.

TC, there's something wrong.

It's too much. It's too much. It hurts.

I... I can't move.

I can't move.

Come down, Lightning! Get out of there!

Oh, my God.

Lightning!

Jen.

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