All language subtitles for Black Lightning 1x04 - Black Jesus (English)

You have to stop.

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

I promise...

no more.

It has been nine years

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

Do you remember why you
became Black Lightning?

You wanted to give the people hope.

Somebody has to do something,

because all of this policing,
and marching, and praying,

it hasn't changed anything.

It is time that people know

that Black Lightning...

is back.

Previously on Black Lightning...

It's my breathing.

- Wanna be my girlfriend?
- Yeah.

I'm Anissa.

Grace.

Yeah, I... I saved more lives
as the principal of Garfield High

than I ever did as Black Lightning.

- It's true.
- It's a lie!

LaWanda is dead. But
I could've saved her.

You'll be ready.

Damn, boss.

If the people of Freeland start

to perceive we are no longer in control,

then they won't fear us.

And I surely can't have that.

For all you lost, Lady Eve.

Take Reverend Holt, for instance.

Freedom!

He's planning a march.

I don't mind people believing in God.

They just can't believe that
they can take back these streets.

Hey, what's going on?

Oh, my God! Do you guys
hear that? Who is he?

What is going on?

Principal Pierce! Principal Pierce!

There's someone freaking
out in the boy's bathroom.

Okay, find Vice Principal Fowdy.

Tell her I said to get
security over here now.

Get to class. Get to class.

Bernard?

Come on, Bernard, talk to me.

Principal Pierce?

I don't know what happened.

We can talk about that later.

You scared me half to death.

Bernard?

Bernard!

- You okay?
- Yeah.

What the hell did that boy take?

Let's go. All right.

I mean, I wanna try it,
but I'm, I'm kinda scared.

Lisa. Neema.

Oh, no, it's Harriet Tubman.

- Get away from them.
- Ms. Pierce?

Get in the car.

Now.

How do you sleep at night selling
that junk to your own people?

I sleep fine.

You better stay away from my students.

Or what?

- That bitch crazy, man.
- Shh.

What did you say?

You heard me, bitch!

I found these on my student.

And he was so out of control
that the only way I could keep him

from hurting anyone
was to blast him. Twice.

Must be this new drug, Green
Light, I've been hearing about.

First Jennifer and Anissa get kidnapped,

then Reverend Holt and Khalil get shot,

and now one of my
students damn near OD's.

It's like this city is under
attack, and we're losing.

You only lose if you stop fighting.

But you can't save everyone, Jeff.

You're just gonna have to accept that.

We need to go hard at The One Hundred.

You sure it's them?

Who else would be dealing in Freeland?

One Hundred have got
their hands in everything.

We could waste a lot of time

going after the wrong
part of their business.

I know all the street-level guys,

but I don't know any of the higher-ups.

I'll reach out to my contacts.

Okay. And after I check
in with the family,

I'm gonna hit the streets tonight.

See what I can find out.

Sounds like a full night.

What'd you hear?

Where can I find him?

I told you, I don't know
nothing about no Green Light.

Yeah, well, you better
tell me something.

'Cause I ain't in the
best of moods, bruh.

Snitches get...

Snitches get what?

Who do you work for?

I ain't telling you nothing.

All right.

I can do this all night.

So one way or the other,
you gonna tell me something.

Okay! Okay, okay. Okay.

Two-Bits.

Two-Bits?

I know it sounds like a '70s slave
name, but that's what he go by.

Where can I find him?

Tanner's Taproom on 7th.

All right.

Say good night.

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Tobias...

did you know that in Africa

some people believe
that albinos are magical?

These people will actually
kidnap random albinos,

cut them up, grind their bones,

and sell it as magic dust.

Yes, I'm aware of that.

I admire how you reinvented yourself

after you lost your
career as a politician.

You went underground, built
a whole new career with us,

and, when we rewarded
you with The One Hundred,

you did a good job.

- But?
- But...

ever since Black Lightning
returned to Freeland,

my partners have become less confident

in your ability to lead The One Hundred.

Is there something
you would like to say?

I've literally made
you millions of dollars,

and you giving me a hard
time over one mistake?

But it isn't one mistake.

It's your reputation.

Your entire criminal career
was built on the belief

that you killed Black
Lightning nine years ago,

when nobody else could. It's...
it's like you lied on your resume.

Black Lightning's death
was your calling card,

and now people are beginning to
feel like they've been deceived,

and it's messing with my bottom line.

I got people paying up on protection,

and that's offsetting any lost revenue.

And I'm gonna take Black
Lightning out, once and for all.

How am I supposed to believe

that you can take out
Black Lightning now,

when you couldn't take him out then?

And on top of that, you're
making a lot of noise.

Your men shot a reverend

and paralyzed a kid.

They were talking about that
kid going to the Olympics.

He wasn't going to no Olympics.

Well, he isn't now.

And that's for sure.

You... You need to take
Black Lightning out,

and button this thing up quick.

I'm not gonna tell you
how to run your crew,

but if I were you, I
would use some of that

albino magic to get it done.

Because if you don't,

my partners are gonna
turn you into dust.

Do you understand?

Yes.

Good.

I'm glad to see you're
back on your feet, Bernard.

How you feeling?

He's fine.

You know you really gave me a scare.

Yeah, I know.

Look, I'm sorry.

We got an e-mail from the board.

Says Bernard's gonna get expelled.

We wanted to ask for a second chance.

Bernard's never been in any trouble,

and he just got acceptance
letters from four colleges.

This is gonna mess everything up.

Bernard's not going anywhere...

but to college.

- I promise.
- Thank you.

Now, Bernard, um, I do need to
know where you got those drugs.

Come on, Mr. Pierce, I ain't no snitch.

Yes, you are. Tell him.

I, uh, I got it from this
dude in the neighborhood,

uh, Ronald Wright.

He said the first taste was free.

- Where's the future?
- It's right here.

Whose life is this?

It's mine.

What're you gonna do with it?

I'mma live it by any means necessary.

What're you gonna do with it?

I'mma live it by any means necessary.

We're gonna figure this out.

- Thank you, Principal Pierce.
- Yeah.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

The board will never let
Bernard stay at Garfield.

The bylaws clearly state
that it's my decision.

You know, you seem a bit more concerned

about what the board wants
than what's good for these kids.

Tell the board that it's my
decision and my decision alone.

I care about Garfield as much as you,

and I'm the vice principal,
not your secretary.

So if you want the
board to know something,

you should tell them yourself.

Yeah?

The drugs that came into the school

came from a guy named Ronald Wright.

- Really?
- What?

I'm looking at Mr.
Wright's body right now.

What do you mean his body?

He's dead. OD'd on Green Light.

Evidently, Mr. Wright didn't follow the

number one rule of being a drug dealer,

"Don't get high on your own supply."

What'd you get from
that dealer last night?

His distributor is
a guy named Two-Bits.

Is that like Huggy Bear?

You got jokes today.

You know things are bad
when drug dealers are OD-ing.

I actually know Two-Bits.
I grew up with him.

I mean, he was a bit younger than me,

but I used to know him pretty well.

What're you thinking?

I'm thinking this is gonna get a
lot worse before it gets better.

Easy.

Easy. Easy. Easy.

Good job.

You okay?

Yeah. Yeah. This is easy.

All right, I'll get you a towel.

I don't know why they're
leading that boy on like that.

There's a chance he might walk.

His spinal cord was nearly
severed. Why get his hopes up?

It's a shame. He's so young.

Hey!

What the hell is your problem?

What?

He can hear you.

I'm sorry.

You okay?

Yeah.

Look, it don't matter what
they think. They don't know me.

I'mma be all right.

Yeah, I know.

I know you will.

You lied to me. You told
me Black Lightning was dead.

You said you personally saw the body.

I thought... I mean, I saw...

Look, I don't have time for
your lies. What happened?

The body came out of the river
where Black Lightning fell.

How many people could've
fallen into that river?

I thought it was him.

What do you mean you thought?

My boss put the body from
the river in the crematorium.

Was he dressed like
Earth, Wind and Fire?

What?

Was the body your boss put in the
fire dressed like Maurice White?

Did you personally see Black
Lightning's body burn or not?

My entire situation's in jeopardy,

because you didn't do
what you was paid to do.

You were supposed to confirm
Black Lightning's death.

Well, since Black Lightning ain't dead,

you owe me a death.

What? No. No. No. No!

Mmm-mmm. Come in here, young lady.

Well, the main reason
you have that phone

is so that when we need
to contact you, we can.

I'm... I'm sorry. It died
when I was visiting Khalil.

Well, your coach called
us to see if you were okay.

Yeah, everything's fine.

Well, if everything's
fine, why you leaving

practice early and
disrespecting your coach?

I told him that I needed to help
Khalil with his physical therapy,

and he still tried to make me stay.

Look, we know you've been through a lot,

but with school, track, helping Khalil,

your mother and I think you have
a little too much on your plate.

So, maybe you should spend
less time with Khalil,

and more time on school and yourself.

Dad, Khalil needs me.

The reason his mom can't
be there for his rehab is

she's taking extra shifts to
pay for his hospital bills.

Khalil has nurses 24/7.

Okay, look,

we feel really bad about
what happened to Khalil.

We do. But you are our first concern.

You are apologizing
to your coach tomorrow.

- I don't wanna run track anymore.
- What?

No, no. You're just saying
that because you're upset.

No. I'm not upset.

The only reason why I ran track in
the first place was to make Dad happy.

That... That's not
true. You love running.

Look, let's just take a couple
of days to think about it

before you make any big decisions, okay?

I'm not gonna change my mind.

Look, if... if you feel the same
way in two days, then you can quit.

Can I be excused?

- No...
- Yes. You can be excused.

If I had some kinda powers,

I would use them. I'm... I'm okay.

How could you not?

I think Black Lightning's
trying to do the right thing,

but in doing that,
sometimes people get hurt.

Well, Black Lightning doesn't
care about hurting people,

he never has.

No offense, but...

Whenever somebody says "No offense,"

it's usually right before they
say something really offensive.

Well, this isn't meant to be offensive,

but doesn't Black Lightning
have the same agenda as you?

Except he's doing a better job
at protecting the community.

Anissa.

I know being a police
officer is a tough job.

- Tough?
- Yeah.

Impossible is more like it.

Look, Black Lightning is a vigilante.

He is causing more
problems than he is solving.

What about all the people he saved?

And what about all the people who
were indirectly hurt because of him?

Khalil? Reverend Holt?

I think you have to consider how hard
it is for Black Lightning's family.

I mean, going out every
night, fighting crime.

What does that have to do with anything?

I'm sure his family supports him,

because what he's doing is heroic.

- Is it?
- Yes! It is.

Look, somebody has to do something,

because all of this policing,
and marching and praying,

it hasn't changed anything.

I'm just saying.

I'm sorry. I have to go.

Mr. and Mrs. Henderson,
have a good night.

Good night.

I'll see you guys later.

Good night, honey.

- Hey.
- Hmm?

- You okay?
- Mmm-hmm.

I got that Green Light.

Oh, I got your Green Light.

Who's the bitch now?

Hello?

Yeah, I need an ambulance on
the corner of 30th and Sycamore.

Jefferson Pierce.

Two-Bits.

What's up, man?

Man, you know what it is, baby.

Hey, yo, this dude
right here is so fast.

He can turn off the light and be in
bed before the whole room got dark.

Yeah. But you was pretty fast yourself.

Yeah, but I wasn't Olympic fast, man.

Look, now we're finished
with the small talk,

what you want, bro?

Oh.

Oh, come on, J, you too boujie
to be down here by accident.

One of my students
overdosed on Green Light.

Your name came up.

No, hey, I'm just here
to give you a heads-up.

The cops are coming your way.

You might wanna get out of this
before it gets too hot for you.

Get out and do what?

I appreciate you looking out,

but I got a family to take care of.

Yeah, but this Green Light
stuff is bad news, bruh.

Now, look, you want to tell me anything?

Maybe I could help.

I got nothing to tell.
It is what it is, bruh.

It's good to see you, Two-Bits.

Yeah. Hey, look, tell Lynn and
everybody else I said what's up.

- Will do.
- All right.

How'd your talk with Two-Bits go?

Not good.

This stuff is like crack and
PCP got together and had a baby.

You should keep an eye
on that student of yours.

The way this stuff attaches
to your neural receptors,

you take it once, and you're hooked.

That's why the first taste is free.

Since Green Light hit,
there've been 36 overdoses,

six of them fatal. You'd
think it'd be on the news.

Yeah, black kids OD-ing
has never been newsworthy.

I've hacked Freeland PD's computers.

They're trying to get a no-knock
warrant for your boy, Two-Bits.

Yeah, that'll take too long.

They move dope houses twice a month.

Ever since Black Lightning's come back,

The One Hundred have gotten
a lot more sophisticated.

They're operating like terrorist cells.

Each group only knows
what it needs to know.

Makes it harder to beat
your way up the food chain.

Maybe Black Lightning
should pay Two-Bits a visit.

What the...

Hey. Hey. Go get him, man. Go get him!

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Hey. The streets are talking, man.

I heard what you did to Block.

What'd you hear?

I heard you lit his ass up.

Good, that should save us some time.

Tell me about Green Light.

I know your MO After I tell
you what you wanna know,

you just gonna knock me
out and call the cops,

and that'll be my third strike.

I get 30 years, man.

Really should've thought about
that before you started dealing.

You think I deserve 30 years?

You deserve something.

Okay. But 30 years?
I mean, come on, man.

They throwing brothers in jail
forever, like it ain't nothing.

All right.

I won't call the cops if you
tell me what I need to know,

and you stop selling drugs.

Now, I hear you dealing again,

I'mma come find you.

Okay. Deal.

So I leave the money at the drop spot.

I go pick up the product at a warehouse

on 389 Hart Avenue.

Re-up is every Thursday at noon.

Hey, hey, real, real quick.
Before you knock me out,

uh, you think I can get a pic?

And can you make sure you light up.

What? No.

So, Joan Lincoln wants to interview me.

Wait. Joan Lincoln
from TV, Joan Lincoln?

- Yeah.
- What?

I mean, she says people
wanna see how I'm doing.

Okay, so you're, like, official now?

Yeah, I've been official.

You just didn't notice it.

Okay, so what you gonna do?

I don't want people to see me like this.

I don't know. I mean, what do you think?

Um, I think you've been through a lot.

So, I quit the track team.

- What? For real?
- Mmm-hmm.

Huh.

You know what?

I'mma do it.

Yeah. People should see that it takes

more than a bullet to keep me down.

Hey, we gonna do it together, right?

You're my ride or die, right?

Yeah. Yeah, ride or die.

We're recommending that
the board have final say

on students who break the rules.

We're also recommending that Mr...

Bernard Lewis. His
name is Bernard Lewis.

Thank you.

We're recommending that
Mr. Lewis be expelled.

The board is not in a position to
know all the facts about our students.

Well, that's why, in this paradigm,

we're proposing that your job
would be to give us those facts,

so that we can then make
an impartial decision.

I'm getting a feeling that
this is already a done deal.

We all want the same
thing. Principal Pierce.

Yes. Of course. Thank you for your time.

They wanna take control of
the disciplinary process,

and have me expel Bernard?

Can't save 'em all.

How do you choose?

You choose by partnering
with the students.

I mean, you do everything
you can to help them succeed,

but the students still
have to do their part.

If they don't, then those
students choose for you.

If my teachers had taken that
approach, I never would've made it.

You can always reject their offer.

Yeah. If I do that, when my
contract's up, they'll fire me,

and bring in someone with no connection

with the community to run the school.

Mmm-hmm. I mean, it's...
It's a hard choice.

Just want you to know
that I appreciate you.

And if you need my help
with anything, I'm here.

Oh, that is nasty.

Took you long enough to get here.

You know I hate it out here.

If it was anyone else but you,
I would've stayed in Miami.

Tori, I missed you.

I missed you too, big brother.

- So...
- Hmm.

How we goin' to kill Black Lightning?

Oh! Oh, damn, Gambi!

You've been holding out on me.

If I knew you were gonna
give me X-ray vision,

I'd have come out of
retirement five years ago.

It's more like electric vision.

It allows you to see the electrical
signature of any powered object.

So, what do you see?

I see everything.

Thank you.

Have you ever wanted to share

something important with
your parents but couldn't?

You do know I'm bi, right?

True. I just feel like I'm past the age

where I need my parents to
co-sign on everything I do.

What's wrong with that?

Ugh! It's just irritating.

You're looking for large containers
where they store the drugs.

The containers use power to
regulate their temperature,

- so you should be able to spot them.
- Yeah, I got it.

From the looks of things here,

this Green Light is bigger
than The One Hundred.

I mean, no street
gang is this organized.

Professional drivers,
temperature controlled 18-wheelers

and a warehouse that looks like
it's being guarded by Special Ops.

I'm a grown-ass woman,

who is capable of making my
own decisions without them.

Okay. Well, my parents sucked,

but there's not a day that goes by

that I don't wish that I could
still go to them for advice.

Hey, you're the bartender from the
Ruby Red Lipstick Bar, aren't you?

You know I am.

This guy and his fellow idiots
have been harassing us for weeks.

Someone should burn this
lesbian whorehouse to the ground.

Yeah? Well, I'm gonna call the cops.

We have a restraining order.

- Uh-uh.
- Whoa! What're you doing?

All right, I'm gonna track
the truck. See what I can find.

What was that?

I don't know. It was close by.

Sounded like an explosion.

- I'm gonna check that out.
- You'll lose the truck.

You lose that truck, we lose
our best chance of finding out

where and to whom this stuff is headed.

Yeah, but the explosions could be
connected to what we're looking for.

Plus, people could be hurt.

Can you tap into the
cameras near my location?

You see anything?

Uh, I got nothing.

The cameras in your vicinity
didn't capture whatever happened.

Whoever did this is long gone.

You should call it a night.

I'm going back to the
warehouse. See what I can find.

Be safe.

Always.

Grace, if I could make
people who did bad things

pay for what they did,

that'd be a good thing, right?

Right?

Yeah.

Local high school track
star, Khalil Payne,

is currently convalescing
at Saint Lewis Hospital

after a gunshot left him unable to walk.

Khalil was shot at a peaceful protest

that turned violent two weeks ago.

Khalil was a two-time
state champion sprinter

from Garfield.

I'd take Black Lightning out myself,

but since I technically still
have warrants in Freeland,

I can't be out and about.

If you could win the hearts
of the residents in Freeland,

if they saw Black Lightning as
a bad guy instead of as a hero,

they'd probably take him out for you.

The people in Freeland love that boy,

and he has every reason
to hate Black Lightning.

He doesn't know it yet, but he does.

Maybe you can help him realize just
how much he hates Black Lightning.

Hey! What you doing here so early?

Um, your mom asked my dad to come by,

so I just kinda tagged along.

Yo, where'd all this stuff come from?

Anonymous donor.

Yeah, whoever it is,
they're hooking it up.

They're even taking
care of my medical bills,

and helping my mom out with rent.

Principal Pierce.

Hey, Khalil.

What, what's going on?

Mama, what's wrong?

Khalil, they're telling us that, uh...

your spinal cord is
now completely severed.

Well, what're you saying? You
saying I'm not gonna walk again?

I'm sorry, son.

The board called.

Bernard can stay if you give up
final say on severe infractions.

I mean, you can advocate
on behalf of the students,

but your opinion counts as one vote,

along with each board member.

I don't like it.

You can either save Bernard,
or you can retain final say,

but they're not gonna
let you have both. So...

Tell them I'll do it.

- Okay, I'll let them know.
- Thank you.

- Hello?
- Hey. Just checking in.

The girls okay?

Yeah. Yeah, they're fine.

This Khalil situation is bothering me.

He's never gonna walk again.

Yeah, I know. I'm up to
speed. Jennifer told me.

Hey, I don't know, Lynn.

LaWanda, Khalil,
Reverend Holt, Bernard...

I just used to be able to handle
the collateral damage a lot better.

Jefferson, I'm really busy right now.

Can we talk about this later?

Yeah. Yeah, sure, um...

I'll call you later.

Hello.

Principal Pierce, I'm
sorry to bother you,

but I didn't know who else to call.

Bernard went to a dope
house looking for drugs.

Wait, what? Okay, slow
down. What, what happened?

After our meeting, Bernard wouldn't
stop talking about Green Light.

- What's the address?
- 367, 34th Street.

I went there to get him, but
some of The Hundred came out.

They pistol-whipped me.
The cops didn't do nothing.

Okay, I'll make some calls.

I don't understand how
he got hooked so quick.

This new drug is bad like that.

But Bernard is in the best
treatment facility in Freeland,

and when he's straight, we'll get
him back on track and into college.

I've put everything I had
into giving him a better life.

I...

I appreciate everything
you've done for us.

Oh, of course. Of course.

Thank you.

Hmm. Stay in touch.

Hi, Jefferson, it's me. I'm
sorry about earlier today.

All I can say is, this Black Lightning

stuff has my emotions
all over the place.

If I'm being honest, I'm angry with you.

But that doesn't mean, I don't love you.

How'd you like the gifts?

You mind keeping the lights
off? They hurt my eyes.

My name is Tobias Whale.

What're you doing in my room?

I wanted to see how you were doing.

Why'd you give me all those gifts?

I understand what you're going through.

Black Lightning messed my life up, too.

I wanted you to have some nice things

to keep your mind off your troubles

I know it's hard to see
now, but in time, you will.

Black Lightning's the reason
you're lying here paralyzed.

There was many times when I was younger

I needed help, but no one showed up.

I don't wanna have to see
you go through the same thing.

Why?

Well, I've followed your
athletic career a long time,

and it hurt me to see you hurt.

But what I've learned about pain is,

pain makes you stronger.

Pain makes you tougher.

And eventually, you get to a
point where you don't even feel it.

If you'd like, I can show
you how to kill your pain.

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