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Last season on Black Lightning...

Now, the purpose of Black Lightning

was to kill Tobias,
who killed my father.

I got that Green Light.

Oh, I got your Green Light.

Thirty years ago, I came to Freeland

as an agent for a government
organization called the ASA.

They were conducting an
experiment in Freeland.

Their vaccine inadvertently
created metahumans.

People with special powers.

Yeah, I don't wanna have powers.
I don't wanna save the world.

I've been doing some analysis.

It turns out that the vaccine's
related to Green Light.

Dad.

I need you to find Black Lightning.

I finished the project you were
working on before you got hurt.

Painkiller.

You're a monster.

That's funny coming from you.

You're right.

Okay, how do we get them out the pods?

I... I need the briefcase.

From our man in the coroner's office...

Proctor's thumbs.

Mmm.

You're looking at the king of Freeland.

Long live the king.

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- Stop resisting!
- Stop it!

- You're hurting him!
- Get down on the ground!

Do it now!

Stop it, man!

You're hurting him!

Stop it! Stop it!

Stop... Stop it.

That is a child!

You don't have to do that to him!

That is a child!

Lord have mercy!

Come on, somebody!

Come on, somebody!

Amen!

It's okay. It's all right. It's okay.

- Take your time now.
- Take your time.

The killing of Issa Williams is
proof that this drug, Green Light...

Lord knows! Lord knows!

...has left our
community in grave danger.

There are people infected with this drug

who are running around
with dormant powers.

- Yes.
- That's right.

And the police are
using that as an excuse

to continue to hunt down young
black men and young black women

with a "shoot first, ask
questions later" mentality!

But I'm here to tell you...

- That's right.
- All right.

The police have been
killing and shooting

- and brutalizing and terrorizing...
- Yeah! Yes, Reverend!

...black people long before the drug
Green Light hit the streets of Freeland!

Yes!

Three months ago, the One
Hundred invaded Garfield,

resulting in a faculty member
and a student being kidnapped,

your daughters.

A week ago, three suspects
invaded the school,

one who shot students
with poisoned darts,

another holding kids hostage
in a classroom with a gun.

I'm aware of what
happened at the school.

Of course you are. But after
the fact, Principal Pierce,

because you were not on campus.

Again, I was on a mini
vacation with my family...

In a remote area where there was
very limited means of communication.

Yeah, we get it. But even
days after the attack,

you chose not to show up to work.

This was just a matter
of... Unfortunate timing.

Very unfortunate, Principal Pierce.

I'm sure you understand
that something must be done.

- The school will remain closed.
- Excuse me, the school...

Will remain closed until we find
psychological responders for the students,

the school is repaired and the
board is finished deliberating

and has come to a conclusion
concerning disciplinary

action with regard to you.

Honestly, lady, that dog don't hunt,

so I'm gonna ask you to try again.

How did you, of all people,
get access to these pods?

I already told you, I
don't know who it was.

It was an anonymous phone call.

So out of the blue, someone called you

and asked you to come on
down and claim the pod people?

I've been studying Green
Light for some time and...

I'm not really interested in
what you've been studying now.

I prefer you answer my question.

Excuse me, I would like
to finish my answer.

I've been studying Green
Light for some time now.

And I understand its components
and neurological effects

better than anyone.

What happened to the other
scientist that was managing the pods?

When we arrived, no one was there.

Just the children in those pods.

So, I guess he went to the same place

as, um, the surveillance
footage and Agent Proctor.

This is useless. I'm done here.

You are not allowed to leave
town or talk to anybody about this

until the investigation is over.

And your access to the pods is finished.

What? Did you not hear what I said?

I understand Green Light and
these children better than anyone.

You're a liar.

You've been sitting here lying to
me for about an hour and a half.

You know you're lying.
You're not going to admit it.

And I don't like liars.

Not because they lie,
because we all lie,

but because they make my job harder,

and I have enough cow
manure to deal with

than to have you make
my life more difficult.

Thank you for your cooperation...

Dr. Stewart.

What you doing?

What? Why're you
looking at me like that?

Here.

What...

So, now I'm floating?

Anissa, please don't tell Mom and Dad

or I'll never leave the house again.

I already did.

Tobias Whale wants to talk
to you about that briefcase.

- Not interested.
- It's not a request.

You should've accepted my invitation.

Bitch, you got my hair wet.

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We saw her control her powers at
the safe house and with Proctor.

Maybe she's kind of like
a baby learning to walk.

You know, at times, able to
balance, take controlled steps.

Other times, just stumbling and falling.

But I know that I can train her.

Jefferson, this is clearly
not about training her.

This is about her state
of mind, her mental health.

Yes, you can train her
to control her powers,

but if her mind is in turmoil,
what good would that do?

- Yeah.
- She needs help.

She needs a therapist to talk to.

What? A therapist?

Come on, Lynn.

Jennifer's life is a lot more
complicated than the average teenager.

Really? What, you
think I don't know that?

So, is she supposed to talk to
her "therapist" about her powers?

I don't know, Jefferson.

But what I do know is
our baby girl is in there

floating and glowing in her damn sleep.

What's happening to this
family, it's not normal.

- Yeah, I know...
- No, I know it's normal for you.

The suit, the powers, the insanity
of the vigilante lifestyle.

But this is new for Jen and Anissa.

There's gonna be consequences.

Yeah, I know about consequences.

You know that I know about consequences.

Tobias brought the consequence...

Jeff, this is not about Tobias.

It's not even about your
father. It's about our children.

How did it go with the school board?

Did they believe you about the vacation?

Uh... No.

But it went just like it always does.

They threaten me in some
shape, form or fashion,

slap me around until
they feel satisfied.

And then, when they
think I've heard them,

we come to some sort of compromise.

Well, we'll figure it
out. Yeah. What about you?

How did things go with the ASA?

Well, Agent Odell could tell
that I was not being honest.

He told me to stay away from the pods.

Yeah, I think that's a good idea.

What? Why would you say that to me?

You know how much time
I've put into this.

Lynn, your work is in a lab.

Hey, you don't get to say
where my work is, Jefferson.

You know what? Never mind.

We're not seeing eye-to-eye
on anything right now.

Can I help you?

You put a lot of
children into the program.

I'm sorry?

I know you were the spotter for
the ASA original Freeland operation.

Peter Esposito, the untouchable tailor.

Who are you and what do you want?

I'm a fellow spotter
who's out in the cold.

I have no resources. You're
the only person I can go to.

- And why would I help you?
- I know who has the briefcase.

I'll get it. When I do, it's yours.

But I need out of the ASA and
safe passage out of the life.

What's in the briefcase
that makes it so valuable?

I didn't know it was a rogue operation.

Does it really matter? Now,
what's in the briefcase?

Hell.

I'm gonna be honest.

I don't think you're taking
this situation seriously.

Oh, I'm taking it very seriously.

Then act like it. Stop being
so damn stubborn and arrogant.

- Oh, so I'm arrogant now?
- Negro, please.

Is that really up for debate?

The board has always thought that
your inability to listen to anything

about enhancing the school's security,

especially after your girls
were snatched out of it,

was the height of "I'm
the HNIC" mentality.

A mentality that left the school
vulnerable to exactly what happened.

Oh, really?

- Do you feel that way?
- Yes.

Jefferson, we have been
friends since the Olympics,

but on this thing, you're
putting me in a position

to have to explain to these white
folks all things African-American,

- including your black ass.
- Oh.

So you're their, uh...
Their blackspert now?

Watch yourself, brother. I
don't like the way you said that.

Too damn close to
calling me a house nigger.

Come on, Napier, you
were born in Freeland.

We come from the same place.

And you know that the board has
been trying to take over Garfield

simply because I will not
treat these kids like criminals.

Oh, they have money, right?

They have money for metal detectors.

They have money for...
for guards with guns,

but they never seem to have
money for books, though.

Teachers' raises or core computers.

When I'm sitting on that board,
my only concern is the students,

not you, Jefferson.

But we're blessed.

Who knows how much worse
the situation would have been

if Black Lightning and
Thunder hadn't shown up.

Like them, I'm trying
to save the school...

Not your job.

We've taken a look at
the government's response

to our request that they release
or allow you to see your loved ones.

Their position is that this
is a public health issue,

and in the interest of public safety
and the safety of your loved ones,

there will be no access granted to your
family members who are still in the pods,

until further notice.

Basically, their position is
they own your family members.

- What the hell you mean, "own"?
- Really?

So we're going to have
to sue the government

for the return of your loved ones.

And I'll be honest with you, it's
gonna be a costly legal battle,

but we have to be willing to sacrifice

- for our children.
- Yes.

Reverend Holt, as Dr. King
said, "We all have a role to play

in the struggle for the
liberation of our people.

- Each and every one of us."
- That's right.

God bless you, brother.

And I would personally
like to thank Benjamin Crump

for his service to our community.

Well, uh... We are doing everything
we can here at this church to

put together a plan to try
to give financial assistance

to anyone or everyone who needs it.

- Well, how much money do we need to raise?
- Right.

Considering we have a
lot of families to help,

we need to raise well over $500,000.

Wow.

Like I said, we're
doing everything we can.

The government owns them? That's crazy!

- We have to help those people.
- We already have.

We exposed the Green Light experiments,

got the pods into the
hands of the authorities.

Now it's time to let the
justice system run its course.

Oh, Dad, come on, now. The system?

The system is rigged. You
know that better than anyone.

Okay, look. Black Lightning and
Thunder will always fight for justice,

but as unfair as the system is,

some issues need to be
resolved within the system

to bring about permanent change.

Okay, so if Jennifer
and I were in those pods,

would you be saying that?

Those people are never
gonna have enough money

to sue the government for custody.

Okay. Anissa, listen to me.

I despise the fact that
those kids are in those pods.

I could easily be in one.

But Tobias, Khalil,
Syonide are still out there.

The attack on Garfield was just
a trap meant for me, for us.

They're gonna keep coming
again and again and again.

They will not stop until
they get what they want.

So we need to be focused on finding them

or being ready for when they find us.

Anissa, look. We have done all
that we can for those children,

but our job right now is to
facilitate the demise of Tobias Whale.

It's time to walk away. Okay?

I'll see you at the house.

Jen, you can't ignore this in
the hope that it's gonna go away.

Give me that.

Look. I know this has been a lot,

finding out about your dad and Anissa.

And discovering you have powers

must be mind-blowing on so many levels.

But you can't isolate
yourself and not talk about...

What do you want me to say?

That you're gonna commit to
finding a way of dealing with this.

Dealing with what? The fact
that I float in my sleep?

Or that Dad died... Twice?

Are you dealing with the fact that
you shot someone with a shotgun,

or that Gambi killed a man,

or that I electrocuted
somebody who might be dead now?

Which part do you want me
to deal with first, Mom?

Watch your tone, young lady! Jen!

Mom, are you okay?

Are you okay? I'm sorry.

Jen. Jen!

Jen.

It's okay.

We'll figure it out, okay? I promise.

It's okay. I'm okay.

It's like our daughter has a disease.

Well, first it was a
drug, now it's a disease.

I'm just saying that you
have a suit and powers,

I have years of experience
as a doctor and a researcher

and we're helpless.

I went to Gambi and I asked him
to pull some strings at the ASA

to put me in charge of the pods.

- What are you doing, Lynn?
- I'm doing what you do.

I'm using my gifts to help
Freeland, help those children.

Look, we already talked about this.

You've seen how duplicitous and
dangerous those people can be.

Yes, unfortunately, I have.

I just can't believe you.

You went and talked to Gambi
without coming to me first.

I don't need your permission to
talk to anyone. I'm not a child.

If you were so concerned about me,

why haven't you mentioned even once

that I killed a man
and how I felt about it?

But you have a problem with me going
to Gambi and helping those children?

What, do I need powers,
a fancy suit, a funny name

for you to understand
what I'm trying to do?

Seeing what just happened
to Jennifer down there

makes me positive I
made the right choice.

This thing is tearing us apart.

I told you there would be consequences.

I'm gonna take a drive.

- Are you kidding me?
- I don't know.

Deputy Chief Henderson.

I asked myself, now
what could possibly keep

Jefferson Pierce away from
Garfield High after it was attacked?

Nothing.

'Cause Jefferson Pierce
was already there.

United States government sending
down national security orders.

Black Lightning rising from the dead,

showing up at the Seahorse Motel

only to save Jefferson
Pierce's daughters.

Just say it, negro.

Don't make me rip that mask
off your face. You say it.

You gonna shoot me now, Deputy Chief?

I should.

Is Lynn Thunder?

No.

Oh.

Anissa?

Hmm?

Come on, man! I asked you a question.

Yes.

After all these years, huh, man?

Okay, um... What do we do now?

Bill?

You act like this is something new.

James Marion Sims, the so-called
father of modern gynecology,

experimented on female
slaves without anesthesia.

Well, because of Black
Lightning and Thunder,

people all over the world will
be exposed to the same truth

that people who reside in communities
like Freeland know all too well.

And that is, the government has
used poor communities, poor people

as guinea pigs for all
kinds of experimentation.

The problem is, government officials

have always looked down on this town.

Ever since they started using
these people for experiments,

they don't even see
them as people. Just...

You came back.

I went back to my place...

and figured there was
no better place to be.

He was a good kid. A good kid!

Ain't never done nothin' to no one.

Another kid.

This one shot.

That's one of the reasons
why I went to Gambi.

Stop all this madness on
the streets of Freeland.

I'm going to help those
children, Jefferson.

I don't need your support,

but it would be nice to have it.

All this negative news, on metas,

Freeland is gonna start
turning on folks with powers.

That is the future,
Lynn, for Jen and Anissa.

Eventually, they will be hunted.

If not by the police, then by the ASA...

Hey. We're gonna get through this,

with our family intact.

Oh, breaking news...

Henderson knows.

What?

Oh, my God. How?

He's a smart man. Too many clues.

Wow.

I mean, I could have denied it all

and come up with a bunch of
reasons why it wasn't true,

but honestly, I was just too
tired to lie to him anymore.

He's a good man and a good friend.

Might be someone good to talk to.

I don't know if he'd ever
want to talk to me again.

Anyone who knows who Black
Lightning is winds up getting hurt.

Physically, emotionally.

Now I have him to worry about.

Yeah, I know we talked about
Jennifer seeing a therapist.

But maybe you should see one, too.

You think I'm crazy?

Well, I know you're crazy.

I just... I think you've
been through a lot of stuff.

Not just in the last few
months, but over the years.

Fighting for Freeland,
and Garfield and...

You're a man of a certain age.

And a lot of guys lose their ability

to get an erection when
they're stressed, so...

Maybe it wasn't the suit that
caused your powers to short-circuit.

Maybe it was Black Lightning's
version of erectile dysfunction.

Gah. Woman, ain't nothin'
dysfunctional about me.

- Really?
- Oh, really, yeah.

You know, um...

I am cool testing out your theory.

I bet you are.

Dr. Lynn Stewart.

See, I have an idea

about how you can
help me with my stress.

- Aw!
- Yeah.

What? It's Kara.

She was Proctor's spotter.

I knew I recognized the face, but
I couldn't figure out from where.

She came to see me, offered
up Proctor's briefcase

in return for me
cleansing her from the ASA.

This is completely...

I mean...

Okay.

Does she know who has it?
What's in the briefcase?

Probably. She's not saying.

But whatever it is, it's
probably worse than we think.

You think she can get it?

We'll see.

- Yeah. Any word on Tobias?
- Still off the grid.

I'm keeping tabs on Khalil's mom's
place. I think he's the wild card.

No, girl, I'm serious. I'm serious.

He got me all up in my feelings.

I don't even really like him like that.

Honestly, it's just... It's
the thought of him thinking

he gonna break up with me, you know?

I already told you you too good for him.

- I've been telling you that.
- I know.

Dudes have no kind of shame.

Ain't he got better things to do
with the police looking for him?

Yeah. Yeah, you would think.

Girl, listen.

You were right, J. That stuff
at Garfield, that wasn't me.

Look, if you could please just
give me a chance to explain...

Oh, um, boy, bye.

I mean, did you tell the
police that he's harassing you?

No. I already have enough drama
in my life with my parents.

I don't need more.

Yeah, I feel that.

The police gonna catch
his ass eventually.

I just keep his messages to remind
myself not to talk to him again.

Well, all these Green Light babies

walking around with
powers and whatnot...

I mean, it's like the end of days.

All of them, they gonna end up like
that boy that the police choked out.

And Neema's still missing,
and all those other kids

from back in the day that were
experimented on, they're all freaks.

End of days, girl. I'm telling you.

Yeah. Put your head back.

So we, um, talking
here about consequences.

Everything that you
do has a consequence.

So we're here in Romans
chapter three, verse 21 and 22,

and let's see what God has to say.

"But now the righteousness of
God, without the law is manifested,

being..."

Whoa, you won't be needing that.

God willing, we won't.

Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.

Jesus! You see this?

Jesus, do you see this?

They won't even let
me bury my baby right.

What the...

Stop.

Oh, my God.

No...

Issa? Wait.

Stay... Stay away! Stay away!

This can't be real.
Jesus, this can't be real.

Jesus, what is this? Show me the way.

No, you... I don't want
anything to do with you.

- What are you talking about?
- Nothing.

No. You can't be my
baby. My baby is dead.

No, I was relieved when you
died. I was happy to bury you.

I was happy not to be worried about
you on these streets doing Green Light.

No, I was happy.

Mom!

I'm sorry. I was confused.

I didn't mean to say these words.

- Get on the ground.
- No, wait.

Run. Issa, run!

- No, wait. No!
- Stop!

No!

It's so funny.

Wait. Look at her.

She's so crazy, I'm dying.

She is crazy. I love it, though.

Oh, my God.

This one's funny, too.

Oh, hell, no.

- What?
- Look!

So now they jumping out of body
bags and coming back from the dead?

Oh, my God.

I'm telling you, girl, end of days.

Look. Look at him. All these
Green Light babies are freaks.

That is ridiculous. You...

J!

J, what's up?

Jennifer, what is it? What's wrong?

Hey, come on, Jennifer, you're
scaring me. Open the door.

Come on, Jennifer, open
the door. You're scaring me.

Kiesha, go home, okay?

Jen, what's up? Talk to me. Jennifer!

Kiesha, go home!

I don't give a rat's ass
who pulled strings for you,

but I guaran-damn-tee
you I will find out.

Cut those strings and you
are gonna fall hard, lady.

It's Dr. Stewart.

Oh. Supposed to impress me?

Like you said, I don't give a
rat's ass if it does or it doesn't.

Like crack, this community will
have to deal with the consequences

of the government experimenting
on them for generations to come.

I just want to give them the
answers and the tools to do that.

I'm gonna find out what's
really going on with you, Doctor.

I will.

- Where is she?
- She's in the bathroom.

Jeff, I've never seen
anything like this before.

Okay. Okay. Okay.

Jen?

Baby, are you in pain?

No.

I just can't stop it.

Okay, I need you to get out of the tub.

No, I... I got you.

Jefferson, did you hear me?

I said they voted to
close Garfield permanently.

Yeah, I heard you.

I'll step down as principal.

It'll give the board a win.

They can hire whoever they feel
comfortable with to run Garfield

and it'll look like they've
taken decisive action.

And, uh, the media...

The media will eat it... and me up.

You sure? Do you want me
to take that back to them?

You said it best, Napier.

Like Black Lightning and Thunder...

I'm trying to save Garfield...

Not my job.

Syonide was the only thing left
in this world I gave a damn about.

Then you should have
taken better care of her.

Mmm.

I need the briefcase.

No more words.

Time to die.

If you must.

I'm gonna peel your skin off
with a butter knife, you bitch.

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