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Previously
on Black Lightning...

Now, we are talking
about the guy

who worked for the man
who killed my father.

If he is still around,
then Tobias is still around.

Where is Tobias?

Freeland is in crisis
because of Green Light.

Toledo's behind that.
Tobias is behind him.

You couldn't wait
for me to get in the suit.

Now you're gun-shy
about Tobias?

Why is that?

We had a deal.
You're not supposed to be here.

Did you know that in Africa some people
believe that albinos are magical?

These people will actually
kidnap random albino,

cut him up, grind up his bones,
and sell it as magic dust.

What was that?

Someone's breaking in.
They're coming this way.

Okay, hide. I'm coming.

Get away from her!

Let her go.

Anissa?

Look up.

Look down.

I still can't believe it.

All that talk about
nonviolence and Dr. King

and Dad's Black Lightning?

Your ocular responses are normal.
Your concussion's healing.

Let me check your ribs again.

Mom, I told you, I'm fine.

My God.

You're healing already.

Look, Anissa, you have to stop this now.
It will destroy your life.

But you and Dad taught me
that I need to help people.

That's what I'm doing.
I am helping people.

Yeah, as a social activist or a doctor,
not as a super-powered vigilante.

So I'm just
supposed to sit back

and watch The One Hundred
destroy what's left of Freeland?

No!

This is a gift from God,
Mom, a blessing.

You sound
just like your father.

That's a bad thing?

Do you know,
together, Dad and I

can put an end to The One
Hundred once and for all.

Look, I understand what you're
going through right now, trust me.

But this road you're on,
it only leads to heartbreak and pain.

Do you have powers?

Can you stop a bullet?

Shoot lightning
out of your hands?

No, of...

Then how can you possibly
understand what I'm going through?

I did some digging,
and there's some chatter on the dark web

about a group of high-end tech
thieves making the rounds.

They pull a job,
and then they move on to the next city.

So far, they've stolen over ten
million dollars worth of equipment

that they turn around
and sell to the highest bidder.

My guess,

Lynn was just in the wrong
place at the wrong time.

They're probably
already gone,

but she should stay here for a few days,
just in case.

Jefferson,

you shouldn't beat yourself up
over this Anissa thing.

There's no way you could
have known it was her.

Why don't you go home,
get some rest, check on Jennifer?

And I'll look after Lynn.

Jennifer's at Kiesha's.

Thank you for your concern.

Have I done something
to upset you?

It's what
you didn't do, Gambi.

Why didn't you tell me
Tobias was back in Freeland?

- We're back to this again?
- Yes, we are.

Do you expect me to believe
it only took you two hours

to get some intel
on thieves on the dark web,

but you haven't
heard anything,

anything about a six-foot
albino in Freeland?

- I told you. I didn't know.
- I know what you told me.

It doesn't mean I believe you.

I didn't tell you
in order to protect you.

From Tobias?

From yourself.

Jefferson,

I didn't want you to do something that
you'd regret for the rest of your life.

There's no coming back
from something like that.

Trust me.

That's just it.

I don't.

Joey, where'd you find
this clown?

Thought you said
he was one of the best.

He was, boss. I saw him
tussle with my own eyes.

Find me someone
worth my time.

Down, boy.

Finally, a brotha
with some heart.

He has to be hyped-up
on something.

Check his bag.

Green Light.

His nose was thinner,

and his eyes were
a little further apart.

Okay.

You're lucky Black Lightning
showed up when he did, Lynn.

Any idea why you?

No.

Do you think anyone from your
past may have a problem with you?

An ex-boyfriend maybe?
A colleague?

No.

Have you been in any
altercations lately?

Did you take somebody's parking space?
Cut somebody off in traffic?

No. No.

Have you started dating
anyone new?

No.

I'm not even gonna pretend to know what
you do at your lab over at Bowman,

but is there a universe
where some of your research

could have been targeted by a third party,
maybe for financial gain?

Most of my research deals
with addiction

and its effects
on the human brain.

I... I don't think
there's any money in that.

Hmm.

What about you, Jefferson?

Me?

What about me?

First your girls get kidnapped,
and now this thing with Lynn...

Do you think The One Hundred is
trying to send you a message?

Why would The One Hundred
care about me?

I'm just
a high school principal.

Come on, now, Jeff.

We both know you're
a lot more than that.

You give your students
at Garfield hope,

make them believe they can do
something with their lives.

Those are kids The One Hundred
can't put to work.

Just watch your back,
that's all I'm saying.

Are these the men
that broke into your lab?

That's them.

I couldn't forget them
if I tried.

I feel this endeavor requires
an especially delicate touch.

What if someone figured out
that I was Black Lightning

and tried to abduct you
to get to me?

Why didn't they take me
when they had the chance?

I don't know.

I just keep
racking my brain,

trying to figure out
why me, why then?

Did anything
out of the ordinary happen

around the time
of the break-in?

Actually, there was one thing.

Anissa came by with a box
of Alvin's research.

- My father?
- Yeah, I...

I didn't have a chance
to look through it,

but I did come across some pretty
advanced biochemical formulas.

Where did she get
his research?

S he was coming to the lab to talk about
it just before the break-in happened.

You think it's just
a coincidence?

At this point, we can't
rule anything out.

Excuse me.

I thought PCP was bad.

This Green Light
is on a whole 'nother level.

It's too volatile,
too addictive.

Truthfully, it's killing
too many people,

and dead customers don't pay.

So what are you
gonna do about it?

Syonide.

- Yes, boss?
- Reach out to Lady Eve's people.

Tell
'em I want a face-to-face with her evil ass.

- You got it.
- Wait.

You're gonna
talk to her?

Talk?

No.

Okay, maybe what happened
to you isn't my fault,

but what happened
to Anissa is.

There's no way you could have known
that Anissa would manifest abilities.

Me, on the other hand, my work deals
with mapping and rewriting genes,

I should have known
there was a possibility.

We have to call Anissa,
get her to meet us at the hospital

so I can run some tests.

We need to know
what we're dealing with.

No, no, no.

The only place we're going
is back to Gambi's.

Have you forgotten you were just
held captive in your own lab?

The men who did it
are still out there somewhere.

No, of course,
I haven't forgotten.

Okay, Anissa has powers now.

But she'll still have powers
when all this blows over.

You can test her
when we know you're safe.

What do we do with her
in the meantime?

We have to protect her
from herself.

Convince her that using her powers
is putting her life in danger.

That it takes
more than it gives.

What if Jen has
inherited abilities as well?

Jen is already too much
to handle even without powers.

We have to test her, too.

Yeah.

Oh, God, Jefferson.

I'm so scared for our girls.

I know.

That's what I've been...

Bruh, when I say stop arguing,
that's what's got to happen, period.

Then we can get to the
root cause of the problem.

But we can't do that if
you're yelling and cussing.

I can't let ninjas just be out
here punking me, Mr. Nasir.

You gotta use your head.

We're not asking you to
allow someone to punk you,

we're asking
that you control your anger.

I have to take this.

Talk less, listen more.

That's what
I've been trying...

Come on, use your head, man.
This is your future. I got mine.

Yeah?

Is this the electrician?

What can I do for you,
Inspector?

Is there anyone else like you in Freeland?

Okay, not exactly like you,
but I just mean someone with, uh...

unique abilities.

Why do you ask?

There was an incident
at the university.

Some students reported
seeing a woman

destroy a Confederate
general's statue with a stomp.

No matter how much I agree
with what she did,

you just can't go around
destroying university property,

or any property.

I haven't heard of anyone
like that in Freeland,

but if I hear of anything,
I'll hit you up.

Hey, yo.

Since I'm looking out
for you,

I need you to do
something for me.

Something like what?

That clue you gave me to find Toledo,
it didn't pan out.

Could you find another way
to track him down?

I'll see what I can do.

Why are you so hung up
on Toledo anyway?

He's a hired gun.

I ain't after Toledo.
I'm after his boss, Tobias Whale.

You chasing ghosts now?

No, I saw Tobias.

The crazy thing is, he looks like
he hasn't aged a day in 30 years.

How is that possible?

I'll let you know
when I catch his ass.

Wait a minute... Hello?

Hey...

Anissa, how you feeling?

Dad, I'm ready to go out
in the streets.

I was thinking we could hit
the community center,

and then maybe take down
some Green Light houses...

Whoa!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!

You're a teacher and a med student,
and that's all you need to be.

Just because you have abilities
doesn't mean you have to use them.

I've already used them.

To destroy
a Confederate statue.

Oh. I know. It was a mistake.
I lost my head.

That's just it, Anissa.
You can't afford to lose your head.

That's when people
get hurt, or worse.

Okay. Then train me.
Show me how to do this.

No. You're clearly not ready.

No, Dad, you're not ready.

There's a difference.

That box
you gave your mother...

The box of
my father's research...

Where'd you get it?

I got it from your father's editor,
David Poe.

Why?

Dad, when I first got
my powers,

I didn't know
what was going on with me.

So I started doing
some digging on the Internet

and I saw that Grandpa
was doing research

on missing kids
and enhanced abilities.

So, I reached out to his editor,
and he gave me what he had.

I did what I could,
but it was so over my head

that I had to give it to Mom.

It was selfish and reckless
to give that box to your mother

without giving her
all the details.

Your grandfather
was murdered.

You don't think
he was researching

anything else that may
have been dangerous?

So you think the box was the
reason for the break-in?

I don't know.

But if there's a chance that it is,
you have to warn David Poe.

No powers, just you.

Okay.

We need
to have a conversation.

I already told you,
the Stewart situation is being cleaned up.

I'm not here about Lynn.

I'm here about Tobias.
The man is a problem.

He is a retail outlet

who makes a 300% profit.

That kind of financial asset is
almost impossible to replace.

Evelyn, the man is wanted.
He's supposed to be underground.

His head's gotten too big.

Ever since his little visit
to my shop,

I've been keeping tabs on him.

Whatever message you thought
you sent, he didn't receive.

He's been strutting around
this city like he owns it.

He's about to open
a night club, for God's sakes.

It's only a matter of time
before he's caught by the cops.

Or even worse...
Black Lightning.

If he talks,

he could dismantle the whole ecosystem
we've created over the years.

We need to clip his wings.

I am aware that Tobias has been somewhat
of a habitual line-stepper lately,

but, Gambi...

you and I both know
ecosystems are tricky.

Taking Tobias out
would throw that balance off.

But...

You could have Joey Toledo.

Toledo is Tobias's right hand.

If you remove him
from the equation,

maybe Tobias will get the hint
and start being more careful.

And if Tobias
doesn't fall in line?

I'll throw him off that bridge
when I get to it.

Do we have a deal?

Deal.

Give Mr. Toledo my regards.

All right.
What's the deal with you two?

Something's up, I can tell.

Nothing's up, Jen.
I'm just reading the paper.

Yeah, and Anissa's
just studying.

You know
what you're not doing?

Talking.

Don't worry about it, Jen.
Dad and I are cool.

- Right, Dad?
- Yeah. Cool.

S o everything is normal?
I'm just making all this up in my head?

Apparently.

Okay, well, on a normal day,
you would have noticed

that I'm wearing your favorite
shirt without permission

and Dad would have asked
at least a dozen times

if I had an activity
to replace track yet, so...

You guys wanna try again?

All right.
If you must know,

Anissa was upset
with me, um,

because I blew off a follow-up
scan your mother wanted to run.

Uh, I...

I was busy, and I thought
it wasn't important,

but...

your sister convinced me
to, uh, do the scan.

- Yeah.
- So...

So all this was about a scan?

Look, I was just trying
to look out for Dad, Jen.

You know, protecting is what
the Pierce family does best.

All right, guys,
I have some errands to run,

so I'll see you guys later.

- Yeah.
- Okay.

S o are you doing this brain scan
after family dinner tonight?

Vell, uh, your mother had to leave
town suddenly for a conference.

But when she's free,
I'll have the test done.

Okay.

Hi, Mr. Poe,
it's Anissa Pierce again.

If you could give me a call back when
you get this message, that'd be great.

I hope everything's great with you,
and I'll talk to you soon. Bye.

- Hey, what are you doing here?
- Hey.

Uncle Gambi, he let me in
on his way out for lunch.

Look, I stopped at your place,
picked up a few things.

I just want you to be as comfortable
as possible while you're here.

- I appreciate it. Thank you.
- You're welcome.

Mom, look, I'm sorry
about yesterday.

I feel bad
how our conversation ended.

I just want you
to have a normal life,

free of the trials
and tribulations

your father and I
had to go through.

When he put on that suit
and walked out the door,

I never knew if he was gonna
walk back through it again.

Is that what you want
for your life?

Is that how you want the people
who love you to live their lives?

Wait.

Is Dad being Black Lightning
why you two broke up?

Yeah.

This life is hard, baby.
That's what I'm telling you.

And if you're not careful,
you could lose yourself in it.

When's the last time
you had a conversation

with anyone
besides your family?

When's the last time
you were on a date?

When you do
what your father does,

what you wanna do,

everybody gets
a happy ending but you.

But the community, they fell apart,
Mom, without Black Lightning,

but people are starting
to believe

that they can get up
from The One Hundred again,

up from the crooked police.

Look, I can finally help
Dad free Freeland.

And I'm willing
to sacrifice my happiness

so that other people
can have theirs.

- Can I help you, dear?
- Oh, I hope so.

I'm looking for David Poe.
Is he around today?

I'm sorry. David died
a few days ago.

He was struck by a car
on his morning bike ride.

The police said
it was a hit-and-run.

Did you know him well?

Yeah, he, um...

He was a friend of the family.

I'm so sorry to be the one
to share this with you.

Go check it out.

Let's go.

Who are you?

Uh, I left dinner on the stove for you.
It should still be warm.

Anissa...

Anissa, what is it?

It's David Poe...

I came as soon as you called.

What is it? Are you okay?

Remember when Anissa was ten months
old and she kept trying to walk?

Yeah, of course I remember.

She'd fall,
and then she'd cry.

She'd fall,
and then she'd cry.

She did it
over and over again.

A week later,
she was walking.

Ever since the day she was born,
she's been stubborn.

She never stops.

She will keep falling
until she walks.

- You have to help her, Jefferson.
- Are you kidding?

Eventually, she will go back out there,
whether we like it or not.

And if she doesn't
have someone to look after her,

then she will get hurt.

Or worse.

Training her
is the right thing to do.

Okay, what happened to
"Powers are the drug that destroys lives"?

And "I'm an addict"?

Do you want that for Anissa?
To destroy her life?

I'm not talking about
destroying her life.

I'm asking you to protect it.

Hey, Jefferson.

If I'd known you were coming,
I would have picked up some more food.

No, I was just on my way out.

Yeah.

When?

On my way.

What is it? What happened?

It's nothing.

Jazz.

One of the only things
brothas got right.

What do you need, sis?

Joey...

He's dead.

What?

One of your men found this
before the police arrived.

Son of a bitch!

Run and hide.

That's exactly
what Lady Eve wants me to do.

- No.
- It's either her or you. You understand that?

Do you understand that?

If I kill Lady Eve without
the Shadow Board's permission,

I might as well
bury myself with her.

Not necessarily.

What's up?

Joey Toledo took one to the chest,
he suffocated in his own blood.

Toledo was my only lead
to Tobias.

Maybe not.

I looked a little closer
at Toledo.

His girlfriend's car

has gotten a lot of tickets
outside this new jazz club

as it was being remodeled.

Tomorrow's the grand opening.

Thing is, she couldn't have
gotten those tickets

because she was clocked in at work
halfway across the city at the time.

So, it has to be Toledo.

And if Toledo was there
for the remodel,

chances are, if he was still breathing,
he'd be there for the opening.

And given the givens,

if Tobias is back
in Freeland...

...that's where we'll find him.

You're welcome!

The two men were gunned down
near PAX Institute

trying to escape with
high-end medical equipment.

When asked for his comments,
PAX CEO, Christopher Smith,

said he would make no comment
until police make an arrest.

I take it you saw.

Guess you were right.

Wrong place, wrong time.

I'm just glad you're safe.

Look, Peter...

I know we don't see eye-to-eye
on a lot of things,

but I do believe
you care about Jefferson,

and our family,

and protecting us,
and because of that...

I need to ask you a favor.

Hmm.

So, you wanna write about me,
huh, Uncle Tom?

It's time for you to eat
your damn words.

Dad.

Dad.

This suit is gonna be
state-of-the-art, Lynn.

It'll keep Anissa safe.

I just hope you're not
making my baby a casket.

It's Anissa.

Would you tell her
I'll be up in a minute?

Of course.

- Hey.
- Hey, Anissa.

- How are you?
- All right.

- Your mom will be up in a minute.
- Okay.

- This is for you.
- For me?

You're making me a suit?

I'm making it with a breathable,
Kevlar weave,

so even when you're not bulletproof,
you'll still be bulletproof.

It's gonna be fireproof,
and water-resistant,

it's gonna have state-of-the-art
neuro-interface technology

stitched into the lining,

so I'll be able to monitor
your vitals from here.

Wow.

I'll run you through all the bells
and whistles when it's done.

Just give me a little while
to get it together.

Okay.

If you ladies will excuse me,
I have a lot of work to do.

Anissa, you think
I don't get it, but I do.

Ever since you were
a little girl,

you were always
protective of others.

Whether it was Jen or someone
being bullied on the playground,

you always stood up for them.

And now, you want to
stand up for Freeland.

Just be careful,

okay?

I love you, Mom.

I love you, too.

- All right, let's go. Let's get you home.
- Yeah.

Thanks, baby.

Is everything
ready to go?

- Just say when.
- When.

So you got everything
you need?

With you by my side, indeed.

You've got to be kidding me.

Tobias!

Tobias, are you okay?

Come on, come on.
Let's get out of here.

Go.

Tori. Tori!

Come on.

Tori!

No! Tori!

No!

Come on, breathe.
Breathe. Stay with me.

Breathe.

Come on, breathe.
Stay with me.

Stay with me. Come on.

Breathe.

Hi, Grace. It's, um...

It's Anissa.

I know it's been a while,
but I've been thinking about you,

and I was hoping that we could grab
a drink or dinner or something.

So, call me back
when you get this.

I miss you.

All right, bye.

Come in.

Hey.

Hey. Uh...
Can I talk to you a minute?

Sure.

I'm a hypocrite.

You know how I always
get on you to keep your head?

I've let my emotions get the
best of me over and over again.

And tonight,
a young lady died.

- Dad, listen...
- No, no, no. Look.

We are both
gonna make mistakes,

horrible mistakes,

but without us,
Freeland doesn't stand a chance.

I don't know everything,

but what I do know,
I'm going to teach my daughter.

No, you're not a hypocrite.

You're great.

You're a great dad,
great principal,

the greatest hero.

I mean, Dad, I can only hope
to live up to your example.

No.

Be better than me.

Yeah.

You went too far this time.

Evelyn Stillwater-Ferguson,

a prominent member of the Freeland community,
was murdered tonight

along with two employees at
her Black Bird Funeral Parlor.

Police sources say
she was killed

by electrocution...

...making Black Lightning
their prime suspect.

And just like that,

Freeland's protector just
became its biggest threat.

Do you believe
in the Resurrection, Latavious?