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[suspenseful music playing]

[both grunting]

[breathing heavily]

[grunts] What the...

[grunts]

[grunts softly]

Damn, man. Another fight?

[grunts]

Yeah.

I'd hate to see the other guy.

See you on the floor.

[energy humming]

So you're not stuck here.

No, I'm not.

So the reverse tachyons in your system?

Were put there because of me.

Are you kidding?

You know how many credit card points I just blew

trying to get rid of your negative tachyons?

I just bought a brand-new spectral tachyometer

when I could've had my Fiji getaway.

Not that I have anyone to go with, anymore.

I'm not taking you to Fiji, Ralph.

Why didn't you guys tell us about this before?

Oh, my God.

Barry never returns?

That's why you came here.

To see your father, because you were raised without him.

So what?

Iris?

So what, that that article says that you never come back?

So what if the other one says that you vanished?

I mean, it's said other things before, right?

We made it say other things before.

So, whatever the future brings,

we're gonna deal with it when it gets here,

and change it if we need to.

[Cisco] She has a point.

If there's anything Team Flash is good at,

it's handing the future its own ass, and then some.

What he said.

Well, looks like Nora's gonna need more training after all.

[Jenna crying]

Oh, okay. She's hungry.

Yeah, why don't we all meet back at S.T.A.R Labs, all right?

[Jenna fussing]

[Joe] Wow.

First, you meet your adult daughter from the future, and now this.

I mean, it's a lot.

Yeah.

[clicks tongue] Well, I guess now I know

why she never wants to leave her dad's side,

[inhales sharply]

and why she never wants to be by mine.

Nora will reach out at some point.

The trick is, you gotta keep yourself busy.

Yeah. Thanks, Dad. [sniffles]

[door opens, closes]

[Cecile] Joe!

[Jenna fussing]

Cecile? Cecile, what's wrong?

I can't hear what she wants.

I can't hear anything.

I think I'm losing my powers.

[sighs heavily]

[Jenna fussing]

Hey, babe, uh, it's me.

-Just checking in, for my dad. He... -[footsteps approaching]

-Hello, there. -Hey.

-What you doing? -I was just trying to get

Barry's new suit into this ring. Oh, it's... It's tiny.

Yeah? You weren't watching old holograms of Gypsy?

-Why would I be doing that? -'Cause you miss her?

We just had something so special. Shouldn't it have worked?

Of course, now it's not so special anymore.

Now she's just rattling around inside my head.

I'm sorry this is so hard for you.

But it's okay that you're still thinking about her.

No, I don't think you understand, Caitlin.

I mean, she's literally inside my head.

I can't vibe. Everything I vibe connects to her.

I put some music on, I hear her voice, singing along.

I'm painting my figurines, I see her face on Captain Kirk's body.

Shh!

Do you smell that?

Of course you don't.

'Cause that's her perfume.

[laughs] And I'm the only one smelling it.

Of course. Your powers linked you guys

over pan-dimensional space-time,

so it makes complete sense that your vibe echoes

-would still be connecting-- -Connecting us to each other.

Yes, I know. Thank you for the diagnosis.

I'm sorry. You don't need a doctor, you need a friend.

[sighs]

I'm sorry. I'm just... [chuckles] I'm a mess.

Oh, perfect. Been looking for you two. We need to talk.

I've hit a real wall trying to figure out

who forged this death certificate,

so I was thinking maybe Cisco

could give this a little bit of a... [mimics buzzing sound]

Cisco's not available right now. Please leave a message.

Oh, uh, hey, Cisco, it's Ralph, hope you're doing well.

Just get back to me, I need you to vibe this as soon as possible.

Bye-bye.

Ralph, um, Cisco can't vibe right now,

so we're just gonna have to deal with this a little later.

Why can't he vibe right now? What's going on?

Because we need to help him get over Gypsy.

And like you said,

Cisco gets his vibe back, we can crack this case.

Please stop caring about me.

Ralph, I mean, you don't have any ideas about

how to help a man get over a heartbreak, do you?

Oh, my God, you stop it, girl. You know I have plenty.

[chuckles] Cisco, you wanna know why I'm the perfect guy

to help you get over this and get back into the game of love?

Because trust me, buddy, nobody, and I mean, nobody,

has been kicked out of that more than me.

[Caitlin chuckles]

-[explosion] -[grunts]

-Hello, Bobby. -Vanessa Jansen.

You got out of the slammer.

Now I'm gonna loosen that choke hold

you and that punk-ass brother of yours

have on all the big arms deals in this city.

I don't think so.

[muffled] What the hell!

Do you know what four years in Iron Heights will do to you, Bobby?

It makes you very, very angry.

Vanessa, you don't have to do this. Vanessa, please.

-[grunting] -[Bobby screaming]

[squelching]

[police radio chatter]

[sighs] Okay.

So this is where the Moretti brothers have been running guns.

Yeah.

Stealing from these guys takes some real cojones.

Any idea who our bold thief might be?

Not yet. Made my rounds, too.

So far the only prints belong to Bobby and Bruno Moretti.

Well, whoever this is, they're running fast and loose.

-Mmm-hmm. -If we don't stop this,

a lot of high-power weapons

are gonna flood the streets.

Central City is gonna be a war zone.

[Nora] Oh, don't worry about the city, friend.

C.C.P.D.'s finest are on the case.

-And you are? -Nora. CSI intern.

-I'm sorry, who are you? -The Captain of C.C.P.D.

Captain David Singh!

[chuckles] Oh. I've read so much about you. It's really nice to meet you.

You hired an intern, Allen?

I am very sorry, sir, but I needed help

with, um, the cases that accumulated while I was suspended,

and you said the Mayor wasn't going to give us

any money to help solve them,

so I hired an intern to help for free.

Mmm.

Well, make her official when you get back.

Yeah. Yeah.

I know you're surprised to see me,

but I found this badge and this jacket

and thought, "I'm a CSI, too, so I should help my dad."

[chuckles] Right. Okay. You said you were still a rookie, right?

Well, yeah, but forensic science in the future

is like way advanced, so I can totally handle a robbery scene,

-like, not a prob. -Uh-huh.

-Gotcha. That's great. -What is that?

That, I haven't gotten to yet.

But it looks like somebody wanted their pound of flesh.

Nora, wait! What are you doing?

You can't touch that. You'll contaminate the evidence.

Sorry, you mean you don't have a scene-wide

modified bosonic frequency field to avoid cross-contamination?

I don't even think we have some of those words yet.

Oops.

Uh...

It's just that, this seems way denser than human tissue.

Yeah, you're right actually.

[flesh squelching]

I can't even move this thing.

This isn't a pound of flesh, this is a whole human body.

[laughs] That is so schway.

Let's hold off on telling the Mayor about this

until we have some more info.

She's still upset about the Lang homicide.

Hey, Captain, did you mean Gridlock?

I thought he was locked up in Iron Heights?

Iris, it's a pleasure to see you.

Can we secure the crime scene, please?

You know I can't make a comment on the record.

Okay, well, how about off the record?

Just once, and that's it. And only because it's you.

Okay.

While in transport to Iron Heights, the, uh, convoy was attacked.

Lang was killed by something strong.

We think maybe a meta.

Were there any survivors?

Four guards. They're still in hospital.

-So if you hear anything... -Yeah, I got you.

Thanks.

-Hey, here, put these on. -[Nora] Yeah.

[indistinct conversation]

[Caitlin] "The book of Ralph."

[Dibny] Yep. And we're gonna start with a page of Ralph,

'cause he's nowhere near ready for this whole book.

"Ralph Dibny's 27 steps to getting over the love of your life."

Are you kidding me with this?

We just want to help you get past Gypsy

-and if this has worked for Ralph... -Multiple times, I will add.

Then I think it's worth trying.

-Come on, what's step one? -Shark cage diving.

-What's step two? -Affirmations.

Oh.

Okay.

"Ralphy is kind. Ralphy is great.

"Ralphy is a brilliant detective."

Yeah, buddy, I mean, I know all that,

but it works a lot better if you use your name instead.

Cisco is creative. Cisco is good. Cisco is...

"Smarter than your average bear." That's Yogi's.

-You stole Yogi's affirmation. -Yeah, I did, 'cause it's a winner.

You don't see him moping over any lady bears.

Okay, you know what, Caitlin? I change my mind, all right?

[stammers] I don't care about the Gypsy vibes, I'll just muscle through them.

Let's just help you with your thing,

and just get me the hell out of here, please?

No, Cisco, after Ronnie and Jay, you helped me get past it.

Now it's my turn to help you. Okay?

So...

We don't have time to find ourselves in Thailand,

and we're certainly not watching Beaches

-while painting each other's toes. -That's a really important one, though.

But step 12 isn't so bad.

-Holy Kafka. -Come on, Cisco, change is good.

No, no, no.

Change is pain.

It's not as painful as seeing you like this, buddy.

Fine.

Whatever you say, doc.

[distant siren wailing]

[door opens]

Um, Officer Matthews?

Yes?

Hi, I'm Iris West-Allen.

I'm a reporter and I'm doing a story about William Lang.

-Gridlock. -Pardon?

You call him Gridlock.

In your blog. I've read it, it's good.

Thanks.

Um, I understand that you were a part of the convoy that was

escorting him to Iron Heights when you were attacked.

Something like that.

What do you mean?

I mean, I don't really remember what happened.

One minute I was in my vehicle, there was a pile up,

I got off to see what was going on,

[groans]

everything went black.

Finally came to, and Lang was laying there on the ground,

beaten to a pulp.

He was beaten to death?

-Beaten then stabbed. -Was anyone else hurt?

No. Everyone in SWAT was concussed like me.

So, Lang was the only target?

Looks like it.

[grunts]

Thanks for your time.

Oh, hi. Sorry, sorry, sorry.

I just... I got a little too excited.

[panting] Okay, guess what.

You know my powers have been fading in and out, mostly out.

Well, I am definitely losing them.

You weren't that excited about that this morning.

No. No, I was not.

But I'm excited now, because I have a fix. I have a fix!

Mental Activity Dampener 2.0. 2.0!

Harry altered it, so that you can hear the thoughts

of whoever is wearing it.

And why would we wanna do that?

So that we can make sure it works before we put it on Jenna.

Uh-uh.

Oh, honey, it's completely safe. Harry used it on his own daughter.

That doesn't mean we have to use it on ours.

Oh, okay, okay, honey, listen.

[clicks tongue] I have had a constant telepathic connection to our child

since before she was born.

It's been constant.

Babe, now when she cries half the time, I don't know why.

Look, she's an infant.

They cry and you don't always get to know why.

No, not me. You don't understand.

I haven't been a mother to a new-born in a long time.

When I got pregnant, baby, I was so scared.

And then I got powers.

These powers that gave me a chance to be a perfect parent.

The parent that our child deserves.

And now, they're going away.

I'm scared I can't live up to that.

I know you're struggling, babe,

but that device isn't the solution.

We'll figure it out, okay?

[sighs]

-But... -[Jenna crying]

I got it.

[Jenna continues crying]

[Nora] Ugh.

These old-timey computers are even slower

than the ones in storage at the Flash Museum.

DNA analysis used to take

a lot longer, even just ten years ago.

So, Mom took the news about you being gone

better than I thought she would.

Iris is as tough as they come. I'm sure you know that.

[computer beeps]

Got a match.

"Vanessa Jansen."

"Low level weapons dealer

affiliated with the East Street Skulls gang."

I ran into a couple of them while I was in prison.

-[stammers] You were in prison? -Mmm-hmm.

That wasn't in the museum.

The Skulls make the Hell's Angels look like a knitting club.

Drug trafficking, armed robbery.

Any places Jansen's known to frequent?

[computer beeping]

East Street Auto Haven.

Looks like it's probably a front for Skulls' activities.

Yes! I get to take down my first baddie.

Uh, with your permission, of course. [chuckles]

Let's do it.

What is the hold up? These are gonna move fast.

Well, I guess I heard right.

You got something you're selling.

Too late. Another interested customer just showed up.

You're looking to buy, Bruno?

From the broad who killed my brother and stole our stash?

This is way out of your league, Vanessa.

See, I would've agreed with you before prison.

But then I got out and it hit me.

I'm tougher now, Bruno.

I got connections with people that'll pay big money for my weapons.

Except, they're not your weapons.

[Vanessa chuckles]

Like I said,

I'm tougher now.

All right, I'm gonna take Vanessa and the gangster.

Why don't you just scan the perimeter for any backup she might have.

I can do better than that.

What? Nora, no.

Crap.

Sorry, I can't let you hurt him, or take this.

[Vanessa] Didn't know I was a meta?

Don't feel bad, it's my new look.

Vanessa!

The Flash. Guess I better put my hands up.

[Vanessa grunts]

[wind whooshing]

[exhales]

How long do you think it'll--

[panting]

[dramatic music playing]

I think Nora's good to go. She didn't even need an ibuprofen.

Are you sure? You feel okay?

No, I'm totally okay. Come on, let's get back to work, Flash.

[sighs]

Okay. All right. Well, let's figure out where Vanessa went.

If she sells those stolen weapons to the wrong people, I...

Um, Cisco, were you able to get the satellite up and running?

Cisco?

We weren't able to track Vanessa, but we did find a scientific anomaly

that we've never seen before. Right, Cisco?

-[whispers] Hot shot second. -That doesn't even make sense!

Ralph, it's you.

I'm sorry to lie like that, man, we just need the CCTV--

[stammers] CCTV, yes.

Uh, Vanessa Jansen's concentrated air squares are dense, very dense.

Stupid dense.

The kind of dense reserved for people who still believe in love.

I think what Cisco's trying to say

is that Vanessa can manipulate the movement of atoms

to create concentrated air molecules in cube form.

The space between the molecules is so compact, that--

That there isn't enough room for a speedster to vibrate through them.

And what do you call someone who can compress air molecules

-into solid blocks? -I don't know. Block?

So, I guess Cisco is still taking the Gypsy thing pretty hard?

Well, we're working on it.

But you can't expect real progress until you hit step 17.

It's this thing we're working on with Cisco.

Um, you can do it without us for a little while, right?

I mean, we're blind without our satellite,

so we're just gonna have to wait

until Vanessa makes her next move, anyway.

What about you? You're gonna hang around here for a bit?

Actually, I am working on a lead.

-Oh. -Hey, can I use your lab?

There's something I wanna follow up on.

-Yeah, of course. -Okay.

[Barry] Okay.

Uh, what kind of training is this?

Well, speedsters need to know about physics,

aerodynamics, trajectory formulas,

and after your last encounter with Jansen,

I think it's time for you to get back to basics.

My training is math?

Yeah. I think chapter one is probably a good place to start.

Uh...

All right, you're in for a real treat.

He initially said no, but after I told him

that your cousin was John Stamos...

-My cousin is not John Stamos. -He agreed to take you on.

I proudly present, my personal stylist, Bruce.

This guy does it all. Hair, makeup. He picks everything I wear.

That explains that.

Come on. Bruce is gonna help us accomplish step 12, metamorphosis.

Does that mean you think there's something wrong with me?

Even a Ferrari needs a tune-up every once in a while.

[upbeat music playing]

[Cisco] This feels like purgatory.

[Cisco gasps]

You cut my hair, I cut you.

[both gasping]

My work here is done.

[kisses]

[door closes]

So, I hate it.

I hate it all.

Great. Now that that's over and done with,

why don't we focus on the death certificate?

-Well, I mean, we need you to vibe it. -[clears throat]

Or we can ask Joe to do some good old-fashioned police work.

-Did you ever think of that? -Let's not worry about it, okay?

No, I mean, it's a good idea.

-We'll just, uh... -Let's give him a call.

No, guys, stop, seriously. Cut it out! Okay?

Forget about the death certificate

and let's just focus on helping our friend, okay?

I need a break.

Okay, so the key with Higgs particles isn't the mass per se,

but the effect they have on the mass of other particles.

-Yeah? -Question.

How would one go about performing a supersonic punch

on one of those particles?

-Nora. [sighs] -Dad, I'm sorry,

but I already know all of this.

Look, my high school text books had laws of physics

that this time hasn't even discovered yet.

I don't need this kind of training, I need to learn how to be like you.

What do you think it means to be like me?

You know,

um, running so fast, you can stop a tsunami,

or vibrating something bigger than a plane,

or how about defeating a sand demon by throwing lightning at him?

Nora, look, all those things are way beyond your current skill level.

You gotta stick to what you can handle right now.

You know, just because I'm your daughter,

doesn't mean you have to baby me.

I can handle way more than you think.

Watch.

[electricity crackling]

[grunts]

[groaning]

-Dad. Dad, are you okay? -I'm okay.

I've been hit with lightning before.

[chuckles] Ow.

-It's okay. -It's not okay.

I guess, greatness isn't hereditary.

[typing]

Bodycam footage.

Officer Matthews.

Bingo.

[officer] What's that? [Matthews] Stay where you are.

Freeze, don't move!

-[gunshots] -[chittering sound]

Needs sound.

[suspenseful music playing]

[door opens]

Hey.

-I need your help. -That's blunt.

Yeah, so, Nora, isn't really spending any time with Iris,

so she's kind of with me, all the time, you know.

And I've been training her a lot by myself, and I just don't get it.

I mean, she keeps taking things on that she can't handle yet.

It's like she wants to go big, for big sake,

and I've tried to walk her back,

but it's like she's not listening to what I'm teaching her, you know?

It's actually like she hears the opposite of what I'm saying.

Why are you nodding? Are you agreeing with me?

Do you remember your fourth grade science fair?

Yeah, but, what does that have to do with this?

All you had to do was make a baking soda volcano,

-and what did you do? -I...

-You built a robot with wheels. -Yeah.

And pretty much set the gym on fire.

I almost got Miss Demase, too.

-But that was different. -How so?

That was the first year you took me in.

I mean, you took me when I had no one.

I looked up to you. I mean, you were my hero,

I really wanted to impress you.

Barr, all the information this girl has on you,

comes from that museum.

There are literally statues of you on pedestals.

How much do you think she wants to impress her hero?

So what do I do?

Well, show her that it's okay not to be perfect

coming out of the gate.

There's no shortcut.

[sighs] It takes time to get things right,

and that's not a failure, that's life.

And also, show her that no matter what,

you're always gonna love her.

That's what parents do.

[Barry] Yeah. Thanks, Joe. [Joe] Hmm.

[Barry] I'll see you later.

[sniffles]

[door closes]

[Joe] Mmm, mmm.

Mmm!

What was that for?

Just 'cause.

[Jenna fussing]

Uh-uh. I got her.

Yeah, you do.

[pop music playing on stereo]

Ah, yes, the sugary pastry.

I think as far as avoiding your feelings goes,

cinnamon bun was a solid choice.

You look nice.

Yeah, well, I think Bruce burned

-all my clothes, so... -Hmm.

Why don't you wanna investigate your dad's death certificate?

[sighs]

Because, if it's true,

if he has been alive this whole time,

it just means he didn't wanna see me.

[sighs]

"Step 27,

accept that she isn't the love of your life,

because if she were, she'd still be in it."

[chuckles softly]

-Pretty deep for Ralph Dibny. -Yeah.

Granted, it took him 26 swings before he could hit the ball.

[chuckles]

I don't know.

I think he might have knocked it out of the park with that one.

Gypsy isn't the one.

I know that.

And there's no amount of new clothes,

or crazy makeover distractions that can change that fact.

Because some truths, you can only hide from for so long.

You know, the truth is it's too late for me to change things with her.

But it's not too late for you.

It's not too late for you to change things with your dad.

[sniffles] But what if he doesn't want anything to do with me?

Maybe he doesn't.

But wouldn't you rather face that truth,

instead of spending the rest of your life wondering?

-Is this part of my training? [sighs] -Just watch.

[Nora gasps]

-Schway! Is that you? -Yeah.

Few weeks after I got my powers.

OG Flash! God, look at you move.

Yeah, just wait for it.

-[crashing] -[gasps]

And this.

-And this, yeah. -[inhales sharply] Oh.

See, it takes time to hone your skills, Nora.

You can't just skip rungs on the ladder,

jump right to the big stuff.

That's not how it works.

[Barry groaning]

All right, that's enough of that.

Look, when you first got here,

you said that you weren't a great speedster.

But, obviously, neither was I when I first started.

Do you think, one day, I'll be great like you?

[Barry chuckles]

You punched out a satellite

while it was falling to the earth and on fire.

And you were moving so fast, even I couldn't see who you were.

-That was pretty epic. -Yeah.

I'm sorry I didn't listen to you today.

I just wanted to make you proud.

[sighs]

Sometimes, for people with our abilities,

the most impressive feat is restraint.

I want what's mine, Vanessa.

Now, step aside.

[scoffs]

Because you brought a bigger gun this time?

Not happening.

[gun powering up]

-You sure about that? -Yeah.

I'm sure.

[guns cocking]

Hey, guys, any, uh, luck with Block?

Nothing, no. Anything at the lab?

Uh, maybe. It's still a little too early to tell.

[officer on radio] Unit 752, requesting a 10/61.

What is that?

Nothing. An officer requesting to go on a coffee break.

Not having our satellite's killing us.

I mean, we can't scan the city for dark matter,

we don't have facial recognition.

All we would need to do, is see if there are any pockets

of compressed air around the city, and we'd have her.

You mean, gauging atmospheric pressure, like a barometer?

Yeah, but it'd have to be a big barometer.

You mean like, Channel 52's Stop the Radar Relay?

Yeah, I mean, Vanessa's blocks are constructed of highly dense air,

so they'd have the same composition as an extreme atmospheric system.

So, we track the weather and we find her.

That's so schway.

-[Iris West] Okay, yeah. -Let's do it, yeah.

[computer beeping]

Go, Team West-Allen! Yeah?

Okay, look, there is a high density, low pressure zone,

in a six block radius around Pacific and Davies.

Okay, cool. All right, let's go.

Hey, maybe I should just stay here.

Or you could put some of that training to good use.

Last chance, Vanessa.

To do what?

Just give me the keys, so I can drive my weapons out of here.

Come on, just hand them over nice and easy.

[snickering]

Yeah, right.

Light her up!

[sighs] You two, I swear.

[Vanessa grunting]

She's getting tired.

[grunting]

-We got her. -Yeah, we did.

Gotcha.

Uh-oh.

Uh-oh?

[XS over comms] Flash is trapped.

-What's wrong? What's happening? -Barry's in trouble.

[computer beeping]

[The Flash grunting]

She gets tired.

Hey, blockhead, try that on me.

[straining]

Bit off more than you could chew, huh?

[portal buzzing]

[panting]

Well, my work here is done.

Looks like she's a regular chip off the old block.

-Am I... Okay. I know. -Don't.

[The Flash panting]

[Vanessa gasping]

Get her to a hospital.

XS, now!

-Barry, what is it? Who's there? -I don't know yet.

[energy crackling]

I just lost my speed.

-I got nothing. -Negative, Ghost Rider.

[Cisco] Guys, I know we're three against one,

but something tells me this guy's got the advantage.

[grunting]

[yelling]

Barry!

[straining]

[yells]

[groaning]

[grunting]

[The Flash grunting]

[chittering]

What is that sound?

[chittering]

Oh, my God.

[Iris West over comms] Barry? Barry, you've got to

get out of there, right now.

Dad!

[breathing heavily]

[siren wailing]

-Dad? Dad, are you okay? -I'm okay.

[siren wailing continues]

[device scanning]

[Caitlin] I mean, this is definitely dark matter,

but these levels of concentration

are unlike any dark matter levels I've ever seen before.

Yeah, well, that wasn't quite like any ass-kicking

I've ever gotten before either.

That dagger he had, I think that negated our powers.

And he could control it, too, like Mjölnir.

That's Thor's hammer.

I'm just glad you guys are okay.

-This could've been a lot worse. -Yeah.

-[grunts] -Careful. Those cuts are pretty deep.

It could take a while for them to heal.

[sighs] Cisco, that's not important right now.

Look, if you wanna know, this is your chance.

[Dibny] We'll support you either way, Caitlin.

[groans]

[breathing heavily]

[exhales] I'm sorry. I don't know what happened.

Caitlin, did you see something?

Yeah, I did.

My mother.

[Barry] Hey, guys.

Let's go.

[sighs] Hey, we got a big problem.

So, I talked to Captain Singh

and he said that Gridlock was killed during his transport to Iron Heights.

Gridlock's dead?

-How? -I'm not sure.

I interviewed everyone that was there and no one knows.

But I did some digging...

[officer] What the hell is that? [Matthews] Stay where you are.

Freeze, don't move!

[gunshots]

Okay, so what are we looking for here?

Not looking. Listening.

[chittering]

That sounds like that guy who just attacked us.

It sounds like an insect.

-Yeah, it does. Like a-- -Like a cicada.

Who's Cicada?