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Free Pike! Free Pike! Free Pike!

Free Pike! Free Pike! Free Pike!

Free Pike! Free Pike! Free Pike!

Free Pike! Free Pike! Free Pike!

Free Pike! Free Pike! Free Pike!

This is Joe Kline live from the steps of the City Courthouse.

Moments ago, we received the news that Judge Julius Rhinedell

has overturned the murder conviction of Nicholas Pike.

It's been less than a year since Central City was held hostage

by the violence of Pike and his gang.

Motorcycle hoods called the Dark Riders,

their reign of terror finally ended when Pike was captured

by the mysterious vigilante called the Flash,

and subsequently convicted

of the brutal slaying of policeman Jay Allen.

Now, however, because of legal technicalities

the court has overturned that conviction

and once again Pike is a free man.

Listen to them. They belong to you.

How does it feel to be a free man?

My client has no statement today.

He's been through an ordeal and he needs rest.

However, as his attorney, I'd like to say

that the judge's decision today only confirms

what we've been saying all along.

And that is?

That Mr. Pike is an innocent victim

framed for a crime he didn't commit.

Then who did kill Officer Jay Allen?

The real criminal here

is the psychopath who calls himself the Flash.

He murdered Jay Allen and then tried to pin it on my client.

[Joe] Barry Allen, brother of the murder victim.

What do you think of the judge's decision?

No comment.

And what about his lawyer's assertion

that your brother was killed by the Flash?

- No comment. - Excuse me.

Has anyone ever told you that you have the sensitivity of a rock?

Yeah, my mother.

This isn't finished, Pike.

- I suggest you stay away from my client, Allen. - This is not finished!

There are laws against harassment.

Oh, thank God that's over.

Over?

No, it's just beginning.

I'm gonna make Central City pay for what it's done to me.

But first, I've got a score to settle.

With whom?

The Flash.

No, Shawn, he didn't.

Then why did they let Pike go?

Sometimes...

the law makes mistakes.

But if Pike is guilty and they let him go free

then what's the use of arresting criminals in the first place?

Come on, Shawn, that's your mom. Time to go.

Remember, baseball on Saturday, right?

- Okay. - All right.

- See you later. - [Barry] Mmm-hmm.

Right this way to your table, Mr. Pike.

Oh, terrific.

Hello, Allen.

Excuse me, can we get some more water here?

- Uh, you mind if I sit down? - Yes.

I have nothing to say to you, Pike.

I think it's time that the two of us made peace. What do you say?

You know...

I like this city.

And I am going to enjoy destroying it.

And there's not a thing you can do about it.

I mean, I can get away with anything, right?

After all, I killed your brother.

I mean, you should've heard him beg for his life.

Oh, it was pathetic.

But then, I guess cowardice is a family trait.

Get up, Pike! Get up!

Leave him alone.

You think just because you're a cop

you can assault my client in public?

There are laws, Allen.

[Garfield] It was a dumb move, Allen.

In a restaurant in front of witnesses.

- You're a cop, for God sakes. - He provoked me, sir.

According to the witnesses

you hit him for absolutely no reason.

- That's not what happened. - Maybe not.

But that's how it looks.

Pike's lawyer is playing this for all the publicity she can get.

Now, look, if it was my brother I'd feel the same way

but I don't have a choice.

You know department regulations.

Thirty days suspension pending a professional responsibility hearing.

Get out of here.

Straight, now keep it in line.

All right, hold it.

After you unhook it, get rid of the truck.

There's a ravine just north of the reservoir.

I'll dump it there.

Your obsession with the Flash is going to get you killed.

Monica, we're two sides of the same coin

forged from the same fire.

One has to defeat the other.

But this time, he can't win.

- What is it? - A very special present.

Maybe the Flash can outrun bullets and bombs but let him try to outrun this.

I've had it!

- I'm... I'm through with it. - Barry, calm down.

I'm sick of the whole business, all right?

I wanna live a normal life with, without life and death emergencies happening

every time I turn around.

But you can't just leave town.

I mean, where would you go?

I don't know, I...

I'd travel around.

Who knows, if I find someplace I like, maybe I won't come back at all.

So you're just gonna turn your back on Central City and all its problems?

According to Joe Kline, I am the problem.

Barry, Joe Kline is just one man.

I never wanted these powers in the first place.

And now, because you feel unappreciated you're just going to quit.

You know, sometimes I get really tired of you critiquing my entire life

like you were my therapist or my mother.

I mean, you're not exactly the easiest person to get along with, you know?

I never realized my friendship was such a burden.

Yeah, maybe it would be better for both of us if you left town.

Look, this is not about appreciation.

The man who murdered my brother has been set free.

The system I have believed in my entire life

has blown up in my face.

And now somebody's actually accusing me of murdering Jay.

You don't understand.

You can't understand.

Look, I gotta go, I...

Look, I...

I've gotta pack, all right, I...

Gotta go.

Take care of yourself.

Oh, and good luck.

I hope you find what you're looking for.

[Barry] Take care, buddy.

And remember,

no howling at the moon,

no sleeping in Julio's bed, huh?

And, uh, go easy on those doggie treats, okay?

Here you go.

I'll miss you, man.

You and your goofy food.

Ah, you never ate so good, man.

Tell that to my stomach.

Well, I'll call you in a week.

Drive safe, man.

State the time and...

I have planted a bomb at the old Devil's Gate Reservoir Dam.

Unless the city pays me $10 million by midnight,

tonight I'll blow the dam

and flood the city.

Bring the money.

I'm telling you, Bellows. This is our big chance, man.

Listen to this idea. We open up a storefront, okay?

We sell all the latest fads.

Gimmicks? You know, the electronic stuff?

The yuppies will love this, man.

I've even got a name for it.

"The Cutting Edge."

Is that brilliant or what?

I don't know, Murph, bud.

- What, you, you don't know? - Yeah. What about... Look.

Why couldn't we do something more practical you know, like a bowling alley?

A bowling alley!

Why didn't I think of that?

Where's your imagination?

Look, we're not businessmen, we're cops.

So you wanna spend the rest of your life gettin' shot at, man?

Not me, pal. Let me tell you somethin'.

When I leave this police department,

I'm gonna leave here a rich man and you could be--

Hey, Barry, where you goin'?

I've gotta get some stuff out of my desk.

- You really are leavin'? - Car's all packed.

Things will be different in a couple of weeks.

- You wait and see. - Murphy! Bellows!

There's an all units at the dam.

Some nutcase is threatening to blow it up and flood the city, come on!

Oh, boy. Where do they find these lintheads, man?

- Barry, take it easy, uh? - See you later, Barry.

For cryin' out loud, I can't even get out of the city.

[Pike] What took you so long?

It's time we finish this little game between us.

I have plans for Central City

and you just don't fit into them.

You should've killed me when you had the chance.

That is an error I don't intend to make.

Now let's see just how fast you can really run.

Look at how fast he's going.

Whoo, Whoo, Whoo-Whoo-Whoo.

- He's tryin' to lose it. - No, he can't.

It's locked into his heat signature.

This is getting boring.

Now,

Central City belongs to me.

Attention! Attention!

This is a reminder that all citizens with red passes

should be off the streets by 11 o'clock.

Only citizens with blue passes may still be out.

Any citizens with red passes...

- Where am I? - ...are subject to arrest.

"March 3rd."

"2001?"

[Murphy] Hey, what the hell is this, we haven't done anything wrong.

What's the matter with you?

You're under arrest for selling illegal contraband.

- What's, what's contraband? - This!

[Murphy] Oh, boy, now we're in big trouble.

I told you 10 years ago

"A nostalgia shop, how about a bowling alley?"

- But no! - This was not my idea!

Oh, you're gonna blame it on me?

- Oh. - Take him...

Yeah.

Hey!

Oh.

- Hold back. - Stop it!

Who are you?

Where did you get this suit?

I happen to like red.

Uh-huh. You're a funny guy, huh?

Thank you.

Now, let's just see who you are, funny guy.

Give me the scanner.

Scanning fingerprints.

Subject identified as Barry Allen

former head of police forensics lab.

Missing for 10 years.

Detain for questioning and inform Mayor Pike immediately.

Well...

looks like we got ourselves a VIP, huh?

This could mean a promotion.

- -

Barry?

- It's Julio. - Julio!

Is that you?

Hey, man, cops are after me.

All right, come on.

It'll stink like hell, but you'll be safe.

See a guy in a red suit?

- That way. - Let's go.

Hold on, Barry.

Put these on.

[Barry] Hey, this is my old street.

[Julio] Yeah, when you disappeared

Sabrina and I kind of took over the place.

You and Sabrina move in together?

Worse. We're married.

Close the door behind you, will you, man?

What if the police come here looking for him, Julio?

They'll arrest us, too.

The guy's my friend! What do you want me to do? Kick him out on the street?

[Sabrina] What kind of friend disappears for 10 years

and never even bothers to write or call?

Great. Now the baby's awake.

You have a baby?

Congratulations. Boy or girl?

Yeah.

Yeah?

Twins.

Wow.

Earl!

Hey.

He's forgotten me.

Actually, this is Earl Junior.

Oh.

Huh. You sure have changed.

Well, you sure haven't.

Look exactly the same as you did 10 years ago.

Where did you disappear to all this time?

Boy, it's a long story.

Does it have anything to do with that red suit?

I guess I owe you an explanation.

Well, if it makes it any easier, I figured out

you were the Flash a long time ago.

You did?

Well, I had my suspicions.

But when you both disappeared at the same time I put it all together.

You don't know how long I wanted to tell ya.

I'm glad you finally know.

But what has happened to this city?

My man...

How did Pike become the mayor?

- You really don't know? - No!

Well, after the Flash disappeared

Pike took over the city's criminal organizations.

Slowly corrupted the police department.

All the honest cops quit or were fired.

Crime got out of control,

hard times hit like never before.

Next thing you know, he buys himself an election,

and he's in the mayor's office.

Where did all these factories come from?

Well, this is Pike's revitalization plan.

You see, this is supposed to create jobs.

Instead, it gave us pollution and slums.

Well, what about the people? Where are they, man? Why do you put up with this?

Look, the rich don't complain, they never had it so good.

And who's gonna listen to the poor?

Anybody who stands up to Pike they end up in the Police Rehabilitation Center.

The what?

It's in the old S.T.A.R. Labs Building.

They've got this machine that fries your brain.

Gives you an electronic lobotomy and turns you into a vegetable.

- Julio, where are my parents? - They're okay.

They, uh, moved to California back in the beginning.

Your dad figured it would only get worse.

And Shawn and Eve?

Last I heard, Shawn was with the Liberation Underground

and the cops were lookin' for him.

Liberation Underground?

Yeah, they're like a resistance movement.

They cause as much trouble as they can.

Nobody knows who they are or where they hide out.

Why do you stay?

I guess because this is my city

and I like to hope it'll get better.

All we need is somebody like The Flash to help us get started.

Oh, Julio, I, I can't help anybody.

I'm not the Flash anymore.

I've lost it.

I see.

I have to talk to Tina. Where could I find her?

Hey, with the cops lookin' for you, we gotta stay off the streets.

I have to find out what's happened to me.

All right.

After the police took over S.T.A.R. Labs a couple of years ago,

Tina started up this place.

I'll wait out here.

Right.

[Tina] Now make sure she takes those pills three times a day and I'll see you next week.

I'm in pain here.

Tina.

I don't know what you're doing here, but I want you to get out right now!

Why? What have I done?

What have you done?

Take a look around. Have you seen this city?

I didn't do that, Pike did.

Yes, and you just walked away and let him.

If you'd just listen to me, I'd explain to you.

I don't want to listen to you.

And I don't wanna see you ever again. Now, get out.

- Tina-- - Get out!

Well, she blames me for what happened.

She thinks maybe I could've stopped it.

Maybe she's right.

Julio, I didn't just walk away.

Something happened.

One minute, I was in 1991 and the next I was here.

Well, look at me, come on, man.

You said yourself I haven't changed. At all.

Wait, so, you're telling me that you traveled through time?

Pike tried to blow up the Flash with a heat-seeking missile, all right?

Now, I don't know, maybe the combination of my speed

and the force of the explosion caused me to travel

faster than the speed of light for just a second.

All I know is that somehow

I jumped 10 years into the future.

You know, that's the craziest story I've ever heard

from you or anybody else.

- Oh, man. - What?

- Keep walking, keep walkin'. - Why?

Those are Pike's shadow men. The secret police.

All right, let's start runnin'.

Hold it! You're both under arrest!

Hands behind your backs!

- Let's go. Come on. - [Julio] For what?

[Julio] You guys are making a big mistake. I know Mayor Pike personally.

You're gonna be in big trouble, man!

Turn him in!

Hey, what are you? Cops from hell?

Eastern mystics believe life is a circle,

and that everything must have a completion.

I always knew that we would meet again...

- Barry. -

[Julio on TV] All we need is somebody like the Flash to help get us started.

Oh, Julio, I can't help anyone.

I'm not the Flash anymore.

- I've lost it. - [Julio] I see.

Your friend Mendez has been under surveillance for quite some time.

Damn you!

So...

Flash wasn't killed after all.

Instead,

he lost his power

and hid for 10 years.

What do you think of the new Central City?

You're insane.

Barry Allen,

having considered the evidence carefully,

we find you guilty

of conspiracy and sedition.

You are hereby sentenced to rehabilitation treatment. Proceed.

You're not a judge. This isn't a trial.

You won't get away with this, you hear me, Pike?

There is such a thing as justice!

In Central City, justice is whatever I say it is.

If you fight it, it will only be more painful.

[Barry] Argh!

Maximum power.

Shut it off!

It must have been some kind of freak feedback.

Is he dead?

Stop him!

- -

How does it look from this angle, Pike?

You can't do this. I'm the mayor!

I say let's give you a dose of your own medicine.

- Barry! Barry! You All right? - Yeah. Yeah, I'm dizzy.

Get me out of here!

How you feeling?

Uh, like somebody used me for a basketball.

Julio told me what happened.

Yeah, the electric shock.

Must've recharged my metabolism for a few seconds.

It didn't last.

Julio also told me why you disappeared.

- I guess I owe you an apology. - No.

That night

I tried to leave town, but I couldn't.

That was partly because of the Flash...

and it was partly because of you.

Stop it. I can't handle it.

I prayed for years for you to come back.

Until finally I gave up... On everything.

I don't believe that.

For God's sake, Barry, grow up!

Maybe nothing's changed for you,

but everything's changed for me.

I no longer believe that love conquers all or the good guy always wins.

I'm not sure I believe anything anymore.

But I don't want you complicating my life.

Now, as soon as you're feeling up to it, I'd like you to leave.

Tina.

I need your help

To become the Flash again.

There must be something you can do.

While you were unconscious, I ran some tests.

Your metabolism's in a very dangerous state.

Any attempt to revive your powers could kill you.

The cops are down the street, headed this way.

- You gotta get out of here. - You better come with us.

- Come on. - This way.

This way.

Where are we goin'?

Trust me.

Welcome to the headquarters of the Liberation Underground.

[Sabrina] Julio? Julio?

Oh, God. Oh, baby, thank God, you're safe.

I was so afraid.

- Where are the twins? - They're here.

All right, come on. There's someone I want you to see.

Julio, where are we?

Heh, the old Devil's Gate Reservoir.

Pike's old hideout?

He'd never think of lookin' for us here.

Yeah, well, wait a minute, who...

Why are all these people starin' at us?

It's because they know you're the Flash.

Lieutenant Garfield.

Oh, good to see you, Barry! Uh-huh.

Or should I say the Flash? Huh?

It was on the news this morning.

According to the mayor, you're the same outlaw

who caused Central City so much trouble 10 years ago.

He's offerin' a big reward for your capture.

I always knew there was somethin' strange about you, Allen.

Thank you, sir.

Hey, Barry, come on, you gotta come check this out.

- What is this place? - It's a museum.

In memory of the Flash.

Where did all this stuff come from?

People have been hoardin' it over the years.

Telling stories, keepin' the legend alive.

Somebody even made the suit.

But this is crazy.

Flash was just a man.

But not to these people. Specially the younger ones.

- He's a hero. - Excuse me.

Don't you recognize me?

I'm Shawn.

Shawn?

Hey.

- But you're all grown up. - Is it true?

- Are you really the Flash? - Well...

Are you gonna save Central City from Pike like you did before?

Shawn, I can't.

I, um, I don't have the powers anymore.

I'm just like anyone else.

I'm sorry.

Uh, there's no sign of them.

We think they may have made contact with the Liberation Underground.

[Pike] I want them found.

We are doing our best.

That's not good enough!

I suggest you get the situation under control.

Unless you wanna be rehabilitated yourself.

Yes, sir.

Here.

- What is this? - Synthetic food.

Real stuff is too expensive nowadays.

Here, have a, uh, hamburger.

Garfield!

I was just in the city. The word is out.

Pike's gonna execute all the members of the Underground

that he has in police custody at noon tomorrow...

unless the Flash turns himself in.

[Barry] What about a rescue attempt?

[Garfield] We don't have enough people.

Or enough weapons.

The police, the police will tear us to ribbons.

[Barry] Then I've gotta turn myself in.

Oh, yeah, yeah, what makes you think Pike will keep his word?

He'll execute the prisoners anyway.

If Pike destroys the Flash, he wins.

I'm not the Flash anymore, All right? There is no Flash!

To the people of Central City, the Flash is a legend.

You take that away, they'll just give up.

Look, there could be another way.

How?

Barry's here because of an accident.

A tear in the space-time continuum.

Now, if he could get back through that tear

maybe he could keep all this from happening.

You mean, go back in the past and stop Pike

from taking over Central City in the first place?

- Yes. - Is that possible?

- Theoretically. - How do we do it?

There's only one way.

We've got to break into S.T.A.R. Labs.

- Oh, that would be suicide. - No, not necessarily.

If they're still using the same old security system

I should be able to override it and get us all inside.

I guess we don't have a choice.

Someone once told me the Flash would be

forgotten in a few years.

I never thought he'd end up in a museum.

All those people out there...

waiting for me to save them.

I don't know if I can be...

what they want me to be.

I believe in you.

It's time.

This is an emergency.

All personnel evacuate the building immediately.

All personnel evacuate the building immediately.

Now all I have to do is change the entrance codes.

That should keep them out for a while.

Barry!

Julio!

- Barry. - Huh?

- What happened? - Oh, man.

Oh! Hang on, man! Hang on!

What?

Oh, Julio!

Oh, no, no.

No!

Oh, no!

Barry, I'm sorry.

Well, uh, leave me alone with him. All right?

I need your help in the lab.

We haven't much time.

Barry, if we don't stop Pike, Julio will have died for nothing.

They've blockaded themselves

inside the Police Rehabilitation Center.

We've got the building surrounded but we can't get in.

They've changed the security access codes.

I'll be there in five minutes.

[Tina] I've synthesized the booster injection

to accelerate your metabolism.

It should last about 10 minutes.

Your metabolism's so fragile I don't know how you're gonna react.

Your body could literally tear itself to pieces.

Well, it's a little late to change my mind now, isn't it?

How do you feel?

I...

Oh, Barry!

I feel like I'm on fire.

I'm back.

Should be able to bypass the access codes in 15 minutes.

Bypass? To hell with that! Break it down!

It's two-inch titanium. That'll take all night.

Then blow it!

But do it now!

[Tina] We have to duplicate the accident that caused you

to jump through time in the first place.

To do that, we have to create a massive explosion.

The lab is powered by a small underground reactor.

If the atomic core melts down

S.T.A.R. Labs will turn into a miniature nuclear warhead.

But that would destroy the lab

and anyone inside.

If my theory proves correct the space-time continuum

will snap you back through the tear.

You could get back before all this happened and change it all.

And if you're wrong...

we'll both die.

Yes.

Here goes.

Warning. Reactor control rods

have been withdrawn from reactor core.

Reactor is in imminent danger of meltdown.

Warning.

- Reactor control rods have been withdrawn from reactor core. -

Reactor is in imminent danger of meltdown.

The time to reinsert rods to avoid a meltdown

will expire in 30 seconds.

They're going to blow it up!

I can't predict what might happen to you when you go back through time.

You could pass yourself or meet yourself at the other end.

You now have 10 seconds to reinsert the rods.

Warning. Five seconds till reactor reaches critical mass.

Five, four,

three, two, one.

Critical mass has been reached.

Reactor will now explode in 15 seconds.

Fifteen, fourteen

thirteen, twelve

eleven, ten

nine, eight

seven, six

five, four

three, two, one...

Now let's see how fast you can really run.

It's not working.

- What is it? - I don't know.

Some kind of equipment failure.

You're the failure, Pike. Again.

Now, tell me about the murder of Jay Allen.

Oh, go to hell!

I've got a better idea. We'll both go.

I changed the launch frequency and homing signal.

Your missile is headed straight for this van.

Unless I redirect it, we all go.

And you'll die, too.

I don't think he's bluffing.

You've got 20 seconds.

For God's sakes, he means it. Tell him!

[Pike] You want me to say I killed Jay Allen?

- I killed him! - Not good enough!

Forced confession is worth nothing!

Then what is it you want?

Police never found the weapon you used to murder Jay Allen. Where is it?

You've got 10 seconds.

Nine seconds.

- Tell him! - Oh, shut up!

- Seven seconds... - Tell him!

All right, I dropped it down the main drain

at the reservoir just inside the gate!

The future's startin' to look...

a lot brighter.

Whoo!

Ha-ha!

Ah, that's what I call a city.

Huh!

Hey! How you doin'?

How you doin', Earl?

Oh! Yeah. Yeah. Whoa.

There you are, you mangy hairball.

Julio!

Man, I've been lookin' for this guy all over Central City.

You ran away from me this morning.

What are you doing back?

I decided not to go.

Yeah, I figured you'd change your mind.

Welcome back.

Oh, man, it is good to see you.

- Barry. Barry. Barry. - Huh? What?

Somebody might be looking, man.

Oh, yeah. Sorry.

So it would appear that I owe a big apology

to a certain mystery man whom I suggested

might be the real culprit in this crime.

Now, when this reporter makes a mistake

he's big enough to admit it.

So here's a personal message from yours truly

to the scarlet speedster.

Wherever you are, Mr. Flash

this is Joe Kline saying "Sorry, babe."

Well, it looks like you're one of the good guys again.

Hmm.

Barry, you never explained to me

why you changed your mind about leaving Central City.

Well, sometimes,

things happen, you know, and, um,

suddenly you see the world very differently...

and you realize that what you have...

is more valuable than you thought.