Original subtitles

Dig it, comrades.

Brothers and sisters

the revolution will be televised.

- Yeah! - Alright!

[Kline on TV] Since the weekend kidnapping

of Heiress Felicia Kane by the

so called Libertarian People's Army...

Whoo! Yeah!

- Police have stopped... - Shut up! I wanna hear this.

...to no avail.

The manhunt funded in part

by her newspaper magnate grandfather.

So what do you think of that, bourgeois tramp?

Instead of blowing all that dough on a manhunt

your family should be ready to pay for you

back now... in one piece.

Central City Police.

Lieutenant Garfield, please.

lt's a call for you, Lieutenant Garfield.

Okay. This is the call we've been waiting for.

Let's nail these punks. You ready, Mendez?

Yeah, just keep 'em talkin'. We need time to run the trace.

This is Garfield.

Hello again.

So here's the deal.

Three million dollars.

Small bills, and freedom for our comrades

held as political prisoners.

Political prisoners?

Three of these guys held up a laundromat.

[Garfield] Sshh!

Let me speak to Felicia.

Let's cut to the chase, Warren.

If this deb's not worth the cash to momsie and popsie now

let's see how they feel about her after we ship

her back to you in pieces.

Okay, okay. Slow down, Steve. Slow down.

Aah!

Fear me, death merchants!

What the hell are you?

Justice.

Aah!

Hey, what the hell's going on there?

Mendez, where's my trace?

Got it! Got it!

It's on the 400th Block of Homolka and Burroughs.

I want squad cars there now, damn it! Let's go!

Come on, come on.

Relax, Ms. Kane.

There'll be someone here to help you.

Aah!

Aah! Aah! Get away!

Who could've done this?

Oh, I'm sorry. After you.

No. No, no. After you.

Well, I'm in here.

Small world. So am I.

Yes, Madam Mayor, I know we can't have

this kind of bloodshed in our city.

Yes, ma'am, I'm on it.

Uh, Allen, Dr. Frost.

Dr. Rebecca Frost, Felicia Kane's psychiatrist?

- Barry Allen. - Lieutenant--

You have those test results for me?

Yeah, yeah.

No positive ID.

Ballistics says the shells are untraceable.

[Garfield] Boy, our killer knows where to buy his toys.

Excuse me, if you don't mind

I have a busy schedule.

The hospital says Ms. Kane is no longer in shock.

Why can't we talk to her?

My patient's been through major trauma.

First the kidnapping, then the murder of her abductors.

The only coherent thing she said

so far is, "The Flash..."

...repeatedly.

Well, I'm sure The Flash is no killer.

The Flash is a masked vigilante.

Probably an unstable personality.

No, I don't buy it.

The Flash has never shown any homicidal tendencies.

In fact, he's saved more than a few lives, including my own.

What do you really know about The Flash?

Nothing. That's what makes him dangerous.

He's helped this city.

It's no big shock the police envy The Flash.

He's free of the bureaucratic restraints

that hold you in check.

Hey, with all due respect, Dr. Frost

as soon as Ms. Kane is lucid, you let me know.

She's our only witness.

You'll hear from me.

Nice to see the police are

so compassionate.

Joe Kline, voice of the city.

My guests today

Psychiatrist Rebecca Frost

and radical lawyer Chesley Keefe

who represents what's left of the

Libertarian People's Army.

Our topic, the aftermath of the

Felicia Kane kidnapping.

Dr. Frost, is it really possible that

The Flash is responsible

for the massacre of the L.PA?

I believe he's lost his capacity

to tell right from wrong.

[Chesley] Come on, Dr. Frost.

The Flash is clearly a tool

of Felicia's father

unhappy that his daughter joined my client's cause.

My patient was kidnapped and brutally assaulted

by your so called people's army.

She joined the people's army of her own free will.

Guilt-ridden that her family

had raped the working classes.

Dr. Frost, you're overlooking the possibility

The Flash saved Ms. Kane's life.

Whatever his extraordinary speed

The Flash is playing out

a macho adolescent fantasy.

Oh, boy.

[Rebecca] With all its problems

does Central City really need

a self-appointed guardian angel?

A masked man

who should be under observation.

Not on the streets.

Over educated twit!

Yeah, what is this?

Just when I thought I was starting to get some respect

in this city, suddenly I'm a killer at worst

and a psychotic time bomb at best?

Why? Because she said so?

I know the difference between right and wrong.

- Let me tell you. - Barry, It's only TV. Bad TV.

This woman is no more than a rich girl's overpaid therapist

rattling her saber for the clientele.

Macho adolescent fantasy?

Psycho babble buzzwords.

Barry, you shouldn't let it bother you.

I know. I know I shouldn't.

But you never knew me before the accident, Tina.

I always finished second.

Second to dad, second to Jay.

I was always in their shadow.

That has nothing to do with your being The Flash.

Well, now wait. Maybe, maybe it has everything to do with it.

Now no one can keep up with me.

I used to haunt the lab.

It was the only place I was in control.

Now it feels...

...cramped, confined.

I have this overwhelming need for space

for speed.

The accident changed me.

Maybe more than I know.

But I do not lie awake at night

wondering if I'm gonna lose control.

I don't lose sleep over that either, Barry.

But I have to admit I can never fully understand

what it is like to do the things you do.

But there is someone who does know.

Maybe you should talk to Dr. Powell.

The Nightshade.

Whatever did you hope to accomplish

with that, that performance

on Joe Kline's show?

I thought I might be a voice of reason, Dr. Powell.

This vigilante thing is a real problem.

I'm simply asking you to be careful.

As a member of my staff

your media profile reflects on the hospital

for better or worse.

How's Ms. Kane?

She's coming along.

Slowly.

Des.

I was in town, I figured I'd drop off

the foundation check personally.

Thank you.

I'm sorry. Am I, am I interrupting?

No, no, Curt. How was Munich?

Oh, the usual, closed a few trade deals

picked up some a few pointers.

Curtis Bohannan, Dr. Rebecca Frost.

As in the Bohannan psychiatric wing?

Or the Bohannan scandal?

Both, I'm afraid.

Despite his blue blood, dad was quite

the mobster in the '50s.

Made a lot of money hurting a lot of people.

The psychiatric wing is one way

I've tried to make amends for

dad's... indiscretions.

Well, on behalf of the department...

...thank you.

I saw you on the Kline Show.

And I think you're wrong.

The Flash didn't slaughter the L.PA

I'm with you there, Curt.

The Flash is no killer.

Are you saying The Flash isn't

a borderline case?

I'm saying there are more ways

to look at the world than your own.

I don't understand how two civilized adults

can condone the acts of vigilantism

committed by The Flash.

Oh, God.

I completely forgot about my 3:00.

Dr. Frost...

...are you free for dinner sometime?

Oh, uh, thank you. No.

I'm much too busy right now.

Well, you can't fault me for trying.

Later, Des.

Is this Dr. Powell?

- Yeah, it's Powell. - Dr. Powell, it's The Flash.

Funny you should call just now.

I need to talk to you. Where can we meet?

- Same place. - What time?

You name the time, I'll be there.

Eight p.m. We have a lot to talk about.

Fine.

So, folks, it seems a distinct and disappointing possibility

The Flash has crossed the line

from masked adventurer

to executioner.

Given the good he's done this city--

No.

The Flash has crossed the line

from masked adventurer

to executioner.

It wasn't The Flash!

I rid the city of those parasites.

W.C.C.N.

I am the man who cleansed the streets

of the Libertarian People's Army.

I want to speak with Mr. Kline.

You and every other lunatic in town.

You wanna leave a number or a name of the dog

who gives you your orders?

No, you buffoon.

If you value your job, you won't let Kline know

it was you that wouldn't put me through.

I'll get to you, Kline...

...and then you'll listen.

Ah... ah!

Must you do that?

I need to talk.

Yeah, you sounded concerned...

...Barry.

You don't seem surprised.

Oh, not really.

I always suspected you were The Flash.

I'm flattered that you trust me this much.

You saved my life.

And you're the only other person I know

who wears the mask.

Oh, no. Wore.

I came out of retirement for that ghost business.

Thought I was 25 again.

No, no.

Nightshade is ancient history.

Nostalgia didn't bring you here.

Dr. Powell, is Rebecca Frost right?

Am I wrong to put myself outside the law?

Rebecca is well-intentioned

but sometimes she can be

a real pain in the butt.

This is for you.

I stopped at the market.

I know how you get

and I don't keep a well-stocked

fridge anymore.

Thanks.

But I mean, how sane can I be

you know, running around playing guardian angel?

As long as you're questioning your sanity

you still have it.

The problem with wearing the mask is

it's easy to lose your identity.

You think you're invincible

that you can get away with anything...

...including murder.

But you used tranquilizer darts.

I never set myself up

as judge, jury, and executioner.

Corny as it sounds, I

still believe in the system.

Same here.

Unlike whoever took down the L.PA

Well, I have to find the killer.

Are you with me?

No. I'm too old for this.

But I have been on the case

since Rebecca was on the Kline Show.

Felicia's dad is rich enough

to have hired his own people

to look for his daughter, real professionals.

Then again, the L.PA killing

might have nothing to do with the Kanes.

I'll check the dives, talk to my street contacts.

See if anyone's been out recruiting hit men.

Alright.

Hey, uh, I...

[Fosnight] Boy, let me tell you, Johnny.

This is my kind of place.

You know, if anybody ever told me that Double Decker

Johnny Dortmunder had gone straight.

I'd laugh right in their face.

Swear to God, Fos.

I am a solid citizen.

This whole joint's a 100% legit.

Yeah, in the old days, everybody had you figured

for running the Southside.

Nah, that was Boss Bohannan's territory.

I just worked for him, I was running his numbers

rackets, stuff like that

till Nightshade busted us up.

Yeah, well, guys like him and The Flash

are always ruining it for guys like us.

To you.

Double Decker Johnny?

Yeah, that's me.

Your crimes have finally caught up with you.

Hey, I did my 20 years.

You got some beef...

...let's talk it over.

The highway to hell is paved with talk.

Actions speak louder than words.

Johnny!

He shot Johnny. Get an ambulance.

Help, somebody!

They killed Johnny!

For God's sakes, please. Quick!

[Kline on TV] Central's criminal community

spent another night in mourning

after the brutal slaying of

one-time mobster Johnny Dortmunder.

[Barry] Dr. Powell.

What's with your generation?

Don't any of you ever knock?

Sorry. I was in the building.

Forensics on the Double Decker Johnny killing

slugs match the L.PA massacre.

If only I'd been there a moment sooner.

It stinks sometimes knowing that

you can't save everyone.

You do what you can.

[Kline on TV] I received a tape

from the man claiming responsibility

for the onslaught on the underworld.

Let's roll this Channel Six exclusive.

The execution

of the Libertarian People's Army

is the first salvo in my war

on crime in Central City.

And on those half citizens

who would aid and abet

criminal activity.

Fear the wrath

of the Deadly Nightshade.

"Nightshade?"

Ms. Kane?

Have a seat, please.

Now...

...how are we this morning?

I'm fine.

Much better, thank you.

Good.

Have you spoken with the police yet?

She wasn't quite ready.

- I think in a few days-- - it wasn't The Flash.

It wasn't, it was... It was something else.

It was horrible.

All in black with glowing red eyes

and the guns and the blood...

- Everybody's dead. - No, it's okay, honey.

- Everybody's dead. - Shh, shh.

[Rebecca] lt's okay, honey. It's okay.

Look, why don't we go back to your room, okay?

Let's go.

Come on.

First The Flash, now this Nightshade.

These masked men are turning this city

into a war zone.

- Oh! - Oh.

Sorry.

No. It's, it's, It's me, really.

Work has made me crazy lately.

"Love's Smoldering Flames?"

Nice cover.

So, uh, what brings you back?

Just can't get enough of us law and order types?

Chief Cooper asked me to commit as psychiatric advisor

on this Deadly Nightshade case.

I specialize in sociopathic disorders.

Thank you.

So I guess that Nightshade video

proves that you're wrong about The Flash.

You're the public defender, too?

Look, The Flash may be innocent

but that doesn't mean he's not disturbed.

Oh, I've always thought of him as a concerned citizen.

Excuse me. I have an appointment.

And I've got a job to do.

What? What?

You two make an interesting couple.

What? Stop.

What are you doing?

Now some mobster's using name of Nightshade

to justify a blood bath.

I've gotta clear my name.

I know how you feel, but I can handle it.

No. This is my fight now.

This Deadly Nightshade taints my past.

The police have an APB out for the Nightshade.

They don't know it's an imposter.

They're after you.

You comin'?

[Deadly Nightshade] Thursday the 14th.

Begin recording now.

I've taken measures to prepare for battle with The Flash.

Should such a time come.

Central City has become an abyss of darkness and fear

under the heel of a criminal horde.

The first Nightshade delivered justice to gangland.

I will pay for my father's sins.

I will hunt down the jackals

hiding in the ivory towers of the constitution.

The hucksters who let the guilty run free.

Next time, just tell me where we're headed.

The hell with that.

Then you'd end up beating me here.

When I go to this much trouble

I want to get my money's worth.

How do you suppose the Double Decker Johnny killing

figures into all this?

I'm not sure.

I nailed him in that Westside real estate scam

back in the '50s...

...when I took down Derek Bohannan and his gang.

I used to have a stoolie that'd hang out here.

Uh, name of Fosnight.

I'll go around back.

To Johnny!

Yay! Yay!

Poor Johnny. Straightens out and gets this.

- Ain't the old days. - No kidding.

That Nightshade's nuts.

Walkin' in here and doing John like that.

You got that right, Pearl.

We're all afraid to work.

Until this Nightshade's history again.

I ain't even gonna jaywalk.

I want answers.

I need them now.

You look like my second husband...

...Eddie.

Only naked.

I said I want answers.

Relax. You're the least of our worries.

Nightshade's popped half a dozen small timers last week.

I hope you're here to protect us from him.

This killer's an imposter.

That's right.

Aah!

No need for protection from me, Pearl.

Not from the original.

We're all too old to be adversaries anymore.

Let it be. Fosnight.

Long time since I brought you down.

Short conning for Gorilla Grodd out of Helltown.

Yeah. I took one of your tranq bullets.

I slept for three days.

At least I woke up.

This guy's claiming to be you.

He's, uh... He's another story.

Why kill Double Decker? I heard he went straight.

Like an arrow.

This Nightshade imposter's got snakes in his head.

I'll leave you here.

I know a way to get a profile

on just the kind of man we're looking for.

- Whoa! - Whoa!

He oughta slow down. He's gonna give himself a coronary.

So, uh, what are you drinking?

Listen, do you need a straw with that thing?

Here you are, Mr. Keefe.

[Rebecca] Why here and not the station?

[Barry] Strictly professional. Don't be nervous.

I just get a little tired of dinner in a bag.

Oh, there's one thing we can certainly agree on.

Too many dinners at the desk the past few weeks.

Here.

Oh, boy. I'm starving.

Now... I've tallied the data

and I think there's some interesting--

- Hold it. - Excuse me?

You just sat down.

You're digging in your files already.

A-are you always like this?

No, of course not. It's just that...

What?

I'm very protective of my patients.

And to be honest with you, Felicia's kidnapping

was very hard for me to deal with.

I understand.

Okay.

If our brief moment of personal revelation is concluded

I've got a pretty solid take

on both the Nightshade and The Flash.

The Flash has no part in this.

Do you want what I've got or not?

Now, they're both classic overachievers

looking for affection they didn't get from their parents.

The costume is a blatant cry for attention.

Oh, come on.

This misplaced civic virtue is often triggered

by the loss of a parent or a sibling.

In this case, most likely a violent crime.

Conceivably... it's guilt

over his own behavior that sends him hiding...

The Flash.

Thank you.

I should have guessed.

Now, I-I-I mean, it's all supposition, but I think...

[Chesley] I was right.

He is in your pocket.

- What are you talking about? - Don't be coy.

What do you think?

Giving me all that hassle, Dr. Frost?

You say The Flash isn't working

for Felicia Kane's family.

You're sitting right here--

Barry?

Nasty little--

Oh, God.

Oh, God.

He's dead.

Thank God, no one else got hurt.

like Chesley Keefe to flourish

has created a criminal class

too dense to prosecute

and too powerful to contain, but no more.

No one is safe--

Not the punks, not the wise guys...

...nor the lawyers protecting these scum.

Pray for the guilty.

Pray for a life, pal.

Nobody loved Chesley Keefe but the system says

we're all entitled to legal representation.

Scums and saints alike.

But this Nightshade is a wanted killer.

A fascist terrorist with the means

to carry out his own bloody agenda.

He's no better than those he seeks to eliminate.

That's the way it looks from here.

I'm Joe Kline, "Voice of the City."

You'll pay for that, Kline.

Came from a German weapons' manufacturer.

No help from them. Their clients pay for privacy.

You do your homework, pal.

But our friend certainly knows where to buy weapons.

Hey, guys, come on.

I came here of my own free will.

How about losing the blindfold?

I'll be good.

- Not part of the deal. - Not a chance.

Oh, boy. Do a guy a favor, and what do you get?

Treated like a common street punk.

What did you bust Double Decker Johnny for?

Real estate scam.

Bohannan's father was behind it.

But Johnny gets 20 for the swindle

and Bohannan walks, why?

He had a hotshot lawyer.

Fosnight, who represented Bohannan?

Jeez, that goes way back.

Chesley Keefe.

He was a real pistol back then.

This all goes back to the Bohannan business.

The son of one of Bohannan's victims?

No, this has to be someone with resources

Someone hurt by the whole crime.

Curt Bohannan has spent his entire life and fortune

atoning for the actions of his father.

You're saying the richest man in Central City

is playing executioner?

Bohannan just came back from Germany

same place these spikes are found.

The Deadly Nightshade is a costly enterprise.

Then let's pay a social call.

Drop you somewhere, Fosnight?

Uh, yeah, thanks.

I ride with Nightshade.

You're a little fast for me.

Come on.

If you'd wait for me once in a while...

After you.

You should stay in better shape.

Did you really search every room in this mansion already?

Twice.

I found the secret passage in here.

Really puts your garage to shame, doesn't it?

Do you have a headquarters?

On my salary, an apartment.

What is this?

It's a kind of a super marionette.

Aha!

What did you find?

A scrapbook of my exploits.

"Nightshade puts Aviator in a tailspin."

"Police blast Nightshade vigilante tactics."

God, I haven't thought about these in years.

Here it is.

This guy's crazy about me.

Or just crazy.

The original Nightshade takes down Bohannan Sr.

Now junior wants to become you.

What puzzles me is

why Curt Bohannan waited until now

to start this Deadly Nightshade business.

Maybe your reappearance as the Nightshade triggered it.

Wait...

This tape is dated today.

[Nightshade on recorder] Joe Kline's public opposition to my crusade

shows he's clearly a puppet of the criminal narcotic axis.

Like his audience, I was duped into trusting him.

For the sake of the city

Kline must be eliminated today.

Kline's show is live at 10:00.

Mr. Kline, this city will remain a solid knot of paranoia

as long as the Deadly Nightshade roams the streets.

That's a very interesting theory, Dr. Frost.

But what do you think it is that drives a man

so far over the line?

[Kline] What's that? What was that?

What drives me, Kline?

The chance to cleanse the Earth of criminal filth.

Keep those cameras here!

Here's your chance, Kline.

Confess your misdeeds.

How about confessing yourself, Nightshade?

If we could just talk...

Uh, doctor, I don't think it's a good idea

to antagonize him right now.

Your day will come soon enough.

You'll see that I'm right.

Look out! Get down!

I'm the only man who can save this city from itself.

I am the Nightshade.

Get me coverage of all of this.

Dr. Frost said that you were a killer.

Would you like to respond?

Get that mic out of my face!

Then how about sharing the real you with our audience?

Oh!

Ask his agent.

He got me in the leg. Uhh!

See, I told you.

You should have waited for me.

I didn't kill him. He's just going to be asleep for a while.

"May 17, 1955.

"We're receiving much pressure from the mayor's office

"to stop this masked man the newspapers call Nightshade.

"I have chosen not to do so.

"His work has put a number of criminals in jail

"and I count him on our side in spirit

"if not in uniform.

"I have my suspicions as to the Nightshade's identity.

"I will not expose him

"but I leave it to the discretion

"of those who follow me as police captain.

Julius Schwartz."

Good Lord.

Des.

- Ooh! - Easy.

Your capacity for healing is unbelievable.

Aah. Believe it.

But believe me, it still hurts

like living hell.

Not bad, having another doctor on call.

I wasn't so lucky.

I had to do most of my own doctoring

which was a real drag

considering how many scrapes I got myself into.

Bohannan is probably in hiding.

I'll find him. You stay put.

Oh, which is exactly what you should be doing.

Even with your four-star metabolism

you took a real beating out there.

Half-speed, alright?

I'll add 30 seconds to my travel time.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Lieutenant.

What? Warren. I haven't seen you in weeks.

Where you been hiding?

I'm sorry, Des.

I can hardly believe this, but uh...

[Des] What? What is it?

We have evidence that you're the Nightshade.

I'm arresting you for murder.

[Barry] You and Garfield go way back.

Why didn't you tell him it's Bohannan they want?

And explain to him how we arrived at our information?

How the Nightshade and the Flash broke into Bohannan's house?

How those two ruthless vigilantes

set themselves above the law?

- But-- - Take a good look, Barry.

Real bars, real trouble.

Maybe we ought to let the cops handle it from here.

You really believe that?

You know, I don't give a damn what anyone thinks anymore.

You are my friend, and I'm gonna get you out of here

and that means I have to bring Bohannan in

right now.

- What-- - He didn't do it.

Dr. Powell, can I be straight?

Are you the Deadly Nightshade?

I don't know, doctor.

What do you think?

The hospital.

My God, Powell's garage.

Bohannan's figured it out.

You alright?

I can't believe it. Right here in my own police station.

- What happened? - Uh, some other Nightshade.

He throws tear gas into the station

he tears through us like a tank

and then he busts Dr. Powell out of jail.

Look at this!

How the hell did he do it?

And how are we gonna stop him?

He knocked a dozen cops senseless

then he busts Dr. Powell

out of jail.

Come on, get it up. Get it up.

[Powell] Aah! Curt...

Curt, Curt!

You're not well.

You, the Nightshade, my hero

my inspiration.

After all those years

you put your mask back on to deal with a ghost.

I began to track you down.

When I heard this evening that they arrested the Nightshade

at Central Hospital, my suspicions

about your secret life were confirmed.

I broke you out of jail as an ally.

And you refuse to join me.

You're way over the deep end, Curt.

You're killing people--

Not people!

Scum of the earth!

Now, how did this happen?

We're friends. Come on, let me help you.

I don't think so.

This is all the help I need.

What the hell is that?

An exoskeleton

to accelerate my response to the Flash.

To give me a fighting chance.

It should have been all three of us

you, me, and the Flash.

Yeah, just a bunch of crime fighters

out murdering the bad guys.

Exterminating vermin!

Striking fear in the criminal heart.

Curt, why don't you forget

all about this crime fighting junk

donate some of your millions

to a poverty program?

I worshiped you.

I wanted to be like you

to be you

not like--

Your father.

It's over, Bohannan.

Like hell it is.

- Aah! - Ugh!

There's only room for one champion of justice

in Central City.

If that's the way you want it.

Unh!

Yah!

Uhh!

Ah!

Only way to stop him is a short-circuit.

How's the leg?

I'm fine. How's he doing?

He'll live.

Done more damage to himself

than you could ever do.

No need to give everything away.

Oh, yeah.

Thanks, Red.

Ahh.

Ooh.

Say, you wouldn't happen to have

another one of those sandwiches on you, would you?

No.

No? Okay.

Ahh.

Come in.

Barry, my lad!

Nice to see you.

I can't even open a newspaper or turn on the TV

without seeing you.

"Fifties hero unmasked."

Well, it got me a book deal, couple of movie offers.

Yeah, better leave Garfield out of the story.

He still can't believe you were able to

hide your identity from him all these years.

Ha ha ha!

He'll get over it.

But you didn't get in your Sunday best

just to come see me, did you?

Oh, actually, I'm, uh, ahem, meeting someone for dinner.

Oh. Anybody I know?

Professionally and personally.

I'll take that as a compliment, you sexist pig.

Whoa!

- Ready to go, Barry? - She asked me.

Oh, what was I supposed to do

wait for him to ask me?

He was always disappearing.

You better be careful of her.

She's a dangerous woman.

I'd take it real slow, especially with that limp.

Oh, I think I can handle it.

Oh, I'll be the judge of that, Mr. Allen.

- Oh, yeah? - Hmm.

Uh, so, Dr. Powell, what about you?

You got plans for the weekend?

Yeah, I thought I'd have one hell of a garage sale.

You had to be there.