All language subtitles for BLACK LIGHTNING - S02 E01 - Rise of the Green Light Babies (1080p - BluRay).eng

[Jefferson] Last season
on Black Lightning...

Now, the purpose
of Black Lightning

was to kill Tobias,
who killed my father.

[9 roans]

I got that Green Light.

Oh, I got your Green Light.

[Gambi] Thirty years
ago, I came to Freeland

as an agent for a government
organization called the ASA.

They were conducting
an experiment in Freeland.

Their vaccine inadvertently
created metahumans.

People with special powers.

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

[Lynn] I've been
doing some analysis.

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

[Thunder] Dad.

I need you to find
Black Lightning.

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

[Tobias] Painkiller.

[9 roans]

[grunting]

You're a monster.

That's funny coming from you.

You're right.

[Thunder] Okay, how do
we get them out of the pods?

I... I need the briefcase.

[Syonide] From our man
in the coroner's office...

Proctor's thumbs.

Mmm.

You're looking at
the king of Freeland.

Long live the king.

- [officer 1] Stop resisting!
- [woman] Stop it!

- You're hurting him!
- [officer 2] Get down on the ground!

Do it now!

- [man] Stop it, man!
- [officers shout indistinctly]

[woman] You're hurting him!

Stop it! Stop it!

[siren wailing in distance]

[crying] Stop... Stop it.

That is a child!

You don't have
to do that to him!

That is a child!

- [Reverend Holt] Lord have mercy!
- [congregation cheering]

Come on, somebody!

Come on, somebody!

[man 1] Amen!

[woman 1] It's okay.
It's all right. It's okay.

- [woman 2] Take your time now.
- [woman 3] Take your time.

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

[woman 4] Lord
knows! Lord knows!

Has left our community
in grave danger.

There are people infected with this drug
who are running around with dormant powers.

- [woman 5] Yes.
- [man 2] That's right.

And the police are
using that as an excuse

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

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

[cheering and applause]

But I'm here to tell you...

- [woman 6] That's right.
- [woman 7] All right.

The police have been
killing and shooting

- and brutalizing and terrorizing...
- [woman] Yeah! Yes, Reverend!

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

- [all cheering]
- Yes!

[Rose] Three months ago, the
One Hundred invaded Garfield,

resulting in a faculty member
and a student being kidnapped,

your daughters.

A week ago, three
suspects invaded the school,

one who shot students
with poisoned darts,

another holding kids hostage
in a classroom with a gun.

I'm aware of what
happened at the school.

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

because you were not on campus.

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

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

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

you chose not to
show up to work?

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

Very unfortunate,
Principal Pierce.

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

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

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

the school is repaired and the
board is finished deliberating

and has come to a conclusion concerning
disciplinary action with regard to you.

[Agent Odell sighs]

[Agent Odell] Honestly,
lady, that dog don't hunt,

so I'm gonna ask
you to try again.

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

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

It was an anonymous phone call.

So out of the blue,
someone called you

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

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

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

I prefer you answer my question.

Excuse me, I would
like to finish my answer.

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

And I understand its components
and neurological effects

better than anyone.

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

When we arrived,
no one was there.

Just the children in those pods.

So, I guess he went
to the same place

as, um, the surveillance
footage and Agent Proctor.

[sighs]

This is useless. I'm done here.

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

until the investigation is over.

And your access to
the pods is finished.

What? Did you not
hear what I said?

I understand Green Light and
these children better than anyone.

You're a liar.

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

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

And I don't like liars.

Not because they
lie, because we all lie,

but because they
make my job harder,

and I have enough
cow manure to deal with

than to have you make
my life more difficult.

Thank you for
your cooperation...

Dr. Stewart.

[Jennifer] What you doing?

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

[Anissa sighing]

[Anissa] Here.

[Jennifer] What...

So, now I'm floating?

Anissa, please don't
tell Mom and Dad

or I'll never leave
the house again.

I already did. [Sighs]

[car engine humming]

[car alarm beeps]

Tobias Whale wants to talk
to you about that briefcase.

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

N' You better think, think N'.

N' It was the time
When we haven't met N'.

N' That's the thing I
never will forget N'.

N' Now, baby I
got a lot to give N'.

N' And a whole Iotta loving N'.

N' That a woman
could give Yeah N'.

N' But before I give it
up I gotta think, think N'

[gun clicking]

It takes two To
make a thing go right

[both grunting]

N' It takes two To
make it outta sight N'.

N' All right, yeah N'.

N' Don't say it's easy N'.

LI' Just plain living N'.

N' Sometimes it's kinda tough N'

[Syonide panting]

[yells]

N' Don't make no decision N'

[9 roans]

You should've
accepted my invitation.

[9 runts]

[strained whimper]

[choking]

[panting]

N' So I'm laying The
cards on the table N'.

N' When it comes to taking
care Of me, I know I'm able h'.

N' You may not call it true N'.

N' But I won't do nothing
That you won't do N'.

Bitch, you got my hair wet.

N' Last night, I saw a
superhero He was black N'.

N' He said, "This is for the
street, Black Lightning's back" N'.

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

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

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

Other times, just
stumbling and falling.

But I know that I can train her.

Jefferson, this is clearly
not about training her.

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

Yes, you can train her
to control her powers,

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

- Yeah.
- She needs help.

She needs a
therapist to talk to.

What? [Scoffs] A therapist?

Come on, Lynn.

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

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

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

I don't know, Jefferson.

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

floating and glowing
in her damn sleep.

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

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

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

But this is new
for Jen and Anissa.

There's gonna be consequences.

Yeah, I know about consequences.

You know that I know
about consequences.

Tobias brought
the consequence...

Jeff, this is not about Tobias.

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

[sighs]

How did it go with
the school board?

Did they believe you
about the vacation?

Uh... No. [Scoffs]

But it went just
like it always does.

They threaten me in some
shape, form or fashion,

slap me around until
they feel satisfied.

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

we come to some
sort of compromise.

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

How did things go with the ASA?

[sighs]

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

He told me to stay
away from the pods.

Yeah, I think
that's a good idea.

What? Why would
you say that to me?

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

Lynn, your work is in a lab.

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

You know what?
Never mind. [Scoffs]

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

[sighs]

- [door opens]
- [bell jingles]

Can I help you?

You put a lot of
children into the program.

[chuckles nervously] I'm sorry?

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

[exhales]

Peter Esposito, the
untouchable tailor.

Who are you and
what do you want?

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

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

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

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

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

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

[scoffs]

I didn't know it was
a rogue operation.

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

Hell.

[Napier] I'm gonna be honest.

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

Oh, I'm taking
it very seriously.

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

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

Is that really up for debate?

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

about enhancing
the school's security,

especially after your girls
were snatched out of it,

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

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

Oh, really?

- Do you feel that way?
- Yes.

Jefferson, we have been
friends since the Olympics,

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

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

- including your black ass.
- Oh.

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

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

Too damn close to
calling me a house nigger.

Come on, Napier, you
were born in Freeland.

We come from the same place.

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

simply because I will not
treat these kids like criminals.

Oh, they have money, right?

They have money
for metal detectors.

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

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

Teachers' raises
or core computers.

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

not you, Jefferson.

But we're blessed.

Who knows how much worse
the situation would have been

if Black Lightning and
Thunder hadn't shown up.

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

Not your job.

[sighs]

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

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

Their position is that this
is a public health issue,

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

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

until further notice.

Basically, their position is
they own your family members.

- What the hell you mean, "own"?
- [woman] Really?

So we're going to have
to sue the government

for the return of
your loved ones.

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

but we have to be
willing to sacrifice

- for our children.
- Yes.

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

"in the struggle for the
liberation of our people.

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

[applauding]

God bless you, brother.

And I would personally like
to thank Benjamin Crump

for his service
to our community.

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

put together a plan to try
to give financial assistance

to anyone or
everyone who needs it.

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

Considering we have
a lot of families to help,

we need to raise
well over $500,000.

- Wow.
- [all gasp and murmur]

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

[Anissa] The government
owns them? That's crazy!

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

We exposed the Green
Light experiments,

got the pods into the
hands of the authorities.

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

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

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

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

but as unfair as the system is,

some issues need to be
resolved within the system

to bring about permanent change.

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

- would you be saying that?
- [sighs]

Those people are never
gonna have enough money

to sue the government
for custody.

Okay. Anissa, listen to me.

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

I could easily be in one.

But Tobias, Khalil,
Syonide are still out there.

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

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

They will not stop until
they get what they want.

So we need to be focused on finding
them or being ready for when they find us.

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

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

It's time to walk away. Okay?

I'll see you at the house.

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

- [remote clicks]
- [Jennifer clears throat]

- Give me that.
- [remote clicks]

Look. I know this
has been a lot,

finding out about
your dad and Anissa.

And discovering you have powers

must be mind-blowing
on so many levels.

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

What do you want me to say?

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

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

Or that Dad died... Twice?

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

or that Gambi killed a man,

or that I electrocuted somebody
who might be dead now?

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

Watch your tone,
young lady! Jen!

[Jennifer grunts]

- [flesh searing]
- [crying in pain]

Mom, are you okay?

- Are you okay? I'm sorry.
- [gasps, whispers]

[Lynn] Jen. Jen!

[winces, panting]

[sniffling]

Jen.

It's okay.

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

[sniffles]

It's okay. I'm okay.

It's like our daughter has
a disease. [Inhales sharply]

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

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

I have years of experience
as a doctor and a researcher

and we're helpless.

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

to put me in charge of the pods.

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

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

Look, we already
talked about this.

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

Yes, unfortunately, I have.

I just can't believe you.

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

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

If you were so
concerned about me,

why haven't you
mentioned even once

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

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

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

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

Seeing what just happened
to Jennifer down there

makes me positive I
made the right choice.

This thing is tearing us apart.

I told you there would
be consequences.

I'm gonna take a drive.

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

- [muffled music playing]
- [muffled chatter]

-[thud] {men groaning]

[man speaking Spanish]

[men exclaiming]

[all grunting]

[Anissa inhales deeply]

[Anissa grunting]

[man groans]

[men grunting]

[Anissa inhales deeply]

[9 roans]

N' Everybody's
got A little light N'.

N' Under the Sun
Under the Sun N'.

Deputy Chief Henderson.

I asked myself, now
what could possibly keep

Jefferson Pierce away from
Garfield High after it was attacked?

Nothing.

'Cause Jefferson
Pierce was already there.

United States government sending
down national security orders.

[scoffs] Black Lightning
rising from the dead,

showing up at the Seahorse Motel

only to save Jefferson
Pierce's daughters.

Just say it, negro.

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

You gonna shoot me
now, Deputy Chief?

I should.

[sighs]

[powers down]

Is Lynn Thunder?

No.

Oh.

Anissa?

Hmm?

Come on, man! I
asked you a question.

[sighs]

Yes.

After all these years, huh, man?

[scoffs]

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

[breathes heavily]

Bill?

You act like this
is something new.

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

experimented on female
slaves without anesthesia.

Well, because of Black
Lightning and Thunder,

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

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

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

as guinea pigs for all
kinds of experimentation.

[newscaster] The problem
is, government officials

have always looked
down on this town.

Ever since they started using
these people for experiments,

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

You came back.

I went back to my place...

and figured there was
no better place to be.

[woman on TV] He was
a good kid. A good kid!

- Ain't never done nothin' to no one.
- [chuckles]

- [indistinct talking on TV]
- [Jefferson] Another kid.

This one shot.

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

Stop all this madness
on the streets of Freeland.

I'm going to help those
children, Jefferson.

I don't need your support,

but it would be nice to have it.

[Jefferson sighs]

All this negative
news, on metas,

Freeland is gonna start
turning on folks with powers.

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

Eventually, they will be hunted.

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

Hey. We're gonna
get through this,

with our family intact.

Oh, breaking news...

Henderson knows.

What?

Oh, my God. How?

He's a smart man.
Too many clues.

[sighs]

Wow.

I mean, I could
have denied it all

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

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

He's a good man
and a good friend.

Might be someone
good to talk to.

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

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

Physically, emotionally.

[chuckles] Now I have
him to worry about.

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

But maybe you
should see one, too.

You think I'm crazy?

Well, I know you're crazy.

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

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

Fighting for Freeland,
and Garfield and...

You're a man of a certain age.

-[chuckles] -And a lot
of guys lose their ability

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

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

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

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

[laughing]

- Really?
- Oh, really, yeah.

You know, um... [clears throat]

[remote clicks]

I am cool testing
out your theory.

I bet you are.

- [Dr. Lynn Stewart. {chuckHng]

See, I have an idea

about how you can
help me with my stress.

- Aw! [Laughing]
- Yeah.

[sighs deeply]

[beeps]

What? It's Kara.

She was Proctor's spotter.

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

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

in return for me cleansing
her from the ASA.

This is completely...

I mean...

[sighs]

0K3'!

[breathes deeply]

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

Probably. She's not saying.

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

You think she can get it?

We'll see.

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

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

[Kiesha laughing] No,
girl, I'm serious. I'm serious.

[Jennifer chuckles]

He got me all up in my feelings.

I don't even really
like him like that.

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

he gonna break up
with me, you know?

I already told you
you too good for him.

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

- [Kiesha chuckles]
- [cell phone chimes]

Dudes have no kind of shame.

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

Yeah. Yeah, you would think.

Girl, listen.

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

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

[Kiesha] Oh, um, boy, bye.

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

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

I don't need more.

Yeah, I feel that.

The police gonna
catch his ass eventually.

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

Well, all these
Green Light babies

walking around with
powers and whatnot...

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

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

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

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

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

- Yeah.
- Put your head back.

So we, um, talking here
about consequences.

Everything that you
do has a consequence.

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

and let's see what
God has to say.

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

- "being..."
- [door opens]

- [guns cocking]
- [all gasp]

Whoa, you won't be needing that.

God willing, we won't.

[all gasp]

Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord.

[lssa's mother sobbing]
Jesus! You see this?

Jesus, do you see this?

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

- [muffled grunting]
- [man] What the...

stop-[all gasping]

Oh, my God.

[grunting]

Don't...

[gasping]

Issa? Wait.

[women whimpering]

Stay... Stay away! Stay away!

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

Jesus, what is this?
Show me the way.

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

- What are you talking about?
- Nothing.

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

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

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

No, I was HAPPY-Mom!

[stammers]

[faint crackling]

I'm sorry. [stammers]
I was confused.

I didn't mean to
say these words.

- Get on the ground.
- [lssa's mother] No, wait.

Run. Lssa, run!

- No, wait. No!
- [man] Stop!

- [lssa's mother] No!
- [gunshots]

[Jennifer laughs] It's so funny.

[chuckles] Wait. Look at her.

- She's so crazy, I'm dying.
- [laughing]

She is crazy. I love it, though.

Oh, my God.

This one's funny, too.

Oh, hell, no.

- What?
- Look!

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

Oh, my God.

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

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

That is ridiculous. You...

d!

-J, what's up?

Jennifer, what is
it? What's wrong?

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

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

Kiesha, go home, okay?

-[doorknob rattling] -Jen,
what's up? Talk to me. Jennifer!

Kiesha, go home!

[faint crackling]

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

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

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

It's Dr. Stewart.

Oh. Supposed to impress me?

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

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

of the government experimenting
on them for generations to come.

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

[chuckling]

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

I will.

[exhales shakily]

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

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

Okay. Okay. Okay.

Jen?

[faint humming and crackling]

Baby, are you in pain?

No.

I just can't stop it.

[exhales deeply]

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

No, I... I got you.

[Jefferson grunts]

[both grunt]

[groaning]

[Jefferson breathing heavily]

[door opens]

[Napier] Jefferson,
did you hear me?

I said they voted to close
Garfield permanently.

Yeah, I heard you.

I'll step down as principal.

[Napier sighs]

[stutters] It'll give
the board a win.

They can hire whoever they feel
comfortable with to run Garfield

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

And, uh, the media...

[chuckles dryly]

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

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

You said it best, Napier.

Like Black Lightning
and Thunder...

I'm trying to save Garfield...

Not my job.

[thunder rumbling]

N' Rockets, moon shots N'

"♪ .I" Spend it on
the have-nets I ♪

N' Money, we make it N'

N' Before we see
it You take it N'.

N' Oh, make me
Want to holler N'.

N' The way they
do my life Yeah N'.

N' Make me want to holler N'.

N' The way they do my life N'.

J5' This ain't living N'
J5' This ain't living N'.

N' No, no, baby
This ain't living N'.

N' No, no, no, no N'.

N' Inflation, no chance N'.

N' To increase finance N'

mm Bills pile up sky high rm.

N' Send that boy off to die N'.

N' Oh, make me
Want to holler N'.

N' The way they
do my life Yeah N'.

N' Yeah, make me
Want to holler N'.

N' The way they
do my life... N'.

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

Then you should have
taken better care of her.

Mmm.

I need the briefcase.

No more words.

Time to die.

If you must.

[gasps]

[screaming]

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

[9 runts]

- [screaming]
- [grunting]

[gasping]

[grunts, screams]

[grunting angrily]

[closing theme music playing]