All language subtitles for BLACK LIGHTNING - S04 E06 - Theseuss Ship (1080p - AMZN Web-DL)

Previously on Black Lightning...

I have to report yet another
senseless death in our community,

"Lightning" is our
primary suspect.

It's time to remind these metas
who's in charge around here.

Which is why I'll officially be naming you
head of our newly-formed Meta Task Force.

So it's my fault that you're
dropping meta-boosters now?

This is not about my addiction.

My sister was diagnosed
with ALS at a very young age.

A close friend of mine was also
diagnosed with this horrific disease.

I promised a cure. I'll fund your
new institute for the next decade.

I'm your wife. You
haven't told your family

- that we're married.
- You're right.

Your suit levels
are really high.

I just came up here to
clear my head, okay?

-Come down, Lightning,
get out of there!

- Oh, my God!
- Lightning!

An explosion by definition
is matter turning to energy.

Jennifer shifted energy states before
and survived, so it's possible, right?

I have to get those particles
down before they dissipate.

I can hear her calling to me.

Our daughter is alive in there.

The particle condenser will begin
to transmute the energy into matter.

- Then Jen walks out.
- She's alive.

Whoa, what the...

Seriously. Why are you
looking at me like that?

Who are you? Where's
Jennifer? Where's my daughter?

What do you mean?
Dad, it's me. I'm Jennifer.

Wait. What happened to you, Jen?

I don't know. One
second I was flying...

and the next I woke up here.

- What's going on?
- What is this, Gambi?

What did we do?

Gambi, what is this?
Where's Jennifer?

I don't know. There must
have been some kind of mistake.

What do you mean,
mistake? Where's Jennifer?

Can someone please tell
me what the hell is goin' on?

All right.

But don't freak out.

♪ Last night, I saw a
superhero He was black ♪

♪ He said "This is for the
street Black Lightning's back" ♪

That's the last test, the
same result as the others.

- This is our Jen.
- Oh, my God!

This isn't happening.

- Tell me this isn't happening.
- It's gonna be okay.

It's okay, I got you.

I still don't understand it.

Maybe there was a problem
with the particle condenser.

The condenser
was fine, I checked.

Or was it me? Did I do
something in the ionosphere?

No, all you did was
collect her energy particles.

There's nothing you could
have done to have caused this.

- Was it the tests?
- Dad, the test are fine.

This is Jennifer.

She's right, Mr. Pierce, I can smell
it with my leopard sense. It's Jen.

As a shapeshifter, I can tell.

Well, then, what happened? She
has the same DNA, the same genes.

It's the genes.

Just because they
share the same genes

doesn't mean they would express
themselves in the same way.

- Oh, my God, you're right.
- What are you talking about?

It's like identical twins.

They share the same genes,
but depending on the environment,

they would express
themselves in a different way,

like different hair
color, eye color.

- Different level of disease.
- Exactly.

So something in the
transmutation process

must have caused the genes
responsible for her appearance

to express themselves
in a new way.

Jen. Wait, where are you going?

Just let her go.

Just... let her go.

It's probably best
for her right now.

So what do we do now?

I'm not sure.

This is organic matter
we're dealing with.

She could become unstable again
and turn back into pure energy.

I suggest we take turns watching
her over the next 72 hours

and make sure she's okay.

But what about her appearance?
How do we... turn her back?

Turn her back?

Jeff, it's a miracle
she survived at all.

We're just gonna have to accept the
fact that this is the new Jen, from now on.

It's strange, isn't it? I
remember the first time I shifted.

It's not easy changing faces.

Perenna warned
me this might happen.

She said if I wasn't
careful, I'd explode.

Grace, what am I gonna do?

What about my friends?
What about school?

Hey, don't worry about that
right now, we'll figure it out.

Yeah, well, you're lucky.

You can change back
whenever you want.

Okay, sure.

I mean, now, but there's been
plenty of times when I couldn't.

So what did you do?
How did you get through it?

I focused on what
was important. Not this.

This.

It's not who you are on
the outside that matters,

it's who you are inside.

And deep down, you are still the
same strong Jen we know and love.

Nothing's gonna change that.

I certainly don't feel like it.

You will, trust me.

Now, come on,
your family's waiting.

Oh, baby, I'm so
sorry, come here.

We're gonna get
through this, okay?

I promise.

Jeff!

Jeff, where are you going?

Am I done yet?

Almost. Not too much longer.

I thought you already
verified who I was last night.

We did, sweetie, but what you went
through, no one's done that before.

- We just wanna make sure you're okay.
- I get it.

I'm Humpty Dumpty, and you
wanna see if I'm gonna fall apart again.

This reminds me of when you
and Anissa ran all those tests

and found out I was a generator.

I wish I could go
back there now.

Well, the scans are complete.

And how are you feeling? Any
muscle aches, fever, or fatigue?

No, I don't think so.

Well, you're so tall.

Is that weird?

No, it's more of you to love.

Just let me know if
anything changes, okay?

And no using your powers,

and definitely no flying
up to the ionosphere.

- Yeah, all right.
- No, I'm serious, Jen.

I know it felt good, but
you were clearly addicted.

We don't use those things
to solve our problems, okay?

Believe me, I should know.

My whole body is screaming out
for those meta-boosters right now.

Dr. Stewart? Val Seong,
I'm here for my appointment.

Mr. Whale referred me.

Yes, that's today.

Uh, this is Jenni... Um...
- JJ. -JJ?

So not Jennifer?

Well, it's technically Jennifer,
but I go by JJ. I'm her daught...

Yeah, she's my
niece, and I'm her aunt.

I have a daughter named
Jennifer, which is why we call her JJ.

Oh, that's Anissa,
she's here to pick me up.

Bye, Auntie.

I'm sorry about that.

Why don't you take a seat, and
let's get started with some blood work.

In local news,

One Hundred ringleader
Latavious "Lala" Johnson

is still at large.

The notorious gang boss
is wanted in connection

with the death of former mayor, Billy
Black, who was killed in a shootout

between members of The
One Hundred and the police.

He's considered
armed and dangerous.

Authorities say he
escaped an attempted...

Jeff, I wasn't expecting you. I
thought you were watching Jen.

If she is Jen.

What do you mean, Jeff?

We've been over this. It's her.

Well, maybe it's not.

Look, I was thinking last night,

maybe there's a reason
I couldn't feel her energy.

Stranger things have happened.

I travel to other universes. I
fought alongside Superman.

Maybe she's a being
from another dimension?

She's not a being
from another dimension.

She's your daughter.
Jennifer Pierce.

And right now she needs her dad.

Fine. I'll talk to her later.

Where are we with
the mayor's killing?

I wasn't able to track
down the ballistics...

but I hacked into a bystander's
phone, and I found this.

See how he grabs
the top of his head?

That can only mean one thing. The
shot came from an elevated position.

Lala was at street level, he
couldn't have taken the shot.

- He was telling the truth.
- Exactly.

Now, here's where
things get interesting.

I was able to analyze the footage
and map the bullet's trajectory.

There aren't any
buildings in that area

tall enough to match
the angle of the shot,

except this one.

So what's the problem?

It's four miles away.

That's nearly double the
longest ever recorded sniper shot.

- How is that possible?
- I don't know.

But I was able to pull a photo

from the camera near the
rear entrance to the building

just a few minutes
after the mayor's death.

Whoever's hiding under
that hood is our shooter.

Hey, can you turn this up?

I'm honored to be here. Today
is a great day in Freeland.

For far too long, gangs of vigilantes
have run unchecked in our city...

but no more.

Thanks to the tireless efforts

of the good people at
Monovista International...

we now have a
means of fighting back.

Ladies and gentlemen,

meet the newest weapon
in our war for our streets,

the next generation DEG.

Now, as a part of my donation to
the Freeland Police Department,

every man and woman in uniform

will receive one of these
fine directed energy guns.

I'm making it my mission
to clean up our streets,

and continue the rebuilding
effort started by , my good friend,

the late great Billy Black.

Which is why...

I, Tobias Whale, am
proud to announce...

I'll be running for mayor.

Black Lightning.

Detective.

Or should I say...

Head of the New Meta Task Force?

I don't know what
side you're on, man.

Don't get your
drawers in a bunch.

- It wasn't my decision.
- Oh.

Sounds like something
a traitor would say.

Oh, yeah?

Would a traitor get you the ballistics
from the mayor's killing, like you asked?

Notice anything unusual?

- Yeah, it's still in the casing.
- That's right.

It was never fired.

- If it was never fired, then how...
- Let go.

- What?
- Trust me.

Just let go.

- What the hell?
- It's been magnetized.

How do you fire a
bullet without a gun?

Magnetic powers.

So a meta did it?

Yeah, that would explain
the distance of the shot.

You need to know, Lightning
had nothing to do with this.

And she's not to blame
for Lydell Jackson either.

I know.

Not that it's going to matter
much. The chief is on a warpath.

After what happened
with Lala gettin' away,

she's planning raids on
half the damn Eastside.

She's already approved a dozen
affidavits for no-knock warrants.

No-knock warrants?

She lost her damn mind? Most
people in this city are packing.

That's right. Which
is why I'm telling you...

Freeland needs Black Lightning.

Or are you gonna
disappear on us again?

No, I'm back...
for good this time.

-Come on.

Hm.

Come on.

-Shut it off.

Wait, shut it off. Shut it off.

Five hundred feet,
just like last time.

Damn it, I had a good
feeling about that one.

Well... look on the bright side.

At least the DEG
rollout was a success.

I've been meaning to congratulate
you. I heard Mr. Bates was thrilled.

Thanks, but we both
know that was all you.

You were the one who caught
the issue with the capacitor bank.

Guess I can't do anything right.

Come on, you
know that's not true.

You were the one that
put the stun setting in.

You gave them 600% more power.

Wait a minute. Power.

Maybe that's the reason we haven't been
able to extend the range on the emitter.

We've been using the
wrong power source.

That would explain the problems
with the voltage regulator.

Peter, you might
be onto something.

It's too bad we can't use
promethium like you did in the DEGs.

It's just such an incredibly
rare mineral element.

Not as rare as you might think.

Women, who, in jealousy or anger,
or out of their own corrupt passions,

can change into great
cats, like panthers.

- Really, Anissa?
- Wait, what?

All the movies you
could've picked,

and you just had to choose one that
reminds me of being trapped in this body?

You right, my bad.

What would you
like to watch instead?

Let's see, we got
13 Going on 30. Big.

Let's see, Being John
Malkovich. Ooh... Freaky Friday.

Oh, my God, Freaky Friday?

- Can you imagine?
- No.

What if I switched
places with Mom?

I'd be all like,
"Go get our baby."

Ooh, that was good.

That's good, but
it could be worse.

You could be Nicolas Cage.
-In Face/ -Off.

"I'd like to take
his face... off."

Oh, man. It's really not all
that bad, though. I promise.

Now, I wasn't gonna say
anything, but, girl, your skin...

Jen, your skin, it
looks amazing now.

- Really?
- Yeah.

You think so? I do kinda
like the dark chocolate look.

I ain't worried about
you. You be fine.

You just gotta... just make sure
you look at all the positives. Okay?

Like the fact that you could
be playin' in the WNBA.

-Shut up.
-Okay, I'm just sayin'! I'm sayin'.

-Did you see Dad's face?

- I don't know if he'll ever talk to me.
- Mm-mm.

Don't say that.
He will. All right?

Now, you know him,
he just... needs his time.

- But what if he never does?
- It's not gonna happen. Okay?

In fact... speaking of family...

there's something that I've
been meaning to tell you.

Grace and I got married.

- What? You're kidding, right?
- Nope.

- We eloped after she woke up.
- You didn't tell me?

I was gonna tell you, I
promise, but I was scared.

I'm like, "What if I say something,
and she falls back into a coma

or she can't control her
shape-shifting?" It was just a lot for me.

-Oh, my God! , -I have so many
questions. Did you invite anyone?

- Mm-mm.
- Did you have a bouquet?

Did you wear your
Hillary pantsuit?

I didn't wear my
Hillary pantsuit.

It was just us. It
was nothing formal.

It was perfect,
though. It really was.

At least tell me you
went on a honeymoon.

I didn't.

What? Come on, Harriet.

You guys are the
best couple I know.

You gotta start your marriage
off right, have some fun, party.

See, you know what?
You would say that.

Of course.

I don't know. It's just... There's
just been so much going on.

And what about you?

I'm not going anywhere.

My brand-new ass will be
right here when you get back.

Ready to drive me crazy.

Springbrook Baptist
isn't paying protection.

Give them until Friday, and
if they don't pay, kill them,

and charge double
for the funeral.

Well, well.

Lala, I was wondering
you would show up.

Destiny.

That's a cute trick you
pulled with the police.

I knew you'd never
settle for a truce.

Didn't plan on you
having nine lives, though.

Oh, I got a lot more than that.

But you don't. Time to die.

Oops. Guess that isn't
the only trick up my sleeve.

- Who the hell are you?
- Call me Ishmael.

I'm gonna call you dead if you
don't get the hell out of my way.

Make me.

Bitch, don't you
know I can't die?

You can...

and you will.

Over and over again,

and you'll keep dyin' and
comin' back until the end of time.

Still working hard, huh?

Any progress?

A little, but it's gonna
take some time.

I got something that
might cheer you up.

Oh, my God. Peter,
you shouldn't have.

- What's the occasion?
- No occasion.

Just thinking of you.

I don't believe it.

This is the Go board
from when I beat you.

- You recreated it from memory?
- How could I forget it?

It was the only time anybody
who wasn't Japanese ever beat me.

It was beautiful.

Wow. A man who not only
doesn't resent me for beating him,

he celebrates it.

You're one of a
kind, Peter Gambi.

No, you are.

And this is the
moment that I realized it.

Peter, this is so thoughtful.

You okay? What's wrong?

Nothing, I'm just
glad you like it.

Well... I don't know
how I'm gonna thank you.

Actually, there is
one way I can think of.

We're at work.

So? This is a secret room.

I believe you're trying to seduce
me, aren't you, Ms. Caruso?

Jeff, where have you been?
I've been trying to reach you.

Anissa needs to do something for
Grace, and someone needs to watch Jen.

It's okay. I called TC,
they're at the house.

You can't avoid her forever,
Jeff, she's your daughter.

I know.

Look, that's not why I came.
Where are you with Val?

She came in yesterday. I
just got her blood results back.

And? Does she have ALS?

Sadly, yes. Tobias
was telling the truth.

But she also has something else.

The meta-gene.

So she's a meta
working for Tobias?

What's her power,
is it magnetic?

I don't know. Why?

I talked to Detective
Shakur last night.

He said Mayor Black was killed
by a meta with magnetic powers.

Tobias just announced
he's running.

So I'm thinking he had her kill
Mayor Black to create a vacancy.

Oh, my God. What do we do?

We have to know for sure.

How do we find out
what her power is?

Well, without actually
witnessing it ourselves,

we'd have to create a meta-booster
and inject it into someone.

Okay, great. Do it.

I don't think
that's a good idea.

Why not?

Well, after we faced Gravedigger
injected with extra powers,

I modified the formula so it
would only work on humans.

And since I have the
most experience taking it,

that would make me
the obvious test choice.

So test it.

Are you really
saying that to me?

What about my addiction?

You've been injecting
meta-boosters for months.

This is Tobias we're
talking about here.

So you care more about
catching Tobias than my sobriety?

That's not what I said.
It's not what I meant.

I know exactly what you meant.
You made it perfectly clear. Get out.

- Are you serious?
- I said get out!

-Well, if it isn't my very
own Amy Coney Barrett.

What do you think?

- Very mayoral.
- Good.

Tell me. How did your
appointment with the good doctor go?

Everything went according plan.

Hm.

She did have someone
with her, though. A girl.

You must mean
Jennifer, their youngest.

That bitch is quite
the firecracker.

Actually, she
introduced herself as JJ.

She said she was
Dr. Stewart's niece.

I had security at
the lab pull a photo.

Now, who could this be?

Katie, run facial recognition
across all data bases.

Yes, Tobias.

Now, this is very interesting.

Hm.

It looks like we have
a new Pierce in town.

-Say cheese.

TC, what the hell, dude?

Sorry, I was just capturing
you in the moment.

Why are you taking my picture?

Well, I thought because
you have a new look,

I can give you a new identify.

This is your driver's
license photo.

Or your passport. I
haven't really decided yet.

- You can do that?
- Of course I can. I'm TC.

All I have to do is
tap into the database.

I can make you
a birth certificate,

get you a new social security
number, whatever you want.

I heard you got a
new nickname, JJ.

I like it. It kinda reminds
me of Good Times.

Good Times, the
TV show. JJ Evans?

Kid! A dyn-o-mite!

Boy, you have got to
update your references.

Unit 53 en route to
717 Garner Drive.

We have a no-knock
warrant for apartment four.

Black Lightning, you copy that?

Copy, I'm on my way.

You should go. He
may need backup.

No, I shouldn't.

My mom told me
not use my powers.

Don't get mad when I say
this, but... who the hell are you?

The Jen I know would never
listen to her mom about going out.

Well, I don't know if I
am that Jen anymore.

Yes, you are. Don't say that.

Besides, no one knows who
you are underneath the mask.

They see you as Lightning.

Exactly. They'll just
see me as some freak

who destroys property
and kills innocent people.

You need to see this.

Yeah, so... A while
back, these girls

bullied me really bad in school.

It got to the point where...

I didn't feel like
life was worth living.

But then, I saw you...

and the badass that you are.

It gave me the strength
to stand up and fight.

So, thank you, Lightning.

You saved my life.

Hey, Lightning.

I just wanna say how grateful I am
to you for saving this man next to me.

If it wasn't for you, he would've
been killed by the Markovians.

We got married last July. He's
my heart and soul. Thank you.

Hey, Lightning, guess what?
We're you this Halloween.

Check it out. You like it?

Watch this.

♪ This the Lightning dance

♪ Lightning, Lightning dance
This the Lightning dance ♪

♪ Lightning, Lightning dance ♪

♪ Lightning, Lightning
Lightning dance ♪

♪ This the Lightning dance
Lightning dance Lightning dance ♪

Thank you, TC. I needed that.

And you're right.

It doesn't matter what
I look like, I'm still me.

And the real me is sick
and tired of being babysat.

That's the spirit.

The real me is gonna go out as Lightning,
show the city what she's made of.

Okay, now you're talking.

The real me is gonna
light those cops up

if they even think about
entering that apartment.

Okay, maybe the real
you needs to slow down.

The real me is gonna go out
there and wreck some stuff up.

No, both youse need to sit back
on the bed and sit this one out!

Jen! Jen.

You're late.

Uncle Gambi, you scared me.

That suit's not gonna
fit you anymore.

You're a lot taller now.

I am working on a new
nanotech model for you.

But in the meantime...

I've got something
that should do the trick.

- Just don't tell your parents.
- I won't. Thank you.

I'll go grab it for you.

Wait, Uncle Gambi?

How did you know I'd be here?

Because that's
what Jen would do.

Jen.

- This is the place?
- It's where the package came from.

Confirmed it with
the Postal Service?

No, it was enough
to get the warrant.

All right, whatever.

Let's get it over
with. You ready?

All right. In three, two, one.

Someone's in the apartment.

Oh, my gosh, it's my ex.
He must have found us.

It's all right.

Get out! I'm warning you!

Officer down, get him!

Thank you, Black Lightning.
Glad to have you back.

Open fire.

Hey, fellas, over here.

Come on, shoot
them. Shoot them both.

High-low tactics, go.

On your left.

- Hey.
- Hey.

You mind if I join you?

Um... Yeah.

I guess you're here to ground me
for going out without permission?

What? No.

No. I'm...

I'm here to give you an apology.

You showed up for me.

I'm sorry... I didn't
show up for you.

But you did.

You risked your life to come
get me in the ionosphere.

I never thanked you.

You shouldn't have to thank me.

You're my daughter.

And I'll always love you.

I love you, Dad.

Honey, I'm home.

Sorry that took so long.

You would not believe the line
at the Szechuan Palace. Jeez.

Anissa?

Ta-da.

Oh, my God! What is that?

"Do you like it?" is the
question. Cute, right?

So this is my snow bunny outfit.

Check me out.

Okay, this is option A. Vail.

You sit down and
no peeking, okay?

Okay.

And...

Option B.

New Orleans, baby.

Wow, that's New Orleans.

- That is something.
- I'll be back.

And the grand finale.

Option C. Akashic Valley.

Now it's your turn. Pick one.

- What do you mean?
- Well, babe, where do you wanna go?

We never took our
honeymoon, right?

Let's just go away for a couple
a days, just us for a change.

Really? What about
your family, your sister?

I think my sister would kill me if
we don't go away because of her.

And when we get back, it's finally
time to tell my parents we're married.

Seriously?

- Mm-hm.
- You mean it?

Cross my heart.

Now, which one... do you like?

Hm.

Well, which answer
gets you to take this off?

That depends.

We are going away.
Let's go upstairs.

Going so soon?

Yeah, I've got other
business to attend to.

Ah, yes, I heard.

You're trying to get into
the League of Assassins.

They're requiring you
to kill 100 meta-humans.

Quite the tall order.
What's your count now?

Ninety-four.

Oh. You have been busy.

All done, ma'am.

Perfect.

It pulls the place
together, don't you think?

Sure does.

You know... Lala's not the only
meta that's been giving us problems.

Why don't you stick
around for a while?

I'll put you on retainer.

And I'll give you a bonus
for every meta that you kill.

- Deal.
- Good.

You can start with these.

This one.