All language subtitles for BLACK LIGHTNING - S04 E08 - Things Fall Apart (1080p - AMZN Web-DL)

Previously on Black Lightning.

That small cluster
of energy particles.

It's gotta be her.
I'm going up there.

Even if that cloud is Jen,

your body would not be able
to absorb that kind of energy.

Because I'm so close it's like
I can hear her calling to me.

At least in concept,

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

Then Jen walks out.

How do we turn her back?

It's a miracle she
survived at all.

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

Would a traitor get you the
ballistics from the Mayor's killing?

Notice anything unusual?

They're still in the casing.

- What the hell?
- How do you fire a bullet without a gun?

So a meta did it?

-Where are you with Val? I
just got her blood results back.

So she's a meta
working for Tobias?

How do we find out
what her power is?

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.

What is it?

It's called an
energy field emitter.

Wait a minute. Power.

Maybe that's the reason
we haven't been able

to extend the
range on the emitter.

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.

This is the Go board
from when I beat you.

Ooh, okay.

We agreed to tell
them after the trip, right?

They're gonna be pissed we
didn't tell them sooner. I know it.

All right, well, there's only
one way to find out, right?

Okay.

-Uh, you ready? Mmm-hmm.

Okay.

Surprise!

-Welcome to the family, Grace.

So I might have
put a call in ahead.

Surprise, baby!

You are incredible.

I had to get you.

Come on now, make a speech.

Grace, my love, my heart.

It has been one crazy year.

And truth is, we'll probably
have many not so great years.

If we are lucky, we'll have each other
to spend those crazy days together.

I love you so much, Grace.

-Welcome to the family.

I love you, too. Thank
you guys so much for this.

- Welcome to the family, Grace.
- And I wish we told you sooner.

No, you did what you
needed for each other.

That's what marriage is.

Anyways, I'm still mad y'all didn't
take me with you to Akashic Valley.

I could have tested
out my new look.

The only test you need to
be worried about is the SAT.

Harsh.

That doesn't sound good.

No, no, no, I got it.

Can I help you?

Special Agent Kevin Mason, FBI.

Mr. Pierce, we have a
warrant to search this house.

Is there anyone else inside?

My family.

Whoa, whoa.

No one comes inside till you
tell me what this is all about.

Mr. Pierce, step aside.
I'm not gonna ask again.

Okay, so it's like that, then.

I'm instructing
you to step aside.

♪ Last night I saw a
superhero He was black ♪

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

How could they think

I embezzled money from Garfield?

The first thing we have to do

is focus on clearing your name.

The government froze
my bank accounts.

My assets.

It has to be Tobias, Jeff.

Think about it.

He's trying to
destroy your legacy.

Yeah, that's not gonna happen.

Gambi and TC are at
the Sanctum right now,

diggin' into this.

We'll find a way to
hit back at Tobias.

Well, I'm close

to uncovering Val's meta powers.

Yeah. Good.

If we can prove she was the meta

that killed Mayor Black,

her only way out will be

to name Tobias as the man

who ordered the hit.

This all goes away.

Yeah, I'm handling it.

Yes. Of course.

Look, I wanna apologize

about the way things
went down the other night.

I'm sorry.

- Are you?
- Yes.

I never meant to
jeopardize your sobriety.

I'm sorry if you
took it that way.

Apology accepted.

You and Jen seem
to be getting back

to your old selves.

Well, it's early.

Jeff, I've run every
test that I can.

I'm still waiting on
the results of one,

but it's only going to prove

what we already know.

That little girl upstairs
is our daughter,

and the sooner you
accept that, the better.

So hard not to light them up.

Having to stand there

and let them completely
destroy my room.

That's why we work on restraint.

It doesn't come naturally.

Nothing comes natural anymore,

even dealing with the face
I have to walk around in.

What if I never get used to it?

Come on.

Give it time, Jen, okay?

And can you at least try

to find a bright
side in all of this?

I mean, it won't be
a new face for long.

What?

Think about it

like buying a
great pair of heels.

Your stride, it be
a little bit different

the first few times
around in them, right?

Girl, walk that
walk while you can.

- You're crazy.
- Okay.

Kids at school
are already talking

about Dad's embezzlement
charges online.

Made the evening news, huh?

As if my first day back

wasn't already gonna be hard.

Well, don't think
about asking Dad

if you can miss school.

We already know
the answer to that.

Come on, Jen. No.

One thing that has not changed

is that you're a Pierce.

And Pierces handle
anything that is thrown at them.

You gonna be good.

Okay?

Okay.

Wow.

I thoroughly enjoyed that, Val.

Glad I could provide it for you.

What else you got?

Monovista's behind schedule
on the delivery with no new ETA.

This can't happen.

Monovista has
to deliver on time.

I could drop by Bates' office,

help motivate the process.

Okay, Red.

Your initiative is noted.

Be my guest.

One more thing,
sir. Dr. Stewart?

Her role in your plan
is as crucial as any,

and we haven't heard
anything from her.

Are you sure she's on track?

What you don't know
about Dr. Stewart is,

her finest quality when
it comes to her work

is she leaves no stone unturned.

And we're using that
attribute against her.

The best part is...

she has no idea.

For the last time, you
are going to school.

Now let's go over your
backstory one more time.

Name is JJ Stewart,

Jen's cousin on her mom's side.

Big military family.

Tired of being an army brat,

Pierces offered to let me
stay with them in Freeland

so I could finish
school in the States.

How's that?

That'll have to do.
You've gotta go.

Okay.

I wish I could be
there with you.

Hey, guys, what's up?

Hey, TC.

What are you doing here?

I can't let you go to school
alone on your first day.

They like to pick on
the new kid. Believe me.

Boy, please.

I am still the Queen of
Garfield if I wanna be.

Okay, well, the
Queen of Garfield

is about to be late,
so, come on, come on.

- Is this a bad time?
- Not at all.

Sorry about that.

Finalizing plans to acquire
a stockpile of promethium.

For the family suits to
protect against the new DEGs.

I know what "acquire" means.

Just be careful.

You wanted to talk.

It's about my sobriety.

I've come a long
way in the last year,

but not quite far enough.

You're being too
hard on yourself.

No. It's true.

I can acknowledge that.

But it's why I need your help.

I'm listening.

This vial...

contains meta powers
belonging to Tobias's attorney, Val.

Jeff and I believe it's
possible she killed the mayor...

but we need to know what
her powers were to confirm that.

And you need a non-meta host?

And I don't wanna
risk being triggered.

Say no more.

Am I supposed to feel something?

Well, you might feel a delicate sensation
just under the surface of the skin,

like waves of energy
pushing into your tissue,

and then it happens
simultaneously...

and you become the feeling.

But it might be
different for everyone.

I don't feel anything.

Something's wrong.

It's not working.

Hey, man.

I'm sorry to ask you
here on such short notice.

I need to show you something.

I figured it's the kind of thing
you tell a man face-to-face,

with it being your
father's house and all.

This can't be happening.

Well, half the
neighborhood got one.

I'll look into this.

You and your kids
aren't goin' anywhere.

- You don't have to.
- It'll only be a couple of hours.

No, really,
Jefferson, it's fine.

Look, I know you've got a
lot on your plate right now.

Besides, tonight I pick up
the keys for our new house.

What?

That's great.

Yeah, I had no doubt you
were gonna turn things around.

Yeah, and to think I owe it to a
man I had no intentions of voting for.

I'm not following you.

The albino dude.

Tobias Whale?

Yeah. He stopped by your dad's
house earlier with a developer.

Some business about a hospital
they plan on building on the land.

Well, part of the deal was
relocation funds for families like mine.

So...

We still have time for a
grand tour before lunch.

Don't be cute. I gave you
your first tour of this place.

And that's the point.
It's poetic. Look.

-Hold on.

There's a video going viral of Lightning
opening a can on the Freeland PD.

The people love
when I do my thing.

Yeah, I've been
meaning to ask you.

Have you been having any abnormal
side effects since the transformation?

Or just been
feeling weird at all?

Please let Uncle Gambi
know, for the last time, I feel fine.

I told him it wouldn't work.

Only weirdness I'm dealing with
today are all the Jen questions.

What have you been
telling everyone?

That she joined an nunnery.

You can't be serious.

What? The sisters are
desperate for more sisters.

I'm just trying to
get the word out.

Yeah, no.

I said she took an
opportunity to study abroad.

They all bought it.

Well, that is a crying shame.

Principal Pierce out here
preaching about positivity.

Meanwhile, he lines his own pockets with
the money that we, the students, earned.

Man, we outperformed every
other public school in Freeland

and we gained the
community support.

That money belongs to
us and we demand justice.

- Is Montel serious right now?
- Yes.

Yo, you need to
kill that noise, dawg.

So you support Principal Pierce?

We don't even know if he did it.

But I see all you care about
is bein' an online activist.

I'm sorry, Mr. Refresh-My-Memory,
who are you again?

I'm nobody.

Just know you're trying to
ruin a man's name to get clout.

It's not cool.

Yeah, nice talk, man.

- Loser!
- Dork.

Hey, I can introduce you.

Nah, I got it.

"Nah, I got it."

Hi.

Hey.

I just wanted to say
thanks for what you did.

Don't even mention it.

I just can't stand this goofy
cancel culture thing we live in.

- You're new here, right?
- That obvious?

In your case, it is. I don't
remember seeing you.

I'm JJ.

Eriah.

The Pierces are actually my fam.

- Hence the gratitude.
- So you know Jen?

We're cousins on her mom's side.

Word, that's dope.

Well, how you likin'
ol' Garfield so far?

Getting better by the minute.

I could show you
around if you want.

Really?

That would be so great.
I've literally been lost all day.

All right. Let me
see your schedule...

Thirsty.

Ah! Boom! Looks like we
got band class together.

Cool. Well, lead the way.

When exactly do they plan
on building this hospital?

I am fully aware of how
eminent domain works.

I don't want to
challenge the appraisal.

It's my father's house. I
don't wanna sell it at all.

Yeah, sure, I will hold.

Again.

You know, forget this.

Who was on the phone?

Nobody.

Dad, I know I'm going
through a lot with the change,

but don't hide
things to protect me.

City plans on tearing down
your grandfather's house

and putting a
hospital in its place.

Can they do that?

Well, legally, yeah.

But they have to
pay you for it, right?

That's sort of

what the phone
call was all about.

Get that bank.

Not like we use
the house anyways.

Your grandfather worked
hard to purchase that house,

and he handed it down to me,

and I wanted to hand it down

to my kids. You know...
Generational wealth

and all that.

Anissa don't want it.

You see how she's living.

And if being popular
worked for the Kardashians,

then I am set.

It's the principle of the thing.

Your grandfather, a Black man,

managed to own something
that he wanted to hand down.

I'm sorry this is
happening, Daddy.

You haven't called
me "Daddy" in years.

Gotta change up
every once in a while.

Yeah, speaking of change.

How did the first
day of school go?

Not too rough, I hope?

It wasn't rough at all.

Kids were protesting for you.

It was cool.

Well, that's good to hear.

Kiki, hey, girl,
it's been a minute.

-Okay, I see you, Dr. Pierce.

White coat and everything.

It is so good to see you.

What brings you in?

Marvin's gon' be a daddy.

I'll be 17 weeks tomorrow.

That is so beautiful.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

One of the tests they're
offering came back abnormal.

Abnormal how?

Doctor said that the test
show markers for cystic fibrosis.

Which will be taken
care of this evening

with a simple
outpatient procedure.

Can I talk to you in private?

Yeah, sure.

Okay, look, I won't
keep him long,

but you make sure

you tell Marvin I said hi, okay?

Will do.

It's so good to
see you, Kiki. Bye.

Why did you just lie to her?

We can't just
fix cystic fibrosis.

We can now.

The facility partnered
with Monovista.

Their medical division
has discovered a way

to isolate chromosome seven.

You're kidding. You're saying

a full removal of the
CFTR gene mutation?

- Yes.
- What?

That's cool, right?

I mean, cutting
edge gene editing.

How the hell am I

just findin' out about this?

Well, to be honest,

I don't think anyone has.

Pregnant patients

with the diagnosis get flagged

and then referred

to Monovista for treatment.

Speaking of which, I should
get back to your friend.

- Yeah. Go ahead. I'm on my...
- I'll see you later.

I think that should do it.

We extended the emitter's
energy radiance to 55 miles

for final simulation.

Before long, you'll
have one of these

in every major city
across the country.

Providing sustainable energy
for millions of Americans.

Only one thing left to do.

It's not working.

Should I run a quick diagnostic?

Would Nikola run a diagnostic?

It worked!

Congratulations.

Wait until Mr. Bates sees this.

Mass production, here we come.

You're gonna need a
lot of promethium for that.

What you have here
won't even begin to cut it.

- Already covered.
- Really?

Well, before we get too
far ahead of ourselves,

we should celebrate.

Yes, absolutely.

In the mood for Italian?

More than you know, Peter.

I'll make us a reservation.

Wait... Do you want
me to go check that out?

It's my special cooling system.

I'm the only one with access.

Well, if this thing overheats,
it'll go up like an A-bomb.

It's probably nothing.
Give me a few minutes.

Sorry about that.

False alarm. Shall we go?

I'll take that as a yes.

All units, please be advised.

We have a 10-57 in progress.

Officers in pursuit

heading north on MLK
Boulevard on 9th Street, northwest.

You know, it didn't
have to be like this.

Tell me where Blackbird is,

and I won't kill every last
member of her resistance.

Startin' right here.

Ready when you are.

You know, for what it's worth...

you'll die an honorable man.

Yeah.

Come out, come
out, wherever you are.

Thanks again for
stopping by to check on me.

And for the extra calories.

No problem.

If anybody threw
me a surprise party,

I'd be hella mad.

Why?

I need to be party fly.

There's always pictures.

You're hilarious.

But let me check on you.

How'd it feel to be
back at Garfield?

Good.

I love my schedule.

Finally got a music class.

You know, the thing
about shape-shifting,

you learn to read body
language quite well.

And yours is telling a
much different story.

So out with it.

Students were protesting

my dad's embezzlement
charges in the halls.

That's horrible, Jen.

He devoted his life to
Garfield and they turned on him.

Well, not everybody.

This guy spoke up for him.

Your body language is
now screaming "crush."

What's that like?

Believe it or not, perfect.

I guess JJ's more his type.

Who cares what his type is?

You focus on feeling
comfortable in your own skin.

I think I'm getting there.

- His approval shouldn't be why.
- Definitely not.

But I do like him.

All right, just take it slow.

I wouldn't be too
quick to trust this boy.

Yep. I'm sorry, hold up.

Yeah! Tobias! Whoo!

Yeah. Leave it to Freeland
to turn this into a party.

Maybe it's because we're
up so big in the polls, yeah?

As many of you may know,

Freeland is suffering
from one of the worst

economic hardships
in recent history.

The homeless epidemic
is at an all-time high.

Local businesses are
closing down all over the city.

That's right.

And what's this I hear
about Garfield High?

Have you guys been
following the news lately?

I think Principal Pierce

has been arrested on
embezzlement charges.

Don't quote me on that
because I haven't been briefed.

But it sounds terrible.

It's no secret that Freeland
has fallen from grace.

But I tell you, the best part
about gettin' knocked down...

is you have the chance
to come back stronger

and better than ever before.

That starts with leadership,

the kinda leadership
my campaign is built on.

Tonight I plan to share
something with you

that I think is gonna be
a big win for Freeland.

But first, there's someone
I'd like you to meet.

Who do you think it is?

This is Marcel Payton.

Marcel happens to be a
teacher at Garfield High,

and before today,

Marcel and his lovely
children were homeless,

but I was blessed
and fortunate enough

to change that.

Be sure to check offshore
accounts for identity theft.

Swiss, Cayman Islands.

Yes, sir.

Are you okay, Jeff?

Tobias said some pretty
nasty things back there.

-Did you expect
different. I got something.

A dozen transfers
from the education fund

into both of your
daughters' trusts.

No middleman.

How is Tobias doing this?

It's beyond devious.

It's like you,
actually, kinda...

I mean, I know that you didn't,

but according to
this, you kinda did.

Hey, I picked up some
food on my way back.

Why don't we take a break?

No, Not now. Keep going, TC.

Take it easy.

Something's wrong.
I can't hear anything.

Your powers aren't working?

Are you okay?

Do you feel light-headed?

I'm fine. I'm fine, I just...

I can't talk to the system.

Okay, well, do it
manually. We're close.

I don't know how to do that.

- Perfect.
- Jeff.

Let me see if I can do it
from this other terminal.

Has anything like
this happened before?

Never.

Wait, they're
back. They're back.

And they're gone again.

I'm sorry, guys. I don't
know what's wrong.

Oh, my God.

TC's powers are dormant

because I injected Gambi
with Val's meta-booster.

Jeff, light it up.

Nothing.

I think Val is a nullifier.

A what?

That explains why I
didn't feel anything.

A nullifier's power stops other
metas from having powers.

If what you're saying is true, we
need to find the Mayor's killer fast.

Tobias is in possession

of the single greatest
threat to our family in Val.

I'm bad luck. I always knew it.

You're not bad luck, JJ.

I've been in band
class for two days

and the school decides to
cut the entire music program?

It's me. I'm sure of it.

Hey. Nah, we gotta do
something about this.

I mean, we gotta fight it.

We can't just let them
kick us to the curb like this.

What if we tried
raising the money?

How?

This is gonna sound crazy,
but I might know a way.

I'm all ears.

You can never be too certain.

Oh, my God.

Jeff.

Hey, I saw your call.

So, the test prove we
were right about Val?

Yeah.

Um, so far. That's...

That's not why I called.

Everything okay?

Fine. I just wanted
to let you know

that I'll probably
work late tonight.

Oh, okay.

Well, I'm headed back
to the Sanctum now.

Have you slept?

Has Tobias?

Fair enough.

- I'll see you tonight.
- Okay.

All right, TC, I'm in. Copy?

I'm here.

The drive is in.

Go ahead. Do what you gotta
do so we can get out of here.

What exactly are we looking for?

A chart on Kiki's cystic
fibrosis procedure.

I think we've got company.

Are you sure you
heard something?

Positive.

And this company is
not the friendly kind.

We all have to breathe sometime.

Hey!

Who is this maniac?

Beats the hell outta me.

Who I am is of no concern
to you when you're hit.

Yeah, we'll see about that.

Shapeshifter. Noted.

Are you out of your mind?

You can't walk in
here and hit me.

I need your attention.

Then you say, "Excuse
me," you animal.

We need an update on delivery,

and you're not takin' our calls.

Tell Tobias I
don't work for him.

Now get out before I
have security throw you out!

Throw me out?

So, you like golf?

Let's play.

Come on.

What do we have here?

You saw the club. We
gotta keep an eye on Red.

He's lookin' like
the Mayor's killer.

I'm on it.

The bullet from Shakur could not
have retained any magnetic residue.

I'm only able to get a reading

because he's using an
abundance of power right now.

Whoa! What happened?
Where'd the signature go?

He must have stopped
using his powers.

We can't lose him.
I'm going after him.

Hold on, hold on.

I think you misunderstand
the purpose of my visit.

It's ready. I swear to
God, the emitter's ready.

We just need a few more
days to run some final tests.

Tobias will understand.

Please don't kill me.

You have 48 hours
to deliver the emitter

or that bullet will
have your name on it.

The bullet trick is
Red's calling card.

Yeah, he's definitely
the Mayor's killer.

Oh.

How is it lookin'?

Kill order is still active,

but the test isn't finished,
so, fingers crossed.

What are you gonna do with that?

Well, it's just in case.

In case what?

Khalil will be helpless
during this procedure,

and even though our connection
is secure, it ain't invisible.

-Someone's gotta stand watch.

- Heads-up.
- Heads-up.

So, you think this is
gonna work this time?

I sure hope so.

You have no idea what it's like

to walk through a
digital door in your head

and the first thing
you see is Painkiller.

I just ran.

Yeah, we know.

And I remember
when my biggest fear

was making sure I didn't lose
a track meet in front of Jen.

How is she?

Not good.

Her dad is being
investigated by the FBI.

You're kidding.

Embezzlement.

He thinks Tobias
Whale is behind it all.

Of course it's Tobias.

He won't stop until
Mr. Pierce is in prison.

And I haven't found anything
that will clear his name.

It's like the evidence
doesn't exist.

If this is about money,

I used to collect for
Tobias. I can help.

Yeah, right.

Bro, you are not even
good at video games.

You're no hacker.
Just leave it to me.

Don't worry about
that. I have my ways.

All right, let's
get on with this.

Ooh, that's it. That's it.

Ooh.

I got something for him

the minute Uncle
Gambi finds his ass.

Don't you mean "we"?

No, babe, I'm sorry.

This is personal.
He tried to kill me.

But we stopped him.

Thank God you
shifted when you did.

Like you said, "On
our toughest days,

-we count on each other."

How's the leg?

It's fine.

Listen, what do you have on him?

Not much. He's known as Ishmael.

Could be an assassin,
maybe a contract killer.

What's the difference?

One belongs to a secret order.

The other either
works independently

or for a criminal organization.

If we're lucky, it's the latter.

Tell me about it.

Look, he had counters
for every move we made.

If he's some kinda
fanatic or some...

Regardless, he clearly
reconned you and tracked you.

-The question is
how. I don't know.

Who knows?

But if he's huntin' us,

he could be huntin'
the entire family.