All language subtitles for BLACK LIGHTNING - S04 E04 - A Light in the Darkness (720p - AMZN Web-DL)

Previously onBlack Lightning...

Mr. Pierce?

What the hell is this place?

A glimpse of the future.

Don't fret.

My filters, they keep the
combatant's identity secret.

-Fight or get out.

Lynn, how is your sobriety?

I injected myself with Wendy's
powers and went out there.

You didn't beat Glimmer, you
just traded one drug for another.

You look like trash.

Like you've been
partying all night.

No, there's always a comedown
when I go to the ionosphere.

Well, how about you
stop going up there?

Absorbing that much power has to
have some type of consequence, Jen.

I'm fine. I know my limits.

- Are those...
- My pride and joy.

The next generation
direct energy gun.

-The press calls them the DEGs.

That's not good
for Black Lightning.

That's not good for anyone.

Dr. Stewart.

Please do me the honor
of joining me for dinner.

I need a favor.

- Your party's already seated.
- I'll find her, thank you.

Lynn, something's
wrong. I can't move.

It's because you're dying, Jeff.

You've been poisoned.

Poisoned?

Wait, wait, no, you
don't have to do that.

Just help me up,
we can go get help.

It's okay, Jefferson.
Just let go.

It's okay, Jefferson.
You can just let go.

You can let go.

-Gotta get up. You can let go.

This is how it was
always gonna end, Jeff.

With me on the top,

and your bougie,
do-gooder ass under my boot.

I just have one last question.

Do you believe in resurrection?

♪ Last night I saw a
superhero He was Black ♪

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

♪ Kid 'n Play Can't get enough ♪

♪ Of that funky
Go-go-go rhythm ♪

- ♪ You wanted a dope jam.
- ♪ Well that's what we givin'

- ♪ We're heading for fame.
- ♪ Because Kid 'n Play's driven ♪

- ♪ And boy we don't game.
- ♪ And large is how we living

- ♪ We stay paid.
- ♪ You know The boys have got it ♪

- Not a go-go fan, huh?
- I'm more of an Otis Redding guy.

So where are we
at with the DEGs?

You were right.

There's a way to install
a design flaw in the DEGs

that should delay their rollout.

But are you sure
you want to do this?

The servers estimate
that these new DEGs

will explode 37% of the time.

It's a risk we're
gonna have to take.

The Freeland PD is days away from
receiving their first shipment of DEGs.

And until I can figure out
a way to neutralize them,

delaying Monovista's
rollout is the only way

I can protect
Jefferson and the girls.

So can you do it?

Can you install the design flaw?

Is Kid 'n Play too hype?

-The answer is yes, Gambi.

I just need a couple of minutes.

What's up, Mr. Jefferson?

TC, maybe you should
work on that in your room.

-Thanks, buddy.

I'm guessing Lynn
didn't come clean.

It's been three days, Gambi.
Three days and nothing.

How could Lynn have
dinner with Tobias Whale?

Why would she hide
something like that from me?

Jefferson. Lynn
has been kidnapped,

tortured, even killed
to protect your family.

Don't you think you should
give her the benefit of the doubt?

No.

No, I don't know if I
could ever trust her again.

She hid her Glimmer
addiction from me,

shooting herself up with
powers, and now Tobias.

- What else is she hiding?
- I don't know!

But I am sure Lynn
will tell you about Tobias

when she's ready.

But in the meantime, I think
you should just leave it alone.

- Ah...
- At least for a little while longer.

Fine. I will leave
it alone. For now.

Now, what are we
gonna do about Tobias?

We have to get
him off the streets

before he does whatever
he's planning to do.

I have been tracking
Tobias Whale's every move

- ever since he returned to Freeland.
- Okay, and?

Nothing. Everything he's
done since he came back

has been completely above board.

Oh, come on, we
know it's an act.

It's Tobias we're
talking about here.

Eventually, Mr. Tobias
Whale will slip up.

But for now, he's untouchable.

Yeah, we'll see about that.

Well, well.

I see you found your knock
off Joey Toledo and Syonide.

Can you two give
us a second, please?

Have a seat, Jefferson.

No. I think I'll stand.

Let me rephrase.

Sit your weak monkey-ass down

before all the people of Freeland
learn that the Pierce family

is the chocolate-covered
Incredibles.

So to what do I owe the
pleasure of this unexpected visit?

I saw you here with Lynn.

What you saw is two
colleagues having dinner,

discussing a possible
business venture.

But you knew that already.

Unless Lynn didn't tell you.

Stay away from my family.

You and Dr. Stewart have
been divorced for, what?

A decade now?

She's not family, sir.
She's a baby mama.

Which means she can
do whatever she wants

with whomever she wants.

Including me.

What's the matter, Jeff?
Can't keep a charge?

I hear that happens
to men your age.

Though there's
medicine to fix that.

You got all of
these people fooled,

with your big talk and
your large donations.

But, like I said before,
I know who you are.

As you should by now.

I'm the man who
promised to take away

everything you
loved in the world.

And unlike most of
you hapless negroes,

I'm a promise keeper.

Thank you, sweetheart.

You can stand now, Jeff.

This isn't over.

Well, it damn sure
feels over to me.

Oh, and Jeff?

Only if you can,

give my love to Lynn.

- I could have carried you, you know.
- Oh, yeah, yeah.

But who thought of it first? Me.

-Shonda, close
door. Yes, my queen.

I see some things
haven't changed.

Oh, Lord. Are you really about to
start on me with Shonda already?

We just got home.

All right, all right.

Well, we'll talk about
emancipating Shonda later.

Okay.

Right now, I just
want to run upstairs,

grab a shower, change into
my favorite pair of pajamas.

Um... Um...

About that,

your pajamas are in storage
with all your other stuff.

- I'm sorry.
- Anissa, you don't have to be sorry.

I was in a coma for a year, what
else were you supposed to do?

Let's just go to storage and
grab my stuff later this week?

Yeah, that sounds like a plan.

-Great.

'Cause I kind of
miss my reading chair.

Wait, I thought you were just
wanting to grab some clothes.

Yeah, I was, but there's
other things I want to grab too,

like the chair, my easel,
my comics collection.

Wait, whoa, whoa. Grace.
My loft, it already has a vibe

and all that stuff
you're talking about

doesn't really fit
the vibe in here.

Your loft?

Come on, you know what I meant.

Yeah. I think I do.

Grace! Grace!

Huh.

I must admit. Tobias,

your proposal for the renovation

of Freeland's south side was...

It's impressive.

A rebuilding like this,

it's going to run you,
what, $60, $70 million?

Eighty-three to be exact.

-But who's counting?

I told you, Mayor.
Freeland is my home.

And I want to see it restored
back to its former glory.

With that being said, a personal
investment of this magnitude

is going to require
some assurances.

What kind of assurances?

Well, frankly, Freeland's
become a magnet

for random violence.

I just saw on the
news the other day

that one of Freeland's finest
got beat down by a meta

and wound up in the
hospital with a broken hip.

Between the gangs
and the metahumans,

no person, no piece
of property is safe.

Well, what if I could assure you

that all this is
about to change?

Mr. Whale, we're two days
away from receiving a shipment

of second generation
DEGs from Monovista.

Once Freeland
PD's fully outfitted,

we will take the streets
back from the gangs.

And those walking
science experiments.

I like the way you think, Chief.

I like the way
she thinks, Mayor.

Have you given any thought

as to when and where
you're gonna announce

the DEG launch?

Oh, yes, my PR team has
come up with a few ideas.

But my favorite
so far is announce

at a gun buyback event.

I think I may know
the exact location

where you should hold the event.

Have you heard of the
Homeless Safe Zone up north?

Holding it there will let the
people of Freeland know

that its mayor cares about the
safety of all Freeland residents.

Even if they can't
donate to his campaign.

That is a great idea.

Unity.

It's exactly what
Freeland needs.

You know, I may come
to you for a little help,

if that's all right.

Anything for Freeland.

Tobias.

Can we leave here today knowing
we can count on your investment?

Well, if you and this
pretty little chief here

can keep up your
end of the bargain,

I'll definitely keep up mine.

♪ I'mma buy a mansion For
my mama When I finally make it ♪

♪ Take all my
vacations To Bahamas ♪

♪ Always celebrating

♪ Ever since my birth I was the
bomb And now I'm detonated ♪

♪ No you can't relate
You just can't relate ♪

♪ Yeah I'm always on go
Better watch how I glow ♪

♪ Don't forget I let
you know I'd be ballin' ♪

Morning, creepy.

Thought you could use this.

Thank you.

So, I did a little more
research on the ionosphere,

and it's not safe for
you to go up there, so...

TC. We're not talking
about this anymore, okay?

- But you...
- Are you my friend or are you my father?

Listen, I'm sorry, I didn't
mean to snap at you, but...

I know you're
looking out for me.

I really appreciate it, but
I'm fine, okay? I'm fine.

Hey, I almost forgot.

Have you checked your IG lately?

- Uh, yeah, it's nothing special.
- No. Not... Not that one.

The other one.

Give me your phone.

I have two million followers?

In three days?

Sixty-five hours, 22
minutes and 22 seconds,

but who's counting?

Yeah. My parents see
this, they're gonna flip.

I'm supposed to be
keeping a low profile.

Do you want me to take it down?

No.

Look, don't do
anything yet, I'll...

I'll figure this out later.

I'd choose these, man.

What the hell are y'all
standing around for?

Let's see what
these things can do.

What kind of
bootleg crap is this?

The energy source
must be depleted.

It's first gen tech,
it's bound to glitch.

So where do I get some more
of this so-called energy source?

I was a soldier not a scientist.

Then what are
you good for, then?

Devonte.

Bring me that gun.

How am I supposed to keep
metas off my ass with one damn gun?

- Man, you trying to kill me?
- If I wanted you dead,

you would have been
a memory already.

Considering how much you
owe me for them club fight bets.

So Deputy Chief,

tell me something I wanna hear.

Second generation DEGs are being
shipped to Freeland PD in two days.

- Do you know when and where?
- I'm in charge of logistics.

Finally, some
information that I can use.

- So, we even?
- Even?

Negro, please.

Just feel lucky that
you're still breathing.

We gonna steal these DEGs.

And when we do, no cop,

no meta, no Kobra Cartel,

not even Tobias Whales
himself, will be able to stop us.

In addition to the
nonlethal mode,

I modified it so that the
officers can quickly adjust

both the focus and
intensity of the blast radius.

What kind of range
are we talking?

Max of 1,000 meters.

Lauren.

I'm sorry, I don't
meant to interrupt,

but something
doesn't look right.

What the hell are you doing?

I think you have a serious
design problem here.

And so you decide
to bring this up now?

The rollout for the
Freeland PD's tomorrow.

I didn't see it before. I
would have said something.

But trust me, with the
capacitor bank position like this,

these weapons will
misfire more times than not.

I've worked on this
project for a year.

And my boss is right here.

So keep your damn mouth shut.

Is there a problem?

No, Mr. Bates.

Gambi?

No, sir. This is going to
be one hell of a weapon.

Well, if it ain't Apollo Pierce.

Not today.

I need to holla at
you for a minute.

It's not a request.

I can't say I haven't enjoyed watching
you beat the black off of these wannabes

for the last week,

but I think it's time
that you hang it up.

Yo, look, I'm working
through some things,

but I know when to quit.

The Freeland Cemetery
is filled with people

who thought they
knew when to quit.

What, is that a
concern of yours?

Nah.

It's practicality.

Eventually, your
luck's gonna run out.

And someone's gonna
stomp a mud hole in your ass.

Now, I can't have the
golden child of Freeland

dying in my ring.

We've avoided
the police thus far.

But if something
happened to you,

they gonna throw
my ass under the jail.

I came here to fight.

That's what I'm gonna do.

All right, then.

But don't say I didn't warn you.

Fight starts in a half an hour.

Don't keep me waiting.

You wanted to see me, Chief?

Detective. Close the door.

I've been tasked with
providing extra security

for a gun buyback event.

And since you know
this city better than I do,

I'd appreciate some help.

- Where's the event?
- At the Homeless Safe Zone?

That's an odd place to be
doing something like that.

I guess the mayor
has his reasons.

Actually, it was Tobias
Whale's suggestion.

What is it?

Maybe it's not the best
idea to trust Tobias Whale.

I don't care who
he's pretending to be.

Cats like him,
they don't change.

I appreciate your
concern, Detective.

But you needn't worry.

But the mayor
gave me a job to do.

The same mayor
who gave me a chance

when no one else would.

So I'm gonna execute his
wishes to the best of my ability.

I just need to know, are
you in or are you out?

♪ Get nothin' but abuse

♪ Punks jump up
To get beat down! ♪

♪ Get nothin' but abuse

♪ Punks jump up
To get beat down! ♪

♪ Get nothin' but abuse

♪ Punks jump up
To get beat down! ♪

♪ Get nothin' but abuse

♪ Punks jump up
To get beat down! ♪

Fight!

♪ I didn't say nothin' 'Cause
these kids Caught my goat ♪

♪ Even wore my coat Like
a murder that they wrote ♪

♪ So this kid with Mouth swagger
'n I'll blaze The cloak and dagger ♪

♪ So I gotta show Dukes
The macho lot that I am ♪

♪ Black prodigy
Since the age of 20 ♪

♪ I could write a rhyme Rip
it up And write a next one ♪

♪ Right there on the spot
Sign my name with a dot ♪

What's up, TC?

-TC?

Jen, I didn't see you.

-Soda?

Boy, stop offering me sodas.

-And get your Dorito
fingers out of my face.

What are you watching?

It's an underground fight club.

Wait, Fight club?
Like the movie?

What movie?

I was waiting on you to get here

so we could fix your IG problem.

I got bored and
started scrolling.

Somebody posted it on
their live-feed and it's crazy.

It's like Mike Tyson's
Punch-Out!! In real life

Mike Tyson's punch what?

- Never mind.
- Move, let me watch.

Who you got? I think the
bigger dude's gonna take him.

TC, can you remove the
distortion from their faces?

- Of course I can. Why?
- Just do it, please.

Is that...
- That's my dad.

All right, that's enough.

Jeff, enough, man, you got him.

♪ Punks jump up
To get beat down! ♪

Hey.

What is going on?

A fight club?

Really?

Who are you and what did
you do with my husband?

- How did you...
- Find out?

Your youngest daughter and TC
stumbled across your little hobby.

She's upstairs in
her room right now.

She can't even look at you.

What were you
thinking, Jefferson?

- Not now.
- No. You talk to me.

That's really funny
coming from you.

What?

- What's that supposed to mean?
- Means I saw you, Lynn.

You and your little
cozy dinner with Tobias,

which was three days ago.

No word from you.

Why is that?

Is he your new type now?

You son of a bitch.

You hid things from
me our entire marriage.

And I don't tell you one thing?

Oh, one thing?

You're a drug addict.

You hid that from us for months.

You know, you could... You
could be on something right now.

You tell me that you
weren't, I wouldn't believe you.

- I don't trust you!
- Right.

'Cause the only person you truly
trusted is gone now, right? Henderson?

What would Henderson say if
he was here right now, Jeff, huh?

What would Henderson say if
he could see you right now, Jeff?

I can't do this.

["Number Ten Lullaby Lane" by
Eddy Duchin playing over speakers]

♪ Wasn't it a lucky thing

♪ That we got
caught In the rain ♪

Peace offering?

Thank you.

You were right.

But I'm sure that you
already knew that.

After you left, I
reran the numbers.

Mainly just to prove you wrong.

I don't know how you knew,
but thank God that you did.

I've shot a lot of
guns in my life.

The alignment just seemed off.

Yeah, by two and
a half millimeters.

Two and a half millimeters that
would have caused those DEGs

to explode a projected
36.8% of the time.

Do you have any idea how
many lives you just saved?

I'm just sorry that you
can't get those DEGs

out on the street any sooner.

I'm assuming this will set
back the rollout quite a bit.

No. Thankfully, it will
just be a few more days.

Bates isn't happy about it, but
he knows he dodged a bullet here.

He told me that
he owes you a debt.

He doesn't owe me anything.

I'm just happy to be
part of a team again.

That's what I told
him you'd say.

You know, since you're so handy,

there is another project that
I could use your help with.

I'm all ears.

Great. I'll take you to see it.

♪ You'll find us
Waitin to greet you ♪

Later.

♪ Lullaby Lane

Larsen Line officials
are still trying to uncover

how the ticking time bomb the
liberal sheep refer to as "Lightning"

managed to replace our footage of her
destroying a small business in Freeland

with an obviously-doctored
video of the same event,

which tries to rewrite history
and paint her as the hero

in this scenario.

Nice try, Lightning. We
can see through your lies.

See, that's the problem with
the new school wannabe heroes.

I bet you Black Lightning wouldn't
be caught up in that hacking nonsense.

But he's old school. Like us.

Please. He's gone.
That's what he is.

No, no.

He ain't forget.
He'll come back.

He always comes back.

Maybe he should just stay away.

And what... What has Black
Lightning actually really done anyway?

Yeah, he beat down some
thugs every now and again.

But what difference
has he actually made?

Y'all got some
short-ass memories.

The man put together
a crew of metas

and battled the US government
and Markovia to save Freeland.

If he hadn't done that,

we'd probably still be
getting snatched off the street

and thrown in unmarked vans like
they did those protesters in Portland.

Black Lightning has
given everything for this city

and what has he asked for?

Nothing.

When I was a kid,
I got caught up.

Black Lightning saved my life.

Then he looked me
dead in my face and said,

"Everybody deserves
a second chance."

And told me to
get back in school

and off the streets.

I miss him.

So when you talk
Black Lightning,

you put respect
on that man's name.

-Shonda, open door.

Hey, I think something's
wrong with Shonda.

Mm-mmm. Ain't nothing
wrong with Shonda.

I just put her on
emergency mode.

-Why? Anissa, what's going on?

It's a surprise.

Okay.

-I'm surprised.

Good, but dinner's
not the surprise, babe.

What is that?

I don't know. You
gotta open it and tell me.

Wow.

Volume two, issue
16 of the Outsiders?

-How did you...
-What, remember? How could I forget?

The first day we met,
you had this exact comic

rolled up in your back pocket.

So, to me, makes sense
for me to get you a new copy

to signify our
new life together.

Well, now, this is a surprise.

Now, where do
you want to hang it?

What do you mean, "hang it"?

I thought your loft was a vibe
and that my stuff didn't fit in here.

Yes, I know I said that,

but you know, babe,
this isn't my loft anymore.

And it hasn't been ever since
you walked back into my life.

This is your home.

You're my home.

So, what do you say
we go to your storage

and get some of
your favorite things,

and we start making this
place feel more like our place

than my place?

What do you say?

I say I love you.

I love you, too.

Anissa?
- Yes, Shonda?

Mayor Black is currently
visiting the Homeless Safe Zone

with an insufficient
amount of security.

How would you like to proceed?

-You up for some
adventure? With you? Always.

Mm.

Come on, let's go.

You know you didn't have
to come, it's just a patrol.

I'd rather be anywhere
but home right now.

But if you two would rather be
alone, you could just say that.

- Mm, it's not like that.
- Mm-hmm.

How about I go patrol the rest of
the city to give y'all some privacy?

Jennifer, I told
you, it's not like that.

I still don't know why you got
me walking around in a hoodie.

Oh, so, Miss Comic-Con
doesn't understand

the importance of
a secret identity?

I don't need a hoodie for that.

I'm a walking secret identity.

Mm, that's wild.

I don't know if
it's scary or sexy.

"Wylde," I like that.

But that's your real last
name, the one you changed.

I know. I'm reclaiming it.

All right, girl. I see
you. Reclaim away.

All your men in place?

Everybody is where they're
supposed to be, Chief.

You know, I had no idea

how many families have been
displaced by the Freeland Conflict.

I told you, Mayor.

- Tobias, they're setting up for you.
- Okay.

Mr. Mayor, could we get you to say a
few words to the people of Freeland?

Comfort them in
their time of need.

You know, that is a
great idea, Tobias.

Maybe I was wrong about you.

Wouldn't be the first
time, won't be the last.

-Come this way.

I'm not in the mood
to argue anymore.

No.

Look, I want to apologize
for my part in all of this.

Henderson's death...

rocked me to my core.

It brought up some memories that I
thought were buried a long time ago.

I got lost in my grief
and for that, I'm sorry.

Look, I said some things.

And I should have told you about
Tobias the night that it happened.

But in my defense,

I didn't think you were in
the right mindset to hear it.

Nonetheless, I
should have told you.

But you don't have to worry.

I have no intention of
working for that man.

Actually, I think you should.

How much have you had to drink?

Oh, no. Hear me out.

Tobias is always
one step ahead of us.

We have to turn the
tables and get ahead of him

for a change.

You're asking me to play a
dangerous game, Jefferson.

Yeah.

But if we don't
play it, who will?

Eyes open, people.

You got your order assignment?

Yeah. Got it right here.

That's what you
get for being nosy.

Hello, Freelanders.

I'm so proud to be
here with you tonight.

We all know this past year
has been a difficult one.

But you didn't run.

You stayed here and you fought.

You fought here for
yourselves and your families.

And I'm here to tell you
that the city of Freeland

is going to continue
to fight right beside you!

Devonte. Light they ass up.

Tobias doesn't live
through the night.

- You hear that?
- Hear what?

A car. It's accelerating.

-Fast.

Get down!

Get on the ground!

This is my town.

I got your back.

-Damn it!

Hey, let's go!
Let's go! Break up!

What are you freaks doing here?

Listen. We were
just trying to help.

The mayor has been shot.

He's dead.

I could have gotten to him.

I could have protected
him if it wasn't for you.

This is your fault.

Did you use Freeland PD-issued
rounds like we discussed?

- Of course.
- Perfect.

Now the coroner will believe
that their beloved backbiting mayor

was killed by friendly fire.

And that, my friend,

is cause for a toast.

To the demise of
Mayor Billy Black,

who found out firsthand

what happens to those
who say no to the Whale.

Ah. That's good.

How'd you know Lala
would take the bait?

Try and take you out?

Because like most,
Lala's predictable.

And predictability
can be planned for.

Now things get real interesting.

Had it brought here so I
could work on it in secret.

What is it?

You're looking at the
future of renewable energy.

It's called an
energy field emitter.

I got the idea from Tesla.

He had a theory you could
transmit electricity without wires.

"Terrestrial
resonance" he called it.

I know. The Wardenclyffe Tower,

but I thought he
never completed it.

He didn't.

Died before his dream
was ever realized.

Maybe it will never be.

Why? What's the problem?

It's the range.

I've been able to
generate a field,

but only for a few short blocks.

Only for a few short blocks?

Lauren, that's incredible.

You've done something
that not even Tesla could do.

It's not enough. I need
to expand it somehow.

Does anyone else
know about that?

No, Mr. Bates asked
me to work on it himself.

Apparently, it's for
some big partner.

I was hoping you
could help me with it.

When do we start?

To the fine people of Freeland,

tonight, we grieve
the loss of our mayor.

But we must persevere.

That's why I'm personally
funding an initiative

to double the amount of upgraded
DEGs going to the Freeland PD.

To all who endeavor
to do us harm,

whether The One-Hundred,
or masked vigilantes,

we're armed and
we are ready for you.

Jen, I can hear you in there.

I heard what happened tonight.

I'm sorry you had to see that.

-I'm sorry for a lot of things.

This last year,

with Henderson's
death, I lost myself.

But I, I wouldn't be
standing here right now...

I...

I wouldn't have gotten
this far without the family.

Look, baby girl,
I'm still, um...

I'm still working
through some things.

So I'm gonna need
you to bear with me

just a little bit longer, okay?

Uh...

But I promise you...

I promise you that I will
be the man I once was.

A man you can be proud of.

Jen?

Lightning, you good?

What? Are you spying on me now?

I'm just checking 'cause
your suit levels are really high.

Look, I just came up here
to clear my head. Okay?

How many times do I have to...

Wait.

TC, there's something wrong.

It's too much. It's
too much. It hurts.

I... I can't move.

I can't move.

Come down, Lightning!
Get out of there!

Oh, my God.

Lightning!

Jen.