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What do we got, Chester?

Multiple fire alarms at Ivo Labs.

You know, hopefully it's not

an overcooked chicken tenders in the microwave situation.

I said I was sorry for that.

Roger that, yeah, yeah.

It's just, you know, man,

that smell took us forever to get out of the lounge--

Hold on, hold on, hold on.

The fire's already been put out.

Flash, you're back!

- I just got here. - No, you didn't.

You sped us out of the way,

and then put out the fire with a wind tunnel,

like you did with the Hotness! - I did?

If it wasn't for your super speed,

seven years of research would have gone up in smoke

literally. - You're welcome.

Wait, Flash, what's--what's going on?

What are they talking about? - I don't know.

I think there may be a new speedster in town.

♪

♪

A new speedster? You sure?

Those Ivo employees said someone ran them to safety

and then used a wind funnel to put the fire out

just like I would.

That sure sounds like a speedster.

You have any leads on to who it might be?

Not yet.

August Heart's still locked up at Iron Heights.

Thawne doesn't have his speed.

He's under heavy guard at A.R.G.U.S.,

and all the Velocity-X vials are secure at S.T.A.R. Labs,

and I still can't reach Speed Force Nora

or any of the other Forces.

Is there more?

♪

I just--Caitlin still hasn't returned my calls

since I stopped her experiment to resurrect Frost.

You did more than stop it.

I'm not saying it was wrong,

but Caitlin lost the most important person

in the world to her,

and she could lose something just as important,

hope.

We are gonna be late!

Oh, hey. - Hey.

We've got kindergarten interviews

for Jenna at every school all day.

The competition is crazy fierce.

Um, oh, great! You've got Jenna's backpack.

I have the paperwork. I have the interview questions.

You and I, we are gonna go over that in the car.

What am I missing? - Jenna?

♪

Hey, I need your notes on the profile feature

for Judge Hankerson's retirement.

Already in your inbox.

And here's the briefing I wrote up

for your next field piece.

They're closing Fort Delany? That's right up my alley.

Allegra, did you sign off on my--

Expense reports? Yep, they're with accounting.

- Okay, then. - Allegra!

I want to run an expose on the light meta

who works with The Flash.

♪

Okay, I'll leave you to it.

I've been pulling pictures.

Whoever this is, her face is always hidden by light,

but I think I could ID her with enough resources.

Maybe she doesn't want to be ID'd.

Well, we don't know that.

And a new hero in town is big news.

That's why we should run this. - No.

I--I mean, it's not right for CCC Media.

Says the temporary editor-in-chief.

I already ran this story by Iris before she left.

What did she say?

That it was an interesting angle

and she would strongly consider it.

Well, maybe we hold off

on moving forward with it until she's back.

♪

♪

I don't get it.

I thought you left the Arañas

after you were paroled from Iron Heights?

I did, but our old gang's trying to pull me back in.

The Arañas are expanding.

They've taken over every square inch of Keystone,

and now they want Central City.

The gang's been dropping bodies.

What?

The Arañas aren't killers. We used to just steal cars.

Not anymore.

Thanks to new leadership,

there's no line they won't cross.

Who are these people?

The kind you don't wanna mess with.

Look...

you did me a huge favor

when you wrote that article about me,

and because of you, I was able to make

a new, better life in this city,

and I don't want to give that up,

but I have to leave.

♪

Because the same reason they want me to run things

is the reason I won't survive if I turn them down.

Lydia, if what you're saying is true,

we have to stop them before anyone else gets killed.

We can't.

What if you help CCC Media break this story?

Like you said, you know everything about them.

Where they keep their money, their contacts,

their stash houses.

Lydia.

You're the only one that can help me take them down.

No way.

You know what they'd do to me for snitching?

CCC Media will treat you as an anonymous source.

We'll protect you. - How?

I know someone who can

run you out of town quick if something goes south.

♪

Look, I know you're scared,

but the Arañas, they operate in the shadows.

The only way to take away their power

is bring them into the light.

Thank about all the other girls in the gangs,

the ones who are trying to get out, but they can't.

Telling your story

could help them get their lives back too.

♪

Okay.

But not here.

And after our interview,

I'm on the first bus out of here.

We'll keep you safe. I promise.

♪

I found Lydia.

Looks like she's skipping town.

That's not all she's doing.

Rawlins, Lydia's talking to Esperanza's cousin,

the reporter.

We can't let them expose us.

♪

They won't.

No one defies the Arañas and survives.

♪

So I've been checking S.T.A.R. Labs'

satellite readings all day.

Not a stray tachyon to be found.

Our new speedster isn't using the Speed Force.

And now they're in the wind.

What's wrong?

The fire's origin is here, but the only thing that

could've started it is this acetone.

Even with an incredibly low flash point,

it would still need an ignition source.

Chester, what if the speedster was the combustion force?

Oh, snap--yeah, no, the friction

from their super-speed would totally be

enough to kick start a reaction

and it would explain how they arrived on scene before you.

Because they started it.

But why?

♪

Look at this biometric lock.

♪

It's broken.

And whatever was inside is MIA,

just like our speedster,

but, man, the only reason you would need

a temperature-controlled polymer case like this would be

to hold a very strong electrochemical cell.

Like Ivo Labs' Newton Battery.

It's experimental, but it's incredibly powerful.

What if the fire was a distraction

so they could steal this? - Damn.

Yeah, okay, I guess we can scratch them off

the nice speedster list. What do we do now?

We get answers from the one person who knows

villainous speedsters better than I do,

which means I'm gonna be off the grid,

so Team Flash is on its own for a while.

You're going to go see him? You sure that's a good

I have to know if it's him.

Okay, yeah, you do you.

We'll be fine here.

♪

♪

This is the Arañas gang.

For years, their MO was stealing cars.

It was founded by a teenager in Keystone,

who later became known as the meta-human Ultraviolet.

Now, more recently, UV has worked alongside

Millie Rawlins and Dr. Kimiyo Hoshi,

AKA Sunshine and Dr. Light.

Collectively known as the Assassins Three,

they've worked for Black Hole and Eva McCulloch.

Only according to rumors, Ultraviolet died last year.

And why should we care?

Because I just found out Sunshine and Dr. Light

are now running the Arañas.

We're talking extortion, million dollar thefts

that should be impossible,

and they're leaving a trail of bodies

made from everyone who gets in their way.

And you got all this from one source?

Is there anyone else who can corroborate her story?

She is all we need.

Which is why we're doing a live interview with her

tonight.

I mean, you can't be serious.

We'd have no time to fact check her story.

And this "source," how do you even know

if she's reliable? - I just do.

I don't get it.

Why are you so passionate about this story?

♪

Look, I know this all sounds crazy,

but I am telling you, it's the right move.

You just have to trust I know what I'm doing.

I'll--I'll go call my babysitter.

I'll DVR the Sharks game.

♪

Okay, let's do this.

- Chester, meet Lydia. - Hi.

We've got a skeletal staff tonight

to protect her identity, and Lydia, don't worry,

I trust Chuck with my life. - What do you do around

Tonight, I'll be running an AI-generated filter

to conceal your voice and face during the interview.

So no worries.

Not even your mom will recognize you.

I need some water.

♪

- Is she gonna be okay? - Yeah.

- What about you? - Yeah.

'Cause reporting on the Arañas,

I know that's a big deal for you.

How'd your staff react when you told them

about your connection?

I--I didn't tell them.

Like, are you sure that's the right move?

I need them to trust me,

and if I tell them I was in the Arañas,

it--no, I--I can't risk them losing faith in me.

This story is too important.

I'm gonna go check on Lydia.

♪

My stomach is doing flip-flops.

You're scared. I get it.

But the risk we're taking, it's worth it.

Think about your life before you joined the Arañas.

♪

It was rough.

I was on my own, struggling to get by,

always wishing to be a part of something,

a family, and what I didn't know

is that it could get even worse.

Yeah, but somehow, you got out

without getting killed. I might not get so lucky.

What's happening? - Get down!

♪

The Arañas. I knew they'd find me.

Okay, we have to get out of here now.

Hello, Lydia.

♪

Come on!

♪

Sorry, ladies.

♪

It's the end of the road.

♪

♪

Quick, in here!

♪

♪

You can't keep me out forever.

Who the hell was that?

The Arañas are here. We're all under attack!

She's hurt!

I'm on it.

Oh, this can't be happening!

We need to get to a secure location.

We're in one.

I just activated a photo-kinetic energy shield

around the whole building.

It's--it's bulletproof,

teleport-proof, basically everything-proof.

How'd you know to do that? You're just an IT guy.

Well, I--

I--back when we were "The Citizen,"

Dr. Light attacked us.

That's why Sue Dearbon hired him to secure the building.

Why isn't my phone working?

They must be using a signal jammer

to block communications.

Frick. - What is it?

My force field was only meant to be

a temporary shield until we could call for help.

- And now we can't. - Guys, she's back!

I've been in combat.

Knowing where your enemy is is a good thing.

Now we need a plan.

Chuck, can you MacGyver something together

to bust through their cell jammers and call for help?

I can build an oscillating transmitter

to bypass their signals.

♪

Sunshine just flipping disappeared!

Yeah, okay, we need to just remain calm.

Until this force field goes critical,

Hoshi can't fire her photon bullets,

and Sunshine can't teleport in.

How do you know so much about them?

Yeah, Allegra, how do you?

♪

Oh, my God.

♪

We need to talk, Thawne.

You took my speed. What more do you want?

My body is broken.

I can barely think. I can't sleep.

I used to be able to run around the world in five seconds.

Now it takes me at least that long

to cross this stupid cell because...

♪

You took my speed.

You did this to yourself, Thawne.

Armageddon was your plan.

And it should've worked.

♪

But it didn't, and now...

♪

I'm gonna have to find a new way to kill you.

Oh, you can try. I've gotten what I need.

Wait, you're out?

Wait, you're leaving me just like that?

No parting gift?

No 411 on your precious

Team Flash?

And by the way...

♪

It's just too bad

what happened to Frost, isn't it?

♪

Then again...

♪

She was in over her head from the beginning, wasn't she?

Yeah, this was a waste of time.

Wait, Allen, don't go.

Come on.

That's no way to treat an old friend.

What do you want? Huh?

To see if you were responsible

for something impossible, and now I know.

You couldn't be.

Responsible for what?

♪

What is it?

What scared you so bad that you had to run

all this way just to be sure I was still here?

♪

I found a new speedster.

Huh.

They can't have Lydia, so we stick to the plan.

Chuck's working on the transmitter.

And what if they get in here before he's done?

They threatened to kill us! - She's right.

They're an invading force. We need a Plan B.

♪

What, you're already working on page one?

I'm writing a letter to my kids

in case I die in here, okay?

♪

I give up!

You hear me? I surrender!

Lydia, stop! You can't give yourself up.

You.

Open the doors. - What? No.

Lydia, they'll kill you. - They're gonna anyways!

Now open the door so no one else has to die!

Good call.

Lydia, look,

I get what you're trying to do, and it is damn selfless,

but there's got to be another way.

Don't forget why you came here. You came here to stop them.

I came here so no one else would get killed.

Now let me out!

Hey, if she wants to go, let her.

No way!

We can't send someone out to die, Taylor.

So what, we're just gonna sit here instead

and wait for them

to fry us or shoot us... - I don't--

Or whatever the hell it is they do?

Open the damn doors.

Lydia, I am the only one with the code to that shield,

and there's no way in hell I'm giving it to you,

which means we're gonna help you survive this, okay?

And you ain't never getting in.

Now I'm mad.

♪

Let me take this.

You people are just as crazy as Arañas.

- We promised to keep her safe. - You did.

I didn't! - Okay.

we all just need to take a step back

and figure out a new way out of this

'cause that woman's life depends on our next move.

And what about our lives? The Arañas want Lydia, not us.

We turn her over, they'll let us go.

I like that plan!

No, it doesn't matter what we do.

They will not let us go. Not now.

You don't know that.

Look, I saw the code Chester typed in earlier.

♪

And this is what Lydia wants.

Hey, Lydia is our source.

It is our duty as journalists to protect her no matter what

even from herself.

An ethics lesson from you, really?

Your whole past is unethical.

♪

What's she talking about?

The reason Allegra knows so much about the Arañas.

They need to know what you've been hiding.

Taylor, don't. This is my life, my decision.

Too late!

♪

Right before we were attacked, I had a contact

take a look at some of Allegra's sealed juvie records.

And guess what they found?

Our ex-con co-worker was in a gang

with her cousin, Ultraviolet,

the same gang that's been killing people in Keystone.

Allegra used to be one of them,

one of the Arañas. - Is this for real?

I am so sorry that I didn't tell you the truth,

but we have to stick together. We have to protect Lydia!

Stick together? You lied to us!

And now it's gonna get us killed!

She's right. We can't trust you.

♪

Okay, once I finish this transmitter,

we can get out of here, okay?

Why couldn't you just let me go out there?

Because you came here to do something important.

You and Allegra are trying to drag a bunch of killers

out of the darkness and expose everything they're doing,

and you still can.

Why do you think Hoshi and Rawlins

are still out there?

Because they're scared of you, Lydia.

We need to get that emergency signal out now, Chuck.

Yeah, look, I just--I just need a little more time.

Well, we don't have it!

Taylor just told everyone that I was in the Arañas

and now no one trusts me.

Plus she memorized your shield code.

They are this close to opening those doors.

I--I never should've taken over after Iris left.

No, no, this isn't your fault.

Yes, it is!

I--I am not a leader.

I never have been.

You know how Esperanza and I ended up in juvie?

I had an idea for a job.

We were gonna hit a bunch of semis at a rest stop.

It was my idea, so Esperanza put me in charge

of the whole thing, and I checked the trucks,

and when it came time, I told the girls it was clear,

but I--I missed a driver, and he had a shotgun,

and one of my girls got hit with a round.

You know what was in that truck?

Lawn furniture.

Chuck, a girl almost died because of me.

I'm not cut out to lead anyone.

All I'll do is--is get people hurt or worse.

♪

That's not true.

Look, I was lost when you found me.

I wanted out of the Arañas so bad,

but I couldn't actually do it,

and then you wrote that article about me.

And seeing how you saw me

as someone with a future,

it helped me reclaim my life.

And today, I was terrified,

but you inspired me to come here

because when you said we could take down the Arañas,

I believed you. I still do.

She's right.

You are a leader.

And not in spite of your past, but because of it.

You're Allegra freakin' Garcia.

You always know who you are, what you wanna do,

but you can't lead if you're trying to stay in the dark.

So, Allegra, what do you want to do?

♪

They didn't leave behind any tachyons after the fire.

Could you tell if they were tapping into

the Negative Speed Force? - How could I tell?

You severed my connection, remember?

But you time travelled before that a lot.

Did you ever sense another speedster in 2022,

someone trying to hide their abilities?

Can you really not see how obvious this answer is?

Are you stupid?

So enlighten me.

No.

♪

Okay.

I get it.

You don't want to help me

because even after all this...

♪

You're still jealous.

I'm not jealous of you. I pity you.

I meant jealous of them.

- Who? - This new speedster

out there living a life you lost

while you can barely move.

Their journey is just beginning.

Yours is already over.

♪

What's it like knowing you've been replaced?

♪

I won't be replaced.

I will never be replaced

because no speedster is ever gonna feel for you what I do!

Hate. Hate.

Hate! Hate!

Pure and infinite hate.

I hid in plain sight for years to be next to you,

to be close to you so I could hurt you.

I devoted my life so I could destroy yours!

No speedster will ever replace me!

♪

No speedster would ever feel what I felt,

and because they don't, this new speedster...

♪

Doesn't care about you at all,

and so there's another reason

they don't want to be found.

So what is it?

You really don't see it?

♪

I guess I am faster than you after all.

Think about it, Allen.

♪

A new speedster running through the city streets...

With frightening new speed

just like you eight years ago.

They're hiding because they can't control their abilities.

The fire was an accident.

♪

Look, I--I wish there was another way,

but if we want to survive, we have to give Lydia over now.

No.

Lydia's not going anywhere

because I have a plan to get us all out,

but for it to work, I need you to trust me.

Yeah, that's not gonna happen.

Okay, we don't want to turn Lydia over,

but Taylor's right. - I know.

And the truth is, I was ashamed of being in the Arañas,

and I was afraid if I told you the truth about my past

that you would stop trusting me.

I thought there was too much at stake

for me to be honest about who I really am.

♪

But it was lying about my past

and keeping you in the dark that lost your trust.

♪

So I'm done hiding.

♪

I am the light meta in those photos,

and I've never really told anyone that before.

You were the one who's always helping the Flash?

The one saving people?

♪

And right now, I'm going to save us.

All you have to do is trust me.

Look, Allegra's the real deal.

If she says she has a plan, then I'm in.

All in.

Me too.

So...

who's with me?

♪

♪

This is a photo-kinetic energy shield.

It'll take time to split the bonds.

Not if we have the right weapon.

Give me your ammo.

♪

And now we do.

♪

♪

This is gonna be fun.

Where are they?

Easy, ladies.

We can all still walk out of here without a sunburn.

We made you a real nice offer, Garcia.

Give up the girl and live.

Yeah, and then when you slink back into the shadows,

every other body you drop makes CCC Media responsible.

Not happening.

Hurry, she's buying us time!

Camera and sound are up. How's the transmitter coming?

I just need to reset the encoder.

Well, reset faster!

If this crazy plan of hers doesn't work--

It will. We just need to trust Allegra.

♪

♪

♪

♪

♪

Nice trick,

but I can feel how hard it is for you

to maintain so much power.

Because you can't beat me, Garcia.

I'm not trying to.

This is a Central City Citizen Media Special Report.

We're here today with a very brave young woman

who's ready to come forward and talk about

the gang activity in Keystone City.

Lydia Sanchez,

can you tell us about a group called the Arañas?

I've been living in fear

of the Arañas for a long time,

and even when I agreed to do this interview,

I--I didn't want to show my face at first,

but now I realize,

they're the ones who should be afraid

because we're the ones dragging them into the light,

so to all the girls out there struggling

to break free of their control,

look at me.

I did it.

So can you.

And who's running this gang?

Their names are Millie Rawlins

and Kimiyo Hoshi.

That interview is going out live

to millions of people across the city.

If either of you try to go after Lydia again

or anyone on my staff,

the whole world will know it was you.

♪

You can go now.

♪

- This isn't over. - Bring it on, bitch.

♪

♪

A Mr. Runk showed me the damage outside,

and it looks like you two had a rough night.

How are the both of you still alive?

♪

I guess we're just lucky.

Well, Hoshi and Rawlins' luck is about to run out.

I've got APBs out for both of them across the whole state,

and the information you provided helped us

freeze their accounts and seize their assets,

which means the Arañas are out of business.

Do you mind if I ask you a few more questions at the station?

Lydia, I think, was trying to catch a bus.

Not anymore.

♪

20 million views and counting.

This is our biggest story yet.

Wow.

Guys...

thank you.

I owe you,

which is why-- look, if you need to expose

the truth about me, I get it.

Allegra, you reminded us today

of the oldest rule in the book.

Always protect your sources and each other.

♪

We're gonna keep your secret, too,

for as long as you want us to. - Thank you.

Hey, did you put a call in

to the Keystone PD commissioner to get a comment on the Arañas?

Already did.

Let's hit our old contacts at McCulloch Tech.

Guys, it's, like, 4:00 A.M.

Yeah, that's what the coffee's for.

Plus, we need to get a follow-up out.

Right after I call my babysitter.

Probably gonna charge me a fortune for this.

- You're not gonna join them? - Seriously?

You're not firing me for, you know, everything?

You were trying to save the lives of your co-workers,

so no.

Plus, you're a great investigative reporter.

Thanks for keeping us safe today, boss.

♪

Hey, those photos of me and Flash,

where did you find them?

Chirper. It's not that hard, really.

♪

Allegra, I know you're not hiding from us anymore,

but how long can you hide from the rest of the world?

♪

Man, you should've seen her last night.

She totally crushed the leadership game.

I'm talking--I'm talking Janeway meets--meets AOC

meets--meets Angela Davis-type leadership, like.

Well, I don't know about Janeway, but--

no, it was really nice to just be myself,

feel like I didn't have to hide.

Nice work.

You really stepped up, both of you.

And if Hoshi or Rawlins make any more moves,

obviously, I've got your back. - Thanks.

So how'd it go on Lian Yu?

Did you find any answers on the speedster?

Not exactly.

I--I did find some perspective.

Incoming video message.

Hey, guys.

I wish I could've come back to S.T.A.R. Labs

to tell you all this in person,

but I can't go back there. Not yet.

Barry, when you left my apartment,

I wasn't sure how to feel,

and the truth is, I'm still not.

I just know it hurts.

So I'm gonna go away for a little while.

I'm gonna stay with Carla for real this time.

I just need some space to think,

and I don't know when I'll be ready to come back,

so, until then,

just know that I love you all.

♪

Is she gonna be okay?

Yeah, I think she is.

♪

♪

That's something you don't see every day,

someone returning the tech they stole.

Listen, hey, I just want to talk to you.

♪

Listen, I--

♪

I just have some questions.

♪

♪

I can run at the speed of sound, but you--

Can run a lot faster than that.

Look, the point is, you can't outrun me.

So why don't you just tell me who you are

and what's really going on?

Look, I'm not a super villain.

That fire was an accident. - I know.

But you risked people's lives to steal a battery.

And I'm so sorry about that.

I'm not a natural speedster like you.

That's why you've been so hard to trace.

Your speed's temporary. - Exactly.

You see, my...

associate and I found a way to generate

my own speed source.

I'm still trying to work out the kinks,

so the effects only last a few minutes.

I thought maybe the battery could help extend the window,

and I figured why spend another four years

calibrating sodium nitrate cells

when I could just borrow the one I'd already made?

♪

I designed the original Newton Battery

when I was a young engineer working here at IVO.

The Newton Battery was invented by Meena Dhawan.

♪

It's Dr. Meena Dhawan, actually.

You--you're the CEO of Fast Track Labs.

Your book, "Quantum Gravity and the Universe,"

I've--I've read it three times.

You're a genius.

That's surprising and very flattering.

Unfortunately, this genius intellect

hasn't been any help in mastering these new abilities.

That's why I've been trying to take a low profile,

running trials with my team.

The truth is...

I just want to use my gifts to help people.

Well, I'm glad to hear that.

I--when I first got my speed, I...

I had a mentor,

someone to coach me on how to use my powers,

so if you're interested.

You'd really do that for me?

♪

♪

Thank you.

I promise you won't regret this.

♪

Greg, move your head.